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Luxembourg
Luxembourg's minimum wage in euros is €2,771/mo, the highest of 26. And its average annual salary is $98,530 PPP, the highest of 37.
Of 28 fields published for Luxembourg, these two sit furthest from the middle of the atlas.
Is it expensive, or does the pay keep up?
Price level
94 % of US prices
Average monthly salary
$9,275 PPP/mo
The average employee in Luxembourg earns about $9,275 a month before tax, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.
Average annual salary
$98,530 PPP
Money's value
58.50 %
100 saved in Luxembourg in 2000 buys what 59 buys today — 42 % of its purchasing power is gone.
What is left after the state takes its share?
Tax on pay
31.99 %
Of every $100 of gross pay at the average wage in Luxembourg, about $32 goes to income tax and employee social contributions.
Average monthly salary
$9,275 PPP/mo
The average employee in Luxembourg earns about $9,275 a month before tax, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.
Take-home pay
$67,008 PPP
The average job in Luxembourg pays about $67,008 a year (PPP) after income tax and the employee's social contributions.
What does borrowing actually cost here?
Mortgage rates
3.63 %
On a €300,000 loan over 25 years, 3.63 % works out to roughly €1,523 a month.
House price growth
-2.81 %
Real house prices in Luxembourg fell 2.8 % over the past year, adjusted for inflation.
House price growth since 2015
166.4
House prices in Luxembourg are about 66 % higher than in 2015. That is the change, not the price: a cheaper country can show a bigger rise.
Does money in the bank keep its value?
Inflation rate
2.26 %
At 2.3 % a year, prices double in about 32 years if it holds.
Median income
$66,476 PPP
the highest of 42
Take-home pay
$67,008 PPP
the 2nd highest of 37
Price level
94 % of US prices
ranked 119th of 125
Where Luxembourg sits, field by field
Each dot is Luxembourg’s position among every country that publishes that field. Sorted by distance from the middle, so what is unusual about the country comes first.
- Minimum wage in euros€2,771/mo1 of 26
- Average annual salary$98,530 PPP1 of 37
- Average monthly salary$9,275 PPP/mo1 of 93
- Median salary$7,599 PPP/mo1 of 79
- Median income$66,476 PPP1 of 42
- GDP per capita$147,2522 of 127
- Take-home pay$67,008 PPP2 of 37
- Price level94 % of US prices119 of 125
- Inflation rate2.26 %10 of 126
- House price growth-2.81 %6 of 54
- Government debt26.50 %14 of 125
- Debt per person$39,022110 of 124
- Retirement age (men)62 years7 of 49
- GDP growth0.64 %108 of 127
- Tax on pay31.99 %30 of 37
- Retirement age (women)62 years11 of 49
- Money's value58.50 %27 of 116
- Corporate tax17.12 %27 of 96
- House price growth since 2015166.49 of 29
- Petrol€1.79/l9 of 27
- Electricity price€0.200/kWh12 of 33
- Unemployment rate6.34 %78 of 124
- Tax wedge40.16 %22 of 36
- Real policy rate0.24 %31 of 53
- Currency-3.25 %40 of 71
- Public holidays11 days58 of 104
- Mortgage rates3.63 %14 of 25
- Top income tax45.78 %19 of 37
- Cost of money
- Work & income
- Housing & living
- Macro
The money journey · average earner
Financially nearest · computed, not curated
Austria
avg gap 17.7 pp · 27 shared fields
Most separates them: government debt — 26.50 % (Luxembourg) vs 81.40 %
Belgium
avg gap 20.8 pp · 28 shared fields
Most separates them: government debt — 26.50 % (Luxembourg) vs 107.90 %
Switzerland
avg gap 21.5 pp · 23 shared fields
Most separates them: tax on pay — 31.99 % (Luxembourg) vs 18.05 %
Norway
avg gap 21.9 pp · 26 shared fields
Most separates them: retirement age (men) — 62 years (Luxembourg) vs 67 years
| Inflation rate | 2.26 % | ranked 10th of 126 | |
| House price growth | -2.81 % | ranked 6th of 54 | |
| Government debt | 26.50 % | ranked 14th of 125 | |
| Debt per person | $39,022 | ranked 110th of 124 | |
| Retirement age (men) | 62 years | ranked 7th of 49 | |
| GDP growth | 0.64 % | ranked 108th of 127 | |
| Tax on pay | 31.99 % | ranked 30th of 37 | |
| Retirement age (women) | 62 years | ranked 11th of 49 | |
| Money's value | 58.50 % | ranked 27th of 116 | |
| Corporate tax | 17.12 % | ranked 27th of 96 | |
| House price growth since 2015 | 166.4 | ranked 9th of 29 | |
| Petrol | €1.79/l | ranked 9th of 27 | |
