How much does a builder 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
- United States$115,000
- Iceland$83,120
- Belgium$81,200
- Switzerland$75,980
- Australia$62,620
Where pay goes furthest
- United States$115,000
- Belgium$93,110
- Iceland$72,690
- Germany$69,820
- Switzerland$59,280
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | $115,000 | $9,583 | $115,000 | |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $83,120 | $6,927 | kr 10,589,800 | $72,690 |
| 3 | Belgium estimate | $81,200 | $6,766 | €71,860 | $93,110 |
| 4 | Switzerland estimate | $75,980 | $6,332 | CHF 68,380 | $59,280 |
| 5 | Australia | $62,620 | $5,218 | A$91,140 | |
| 6 | Denmark estimate | $60,160 | $5,013 | kr 400,900 | $57,560 |
| 7 | Norway estimate | $55,520 | $4,627 | kr 502,400 | $57,710 |
| 8 | Germany | $52,880 | $4,407 | €47,360 | $69,820 |
| 9 | Ireland estimate | $50,680 | $4,223 | €44,850 | $49,610 |
| 10 | United Kingdom | $46,610 | $3,884 | £34,820 | $50,460 |
| 11 | Luxembourg estimate | $45,880 | $3,823 | €41,090 | $46,510 |
| 12 | Finland estimate | $45,130 | $3,761 | €40,420 | $49,800 |
| 13 | Austria estimate | $43,420 | $3,619 | €38,890 | $51,210 |
| 14 | Netherlands estimate | $41,470 | $3,456 | €37,140 | $47,820 |
| 15 | Sweden estimate | $39,020 | $3,252 | kr 371,500 | $43,110 |
| 16 | Canada | $33,270 | $2,773 | CA$46,800 | |
| 17 | Israel estimate | $31,050 | $2,587 | ₪100,300 | $24,780 |
| 18 | Spain estimate | $30,990 | $2,583 | €27,760 | $45,120 |
| 19 | South Korea estimate | $30,360 | $2,530 | ₩39,210,300 | $43,370 |
| 20 | Italy estimate | $29,760 | $2,480 | €26,660 | $40,850 |
| 21 | France estimate | $28,890 | $2,407 | €25,880 | $34,900 |
| 22 | Estonia estimate | $28,090 | $2,341 | €24,860 | $37,000 |
| 23 | Malta estimate | $25,130 | $2,095 | €22,510 | $35,010 |
| 24 | Bahamas estimate | $24,230 | $2,020 | BSD 24,230 | $21,900 |
| 25 | Slovenia estimate | $24,020 | $2,002 | €21,520 | $35,860 |
| 26 | Greece estimate | $23,520 | $1,960 | €21,070 | $35,880 |
| 27 | Singapore estimate | $22,180 | $1,849 | SGD 29,800 | $28,140 |
| 28 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $20,430 | $1,702 | HK$158,600 | $24,560 |
| 29 | Cyprus estimate | $18,640 | $1,553 | €16,690 | $27,850 |
| 30 | Czechia estimate | $17,550 | $1,463 | Kč 386,200 | $26,200 |
| 31 | Lithuania estimate | $17,390 | $1,450 | €15,580 | $28,010 |
| 32 | Puerto Rico estimate | $16,320 | $1,360 | $17,410 | |
| 33 | Portugal estimate | $16,020 | $1,335 | €14,350 | $24,680 |
| 34 | Slovakia estimate | $16,000 | $1,334 | €14,330 | $25,030 |
| 35 | Latvia estimate | $15,250 | $1,271 | €13,660 | $24,440 |
| 36 | Hungary estimate | $14,010 | $1,167 | Ft 4,908,700 | $24,180 |
| 37 | Uruguay estimate | $13,550 | $1,129 | UYU 544,700 | $18,590 |
| 38 | Poland estimate | $13,360 | $1,113 | zł 56,060 | $24,350 |
| 39 | Croatia estimate | $12,950 | $1,080 | €87,420 | $22,010 |
| 40 | Barbados estimate | $12,440 | $1,036 | BBD 24,870 | $10,370 |
| 41 | Romania estimate | $12,430 | $1,036 | lei 54,910 | $25,490 |
| 42 | Qatar estimate | $12,200 | $1,016 | QAR 44,390 | $15,680 |
| 43 | Costa Rica estimate | $10,700 | $892 | ₡5,389,500 | $17,130 |
| 44 | Palau estimate | $9,401 | $783 | $9,397 | |
| 45 | Serbia estimate | $9,311 | $776 | RSD 979,500 | $18,290 |
| 46 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $9,056 | $755 | KM 15,860 | $20,440 |
