Source: OECD Main Economic Indicators (updated continuously) - Hourly earnings correspond to seasonally adjusted average total earnings in manufacturing and private sector paid per employed person per hour, including overtime pay and regularly recurring cash supplements. However, the definition may vary from country to country, particularly with respect to workers covered, treatment of bonuses and retrospective wage payments, size of reporting unit and finally the sector covered. Intercountry comparisons should therefore be made with caution.