How much does an artist 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$98,760
- Luxembourg$81,070
- Germany$79,330
- Iceland$70,650
- Qatar$66,100
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$104,700
- Qatar$84,990
- Luxembourg$82,180
- Switzerland$77,050
- United Kingdom$69,210
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $98,760 | $8,230 | CHF 88,870 | $77,050 |
| 2 | Luxembourg estimate | $81,070 | $6,756 | €72,610 | $82,180 |
| 3 | Germany | $79,330 | $6,611 | €71,050 | $104,700 |
| 4 | Iceland estimate | $70,650 | $5,888 | kr 9,000,800 | $61,780 |
| 5 | Qatar estimate | $66,100 | $5,508 | QAR 240,600 | $84,990 |
| 6 | United Kingdom | $63,930 | $5,328 | £47,760 | $69,210 |
| 7 | Denmark estimate | $63,600 | $5,300 | kr 423,800 | $60,850 |
| 8 | Norway estimate | $60,660 | $5,055 | kr 548,800 | $63,050 |
| 9 | Belgium estimate | $58,340 | $4,861 | €52,250 | $66,890 |
| 10 | Austria estimate | $58,310 | $4,859 | €52,220 | $68,770 |
| 11 | Ireland estimate | $57,510 | $4,793 | €51,510 | $56,310 |
| 12 | Netherlands estimate | $56,130 | $4,677 | €50,270 | $64,730 |
| 13 | Australia | $55,360 | $4,614 | A$80,580 | |
| 14 | United States | $54,170 | $4,514 | $54,170 | |
| 15 | Finland estimate | $51,250 | $4,271 | €45,900 | $56,550 |
| 16 | Singapore estimate | $46,250 | $3,854 | SGD 62,130 | $58,680 |
| 17 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $45,930 | $3,827 | HK$356,500 | $55,230 |
| 18 | Sweden estimate | $44,250 | $3,687 | kr 421,300 | $48,890 |
| 19 | Canada | $43,730 | $3,644 | CA$61,510 | |
| 20 | Israel estimate | $42,770 | $3,564 | ₪138,200 | $34,130 |
| 21 | France estimate | $42,640 | $3,553 | €38,190 | $51,510 |
| 22 | Italy estimate | $37,600 | $3,133 | €33,680 | $51,600 |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $33,220 | $2,768 | AED 122,000 | $49,410 |
| 24 | South Korea estimate | $32,020 | $2,668 | ₩41,347,400 | $45,740 |
| 25 | Cyprus estimate | $31,920 | $2,660 | €28,590 | $47,700 |
| 26 | Slovenia estimate | $31,440 | $2,620 | €28,160 | $46,940 |
| 27 | Malta estimate | $30,620 | $2,551 | €26,800 | $42,640 |
| 28 | Portugal estimate | $29,910 | $2,492 | €26,790 | $46,050 |
| 29 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $27,800 | $2,317 | SAR 104,200 | $53,730 |
| 30 | Spain estimate | $27,650 | $2,304 | €24,760 | $40,250 |
| 31 | Bahamas estimate | $26,210 | $2,185 | BSD 26,210 | $23,690 |
| 32 | Puerto Rico estimate | $26,120 | $2,177 | $27,860 | |
| 33 | Czechia estimate | $25,090 | $2,091 | Kč 552,100 | $37,460 |
| 34 | Greece estimate | $25,060 | $2,088 | €22,450 | $38,240 |
| 35 | Brunei estimate | $24,830 | $2,069 | BND 31,460 | $41,530 |
| 36 | Lithuania estimate | $24,330 | $2,027 | €21,790 | $39,170 |
| 37 | Barbados estimate | $24,120 | $2,010 | BBD 48,240 | $20,100 |
| 38 | Estonia estimate | $24,020 | $2,002 | €21,510 | $31,640 |
| 39 | Costa Rica estimate | $23,000 | $1,916 | ₡11,578,200 | $36,810 |
| 40 | Latvia estimate | $22,120 | $1,843 | €19,810 | $35,450 |
| 41 | Romania estimate | $21,120 | $1,760 | lei 93,280 | $43,300 |
| 42 | Croatia estimate | $20,340 | $1,695 | €137,300 | $34,570 |
| 43 | Slovakia estimate | $19,940 | $1,661 | €17,860 | $31,190 |
| 44 | Hungary estimate | $19,770 | $1,647 | Ft 6,927,700 | $34,130 |
| 45 | Poland estimate | $17,390 | $1,449 | zł 72,970 | $31,690 |
| 46 | Türkiye estimate | $15,950 | $1,329 | ₺629,200 | $35,460 |
| 47 | Uruguay estimate | $15,650 | $1,304 | UYU 629,200 | $21,470 |
