The public sector - central government was the sector with the highest mean wages in Iceland in 2022, 776,000 and 708,000 Icelandic krona per month for men and women, respectively. While men working in the private sector earned more than men in the local government, women in local government had higher average earnings than women in the private sector. There is a significant income gap between the genders in Iceland.
Average regular earnings in Iceland per month by sector and gender in 2022
(in 1,000 ISK)
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Statistics Iceland. (May 5, 2023). Average regular earnings in Iceland per month by sector and gender in 2022 (in 1,000 ISK) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260675/regular-earnings-in-the-public-and-private-sector-in-iceland-by-gender/
Statistics Iceland. "Average regular earnings in Iceland per month by sector and gender in 2022 (in 1,000 ISK)." Chart. May 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260675/regular-earnings-in-the-public-and-private-sector-in-iceland-by-gender/
Statistics Iceland. (2023). Average regular earnings in Iceland per month by sector and gender in 2022 (in 1,000 ISK). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260675/regular-earnings-in-the-public-and-private-sector-in-iceland-by-gender/
Statistics Iceland. "Average Regular Earnings in Iceland per Month by Sector and Gender in 2022 (in 1,000 Isk)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260675/regular-earnings-in-the-public-and-private-sector-in-iceland-by-gender/
Statistics Iceland, Average regular earnings in Iceland per month by sector and gender in 2022 (in 1,000 ISK) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260675/regular-earnings-in-the-public-and-private-sector-in-iceland-by-gender/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Average regular earnings in Iceland per month by sector and gender in 2022 (in 1,000 ISK) [Graph], Statistics Iceland, May 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260675/regular-earnings-in-the-public-and-private-sector-in-iceland-by-gender/