This is the map and list of Asian countries by monthly average wage (annual divided by 12 months) gross and net income (after taxes) average wages for full-time employees in their local currency and in US Dollar. The chart below reflects the average (mean) wage as reported by various data providers. The salary distribution is right-skewed, therefore more than 50% of people earn less than the average gross salary. Thus, the median figures provided further below might be more representative than averages
Maps
[edit]Net average monthly salary
[edit]The countries and territories have a net average monthly salary of:
Green |
above $2,000 |
Blue |
$1,000 to $1,999 |
Orange |
$500 to $999 |
Red |
below $500 |
Gross average monthly salary
[edit]The countries and territories have a gross average monthly salary of:
Green |
above $2,000 |
Blue |
$1,000 to $1,999 |
Orange |
$500 to $999 |
Red |
below $500 |
Net average monthly salary (adjusted for living costs in PPP)
[edit]The countries and territories on the map have a net average monthly salary (adjusted for living costs in PPP) of:
Green |
above $2,000 |
Blue |
$1,499 to $1,999 |
Orange |
$1,000 to $1,499 |
Red |
below $1,000 |
Asian countries by monthly average wage
[edit]State | Gross in local currency | Net in local currency | Exchange rate to US$ |
Date | Gross (US$) |
Net (US$) |
Net (PPP)[1][2] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Afghanistan | AFN 17,800[3] | AFN 15,100[4] | 0.0136[5] | 2023-10 | 242 | 205 | 820 |
Armenia | ֏ 239,742[6] | ֏ 173,108[7] | 0.00244[8] | 2022-08 | 591 | 426 | 1,051 |
Azerbaijan | ₼ 934[9] | ₼ 831[10] | 0.59[11] | 2024-02 | 549 | 489 | 1,213 |
Bahrain | dinar 840[12] | dinar 775[13] | 2.66[14] | 2023-10 | 2,234 | 2,061 | 4,189 |
Bangladesh | Tk 26,867 | Tk 26,867[15] | 0.009 | 2023-10 | 243 | 243 | 858 |
Bhutan | BTN 38,920[16] | BTN 37,250[17] | 0.012 | 2023-10 | 467 | 448 | 1,854 |
Brunei | B$2,316[18] | B$2,316[19] | 0.7376[20] | 2023-10 | 1,708 | 1,708 | 3,130 |
Cambodia | riel 1,213 | riel 1,213 | 0.00024[21] | 2023-10 | 294 | 294[22] | 900 |
China | CN¥ 10,058 (urban non-private sector) CN¥ 5,695 (urban private sector)[23] |
CN¥ 7,105 (urban non-private sector) CN¥ 4,062 (urban private sector)[24] |
0.138[25] | 2023 | 1,392 (urban non-private sector) 788 (urban private sector) |
984 (urban non-private sector) 562 (urban private sector) |
1,781 (urban non-private sector) 1,018 (urban private sector) |
Cyprus | €2,217[26] | €1,904[27] | 1.07[28] | 2023-Q1 | 2,372 | 2,037 | 3,358 |
East Timor | US$175 | US$175 | 1.0 | 2023-10 | 175 | 175[29] | 447 |
Georgia | ₾2,045[30] | ₾1,636[31] | 0.37[32] | 2023-Q4 | 763 | 610 | 1,703 |
Hong Kong | HK$19,100[33] | HK$17,883[34] | 0.128[35] | 2022-05 | 2,439 | 2,284 | 3,219 |
India | ₹ 17,166 (self employed urban males) ₹ 9,661 (self employed rural males)[36] |
₹ 15,106 (self employed urban males) ₹ 8,502 (self employed rural males)[37] |
0.012 | 2022 | 206 (self employed urban males) 116 (self employed rural males) |
181 (self employed urban males) 102 (self employed rural males) |
628 (self employed urban males) 353 (self employed rural males) |
Indonesia | Rp 5,600,000[38] | Rp 5,100,000[39] | 0.000064[40] | 2023-10 | 358 | 326 | 1,051 |
Iran | rial 11,261,873 | rial 11,261,873 | 0.0000236[41] | 2023-10 | 266 | 266[42] | 1,253 |