| 48 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $14,820 | $1,235 | KM 25,960 | $33,450 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $14,680 | $1,223 | PAB 14,680 | $29,560 |
| 50 | Bulgaria estimate | $14,620 | $1,219 | €25,620 | $31,210 |
| 51 | Serbia estimate | $14,190 | $1,182 | RSD 1,492,500 | $27,870 |
| 52 | Botswana estimate | $13,920 | $1,160 | P 188,700 | $35,530 |
| 53 | Chile estimate | $13,740 | $1,145 | CLP 12,963,100 | $27,890 |
| 54 | Palau estimate | $13,520 | $1,127 | $13,520 | |
| 55 | Montenegro estimate | $11,660 | $972 | €8,779 | $19,990 |
| 56 | Belize estimate | $11,520 | $960 | BZD 23,040 | $18,050 |
| 57 | North Macedonia estimate | $11,410 | $951 | MKD 629,800 | $23,000 |
| 58 | Malaysia estimate | $11,240 | $937 | RM 47,250 | $30,060 |
| 59 | South Africa estimate | $10,830 | $903 | R 178,300 | $24,040 |
| 60 | Marshall Islands estimate | $10,490 | $874 | $10,550 | |
| 61 | Lebanon estimate | $10,020 | $835 | L£15,099,700 | $20,180 |
| 62 | Honduras estimate | $9,428 | $786 | L 244,700 | $19,390 |
| 63 | Peru estimate | $9,407 | $784 | PEN 33,550 | $17,410 |
| 64 | Brazil estimate | $9,384 | $782 | R$52,430 | $20,310 |
| 65 | Colombia estimate | $9,314 | $776 | COP 37,749,200 | $22,660 |
| 66 | Dominican Republic estimate | $9,163 | $764 | DOP 568,000 | $23,860 |
| 67 | Mauritius estimate | $9,037 | $753 | Rs 419,400 | $21,060 |
| 68 | Eswatini estimate | $8,792 | $733 | SZL 157,300 | |
| 69 | Guatemala estimate | $8,516 | $710 | Q 65,400 | $19,060 |
| 70 | Maldives estimate | $8,464 | $705 | MVR 130,200 | $12,850 |
| 71 | Argentina estimate | $8,451 | $704 | ARS 10,485,900 | $15,860 |
| 72 | Ecuador estimate | $8,389 | $699 | $19,000 | |
| 73 | Thailand estimate | $8,189 | $682 | ฿269,300 | $25,390 |
| 74 | Mexico estimate | $8,037 | $670 | MX$154,600 | $13,670 |
| 75 | El Salvador estimate | $7,930 | $661 | $16,910 | |
| 76 | Russia estimate | $7,693 | $641 | ₽566,600 | $22,000 |
| 77 | Djibouti estimate | $7,375 | $615 | DJF 1,310,700 | $13,310 |
| 78 | Fiji estimate | $7,289 | $607 | FJD 16,530 | $17,850 |
| 79 | Samoa estimate | $7,160 | $597 | WST 19,250 | $10,480 |
| 80 | Albania estimate | $7,069 | $589 | ALL 753,300 | $16,350 |
| 81 | Guyana estimate | $7,041 | $587 | GYD 1,468,000 | $15,100 |
| 82 | Bolivia estimate | $6,829 | $569 | Bs 47,190 | $17,480 |
| 83 | Jordan estimate | $6,646 | $554 | JOD 4,719 | $14,690 |
| 84 | Paraguay estimate | $6,254 | $521 | ₲47,186,500 | $16,420 |
| 85 | Mongolia estimate | $5,916 | $493 | ₮20,971,800 | $17,760 |
| 86 | Jamaica estimate | $5,908 | $492 | JMD 655,400 | $9,376 |
| 87 | Moldova estimate | $5,841 | $487 | MDL 101,500 | $11,570 |
| 88 | Tonga estimate | $5,707 | $476 | TOP 13,490 | $7,407 |
| 89 | Philippines estimate | $5,567 | $464 | ₱318,900 | $15,380 |
| 90 | Cape Verde estimate | $5,247 | $437 | CVE 521,500 | $10,350 |
| 91 | Bhutan estimate | $5,138 | $428 | BTN 429,900 | $20,590 |
| 92 | Vanuatu estimate | $4,869 | $406 | VUV 471,900 | $3,984 |
| 93 | Vietnam estimate | $4,817 | $401 | ₫116,393,200 | $16,250 |
| 94 | Senegal estimate | $4,505 | $375 | F CFA 2,621,500 | $11,570 |
| 95 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,476 | $373 | ₸1,459,100 | $11,620 |
| 96 | Tunisia estimate | $4,288 | $357 | TND 12,580 | $15,340 |
| 97 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $4,203 | $350 | F CFA 2,621,500 | $11,280 |
