Average Monthly Earnings
Average gross monthly earnings of employees, adjusted using purchasing power parity for cross-country comparison.
This page uses the latest available ILOSTAT observation (2025). Country-level datasets often lag the current calendar year because they depend on official reporting and validation.
What is the global average Average Monthly Earnings?
The global average Average Monthly Earnings is 1.9K international $ as of 2025. United States has the highest at 6.3K international $, while Pakistan has the lowest at 407.26 international $. Data covers 16 countries. Source: ILOSTAT.
Top Countries
Regional Averages
Country Rankings
View full rankings| # | Country | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 6.3K international $ |
| 2 | Canada | 4.7K international $ |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 4.1K international $ |
| 4 | Portugal | 2.1K international $ |
| 5 | Costa Rica | 1.8K international $ |
| 6 | Brazil | 1.3K international $ |
| 7 | Dominican Republic | 1.3K international $ |
| 8 | Ecuador | 1.2K international $ |
| 9 | Paraguay | 1.2K international $ |
| 10 | Colombia | 1.1K international $ |
| 11 | India | 1.1K international $ |
| 12 | Peru | 1K international $ |
| 13 | Moldova | 992.71 international $ |
| 14 | Mexico | 908.55 international $ |
| 15 | Honduras | 891.5 international $ |
| 16 | Pakistan | 407.26 international $ |
Definition
Average monthly earnings measure the gross pay received by employees in a typical month before income taxes, employee social security contributions, and other payroll deductions. WorldStats uses the ILOSTAT average monthly earnings series for all employees and all sexes, converted to purchasing power parity terms so the values are more comparable across countries.
How it is calculated
ILOSTAT compiles earnings data from national labour force surveys, establishment surveys, administrative records, and other official labour statistics. The headline WorldStats indicator uses the all-sexes average monthly earnings series with the PPP currency conversion supplied by ILOSTAT. PPP adjustment reduces the effect of different local price levels, but it does not turn gross earnings into take-home pay and it does not remove differences in survey design, worker coverage, informal employment, bonuses, or reporting frequency.
Interpretation
Higher values generally indicate stronger employee pay after adjusting for local purchasing power. The indicator is best read as a gross wage comparison, not as a complete living-standard measure. It does not account for taxes, household benefits, unemployment, income inequality, hours worked, or the share of people outside formal wage employment.
Frequently Asked Questions
No. Average monthly earnings measure gross employee pay, while GDP per capita and GNI per capita are national-account averages spread across the whole population. Earnings are closer to the labour market, but they only cover employees and depend on each country's wage statistics.
Purchasing power parity adjusts earnings for local price levels. A salary that looks smaller at market exchange rates may buy more goods and services in a lower-cost country, so PPP makes cross-country comparisons more meaningful.
No. This is a gross earnings ranking. For take-home pay, use the net earnings after tax indicator, which deducts income tax and employee social security contributions for a specific worker type.
ILOSTAT depends on official national reporting. Countries without recent, comparable wage data may be absent or may have older observations than countries with more frequent labour statistics.
About this data
- Source
- ILOSTAT
EAR_EMTA_SEX_CUR_NB_A:SEX_T:CUR_TYPE_PPP - Definition
- Average gross monthly earnings of employees, adjusted using purchasing power parity for cross-country comparison.
- Coverage
- Data for 16 countries (2025)
- Limitations
- Coverage varies by country and reporting period.