Average hourly earnings of employees by sex
DemographicsILOilostat:EAR_4HRL_SEX_CUR_NB_A•LCU•1969 → 2025•138 countries
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DemographicsILO
Coverage
138
Frequency
—
Range
1969 \u2192 2025
Latest
2025
Average hourly earnings of employees by sex by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2025)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: LCU
≤ 0.93
0.93 – 1.88
1.88 – 2.79
2.79 – 4.15
4.15 – 7.79
7.79 – 20.42
> 20.42
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: International Labour Organization (ILO)
Highest 15 countries
Average hourly earnings of employees by sex
50 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: International Labour Organization (ILO)
Distribution across countries
Average hourly earnings of employees by sex
Countries
50
Median
16.4
Mean
354
25th pctl
8.2
75th pctl
29.9
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: International Labour Organization (ILO)
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Average hourly earnings of employees by sex
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Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: International Labour Organization (ILO)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 13.57K LCU | 2018 | — |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 1.59K LCU | 2017 | |
| SurinameSUR | 820 LCU | 1999 | — |
| MauritaniaMRT | 445.09 LCU | 2019 | — |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 382.19 LCU | 2014 | — |
| LuxembourgLUX | 137.61 LCU | 1979 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 51.33 LCU | 2023 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 46.91 LCU | 2024 | |
| CuracaoCUW | 38.89 LCU | 2018 | — |
| United StatesUSA | 38.69 LCU | 2025 | |
| NorwayNOR | 32.71 LCU | 2018 | — |
| CanadaCAN | 30.99 LCU | 2025 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 29.87 LCU | 2019 | — |
| IcelandISL | 29.42 LCU | 2022 | |
| IrelandIRL | 25.98 LCU | 2018 | |
| GermanyDEU | 23.74 LCU | 2022 | |
| AustriaAUT | 23.04 LCU | 2021 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 21.81 LCU | 2018 | |
| FinlandFIN | 20.85 LCU | 2022 | |
| SwedenSWE | 20.59 LCU | 2022 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 20.3 LCU | 2024 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 20.08 LCU | 2018 | — |
| SpainESP | 18.92 LCU | 2021 | |
| IsraelISR | 18.11 LCU | 2021 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 16.7 LCU | 2024 | |
| New CaledoniaNCL | 16.02 LCU | 2017 | — |
| FranceFRA | 15.93 LCU | 2020 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 15.45 LCU | 2022 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 13.86 LCU | 2020 | |
| CyprusCYP | 12.99 LCU | 2018 | — |
| MaltaMLT | 12.99 LCU | 2018 | — |
| ItalyITA | 12.26 LCU | 2020 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 10.63 LCU | 2018 | — |
| CzechiaCZE | 9.85 LCU | 2021 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 8.81 LCU | 2022 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 8.42 LCU | 2017 | |
| EstoniaEST | 8.27 LCU | 2018 | — |
| PortugalPRT | 8.17 LCU | 2024 | |
| EcuadorECU | 8.16 LCU | 2025 | |
| RomaniaROU | 7.81 LCU | 2021 | |
| HungaryHUN | 7.67 LCU | 2022 | |
| UruguayURY | 7.63 LCU | 2024 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 7.16 LCU | 2016 | |
| LatviaLVA | 7.09 LCU | 2018 | — |
| GreeceGRC | 6.68 LCU | 2020 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 6.47 LCU | 2017 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 6.42 LCU | 2024 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 5.7 LCU | 2018 | — |
| ChileCHL | 5.63 LCU | 2024 | |
| PanamaPAN | 5.61 LCU | 2024 |
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO)