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

Net average monthly salary

The countries and territories have a net average monthly salary of:

$205

$426

$388

$243

$448

$1,708

$294

$1,021

(urban non-private)

$589

(urban private)

$2,037

$175

$460

$2,284

$181 (urban males)

$102 (rural males)

$326

$266

$550

$2,787

$1,977

$478

$523

$2,719

$253

$108

$613

$331

$290

$213

$2,187

$157

$347

$4,306

$615

$2,040

$5,229

$2,256

$44

$1,763

$169

$579

$647

$792

$3,297

$348

$459

$375

Gross average monthly salary

The countries and territories have a gross average monthly salary of:

$242

$591

$451

$243

$467

$1,708

$294

$1,332

(urban non-private)

$762

(urban private)

$2,372

$175

$575

$2,439

$206 (urban males)

$206 (urban males)

$116 (rural males)

$358

$266

$568

$3,480

$2,545

$623

$649

$3,043

$281

$111

$679

$368

$310

$240

$2,377

$158

$364

$4,533

$707

$2,267

$6,503

$2,722

$52

$1,957

$192

$612

$1,162

$881

$3,470

$471

$512

$529

Net average monthly salary (adjusted for living costs in PPP)

The countries and territories on the map have a net average monthly salary (adjusted for living costs in PPP) of:

$820

$1,051

$1,189

$858

$1,854

$3,130

$900

$1,823

(urban non-private)

$1,053

(urban private)

$3,358

$447

$1,225

$3,219

$628 (urban males)

$353 (rural males)

