How much does a butcher 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$66,570
- Belgium$65,030
- Switzerland$60,850
- Denmark$48,180
- Australia$46,320
Where pay goes furthest
- Belgium$74,560
- Iceland$58,210
- Germany$51,230
- Switzerland$47,480
- Norway$46,220
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland estimate | $66,570 | $5,547 | kr 8,480,800 | $58,210 |
| 2 | Belgium estimate | $65,030 | $5,419 | €57,540 | $74,560 |
| 3 | Switzerland estimate | $60,850 | $5,071 | CHF 54,760 | $47,480 |
| 4 | Denmark estimate | $48,180 | $4,015 | kr 321,000 | $46,090 |
| 5 | Australia | $46,320 | $3,860 | A$67,410 | |
| 6 | Norway estimate | $44,470 | $3,705 | kr 402,300 | $46,220 |
| 7 | Ireland estimate | $40,590 | $3,382 | €35,920 | $39,730 |
| 8 | United States | $39,530 | $3,294 | $39,530 | |
| 9 | Germany | $38,800 | $3,234 | €34,750 | $51,230 |
| 10 | United Kingdom | $38,400 | $3,200 | £28,690 | $41,570 |
| 11 | Luxembourg estimate | $36,740 | $3,062 | €32,910 | $37,240 |
| 12 | Finland estimate | $36,140 | $3,012 | €32,370 | $39,880 |
| 13 | Austria estimate | $34,770 | $2,898 | €31,150 | $41,010 |
| 14 | Netherlands estimate | $33,210 | $2,767 | €29,740 | $38,300 |
| 15 | Sweden estimate | $31,250 | $2,604 | kr 297,500 | $34,530 |
| 16 | Canada | $29,630 | $2,469 | CA$41,680 | |
| 17 | Israel estimate | $24,870 | $2,072 | ₪80,320 | $19,840 |
| 18 | South Korea estimate | $24,310 | $2,026 | ₩31,401,400 | $34,740 |
| 19 | Italy estimate | $23,840 | $1,986 | €21,350 | $32,710 |
| 20 | France estimate | $23,140 | $1,928 | €20,720 | $27,950 |
| 21 | Spain estimate | $22,930 | $1,911 | €20,540 | $33,390 |
| 22 | Estonia estimate | $22,490 | $1,874 | €19,910 | $29,630 |
| 23 | Malta estimate | $20,130 | $1,677 | €18,030 | $28,030 |
| 24 | Bahamas estimate | $19,410 | $1,617 | BSD 19,410 | $17,540 |
| 25 | Slovenia estimate | $19,240 | $1,603 | €17,230 | $28,720 |
| 26 | Greece estimate | $18,840 | $1,570 | €16,870 | $28,740 |
| 27 | Singapore estimate | $17,760 | $1,480 | SGD 23,870 | $22,540 |
| 28 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $16,360 | $1,363 | HK$127,000 | $19,670 |
| 29 | Cyprus estimate | $14,920 | $1,244 | €13,370 | $22,300 |
| 30 | Czechia estimate | $14,060 | $1,171 | Kč 309,300 | $20,980 |
| 31 | Lithuania estimate | $13,930 | $1,161 | €12,480 | $22,430 |
| 32 | Puerto Rico estimate | $13,070 | $1,089 | $13,940 | |
| 33 | Portugal estimate | $12,830 | $1,069 | €11,490 | $19,760 |
| 34 | Slovakia estimate | $12,820 | $1,068 | €11,480 | $20,050 |
| 35 | Latvia estimate | $12,210 | $1,018 | €10,940 | $19,570 |
| 36 | Hungary estimate | $11,220 | $935 | Ft 3,931,100 | $19,370 |
| 37 | Uruguay estimate | $10,850 | $904 | UYU 436,200 | $14,890 |
| 38 | Poland estimate | $10,700 | $891 | zł 44,900 | $19,500 |
| 39 | Croatia estimate | $10,370 | $865 | €70,010 | $17,630 |
| 40 | Barbados estimate | $9,960 | $830 | BBD 19,920 | $8,301 |
| 41 | Romania estimate | $9,957 | $830 | lei 43,980 | $20,410 |
| 42 | Qatar estimate | $9,766 | $814 | QAR 35,550 | $12,560 |
| 43 | Costa Rica estimate | $8,572 | $714 | ₡4,316,100 | $13,720 |
| 44 | Palau estimate | $7,529 | $627 | $7,525 | |
| 45 | Serbia estimate | $7,457 | $621 | RSD 784,400 | $14,650 |
| 46 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $7,253 | $604 | KM 12,700 | $16,370 |
