Salary benchmarks by country and sector
Reference year: 2025
This page is a plain reference of salary benchmarks: average gross annual pay for 20 countries and 13 sectors, shown in each country's own currency. National wages come from OECD data, sector figures are estimated with Eurostat sector pay ratios, and the numbers are refreshed automatically when new official statistics are published.
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Average salary benchmarks by country and sector
Compare estimated average annual salaries across United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Canada, Australia, Estonia, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Poland, Belgium and Denmark. Whether you are researching the average IT salary in Germany or healthcare pay in the USA, these benchmarks provide a starting point for comparing gross pay before taxes.
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* Estimate based on the EU-27 average sector structure; Eurostat does not cover this country. (Canada and Australia)
Methodology: OECD national average annual wages multiplied by Eurostat sector pay ratios. The 14 EU countries and Norway use their own Eurostat sector ratios; Canada and Australia use the EU-27 average sector structure, marked as an estimate (*); Switzerland shows only sectors with Swiss data; the United States and the United Kingdom have no sector comparison and link to occupation-level pay instead. The visible cells are converted to gross annual values from the same annual dataset used by the calculator. Sector figures are modeled estimates, not directly measured country-specific sector salaries; sector ratios may refer to an earlier year. Amounts are not adjusted for exchange rates, living costs or purchasing power. Actual salaries vary by role, seniority, location and working hours.
Average salary by country
Compare gross annual salary benchmarks by country and sector in local currencies. National wage data uses the latest available source year; sector figures are estimates based on sector pay ratios. Daily checks do not mean wages are measured daily. OECD and Eurostat are the primary sources; if a source is unavailable, the last stored figure is retained. These are not take-home salaries or purchasing-power comparisons: taxes, living costs and working hours differ.