How much does a blaster 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
- Australia$94,390
- Iceland$91,430
- Belgium$89,310
- Switzerland$83,580
- Denmark$66,170
Where pay goes furthest
- Belgium$102,400
- Iceland$79,950
- Germany$66,300
- Switzerland$65,210
- Norway$63,480
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | $94,390 | $7,866 | A$137,400 | |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $91,430 | $7,619 | kr 11,647,700 | $79,950 |
| 3 | Belgium estimate | $89,310 | $7,442 | €79,030 | $102,400 |
| 4 | Switzerland estimate | $83,580 | $6,965 | CHF 75,210 | $65,210 |
| 5 | Denmark estimate | $66,170 | $5,514 | kr 440,900 | $63,300 |
| 6 | United States | $61,390 | $5,116 | $61,390 | |
| 7 | Norway estimate | $61,070 | $5,089 | kr 552,600 | $63,480 |
| 8 | Ireland estimate | $55,740 | $4,645 | €49,330 | $54,570 |
| 9 | Canada | $55,450 | $4,621 | CA$78,000 | |
| 10 | Luxembourg estimate | $50,460 | $4,205 | €45,200 | $51,150 |
| 11 | United Kingdom estimate | $50,270 | $4,189 | £38,180 | $54,420 |
| 12 | Germany | $50,220 | $4,185 | €44,980 | $66,300 |
| 13 | Finland estimate | $49,640 | $4,137 | €44,460 | $54,770 |
| 14 | Austria estimate | $47,760 | $3,980 | €42,780 | $56,330 |
| 15 | Netherlands estimate | $45,610 | $3,801 | €40,850 | $52,600 |
| 16 | Sweden estimate | $42,920 | $3,577 | kr 408,600 | $47,420 |
| 17 | Israel estimate | $34,150 | $2,846 | ₪110,300 | $27,250 |
| 18 | South Korea estimate | $33,390 | $2,783 | ₩43,127,300 | $47,710 |
| 19 | Italy estimate | $32,740 | $2,728 | €29,320 | $44,930 |
| 20 | France estimate | $31,780 | $2,648 | €28,460 | $38,390 |
| 21 | Estonia estimate | $30,890 | $2,574 | €27,340 | $40,700 |
| 22 | Malta estimate | $27,640 | $2,304 | €24,760 | $38,500 |
| 23 | Bahamas estimate | $26,650 | $2,221 | BSD 26,650 | $24,080 |
| 24 | Slovenia estimate | $26,420 | $2,202 | €23,670 | $39,450 |
| 25 | Greece estimate | $25,870 | $2,156 | €23,170 | $39,470 |
| 26 | Singapore estimate | $24,400 | $2,033 | SGD 32,780 | $30,950 |
| 27 | Spain estimate | $23,130 | $1,927 | €20,710 | $33,670 |
| 28 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $22,470 | $1,872 | HK$174,400 | $27,020 |
| 29 | Cyprus estimate | $20,500 | $1,708 | €18,360 | $30,630 |
| 30 | Czechia estimate | $19,300 | $1,609 | Kč 424,700 | $28,820 |
| 31 | Lithuania estimate | $19,130 | $1,594 | €17,140 | $30,800 |
| 32 | Puerto Rico estimate | $17,950 | $1,496 | $19,150 | |
| 33 | Portugal estimate | $17,630 | $1,469 | €15,790 | $27,140 |
| 34 | Slovakia estimate | $17,600 | $1,467 | €15,770 | $27,540 |
| 35 | Latvia estimate | $16,770 | $1,398 | €15,020 | $26,880 |
| 36 | Hungary estimate | $15,410 | $1,284 | Ft 5,399,100 | $26,600 |
| 37 | Uruguay estimate | $14,900 | $1,242 | UYU 599,100 | $20,450 |
| 38 | Poland estimate | $14,690 | $1,224 | zł 61,660 | $26,780 |
| 39 | Croatia estimate | $14,250 | $1,187 | €96,160 | $24,210 |
| 40 | Barbados estimate | $13,680 | $1,140 | BBD 27,360 | $11,400 |
| 41 | Romania estimate | $13,670 | $1,140 | lei 60,400 | $28,040 |
| 42 | Qatar estimate | $13,410 | $1,118 | QAR 48,820 | $17,250 |
| 43 | Costa Rica estimate | $11,770 | $981 | ₡5,927,900 | $18,850 |
| 44 | Palau estimate | $10,340 | $862 | $10,340 | |
| 45 | Serbia estimate | $10,240 | $853 | RSD 1,077,300 | $20,120 |
| 46 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $9,961 | $830 | KM 17,450 | $22,480 |
