How much does an accounts assistant 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 $100,000 a year.
Where they earn the most
- Switzerland$79,940
- Luxembourg$60,470
- Iceland$59,940
- Germany$57,460
- Denmark$55,710
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$75,860
- Qatar$70,360
- Switzerland$62,370
- Luxembourg$61,300
- Norway$55,050
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $79,940 | $6,661 | CHF 71,930 | $62,370 |
| 2 | Luxembourg estimate | $60,470 | $5,039 | €54,160 | $61,300 |
| 3 | Iceland estimate | $59,940 | $4,995 | kr 7,636,300 | $52,420 |
| 4 | Germany | $57,460 | $4,788 | €51,460 | $75,860 |
| 5 | Denmark estimate | $55,710 | $4,643 | kr 371,200 | $53,300 |
| 6 | Qatar estimate | $54,720 | $4,560 | QAR 199,200 | $70,360 |
| 7 | Norway estimate | $52,970 | $4,414 | kr 479,300 | $55,050 |
| 8 | United States | $49,870 | $4,156 | $49,870 | |
| 9 | Belgium estimate | $47,380 | $3,948 | €42,440 | $54,330 |
| 10 | Austria estimate | $46,590 | $3,883 | €41,730 | $54,950 |
| 11 | Netherlands estimate | $42,360 | $3,530 | €37,940 | $48,860 |
| 12 | United Kingdom | $42,240 | $3,520 | £31,560 | $45,730 |
| 13 | Canada | $39,200 | $3,267 | CA$55,140 | |
| 14 | Ireland estimate | $39,100 | $3,259 | €35,020 | $38,280 |
| 15 | Finland estimate | $37,420 | $3,118 | €33,510 | $41,290 |
| 16 | Australia | $36,870 | $3,072 | A$53,660 | |
| 17 | South Korea estimate | $36,680 | $3,057 | ₩47,373,500 | $52,400 |
| 18 | Sweden estimate | $36,070 | $3,005 | kr 343,400 | $39,850 |
| 19 | Italy estimate | $32,780 | $2,732 | €29,360 | $44,990 |
| 20 | Spain estimate | $29,440 | $2,453 | €26,370 | $42,860 |
| 21 | France estimate | $28,120 | $2,344 | €25,190 | $33,980 |
| 22 | Slovenia estimate | $25,210 | $2,101 | €22,580 | $37,630 |
| 23 | Israel estimate | $23,810 | $1,985 | ₪76,920 | $19,000 |
| 24 | Singapore estimate | $23,540 | $1,962 | SGD 31,630 | $29,870 |
| 25 | Greece estimate | $23,270 | $1,939 | €20,840 | $35,490 |
| 26 | Malta estimate | $22,590 | $1,883 | €19,780 | $31,460 |
| 27 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $20,230 | $1,686 | AED 74,290 | $30,090 |
| 28 | Bahamas estimate | $19,840 | $1,653 | BSD 19,840 | $17,920 |
| 29 | Cyprus estimate | $18,500 | $1,541 | €16,570 | $27,640 |
| 30 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $18,490 | $1,541 | HK$143,500 | $22,230 |
| 31 | Estonia estimate | $18,200 | $1,517 | €16,300 | $23,980 |
| 32 | Lithuania estimate | $18,180 | $1,515 | €16,280 | $29,270 |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $17,900 | $1,492 | SAR 67,130 | $34,600 |
| 34 | Portugal estimate | $17,660 | $1,472 | €15,820 | $27,190 |
| 35 | Czechia estimate | $16,340 | $1,362 | Kč 359,500 | $24,390 |
| 36 | Puerto Rico estimate | $16,000 | $1,334 | $17,070 | |
| 37 | Barbados estimate | $15,900 | $1,325 | BBD 31,810 | $13,250 |
| 38 | Croatia estimate | $15,410 | $1,284 | €104,000 | $26,190 |
| 39 | Latvia estimate | $15,340 | $1,279 | €13,740 | $24,590 |
| 40 | Slovakia estimate | $15,120 | $1,260 | €13,540 | $23,650 |
| 41 | Hungary estimate | $14,090 | $1,175 | Ft 4,939,700 | $24,330 |
| 42 | Uruguay estimate | $13,390 | $1,115 | UYU 538,300 | $18,370 |
| 43 | Poland estimate | $13,310 | $1,109 | zł 55,850 | $24,260 |
| 44 | Romania estimate | $12,630 | $1,053 | lei 55,780 | $25,890 |
| 45 | Costa Rica estimate | $11,840 | $987 | ₡5,963,600 | $18,960 |
