How much does an animal carer 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$59,030
- Iceland$58,800
- Belgium$53,110
- Luxembourg$46,430
- Norway$41,820
Where pay goes furthest
- Belgium$60,900
- Germany$52,880
- Iceland$51,420
- Luxembourg$47,070
- Switzerland$46,060
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $59,030 | $4,919 | CHF 53,120 | $46,060 |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $58,800 | $4,900 | kr 7,490,900 | $51,420 |
| 3 | Belgium estimate | $53,110 | $4,426 | €47,000 | $60,900 |
| 4 | Luxembourg estimate | $46,430 | $3,870 | €41,090 | $47,070 |
| 5 | Norway estimate | $41,820 | $3,485 | kr 378,400 | $43,470 |
| 6 | Denmark estimate | $40,290 | $3,357 | kr 268,400 | $38,540 |
| 7 | Germany | $40,050 | $3,338 | €35,880 | $52,880 |
| 8 | United States | $36,850 | $3,070 | $36,850 | |
| 9 | Ireland estimate | $35,550 | $2,963 | €31,840 | $34,810 |
| 10 | Sweden estimate | $34,420 | $2,868 | kr 327,700 | $38,030 |
| 11 | United Kingdom | $33,550 | $2,796 | £25,070 | $36,320 |
| 12 | Australia | $32,180 | $2,681 | A$46,830 | |
| 13 | Netherlands estimate | $32,040 | $2,670 | €28,700 | $36,950 |
| 14 | Austria estimate | $31,410 | $2,617 | €28,130 | $37,040 |
| 15 | Finland estimate | $30,990 | $2,583 | €27,760 | $34,200 |
| 16 | Canada | $28,100 | $2,341 | CA$39,520 | |
| 17 | France estimate | $26,060 | $2,171 | €23,340 | $31,480 |
| 18 | Italy estimate | $25,330 | $2,111 | €22,690 | $34,760 |
| 19 | Cyprus estimate | $22,810 | $1,901 | €20,190 | $34,090 |
| 20 | South Korea estimate | $20,120 | $1,677 | ₩25,989,800 | $28,750 |
| 21 | Slovenia estimate | $20,090 | $1,674 | €17,990 | $29,990 |
| 22 | Singapore estimate | $18,030 | $1,503 | SGD 24,230 | $22,880 |
| 23 | Spain estimate | $17,630 | $1,469 | €15,790 | $25,670 |
| 24 | Malta estimate | $17,450 | $1,454 | €15,270 | $24,300 |
| 25 | Israel estimate | $16,960 | $1,413 | ₪54,790 | $13,530 |
| 26 | Qatar estimate | $16,630 | $1,386 | QAR 60,520 | $21,380 |
| 27 | Greece estimate | $16,620 | $1,385 | €14,880 | $25,350 |
| 28 | Bahamas estimate | $15,200 | $1,267 | BSD 15,200 | $13,740 |
| 29 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $14,420 | $1,201 | HK$111,900 | $17,330 |
| 30 | Puerto Rico estimate | $13,980 | $1,165 | $14,910 | |
| 31 | Portugal estimate | $13,690 | $1,141 | €12,260 | $21,080 |
| 32 | Czechia estimate | $12,910 | $1,076 | Kč 284,100 | $19,280 |
| 33 | Lithuania estimate | $12,860 | $1,072 | €11,520 | $20,710 |
| 34 | Slovakia estimate | $12,730 | $1,061 | €11,400 | $19,910 |
| 35 | Estonia estimate | $12,380 | $1,031 | €11,080 | $16,300 |
| 36 | Hungary estimate | $11,270 | $939 | Ft 3,949,500 | $19,460 |
| 37 | Croatia estimate | $11,070 | $922 | €74,670 | $18,800 |
| 38 | Latvia estimate | $10,190 | $850 | €9,131 | $16,340 |
| 39 | Poland estimate | $9,532 | $794 | zł 40,010 | $17,370 |
| 40 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $9,514 | $793 | SAR 35,680 | $18,390 |
| 41 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $9,344 | $779 | AED 34,320 | $13,900 |
| 42 | Costa Rica estimate | $8,852 | $738 | ₡4,457,000 | $14,170 |
| 43 | Barbados estimate | $8,777 | $731 | BBD 17,550 | $7,315 |
| 44 | Romania estimate | $8,660 | $722 | lei 38,250 | $17,750 |
| 45 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $8,252 | $688 | KM 14,460 | $18,630 |
