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Median salary in Latvia
What does the middle earner actually make in a month?
Latvia's median salary is $3,483 PPP/mo — #24 of 78 countries on the atlas (higher is better). Period 2025.
$3,483PPP/mo
Source: ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median)
Half of Latvia's employees earn less than $3,483 a month, half earn more — the middle of the pay scale, in local buying power.
Among 78 countries
- Rank
- #24 of 78
- higher is better
- Ranked behind
- 69 %
- 54 of 78 countries
- Latest move
- ▲ $209 PPP/mo
- since 2024
In Europe: #22 of 32vs median $1,379 PPP/mo: +153 % (better)
The neighbourhood
| # | Country | Median earnings | vs Latvia |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Lithuania | $3,527 PPP/mo | +$45 PPP/mo |
| 23 | Croatia | $3,526 PPP/mo | +$44 PPP/mo |
| 24 | Latvia | $3,483 PPP/mo | — |
| 25 | Australia | $3,324 PPP/mo | −$159 PPP/mo |
| 26 | United Kingdom | $3,313 PPP/mo | −$169 PPP/mo |
Median monthly earnings of employees, PPP dollars (ILO) — the middle earner, not the average. The gap to mean earnings is the skew: the US mean is a third above its median, and that difference is real information.
How to read this figure
Median monthly earnings from the ILO’s twin flow — same collection and unit as the mean, but the MIDDLE earner: half earn less, half earn more. Compare the two and the gap is the pay-scale skew itself (the US mean sits about a third above its median; Norway’s barely a tenth). Distinct from median income, which is equivalised disposable household income after tax and transfers — this is gross pay per employee.