How much does an aid worker 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$78,170
- Iceland$77,870
- Belgium$70,330
- Australia$62,500
- Luxembourg$61,490
Where pay goes furthest
- Belgium$80,650
- Germany$72,940
- Iceland$68,090
- Luxembourg$62,330
- Switzerland$60,990
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $78,170 | $6,514 | CHF 70,340 | $60,990 |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $77,870 | $6,489 | kr 9,920,300 | $68,090 |
| 3 | Belgium estimate | $70,330 | $5,861 | €62,240 | $80,650 |
| 4 | Australia | $62,500 | $5,208 | A$90,960 | |
| 5 | Luxembourg estimate | $61,490 | $5,124 | €54,420 | $62,330 |
| 6 | Norway estimate | $55,380 | $4,615 | kr 501,100 | $57,560 |
| 7 | Germany | $55,240 | $4,604 | €49,480 | $72,940 |
| 8 | Denmark estimate | $53,350 | $4,446 | kr 355,500 | $51,040 |
| 9 | United Kingdom | $52,480 | $4,374 | £39,210 | $56,820 |
| 10 | Ireland estimate | $47,080 | $3,924 | €42,170 | $46,090 |
| 11 | Sweden estimate | $45,580 | $3,799 | kr 434,000 | $50,360 |
| 12 | Canada | $44,070 | $3,672 | CA$61,990 | |
| 13 | Netherlands estimate | $42,430 | $3,536 | €38,000 | $48,930 |
| 14 | United States | $42,230 | $3,519 | $42,230 | |
| 15 | Austria estimate | $41,590 | $3,466 | €37,250 | $49,050 |
| 16 | Finland estimate | $41,040 | $3,420 | €36,760 | $45,290 |
| 17 | France estimate | $34,510 | $2,876 | €30,910 | $41,690 |
| 18 | Italy estimate | $33,540 | $2,795 | €30,040 | $46,040 |
| 19 | Cyprus estimate | $30,210 | $2,518 | €26,740 | $45,150 |
| 20 | Spain estimate | $29,050 | $2,421 | €26,020 | $42,290 |
| 21 | South Korea estimate | $26,650 | $2,221 | ₩34,418,500 | $38,070 |
| 22 | Slovenia estimate | $26,600 | $2,217 | €23,830 | $39,710 |
| 23 | Singapore estimate | $23,880 | $1,990 | SGD 32,080 | $30,300 |
| 24 | Malta estimate | $23,100 | $1,925 | €20,230 | $32,180 |
| 25 | Israel estimate | $22,460 | $1,872 | ₪72,550 | $17,920 |
| 26 | Qatar estimate | $22,020 | $1,835 | QAR 80,150 | $28,310 |
| 27 | Greece estimate | $22,010 | $1,834 | €19,710 | $33,580 |
| 28 | Bahamas estimate | $20,130 | $1,678 | BSD 20,130 | $18,190 |
| 29 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $19,090 | $1,591 | HK$148,200 | $22,960 |
| 30 | Puerto Rico estimate | $18,510 | $1,542 | $19,740 | |
| 31 | Portugal estimate | $18,130 | $1,511 | €16,240 | $27,920 |
| 32 | Czechia estimate | $17,100 | $1,425 | Kč 376,300 | $25,530 |
| 33 | Lithuania estimate | $17,030 | $1,419 | €15,250 | $27,420 |
| 34 | Slovakia estimate | $16,860 | $1,405 | €15,100 | $26,370 |
| 35 | Estonia estimate | $16,390 | $1,366 | €14,680 | $21,590 |
| 36 | Hungary estimate | $14,920 | $1,244 | Ft 5,230,300 | $25,770 |
| 37 | Croatia estimate | $14,650 | $1,221 | €98,890 | $24,900 |
| 38 | Latvia estimate | $13,500 | $1,125 | €12,090 | $21,640 |
| 39 | Poland estimate | $12,620 | $1,052 | zł 52,980 | $23,010 |
| 40 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $12,600 | $1,050 | SAR 47,250 | $24,350 |
| 41 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $12,370 | $1,031 | AED 45,450 | $18,400 |
| 42 | Costa Rica estimate | $11,720 | $977 | ₡5,902,400 | $18,770 |
| 43 | Barbados estimate | $11,620 | $969 | BBD 23,250 | $9,687 |
| 44 | Romania estimate | $11,470 | $956 | lei 50,650 | $23,510 |
| 45 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $10,930 | $911 | KM 19,140 | $24,670 |
