The Economist McWages Index

McWages Global Purchasing Power Explorer

Why Switzerland leads hourly burger earnings, while America tops annual burger wages
Global Labor Purchasing Power Map
1,811 hrs/yr (Baseline)
1,300h (DE) 2,200h (MX)
The Work-Hours Paradox: Switzerland earns 3.17 Big Macs/hr vs USA's 3.56 Big Macs/hr. Because Americans work ~1,811 hours/year vs Swiss ~1,540 hours, America takes #1 annual ranking with 6,445 Big Macs/yr.
My Salary in Big Macs
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Hourly Leader
Switzerland
Annual Leader
United States
Hours Delta
+271 hrs

Your Personal McWage Purchasing Power

Big Macs Per Hour 6.01
Minutes to Earn 1 Big Mac 9.98 min
Annual Big Mac Yield 11,424
vs US Average Worker +77.3%
International McWage Matrix (35+ Economies)
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Country Wage ($/h) Burgers/h Hours/yr Burgers/yr
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