| Electricity price | €0.200/kWh | ranked 12th of 33 | |
| Unemployment rate | 6.34 % | ranked 78th of 124 | |
| Tax wedge | 40.16 % | ranked 22nd of 36 | |
| Real policy rate | 0.24 % | ranked 31st of 53 | |
| Currency | -3.25 % | ranked 40th of 71 | |
| Public holidays | 11 days | ranked 58th of 104 | |
| Mortgage rates | 3.63 % | ranked 14th of 25 | |
| Top income tax | 45.78 % | ranked 19th of 37 |
✓ 28 fields published for Luxembourg, every one dated and sourced · 7 not published yet
Awaiting an official source for Luxembourg: lending rate, deposit rate, savings vs inflation, bank spread, rent, minimum wage (ppp), vat.
Sources for all 28 figures
- Minimum wage in euros — Eurostat minimum wages (earn_mw_cur) · 2026-S2
- Average annual salary — OECD Average annual wages · 2025
- Average monthly salary — ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median) · 2025
- Median salary — ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median) · 2025
- Median income — OECD Income Distribution Database · 2023
- GDP per capita — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Take-home pay — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- Price level — World Bank PPP conversion factor ÷ official exchange rate (PA.NUS.PPP, PA.NUS.FCRF) · 2025
- Inflation rate — Annual CPI inflation (shared satsatlas data engine: World Bank + Eurostat + SSB) · 2025
- House price growth — BIS residential property prices · 2025-Q4
- Government debt — IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP) · 2025
- Debt per person — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- Retirement age (men) — OECD Pensions at a Glance — current normal retirement age (DF_DPS, CRPLF22) · 2024
- GDP growth — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Tax on pay — OECD Taxing Wages + OECD Tax Database · 2025
- Retirement age (women) — OECD Pensions at a Glance — current normal retirement age (DF_DPS, CRPLF22) · 2024
- Money's value — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- Corporate tax — OECD Corporate Tax Statistics · 2026
- House price growth since 2015 — Eurostat House Price Index (prc_hpi_q) · 2026-Q2
- Petrol — EU Oil Bulletin (European Commission, weekly fuel prices) · 2026-10-19
- Electricity price — Eurostat household energy prices (nrg_pc_204 / nrg_pc_202) · 2026-S1
- Unemployment rate — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Tax wedge — OECD Taxing Wages + OECD Tax Database · 2025
- Real policy rate — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2026-09
- Currency — Currency strength vs USD (own calculation from ECB reference-rate snapshots) · 2026-10-23
- Public holidays — Public holiday calendar (Nager.Date) · 2026
- Mortgage rates — ECB Data Portal, MIR statistics · 2026-08
- Top income tax — OECD Personal Income Tax rates · 2025
What changed
| 24 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.06 → -3.25 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.28 → -3.06 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.76 → -3.28 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | Petrol (Euro-super 95) per litre | 1.876 → 1.788 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.9 → -3.76 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.77 → -3.9 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.76 → -3.77 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.72 → -3.76 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.8 → -3.72 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.12 → -3.8 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.44 → -3.12 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | Petrol (Euro-super 95) per litre | 1.837 → 1.876 |
| 14 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.16 → -3.44 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.14 → -3.16 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Government debt per person (USD) | 39758 → 39022 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Government debt (% of GDP) | 27 → 26.5 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.13 → -3.14 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.47 → -3.13 |
| 10 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.68 → -3.47 |
| 10 Oct 2026 | Real interest rate (policy − CPI) | -0.01 → 0.24 |