| 46 | Uruguay estimate | $8,185 | $682 | UYU 329,100 | $11,230 |
| 47 | Palau estimate | $7,899 | $658 | $7,896 | |
| 48 | North Macedonia estimate | $7,023 | $585 | MKD 387,600 | $14,160 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $6,798 | $566 | PAB 6,798 | $13,690 |
| 50 | Serbia estimate | $6,723 | $560 | RSD 707,300 | $13,210 |
| 51 | Türkiye estimate | $6,469 | $539 | ₺255,200 | $14,380 |
| 52 | Lebanon estimate | $6,449 | $537 | L£9,721,300 | $12,990 |
| 53 | Chile estimate | $6,222 | $519 | CLP 5,871,300 | $12,630 |
| 54 | Argentina estimate | $6,189 | $516 | ARS 7,679,700 | $11,610 |
| 55 | Brunei estimate | $5,888 | $491 | BND 7,460 | $9,849 |
| 56 | Bulgaria estimate | $5,678 | $473 | €9,946 | $12,120 |
| 57 | Montenegro estimate | $5,501 | $458 | €4,140 | $9,426 |
| 58 | Marshall Islands estimate | $5,486 | $457 | $5,522 | |
| 59 | Belize estimate | $5,253 | $438 | BZD 10,510 | $8,228 |
| 60 | Mauritius estimate | $5,200 | $433 | Rs 241,400 | $12,120 |
| 61 | Guatemala estimate | $5,114 | $426 | Q 39,280 | $11,440 |
| 62 | Ecuador estimate | $5,102 | $425 | $11,550 | |
| 63 | Guyana estimate | $5,051 | $421 | GYD 1,053,200 | $10,830 |
| 64 | Maldives estimate | $4,993 | $416 | MVR 76,800 | $7,583 |
| 65 | Fiji estimate | $4,701 | $392 | FJD 10,660 | $11,510 |
| 66 | El Salvador estimate | $4,699 | $392 | $10,020 | |
| 67 | Mongolia estimate | $4,642 | $387 | ₮16,456,600 | $13,940 |
| 68 | Jordan estimate | $4,636 | $386 | JOD 3,291 | $10,250 |
| 69 | Mexico estimate | $4,622 | $385 | MX$88,920 | $7,863 |
| 70 | Tonga estimate | $4,508 | $376 | TOP 10,650 | $5,850 |
| 71 | Russia estimate | $4,482 | $373 | ₽330,100 | $12,820 |
| 72 | Albania estimate | $4,293 | $358 | ALL 457,500 | $9,931 |
| 73 | Malaysia estimate | $4,273 | $356 | RM 17,960 | $11,430 |
| 74 | Thailand estimate | $4,004 | $334 | ฿131,700 | $12,410 |
| 75 | Honduras estimate | $3,946 | $329 | L 102,400 | $8,116 |
| 76 | Paraguay estimate | $3,868 | $322 | ₲29,184,100 | $10,150 |
| 77 | Colombia estimate | $3,853 | $321 | COP 15,617,300 | $9,376 |
| 78 | Moldova estimate | $3,788 | $316 | MDL 65,830 | $7,503 |
| 79 | Dominican Republic estimate | $3,788 | $316 | DOP 234,800 | $9,861 |
| 80 | Djibouti estimate | $3,704 | $309 | DJF 658,300 | $6,684 |
| 81 | Peru estimate | $3,691 | $308 | PEN 13,170 | $6,832 |
| 82 | Brazil estimate | $3,534 | $295 | R$19,750 | $7,650 |
| 83 | Samoa estimate | $3,533 | $294 | WST 9,501 | $5,170 |
| 84 | Vietnam estimate | $3,178 | $265 | ₫76,797,300 | $10,720 |
| 85 | Bolivia estimate | $3,175 | $265 | Bs 21,940 | $8,129 |
| 86 | Vanuatu estimate | $3,169 | $264 | VUV 307,100 | $2,593 |
| 87 | South Africa estimate | $3,140 | $262 | R 51,680 | $6,969 |
| 88 | Kazakhstan estimate | $2,823 | $235 | ₸920,400 | $7,333 |
| 89 | Philippines estimate | $2,738 | $228 | ₱156,800 | $7,561 |
| 90 | Georgia estimate | $2,639 | $220 | ₾8,501 | $7,920 |
| 91 | Bhutan estimate | $2,622 | $219 | BTN 219,400 | $10,510 |
| 92 | Cambodia estimate | $2,460 | $205 | ៛9,873,900 | $6,704 |
| 93 | Kiribati estimate | $2,444 | $204 | A$3,678 | $3,917 |
| 94 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $2,351 | $196 | FCFA 1,426,200 | $5,172 |
| 95 | Tunisia estimate | $2,243 | $187 | TND 6,583 | $8,025 |
| 96 | Botswana estimate | $2,022 | $169 | P 27,430 | $5,163 |
| 97 | Suriname estimate | $1,998 | $167 | SRD 49,370 | $5,521 |
