France vs United Kingdom: Average hourly earnings of employees

France
18.76 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2020
United Kingdom
21.77 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2024
France rank
10th
United Kingdom rank
9th

Average hourly earnings of employees over time

  • France
  • United Kingdom
5101520199520092024

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 21.77 international-$ in 2021 prices against 18.76 international-$ in 2021 prices in France, a difference of 3 international-$ in 2021 prices.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.2 times France's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2005 it was France ahead.

France ranks 10th and United Kingdom ranks 9th 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.