Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and salaries by country
This table presents compensation of employees by main economic activity following the high-level categories in the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC), Revision 4. The components of compensation of employees, wages and salaries and employers’ social contributions, are...
What the numbers show
Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and salaries is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 528.88 million National currency in Colombia; the lowest is 39,470 National currency in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 709,076 National currency, and the mean is 18.90 million National currency.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13,399.
Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia | 528.88 million National currency | 2025 | up 113.6% | rising |
| 1 | Türkiye | 17.67 million National currency | 2025 | up 2,869.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Hungary | 34.57 million National currency | 2025 | up 194.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Croatia | 39,900 National currency | 2025 | up 122.3% | rising |
| 3 | Russian Federation | 31.16 million National currency | 2020 | up 96.7% | rising |
| 4 | Mexico | 8.31 million National currency | 2024 | up 109.9% | rising |
| 4 | Poland | 1.39 million National currency | 2025 | up 145.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Czechia | 2.88 million National currency | 2025 | up 98.5% | rising |
| 5 | Netherlands | 429,858 National currency | 2025 | up 65.2% | rising |
| 6 | Sweden | 2.59 million National currency | 2025 | up 54.0% | rising |
| 6 | Lithuania | 41,346 National currency | 2025 | up 235.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Germany | 2.03 million National currency | 2025 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 7 | Slovenia | 31,854 National currency | 2025 | up 99.1% | rising |
| 8 | Norway | 1.86 million National currency | 2025 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 8 | Latvia | 18,389 National currency | 2025 | up 102.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Denmark | 1.46 million National currency | 2025 | up 50.4% | rising |
| 9 | Estonia | 15,850 National currency | 2025 | up 115.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Canada | 1.41 million National currency | 2025 | up 59.9% | volatile |
| 11 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.23 million National currency | 2025 | up 59.8% | rising |
| 12 | Australia | 1.23 million National currency | 2025 | up 71.9% | volatile |
| 13 | France | 1.13 million National currency | 2025 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 14 | Romania | 761,541 National currency | 2025 | up 294.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Israel | 757,746 National currency | 2025 | up 75.9% | rising |
| 16 | Italy | 660,407 National currency | 2025 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 17 | Spain | 633,626 National currency | 2025 | up 62.4% | rising |
| 18 | Switzerland | 418,894 National currency | 2025 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 19 | Belgium | 233,356 National currency | 2025 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 20 | Austria | 216,972 National currency | 2025 | up 61.0% | rising |
| 21 | Ireland | 139,910 National currency | 2025 | up 105.8% | rising |
| 22 | Portugal | 114,658 National currency | 2025 | up 87.4% | rising |
| 23 | Finland | 114,625 National currency | 2025 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 24 | Greece | 71,226 National currency | 2025 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 45,230 National currency | 2025 | up 183.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Luxembourg | 39,470 National currency | 2025 | up 83.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Slovak Republic 43,655 National currency
- European Union 7.19 million National currency
- Euro area 6.07 million National currency
About this data
This table presents compensation of employees by main economic activity following the high-level categories in the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC), Revision 4. The components of compensation of employees, wages and salaries and employers’ social contributions, are also broken down by main economic activity. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union (27 countries) and the euro area (21 countries). In this table, the presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the QNA dataset. See User Guide on Quarterly National Accounts (QNA) in OECD Data Explorer: QNA User guide See QNA Calendar for information on advance release dates: QNA Calendar See QNA Changes for information on changes in methodology: QNA Changes See QNA TIPS for a better use of QNA data: QNA TIPS Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org