| 46 | Uruguay estimate | $10,840 | $903 | UYU 435,900 | $14,880 |
| 47 | Palau estimate | $10,460 | $872 | $10,460 | |
| 48 | North Macedonia estimate | $9,300 | $775 | MKD 513,300 | $18,750 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $9,003 | $750 | PAB 9,003 | $18,120 |
| 50 | Serbia estimate | $8,904 | $742 | RSD 936,700 | $17,490 |
| 51 | Türkiye estimate | $8,567 | $714 | ₺338,000 | $19,050 |
| 52 | Lebanon estimate | $8,540 | $712 | L£12,874,000 | $17,200 |
| 53 | Chile estimate | $8,240 | $687 | CLP 7,775,500 | $16,730 |
| 54 | Argentina estimate | $8,196 | $683 | ARS 10,170,300 | $15,380 |
| 55 | Brunei estimate | $7,797 | $650 | BND 9,880 | $13,040 |
| 56 | Bulgaria estimate | $7,519 | $627 | €13,170 | $16,050 |
| 57 | Montenegro estimate | $7,284 | $607 | €5,483 | $12,480 |
| 58 | Marshall Islands estimate | $7,265 | $605 | $7,312 | |
| 59 | Belize estimate | $6,956 | $580 | BZD 13,910 | $10,900 |
| 60 | Mauritius estimate | $6,887 | $574 | Rs 319,600 | $16,050 |
| 61 | Guatemala estimate | $6,773 | $564 | Q 52,010 | $15,150 |
| 62 | Ecuador estimate | $6,756 | $563 | $15,300 | |
| 63 | Guyana estimate | $6,690 | $557 | GYD 1,394,800 | $14,350 |
| 64 | Maldives estimate | $6,612 | $551 | MVR 101,700 | $10,040 |
| 65 | Fiji estimate | $6,226 | $519 | FJD 14,120 | $15,250 |
| 66 | El Salvador estimate | $6,223 | $519 | $13,270 | |
| 67 | Mongolia estimate | $6,147 | $512 | ₮21,793,500 | $18,460 |
| 68 | Jordan estimate | $6,139 | $512 | JOD 4,359 | $13,570 |
| 69 | Mexico estimate | $6,121 | $510 | MX$117,800 | $10,410 |
| 70 | Tonga estimate | $5,969 | $497 | TOP 14,110 | $7,747 |
| 71 | Russia estimate | $5,935 | $495 | ₽437,200 | $16,970 |
| 72 | Albania estimate | $5,685 | $474 | ALL 605,900 | $13,150 |
| 73 | Malaysia estimate | $5,659 | $472 | RM 23,790 | $15,130 |
| 74 | Thailand estimate | $5,302 | $442 | ฿174,300 | $16,440 |
| 75 | Honduras estimate | $5,225 | $435 | L 135,600 | $10,750 |
| 76 | Paraguay estimate | $5,122 | $427 | ₲38,648,700 | $13,450 |
| 77 | Colombia estimate | $5,103 | $425 | COP 20,682,100 | $12,420 |
| 78 | Moldova estimate | $5,016 | $418 | MDL 87,170 | $9,937 |
| 79 | Dominican Republic estimate | $5,016 | $418 | DOP 310,900 | $13,060 |
| 80 | Djibouti estimate | $4,905 | $409 | DJF 871,700 | $8,852 |
| 81 | Peru estimate | $4,888 | $407 | PEN 17,430 | $9,047 |
| 82 | Brazil estimate | $4,681 | $390 | R$26,150 | $10,130 |
| 83 | Samoa estimate | $4,679 | $390 | WST 12,580 | $6,846 |
| 84 | Vietnam estimate | $4,209 | $351 | ₫101,703,100 | $14,200 |
| 85 | Bolivia estimate | $4,205 | $350 | Bs 29,060 | $10,770 |
| 86 | Vanuatu estimate | $4,197 | $350 | VUV 406,700 | $3,434 |
| 87 | South Africa estimate | $4,159 | $347 | R 68,450 | $9,229 |
| 88 | Kazakhstan estimate | $3,739 | $312 | ₸1,218,900 | $9,711 |
| 89 | Philippines estimate | $3,625 | $302 | ₱207,700 | $10,010 |
| 90 | Georgia estimate | $3,495 | $291 | ₾11,260 | $10,490 |
| 91 | Bhutan estimate | $3,473 | $289 | BTN 290,600 | $13,920 |
| 92 | Cambodia estimate | $3,258 | $272 | ៛13,076,100 | $8,878 |
| 93 | Kiribati estimate | $3,236 | $270 | A$4,871 | $5,188 |
| 94 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,114 | $259 | FCFA 1,888,800 | $6,849 |
| 95 | Tunisia estimate | $2,971 | $248 | TND 8,717 | $10,630 |
| 96 | Botswana estimate | $2,678 | $223 | P 36,320 | $6,837 |
| 97 | Suriname estimate | $2,646 | $221 | SRD 65,380 | $7,312 |
