Canada vs Iceland: Average hourly earnings of employees

Canada
33.04 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2025
Iceland
28.04 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2022
Canada rank
3rd
Iceland rank
4th

Average hourly earnings of employees over time

  • Canada
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 33.04 international-$ in 2021 prices against 28.04 international-$ in 2021 prices in Iceland, a difference of 5 international-$ in 2021 prices.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times Iceland's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 3rd and Iceland ranks 4th of 64 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Average hourly earnings of employees
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices
Source
International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
64 places, 923 data points, 1990–2025
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Gross remuneration for time worked or work done, vacation, and other types of paid leave.