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Net take-home pay of oecd members
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. The tables show net income figures published annually in the OECD Tax Database. 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
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
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 |
29,505 |
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 |