Working hours and wages

Updated at

29. May 2022

Description

• Comparing development of average annual wages to average annual hours worked per worker.
• Wages are reported in 2020 USD PPP.

Data source

OECD.Stat: "Average annual hours actually worked per worker" (code ANHRS, total employment only) and "Average annual wages" (code AV_AN_WAGE). Average hourly wages are computed by dividing AV_AN_WAGE with ANHRS.

Data downloaded from

• Average annual hours actually worked per worker
• Average annual wages

Book chapter

3.10 Explaining our working hours: Differences between countries