South Korea vs Spain: Average hourly earnings of employees

South Korea
27.58 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2022
Spain
25.97 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2021
South Korea rank
5th
Spain rank
7th

Average hourly earnings of employees over time

  • South Korea
  • Spain
0102030200220122022

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 27.58 international-$ in 2021 prices against 25.97 international-$ in 2021 prices in Spain, a difference of 1.61 international-$ in 2021 prices.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2010 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 5th and Spain ranks 7th 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.