How much does an athlete make in each country?
143 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$92,160
- Germany$87,270
- Iceland$74,880
- Luxembourg$71,710
- Norway$67,980
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$115,200
- Luxembourg$72,690
- Switzerland$71,900
- Norway$70,660
- United States$66,710
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $92,160 | $7,680 | CHF 82,930 | $71,900 |
| 2 | Germany | $87,270 | $7,273 | €78,170 | $115,200 |
| 3 | Iceland estimate | $74,880 | $6,240 | kr 9,539,700 | $65,480 |
| 4 | Luxembourg estimate | $71,710 | $5,976 | €64,230 | $72,690 |
| 5 | Norway estimate | $67,980 | $5,665 | kr 615,100 | $70,660 |
| 6 | Denmark estimate | $67,380 | $5,615 | kr 449,000 | $64,470 |
| 7 | United States | $66,710 | $5,559 | $66,710 | |
| 8 | Ireland estimate | $54,690 | $4,558 | €48,980 | $53,540 |
| 9 | Austria estimate | $54,200 | $4,517 | €48,550 | $63,930 |
| 10 | Belgium estimate | $53,220 | $4,435 | €47,660 | $61,020 |
| 11 | Qatar estimate | $50,930 | $4,244 | QAR 185,400 | $65,480 |
| 12 | Netherlands estimate | $50,460 | $4,205 | €45,200 | $58,200 |
| 13 | Finland estimate | $45,290 | $3,774 | €40,560 | $49,970 |
| 14 | Australia | $44,420 | $3,702 | A$64,650 | |
| 15 | Sweden estimate | $44,040 | $3,670 | kr 419,300 | $48,660 |
| 16 | United Kingdom estimate | $43,220 | $3,602 | £32,830 | $46,790 |
| 17 | Canada | $40,660 | $3,389 | CA$57,200 | |
| 18 | Italy estimate | $39,590 | $3,299 | €35,460 | $54,330 |
| 19 | France estimate | $36,260 | $3,022 | €32,480 | $43,810 |
| 20 | Israel estimate | $34,140 | $2,845 | ₪110,300 | $27,240 |
| 21 | Singapore estimate | $30,660 | $2,555 | SGD 41,190 | $38,900 |
| 22 | Slovenia estimate | $29,030 | $2,419 | €26,000 | $43,340 |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $27,830 | $2,319 | AED 102,200 | $41,390 |
| 24 | Cyprus estimate | $27,620 | $2,302 | €24,740 | $41,270 |
| 25 | Malta estimate | $26,630 | $2,219 | €23,310 | $37,080 |
| 26 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $25,760 | $2,147 | HK$200,000 | $30,980 |
| 27 | Portugal estimate | $25,710 | $2,142 | €23,020 | $39,580 |
| 28 | Greece estimate | $25,280 | $2,106 | €22,640 | $38,560 |
| 29 | Bahamas estimate | $23,530 | $1,960 | BSD 23,530 | $21,260 |
| 30 | Puerto Rico estimate | $23,370 | $1,948 | $24,930 | |
| 31 | Spain estimate | $22,510 | $1,876 | €20,170 | $32,780 |
| 32 | Estonia estimate | $22,050 | $1,837 | €19,750 | $29,050 |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $21,880 | $1,823 | SAR 82,040 | $42,280 |
| 34 | Czechia estimate | $20,870 | $1,739 | Kč 459,300 | $31,160 |
| 35 | Lithuania estimate | $20,300 | $1,692 | €18,180 | $32,690 |
| 36 | Slovakia estimate | $18,690 | $1,558 | €16,740 | $29,240 |
| 37 | Latvia estimate | $18,310 | $1,526 | €16,400 | $29,350 |
| 38 | Croatia estimate | $17,070 | $1,423 | €115,200 | $29,010 |
| 39 | Barbados estimate | $16,950 | $1,413 | BBD 33,910 | $14,130 |
| 40 | Brunei estimate | $16,710 | $1,393 | BND 21,170 | $27,950 |
| 41 | Hungary estimate | $16,290 | $1,357 | Ft 5,708,600 | $28,120 |
| 42 | Poland estimate | $16,070 | $1,339 | zł 67,460 | $29,290 |
| 43 | Romania estimate | $16,000 | $1,334 | lei 70,680 | $32,810 |
| 44 | Uruguay estimate | $15,500 | $1,292 | UYU 623,400 | $21,280 |
| 45 | Costa Rica estimate | $15,100 | $1,258 | ₡7,601,300 | $24,170 |
| 46 | Palau estimate | $13,650 | $1,138 | $13,650 | |