| 47 | Montenegro estimate | $8,848 | $737 | €6,660 | $15,160 |
| 48 | Bulgaria estimate | $8,820 | $735 | €15,450 | $18,830 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $8,706 | $726 | PAB 8,706 | $17,530 |
| 50 | Chile estimate | $8,651 | $721 | CLP 8,163,000 | $17,560 |
| 51 | Türkiye estimate | $8,407 | $701 | ₺331,700 | $18,690 |
| 52 | Argentina estimate | $8,019 | $668 | ARS 9,949,800 | $15,050 |
| 53 | Tonga estimate | $7,980 | $665 | TOP 18,860 | $10,360 |
| 54 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $7,944 | $662 | SAR 29,790 | $15,350 |
| 55 | North Macedonia estimate | $7,888 | $657 | MKD 435,400 | $15,900 |
| 56 | Guyana estimate | $7,456 | $621 | GYD 1,554,700 | $15,990 |
| 57 | Russia estimate | $7,425 | $619 | ₽546,900 | $21,230 |
| 58 | Belize estimate | $7,165 | $597 | BZD 14,330 | $11,220 |
| 59 | Mongolia estimate | $7,017 | $585 | ₮24,874,500 | $21,070 |
| 60 | Marshall Islands estimate | $6,968 | $581 | $7,014 | |
| 61 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $6,887 | $574 | AED 25,290 | $10,240 |
| 62 | Maldives estimate | $6,873 | $573 | MVR 105,700 | $10,440 |
| 63 | Mexico estimate | $6,848 | $571 | MX$131,700 | $11,650 |
| 64 | Lebanon estimate | $6,600 | $550 | L£9,949,800 | $13,300 |
| 65 | Brunei estimate | $6,380 | $532 | BND 8,084 | $10,670 |
| 66 | Ecuador estimate | $5,846 | $487 | $13,240 | |
| 67 | Fiji estimate | $5,698 | $475 | FJD 12,920 | $13,950 |
| 68 | Mauritius estimate | $5,627 | $469 | Rs 261,200 | $13,110 |
| 69 | Djibouti estimate | $5,599 | $467 | DJF 995,000 | $10,100 |
| 70 | El Salvador estimate | $5,389 | $449 | $11,500 | |
| 71 | Moldova estimate | $5,368 | $447 | MDL 93,280 | $10,630 |
| 72 | Bolivia estimate | $5,300 | $442 | Bs 36,620 | $13,570 |
| 73 | Honduras estimate | $5,272 | $439 | L 136,800 | $10,840 |
| 74 | Jordan estimate | $5,255 | $438 | JOD 3,731 | $11,620 |
| 75 | Peru estimate | $5,230 | $436 | PEN 18,660 | $9,681 |
| 76 | Kazakhstan estimate | $5,182 | $432 | ₸1,689,300 | $13,460 |
| 77 | Brazil estimate | $4,897 | $408 | R$27,360 | $10,600 |
| 78 | Guatemala estimate | $4,858 | $405 | Q 37,310 | $10,870 |
| 79 | Dominican Republic estimate | $4,845 | $404 | DOP 300,300 | $12,610 |
| 80 | Malaysia estimate | $4,756 | $396 | RM 19,990 | $12,720 |
| 81 | Paraguay estimate | $4,615 | $385 | ₲34,824,300 | $12,110 |
| 82 | Albania estimate | $4,579 | $382 | ALL 487,900 | $10,590 |
| 83 | Thailand estimate | $4,539 | $378 | ฿149,200 | $14,070 |
| 84 | Samoa estimate | $4,514 | $376 | WST 12,140 | $6,604 |
| 85 | Colombia estimate | $4,368 | $364 | COP 17,704,400 | $10,630 |
| 86 | Vietnam estimate | $4,117 | $343 | ₫99,498,100 | $13,890 |
| 87 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $4,101 | $342 | FCFA 2,487,500 | $9,021 |
| 88 | Georgia estimate | $3,868 | $322 | ₾12,460 | $11,610 |
| 89 | South Africa estimate | $3,777 | $315 | R 62,170 | $8,383 |
| 90 | Vanuatu estimate | $3,504 | $292 | VUV 339,600 | $2,867 |
| 91 | Cambodia estimate | $3,384 | $282 | ៛13,581,500 | $9,222 |
| 92 | Kiribati estimate | $3,305 | $275 | A$4,975 | $5,298 |
| 93 | Philippines estimate | $3,302 | $275 | ₱189,200 | $9,119 |
| 94 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,085 | $257 | UZS 34,085,600 | $11,360 |
| 95 | Bhutan estimate | $2,973 | $248 | BTN 248,700 | $11,910 |
| 96 | Eswatini estimate | $2,781 | $232 | SZL 49,750 | |
