Manufacturing Sector Average Salary - International Comparison

 
Classification:   The occupations comprising the manufacturing sector are as defined by the International Standard Industrical Classification of Economic Activities in ISIC Rev. 3-D and ISIC Rev. 2-3. Employees include both men and women.
 
Methodology:   The gross income is obtained from data provided to the International Labour Organization by government agencies (such as Statistics Canada, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Statistics Finland, etc). The deductions include all withholdings on the gross salary such as income tax, municipal tax, provincial/state income tax, social security (pension plan, medicare), compulsory additional insurance, etc. The ratio between the deductions and the gross reflects married without child status, and is obtained from income tax calculators [t], social security withholdings, the OECD Tax Database [k], or other sources. The hours are obtained from the same source as the gross income and correspond to the hours actually worked, except when italized. When italized, the hours correspond to either the normal hours of work or the hours paid for.
 
     
 

Average Salary in the Manufacturing Sector

Country  Net Monthly Income  constant 2005 US$ [a] [d] Notes, Source                                                                               Gross Monthly Sector Income Compulsory Deductions Weekly Hours
 
Ireland average income PPP $ 2,606 $ 3,025 Establishments with 10 or more persons employed, 2004. Ireland Central Statistical Office, [9], [t]. 2,746 euros 14% 39.1
Korea average income PPP $ 2,598 $ 2,060 Regular employees incl. family allowances and the value of payments in kind, 2005. Establishments with 5 or more regular employees. Korea Ministry of Labour, [9]. 2,388,000 wons 12% 47.4
UK average income PPP $ 2,583 $ 2,616 Full time employees on adult rates of pay, 2003. Incl. overtime payments. UK Employment Department, [9], [t]. 2,065 pounds 27% 41.4
Switzerland average income PPP $ 2,515 $ 3,582 Standardised monthly earnings (40 hours x 4 1/3 weeks), 2004. Office fédéral de la statistique Suisse, [9]. 6,349 francs 32% 40.3
Australia average income PPP $ 2,514 $ 2,468 Full-time adult non-managerial employees, 2004. Australian Bureau of Statistics, [9], [t]. 4,065 dollars 20% 38.4
Japan average income PPP $ 2,418 $ 2,843 Regular employees, incl. overtime and bonuses, 2005; establishments with 5 or more regular employees; Japan Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare, [17], [k]. 381,000 yens 18% 43.5
U.S. average income PPP $ 2,372 $ 2,372 Full-time and part-time production workers in the private sector, 2005. Incl. overtime, excl. bonus. U.S. Department of Labor, [9], [t]. 2,928 dollars 19% 40.8
Norway average income PPP $ 2,242 $ 3,093 Full-time employees, 2005. Excl. overtime payments. Statistics Norway, [9]. 28,922 kroners 31% 36.3
Belgium average income PPP $ 2,210 $ 2,149 Full-time employees, 2003. Institut National de Statistique, [9], [t]. 2,632 euros 32%
Canada average income PPP $ 2,186 $ 2,185 Employees, 2005. Incl. overtime. Statistics Canada, [9], [t]. 3,834 dollars 31% 38.4
Germany average salary PPP $ 2,176 $ 2,336 Wage earners, 2004. Federal Statistical Office of Germany, [9], [t]. 2,569 euros 29% 37.6
Taiwan average income PPP $ 2,162 $ 1,171 Employees, incl. overtime and bonus, 2005. National Statistics Republic of China, [10]. 41,751 dollars 10% 43.4
Austria average income PPP $ 2,147 $ 2,070 Employees, 2003. Austrian Central Statistical Office (ÖSTAT), [9], [t]. 2,611 euros 34% 34.8
Spain average income PPP $ 2,059 $ 1,962 Incl. overtime payments and irregular gratuities, 2005. Instituto Nacional de Estadística, [9], [k]. 1,945 euros 19% 36.2
France average income PPP $ 2,043 $ 1,604 Employees, 2002. Ministère de l'Emploi et de la Formation Professionnelle, [9]. 1,563 euros 0% 36.7
New Zealand average income PPP $ 1,913 $ 1,829 Standardized income (180 hours/month), full-time equivalent employees, 2004. Statistics New Zealand, [9], [t]. 3,472 dollars 23% 38.0
