How much does an art director 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$106,300
- United States$94,500
- Luxembourg$87,250
- Iceland$76,040
- Qatar$71,130
Where pay goes furthest
- United States$94,500
- Qatar$91,470
- Germany$89,920
- Luxembourg$88,450
- Switzerland$82,930
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $106,300 | $8,857 | CHF 95,640 | $82,930 |
| 2 | United States | $94,500 | $7,875 | $94,500 | |
| 3 | Luxembourg estimate | $87,250 | $7,271 | €78,150 | $88,450 |
| 4 | Iceland estimate | $76,040 | $6,336 | kr 9,687,000 | $66,490 |
| 5 | Qatar estimate | $71,130 | $5,928 | QAR 258,900 | $91,470 |
| 6 | Denmark estimate | $68,450 | $5,704 | kr 456,100 | $65,480 |
| 7 | Germany | $68,100 | $5,675 | €61,000 | $89,920 |
| 8 | Norway estimate | $65,280 | $5,440 | kr 590,700 | $67,860 |
| 9 | Australia | $64,650 | $5,388 | A$94,100 | |
| 10 | Belgium estimate | $62,780 | $5,232 | €56,230 | $71,990 |
| 11 | Austria estimate | $62,750 | $5,229 | €56,200 | $74,010 |
| 12 | Ireland estimate | $61,900 | $5,158 | €55,440 | $60,600 |
| 13 | United Kingdom | $60,950 | $5,079 | £45,530 | $65,980 |
| 14 | Canada | $60,670 | $5,056 | CA$85,340 | |
| 15 | Netherlands estimate | $60,410 | $5,034 | €54,110 | $69,670 |
| 16 | Finland estimate | $55,160 | $4,596 | €49,400 | $60,860 |
| 17 | Singapore estimate | $49,770 | $4,148 | SGD 66,870 | $63,150 |
| 18 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $49,430 | $4,119 | HK$383,700 | $59,440 |
| 19 | Sweden estimate | $47,620 | $3,969 | kr 453,400 | $52,610 |
| 20 | Israel estimate | $46,030 | $3,836 | ₪148,700 | $36,730 |
| 21 | France estimate | $45,890 | $3,824 | €41,100 | $55,440 |
| 22 | Italy estimate | $40,470 | $3,372 | €36,250 | $55,540 |
| 23 | Spain estimate | $36,520 | $3,043 | €32,710 | $53,160 |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $35,750 | $2,980 | AED 131,300 | $53,180 |
| 25 | South Korea estimate | $34,460 | $2,871 | ₩44,499,600 | $49,230 |
| 26 | Cyprus estimate | $34,360 | $2,863 | €30,770 | $51,330 |
| 27 | Slovenia estimate | $33,840 | $2,820 | €30,310 | $50,510 |
| 28 | Malta estimate | $32,950 | $2,746 | €28,850 | $45,890 |
| 29 | Portugal estimate | $32,190 | $2,682 | €28,830 | $49,570 |
| 30 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $29,920 | $2,493 | SAR 112,200 | $57,820 |
| 31 | Bahamas estimate | $28,210 | $2,351 | BSD 28,210 | $25,490 |
| 32 | Puerto Rico estimate | $28,110 | $2,343 | $29,990 | |
| 33 | Czechia estimate | $27,010 | $2,251 | Kč 594,200 | $40,320 |
| 34 | Greece estimate | $26,970 | $2,248 | €24,160 | $41,150 |
| 35 | Brunei estimate | $26,720 | $2,227 | BND 33,860 | $44,700 |
| 36 | Lithuania estimate | $26,180 | $2,182 | €23,450 | $42,160 |
| 37 | Barbados estimate | $25,960 | $2,163 | BBD 51,910 | $21,630 |
| 38 | Estonia estimate | $25,850 | $2,154 | €23,150 | $34,060 |
| 39 | Costa Rica estimate | $24,750 | $2,062 | ₡12,460,800 | $39,620 |
| 40 | Latvia estimate | $23,800 | $1,983 | €21,320 | $38,150 |
| 41 | Romania estimate | $22,730 | $1,894 | lei 100,400 | $46,600 |
| 42 | Croatia estimate | $21,890 | $1,824 | €147,700 | $37,200 |
| 43 | Slovakia estimate | $21,460 | $1,788 | €19,220 | $33,560 |
| 44 | Hungary estimate | $21,270 | $1,773 | Ft 7,455,800 | $36,730 |
| 45 | Poland estimate | $18,710 | $1,559 | zł 78,530 | $34,110 |
| 46 | Türkiye estimate | $17,160 | $1,430 | ₺677,100 | $38,160 |
| 47 | Uruguay estimate | $16,840 | $1,403 | UYU 677,100 | $23,110 |