| 97 | Cape Verde estimate | $2,753 | $229 | CVE 273,600 | $5,432 |
| 98 | Botswana estimate | $2,751 | $229 | P 37,310 | $7,023 |
| 99 | Nepal estimate | $2,534 | $211 | Rs 264,800 | $8,725 |
| 100 | Suriname estimate | $2,517 | $210 | SRD 62,190 | $6,954 |
| 101 | Comoros estimate | $2,395 | $200 | CF 996,200 | $4,368 |
| 102 | Tunisia estimate | $2,331 | $194 | TND 6,840 | $8,340 |
| 103 | Armenia estimate | $2,319 | $193 | ֏1,119,400 | $6,724 |
| 104 | Sudan estimate | $2,188 | $182 | SDG 1,196,400 | $5,334 |
| 105 | India estimate | $2,140 | $178 | ₹186,600 | $9,404 |
| 106 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,116 | $176 | FCFA 995,000 | $3,192 |
| 107 | Ghana estimate | $2,060 | $172 | GH₵25,870 | $4,928 |
| 108 | Ukraine estimate | $1,981 | $165 | ₴50,610 | $8,145 |
| 109 | Jamaica estimate | $1,943 | $162 | JMD 215,500 | $3,083 |
| 110 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,866 | $155 | $4,187 | |
| 111 | Senegal estimate | $1,852 | $154 | F CFA 1,077,900 | $4,759 |
| 112 | Indonesia estimate | $1,848 | $154 | Rp 29,306,700 | $5,741 |
| 113 | Laos estimate | $1,772 | $148 | ₭24,874,500 | $6,702 |
| 114 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,728 | $144 | K 2,388,000 | $5,483 |
| 115 | Liberia estimate | $1,706 | $142 | LRD 1,706 | $4,233 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,647 | $137 | Rs 497,500 | $5,686 |
| 117 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,595 | $133 | F CFA 995,000 | $4,281 |
| 118 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,592 | $133 | ৳184,100 | $5,580 |
| 119 | Mozambique estimate | $1,536 | $128 | MZN 98,080 | $4,066 |
| 120 | Zambia estimate | $1,426 | $119 | ZK 37,310 | $4,931 |
| 121 | Lesotho estimate | $1,357 | $113 | LSL 24,870 | $4,052 |
| 122 | Egypt estimate | $1,336 | $111 | E£60,530 | $8,707 |
| 123 | Chad estimate | $1,296 | $108 | FCFA 808,400 | $3,824 |
| 124 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,295 | $108 | ؋99,500 | $6,302 |
| 125 | Cameroon estimate | $1,259 | $105 | FCFA 621,900 | $2,599 |
| 126 | Rwanda estimate | $1,227 | $102 | RF 1,616,800 | $4,474 |
| 127 | Niger estimate | $1,196 | $100 | F CFA 746,200 | $3,671 |
| 128 | Pakistan estimate | $1,149 | $96 | Rs 323,100 | $4,941 |
| 129 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,138 | $95 | CDF 1,149,800 | $2,342 |
| 130 | Uganda estimate | $1,127 | $94 | UGX 4,042,100 | $3,073 |
| 131 | Yemen estimate | $1,098 | $92 | YER 241,100 | $3,640 |
| 132 | Togo estimate | $1,044 | $87 | F CFA 651,300 | $2,952 |
| 133 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,037 | $86 | F CFA 646,700 | $2,929 |
| 134 | Benin estimate | $898 | $75 | F CFA 559,700 | $2,723 |
| 135 | Mali estimate | $820 | $68 | F CFA 497,500 | $2,586 |
| 136 | Angola estimate | $715 | $60 | Kz 621,900 | $1,998 |
| 137 | Ethiopia estimate | $711 | $59 | ETB 31,090 | $2,314 |
| 138 | Gambia estimate | $710 | $59 | GMD 34,200 | $2,295 |
| 139 | Burundi estimate | $702 | $59 | BIF 1,344,500 | $2,121 |
| 140 | Guinea estimate | $677 | $56 | FG 6,218,600 | $2,065 |
| 141 | Burkina Faso estimate | $641 | $53 | F CFA 373,100 | $1,932 |
| 142 | Malawi estimate | $580 | $48 | MWK 211,400 | $1,778 |
| 143 | Nigeria estimate | $364 | $30 | ₦538,900 | $2,030 |
| 144 | Kenya estimate | $146 | $12 | KES 14,920 | $345 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).