| 46 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $11,170 | $931 | KM 19,570 | $25,220 |
| 47 | Palau estimate | $11,010 | $917 | $11,000 | |
| 48 | Brunei estimate | $10,780 | $898 | BND 13,650 | $18,030 |
| 49 | Türkiye estimate | $10,230 | $853 | ₺403,700 | $22,750 |
| 50 | Serbia estimate | $10,150 | $846 | RSD 1,067,800 | $19,940 |
| 51 | Argentina estimate | $9,859 | $822 | ARS 12,233,000 | $18,500 |
| 52 | Lebanon estimate | $9,738 | $811 | L£14,679,600 | $19,620 |
| 53 | Panama estimate | $9,175 | $765 | PAB 9,175 | $18,470 |
| 54 | North Macedonia estimate | $8,902 | $742 | MKD 491,400 | $17,950 |
| 55 | Chile estimate | $8,902 | $742 | CLP 8,399,500 | $18,070 |
| 56 | Bulgaria estimate | $8,385 | $699 | €14,690 | $17,900 |
| 57 | Montenegro estimate | $8,178 | $681 | €6,156 | $14,010 |
| 58 | Honduras estimate | $7,699 | $642 | L 199,800 | $15,840 |
| 59 | Guatemala estimate | $7,386 | $616 | Q 56,730 | $16,530 |
| 60 | Belize estimate | $7,341 | $612 | BZD 14,680 | $11,500 |
| 61 | Jordan estimate | $6,892 | $574 | JOD 4,893 | $15,230 |
| 62 | Maldives estimate | $6,888 | $574 | MVR 106,000 | $10,460 |
| 63 | Guyana estimate | $6,747 | $562 | GYD 1,406,800 | $14,470 |
| 64 | Albania estimate | $6,682 | $557 | ALL 712,100 | $15,460 |
| 65 | Mexico estimate | $6,595 | $550 | MX$126,900 | $11,220 |
| 66 | Mauritius estimate | $6,589 | $549 | Rs 305,800 | $15,360 |
| 67 | Ecuador estimate | $6,373 | $531 | $14,440 | |
| 68 | Peru estimate | $6,173 | $514 | PEN 22,020 | $11,430 |
| 69 | Marshall Islands estimate | $6,163 | $514 | $6,204 | |
| 70 | El Salvador estimate | $6,100 | $508 | $13,010 | |
| 71 | Malaysia estimate | $5,863 | $489 | RM 24,640 | $15,680 |
| 72 | Fiji estimate | $5,838 | $486 | FJD 13,240 | $14,300 |
| 73 | Samoa estimate | $5,812 | $484 | WST 15,630 | $8,504 |
| 74 | Moldova estimate | $5,632 | $469 | MDL 97,860 | $11,160 |
| 75 | Tonga estimate | $5,607 | $467 | TOP 13,250 | $7,276 |
| 76 | Thailand estimate | $5,580 | $465 | ฿183,500 | $17,300 |
| 77 | Russia estimate | $5,262 | $439 | ₽387,600 | $15,050 |
| 78 | Mongolia estimate | $5,176 | $431 | ₮18,349,500 | $15,540 |
| 79 | Eswatini estimate | $4,977 | $415 | SZL 89,020 | |
| 80 | Bolivia estimate | $4,957 | $413 | Bs 34,250 | $12,690 |
| 81 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $4,910 | $409 | FCFA 2,978,500 | $10,800 |
| 82 | Colombia estimate | $4,829 | $402 | COP 19,572,800 | $11,750 |
| 83 | Djibouti estimate | $4,818 | $402 | DJF 856,300 | $8,695 |
| 84 | Vanuatu estimate | $4,797 | $400 | VUV 464,900 | $3,925 |
| 85 | Cambodia estimate | $4,572 | $381 | ៛18,349,500 | $12,460 |
| 86 | Paraguay estimate | $4,539 | $378 | ₲34,252,400 | $11,920 |
| 87 | Kiribati estimate | $4,387 | $366 | A$6,603 | $7,032 |
| 88 | Brazil estimate | $4,379 | $365 | R$24,470 | $9,477 |
| 89 | Vietnam estimate | $4,354 | $363 | ₫105,203,800 | $14,690 |
| 90 | Philippines estimate | $4,189 | $349 | ₱240,000 | $11,570 |
| 91 | Senegal estimate | $4,177 | $348 | F CFA 2,430,900 | $10,730 |
| 92 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,175 | $348 | ₸1,361,000 | $10,840 |
| 93 | Dominican Republic estimate | $4,144 | $345 | DOP 256,900 | $10,790 |
| 94 | Georgia estimate | $3,694 | $308 | ₾11,900 | $11,090 |
| 95 | Cape Verde estimate | $3,693 | $308 | CVE 367,000 | $7,286 |
| 96 | Jamaica estimate | $3,584 | $299 | JMD 397,600 | $5,688 |
| 97 | Bhutan estimate | $3,363 | $280 | BTN 281,400 | $13,480 |
