How much does a bus driver 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
- Iceland$73,900
- Belgium$71,360
- Switzerland$70,630
- Luxembourg$65,090
- Australia$61,500
Where pay goes furthest
- Belgium$81,830
- Germany$66,040
- Luxembourg$65,990
- Iceland$64,620
- Norway$58,190
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland estimate | $73,900 | $6,158 | kr 9,414,800 | $64,620 |
| 2 | Belgium estimate | $71,360 | $5,947 | €63,150 | $81,830 |
| 3 | Switzerland estimate | $70,630 | $5,886 | CHF 63,560 | $55,110 |
| 4 | Luxembourg estimate | $65,090 | $5,424 | €57,610 | $65,990 |
| 5 | Australia | $61,500 | $5,125 | A$89,510 | |
| 6 | Denmark estimate | $57,490 | $4,791 | kr 383,100 | $55,000 |
| 7 | Norway estimate | $55,990 | $4,666 | kr 506,600 | $58,190 |
| 8 | Germany | $50,010 | $4,168 | €44,800 | $66,040 |
| 9 | Sweden estimate | $49,570 | $4,131 | kr 483,700 | $54,760 |
| 10 | United States | $48,860 | $4,071 | $48,860 | |
| 11 | United Kingdom | $48,640 | $4,053 | £36,340 | $52,660 |
| 12 | Finland estimate | $43,750 | $3,646 | €39,180 | $48,270 |
| 13 | Austria estimate | $41,990 | $3,499 | €37,600 | $49,520 |
| 14 | Netherlands estimate | $41,610 | $3,467 | €37,260 | $47,980 |
| 15 | Ireland estimate | $41,450 | $3,454 | €37,130 | $40,580 |
| 16 | Canada | $34,750 | $2,896 | CA$48,880 | |
| 17 | Cyprus estimate | $32,500 | $2,708 | €28,760 | $48,560 |
| 18 | Italy estimate | $30,300 | $2,525 | €27,140 | $41,580 |
| 19 | South Korea estimate | $30,290 | $2,525 | ₩39,124,000 | $43,280 |
| 20 | France estimate | $29,970 | $2,497 | €26,840 | $36,200 |
| 21 | Israel estimate | $29,650 | $2,471 | ₪95,770 | $23,660 |
| 22 | Slovenia estimate | $23,290 | $1,941 | €20,860 | $34,770 |
| 23 | Lithuania estimate | $23,070 | $1,923 | €20,420 | $37,150 |
| 24 | Greece estimate | $22,270 | $1,856 | €19,950 | $33,980 |
| 25 | Spain estimate | $22,000 | $1,833 | €19,710 | $32,030 |
| 26 | Malta estimate | $21,380 | $1,782 | €19,150 | $29,780 |
| 27 | Bahamas estimate | $20,490 | $1,708 | BSD 20,490 | $18,510 |
| 28 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $19,930 | $1,661 | HK$154,700 | $23,970 |
| 29 | Puerto Rico estimate | $18,010 | $1,501 | $19,210 | |
| 30 | Estonia estimate | $17,140 | $1,429 | €15,350 | $22,580 |
| 31 | Portugal estimate | $16,630 | $1,386 | €14,900 | $25,610 |
| 32 | Singapore estimate | $16,550 | $1,379 | SGD 22,230 | $20,990 |
| 33 | Czechia estimate | $16,440 | $1,370 | Kč 361,700 | $24,540 |
| 34 | Slovakia estimate | $14,980 | $1,248 | €13,410 | $23,430 |
| 35 | Latvia estimate | $14,310 | $1,192 | €12,820 | $22,940 |
| 36 | Poland estimate | $14,140 | $1,178 | zł 59,340 | $25,770 |
| 37 | Hungary estimate | $13,710 | $1,143 | Ft 4,806,100 | $23,680 |
| 38 | Croatia estimate | $13,480 | $1,123 | €90,960 | $22,900 |
| 39 | Uruguay estimate | $12,980 | $1,081 | UYU 521,800 | $17,810 |
| 40 | Qatar estimate | $11,760 | $980 | QAR 42,810 | $15,120 |
| 41 | Romania estimate | $11,670 | $972 | lei 51,530 | $23,920 |
| 42 | Barbados estimate | $11,570 | $964 | BBD 23,130 | $9,640 |
| 43 | Costa Rica estimate | $10,440 | $870 | ₡5,254,500 | $16,710 |
| 44 | Palau estimate | $9,708 | $809 | $9,704 | |
| 45 | Argentina estimate | $9,291 | $774 | ARS 11,528,300 | $17,430 |
| 46 | Türkiye estimate | $9,227 | $769 | ₺364,100 | $20,520 |
| 47 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $8,990 | $749 | KM 15,750 | $20,290 |
