How much does an accountant make in each country?
144 countries, median gross salary a year in dollars.
Each line is a country, on a log scale from $100 to $200,000 a year.
Where they earn the most
- Switzerland$107,500
- Germany$91,120
- Luxembourg$88,280
- United States$82,520
- Iceland$76,930
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$120,300
- Qatar$92,540
- Luxembourg$89,490
- Switzerland$83,900
- United States$82,520
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $107,500 | $8,961 | CHF 96,770 | $83,900 |
| 2 | Germany | $91,120 | $7,594 | €81,620 | $120,300 |
| 3 | Luxembourg estimate | $88,280 | $7,357 | €79,070 | $89,490 |
| 4 | United States | $82,520 | $6,877 | $82,520 | |
| 5 | Iceland estimate | $76,930 | $6,411 | kr 9,800,900 | $67,270 |
| 6 | Qatar estimate | $71,970 | $5,998 | QAR 262,000 | $92,540 |
| 7 | Denmark estimate | $69,250 | $5,771 | kr 461,500 | $66,250 |
| 8 | Norway estimate | $66,050 | $5,504 | kr 597,600 | $68,650 |
| 9 | Belgium estimate | $63,520 | $5,294 | €56,890 | $72,840 |
| 10 | Austria estimate | $63,490 | $5,291 | €56,860 | $74,880 |
| 11 | Australia | $63,420 | $5,285 | A$92,310 | |
| 12 | Ireland estimate | $62,630 | $5,219 | €56,090 | $61,310 |
| 13 | Netherlands estimate | $61,120 | $5,093 | €54,740 | $70,490 |
| 14 | United Kingdom | $61,110 | $5,092 | £45,650 | $66,150 |
| 15 | Finland estimate | $55,810 | $4,650 | €49,980 | $61,580 |
| 16 | Canada | $50,600 | $4,216 | CA$71,170 | |
| 17 | Singapore estimate | $50,360 | $4,197 | SGD 67,660 | $63,890 |
| 18 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $50,010 | $4,168 | HK$388,200 | $60,140 |
| 19 | Sweden estimate | $48,180 | $4,015 | kr 458,700 | $53,230 |
| 20 | Israel estimate | $46,570 | $3,881 | ₪150,400 | $37,160 |
| 21 | France estimate | $46,430 | $3,869 | €41,580 | $56,090 |
| 22 | Spain estimate | $43,800 | $3,650 | €39,230 | $63,770 |
| 23 | Italy estimate | $40,940 | $3,412 | €36,670 | $56,190 |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $36,170 | $3,015 | AED 132,900 | $53,800 |
| 25 | South Korea estimate | $34,860 | $2,905 | ₩45,022,700 | $49,800 |
| 26 | Cyprus estimate | $34,760 | $2,897 | €31,130 | $51,940 |
| 27 | Slovenia estimate | $34,240 | $2,853 | €30,660 | $51,110 |
| 28 | Malta estimate | $33,340 | $2,778 | €29,190 | $46,430 |
| 29 | Portugal estimate | $32,570 | $2,714 | €29,170 | $50,150 |
| 30 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $30,270 | $2,523 | SAR 113,500 | $58,500 |
| 31 | Bahamas estimate | $28,540 | $2,379 | BSD 28,540 | $25,790 |
| 32 | Puerto Rico estimate | $28,440 | $2,370 | $30,340 | |
| 33 | Czechia estimate | $27,320 | $2,277 | Kč 601,200 | $40,790 |
| 34 | Greece estimate | $27,290 | $2,274 | €24,440 | $41,630 |
| 35 | Brunei estimate | $27,030 | $2,253 | BND 34,250 | $45,220 |
| 36 | Lithuania estimate | $26,490 | $2,208 | €23,730 | $42,650 |
| 37 | Barbados estimate | $26,260 | $2,188 | BBD 52,520 | $21,890 |
| 38 | Estonia estimate | $26,160 | $2,180 | €23,430 | $34,460 |
| 39 | Costa Rica estimate | $25,040 | $2,087 | ₡12,607,300 | $40,080 |
| 40 | Latvia estimate | $24,080 | $2,007 | €21,570 | $38,600 |
| 41 | Romania estimate | $23,000 | $1,916 | lei 101,600 | $47,150 |
| 42 | Croatia estimate | $22,150 | $1,846 | €149,500 | $37,640 |
| 43 | Slovakia estimate | $21,710 | $1,809 | €19,440 | $33,960 |
| 44 | Hungary estimate | $21,520 | $1,794 | Ft 7,543,500 | $37,160 |
| 45 | Poland estimate | $18,930 | $1,578 | zł 79,460 | $34,510 |