| 98 | South Africa estimate | $3,345 | $279 | R 55,050 | $7,422 |
| 99 | Tunisia estimate | $3,127 | $261 | TND 9,175 | $11,190 |
| 100 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,102 | $259 | UZS 34,277,800 | $11,430 |
| 101 | Suriname estimate | $2,970 | $248 | SRD 73,400 | $8,208 |
| 102 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $2,942 | $245 | F CFA 1,835,000 | $7,895 |
| 103 | Comoros estimate | $2,941 | $245 | CF 1,223,300 | $5,364 |
| 104 | Botswana estimate | $2,886 | $241 | P 39,150 | $7,368 |
| 105 | India estimate | $2,737 | $228 | ₹238,500 | $12,020 |
| 106 | Chad estimate | $2,451 | $204 | FCFA 1,529,100 | $7,232 |
| 107 | Liberia estimate | $2,447 | $204 | LRD 2,447 | $6,069 |
| 108 | Timor-Leste estimate | $2,447 | $204 | $5,491 | |
| 109 | Indonesia estimate | $2,426 | $202 | Rp 38,462,700 | $7,534 |
| 110 | Kenya estimate | $2,399 | $200 | KES 244,700 | $5,655 |
| 111 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,224 | $185 | FCFA 1,045,900 | $3,355 |
| 112 | Laos estimate | $2,174 | $181 | ₭30,512,200 | $8,221 |
| 113 | Zambia estimate | $2,123 | $177 | ZK 55,560 | $7,343 |
| 114 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,116 | $176 | ৳244,700 | $7,416 |
| 115 | Mozambique estimate | $2,107 | $176 | MZN 134,600 | $5,579 |
| 116 | Armenia estimate | $2,091 | $174 | ֏1,009,200 | $6,062 |
| 117 | Yemen estimate | $2,017 | $168 | YER 442,900 | $6,685 |
| 118 | Guinea estimate | $1,998 | $167 | FG 18,349,500 | $6,094 |
| 119 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,992 | $166 | K 2,752,400 | $6,320 |
| 120 | Niger estimate | $1,969 | $164 | F CFA 1,227,900 | $6,040 |
| 121 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,911 | $159 | ؋146,800 | $9,298 |
| 122 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,903 | $159 | Rs 575,000 | $6,572 |
| 123 | Cameroon estimate | $1,858 | $155 | FCFA 917,500 | $3,834 |
| 124 | Benin estimate | $1,852 | $154 | F CFA 1,153,700 | $5,614 |
| 125 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,775 | $148 | F CFA 1,107,400 | $5,016 |
| 126 | Nepal estimate | $1,756 | $146 | Rs 183,500 | $6,045 |
| 127 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,713 | $143 | CDF 1,731,000 | $3,526 |
| 128 | Lesotho estimate | $1,587 | $132 | LSL 29,090 | $4,738 |
| 129 | Togo estimate | $1,569 | $131 | F CFA 978,600 | $4,436 |
| 130 | Uganda estimate | $1,535 | $128 | UGX 5,504,900 | $4,185 |
| 131 | Mali estimate | $1,513 | $126 | F CFA 917,500 | $4,770 |
| 132 | Ghana estimate | $1,461 | $122 | GH₵18,350 | $3,495 |
| 133 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,457 | $121 | F CFA 847,900 | $4,391 |
| 134 | Burundi estimate | $1,358 | $113 | BIF 2,600,200 | $4,102 |
| 135 | Ukraine estimate | $1,320 | $110 | ₴33,720 | $5,427 |
| 136 | Egypt estimate | $1,296 | $108 | E£58,720 | $8,446 |
| 137 | Rwanda estimate | $1,206 | $101 | RF 1,590,300 | $4,400 |
| 138 | Angola estimate | $1,123 | $94 | Kz 976,700 | $3,139 |
| 139 | Pakistan estimate | $1,115 | $93 | Rs 313,600 | $4,795 |
| 140 | Gambia estimate | $1,080 | $90 | GMD 51,990 | $3,488 |
| 141 | Malawi estimate | $1,007 | $84 | MWK 367,000 | $3,086 |
| 142 | Ethiopia estimate | $979 | $82 | ETB 42,820 | $3,186 |
| 143 | Sudan estimate | $671 | $56 | SDG 367,000 | $1,636 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $538 | $45 | ₦795,100 | $2,994 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).