| 47 | Montenegro estimate | $7,086 | $590 | €5,334 | $12,140 |
| 48 | Bulgaria estimate | $7,063 | $589 | €12,370 | $15,080 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $6,972 | $581 | PAB 6,972 | $14,040 |
| 50 | Chile estimate | $6,928 | $577 | CLP 6,537,300 | $14,060 |
| 51 | Türkiye estimate | $6,733 | $561 | ₺265,700 | $14,970 |
| 52 | Argentina estimate | $6,422 | $535 | ARS 7,968,300 | $12,050 |
| 53 | Tonga estimate | $6,391 | $533 | TOP 15,110 | $8,294 |
| 54 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $6,362 | $530 | SAR 23,860 | $12,300 |
| 55 | North Macedonia estimate | $6,317 | $526 | MKD 348,700 | $12,730 |
| 56 | Guyana estimate | $5,971 | $498 | GYD 1,245,000 | $12,810 |
| 57 | Russia estimate | $5,946 | $496 | ₽438,000 | $17,010 |
| 58 | Belize estimate | $5,738 | $478 | BZD 11,480 | $8,988 |
| 59 | Mongolia estimate | $5,619 | $468 | ₮19,920,600 | $16,870 |
| 60 | Marshall Islands estimate | $5,580 | $465 | $5,617 | |
| 61 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $5,516 | $460 | AED 20,260 | $8,203 |
| 62 | Maldives estimate | $5,504 | $459 | MVR 84,660 | $8,359 |
| 63 | Mexico estimate | $5,484 | $457 | MX$105,500 | $9,329 |
| 64 | Lebanon estimate | $5,286 | $440 | L£7,968,300 | $10,650 |
| 65 | Brunei estimate | $5,110 | $426 | BND 6,474 | $8,547 |
| 66 | Ecuador estimate | $4,681 | $390 | $10,600 | |
| 67 | Fiji estimate | $4,563 | $380 | FJD 10,350 | $11,170 |
| 68 | Mauritius estimate | $4,506 | $376 | Rs 209,200 | $10,500 |
| 69 | Djibouti estimate | $4,484 | $374 | DJF 796,800 | $8,091 |
| 70 | El Salvador estimate | $4,316 | $360 | $9,206 | |
| 71 | Moldova estimate | $4,299 | $358 | MDL 74,700 | $8,515 |
| 72 | Bolivia estimate | $4,244 | $354 | Bs 29,330 | $10,860 |
| 73 | Honduras estimate | $4,222 | $352 | L 109,600 | $8,684 |
| 74 | Jordan estimate | $4,209 | $351 | JOD 2,988 | $9,303 |
| 75 | Peru estimate | $4,188 | $349 | PEN 14,940 | $7,753 |
| 76 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,150 | $346 | ₸1,352,900 | $10,780 |
| 77 | Brazil estimate | $3,922 | $327 | R$21,910 | $8,488 |
| 78 | Guatemala estimate | $3,891 | $324 | Q 29,880 | $8,706 |
| 79 | Dominican Republic estimate | $3,880 | $323 | DOP 240,500 | $10,100 |
| 80 | Malaysia estimate | $3,809 | $317 | RM 16,010 | $10,180 |
| 81 | Paraguay estimate | $3,696 | $308 | ₲27,888,900 | $9,702 |
| 82 | Albania estimate | $3,667 | $306 | ALL 390,700 | $8,482 |
| 83 | Thailand estimate | $3,635 | $303 | ฿119,500 | $11,270 |
| 84 | Samoa estimate | $3,615 | $301 | WST 9,721 | $5,289 |
| 85 | Colombia estimate | $3,498 | $292 | COP 14,178,500 | $8,513 |
| 86 | Vietnam estimate | $3,297 | $275 | ₫79,682,600 | $11,130 |
| 87 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,284 | $274 | FCFA 1,992,100 | $7,224 |
| 88 | Georgia estimate | $3,097 | $258 | ₾9,978 | $9,295 |
| 89 | South Africa estimate | $3,025 | $252 | R 49,790 | $6,713 |
| 90 | Vanuatu estimate | $2,807 | $234 | VUV 272,000 | $2,296 |
| 91 | Cambodia estimate | $2,710 | $226 | ៛10,876,700 | $7,385 |
| 92 | Kiribati estimate | $2,647 | $221 | A$3,984 | $4,243 |
| 93 | Philippines estimate | $2,644 | $220 | ₱151,500 | $7,303 |
| 94 | Uzbekistan estimate | $2,470 | $206 | UZS 27,297,300 | $9,101 |
| 95 | Bhutan estimate | $2,381 | $198 | BTN 199,200 | $9,541 |
| 96 | Eswatini estimate | $2,227 | $186 | SZL 39,840 | |