$1,051

$1,253

$959

$2,770

$2,943

$1,562

$1,416

$5,250

$1,079

$790

$1,798

$1,153

$1,355

$797

$3,645

$852

$1,028

$5,628

$2,159

$4,419

$7,922

$3,883

$100

$4,131

$780

$1,769

$2,150

$1,215

$5,585

$1,637

$1,555

$1,248

Asian countries by monthly average wage

State	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	820
Armenia	֏ 239,742[6]	֏ 173,108[7]	0.00244[8]	2022-08	591	426	1,051
Azerbaijan	₼ 766[9]	₼ 659[10]	0.59[11]	2022-01	451	388	1,189
Bahrain	dinar 840[12]	dinar 775[13]	2.66[14]	2023-10	2,234	2,061	4,189
Bangladesh	Tk 26,867	Tk 26,867[15]	0.009	2023-10	243	243	858
Bhutan	BTN 38,920[16]	BTN 37,250[17]	0.012	2023-10	467	448	1,854
Brunei	B$2,316[18]	B$2,316[19]	0.7376[20]	2023-10	1,708	1,708	3,130
Cambodia	riel 1,213	riel 1,213	0.00024[21]	2023-10	294	294[22]	900
China	CN¥ 9,502 (urban non-private sector) CN¥ 5,436 (urban private sector)[23][24]	CN¥ 7,290 (urban non-private sector) CN¥ 4,210 (urban private sector)[25]	0.14[26]	2022	1,332 (urban non-private sector) 762 (urban private sector)	1,021 (urban non-private sector) 589 (urban private sector)	1,823 (urban non-private sector) 1,053 (urban private sector)
Cyprus	€2,217[27]	€1,904[28]	1.07[29]	2023-Q1	2,372	2,037	3,358
East Timor	US$175	US$175	1.0	2023-10	175	175[30]	447
Georgia	₾1,805[31]	₾1,444[32]	0.37[33]	2023-Q2	667	534	1,503
Hong Kong	HK$19,100[34]	HK$17,883[35]	0.128[36]	2022-05	2,439	2,284	3,219
India	₹ 17,166 (self employed urban males) ₹ 9,661 (self employed rural males)[37]	₹ 15,106 (self employed urban males) ₹ 8,502 (self employed rural males)[38]	0.012	2022	206 (self employed urban males) 116 (self employed rural males)	181 (self employed urban males) 102 (self employed rural males)	628 (self employed urban males) 353 (self employed rural males)
Indonesia	Rp 5,600,000[39]	Rp 5,100,000[40]	0.000064[41]	2023-10	358	326	1,051
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	959
Israel	shekel 12,831[47][48]	shekel 10,275[49]	0.271[50]	2023-07	3,480	2,787	2,770
Japan	JP¥ 381,667[51]	JP¥ 296,458[52]	0.0067[53]	2020	2,545	1,977	2,943
Jordan	dinar 478[54]	dinar 442[55]	1.41[56]	2023-10	623	478	1,562
Kazakhstan	₸ 285,433[57]	₸ 230,351[58]	0.002272[59]	2022-03	649	523	1,416
Kuwait	dinar 940[60]	dinar 840[61]	3.237[62]	2023-10	3,043	2,719	5,250
Kyrgyzstan	24,594 som [63]	22,135 som [64]	0.0114	2022-Q3	281	253	1,079
Laos	₭ 2,300,000[65]	₭ 2,250,000[66]	0.00005[67]	2023-10	111	108	790
Lebanon	lira 7,100,000[68]	lira 6,200,000	0.0000666[69]	2023-10	470	410[70]	1,010
Malaysia	RM 3,210[71]	RM 2,835[72]	0.2273[73]	2022	730	644	1,806
Maldives	Rf 14,192[74]	Rf 14,192[75]	0.065[76]	2023-10	920	920	1,944
Mongolia	₮ 1,300,000[77]	₮ 1,170,000[78]	0.0002828	2020	368	331	1,153
Myanmar	kyat 650,000	kyat 610,000	0.0005[79]	2023-10	310	290[80]	1,355
Nepal	Rs 32,000[81]	Rs 28,329[82]	0.0075[83]	2023-10	240	213	797
North Korea	₩ 10,000[84]	₩ 10,000[85]	0.001	2023-10	10	10	30
Oman	rial 915[86]	rial 842[87]	2.6[88]	2023-10	2,377	2,187	3,645
Pakistan	Rs 44,300[89]	Rs 44,000[90]	0.00356	2023	158	157	852
Philippines	₱ 20,300[91][92]	₱ 19,344[93]	0.018[94]	2023-10	364	347	1,028
Qatar	riyal 16,500[95]	riyal 15,674[96]	0.274[97]	2023-10	4,533	4,306	5,628
Russia	₽ 71,419[98]	₽ 62,135[99]	0.011[100]	2023-07	707	615	2,159
Saudi Arabia	﷼8,500 [101]	7,650﷼[102]	0.267[103]	2023-06	2,267	2,040	4,419
Singapore	S$8,820[104]	S$7,090[105]	0.7375[106]	2023-10	6,503	5,229	7,922
South Korea	3,623,000 ₩[107]	3,000,000 ₩[108]	0.000763[109]	2023-08	2,722	2,256	3,883
Sri Lanka	Rs 65,100[110]	Rs 59,900[111]	0.003[112]	2023-10	199	182	1,102
Syria	lira 680,000[113]	lira 572,100[114]	0.000077[115]	2023-10	52	44	100
Taiwan	NT$61,920[116]	NT$55,742[117]	0.031[118]	2023-07	1,957	1,763	4,131
Tajikistan	somoni 2,110[119]	somoni 1,858[120]	0.0911[121]	2023-10	192	169	780
Thailand	฿ 21,906[122]	฿ 20,723[123]	0.028[124]	2022	612	579	1,769
Turkey	₺ 37,200[125]	₺ 20,700[126]	0.031[127]	2024-02	1,162	647	2,150
Turkmenistan	manat 3,080[128]	manat 2,767[129]	0.286[130]	2023-10	881	792	1,215
United Arab Emirates	12,745 dirhams[131]	12,108 dirhams[132]	0.272[133]	2023-04	3,470	3,297	5,585
Uzbekistan	sum 5,800,000	sum 4,280,000	0.00008[134]	2023-10	471	348[135]	1,637
Vietnam	dong 12,526,000[136]	dong 11,200,000[137]	0.00004[138]	2023–10	512	459	1,555
Yemen	rial 132,500[139]	rial 93,886[140]	0.004[141]	2023-10	529	375	1,248