List of Asian countries by average wage
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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 $500 |
Asian countries by monthly average wage
| Country/Region | Gross in local currency | Net in local currency | Exchange rate to US$ |
Date | Gross (US$) |
Net (US$) |
Net (PPP)[1][2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan |
AFN 17,800[3] | AFN 15,100[4] | 0.0136[5] | 2023–10 | 242 | 205 | 1,020 |
 Armenia |
֏ 297,624[6] | ֏ 217,718[7] | 0.00260[8] | 2025–08 | 775 | 567 | 1,479 |
 Azerbaijan |
₼ 1084[9] | ₼ 900[10] | 0.59[11] | 2024–02 | 640 | 531 | 1,844 |
 Bahrain |
dinar 426[12][13][14] | dinar 406[15] | 2.66[16] | 2025 | 1,133 | 1,081 | 2,573 |
 Bangladesh |
Tk 26,867 | Tk 26,867[17] | 0.009 | 2023–10 | 243 | 243 | 813 |
 Bhutan |
BTN 38,920[18] | BTN 37,250[19] | 0.012 | 2023–10 | 467 | 448 | 1,781 |
 Brunei |
B$2,316[20] | B$2,316[21] | 0.7376[22] | 2023–10 | 1,708 | 1,708 | 4,785 |
 Cambodia |
riel 134,451,900 | riel 134,451,900 | 0.00025[23] | 2025 | 336 | 336[24] | 976 |
 China |
CN¥ 10,343 (urban non-private sector) CN¥ 5,790 (urban private sector)[25] |
CN¥ 7,304 (urban non-private sector) CN¥ 4,129 (urban private sector)[26] |
0.14[27] | 2024 | 1,452 (urban non-private sector) 813 (urban private sector) |
1,026 (urban non-private sector) 580 (urban private sector) |
2,157 (urban non-private sector) 1,219 (urban private sector) |
 Cyprus |
€2,217[28] | €1,904[29] | 1.07[30] | 2023-Q1 | 2,372 | 2,037 | 3,266 |
 East Timor |
US$175 | US$175 | 1.0 | 2023–10 | 175 | 175[31] | 574 |
 Georgia |
₾2,271[32] | ₾1,817[33] | 0.373[34] | 2025-Q3 | 848 | 678 | 2,033 |
 Hong Kong |
HK$20,500[35] | HK$19,110[36] | 0.128[37] | 2024–06 | 2,622 | 2,445 | 3,424 |
 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] |
0.012 | 2022 | 206 (self employed urban males) 116 (self employed rural males) |
181 (self employed urban males) 102 (self employed rural males) |
718 (self employed urban males) 404 (self employed rural males) |
 Indonesia |
Rp 3,331,012[40] | Rp 3,060,028[41] | 0.000058 | 2025–08 | 194 | 179 | 849 |
 Iran |
rial 11,261,873 | rial 11,261,873 | 0.0000236[42] | 2023–10 | 266 | 266[43] | 1,253 |
 Iraq |
dinar 741,398[44] | dinar 719,453[45] | 0.000764[46] | 2023–10 | 568 | 550 | 1,519 |
 Israel |
shekel 14,672[47] | shekel 11,571[48] | 0.301[49] | 2025–03 | 4,352 | 3,432 | 3,081 |
 Japan |
JP¥ 382,917[50] | JP¥ 296,458[51] | 0.00711[52] | 2023 | 2,725 | 2,107 | 3,216 |
 Jordan |
dinar 544[53] | dinar 503[54] | 1.41[55] | 2022 | 767 | 709 | 1,660 |
 Kazakhstan |
₸ 473,158[56] | ₸ 387,600[57] | 0.002126[58] | 2025 | 1,006 | 824 | 2,123 |
