How much does a candle factory worker make in each country?
142 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$72,940
- Belgium$71,250
- Switzerland$66,680
- Denmark$52,790
- Norway$48,720
Where pay goes furthest
- Belgium$81,700
- Iceland$63,790
- Switzerland$52,020
- Norway$50,650
- Denmark$50,510
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland estimate | $72,940 | $6,079 | kr 9,292,800 | $63,790 |
| 2 | Belgium estimate | $71,250 | $5,938 | €63,050 | $81,700 |
| 3 | Switzerland estimate | $66,680 | $5,557 | CHF 60,000 | $52,020 |
| 4 | Denmark estimate | $52,790 | $4,399 | kr 351,800 | $50,510 |
| 5 | Norway estimate | $48,720 | $4,060 | kr 440,900 | $50,650 |
| 6 | United States | $46,080 | $3,840 | $46,080 | |
| 7 | Ireland estimate | $44,470 | $3,706 | €39,360 | $43,540 |
| 8 | Luxembourg estimate | $40,260 | $3,355 | €36,060 | $40,810 |
| 9 | United Kingdom estimate | $40,100 | $3,342 | £30,460 | $43,420 |
| 10 | Finland estimate | $39,600 | $3,300 | €35,470 | $43,700 |
| 11 | Austria estimate | $38,100 | $3,175 | €34,130 | $44,940 |
| 12 | Germany estimate | $36,740 | $3,062 | €32,910 | $48,510 |
| 13 | Netherlands estimate | $36,390 | $3,032 | €32,590 | $41,970 |
| 14 | Sweden estimate | $34,250 | $2,854 | kr 326,000 | $37,830 |
| 15 | Israel estimate | $27,250 | $2,271 | ₪88,010 | $21,740 |
| 16 | South Korea estimate | $26,640 | $2,220 | ₩34,408,100 | $38,060 |
| 17 | Italy estimate | $26,120 | $2,177 | €23,390 | $35,850 |
| 18 | France estimate | $25,350 | $2,113 | €22,710 | $30,630 |
| 19 | Estonia estimate | $24,650 | $2,054 | €21,810 | $32,470 |
| 20 | Malta estimate | $22,060 | $1,838 | €19,750 | $30,720 |
| 21 | Bahamas estimate | $21,270 | $1,772 | BSD 21,270 | $19,210 |
| 22 | Slovenia estimate | $21,080 | $1,757 | €18,880 | $31,470 |
| 23 | Greece estimate | $20,640 | $1,720 | €18,490 | $31,490 |
| 24 | Spain estimate | $20,620 | $1,719 | €18,470 | $30,020 |
| 25 | Singapore estimate | $19,470 | $1,622 | SGD 26,150 | $24,700 |
| 26 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $17,930 | $1,494 | HK$139,200 | $21,560 |
| 27 | Cyprus estimate | $16,350 | $1,363 | €14,650 | $24,440 |
| 28 | Czechia estimate | $15,400 | $1,283 | Kč 338,900 | $22,990 |
| 29 | Lithuania estimate | $15,260 | $1,272 | €13,670 | $24,580 |
| 30 | Puerto Rico estimate | $14,320 | $1,194 | $15,280 | |
| 31 | Portugal estimate | $14,060 | $1,172 | €12,590 | $21,650 |
| 32 | Slovakia estimate | $14,040 | $1,170 | €12,580 | $21,970 |
| 33 | Latvia estimate | $13,380 | $1,115 | €11,990 | $21,450 |
| 34 | Hungary estimate | $12,290 | $1,024 | Ft 4,307,500 | $21,220 |
| 35 | Uruguay estimate | $11,890 | $991 | UYU 478,000 | $16,310 |
| 36 | Poland estimate | $11,720 | $977 | zł 49,200 | $21,360 |
| 37 | Croatia estimate | $11,370 | $947 | €76,720 | $19,320 |
| 38 | Barbados estimate | $10,910 | $910 | BBD 21,830 | $9,096 |
| 39 | Romania estimate | $10,910 | $909 | lei 48,190 | $22,370 |
| 40 | Qatar estimate | $10,700 | $892 | QAR 38,950 | $13,760 |
| 41 | Costa Rica estimate | $9,393 | $783 | ₡4,729,400 | $15,040 |
| 42 | Palau estimate | $8,249 | $687 | $8,246 | |
| 43 | Serbia estimate | $8,170 | $681 | RSD 859,500 | $16,050 |
