# Data Analysis #Hourly Compensation # # Hourly compensation for production workers in manufacturing from 24 selected countries: # Hourly compensation costs include not just hourly salary, but also vacation, holidays, benefits such as insurance, and other costs to the employer. # # Source: United States, Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, www.bls.gov/news.release/ichcc.t02.htm # # Hourly Compensation d C Country or Area Average Compensation Australia 23.09 Austria 28.29 Belgium 29.98 Brazil 3.03 Canada 21.42 Denmark 33.75 Finland 30.67 France 23.89 Germany 32.53 Hong Kong 5.51 Ireland 21.94 Italy 20.48 Japan 21.9 Mexico 2.5 Netherlands 30.76 New Zealand 12.89 Norway 34.64 Singapore 7.45 Spain 17.1 Sweden 28.42 Switzerland 30.26 Taiwan 5.97 United Kingdom 24.71 United States 23.17