| 98 | Sudan estimate | $2,585 | $215 | SDG 1,413,200 | $6,301 |
| 99 | Armenia estimate | $2,483 | $207 | ֏1,198,700 | $7,200 |
| 100 | Eswatini estimate | $2,470 | $206 | SZL 44,190 | |
| 101 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,317 | $193 | FCFA 1,089,700 | $3,496 |
| 102 | Jamaica estimate | $2,270 | $189 | JMD 251,800 | $3,602 |
| 103 | Cape Verde estimate | $2,193 | $183 | CVE 217,900 | $4,326 |
| 104 | Timor-Leste estimate | $2,179 | $182 | $4,891 | |
| 105 | Yemen estimate | $2,072 | $173 | YER 455,000 | $6,869 |
| 106 | Uzbekistan estimate | $2,056 | $171 | UZS 22,717,500 | $7,574 |
| 107 | Liberia estimate | $2,019 | $168 | LRD 2,019 | $5,008 |
| 108 | India estimate | $2,000 | $167 | ₹174,300 | $8,788 |
| 109 | Senegal estimate | $1,997 | $166 | F CFA 1,162,300 | $5,131 |
| 110 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,924 | $160 | Rs 581,200 | $6,643 |
| 111 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,891 | $158 | ؋145,300 | $9,203 |
| 112 | Indonesia estimate | $1,879 | $157 | Rp 29,798,200 | $5,837 |
| 113 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,788 | $149 | K 2,469,900 | $5,671 |
| 114 | Comoros estimate | $1,746 | $146 | CF 726,500 | $3,186 |
| 115 | Laos estimate | $1,734 | $145 | ₭24,342,200 | $6,558 |
| 116 | Guinea estimate | $1,710 | $143 | FG 15,707,200 | $5,217 |
| 117 | Nepal estimate | $1,668 | $139 | Rs 174,300 | $5,744 |
| 118 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,630 | $136 | F CFA 1,017,000 | $4,376 |
| 119 | Chad estimate | $1,625 | $135 | FCFA 1,013,700 | $4,794 |
| 120 | Pakistan estimate | $1,566 | $131 | Rs 440,400 | $6,734 |
| 121 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,508 | $126 | ৳174,300 | $5,285 |
| 122 | Mozambique estimate | $1,479 | $123 | MZN 94,440 | $3,915 |
| 123 | Mali estimate | $1,438 | $120 | F CFA 871,700 | $4,532 |
| 124 | Lesotho estimate | $1,348 | $112 | LSL 24,700 | $4,023 |
| 125 | Cameroon estimate | $1,328 | $111 | FCFA 655,700 | $2,741 |
| 126 | Ukraine estimate | $1,314 | $110 | ₴33,580 | $5,405 |
| 127 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,294 | $108 | CDF 1,307,600 | $2,664 |
| 128 | Egypt estimate | $1,283 | $107 | E£58,120 | $8,360 |
| 129 | Zambia estimate | $1,222 | $102 | ZK 31,960 | $4,224 |
| 130 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,165 | $97 | F CFA 726,500 | $3,290 |
| 131 | Niger estimate | $1,165 | $97 | F CFA 726,500 | $3,573 |
| 132 | Ghana estimate | $1,157 | $96 | GH₵14,530 | $2,767 |
| 133 | Kenya estimate | $1,140 | $95 | KES 116,200 | $2,687 |
| 134 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,124 | $94 | F CFA 653,800 | $3,386 |
| 135 | Benin estimate | $933 | $78 | F CFA 581,200 | $2,828 |
| 136 | Togo estimate | $932 | $78 | F CFA 581,200 | $2,635 |
| 137 | Uganda estimate | $878 | $73 | UGX 3,148,000 | $2,393 |
| 138 | Gambia estimate | $830 | $69 | GMD 39,950 | $2,681 |
| 139 | Angola estimate | $752 | $63 | Kz 653,800 | $2,101 |
| 140 | Rwanda estimate | $551 | $46 | RF 726,500 | $2,010 |
| 141 | Ethiopia estimate | $498 | $42 | ETB 21,790 | $1,622 |
| 142 | Burundi estimate | $455 | $38 | BIF 871,700 | $1,375 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $441 | $37 | MWK 160,600 | $1,351 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $426 | $35 | ₦629,600 | $2,371 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).