| 46 | Türkiye estimate | $17,360 | $1,447 | ₺685,100 | $38,610 |
| 47 | Uruguay estimate | $17,040 | $1,420 | UYU 685,100 | $23,380 |
| 48 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $16,140 | $1,345 | KM 28,270 | $36,420 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $15,990 | $1,332 | PAB 15,990 | $32,180 |
| 50 | Bulgaria estimate | $15,920 | $1,327 | €27,890 | $33,980 |
| 51 | Serbia estimate | $15,450 | $1,287 | RSD 1,625,100 | $30,350 |
| 52 | Botswana estimate | $15,150 | $1,263 | P 205,500 | $38,690 |
| 53 | Chile estimate | $14,960 | $1,247 | CLP 14,115,300 | $30,360 |
| 54 | Palau estimate | $14,730 | $1,227 | $14,720 | |
| 55 | Montenegro estimate | $12,700 | $1,058 | €9,560 | $21,760 |
| 56 | Belize estimate | $12,550 | $1,045 | BZD 25,090 | $19,650 |
| 57 | North Macedonia estimate | $12,430 | $1,035 | MKD 685,800 | $25,050 |
| 58 | Malaysia estimate | $12,240 | $1,020 | RM 51,450 | $32,730 |
| 59 | South Africa estimate | $11,790 | $983 | R 194,100 | $26,170 |
| 60 | Marshall Islands estimate | $11,420 | $951 | $11,490 | |
| 61 | Lebanon estimate | $10,910 | $909 | L£16,441,900 | $21,970 |
| 62 | Honduras estimate | $10,270 | $855 | L 266,400 | $21,120 |
| 63 | Peru estimate | $10,240 | $854 | PEN 36,540 | $18,960 |
| 64 | Brazil estimate | $10,220 | $851 | R$57,090 | $22,120 |
| 65 | Colombia estimate | $10,140 | $845 | COP 41,104,600 | $24,680 |
| 66 | Dominican Republic estimate | $9,978 | $831 | DOP 618,500 | $25,980 |
| 67 | Mauritius estimate | $9,840 | $820 | Rs 456,700 | $22,930 |
| 68 | Eswatini estimate | $9,574 | $798 | SZL 171,300 | |
| 69 | Guatemala estimate | $9,273 | $773 | Q 71,210 | $20,750 |
| 70 | Maldives estimate | $9,216 | $768 | MVR 141,800 | $14,000 |
| 71 | Argentina estimate | $9,202 | $767 | ARS 11,418,000 | $17,270 |
| 72 | Ecuador estimate | $9,134 | $761 | $20,690 | |
| 73 | Thailand estimate | $8,917 | $743 | ฿293,200 | $27,650 |
| 74 | Mexico estimate | $8,752 | $729 | MX$168,400 | $14,890 |
| 75 | El Salvador estimate | $8,635 | $720 | $18,420 | |
| 76 | Russia estimate | $8,377 | $698 | ₽617,000 | $23,960 |
| 77 | Djibouti estimate | $8,031 | $669 | DJF 1,427,200 | $14,490 |
| 78 | Fiji estimate | $7,937 | $661 | FJD 18,000 | $19,440 |
| 79 | Samoa estimate | $7,796 | $650 | WST 20,960 | $11,410 |
| 80 | Albania estimate | $7,697 | $641 | ALL 820,300 | $17,800 |
| 81 | Guyana estimate | $7,667 | $639 | GYD 1,598,500 | $16,440 |
| 82 | Bolivia estimate | $7,436 | $620 | Bs 51,380 | $19,040 |
| 83 | Jordan estimate | $7,237 | $603 | JOD 5,138 | $16,000 |
| 84 | Paraguay estimate | $6,810 | $567 | ₲51,380,800 | $17,870 |
| 85 | Mongolia estimate | $6,441 | $537 | ₮22,835,900 | $19,340 |
| 86 | Jamaica estimate | $6,433 | $536 | JMD 713,600 | $10,210 |
| 87 | Moldova estimate | $6,360 | $530 | MDL 110,500 | $12,600 |
| 88 | Tonga estimate | $6,214 | $518 | TOP 14,690 | $8,065 |
| 89 | Philippines estimate | $6,062 | $505 | ₱347,300 | $16,740 |
| 90 | Cape Verde estimate | $5,714 | $476 | CVE 567,900 | $11,270 |
| 91 | Bhutan estimate | $5,595 | $466 | BTN 468,100 | $22,420 |
| 92 | Vanuatu estimate | $5,302 | $442 | VUV 513,800 | $4,338 |
| 93 | Vietnam estimate | $5,245 | $437 | ₫126,739,300 | $17,700 |
| 94 | Senegal estimate | $4,905 | $409 | F CFA 2,854,500 | $12,600 |
| 95 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,873 | $406 | ₸1,588,800 | $12,660 |
| 96 | Tunisia estimate | $4,669 | $389 | TND 13,700 | $16,700 |
| 97 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $4,576 | $381 | F CFA 2,854,500 | $12,280 |
