South Korea vs Switzerland: Average hourly earnings of employees

South Korea
27.58 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2022
Switzerland
35.86 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2024
South Korea rank
5th
Switzerland rank
2nd

Average hourly earnings of employees over time

  • South Korea
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 35.86 international-$ in 2021 prices against 27.58 international-$ in 2021 prices in South Korea, a difference of 8.28 international-$ in 2021 prices.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.3 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Switzerland ahead.

South Korea ranks 5th and Switzerland ranks 2nd 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.