Wood Grinder International Average Salaries

 
Job Description:   The wood grinder job includes the following responsibilities: (i) operates power-driven machine to grind logs into fibre used in making paper pulp; (ii) observes temperature gauges or colour of pulp for evidence of burns; (iii) loosens jammed blocks or logs; (iv) notifies supervisor if repair is necessary; (v) performs cleaning tasks [9].
 
Methodology:   Unless otherwise indicated, the gross income is obtained from data provided to the International Labour Organization [9] by government agencies (Statistics Canada, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Statistics Finland, etc). The compulsory deductions include income tax, municipal tax, provincial/state income tax, social security (pension plan, medicare), compulsory additional insurance, etc. The deductions are representative of single-earner-married-without-child status, and are obtained from income tax calculators [t], social security withholdings, the OECD Tax Database [k], or other sources. Employees include both men and women unless otherwise noted.
 
     
 

Wood Grinder Job Average Salary

Country  Net Monthly Income  constant 2005 US$ [a] [d] Notes, Source                                                                               Gross Monthly Job Income Compulsory Deductions Weekly Hours
 
Canada average income PPP $ 2,338 $ 2,336 Employees, 2005. Statistics Canada, [9], [t]. 4,100 dollars 31% 38.0
Finland average salary PPP $ 2,144 $ 2,561 Normal hours of work, 2004. Men only. Women make 2,598 euros per month. Statistics Finland, [9], [k], [t]. 3,029 euros 34% 40.1
Australia average income PPP $ 2,054 $ 2,016 May 2004. Normal hours from collective agreements. Australian Bureau of Statistics, [9], [t]. 3,280 dollars 19% 41.7
U.S. average salary PPP $ 1,760 $ 1,760 Full-time and part-time employees, wood lathe operator, 2005. U.S. Department of Labor, [t]. 2,095 dollars 16% 39.8
UK median salary PPP $ 1,742 $ 2,021 Employees, 2005. UK Employment Department, [9], [t]. 1,441 pounds 23% 39.0
Germany average salary PPP $ 1,694 $ 1,829 Minimum per month, 2005, normal hours of work. Federal Statistical Office of Germany, [9], [t]. 1,907 euros 23% 38.0
Korea average salary PPP $ 1,499 $ 1,188 Excl. overtime and bonus, June 2005. Korea Ministry of Labour, [9]. 1,317,664 wons 8% 42.6
Portugal average salary PPP $ 1,308 $ 1,049 Employees, 2003. Instituto Nacional de Estatística, [9]. 1,052 euros 17% 38.6
Italy average salary PPP $ 1,233 $ 1,332 Normal hours of work, 2005. Istituto Nazionale di Statistica, [9]. 1,407 euros 24% 40.0
Slovakia average income PPP $ 956 $ 492 Employees, 2004. Štatistický úrad Slovenskej republiky, [9], [k]. 19,681 korunas 22% 33.0
Czech Republic average income PPP $ 918 $ 600 Excl. bonuses, 2005. Czech Statistical Office, [9]. 18,606 korunas 23% 37.5
Brazil average income PPP $ 864 $ 347 Employees, Dec 2004. Ministerio do Trabalho e da Previdência Social, [9]. 1,092 reals 10% 41.5
Hungary average salary PPP $ 755 $ 479 Employees, May 2005. Hungarian Central Statistical Office, [9], [k]. 138,138 forints 31%
Latvia average income PPP $ 743 $ 330 Adult full-time and part-time employees, 2005. Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia, [9], [t]. 256 lats 28% 40.4
Lithuania average salary PPP $ 732 $ 264 Employees, 2000. Men. Statistics Lithuania, [9]. 1,295 litas 28% 42.3
Poland average income PPP $ 551 $ 295 Employees, 2004. Poland Central Statistical Office, [9], [k]. 1,486 zlotys 30% 42.0
Mexico average income PPP $ 523 $ 335 Employees, 2005. Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informatica (INEGI), [9], [k]. 3,716 pesos 2% 47.0
China average salary PPP $ 414 $ 97 Employees, 2005. National Bureau of Statistics of China, [9]. 863 yuans 8%
Peru average salary PPP $ 398 $ 183 Employees, June 2005. Men only. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informatica, [9]. 682 sols 12% 58.4
Romania average salary PPP $ 350 $ 180 Men employees, 2005. Women make 683 new lei per month. Romania National Institute of Statistics, [9]. 720 new lei 28% 38.8
Thailand average salary PPP $ 295 $ 94 Men employees, 2005. Women make 3,900 bahts per month. Thailand National Statistical Office, [9], [t], [s]. 4,028 bahts 6% 49.0
 

References
 
[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]   Net income from gross income (calculators, tables): Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Israel, New Zealand, UK, U.S., Singapore.
[9]   International Labour Organization. Compilation of average salary income worldwide. Classified by country, by employment category, and by gender.