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Source Contact person/organisation Contact person/organisation Data source(s) used Data source(s) used Data Characteristics Data Characteristics Link to Release calendar Link to Release calendar Population & Scope Population & Scope Geographic coverage Geographic coverage In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates.
Concepts & Classifications Concepts & Classifications Key statistical concept Key statistical conceptThis dataset contains data on average annual wages per full-time and full-year equivalent employee in the total economy. Average annual wages per full-time equivalent dependent employee are obtained by dividing the national-accounts-based total wage bill by the average number of employees in the total economy, which is then multiplied by the ratio of average usual weekly hours per full-time employee to average usually weekly hours for all employees. For more details, see: http://www.oecd.org/els/oecd-employment-outlook-19991266.htm and http://www.oecd.org/employment/emp/onlineoecdemploymentdatabase.htm
The data, from 1990 to 2022 are available in :
- Current prices in NCU
- in 2022 constant prices and NCU
- in 2022 USD PPPs and 2022 constant prices
NCU: National currency units
Data for 2022 are provisional.
For further details on these estimates, please see http://www.oecd.org/els/emp/AVERAGE_WAGES.pdf
Aggregation and consolidation Aggregation and consolidationAverage wages are converted in USD PPPs using 2022 USD PPPs for private consumption and are deflated by a price deflator for private final consumption expenditures in 2022 prices.
Other Aspects Other Aspects Recommended uses and limitations Recommended uses and limitationsReal compensation per employee (instead of real wages) are considered for Chile, Iceland, Mexico, New Zealand and Türkiye.
In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates.
This dataset contains data on average annual wages per full-time and full-year equivalent employee in the total economy. Average annual wages per full-time equivalent dependent employee are obtained by dividing the national-accounts-based total wage bill by the average number of employees in the total economy, which is then multiplied by the ratio of average usual weekly hours per full-time employee to average usually weekly hours for all employees. For more details, see: http://www.oecd.org/els/oecd-employment-outlook-19991266.htm and http://www.oecd.org/employment/emp/onlineoecdemploymentdatabase.htm
The data, from 1990 to 2022 are available in :
- Current prices in NCU
- in 2022 constant prices and NCU
- in 2022 USD PPPs and 2022 constant prices
NCU: National currency units
Data for 2022 are provisional.
For further details on these estimates, please see http://www.oecd.org/els/emp/AVERAGE_WAGES.pdf
Average wages are converted in USD PPPs using 2022 USD PPPs for private consumption and are deflated by a price deflator for private final consumption expenditures in 2022 prices.
Real compensation per employee (instead of real wages) are considered for Chile, Iceland, Mexico, New Zealand and Türkiye.