What is the average salary in Indonesia?

Median monthly earnings of employees was IDR 2,246,118 a month in 2023, according to ILOSTAT EAR_EMTM_SEX_OCU_NB (LFS - National Labour Force Survey), 2023.

How many jobs have salary data for Indonesia?

No individual job titles yet. Official data covers 9 broad ISCO-08 occupation groups for 2023.

Where should I go next?

Check a real offer in the take-home and cost of living calculators, or compare a neighbouring country with role-level medians.

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Average salary in Indonesia

Median monthly earnings of employees in Indonesia: IDR 2,246,118 a month (2023, ILOSTAT). By occupation, managers earn the most and skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers the least.

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Average salary in Indonesia: IDR 2,246,118 a month (ILOSTAT, 2023)

Median monthly earnings of employees in Indonesia: IDR 2,246,118 a month (2023, ILOSTAT). By occupation, managers earn the most and skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers the least.

ILOSTAT reports median monthly earnings of employees of IDR 2,246,118 a month for 2023 (ILOSTAT EAR_EMTM_SEX_OCU_NB (LFS - National Labour Force Survey), 2023). A median is the midpoint: half of employees earn less.

The occupation split (ILOSTAT EAR_EMTM_SEX_OCU_NB, 2023) runs from IDR 4,763,251 a month for managers to IDR 1,450,294 for skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers. These are broad ISCO-08 groups, not individual job titles.

Indonesia shows about 1.9% CPI in 2025 (World Bank Open Data), with GDP per capita about US$5,060. We do not yet publish role-level medians for Indonesia, so there are no per-job pages here.

What we can say about pay in Indonesia today

Treat IDR 2,246,118 a month as a national reference point, not an offer benchmark. Official averages blend every sector, age, and hours pattern. Compare a real offer with the occupation group that matches it, then run the take-home and cost of living calculators.

Economy & work context

Public statistics that help read salaries alongside prices, labour markets, and the working year in South-Eastern Asia.

CPI inflation (2025): 1.9%
GDP per capita (2025): US$5,060
Unemployment (2025): 3.2%
Public holidays (2026): 8

Languages: Indonesian. Timezones covered: 3. Inflation, GDP, and unemployment from World Bank Open Data; holidays from Nager.Date.

Official earnings in Indonesia

National figures from the OECD and ILOSTAT, in local currency as published. US dollar values use our exchange rates as of 2026-11-01 and are approximate.

Median monthly earnings of employees

IDR 2,246,118/mo

≈ US$1,487 a year

2023 · ILOSTAT EAR_EMTM_SEX_OCU_NB (LFS - National Labour Force Survey)

Mean monthly earnings of employees

IDR 2,778,129/mo

≈ US$1,839 a year

2023 · ILOSTAT EAR_EMTA_SEX_OCU_NB (LFS - National Labour Force Survey)

Earnings by occupation group (2023)

Median monthly earnings of employees, by ISCO-08 major group. Source: ILOSTAT EAR_EMTM_SEX_OCU_NB.

Occupation group	Monthly (IDR)	Yearly ≈ US$
Managers	IDR 4,763,251	US$3,152
Technicians and associate professionals	IDR 3,860,404	US$2,555
Clerical support workers	IDR 3,050,830	US$2,019
Plant and machine operators and assemblers	IDR 2,899,406	US$1,919
Professionals	IDR 2,759,817	US$1,826
Craft and related trades workers	IDR 2,349,286	US$1,555
Service and sales workers	IDR 2,051,406	US$1,358
Elementary occupations	IDR 1,709,209	US$1,131
Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers	IDR 1,450,294	US$960

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Frequently asked questions

What is the average salary in Indonesia?: Median monthly earnings of employees was IDR 2,246,118 a month in 2023, according to ILOSTAT EAR_EMTM_SEX_OCU_NB (LFS - National Labour Force Survey), 2023.
How many jobs have salary data for Indonesia?: No individual job titles yet. Official data covers 9 broad ISCO-08 occupation groups for 2023.
Where should I go next?: Check a real offer in the take-home and cost of living calculators, or compare a neighbouring country with role-level medians.