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What the average person earns in different countries around the world (copy)

Typical salaries across the globe
Rwanda, average annual salary: $768 (£584)
Bangladesh, average annual salary: $1,716 (£1.3k)
Philippines, average annual salary: $2,880 (£2.2k)
Vietnam, average annual salary: $3,480 (£2.6k)
India, average annual salary: $3,600 (£2.7k)
Colombia, average annual salary: $4,500 (£3.4k)
Thailand, average annual salary: $5,076 (£3.9k)
Brazil, average annual salary: $6,948 (£5.3k)
Russia, average annual salary: $7,008 (£5.3k)
China, average annual salary: $10,741 (£8.2k)
Mexico, average annual salary: $15,314 (£11.7k)
South Africa, average annual salary: $16,260 (£12.4k)
Hungary, average annual salary: $22,576 (£17.2k)
Latvia, average annual salary: $23,683 (£18k)
Greece, average annual salary: $26,064 (£19.8k)
South Korea, average annual salary: $35,191 (£26.8k)
Spain, average annual salary: $38,507 (£29.3k)
New Zealand, average annual salary: $40,043 (£30.5k)
UK, average annual salary: $43,732 (£33.3k)
France, average annual salary: $43,755 (£33.3k)
Ireland, average annual salary: $47,653 (£36.3k)
Canada, average annual salary: $47,662 (£36.3k)
Australia, average annual salary: $49,566 (£37.8k)
Norway, average annual salary: $51,212 (£39k)
Denmark, average annual salary: $51,466 (£39.2k)
Netherlands, average annual salary: $52,877 (£40.3k)
USA, average annual salary: $60,558 (£46.1k)
Iceland, average annual salary: $61,787 (£47k)
Switzerland, average annual salary: $62,283 (£47.5k)
Luxembourg, average annual salary: $63,062 (£48.1k)
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Typical salaries across the globe

Wonder where your country fits on the international pay scale? Using data compiled by the OECD unless otherwise stated, we take a look at average wage levels in 30 different nations around the world.
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Daniel Coughlin

09 November 2018

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