| 48 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $8,984 | $749 | AED 32,990 | $13,360 |
| 49 | Chile estimate | $8,980 | $748 | CLP 8,473,400 | $18,230 |
| 50 | Serbia estimate | $8,770 | $731 | RSD 922,600 | $17,230 |
| 51 | Panama estimate | $8,495 | $708 | PAB 8,495 | $17,100 |
| 52 | Montenegro estimate | $8,290 | $691 | €6,240 | $14,210 |
| 53 | Guyana estimate | $8,148 | $679 | GYD 1,698,900 | $17,480 |
| 54 | Bulgaria estimate | $7,934 | $661 | €13,900 | $16,930 |
| 55 | North Macedonia estimate | $7,889 | $657 | MKD 435,400 | $15,900 |
| 56 | Russia estimate | $7,417 | $618 | ₽546,300 | $21,210 |
| 57 | Maldives estimate | $7,312 | $609 | MVR 112,500 | $11,110 |
| 58 | Belize estimate | $7,300 | $608 | BZD 14,600 | $11,430 |
| 59 | Lebanon estimate | $7,245 | $604 | L£10,921,600 | $14,590 |
| 60 | Brunei estimate | $7,180 | $598 | BND 9,098 | $12,010 |
| 61 | Tonga estimate | $7,079 | $590 | TOP 16,730 | $9,187 |
| 62 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $6,893 | $574 | SAR 25,850 | $13,320 |
| 63 | Marshall Islands estimate | $6,885 | $574 | $6,930 | |
| 64 | Mongolia estimate | $6,846 | $571 | ₮24,270,100 | $20,560 |
| 65 | Guatemala estimate | $6,452 | $538 | Q 49,550 | $14,440 |
| 66 | Mexico estimate | $6,443 | $537 | MX$123,900 | $10,960 |
| 67 | Ecuador estimate | $6,432 | $536 | $14,570 | |
| 68 | Mauritius estimate | $6,165 | $514 | Rs 286,100 | $14,370 |
| 69 | Peru estimate | $6,124 | $510 | PEN 21,840 | $11,340 |
| 70 | Honduras estimate | $5,972 | $498 | L 155,000 | $12,280 |
| 71 | Bolivia estimate | $5,795 | $483 | Bs 40,050 | $14,840 |
| 72 | El Salvador estimate | $5,564 | $464 | $11,870 | |
| 73 | Brazil estimate | $5,430 | $452 | R$30,340 | $11,750 |
| 74 | Kazakhstan estimate | $5,336 | $445 | ₸1,739,600 | $13,860 |
| 75 | Fiji estimate | $5,328 | $444 | FJD 12,090 | $13,050 |
| 76 | South Africa estimate | $5,161 | $430 | R 84,950 | $11,450 |
| 77 | Jordan estimate | $5,127 | $427 | JOD 3,641 | $11,330 |
| 78 | Moldova estimate | $5,078 | $423 | MDL 88,240 | $10,060 |
| 79 | Thailand estimate | $4,908 | $409 | ฿161,400 | $15,220 |
| 80 | Samoa estimate | $4,885 | $407 | WST 13,140 | $7,148 |
| 81 | Dominican Republic estimate | $4,829 | $402 | DOP 299,300 | $12,570 |
| 82 | Paraguay estimate | $4,795 | $400 | ₲36,178,800 | $12,590 |
| 83 | Malaysia estimate | $4,707 | $392 | RM 19,780 | $12,590 |
| 84 | Albania estimate | $4,611 | $384 | ALL 491,400 | $10,670 |
| 85 | Colombia estimate | $4,431 | $369 | COP 17,959,900 | $10,780 |
| 86 | Vanuatu estimate | $4,383 | $365 | VUV 424,700 | $3,586 |
| 87 | Vietnam estimate | $4,068 | $339 | ₫98,294,000 | $13,730 |
| 88 | Kiribati estimate | $4,032 | $336 | A$6,069 | $6,464 |
| 89 | Georgia estimate | $3,561 | $297 | ₾11,470 | $10,690 |
| 90 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,396 | $283 | FCFA 2,060,000 | $7,471 |
| 91 | Cambodia estimate | $3,326 | $277 | ៛13,348,600 | $9,063 |
| 92 | Djibouti estimate | $3,295 | $275 | DJF 585,600 | $5,946 |
| 93 | Philippines estimate | $3,254 | $271 | ₱186,400 | $8,986 |
| 94 | Botswana estimate | $3,090 | $257 | P 41,910 | $7,888 |
| 95 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,032 | $253 | UZS 33,509,400 | $11,170 |
| 96 | Suriname estimate | $2,947 | $246 | SRD 72,810 | $8,143 |
| 97 | Sudan estimate | $2,901 | $242 | SDG 1,586,300 | $7,073 |
