Countries by average annual wage
Luxembourg had the highest average annual wage of 37 countries in 2016, at 88,495 USD at PPP. Mexico had the lowest, at 21,566 USD at PPP. The median was 54,443 USD at PPP. Source: the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
All countries, 2016
Full ranking
| Rank | Countries | 2016 | Change on 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 88,495 | -0.3% |
| 2 | Switzerland | 87,139 | -0.1% |
| 3 | Netherlands | 83,103 | +0.5% |
| 4 | United States | 77,129 | +0.2% |
| 5 | Belgium | 77,106 | +0.5% |
| 6 | Austria | 75,002 | +1.1% |
| 7 | Denmark | 73,865 | +1.1% |
| 8 | Germany | 72,398 | +1.6% |
| 9 | Australia | 70,802 | +0.5% |
| 10 | Ireland | 67,797 | +1.1% |
| 11 | Norway | 66,181 | -1.4% |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 65,002 | +1.3% |
| 13 | Canada | 63,421 | -1.9% |
| 14 | Finland | 61,375 | +1% |
| 15 | Sweden | 60,388 | +1.4% |
| 16 | France | 60,120 | +1.1% |
| 17 | Italy | 56,266 | +0.4% |
| 18 | Spain | 56,012 | -0.6% |
| 19 | New Zealand | 54,443 | +3.3% |
| 20 | South Korea | 53,214 | +2.8% |
| 21 | Japan | 51,359 | +0.7% |
| 22 | Slovenia | 50,909 | +3.9% |
| 23 | Israel | 49,960 | +4.2% |
| 24 | Chile | 45,670 | +4.7% |
| 25 | Costa Rica | 40,508 | +4.1% |
| 26 | Lithuania | 39,199 | +4.8% |
| 27 | Czechia | 37,051 | +3.8% |
| 28 | Portugal | 36,501 | -0.1% |
| 29 | Poland | 36,377 | +5.3% |
| 30 | Latvia | 33,981 | +5.5% |
| 31 | Greece | 33,713 | -2.3% |
| 32 | Türkiye | 33,679 | +10.7% |
| 33 | Estonia | 33,646 | +4.6% |
| 34 | Slovakia | 32,832 | +3.3% |
| 35 | Colombia | 29,210 | -1.1% |
| 36 | Hungary | 26,829 | +1.7% |
| 37 | Mexico | 21,566 | -3.3% |
Other periods
About this ranking
Average annual gross wage per full-time equivalent employee in the whole economy, in US dollars at constant prices and purchasing power parities for private consumption of the OECD's current base year. The OECD divides the national accounts wage bill by the average number of employees and converts the result to full-time equivalents with usual weekly hours.
A mean, not a median, so high earners pull it up. The OECD moves the price base forward each year and restates every past year, so values change when a new base is published; the source title names the base year.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.
How to cite
OECD. OECD Average annual wages: total economy, per full-time equivalent employee, US dollars at constant prices and PPPs for private consumption (DSD_EARNINGS@AV_AN_WAGE). https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_EARNINGS%40AV_AN_WAGE&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.SAE. Accessed 2026-10-12. Data reuse terms and downstream attribution: https://www.oecd.org/en/about/terms-conditions.htmlCitation styles
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. (2026). OECD Average annual wages: total economy, per full-time equivalent employee, US dollars at constant prices and PPPs for private consumption (DSD_EARNINGS@AV_AN_WAGE) (Countries by average annual wage, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_EARNINGS%40AV_AN_WAGE&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.SAE
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OECD Average annual wages: total economy, per full-time equivalent employee, US dollars at constant prices and PPPs for private consumption (DSD_EARNINGS@AV_AN_WAGE), Countries by average annual wage, 2016. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 12 Oct. 2026, https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_EARNINGS%40AV_AN_WAGE&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.SAE. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-annual-wage/countries?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 2026. OECD Average annual wages: total economy, per full-time equivalent employee, US dollars at constant prices and PPPs for private consumption (DSD_EARNINGS@AV_AN_WAGE). Countries by average annual wage, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_EARNINGS%40AV_AN_WAGE&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.SAE. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-annual-wage/countries?period=2016.
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (2026) OECD Average annual wages: total economy, per full-time equivalent employee, US dollars at constant prices and PPPs for private consumption (DSD_EARNINGS@AV_AN_WAGE), Countries by average annual wage, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_EARNINGS%40AV_AN_WAGE&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.SAE, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-annual-wage/countries?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
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Which country has the highest average annual wage?
Luxembourg, with 88,495 USD at PPP in 2016, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Which country has the lowest average annual wage?
Mexico, with 21,566 USD at PPP in 2016.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD Average annual wages: total economy, per full-time equivalent employee, US dollars at constant prices and PPPs for private consumption (DSD_EARNINGS@AV_AN_WAGE). Retrieved 2026-10-12.