Sweden vs United Kingdom: Average hourly earnings of employees

Sweden
25.41 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2022
United Kingdom
21.77 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2024
Sweden rank
8th
United Kingdom rank
9th

Average hourly earnings of employees over time

  • Sweden
  • United Kingdom
510152025199520092024

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 25.41 international-$ in 2021 prices against 21.77 international-$ in 2021 prices in United Kingdom, a difference of 3.64 international-$ in 2021 prices.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Sweden ahead.

Sweden ranks 8th 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.