| 47 | Türkiye estimate | $12,520 | $1,043 | ₺494,000 | $27,840 |
| 48 | Serbia estimate | $12,100 | $1,008 | RSD 1,272,900 | $23,770 |
| 49 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $12,000 | $1,000 | KM 21,030 | $27,100 |
| 50 | Bulgaria estimate | $11,730 | $978 | €20,560 | $25,050 |
| 51 | Belize estimate | $11,280 | $940 | BZD 22,570 | $17,670 |
| 52 | Montenegro estimate | $10,880 | $907 | €8,189 | $18,640 |
| 53 | Panama estimate | $10,590 | $882 | PAB 10,590 | $21,310 |
| 54 | Chile estimate | $9,948 | $829 | CLP 9,386,700 | $20,190 |
| 55 | North Macedonia estimate | $9,679 | $807 | MKD 534,200 | $19,510 |
| 56 | Marshall Islands estimate | $9,497 | $791 | $9,560 | |
| 57 | Argentina estimate | $9,480 | $790 | ARS 11,762,700 | $17,790 |
| 58 | Lebanon estimate | $9,363 | $780 | L£14,115,200 | $18,860 |
| 59 | Maldives estimate | $9,176 | $765 | MVR 141,200 | $13,940 |
| 60 | Botswana estimate | $8,798 | $733 | P 119,300 | $22,460 |
| 61 | Honduras estimate | $8,378 | $698 | L 217,400 | $17,230 |
| 62 | Mauritius estimate | $8,110 | $676 | Rs 376,400 | $18,900 |
| 63 | Malaysia estimate | $7,880 | $657 | RM 33,120 | $21,070 |
| 64 | Guatemala estimate | $7,671 | $639 | Q 58,910 | $17,170 |
| 65 | Guyana estimate | $7,473 | $623 | GYD 1,558,200 | $16,030 |
| 66 | Albania estimate | $7,464 | $622 | ALL 795,500 | $17,270 |
| 67 | Ecuador estimate | $7,410 | $618 | $16,780 | |
| 68 | Mexico estimate | $7,337 | $611 | MX$141,200 | $12,480 |
| 69 | Russia estimate | $7,275 | $606 | ₽535,900 | $20,810 |
| 70 | Thailand estimate | $7,154 | $596 | ฿235,300 | $22,180 |
| 71 | Fiji estimate | $6,678 | $556 | FJD 15,150 | $16,350 |
| 72 | Jordan estimate | $6,627 | $552 | JOD 4,705 | $14,650 |
| 73 | Peru estimate | $6,595 | $550 | PEN 23,530 | $12,210 |
| 74 | Djibouti estimate | $6,546 | $545 | DJF 1,163,300 | $11,810 |
| 75 | Samoa estimate | $6,449 | $537 | WST 17,340 | $9,436 |
| 76 | South Africa estimate | $6,432 | $536 | R 105,900 | $14,270 |
| 77 | El Salvador estimate | $6,371 | $531 | $13,590 | |
| 78 | Tonga estimate | $6,355 | $530 | TOP 15,020 | $8,248 |
| 79 | Brazil estimate | $6,316 | $526 | R$35,290 | $13,670 |
| 80 | Moldova estimate | $6,045 | $504 | MDL 105,100 | $11,980 |
| 81 | Mongolia estimate | $5,972 | $498 | ₮21,172,800 | $17,930 |
| 82 | Bolivia estimate | $5,958 | $496 | Bs 41,170 | $15,250 |
| 83 | Dominican Republic estimate | $5,808 | $484 | DOP 360,000 | $15,120 |
| 84 | Colombia estimate | $5,804 | $484 | COP 23,525,300 | $14,120 |
| 85 | Vanuatu estimate | $5,498 | $458 | VUV 532,800 | $4,498 |
| 86 | Paraguay estimate | $4,926 | $410 | ₲37,165,300 | $12,930 |
| 87 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $4,714 | $393 | F CFA 2,940,700 | $12,650 |
| 88 | Kiribati estimate | $4,684 | $390 | A$7,050 | $7,509 |
| 89 | Vietnam estimate | $4,430 | $369 | ₫107,040,300 | $14,950 |
| 90 | Philippines estimate | $4,372 | $364 | ₱250,400 | $12,070 |
| 91 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $4,266 | $356 | FCFA 2,587,800 | $9,384 |
| 92 | Cambodia estimate | $4,103 | $342 | ៛16,467,700 | $11,180 |
| 93 | Cape Verde estimate | $3,993 | $333 | CVE 396,800 | $7,877 |
| 94 | Bhutan estimate | $3,924 | $327 | BTN 328,300 | $15,720 |
| 95 | Kazakhstan estimate | $3,906 | $325 | ₸1,273,300 | $10,140 |
| 96 | Georgia estimate | $3,705 | $309 | ₾11,930 | $11,120 |
