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All-India average monthly earnings for regular wage/salaried employees, all occupations, as shown in the PLFS 2025 intelligence dataset.
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics publishes annual employment and wage estimates nationally, by state, and by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area.
ONS publishes employee earnings by occupation, age, region, sex and working pattern, including provisional 2026 estimates.
Statistics Canada publishes average and median hourly and weekly wages by National Occupational Classification, work type, gender and age group.
Full-time adult average weekly ordinary-time earnings, seasonally adjusted, increased 3.7% over the year to May 2026.
Destatis reports average gross monthly earnings of full-time employees at €4,634 in April 2024.
The UAE statistical portal provides employed-population distributions by monthly wage bands, gender and citizenship. The surfaced series is dated 2019.
MOM publishes median, 25th and 75th percentile monthly basic and gross wages for common occupations, by industry and other groupings.
Monthly mean earnings for regular wage/salaried employees, all-person group, rural and urban combined.
| Occupation group | Average monthly earnings | Survey observations |
|---|---|---|
| Managers | ₹50,408 | 5,273 |
| Professionals | ₹38,466 | 25,048 |
| Technicians and associate professionals | ₹26,175 | 10,677 |
| Clerical support workers | ₹24,289 | 12,576 |
| Service and sales workers | ₹15,541 | 25,165 |
| Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers | ₹13,377 | 1,244 |
| Craft and related trades workers | ₹16,773 | 12,336 |
| Plant and machine operators and assemblers | ₹17,301 | 13,308 |
| Elementary occupations | ₹12,270 | 18,155 |
Source: MoSPI, Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Appendix A, Table 51. These are broad occupation divisions, not individual job titles. Survey observations are not the same as the number of all workers in India.
The median is the midpoint worker; the mean can be pulled upward by high earners. Prefer medians when asking what a typical worker earns.
Gross earnings are before employee deductions. Take-home pay depends on tax residence, payroll contributions, benefits and personal circumstances.
Job title, seniority, qualifications, location, industry and working hours all affect pay. Broad occupation groups cannot establish a precise experience-level salary.
Exchange rates do not measure living standards. Rent, healthcare, transport, household size and taxes need a separate, location-specific cost comparison.
National datasets differ in survey design, reference period, occupation classification, coverage of self-employed workers, treatment of bonuses and whether earnings are hourly, weekly or monthly. A fair comparison requires aligned definitions and a consistent worker profile.
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