List of countries by average wage
Country PPP Nominal
Luxembourg 63,062 71,710
Switzerland 62,283 88,159
Iceland 61,787 90,662
United States 60,558 60,558
Netherlands 52,877 52,705
Denmark 51,466 65,674
Norway 51,212 65,786
Austria 50,349 48,306
Sweden 50,046 47,783
Belgium 49,675 49,419
Australia 49,126 61,620
Ireland 47,653 53,112
Canada 47,622 50,033
Germany 47,585 44,466
France 43,755 42,410
United Kingdom 43,732 45,280
Finland 42,964 46,772
Japan 40,863 38,234
New Zealand 40,043 46,917
South Korea 39,985 31,390
The average wage is a measure of total income after taxes divided by total number of employees employed. In this article, the average wage is adjusted for living expenses purchasing power parity (PPP). The wage distribution is right-skewed; the majority of people earn less than the average wage. For an alternative measure, the median household income uses median instead of average.