Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban by country
Countries reporting
66
Highest
12,658
South Korea
Lowest
1.18
Georgia
Median
13.81
Years covered
41
1981–2021
Data points
898
What the numbers show
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban is currently reported for 66 countries. The highest value is 12,658 in South Korea; the lowest is 1.18 in Georgia.
The median across all reporting countries is 13.81, and the mean is 762.28.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10,685.
Over the past decade 57 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Venezuela (up 1,809.5%), and the largest decrease in Turkey (down 100.0%).
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 12,658 | 2017 | up 61.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Indonesia | 12,466 | 2019 | up 137.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Paraguay | 11,342 | 2020 | up 47.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Colombia | 4,546 | 2021 | up 58.4% | rising |
| 5 | Chile | 2,046 | 2017 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Costa Rica | 1,719 | 2016 | up 88.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Venezuela | 1,540 | 2002 | up 1,809.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Tanzania | 1,409 | 2020 | up 196.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Uganda | 958.96 | 2016 | up 91.8% | rising |
| 10 | Rwanda | 287.69 | 2021 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Uruguay | 143.84 | 2019 | up 178.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Sri Lanka | 115.08 | 2015 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Pakistan | 95.9 | 2020 | up 155.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Jamaica | 95.56 | 2002 | up 1,522.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Argentina | 90.37 | 2018 | up 318.5% | rising |
| 16 | Mongolia | 87.5 | 2018 | down 87.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Thailand | 64.73 | 2021 | up 65.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Dominican Republic | 53.29 | 2013 | up 129.2% | rising |
| 19 | Philippines | 52.08 | 2019 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 20 | Bangladesh | 47.95 | 2016 | up 219.7% | rising |
| 21 | India | 45 | 2019 | up 140.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Honduras | 34.14 | 2017 | up 62.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Mexico | 32.99 | 2020 | up 48.1% | rising |
| 24 | Nicaragua | 27.79 | 2014 | up 171.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Norway | 26.34 | 2016 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 27 | Denmark | 25.41 | 2016 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 28 | Finland | 17.78 | 2016 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 29 | Guatemala | 15.7 | 2019 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 30 | Iceland | 15.62 | 2015 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 31 | Bolivia | 15.26 | 2017 | up 125.5% | rising |
| 32 | Germany | 14.45 | 2011 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 33 | Moldova | 14.38 | 2012 | up 400.0% | rising |
| 34 | Ireland | 13.81 | 2016 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 13.81 | 2016 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 36 | Sweden | 13.5 | 2016 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 37 | United Kingdom | 13.32 | 2016 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 38 | Cyprus | 12.61 | 2016 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 39 | Egypt | 11.51 | 2019 | up 229.4% | volatile |
| 40 | France | 11.28 | 2016 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 41 | Palestine | 10.42 | 2008 | up 76.0% | rising |
| 42 | Italy | 9.35 | 2016 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 43 | Brazil | 8.82 | 2020 | up 130.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Malta | 8.74 | 2016 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 45 | Spain | 7.81 | 2016 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 46 | Peru | 5.81 | 2016 | up 93.0% | rising |
| 47 | Greece | 5.06 | 2016 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 48 | Turkey | 5.03 | 2013 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Estonia | 4.49 | 2016 | up 137.4% | rising |
| 50 | Belize | 4.34 | 1999 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 51 | Portugal | 4.26 | 2016 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 52 | Slovakia | 4.12 | 2016 | up 114.8% | rising |
| 53 | Czechia | 3.83 | 2016 | up 65.1% | rising |
| 54 | Panama | 3.79 | 2018 | up 82.1% | rising |
| 55 | Ghana | 3.45 | 2016 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Croatia | 3.25 | 2016 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 57 | Latvia | 3.22 | 2016 | up 133.9% | rising |
| 58 | Lithuania | 3.21 | 2016 | up 107.4% | rising |
| 59 | Poland | 2.93 | 2016 | up 70.1% | rising |
| 60 | Ecuador | 2.38 | 2017 | up 82.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Hungary | 2.36 | 2016 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Cambodia | 2.21 | 2012 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Jordan | 1.92 | 2016 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 64 | El Salvador | 1.8 | 2019 | up 35.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Romania | 1.47 | 2016 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 66 | Bulgaria | 1.47 | 2016 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 67 | Georgia | 1.18 | 2013 | up 201.5% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- South Africa 25.57