List of Asian countries by average wage

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

Net average monthly salary

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

$205

$426

$489

$243

$448

$1,708

$294

$984

(urban non-private)

$562

(urban private)

$2,037

$175

$610

$2,284

$181 (urban males)

$102 (rural males)

$326

$266

$550

$2,787

$1,857

$478

$523

$2,719

$253

$108

$613

$331

$290

$213

$2,187

$157

$300

$4,306

$615

$2,040

$4,491

$2,155

$44

$1,763

$169

$405

$647

$792

$3,297

$348

$459

$375

Gross average monthly salary

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

$242

$591

$549

$243

$467

$1,708

$294

$1,392

(urban non-private)

$788

(urban private)

$2,372

$175

$763

$2,439

$206 (urban males)

$206 (urban males)

$116 (rural males)

$358

$266

$568

$3,480

$2,391

$623

$649

$3,043

$281

$111

$679

$368

$310

$240

$2,377

$158

$316

$4,533

$707

$2,267

$5,669

$2,603

$52

$1,957

$192

$429

$1,162

$881

$3,470

$471

$512

$529

Net average monthly salary (adjusted for living costs in PPP)

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

$820

$1,051

$1,213

$858

$1,854

$3,130

$900

$1,781

(urban non-private)

$1,018

(urban private)

$3,358

$447

$1,703

$3,219

$628 (urban males)

$353 (rural males)

$1,051

$1,253

$959

$2,770

$2,943

$1,562

$1,416

$5,250

$1,079

$790

$1,798

$1,153

$1,355

$797

$3,645

$852

$1,028

$5,628

$2,159

$2,300

$6,798

$3,883

$100

$4,131

$780

$1,241

$2,150

$1,215

$5,585

$1,637

$1,555

$1,248

Asian countries by monthly average wage

State	Gross in local currency	Net in local currency	Exchange rate to US$	Date	Gross (US$)	Net (US$)	Net (PPP)
Afghanistan	AFN 17,800	AFN 15,100	0.0136	2023-10	242	205	820
Armenia	֏ 239,742	֏ 173,108	0.00244	2022-08	591	426	1,051
Azerbaijan	₼ 934	₼ 831	0.59	2024-02	549	489	1,213
Bahrain	dinar 840	dinar 775	2.66	2023-10	2,234	2,061	4,189
Bangladesh	Tk 26,867	Tk 26,867	0.009	2023-10	243	243	858
Bhutan	BTN 38,920	BTN 37,250	0.012	2023-10	467	448	1,854
Brunei	B$2,316	B$2,316	0.7376	2023-10	1,708	1,708	3,130
Cambodia	riel 1,213	riel 1,213	0.00024	2023-10	294	294	900
China	CN¥ 10,058 (urban non-private sector) CN¥ 5,695 (urban private sector)	CN¥ 7,105 (urban non-private sector) CN¥ 4,062 (urban private sector)	0.138	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	€1,904	1.07	2023-Q1	2,372	2,037	3,358
East Timor	US$175	US$175	1.0	2023-10	175	175	447
Georgia	₾2,045	₾1,636	0.37	2023-Q4	763	610	1,703
Hong Kong	HK$19,100	HK$17,883	0.128	2022-05	2,439	2,284	3,219
India	₹ 17,166 (self employed urban males) ₹ 9,661 (self employed rural males)	₹ 15,106 (self employed urban males) ₹ 8,502 (self employed rural males)	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	Rp 5,100,000	0.000064	2023-10	358	326	1,051
Iran	rial 11,261,873	rial 11,261,873	0.0000236	2023-10	266	266	1,253
Iraq	dinar 741,398	dinar 719,453	0.000764	2023-10	568	550	959
Israel	shekel 14,104	shekel 13,305	0.273	2024-05	3,854	3,635	3,576
Japan	JP¥ 381,667	JP¥ 296,458	0.0063	2020	2,391	1,857	2,943
Jordan	dinar 478	dinar 442	1.41	2023-10	623	478	1,562
Kazakhstan	₸ 285,433	₸ 230,351	0.002272	2022-03	649	523	1,416
Kuwait	dinar 940	dinar 840	3.237	2023-10	3,043	2,719	5,250
Kyrgyzstan	24,594 som	22,135 som	0.0114	2022-Q3	281	253	1,079
Laos	₭ 2,300,000	₭ 2,250,000	0.00005	2023-10	111	108	790
Lebanon	lira 7,100,000	lira 6,200,000	0.0000666	2023-10	470	410	1,010
Malaysia	RM 3,210	RM 2,835	0.2273	2022	730	644	1,806
Maldives	Rf 14,192	Rf 14,192	0.065	2023-10	920	920	1,944
Mongolia	₮ 1,300,000	₮ 1,170,000	0.0002828	2020	368	331	1,153
Myanmar	kyat 650,000	kyat 610,000	0.0005	2023-10	310	290	1,355
Nepal	Rs 32,000	Rs 28,329	0.0075	2023-10	240	213	797
North Korea	₩ 10,000	₩ 10,000	0.001	2023-10	10	10	30
Oman	rial 915	rial 842	2.6	2023-10	2,377	2,187	3,645
Pakistan	Rs 44,300	Rs 44,000	0.00356	2023	158	157	852
Philippines	₱ 18,423	₱ 17,488	0.017	2023	316	300	1,028
Qatar	riyal 16,500	riyal 15,674	0.274	2023-10	4,533	4,306	5,628
Russia	₽ 71,419	₽ 62,135	0.011	2023-07	707	615	2,159
Saudi Arabia	﷼8,500	7,650﷼	0.267	2023-06	2,267	2,040	4,419
Singapore	S$7,680	S$6,084	0.738	2024-05	5,669	4,491	6,798
South Korea	3,623,000 ₩	3,000,000 ₩	0.00072	2023-08	2,603	2,155	3,883
Sri Lanka	Rs 65,100	Rs 59,900	0.003	2023-10	199	182	1,102
Syria	lira 680,000	lira 572,100	0.000077	2023-10	52	44	100
Taiwan	NT$61,920	NT$55,742	0.031	2023-07	1,957	1,763	4,131
Tajikistan	somoni 2,110	somoni 1,858	0.0911	2023-10	192	169	780
Thailand	฿ 15,382	฿ 14,532	0.028	2023	429	405	1,241
Turkey	₺ 37,200	₺ 20,700	0.031	2024-02	1,162	647	2,150
Turkmenistan	manat 3,080	manat 2,767	0.286	2023-10	881	792	1,215
United Arab Emirates	12,745 dirhams	12,108 dirhams	0.272	2023-04	3,470	3,297	5,585
Uzbekistan	sum 5,800,000	sum 4,280,000	0.00008	2023-10	471	348	1,637
Vietnam	dong 12,526,000	dong 11,200,000	0.00004	2023–10	512	459	1,555
Yemen	rial 132,500	rial 93,886	0.004	2023-10	529	375	1,248

See also

• List of countries by average wage
• List of ASEAN country and subdivisions by Wage
• List of American countries by average wage
• List of European countries by average wage