How much does an anthropologist 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$98,300
- Luxembourg$80,700
- United States$80,530
- Germany$74,320
- Iceland$70,330
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$98,120
- Qatar$84,600
- Luxembourg$81,810
- United States$80,530
- Switzerland$76,700
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $98,300 | $8,192 | CHF 88,460 | $76,700 |
| 2 | Luxembourg estimate | $80,700 | $6,725 | €72,280 | $81,810 |
| 3 | United States | $80,530 | $6,711 | $80,530 | |
| 4 | Germany | $74,320 | $6,193 | €66,560 | $98,120 |
| 5 | Iceland estimate | $70,330 | $5,861 | kr 8,959,400 | $61,500 |
| 6 | Qatar estimate | $65,790 | $5,483 | QAR 239,500 | $84,600 |
| 7 | Denmark estimate | $63,310 | $5,276 | kr 421,800 | $60,570 |
| 8 | Norway estimate | $60,380 | $5,031 | kr 546,300 | $62,760 |
| 9 | Canada | $59,150 | $4,929 | CA$83,200 | |
| 10 | Belgium estimate | $58,070 | $4,839 | €52,010 | $66,590 |
| 11 | Austria estimate | $58,040 | $4,836 | €51,980 | $68,450 |
| 12 | Ireland estimate | $57,250 | $4,771 | €51,280 | $56,050 |
| 13 | Netherlands estimate | $55,870 | $4,656 | €50,040 | $64,440 |
| 14 | United Kingdom | $53,400 | $4,450 | £39,900 | $57,820 |
| 15 | Finland estimate | $51,010 | $4,251 | €45,690 | $56,290 |
| 16 | Singapore estimate | $46,030 | $3,836 | SGD 61,850 | $58,410 |
| 17 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $45,720 | $3,810 | HK$354,900 | $54,970 |
| 18 | Sweden estimate | $44,050 | $3,670 | kr 419,300 | $48,660 |
| 19 | Australia | $43,630 | $3,635 | A$63,490 | |
| 20 | Israel estimate | $42,570 | $3,548 | ₪137,500 | $33,970 |
| 21 | France estimate | $42,440 | $3,537 | €38,010 | $51,280 |
| 22 | Italy estimate | $37,430 | $3,119 | €33,520 | $51,370 |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $33,070 | $2,756 | AED 121,400 | $49,180 |
| 24 | Spain estimate | $32,960 | $2,747 | €29,520 | $47,990 |
| 25 | South Korea estimate | $31,870 | $2,656 | ₩41,157,200 | $45,530 |
| 26 | Cyprus estimate | $31,770 | $2,648 | €28,460 | $47,480 |
| 27 | Slovenia estimate | $31,300 | $2,608 | €28,030 | $46,720 |
| 28 | Malta estimate | $30,470 | $2,540 | €26,680 | $42,440 |
| 29 | Portugal estimate | $29,770 | $2,481 | €26,660 | $45,840 |
| 30 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $27,670 | $2,306 | SAR 103,800 | $53,480 |
| 31 | Bahamas estimate | $26,090 | $2,175 | BSD 26,090 | $23,580 |
| 32 | Puerto Rico estimate | $26,000 | $2,167 | $27,730 | |
| 33 | Czechia estimate | $24,980 | $2,081 | Kč 549,600 | $37,290 |
| 34 | Greece estimate | $24,950 | $2,079 | €22,340 | $38,060 |
| 35 | Brunei estimate | $24,710 | $2,059 | BND 31,310 | $41,340 |
| 36 | Lithuania estimate | $24,220 | $2,018 | €21,690 | $38,990 |
| 37 | Barbados estimate | $24,010 | $2,001 | BBD 48,010 | $20,010 |
| 38 | Estonia estimate | $23,910 | $1,992 | €21,410 | $31,500 |
| 39 | Costa Rica estimate | $22,890 | $1,907 | ₡11,524,900 | $36,640 |
| 40 | Latvia estimate | $22,010 | $1,834 | €19,720 | $35,280 |
| 41 | Romania estimate | $21,020 | $1,752 | lei 92,850 | $43,100 |
| 42 | Croatia estimate | $20,250 | $1,687 | €136,700 | $34,410 |
| 43 | Slovakia estimate | $19,850 | $1,654 | €17,780 | $31,040 |
| 44 | Hungary estimate | $19,680 | $1,640 | Ft 6,895,800 | $33,970 |
| 45 | Poland estimate | $17,310 | $1,442 | zł 72,630 | $31,540 |
| 46 | Türkiye estimate | $15,870 | $1,323 | ₺626,300 | $35,290 |
