Table 5e. Women's wages relative to men's
Last update: June 2011
Women's wages in manufacturing as a percentage of men's wages
Country or area Year % Source
Andorra 2007 71 ARRS
Armenia 2008 61 LRES
Australia 2006 a,b 90 LRES
Austria 2003 62 IR
Azerbaijan 2008 60 LRES
Bahrain 2007 c,d,e 77 IR
Belarus 2008 67 LRES
Belgium 2007 79 LRES
Bermuda 2007 91 LREC
Botswana 2008 55 LRES
Brazil 2002 61 AR
Bulgaria 2007 f 70 LREC
China, Hong Kong SAR 2007 c 63 LFS
China, Macao SAR 2008 66 LRES
Colombia 2007 g,h 60 LFS
Costa Rica 2008 a,i 81 LFS
Croatia 2007 j 76 LRES
Cyprus 2006 a,k 65 LRES
Czech Republic 2005 l,m 65 LRES
Denmark 2007 a,e, n 87 LREC
Egypt 2007 d,l,o 66 LREC
El Salvador 2006 64 LFS
Finland 2008 p,q 85 LRES
France 2007 a,r 83 ARRS
French Polynesia 2003 87 AR
Georgia 2007 60 LREC
Germany 2008 a 76 LRES
Gibraltar 2007 l,o,s 61 LREC
Hungary 2007 p,t 73 LRES
Iceland 2008 p 72 LRES
Indonesia 2008 u,v,w 68 LFS
Iran, Islamic Rep. of 2002 90 LRES
Isle of Man 2008 a 113 LRES
Japan 2008 d,e 61 LRES
Jordan 2008 63 LRES
Kazakhstan 2008 68 LRES
Latvia 2008 81 LRES
Lithuania 2008 a,x 70 LRES
Luxembourg 2008 v 70 LREC
Madagascar 2005 a 85 HS
Malta 2008 a,w,y 89 LFS
Mexico 2008 z 72 LFS
Mongolia 2008 71 LRES
Myanmar 2008 c,a1,b1 88 LRES
Nepal 1999 i, w, c1 45 LFS
Netherlands 2005 p,d1 83 LRES
New Zealand 2008 a,e1 81 LRES
Norway 2008 d1,f1 90 LRES
Occupied Palestinian Territory 2008 w,g1 50 LFS
Panama 2008 a,w,y,h1 97 LFS
Paraguay 2008 108 LFS
Philippines 2008 i1 92 LFS
Portugal 2008 68 LRES
Qatar 2007 u 142 LFS
Republic of Korea 2007 t 58 LRES
Romania 2007 75 LRES
Saint Helena 2002 72 TR
Saint Lucia 2003 a,v,j1 81 LRES
Singapore 2008 65 ARRS
Sri Lanka 2008 a,c,l 81 LRES
Swaziland 2000 c,e,l 57 LREC
Sweden 2008 a,e,l,k1 91 LRES
Switzerland 2008 l1 79 LRES
Thailand 2003 u 75 LFS
Ukraine 2008 71 LREC
United Kingdom 2008 o,p 82 LFS
a Refers to earnings per hour.
b Full-time adult non-managerial employees.
c ISIC-Rev.2 - 3
d Establishments with 10 or more persons employed.
e Private sector.
f Employees under labour contract.
g Excl. armed forces.
h Persons aged 10 years and over.
i Main occupation.
j Excl. employees in craft and trade.
k Including family allowances and the value of payments in kind.
l Worker coverage: Wage earners.
m Enterprises with 20 or more employees.
n Excl. young people aged less than 18 years and trainees.
o Refers to earnings per week.
p Full-time employees.
q excl. seasonal and end-of-year bonuses.
r Incl. managerial staff and intermediary occupations.
s Excl. part-time workers and juveniles.
t Establishments with 5 or more persons employed.
u Refers to wage rates per month.
v Worker coverage: Salaried employees.
w Persons aged 15 years and over.
x Excl. individual unincorporated enterprises. All employees converted into full-time units.
y Worker coverage: Total coverage.
z Persons aged 14 years and over.
a1 Refers to wage rates per hour.
b1 Regular employees.
c1 Fluctuations in wages due to small sample size.
d1 Excl. overtime payments.
Establishments with the equivalent of more than 0.5 full-time paid employees. Full-time equivalent
e1 employees.
f1 Only remuneration in cash.
g1 Refers to earnings per day.
h1 Median wage.
i1 Refers to wage rates per day.
j1 Unweighted survey results.
k1 ISIC-Rev.4 - C
l1 Standardised monthly earnings (40 hours x 4,3 weeks).
ARRS Administrative records and related sources.
AR Administrative reports.
HS Household survey.
IR Insurance records.
LFS Labour force survey.
LREC Labour-related establishment census.
LRES Labour-related establishment survey.
TR Tax Records.