| 47 | Montenegro estimate | $9,732 | $811 | €7,325 | $16,680 |
| 48 | Bulgaria estimate | $9,701 | $808 | €16,990 | $20,710 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $9,576 | $798 | PAB 9,576 | $19,280 |
| 50 | Chile estimate | $9,515 | $793 | CLP 8,978,500 | $19,310 |
| 51 | Türkiye estimate | $9,247 | $771 | ₺364,900 | $20,560 |
| 52 | Argentina estimate | $8,820 | $735 | ARS 10,943,800 | $16,550 |
| 53 | Tonga estimate | $8,778 | $731 | TOP 20,750 | $11,390 |
| 54 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $8,738 | $728 | SAR 32,770 | $16,890 |
| 55 | North Macedonia estimate | $8,675 | $723 | MKD 478,900 | $17,490 |
| 56 | Guyana estimate | $8,201 | $683 | GYD 1,710,000 | $17,590 |
| 57 | Russia estimate | $8,167 | $681 | ₽601,500 | $23,360 |
| 58 | Belize estimate | $7,881 | $657 | BZD 15,760 | $12,340 |
| 59 | Mongolia estimate | $7,717 | $643 | ₮27,359,400 | $23,170 |
| 60 | Marshall Islands estimate | $7,664 | $639 | $7,715 | |
| 61 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $7,575 | $631 | AED 27,820 | $11,270 |
| 62 | Maldives estimate | $7,559 | $630 | MVR 116,300 | $11,480 |
| 63 | Mexico estimate | $7,532 | $628 | MX$144,900 | $12,810 |
| 64 | Lebanon estimate | $7,260 | $605 | L£10,943,800 | $14,620 |
| 65 | Brunei estimate | $7,018 | $585 | BND 8,892 | $11,740 |
| 66 | Ecuador estimate | $6,429 | $536 | $14,560 | |
| 67 | Fiji estimate | $6,267 | $522 | FJD 14,220 | $15,350 |
| 68 | Mauritius estimate | $6,189 | $516 | Rs 287,300 | $14,420 |
| 69 | Djibouti estimate | $6,158 | $513 | DJF 1,094,400 | $11,110 |
| 70 | El Salvador estimate | $5,928 | $494 | $12,640 | |
| 71 | Moldova estimate | $5,904 | $492 | MDL 102,600 | $11,690 |
| 72 | Bolivia estimate | $5,829 | $486 | Bs 40,280 | $14,920 |
| 73 | Honduras estimate | $5,798 | $483 | L 150,500 | $11,930 |
| 74 | Jordan estimate | $5,780 | $482 | JOD 4,104 | $12,780 |
| 75 | Peru estimate | $5,753 | $479 | PEN 20,520 | $10,650 |
| 76 | Kazakhstan estimate | $5,699 | $475 | ₸1,858,000 | $14,800 |
| 77 | Brazil estimate | $5,386 | $449 | R$30,100 | $11,660 |
| 78 | Guatemala estimate | $5,344 | $445 | Q 41,040 | $11,960 |
| 79 | Dominican Republic estimate | $5,329 | $444 | DOP 330,300 | $13,870 |
| 80 | Malaysia estimate | $5,231 | $436 | RM 21,990 | $13,990 |
| 81 | Paraguay estimate | $5,076 | $423 | ₲38,303,100 | $13,320 |
| 82 | Albania estimate | $5,036 | $420 | ALL 536,600 | $11,650 |
| 83 | Thailand estimate | $4,992 | $416 | ฿164,200 | $15,480 |
| 84 | Samoa estimate | $4,965 | $414 | WST 13,350 | $7,264 |
| 85 | Colombia estimate | $4,804 | $400 | COP 19,473,000 | $11,690 |
| 86 | Vietnam estimate | $4,529 | $377 | ₫109,437,600 | $15,280 |
| 87 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $4,511 | $376 | FCFA 2,735,900 | $9,922 |
| 88 | Georgia estimate | $4,254 | $354 | ₾13,700 | $12,770 |
| 89 | South Africa estimate | $4,155 | $346 | R 68,380 | $9,220 |
| 90 | Vanuatu estimate | $3,855 | $321 | VUV 373,500 | $3,153 |
| 91 | Cambodia estimate | $3,722 | $310 | ៛14,938,200 | $10,140 |
| 92 | Kiribati estimate | $3,635 | $303 | A$5,472 | $5,828 |
| 93 | Philippines estimate | $3,631 | $303 | ₱208,000 | $10,030 |
| 94 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,393 | $283 | UZS 37,490,600 | $12,500 |
| 95 | Bhutan estimate | $3,270 | $272 | BTN 273,600 | $13,100 |
| 96 | Eswatini estimate | $3,059 | $255 | SZL 54,720 | |
