Table 1. Hourly compensation costs, U.S. dollars and U.S. = 100
Table 1. Hourly compensation costs in manufacturing, U.S. dollars,
and as a percent of costs in the United States
Hourly Compensation Costs
in U.S. dollars U.S.=100
1997 (1) 2010 1997 (1) 2010
Norway 26.38 57.53 114 166
Switzerland 30.00 53.20 130 153
Belgium 29.12 50.70 126 146
Denmark 24.09 45.48 105 131
Sweden 24.97 43.81 108 126
Germany 29.15 43.76 126 126
Finland 22.35 42.30 97 122
Austria 25.52 41.07 111 118
Netherlands 23.40 40.92 102 118
Australia 19.10 40.60 83 117
France 24.88 40.55 108 117
Ireland 17.03 36.30 74 104
Canada 18.84 35.67 82 103
United States 23.05 34.74 100 100
Italy 19.67 33.41 85 96
Japan 22.28 31.99 97 92
United Kingdom 18.50 29.44 80 85
Spain 13.92 26.60 60 77
Greece 11.56 22.19 50 64
New Zealand 12.37 20.57 54 59
Israel 12.32 20.12 53 58
Singapore 12.15 19.10 53 55
Korea, Republic of 9.36 16.62 41 48
Argentina 7.43 12.66 32 36
Portugal 6.38 11.72 28 34
Czech Republic 3.24 11.50 14 33
Slovakia 2.86 10.72 12 31
Brazil 7.07 10.08 31 29
Estonia NA 9.47 NA 27
Hungary 3.05 8.40 13 24
Taiwan 7.04 8.36 31 24
Poland 3.13 8.01 14 23
Mexico 3.47 6.23 15 18
Philippines 1.28 1.90 6 5
NA=data not available.
(1) With the exception of Estonia, 1997 is the first year
data for all countries are available to BLS.
Last Modified Date: December 21, 2011