Iraq | dinar 741,398[43] | dinar 719,453[44] | 0.000764[45] | 2023-10 | 568 | 550 | 959 |
Israel | shekel 14,104[46][47] | shekel 13,305[48] | 0.273[49] | 2024-05 | 3,854 | 3,635 | 3,576 |
Japan | JP¥ 381,667[50] | JP¥ 296,458[51] | 0.0063[52] | 2020 | 2,391 | 1,857 | 2,943 |
Jordan | dinar 478[53] | dinar 442[54] | 1.41[55] | 2023-10 | 623 | 478 | 1,562 |
Kazakhstan | ₸ 285,433[56] | ₸ 230,351[57] | 0.002272[58] | 2022-03 | 649 | 523 | 1,416 |
Kuwait | dinar 940[59] | dinar 840[60] | 3.237[61] | 2023-10 | 3,043 | 2,719 | 5,250 |
Kyrgyzstan | 24,594 som [62] | 22,135 som [63] | 0.0114 | 2022-Q3 | 281 | 253 | 1,079 |
Laos | ₭ 2,300,000[64] | ₭ 2,250,000[65] | 0.00005[66] | 2023-10 | 111 | 108 | 790 |
Lebanon | lira 7,100,000[67] | lira 6,200,000 | 0.0000666[68] | 2023-10 | 470 | 410[69] | 1,010 |
Malaysia | RM 3,210[70] | RM 2,835[71] | 0.2273[72] | 2022 | 730 | 644 | 1,806 |
Maldives | Rf 14,192[73] | Rf 14,192[74] | 0.065[75] | 2023-10 | 920 | 920 | 1,944 |
Mongolia | ₮ 1,300,000[76] | ₮ 1,170,000[77] | 0.0002828 | 2020 | 368 | 331 | 1,153 |
Myanmar | kyat 650,000 | kyat 610,000 | 0.0005[78] | 2023-10 | 310 | 290[79] | 1,355 |
Nepal | Rs 32,000[80] | Rs 28,329[81] | 0.0075[82] | 2023-10 | 240 | 213 | 797 |
North Korea | ₩ 10,000[83] | ₩ 10,000[84] | 0.001 | 2023-10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
Oman | rial 915[85] | rial 842[86] | 2.6[87] | 2023-10 | 2,377 | 2,187 | 3,645 |
Pakistan | Rs 44,300[88] | Rs 44,000[89] | 0.00356 | 2023 | 158 | 157 | 852 |
Philippines | ₱ 18,423[90][91] | ₱ 17,488[92] | 0.017[93] | 2023 | 316 | 300 | 1,028 |
Qatar | riyal 16,500[94] | riyal 15,674[95] | 0.274[96] | 2023-10 | 4,533 | 4,306 | 5,628 |
Russia | ₽ 71,419[97] | ₽ 62,135[98] | 0.011[99] | 2023-07 | 707 | 615 | 2,159 |
Saudi Arabia | ﷼8,500 [100] | 7,650﷼[101] | 0.267[102] | 2023-06 | 2,267 | 2,040 | 4,419 |
Singapore | S$7,680[103] | S$6,084[104] | 0.738[105] | 2024-05 | 5,669 | 4,491 | 6,798 |
South Korea | 3,623,000 ₩[106] | 3,000,000 ₩[107] | 0.00072[108] | 2023-08 | 2,603 | 2,155 | 3,883 |
Sri Lanka | Rs 65,100[109] | Rs 59,900[110] | 0.003[111] | 2023-10 | 199 | 182 | 1,102 |
Syria | lira 680,000[112] | lira 572,100[113] | 0.000077[114] | 2023-10 | 52 | 44 | 100 |
Taiwan | NT$61,920[115] | NT$55,742[116] | 0.031[117] | 2023-07 | 1,957 | 1,763 | 4,131 |
Tajikistan | somoni 2,110[118] | somoni 1,858[119] | 0.0911[120] | 2023-10 | 192 | 169 | 780 |
Thailand | ฿ 15,382[121] | ฿ 14,532[122] | 0.028[123] | 2023 | 429 | 405 | 1,241 |
Turkey | ₺ 37,200[124] | ₺ 20,700[125] | 0.031[126] | 2024-02 | 1,162 | 647 | 2,150 |
Turkmenistan | manat 3,080[127] | manat 2,767[128] | 0.286[129] | 2023-10 | 881 | 792 | 1,215 |
United Arab Emirates | 12,745 dirhams[130] | 12,108 dirhams[131] | 0.272[132] | 2023-04 | 3,470 | 3,297 | 5,585 |
Uzbekistan | sum 5,800,000 | sum 4,280,000 | 0.00008[133] | 2023-10 | 471 | 348[134] | 1,637 |
Vietnam | dong 12,526,000[135] | dong 11,200,000[136] | 0.00004[137] | 2023–10 | 512 | 459 | 1,555 |
Yemen | rial 132,500[138] | rial 93,886[139] | 0.004[140] | 2023-10 | 529 | 375 | 1,248 |
See also
[edit]- List of countries by average wage
- List of American countries by average wage
- List of European countries by average wage
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