| 98 | Cambodia estimate | $4,552 | $379 | ៛18,268,700 | $12,400 |
| 99 | Kiribati estimate | $4,373 | $364 | A$6,582 | $7,010 |
| 100 | India estimate | $4,192 | $349 | ₹365,400 | $18,420 |
| 101 | Georgia estimate | $4,018 | $335 | ₾12,940 | $12,060 |
| 102 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,845 | $320 | FCFA 2,332,300 | $8,458 |
| 103 | Chad estimate | $3,800 | $317 | FCFA 2,370,500 | $11,210 |
| 104 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,632 | $303 | UZS 40,132,700 | $13,380 |
| 105 | Zambia estimate | $3,491 | $291 | ZK 91,340 | $12,070 |
| 106 | Suriname estimate | $3,235 | $270 | SRD 79,930 | $8,938 |
| 107 | Mozambique estimate | $3,219 | $268 | MZN 205,500 | $8,520 |
| 108 | Timor-Leste estimate | $3,083 | $257 | $6,919 | |
| 109 | Yemen estimate | $2,953 | $246 | YER 648,500 | $9,789 |
| 110 | Burkina Faso estimate | $2,943 | $245 | F CFA 1,712,700 | $8,869 |
| 111 | Mali estimate | $2,825 | $235 | F CFA 1,712,700 | $8,903 |
| 112 | Kenya estimate | $2,758 | $230 | KES 281,300 | $6,503 |
| 113 | Comoros estimate | $2,745 | $229 | CF 1,141,800 | $5,007 |
| 114 | Ghana estimate | $2,546 | $212 | GH₵31,970 | $6,090 |
| 115 | Cameroon estimate | $2,544 | $212 | FCFA 1,256,000 | $5,249 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,457 | $205 | Rs 742,200 | $8,483 |
| 117 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,428 | $202 | FCFA 1,141,800 | $3,663 |
| 118 | Nepal estimate | $2,404 | $200 | Rs 251,200 | $8,276 |
| 119 | Guinea estimate | $2,238 | $186 | FG 20,552,300 | $6,826 |
| 120 | Indonesia estimate | $2,215 | $185 | Rp 35,113,400 | $6,878 |
| 121 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $2,197 | $183 | F CFA 1,370,200 | $6,206 |
| 122 | Lesotho estimate | $2,180 | $182 | LSL 39,960 | $6,510 |
| 123 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,173 | $181 | ৳251,200 | $7,614 |
| 124 | Ukraine estimate | $2,103 | $175 | ₴53,740 | $8,649 |
| 125 | Armenia estimate | $2,011 | $168 | ֏970,500 | $5,830 |
| 126 | Angola estimate | $1,969 | $164 | Kz 1,712,700 | $5,504 |
| 127 | Uganda estimate | $1,751 | $146 | UGX 6,279,900 | $4,775 |
| 128 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,749 | $146 | ETB 76,500 | $5,693 |
| 129 | Benin estimate | $1,741 | $145 | F CFA 1,084,700 | $5,278 |
| 130 | Niger estimate | $1,735 | $145 | F CFA 1,082,400 | $5,324 |
| 131 | Togo estimate | $1,734 | $144 | F CFA 1,081,600 | $4,903 |
| 132 | Laos estimate | $1,708 | $142 | ₭23,977,700 | $6,460 |
| 133 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,695 | $141 | CDF 1,712,700 | $3,489 |
| 134 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,653 | $138 | K 2,283,600 | $5,244 |
| 135 | Pakistan estimate | $1,407 | $117 | Rs 395,500 | $6,048 |
| 136 | Egypt estimate | $1,260 | $105 | E£57,090 | $8,212 |
| 137 | Sudan estimate | $1,253 | $104 | SDG 685,100 | $3,055 |
| 138 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,212 | $101 | ؋93,110 | $5,898 |
| 139 | Burundi estimate | $1,179 | $98 | BIF 2,256,900 | $3,560 |
| 140 | Liberia estimate | $1,142 | $95 | LRD 1,142 | $2,832 |
| 141 | Rwanda estimate | $1,126 | $94 | RF 1,484,300 | $4,107 |
| 142 | Gambia estimate | $1,008 | $84 | GMD 48,530 | $3,256 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $1,003 | $84 | MWK 365,400 | $3,073 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $386 | $32 | ₦570,900 | $2,150 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).