| 98 | Bhutan estimate | $2,901 | $242 | BTN 242,700 | $11,620 |
| 99 | Cape Verde estimate | $2,589 | $216 | CVE 257,300 | $5,108 |
| 100 | Armenia estimate | $2,406 | $200 | ֏1,161,300 | $6,975 |
| 101 | Eswatini estimate | $2,374 | $198 | SZL 42,470 | |
| 102 | Indonesia estimate | $2,223 | $185 | Rp 35,247,200 | $6,904 |
| 103 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,223 | $185 | FCFA 1,045,400 | $3,354 |
| 104 | Comoros estimate | $2,188 | $182 | CF 910,100 | $3,991 |
| 105 | Laos estimate | $2,162 | $180 | ₭30,337,700 | $8,174 |
| 106 | India estimate | $2,088 | $174 | ₹182,000 | $9,175 |
| 107 | Tunisia estimate | $2,068 | $172 | TND 6,068 | $7,397 |
| 108 | Guinea estimate | $2,046 | $170 | FG 18,789,000 | $6,240 |
| 109 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,945 | $162 | F CFA 1,213,500 | $5,221 |
| 110 | Niger estimate | $1,945 | $162 | F CFA 1,213,500 | $5,969 |
| 111 | Ghana estimate | $1,933 | $161 | GH₵24,270 | $4,623 |
| 112 | Jamaica estimate | $1,896 | $158 | JMD 210,300 | $3,008 |
| 113 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,844 | $154 | K 2,548,400 | $5,851 |
| 114 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,820 | $152 | $4,085 | |
| 115 | Senegal estimate | $1,807 | $151 | F CFA 1,051,700 | $4,643 |
| 116 | Ukraine estimate | $1,775 | $148 | ₴45,360 | $7,301 |
| 117 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,756 | $146 | Rs 530,600 | $6,065 |
| 118 | Nepal estimate | $1,742 | $145 | Rs 182,000 | $5,997 |
| 119 | Yemen estimate | $1,663 | $139 | YER 365,100 | $5,512 |
| 120 | Lesotho estimate | $1,655 | $138 | LSL 30,340 | $4,942 |
| 121 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,580 | $132 | ؋121,400 | $7,687 |
| 122 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,575 | $131 | ৳182,000 | $5,518 |
| 123 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,564 | $130 | F CFA 910,100 | $4,713 |
| 124 | Mali estimate | $1,528 | $127 | F CFA 926,300 | $4,816 |
| 125 | Mozambique estimate | $1,520 | $127 | MZN 97,080 | $4,025 |
| 126 | Liberia estimate | $1,515 | $126 | LRD 1,515 | $3,758 |
| 127 | Cameroon estimate | $1,475 | $123 | FCFA 728,100 | $3,043 |
| 128 | Zambia estimate | $1,460 | $122 | ZK 38,210 | $5,050 |
| 129 | Chad estimate | $1,459 | $122 | FCFA 910,100 | $4,305 |
| 130 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,362 | $113 | F CFA 849,500 | $3,847 |
| 131 | Benin estimate | $1,266 | $106 | F CFA 788,800 | $3,838 |
| 132 | Egypt estimate | $1,222 | $102 | E£55,370 | $7,964 |
| 133 | Rwanda estimate | $1,197 | $100 | RF 1,577,600 | $4,365 |
| 134 | Kenya estimate | $1,190 | $99 | KES 121,400 | $2,805 |
| 135 | Pakistan estimate | $1,121 | $93 | Rs 315,300 | $4,821 |
| 136 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,104 | $92 | CDF 1,115,100 | $2,271 |
| 137 | Gambia estimate | $1,071 | $89 | GMD 51,570 | $3,460 |
| 138 | Uganda estimate | $1,043 | $87 | UGX 3,741,000 | $2,844 |
| 139 | Togo estimate | $973 | $81 | F CFA 606,800 | $2,751 |
| 140 | Ethiopia estimate | $971 | $81 | ETB 42,470 | $3,161 |
| 141 | Angola estimate | $837 | $70 | Kz 728,100 | $2,340 |
| 142 | Burundi estimate | $576 | $48 | BIF 1,103,400 | $1,741 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $500 | $42 | MWK 182,000 | $1,531 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $410 | $34 | ₦606,800 | $2,285 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).