| 97 | Cape Verde estimate | $3,028 | $252 | CVE 301,000 | $5,975 |
| 98 | Botswana estimate | $3,026 | $252 | P 41,040 | $7,725 |
| 99 | Nepal estimate | $2,787 | $232 | Rs 291,300 | $9,596 |
| 100 | Suriname estimate | $2,768 | $231 | SRD 68,400 | $7,649 |
| 101 | Comoros estimate | $2,634 | $220 | CF 1,095,700 | $4,805 |
| 102 | Tunisia estimate | $2,564 | $214 | TND 7,524 | $9,173 |
| 103 | Armenia estimate | $2,551 | $213 | ֏1,231,200 | $7,395 |
| 104 | Sudan estimate | $2,407 | $201 | SDG 1,316,000 | $5,867 |
| 105 | India estimate | $2,354 | $196 | ₹205,200 | $10,340 |
| 106 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,327 | $194 | FCFA 1,094,400 | $3,511 |
| 107 | Ghana estimate | $2,266 | $189 | GH₵28,450 | $5,420 |
| 108 | Ukraine estimate | $2,178 | $182 | ₴55,660 | $8,959 |
| 109 | Jamaica estimate | $2,137 | $178 | JMD 237,100 | $3,391 |
| 110 | Timor-Leste estimate | $2,052 | $171 | $4,605 | |
| 111 | Senegal estimate | $2,037 | $170 | F CFA 1,185,600 | $5,234 |
| 112 | Indonesia estimate | $2,033 | $169 | Rp 32,234,300 | $6,314 |
| 113 | Laos estimate | $1,949 | $162 | ₭27,359,400 | $7,371 |
| 114 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,901 | $158 | K 2,626,500 | $6,031 |
| 115 | Liberia estimate | $1,877 | $156 | LRD 1,877 | $4,655 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,811 | $151 | Rs 547,200 | $6,254 |
| 117 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,754 | $146 | F CFA 1,094,400 | $4,709 |
| 118 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,751 | $146 | ৳202,500 | $6,137 |
| 119 | Mozambique estimate | $1,690 | $141 | MZN 107,900 | $4,472 |
| 120 | Zambia estimate | $1,568 | $131 | ZK 41,040 | $5,424 |
| 121 | Lesotho estimate | $1,493 | $124 | LSL 27,360 | $4,457 |
| 122 | Egypt estimate | $1,470 | $122 | E£66,570 | $9,577 |
| 123 | Chad estimate | $1,426 | $119 | FCFA 889,200 | $4,206 |
| 124 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,425 | $119 | ؋109,400 | $6,932 |
| 125 | Cameroon estimate | $1,385 | $115 | FCFA 684,000 | $2,859 |
| 126 | Rwanda estimate | $1,349 | $112 | RF 1,778,400 | $4,921 |
| 127 | Niger estimate | $1,316 | $110 | F CFA 820,800 | $4,037 |
| 128 | Pakistan estimate | $1,264 | $105 | Rs 355,400 | $5,435 |
| 129 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,252 | $104 | CDF 1,264,700 | $2,576 |
| 130 | Uganda estimate | $1,239 | $103 | UGX 4,445,900 | $3,380 |
| 131 | Yemen estimate | $1,208 | $101 | YER 265,200 | $4,004 |
| 132 | Togo estimate | $1,148 | $96 | F CFA 716,300 | $3,247 |
| 133 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,140 | $95 | F CFA 711,300 | $3,222 |
| 134 | Benin estimate | $988 | $82 | F CFA 615,600 | $2,995 |
| 135 | Mali estimate | $902 | $75 | F CFA 547,200 | $2,845 |
| 136 | Angola estimate | $786 | $66 | Kz 684,000 | $2,198 |
| 137 | Ethiopia estimate | $782 | $65 | ETB 34,200 | $2,545 |
| 138 | Gambia estimate | $781 | $65 | GMD 37,620 | $2,524 |
| 139 | Burundi estimate | $772 | $64 | BIF 1,478,800 | $2,333 |
| 140 | Guinea estimate | $745 | $62 | FG 6,839,800 | $2,272 |
| 141 | Burkina Faso estimate | $705 | $59 | F CFA 410,400 | $2,125 |
| 142 | Malawi estimate | $638 | $53 | MWK 232,600 | $1,956 |
| 143 | Nigeria estimate | $401 | $33 | ₦592,800 | $2,232 |
| 144 | Kenya estimate | $161 | $13 | KES 16,420 | $379 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).