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

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

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

Asian countries by monthly average wage

Country names displayed in italics represent transcontinental states (part of both Europe and Asia).

Country Monthly average wage Exchange
rate to $		 Date (quarter)
Local currency US dollar US dollar, PPP-converted[1][a]
Gross Net Gross Net Net
Afghanistan Afghanistan ؋17,800[2] ؋15,100[3] 242 205 979 0.0136[4] 2023-10
Armenia Armenia ֏ 313,353[5] ֏ 229,215[6] 815 596 1,446 0.00260[7] 2026-04
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan ₼1,172[8] ₼1,010[9] 690 594 1,860 0.59[10] 2026-04
Bahrain Bahrain .د.ب 426[11][12][13] .د.ب 406[14] 1,133 1,081 2,213 2.66[15] 2025
Bangladesh Bangladesh ৳26,867 ৳26,867[16] 243 243 874 0.009 2023-10
Bhutan Bhutan Nu. 38,920[17] Nu. 37,250[18] 467 448 1,781 0.012 2023-10
Brunei Brunei B$2,316[19] B$2,316[20] 1,708 1,708 4,128 0.7376[21] 2023-10
Cambodia Cambodia ៛134,451,900 ៛134,451,900 336 336[22] 976 0.00025[23] 2025
China China CN¥ 10,787 (urban non-private sector)
CN¥ 5,966 (urban private sector)[24]		 CN¥ 7,614 (urban non-private sector)
CN¥ 4,251 (urban private sector)[25]		 1,586 (urban non-private sector)
877 (urban private sector)		 1,119 (urban non-private sector)
625 (urban private sector)		 2,201 (urban non-private sector)
1,229 (urban private sector)		 0.147[26] 2025
Cyprus Cyprus €2,932[27][28] €2,444[29] 3,353 2,795 4,137 1.14[30] 2025 (Q4)
Timor-Leste Timor Leste US$175 US$175 175 175[31] 381 1.0 2023-10
Georgia (country) Georgia ₾2,364[32] ₾1,891[33] 896 716 1,739 0.379[34] 2026 (Q1)
Hong Kong Hong Kong HK$21,200[35] HK$19,716[36] 2,704 2,515 3,676 0.128[37] 2025-Q2
India India ₹17,166 (self employed urban males)
₹9,661 (self employed rural males)[38]		 ₹15,106 (self employed urban males)
₹8,502 (self employed rural males)[39]		 206 (self employed urban males)
116 (self employed rural males)		 181 (self employed urban males)
102 (self employed rural males)		 785 (self employed urban males)
442 (self employed rural males)		 0.012 2022
Indonesia Indonesia Rp 3,331,012[40] Rp 3,060,028[41] 194 179 604 0.000058 2025-08
Iran Iran ﷼10,458,000 ﷼10,458,000 249 249[42] 1,253 0.00002381[43] 2026-06
Iraq Iraq د.ع 741,398[44] د.ع 719,453[45] 568 550 1,283 0.000764[46] 2023-10
Israel Israel ₪14,344[47] ₪11,340[48] 4,958 3,922 3,102 0.345[49] 2026-02
Japan Japan ¥475,253[50][51] ¥367,846[52] 3,176 2,458 3,560 0.006682[50] 2025
Jordan Jordan د.أ 544[53] د.أ 503[54] 767 709 1,515 1.41[55] 2022
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan ₸461,486[56][57] ₸378,472[58][59] 985 807 1,982 0.002134 2026 (Q1)
Kuwait Kuwait د.ك 670[60][61] د.ك 600[60] 2,187 1,961 3,265 3.237[62] 2024-06
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan KGS 29,331[63] KGS 23,823[64] 335 272 812 0.01143 2025
Laos Laos ₭3,000,000[65] ₭2,875,000[66] 134 128 490 0.00004458[67] 2026-06
Lebanon Lebanon ل.ل 7,100,000[68] ل.ل 6,200,000 470 410[69] 1,010 0.0000666[70] 2023-10
Malaysia Malaysia RM3,652[71] RM3,217[72] 797 702 2,220 0.2183[73] 2024
Maldives Maldives Rf. 14,192[74] Rf. 14,192[75] 920 920 1,479 0.065[76] 2023-10
Mongolia Mongolia ₮2,672,000[77] ₮2,326,000[78] 781 680 2,083 0.0002924 2024
Myanmar Myanmar K 350,000 K 310,000 310 290[79] 569 0.0005[80] 2023-10
Nepal Nepal रू 32,000[81] रू 28,329[82] 240 213 816 0.0075[83] 2023-10
North Korea North Korea ₩10,000[84] ₩10,000[85] 10 10 30 0.001 2023-10
Oman Oman ر.ع. 915[86] ر.ع. 842[87] 2,377 2,187 4,448 2.6[88] 2023-10
Pakistan Pakistan ₨44,300[89] ₨44,000[90] 158 157 742 0.00356 2023
Philippines Philippines ₱21,544[91][92] ₱20,559[93] 376 358 991 0.017[94] 2024
Qatar Qatar ر.ق 12,416[95] ر.ق 11,795[96] 3,411 3,240 4,281 0.274[97] 2024
Russia Russia 112,654 ₽[98] 98,009 ₽[99] 1,428 1,243 3,187 0.01268[100] 2026-03
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia ر.س 5,544[101][102] ر.س 5,000[103] 1,478 1,333 2,656 0.267[104] 2024-06
Singapore Singapore S$6,593[105] S$5,119[106] 5,106 3,965 4,850 0.78[107] 2026 (Q1)
South Korea South Korea ₩4,729,150[108][109] ₩3,948,840[110] 3,325 2,776 4,487 0.0007030[108] 2025
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka රු.65,100[111] රු.59,900[112] 199 182 662 0.003[113] 2023-10
Syria Syria £S 680,000[114] £S 572,100[115] 52 44 100 0.000077[116] 2023-10
Taiwan Taiwan NT$58,103[117] NT$52,443[118] 1,840 1,660 3,944 0.031668[119] 2025-11
Tajikistan Tajikistan SM 2,110[120] SM 1,858[121] 192 169 688 0.0911[122] 2023-10
Thailand Thailand ฿15,738[123] ฿14,864[124] 480 454 1,363 0.031[125] 2024 (Q4)
Turkey Turkey ₺47,346[126] ₺33,913[127] 1,445 1,033 2,702 0.026[128] 2024
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan T 3,080[129] T 2,767[130] 881 792 1,586 0.286[131] 2023-10
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates DH 12,745[132] DH 12,108[133] 3,470 3,297 4,665 0.272[134] 2023-04
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan UZS 5,800,000 UZS 4,280,000 471 348[135] 1,351 0.00008[136] 2023-10
Vietnam Vietnam ₫12,570,000[137] ₫11,250,000[138] 491 440 1,581 0.000039[139] 2023-10
Yemen Yemen ﷼132,500[140] ﷼93,886[141] 529 375 245 0.004[142] 2023-10

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Formula: Net amount in local currency / (divided by) PPP conversion rate. The value is expressed in international dollars (Geary–Khamis dollar).

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