Netherlands average income PPP $ 1,912 $ 2,330 Full-time employees, 2004. Excl. overtime payments. Netherlands Central Bureau voor de Statistiek, [9]. 2,637 euros 31% 38.5
Finland average income PPP $ 1,870 $ 2,233 Full-time employees, 2004. Excl. seasonal and end-of-year bonuses. Statistics Finland, [9], [k], [t]. 2,564 euros 32% 37.5
Singapore average income PPP $ 1,757 $ 1,639 Employees, 2005. Ministry of Manpower, [9], [t]. 3,495 dollars 22% 50.2
Greece average income PPP $ 1,657 $ 1,078 Part-time and full-time employees, 2002. Statistics Greece, [13], [9], [k]. 1,330 euros 21% 42.3
Hong Kong median income PPP $ 1,546 $ 1,160 Employees, 2005. Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department, [9]. 9,500 dollars 5% 46.4
Sweden average salary PPP $ 1,491 $ 1,952 Wage earners in the private sector, 2005. Excl. holidays, sick-leave and overtime payments. Statistiska Centralbyrån, [9]. 21,052 kronas 31% 37.4
Italy average income PPP $ 1,452 $ 1,567 Employees, 2005. Istituto Nazionale di Statistica, [9]. 1,724 euros 27% 39.2
Portugal average income PPP $ 1,039 $ 886 Employees, 2005. Instituto Nacional de Estatística, [9]. 837 euros 15% 36.4
Kuwait average income PPP $ 949 $ 1,026 Employees, 2000. Kuwait Ministry of Planning, [9]. 278 dinars 0% 47.4
Brazil average income PPP $ 894 $ 318 Employees, 2002. Ministerio do Trabalho e da Previdência Social, [9]. 902 reals 10% 44.2
Philippines average income PPP $ 878 $ 195 Employees, 2003. Establishments with 20 or more persons employed. National Statistics Office, [9], [t]. 11,166 pesos 11% 51.2
Czech Republic average income PPP $ 842 $ 513 Employees, 2004. Czech Statistical Office, [9]. 16,560 korunas 23% 40.6
Slovakia average income PPP $ 818 $ 444 Employees, 2005. Excl. enterprises with less than 20 employees. Štatistický úrad Slovenskej republiky, [9], [k]. 17,604 korunas 22% 32.8
Hungary average income PPP $ 788 $ 500 Full-time employees in enterprises with 5 or more employees, 2005. Hungarian Central Statistical Office, [9], [k]. 146,232 forints 32%
Poland average income PPP $ 758 $ 458 Employees, 2005. Incl. the value of payments in kind. Poland Central Statistical Office, [9], [k]. 2,112 zlotys 30% 41.2
Lithuania average income PPP $ 627 $ 317 Employees, 2005. All employees converted into Full-time units. Excl. individual unincorporated enterprises. Statistics Lithuania, [9]. 1,204 litas 27% 39.0
Latvia average income PPP $ 589 $ 262 Employees, 2005. Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia, [9], [t]. 200 lats 27% 40.9
China average income PPP $ 586 $ 134 Employees, 2004. State-owned units, urban collective-owned units and other ownership units. National Bureau of Statistics of China, [9]. 1,169 yuans 8%
Mexico average income PPP $ 551 $ 353 Employees, 2005. Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informatica (INEGI), [9], [k]. 4,039 pesos 5% 44.7
Russia average income PPP $ 548 $ 262 Employees, 2005. Federal State Statistics Office, [9]. 8,504 roubles 13% 31.0
Thailand average income PPP $ 470 $ 150 Employees, 2005. Thailand National Statistical Office, [9], [t], [s]. 6,407 bahts 6% 50.5
Romania average income PPP $ 389 $ 168 Employees, 2004. Romania National Institute of Statistics, [9]. 720 new lei 28% 40.8
 

References
 
[9]   International Labour Organization. Compilation of average salary income worldwide. Classified by country, by employment category, and by gender.
[10]   National Statistics Republic of China (Taiwan).
[12]   Statistics South Africa.
[13]   Statistics Greece.
[a]   Interbank nominal exchange rate, Oanda.com; historical currency converter for over 164 currencies and 3 metals.
[d]   World Economic Outlook Database, September 2006, International Monetary Fund.
[k]   OECD Tax Database. Annual database providing comparative information on personal and corporate income tax and consumption tax systems and rates in OECD countries since 2000. Information on social security contributions levied on employees and their employers is also reported.
[t]   Online calculators yielding net income from gross income: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Israel, New Zealand, UK, U.S., Singapore.