| 97 | Cape Verde estimate | $2,205 | $184 | CVE 219,100 | $4,350 |
| 98 | Botswana estimate | $2,203 | $184 | P 29,880 | $5,624 |
| 99 | Nepal estimate | $2,029 | $169 | Rs 212,100 | $6,987 |
| 100 | Suriname estimate | $2,016 | $168 | SRD 49,800 | $5,569 |
| 101 | Comoros estimate | $1,918 | $160 | CF 797,800 | $3,498 |
| 102 | Tunisia estimate | $1,867 | $156 | TND 5,478 | $6,679 |
| 103 | Armenia estimate | $1,857 | $155 | ֏896,400 | $5,385 |
| 104 | Sudan estimate | $1,752 | $146 | SDG 958,200 | $4,272 |
| 105 | India estimate | $1,714 | $143 | ₹149,400 | $7,531 |
| 106 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $1,694 | $141 | FCFA 796,800 | $2,556 |
| 107 | Ghana estimate | $1,650 | $137 | GH₵20,720 | $3,946 |
| 108 | Ukraine estimate | $1,586 | $132 | ₴40,530 | $6,523 |
| 109 | Jamaica estimate | $1,556 | $130 | JMD 172,600 | $2,469 |
| 110 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,494 | $125 | $3,353 | |
| 111 | Senegal estimate | $1,483 | $124 | F CFA 863,200 | $3,811 |
| 112 | Indonesia estimate | $1,480 | $123 | Rp 23,470,100 | $4,597 |
| 113 | Laos estimate | $1,419 | $118 | ₭19,920,600 | $5,367 |
| 114 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,384 | $115 | K 1,912,400 | $4,391 |
| 115 | Liberia estimate | $1,366 | $114 | LRD 1,366 | $3,390 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,319 | $110 | Rs 398,400 | $4,554 |
| 117 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,277 | $106 | F CFA 796,800 | $3,428 |
| 118 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,275 | $106 | ৳147,400 | $4,468 |
| 119 | Mozambique estimate | $1,230 | $103 | MZN 78,550 | $3,256 |
| 120 | Zambia estimate | $1,142 | $95 | ZK 29,880 | $3,949 |
| 121 | Lesotho estimate | $1,087 | $91 | LSL 19,920 | $3,245 |
| 122 | Egypt estimate | $1,070 | $89 | E£48,470 | $6,973 |
| 123 | Chad estimate | $1,038 | $86 | FCFA 647,400 | $3,062 |
| 124 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,037 | $86 | ؋79,680 | $5,047 |
| 125 | Cameroon estimate | $1,009 | $84 | FCFA 498,000 | $2,081 |
| 126 | Rwanda estimate | $982 | $82 | RF 1,294,800 | $3,583 |
| 127 | Niger estimate | $958 | $80 | F CFA 597,600 | $2,940 |
| 128 | Pakistan estimate | $920 | $77 | Rs 258,800 | $3,957 |
| 129 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $911 | $76 | CDF 920,800 | $1,876 |
| 130 | Uganda estimate | $902 | $75 | UGX 3,237,100 | $2,461 |
| 131 | Yemen estimate | $879 | $73 | YER 193,100 | $2,915 |
| 132 | Togo estimate | $836 | $70 | F CFA 521,600 | $2,364 |
| 133 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $830 | $69 | F CFA 517,900 | $2,346 |
| 134 | Benin estimate | $720 | $60 | F CFA 448,200 | $2,181 |
| 135 | Mali estimate | $657 | $55 | F CFA 398,400 | $2,071 |
| 136 | Angola estimate | $573 | $48 | Kz 498,000 | $1,600 |
| 137 | Ethiopia estimate | $569 | $47 | ETB 24,900 | $1,853 |
| 138 | Gambia estimate | $569 | $47 | GMD 27,390 | $1,838 |
| 139 | Burundi estimate | $562 | $47 | BIF 1,076,800 | $1,699 |
| 140 | Guinea estimate | $542 | $45 | FG 4,980,200 | $1,654 |
| 141 | Burkina Faso estimate | $513 | $43 | F CFA 298,800 | $1,547 |
| 142 | Malawi estimate | $465 | $39 | MWK 169,300 | $1,424 |
| 143 | Nigeria estimate | $292 | $24 | ₦431,600 | $1,625 |
| 144 | Kenya estimate | $117 | $10 | KES 11,950 | $276 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).