 Kuwait |
dinar 670[59][60] | dinar 600[59] | 3.237[61] | 2024–06 | 2,187 | 1,961 | 3,448 |
 Kyrgyzstan |
24,594 som [62] | 22,135 som [63] | 0.0114 | 2022-Q3 | 281 | 253 | 770 |
 Laos |
₭ 2,300,000[64] | ₭ 2,250,000[65] | 0.00005[66] | 2023–10 | 111 | 108 | 458 |
 Lebanon |
lira 7,100,000[67] | lira 6,200,000 | 0.0000666[68] | 2023–10 | 470 | 410[69] | 1,010 |
 Malaysia |
RM 3,652[70] | RM 3,217[71] | 0.2183[72] | 2024 | 797 | 702 | 2,283 |
 Maldives |
Rf 14,192[73] | Rf 14,192[74] | 0.065[75] | 2023–10 | 920 | 920 | 1,817 |
 Mongolia |
₮ 2,672,000[76] | ₮ 2,326,000[77] | 0.0002924 | 2024 | 781 | 680 | 1,735 |
 Myanmar |
kyat 350000 | kyat 310,000 | 0.0005[78] | 2023–10 | 310 | 290[79] | 569 |
 Nepal |
Rs 32,000[80] | Rs 28,329[81] | 0.0075[82] | 2023–10 | 240 | 213 | 791 |
 North Korea |
₩ 10,000[83] | ₩ 10,000[84] | 0.001 | 2023–10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
 Oman |
rial 915[85] | rial 842[86] | 2.6[87] | 2023–10 | 2,377 | 2,187 | 4,982 |
 Pakistan |
Rs 44,300[88] | Rs 44,000[89] | 0.00356 | 2023 | 158 | 157 | 601 |
 Philippines |
₱ 21,544[90][91] | ₱ 20,559[92] | 0.017[93] | 2024 | 376 | 358 | 1,065 |
 Qatar |
riyal 12,416[94] | riyal 11,795[95] | 0.274[96] | 2024 | 3,411 | 3,240 | 5,601 |
 Russia |
₽ 92,305[97] | ₽ 80,305[98] | 0.0127[99] | 2025–06 | 1,172 | 1,020 | 2,652 |
 Saudi Arabia |
﷼5,544 [100][101] | 5,000﷼[102] | 0.267[103] | 2024–06 | 1,478 | 1,333 | 2,807 |
 Singapore |
S$6,429[104] | S$4,966[105] | 0.78[106] | 2025–Q3 | 5,010 | 3,877 | 7,008 |
 South Korea |
3,737,000 ₩[107] | 3,091,592 ₩[108] | 0.0007[109] | 2024 | 2,606 | 2,156 | 4,057 |
 Sri Lanka |
Rs 65,100[110] | Rs 59,900[111] | 0.003[112] | 2023–10 | 199 | 182 | 686 |
 Syria |
lira 680,000[113] | lira 572,100[114] | 0.000077[115] | 2023–10 | 52 | 44 | 100 |
 Taiwan |
NT$58,103[116] | NT$52,443[117] | 0.031668[118] | 2025–11 | 1,840 | 1,660 | 3,944 |
 Tajikistan |
somoni 2,110[119] | somoni 1,858[120] | 0.0911[121] | 2023–10 | 192 | 169 | 688 |
 Thailand |
฿ 15,738[122] | ฿ 14,864[123] | 0.031[124] | 2024-Q4 | 480 | 454 | 1,467 |
 Turkey |
₺ 47,346[125] | ₺ 33,913[126] | 0.026[127] | 2024 | 1,445 | 1,033 | 1,710 |
 Turkmenistan |
manat 3,080[128] | manat 2,767[129] | 0.286[130] | 2023–10 | 881 | 792 | 1,586 |
 United Arab Emirates |
12,745 dirhams[131] | 12,108 dirhams[132] | 0.272[133] | 2023–04 | 3,470 | 3,297 | 5,544 |
 Uzbekistan |
sum 5,800,000 | sum 4,280,000 | 0.00008[134] | 2023–10 | 471 | 348[135] | 1,076 |
 Vietnam |
dong 12,570,000[136] | dong 11,250,000[137] | 0.000039[138] | 2023–10 | 491 | 440 | 1,604 |
 Yemen |
rial 132,500[139] | rial 93,886[140] | 0.004[141] | 2023–10 | 529 | 375 | 245 |