Salary by occupation, worldwide
Compare average monthly earnings for the 10 major occupation groups (ISCO-08) across countries.
How the figures work
Occupations are grouped with ISCO-08, the International Standard Classification of Occupations used by statistics offices worldwide: 1 managers, 2 professionals, 3 technicians, 4 clerical support, 5 service and sales, 6 skilled agricultural workers, 7 craft workers, 8 machine operators, 9 elementary occupations and 0 armed forces. Monthly earnings are the averages each country reports to the International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT), in local currency and converted for comparison. Countries survey in different years and define earnings slightly differently (gross pay, with or without bonuses), so use the numbers to compare broad levels rather than exact salaries.