| 98 | Sudan estimate | $1,952 | $163 | SDG 1,067,100 | $4,758 |
| 99 | Armenia estimate | $1,875 | $156 | ֏905,100 | $5,437 |
| 100 | Eswatini estimate | $1,865 | $155 | SZL 33,370 | |
| 101 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $1,750 | $146 | FCFA 822,800 | $2,640 |
| 102 | Jamaica estimate | $1,714 | $143 | JMD 190,100 | $2,720 |
| 103 | Cape Verde estimate | $1,656 | $138 | CVE 164,600 | $3,267 |
| 104 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,646 | $137 | $3,694 | |
| 105 | Yemen estimate | $1,565 | $130 | YER 343,600 | $5,187 |
| 106 | Uzbekistan estimate | $1,552 | $129 | UZS 17,154,200 | $5,719 |
| 107 | Liberia estimate | $1,524 | $127 | LRD 1,524 | $3,781 |
| 108 | India estimate | $1,510 | $126 | ₹131,700 | $6,636 |
| 109 | Senegal estimate | $1,508 | $126 | F CFA 877,700 | $3,875 |
| 110 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,453 | $121 | Rs 438,800 | $5,016 |
| 111 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,428 | $119 | ؋109,700 | $6,949 |
| 112 | Indonesia estimate | $1,419 | $118 | Rp 22,501,000 | $4,408 |
| 113 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,350 | $112 | K 1,865,100 | $4,283 |
| 114 | Comoros estimate | $1,319 | $110 | CF 548,600 | $2,405 |
| 115 | Laos estimate | $1,310 | $109 | ₭18,381,100 | $4,952 |
| 116 | Guinea estimate | $1,291 | $108 | FG 11,860,700 | $3,939 |
| 117 | Nepal estimate | $1,260 | $105 | Rs 131,700 | $4,337 |
| 118 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,231 | $103 | F CFA 768,000 | $3,304 |
| 119 | Chad estimate | $1,227 | $102 | FCFA 765,400 | $3,620 |
| 120 | Pakistan estimate | $1,183 | $99 | Rs 332,500 | $5,085 |
| 121 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,139 | $95 | ৳131,700 | $3,991 |
| 122 | Mozambique estimate | $1,117 | $93 | MZN 71,310 | $2,956 |
| 123 | Mali estimate | $1,086 | $90 | F CFA 658,300 | $3,422 |
| 124 | Lesotho estimate | $1,018 | $85 | LSL 18,650 | $3,038 |
| 125 | Cameroon estimate | $1,003 | $84 | FCFA 495,100 | $2,069 |
| 126 | Ukraine estimate | $992 | $83 | ₴25,360 | $4,081 |
| 127 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $977 | $81 | CDF 987,400 | $2,011 |
| 128 | Egypt estimate | $969 | $81 | E£43,880 | $6,313 |
| 129 | Zambia estimate | $922 | $77 | ZK 24,140 | $3,190 |
| 130 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $879 | $73 | F CFA 548,600 | $2,485 |
| 131 | Niger estimate | $879 | $73 | F CFA 548,600 | $2,698 |
| 132 | Ghana estimate | $874 | $73 | GH₵10,970 | $2,090 |
| 133 | Kenya estimate | $861 | $72 | KES 87,770 | $2,029 |
| 134 | Burkina Faso estimate | $848 | $71 | F CFA 493,700 | $2,557 |
| 135 | Benin estimate | $704 | $59 | F CFA 438,800 | $2,135 |
| 136 | Togo estimate | $704 | $59 | F CFA 438,800 | $1,989 |
| 137 | Uganda estimate | $663 | $55 | UGX 2,377,100 | $1,807 |
| 138 | Gambia estimate | $627 | $52 | GMD 30,170 | $2,024 |
| 139 | Angola estimate | $568 | $47 | Kz 493,700 | $1,586 |
| 140 | Rwanda estimate | $416 | $35 | RF 548,600 | $1,518 |
| 141 | Ethiopia estimate | $376 | $31 | ETB 16,460 | $1,225 |
| 142 | Burundi estimate | $344 | $29 | BIF 658,300 | $1,038 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $333 | $28 | MWK 121,300 | $1,020 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $321 | $27 | ₦475,400 | $1,790 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).