| 48 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $15,950 | $1,329 | KM 27,940 | $36,000 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $15,800 | $1,317 | PAB 15,800 | $31,810 |
| 50 | Bulgaria estimate | $15,740 | $1,311 | €27,570 | $33,590 |
| 51 | Serbia estimate | $15,270 | $1,272 | RSD 1,606,200 | $29,990 |
| 52 | Botswana estimate | $14,980 | $1,248 | P 203,100 | $38,240 |
| 53 | Chile estimate | $14,790 | $1,232 | CLP 13,951,300 | $30,010 |
| 54 | Palau estimate | $14,560 | $1,213 | $14,550 | |
| 55 | Montenegro estimate | $12,550 | $1,046 | €9,449 | $21,510 |
| 56 | Belize estimate | $12,400 | $1,033 | BZD 24,800 | $19,420 |
| 57 | North Macedonia estimate | $12,280 | $1,023 | MKD 677,800 | $24,760 |
| 58 | Malaysia estimate | $12,100 | $1,008 | RM 50,850 | $32,350 |
| 59 | South Africa estimate | $11,660 | $971 | R 191,800 | $25,870 |
| 60 | Marshall Islands estimate | $11,290 | $940 | $11,360 | |
| 61 | Lebanon estimate | $10,780 | $898 | L£16,250,800 | $21,720 |
| 62 | Honduras estimate | $10,150 | $846 | L 263,300 | $20,870 |
| 63 | Peru estimate | $10,120 | $844 | PEN 36,110 | $18,740 |
| 64 | Brazil estimate | $10,100 | $842 | R$56,430 | $21,860 |
| 65 | Colombia estimate | $10,020 | $835 | COP 40,627,100 | $24,390 |
| 66 | Dominican Republic estimate | $9,862 | $822 | DOP 611,300 | $25,680 |
| 67 | Mauritius estimate | $9,726 | $810 | Rs 451,400 | $22,670 |
| 68 | Eswatini estimate | $9,463 | $789 | SZL 169,300 | |
| 69 | Guatemala estimate | $9,165 | $764 | Q 70,390 | $20,510 |
| 70 | Maldives estimate | $9,109 | $759 | MVR 140,100 | $13,830 |
| 71 | Argentina estimate | $9,095 | $758 | ARS 11,285,300 | $17,070 |
| 72 | Ecuador estimate | $9,028 | $752 | $20,450 | |
| 73 | Thailand estimate | $8,813 | $734 | ฿289,800 | $27,320 |
| 74 | Mexico estimate | $8,650 | $721 | MX$166,400 | $14,710 |
| 75 | El Salvador estimate | $8,535 | $711 | $18,200 | |
| 76 | Russia estimate | $8,280 | $690 | ₽609,800 | $23,680 |
| 77 | Djibouti estimate | $7,938 | $661 | DJF 1,410,700 | $14,320 |
| 78 | Fiji estimate | $7,845 | $654 | FJD 17,790 | $19,210 |
| 79 | Samoa estimate | $7,705 | $642 | WST 20,720 | $11,270 |
| 80 | Albania estimate | $7,608 | $634 | ALL 810,700 | $17,600 |
| 81 | Guyana estimate | $7,578 | $631 | GYD 1,579,900 | $16,250 |
| 82 | Bolivia estimate | $7,349 | $612 | Bs 50,780 | $18,810 |
| 83 | Jordan estimate | $7,153 | $596 | JOD 5,078 | $15,810 |
| 84 | Paraguay estimate | $6,730 | $561 | ₲50,783,800 | $17,670 |
| 85 | Mongolia estimate | $6,367 | $531 | ₮22,570,600 | $19,120 |
| 86 | Jamaica estimate | $6,358 | $530 | JMD 705,300 | $10,090 |
| 87 | Moldova estimate | $6,286 | $524 | MDL 109,200 | $12,450 |
| 88 | Tonga estimate | $6,142 | $512 | TOP 14,520 | $7,971 |
| 89 | Philippines estimate | $5,992 | $499 | ₱343,300 | $16,550 |
| 90 | Cape Verde estimate | $5,647 | $471 | CVE 561,300 | $11,140 |
| 91 | Bhutan estimate | $5,530 | $461 | BTN 462,700 | $22,160 |
| 92 | Vanuatu estimate | $5,241 | $437 | VUV 507,800 | $4,287 |
| 93 | Vietnam estimate | $5,184 | $432 | ₫125,266,700 | $17,490 |
| 94 | Senegal estimate | $4,848 | $404 | F CFA 2,821,300 | $12,460 |
| 95 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,817 | $401 | ₸1,570,300 | $12,510 |
| 96 | Tunisia estimate | $4,615 | $385 | TND 13,540 | $16,510 |
| 97 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $4,523 | $377 | F CFA 2,821,300 | $12,140 |