| 97 | Jamaica estimate | $3,446 | $287 | JMD 382,300 | $5,469 |
| 98 | Tunisia estimate | $3,407 | $284 | TND 9,998 | $12,190 |
| 99 | Zambia estimate | $3,176 | $265 | ZK 83,090 | $10,980 |
| 100 | Yemen estimate | $3,162 | $263 | YER 694,300 | $10,480 |
| 101 | Suriname estimate | $3,094 | $258 | SRD 76,460 | $8,550 |
| 102 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,038 | $253 | UZS 33,571,700 | $11,190 |
| 103 | Timor-Leste estimate | $2,941 | $245 | $6,600 | |
| 104 | Senegal estimate | $2,937 | $245 | F CFA 1,709,400 | $7,547 |
| 105 | Ghana estimate | $2,810 | $234 | GH₵35,290 | $6,722 |
| 106 | Indonesia estimate | $2,796 | $233 | Rp 44,333,400 | $8,684 |
| 107 | India estimate | $2,699 | $225 | ₹235,300 | $11,860 |
| 108 | Nepal estimate | $2,641 | $220 | Rs 276,000 | $9,093 |
| 109 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,501 | $208 | FCFA 1,176,300 | $3,773 |
| 110 | Liberia estimate | $2,353 | $196 | LRD 2,353 | $5,836 |
| 111 | Kenya estimate | $2,307 | $192 | KES 235,300 | $5,438 |
| 112 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $2,233 | $186 | K 3,084,500 | $7,083 |
| 113 | Mozambique estimate | $2,220 | $185 | MZN 141,700 | $5,876 |
| 114 | Angola estimate | $2,164 | $180 | Kz 1,882,000 | $6,048 |
| 115 | Comoros estimate | $2,121 | $177 | CF 882,200 | $3,868 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,083 | $174 | Rs 629,300 | $7,193 |
| 117 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,074 | $173 | ৳239,700 | $7,267 |
| 118 | Eswatini estimate | $2,000 | $167 | SZL 35,780 | |
| 119 | Armenia estimate | $1,949 | $162 | ֏941,000 | $5,652 |
| 120 | Mali estimate | $1,940 | $162 | F CFA 1,176,300 | $6,115 |
| 121 | Guinea estimate | $1,831 | $153 | FG 16,812,500 | $5,584 |
| 122 | Uganda estimate | $1,804 | $150 | UGX 6,469,500 | $4,919 |
| 123 | Rwanda estimate | $1,784 | $149 | RF 2,352,100 | $6,508 |
| 124 | Ukraine estimate | $1,781 | $148 | ₴45,510 | $7,325 |
| 125 | Lesotho estimate | $1,695 | $141 | LSL 31,070 | $5,061 |
| 126 | Laos estimate | $1,676 | $140 | ₭23,525,300 | $6,338 |
| 127 | Cameroon estimate | $1,668 | $139 | FCFA 823,400 | $3,441 |
| 128 | Pakistan estimate | $1,667 | $139 | Rs 468,600 | $7,165 |
| 129 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,578 | $131 | F CFA 918,100 | $4,754 |
| 130 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,531 | $128 | ؋117,600 | $7,448 |
| 131 | Niger estimate | $1,509 | $126 | F CFA 941,000 | $4,629 |
| 132 | Benin estimate | $1,416 | $118 | F CFA 882,200 | $4,292 |
| 133 | Chad estimate | $1,416 | $118 | FCFA 883,200 | $4,177 |
| 134 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,373 | $114 | F CFA 856,700 | $3,880 |
| 135 | Sudan estimate | $1,341 | $112 | SDG 732,900 | $3,268 |
| 136 | Egypt estimate | $1,298 | $108 | E£58,810 | $8,460 |
| 137 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,264 | $105 | ETB 55,280 | $4,114 |
| 138 | Burundi estimate | $1,228 | $102 | BIF 2,352,500 | $3,711 |
| 139 | Togo estimate | $1,113 | $93 | F CFA 694,200 | $3,147 |
| 140 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,048 | $87 | CDF 1,058,600 | $2,156 |
| 141 | Gambia estimate | $1,038 | $87 | GMD 49,990 | $3,354 |
| 142 | Nigeria estimate | $667 | $56 | ₦986,400 | $3,715 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $400 | $33 | MWK 145,700 | $1,225 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).