List of countries by net take-home pay

This is a list of countries by net take-home pay as published by the OECD. It is calculated from the annual labour costs, by deducting all taxes and non-tax compulsory payments such as social insurance.^[1]

While GDP per capita is often used to measure how developed a country is, it includes components that do not contribute to a citizen's standard of living. GDP per capita may increase while real incomes for the majority decline. However, measuring only net take-home pay gives a more accurate picture of a country's standard of living.

2013 OECD rankings

The tables show net income figures published annually in the OECD Tax Database.^[2] They reflect the annual augmented total net take-home pay, by family-type, deducting taxes and non-tax compulsory payments. Since PPP conversion is a widely accepted way to compare income, the OECD publishes the data in USD PPPs. The two major family-types, married with 2 children and single with no child at 100% average wage have been selected to give an accurate picture of the wage levels. Note that Turkey has been omitted from the tables for consistency due to its wage figures being based on the old definition of average worker.

Married with 2 children at 100% of average wage[3] Rank Country 2013 net income in USD PPP 1  Luxembourg 55,387 2   Switzerland 50,817 3  Australia 46,334 4  Norway 46,311 5  Germany 45,687 6  Belgium 43,034 7  United States 42,433 8  South Korea 42,050 9  Ireland 41,459 10  United Kingdom 41,451 11  Japan 40,491 12  Austria 40,011 13  Netherlands 38,804 14  Denmark 37,405 15  Iceland 37,312 16  Sweden 37,092 17  France 36,009 18  Finland 35,546 19  New Zealand 35,503 20  Canada 35,471 21  Spain 32,416 22  Italy 32,200 23  Greece 27,073 24  Israel 26,808 25  Slovenia 26,367 26  Portugal 24,939 27  Czech Republic 23,926 28  Hungary 19,419 29  Estonia 18,908 30  Slovakia 18,718 31  Poland 17,986 32  Chile 15,366 33  Mexico 11,140

Single with no child at 100% of average wage[4] Rank Country 2013 net income in USD PPP 1   Switzerland 46,346 2  Norway 42,166 3  South Korea 40,782 4  Luxembourg 40,709 5  Australia 40,481 6  United Kingdom 38,918 7  Japan 37,452 8  United States 36,549 9  Netherlands 36,426 10  Germany 34,945 11  Sweden 33,965 12  Austria 33,064 13  Ireland 32,660 14  Finland 32,651 15  Belgium 32,252 16  Denmark 31,880 17  France 31,489 18  Iceland 30,372 19  New Zealand 30,237 20  Canada 30,088 21  Spain 30,005 22  Italy 27,196 23  Israel 25,703 24  Greece 23,756 25  Portugal 20,900 26  Slovenia 19,767 28  Czech Republic 17,342 30  Estonia 16,751 29  Poland 16,445 27  Chile 15,366 31  Slovakia 15,227 32  Hungary 15,019 33  Mexico 11,140

See also

• Developed country
• List of countries by average wage
• List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita
• OECD
• International Ranking of Household Income
• Wages and Salaries

References

1. ↑ Special Feature: Non-tax Compulsory Payments as an Additional Burden on Labour income OECD. 2010
2. ↑ OECD Tax Database
3. ↑ 2013 OECD Tax Database, Tables S.5 and S.6 shows information on (augmented) total labour costs, net take-home pay and the changes in total labour costs and net take-home pay (updated April 2014) as a result of employer and employee NTCPs.
4. ↑ 2013 OECD Tax Database, Tables S.5 and S.6 shows information on (augmented) total labour costs, net take-home pay and the changes in total labour costs and net take-home pay (updated April 2014) as a result of employer and employee NTCPs.