| 98 | Cambodia estimate | $4,499 | $375 | ៛18,056,500 | $12,260 |
| 99 | Kiribati estimate | $4,322 | $360 | A$6,505 | $6,928 |
| 100 | India estimate | $4,143 | $345 | ₹361,100 | $18,200 |
| 101 | Georgia estimate | $3,971 | $331 | ₾12,790 | $11,920 |
| 102 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,800 | $317 | FCFA 2,305,200 | $8,359 |
| 103 | Chad estimate | $3,756 | $313 | FCFA 2,343,000 | $11,080 |
| 104 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,590 | $299 | UZS 39,666,400 | $13,230 |
| 105 | Zambia estimate | $3,450 | $288 | ZK 90,280 | $11,930 |
| 106 | Suriname estimate | $3,197 | $266 | SRD 79,000 | $8,834 |
| 107 | Mozambique estimate | $3,181 | $265 | MZN 203,100 | $8,421 |
| 108 | Timor-Leste estimate | $3,047 | $254 | $6,839 | |
| 109 | Yemen estimate | $2,919 | $243 | YER 640,900 | $9,675 |
| 110 | Burkina Faso estimate | $2,909 | $242 | F CFA 1,692,800 | $8,766 |
| 111 | Mali estimate | $2,792 | $233 | F CFA 1,692,800 | $8,800 |
| 112 | Kenya estimate | $2,726 | $227 | KES 278,100 | $6,427 |
| 113 | Comoros estimate | $2,713 | $226 | CF 1,128,500 | $4,949 |
| 114 | Ghana estimate | $2,516 | $210 | GH₵31,600 | $6,019 |
| 115 | Cameroon estimate | $2,514 | $210 | FCFA 1,241,400 | $5,188 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,428 | $202 | Rs 733,500 | $8,384 |
| 117 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,400 | $200 | FCFA 1,128,500 | $3,620 |
| 118 | Nepal estimate | $2,376 | $198 | Rs 248,300 | $8,180 |
| 119 | Guinea estimate | $2,212 | $184 | FG 20,313,500 | $6,747 |
| 120 | Indonesia estimate | $2,189 | $182 | Rp 34,705,400 | $6,798 |
| 121 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $2,171 | $181 | F CFA 1,354,200 | $6,134 |
| 122 | Lesotho estimate | $2,155 | $180 | LSL 39,500 | $6,434 |
| 123 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,148 | $179 | ৳248,300 | $7,526 |
| 124 | Ukraine estimate | $2,079 | $173 | ₴53,110 | $8,549 |
| 125 | Armenia estimate | $1,987 | $166 | ֏959,200 | $5,762 |
| 126 | Angola estimate | $1,946 | $162 | Kz 1,692,800 | $5,440 |
| 127 | Uganda estimate | $1,730 | $144 | UGX 6,206,900 | $4,719 |
| 128 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,729 | $144 | ETB 75,610 | $5,627 |
| 129 | Benin estimate | $1,721 | $143 | F CFA 1,072,100 | $5,216 |
| 130 | Niger estimate | $1,715 | $143 | F CFA 1,069,800 | $5,263 |
| 131 | Togo estimate | $1,714 | $143 | F CFA 1,069,000 | $4,846 |
| 132 | Laos estimate | $1,689 | $141 | ₭23,699,100 | $6,385 |
| 133 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,676 | $140 | CDF 1,692,800 | $3,448 |
| 134 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,634 | $136 | K 2,257,100 | $5,183 |
| 135 | Pakistan estimate | $1,390 | $116 | Rs 390,900 | $5,978 |
| 136 | Egypt estimate | $1,246 | $104 | E£56,430 | $8,117 |
| 137 | Sudan estimate | $1,238 | $103 | SDG 677,100 | $3,019 |
| 138 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,198 | $100 | ؋92,030 | $5,829 |
| 139 | Burundi estimate | $1,165 | $97 | BIF 2,230,700 | $3,519 |
| 140 | Liberia estimate | $1,129 | $94 | LRD 1,129 | $2,799 |
| 141 | Rwanda estimate | $1,113 | $93 | RF 1,467,100 | $4,060 |
| 142 | Gambia estimate | $996 | $83 | GMD 47,960 | $3,218 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $991 | $83 | MWK 361,100 | $3,037 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $382 | $32 | ₦564,300 | $2,125 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).