| 47 | Uruguay estimate | $15,570 | $1,298 | UYU 626,300 | $21,380 |
| 48 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $14,750 | $1,229 | KM 25,840 | $33,300 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $14,610 | $1,218 | PAB 14,610 | $29,420 |
| 50 | Bulgaria estimate | $14,560 | $1,213 | €25,500 | $31,070 |
| 51 | Serbia estimate | $14,120 | $1,177 | RSD 1,485,600 | $27,740 |
| 52 | Botswana estimate | $13,850 | $1,154 | P 187,900 | $35,360 |
| 53 | Chile estimate | $13,680 | $1,140 | CLP 12,903,500 | $27,760 |
| 54 | Palau estimate | $13,460 | $1,122 | $13,460 | |
| 55 | Montenegro estimate | $11,610 | $967 | €8,739 | $19,900 |
| 56 | Belize estimate | $11,470 | $956 | BZD 22,940 | $17,960 |
| 57 | North Macedonia estimate | $11,360 | $947 | MKD 626,900 | $22,900 |
| 58 | Malaysia estimate | $11,190 | $932 | RM 47,030 | $29,920 |
| 59 | South Africa estimate | $10,780 | $898 | R 177,400 | $23,930 |
| 60 | Marshall Islands estimate | $10,440 | $870 | $10,510 | |
| 61 | Lebanon estimate | $9,970 | $831 | L£15,030,200 | $20,090 |
| 62 | Honduras estimate | $9,384 | $782 | L 243,500 | $19,300 |
| 63 | Peru estimate | $9,364 | $780 | PEN 33,400 | $17,330 |
| 64 | Brazil estimate | $9,341 | $778 | R$52,190 | $20,220 |
| 65 | Colombia estimate | $9,271 | $773 | COP 37,575,600 | $22,560 |
| 66 | Dominican Republic estimate | $9,121 | $760 | DOP 565,400 | $23,750 |
| 67 | Mauritius estimate | $8,995 | $750 | Rs 417,500 | $20,960 |
| 68 | Eswatini estimate | $8,752 | $729 | SZL 156,600 | |
| 69 | Guatemala estimate | $8,476 | $706 | Q 65,100 | $18,970 |
| 70 | Maldives estimate | $8,425 | $702 | MVR 129,600 | $12,800 |
| 71 | Argentina estimate | $8,412 | $701 | ARS 10,437,700 | $15,780 |
| 72 | Ecuador estimate | $8,350 | $696 | $18,910 | |
| 73 | Thailand estimate | $8,151 | $679 | ฿268,000 | $25,270 |
| 74 | Mexico estimate | $8,000 | $667 | MX$153,900 | $13,610 |
| 75 | El Salvador estimate | $7,893 | $658 | $16,840 | |
| 76 | Russia estimate | $7,658 | $638 | ₽564,000 | $21,900 |
| 77 | Djibouti estimate | $7,341 | $612 | DJF 1,304,700 | $13,250 |
| 78 | Fiji estimate | $7,256 | $605 | FJD 16,460 | $17,770 |
| 79 | Samoa estimate | $7,127 | $594 | WST 19,160 | $10,430 |
| 80 | Albania estimate | $7,036 | $586 | ALL 749,800 | $16,280 |
| 81 | Guyana estimate | $7,008 | $584 | GYD 1,461,300 | $15,030 |
| 82 | Bolivia estimate | $6,797 | $566 | Bs 46,970 | $17,400 |
| 83 | Jordan estimate | $6,615 | $551 | JOD 4,697 | $14,620 |
| 84 | Paraguay estimate | $6,225 | $519 | ₲46,969,400 | $16,340 |
| 85 | Mongolia estimate | $5,888 | $491 | ₮20,875,300 | $17,680 |
| 86 | Jamaica estimate | $5,880 | $490 | JMD 652,300 | $9,333 |
| 87 | Moldova estimate | $5,814 | $485 | MDL 101,000 | $11,520 |
| 88 | Tonga estimate | $5,681 | $473 | TOP 13,430 | $7,373 |
| 89 | Philippines estimate | $5,542 | $462 | ₱317,500 | $15,300 |
| 90 | Cape Verde estimate | $5,223 | $435 | CVE 519,100 | $10,310 |
| 91 | Bhutan estimate | $5,115 | $426 | BTN 427,900 | $20,500 |
| 92 | Vanuatu estimate | $4,847 | $404 | VUV 469,700 | $3,965 |
| 93 | Vietnam estimate | $4,794 | $400 | ₫115,858,000 | $16,180 |
| 94 | Senegal estimate | $4,484 | $374 | F CFA 2,609,400 | $11,520 |
| 95 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,455 | $371 | ₸1,452,400 | $11,570 |
| 96 | Tunisia estimate | $4,268 | $356 | TND 12,530 | $15,270 |
| 97 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $4,183 | $349 | F CFA 2,609,400 | $11,230 |