| 98 | Cambodia estimate | $4,180 | $348 | ៛16,777,400 | $11,390 |
| 99 | Kiribati estimate | $4,016 | $335 | A$6,044 | $6,438 |
| 100 | India estimate | $3,850 | $321 | ₹335,500 | $16,910 |
| 101 | Georgia estimate | $3,690 | $307 | ₾11,890 | $11,070 |
| 102 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,531 | $294 | FCFA 2,141,900 | $7,767 |
| 103 | Chad estimate | $3,490 | $291 | FCFA 2,177,000 | $10,300 |
| 104 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,335 | $278 | UZS 36,856,500 | $12,290 |
| 105 | Zambia estimate | $3,206 | $267 | ZK 83,890 | $11,090 |
| 106 | Suriname estimate | $2,971 | $248 | SRD 73,400 | $8,209 |
| 107 | Mozambique estimate | $2,956 | $246 | MZN 188,700 | $7,825 |
| 108 | Timor-Leste estimate | $2,831 | $236 | $6,354 | |
| 109 | Yemen estimate | $2,712 | $226 | YER 595,500 | $8,990 |
| 110 | Burkina Faso estimate | $2,703 | $225 | F CFA 1,572,900 | $8,145 |
| 111 | Mali estimate | $2,594 | $216 | F CFA 1,572,900 | $8,177 |
| 112 | Kenya estimate | $2,533 | $211 | KES 258,400 | $5,972 |
| 113 | Comoros estimate | $2,521 | $210 | CF 1,048,600 | $4,598 |
| 114 | Ghana estimate | $2,338 | $195 | GH₵29,360 | $5,593 |
| 115 | Cameroon estimate | $2,336 | $195 | FCFA 1,153,400 | $4,821 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,256 | $188 | Rs 681,600 | $7,790 |
| 117 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,230 | $186 | FCFA 1,048,600 | $3,364 |
| 118 | Nepal estimate | $2,207 | $184 | Rs 230,700 | $7,600 |
| 119 | Guinea estimate | $2,055 | $171 | FG 18,874,600 | $6,269 |
| 120 | Indonesia estimate | $2,034 | $169 | Rp 32,247,000 | $6,317 |
| 121 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $2,017 | $168 | F CFA 1,258,300 | $5,699 |
| 122 | Lesotho estimate | $2,002 | $167 | LSL 36,700 | $5,978 |
| 123 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,996 | $166 | ৳230,700 | $6,993 |
| 124 | Ukraine estimate | $1,931 | $161 | ₴49,350 | $7,943 |
| 125 | Armenia estimate | $1,846 | $154 | ֏891,300 | $5,354 |
| 126 | Angola estimate | $1,808 | $151 | Kz 1,572,900 | $5,054 |
| 127 | Uganda estimate | $1,608 | $134 | UGX 5,767,200 | $4,385 |
| 128 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,606 | $134 | ETB 70,260 | $5,229 |
| 129 | Benin estimate | $1,599 | $133 | F CFA 996,200 | $4,847 |
| 130 | Niger estimate | $1,594 | $133 | F CFA 994,100 | $4,890 |
| 131 | Togo estimate | $1,592 | $133 | F CFA 993,300 | $4,503 |
| 132 | Laos estimate | $1,569 | $131 | ₭22,020,300 | $5,933 |
| 133 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,557 | $130 | CDF 1,572,900 | $3,204 |
| 134 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,518 | $126 | K 2,097,200 | $4,815 |
| 135 | Pakistan estimate | $1,292 | $108 | Rs 363,200 | $5,554 |
| 136 | Egypt estimate | $1,157 | $96 | E£52,430 | $7,542 |
| 137 | Sudan estimate | $1,151 | $96 | SDG 629,200 | $2,805 |
| 138 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,113 | $93 | ؋85,510 | $5,416 |
| 139 | Burundi estimate | $1,082 | $90 | BIF 2,072,700 | $3,270 |
| 140 | Liberia estimate | $1,049 | $87 | LRD 1,049 | $2,601 |
| 141 | Rwanda estimate | $1,034 | $86 | RF 1,363,200 | $3,772 |
| 142 | Gambia estimate | $926 | $77 | GMD 44,560 | $2,990 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $921 | $77 | MWK 335,500 | $2,822 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $354 | $30 | ₦524,300 | $1,974 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).