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

$242

$775

$640

$1,133

$243

$467

$1,708

$336

$1,452

(urban non-private)

$813

(urban private)

$2,372

$175

$848

$2,622

$206 (urban males)

$206 (urban males)

$116 (rural males)

$194

$266

$568

$4,352

$2,725

$767

$1,006

$2,187

$281

$111

$679

$781

$310

$240

$2,377

$158

$316

$3,411

$1,172

$1,478

$5,010

$2,606

$52

$1,840

$192

$480

$1,445

$881

$3,470

$471

$491

$529

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

$205

$567

$531

$1,081

$243

$448

$1,708

$336

$1,086

(urban non-private)

$580

(urban private)

$2,037

$175

$678

$2,445

$181 (urban males)

$102 (rural males)

$179

$266

$550

$3,432

$2,107

$709

$824

$1,961

$253

$108

$613

$680

$290

$213

$2,187

$157

$300

$3,240

$1,020

$1,333

$3,877

$2,156

$44

$1,660

$169

$454

$1,033

$792

$3,297

$348

$440

$375

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 15,979[47]	shekel 12,783[48]	0.345[49]	2026–05	5,510	4,408	3,615
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][113]	2023–10	199	182	686
Syria	lira 680,000[114]	lira 572,100[115]	0.000077[116]	2023–10	52	44	100
Taiwan	NT$58,103[117]	NT$52,443[118]	0.031668[119]	2025–11	1,840	1,660	3,944
Tajikistan	somoni 2,110[120]	somoni 1,858[121]	0.0911[122]	2023–10	192	169	688
Thailand	฿ 15,738[123]	฿ 14,864[124]	0.031[125]	2024-Q4	480	454	1,467
Turkey	₺ 47,346[126]	₺ 33,913[127]	0.026[128]	2024	1,445	1,033	1,710
Turkmenistan	manat 3,080[129]	manat 2,767[130]	0.286[131]	2023–10	881	792	1,586
United Arab Emirates	12,745 dirhams[132]	12,108 dirhams[133]	0.272[134]	2023–04	3,470	3,297	5,544
Uzbekistan	sum 5,800,000	sum 4,280,000	0.00008[135]	2023–10	471	348[136]	1,076
Vietnam	dong 12,570,000[137]	dong 11,250,000[138]	0.000039[139]	2023–10	491	440	1,604
Yemen	rial 132,500[140]	rial 93,886[141]	0.004[142]	2023–10	529	375	245

See also

• List of countries by average wage
• List of American countries by average wage
• List of European countries by average wage

References