| 98 | Cambodia estimate | $4,161 | $347 | ៛16,700,200 | $11,340 |
| 99 | Kiribati estimate | $3,997 | $333 | A$6,017 | $6,408 |
| 100 | India estimate | $3,832 | $319 | ₹334,000 | $16,840 |
| 101 | Georgia estimate | $3,673 | $306 | ₾11,830 | $11,020 |
| 102 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,515 | $293 | FCFA 2,132,000 | $7,732 |
| 103 | Chad estimate | $3,474 | $290 | FCFA 2,167,000 | $10,250 |
| 104 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,320 | $277 | UZS 36,687,000 | $12,230 |
| 105 | Zambia estimate | $3,191 | $266 | ZK 83,500 | $11,040 |
| 106 | Suriname estimate | $2,957 | $246 | SRD 73,060 | $8,171 |
| 107 | Mozambique estimate | $2,942 | $245 | MZN 187,900 | $7,789 |
| 108 | Timor-Leste estimate | $2,818 | $235 | $6,325 | |
| 109 | Yemen estimate | $2,700 | $225 | YER 592,800 | $8,949 |
| 110 | Burkina Faso estimate | $2,690 | $224 | F CFA 1,565,600 | $8,108 |
| 111 | Mali estimate | $2,582 | $215 | F CFA 1,565,600 | $8,139 |
| 112 | Kenya estimate | $2,522 | $210 | KES 257,200 | $5,945 |
| 113 | Comoros estimate | $2,509 | $209 | CF 1,043,800 | $4,577 |
| 114 | Ghana estimate | $2,327 | $194 | GH₵29,230 | $5,567 |
| 115 | Cameroon estimate | $2,325 | $194 | FCFA 1,148,100 | $4,799 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,246 | $187 | Rs 678,400 | $7,755 |
| 117 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,219 | $185 | FCFA 1,043,800 | $3,348 |
| 118 | Nepal estimate | $2,197 | $183 | Rs 229,600 | $7,565 |
| 119 | Guinea estimate | $2,046 | $170 | FG 18,787,800 | $6,240 |
| 120 | Indonesia estimate | $2,024 | $169 | Rp 32,098,700 | $6,288 |
| 121 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $2,008 | $167 | F CFA 1,252,500 | $5,673 |
| 122 | Lesotho estimate | $1,993 | $166 | LSL 36,530 | $5,951 |
| 123 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,986 | $166 | ৳229,600 | $6,960 |
| 124 | Ukraine estimate | $1,923 | $160 | ₴49,120 | $7,907 |
| 125 | Armenia estimate | $1,838 | $153 | ֏887,200 | $5,329 |
| 126 | Angola estimate | $1,800 | $150 | Kz 1,565,600 | $5,031 |
| 127 | Uganda estimate | $1,600 | $133 | UGX 5,740,700 | $4,365 |
| 128 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,599 | $133 | ETB 69,930 | $5,205 |
| 129 | Benin estimate | $1,592 | $133 | F CFA 991,600 | $4,825 |
| 130 | Niger estimate | $1,586 | $132 | F CFA 989,500 | $4,867 |
| 131 | Togo estimate | $1,585 | $132 | F CFA 988,700 | $4,482 |
| 132 | Laos estimate | $1,562 | $130 | ₭21,919,100 | $5,905 |
| 133 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,550 | $129 | CDF 1,565,600 | $3,189 |
| 134 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,511 | $126 | K 2,087,500 | $4,793 |
| 135 | Pakistan estimate | $1,286 | $107 | Rs 361,600 | $5,529 |
| 136 | Egypt estimate | $1,152 | $96 | E£52,190 | $7,507 |
| 137 | Sudan estimate | $1,145 | $95 | SDG 626,300 | $2,792 |
| 138 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,108 | $92 | ؋85,120 | $5,391 |
| 139 | Burundi estimate | $1,077 | $90 | BIF 2,063,100 | $3,255 |
| 140 | Liberia estimate | $1,044 | $87 | LRD 1,044 | $2,589 |
| 141 | Rwanda estimate | $1,029 | $86 | RF 1,356,900 | $3,755 |
| 142 | Gambia estimate | $921 | $77 | GMD 44,360 | $2,976 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $917 | $76 | MWK 334,000 | $2,809 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $353 | $29 | ₦521,900 | $1,965 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).