| 44 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $7,947 | $662 | KM 13,920 | $17,940 |
| 45 | Montenegro estimate | $7,764 | $647 | €5,844 | $13,310 |
| 46 | Bulgaria estimate | $7,740 | $645 | €13,560 | $16,520 |
| 47 | Panama estimate | $7,640 | $637 | PAB 7,640 | $15,380 |
| 48 | Chile estimate | $7,592 | $633 | CLP 7,163,300 | $15,410 |
| 49 | Türkiye estimate | $7,378 | $615 | ₺291,100 | $16,400 |
| 50 | Argentina estimate | $7,036 | $586 | ARS 8,731,200 | $13,200 |
| 51 | Tonga estimate | $7,003 | $584 | TOP 16,550 | $9,089 |
| 52 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $6,971 | $581 | SAR 26,140 | $13,470 |
| 53 | North Macedonia estimate | $6,922 | $577 | MKD 382,000 | $13,950 |
| 54 | Guyana estimate | $6,543 | $545 | GYD 1,364,300 | $14,030 |
| 55 | Russia estimate | $6,516 | $543 | ₽479,900 | $18,630 |
| 56 | Belize estimate | $6,288 | $524 | BZD 12,580 | $9,849 |
| 57 | Mongolia estimate | $6,157 | $513 | ₮21,828,000 | $18,490 |
| 58 | Marshall Islands estimate | $6,115 | $510 | $6,155 | |
| 59 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $6,044 | $504 | AED 22,200 | $8,988 |
| 60 | Maldives estimate | $6,031 | $503 | MVR 92,770 | $9,160 |
| 61 | Mexico estimate | $6,009 | $501 | MX$115,600 | $10,220 |
| 62 | Lebanon estimate | $5,792 | $483 | L£8,731,200 | $11,670 |
| 63 | Brunei estimate | $5,599 | $467 | BND 7,094 | $9,366 |
| 64 | Ecuador estimate | $5,130 | $427 | $11,620 | |
| 65 | Fiji estimate | $5,000 | $417 | FJD 11,340 | $12,240 |
| 66 | Mauritius estimate | $4,938 | $411 | Rs 229,200 | $11,510 |
| 67 | Djibouti estimate | $4,913 | $409 | DJF 873,100 | $8,866 |
| 68 | El Salvador estimate | $4,729 | $394 | $10,090 | |
| 69 | Moldova estimate | $4,710 | $393 | MDL 81,860 | $9,330 |
| 70 | Bolivia estimate | $4,651 | $388 | Bs 32,140 | $11,910 |
| 71 | Honduras estimate | $4,626 | $385 | L 120,100 | $9,515 |
| 72 | Jordan estimate | $4,612 | $384 | JOD 3,274 | $10,190 |
| 73 | Peru estimate | $4,589 | $382 | PEN 16,370 | $8,495 |
| 74 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,547 | $379 | ₸1,482,400 | $11,810 |
| 75 | Brazil estimate | $4,297 | $358 | R$24,010 | $9,301 |
| 76 | Guatemala estimate | $4,263 | $355 | Q 32,740 | $9,540 |
| 77 | Dominican Republic estimate | $4,251 | $354 | DOP 263,500 | $11,070 |
| 78 | Malaysia estimate | $4,173 | $348 | RM 17,540 | $11,160 |
| 79 | Paraguay estimate | $4,050 | $338 | ₲30,559,200 | $10,630 |
| 80 | Albania estimate | $4,018 | $335 | ALL 428,100 | $9,294 |
| 81 | Thailand estimate | $3,983 | $332 | ฿131,000 | $12,350 |
| 82 | Samoa estimate | $3,961 | $330 | WST 10,650 | $5,795 |
| 83 | Colombia estimate | $3,833 | $319 | COP 15,536,100 | $9,328 |
| 84 | Vietnam estimate | $3,613 | $301 | ₫87,312,100 | $12,190 |
| 85 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,599 | $300 | FCFA 2,182,800 | $7,916 |
| 86 | Georgia estimate | $3,394 | $283 | ₾10,930 | $10,190 |
| 87 | South Africa estimate | $3,315 | $276 | R 54,560 | $7,356 |
| 88 | Vanuatu estimate | $3,075 | $256 | VUV 298,000 | $2,516 |
| 89 | Cambodia estimate | $2,970 | $247 | ៛11,918,100 | $8,092 |
| 90 | Kiribati estimate | $2,900 | $242 | A$4,366 | $4,650 |
| 91 | Philippines estimate | $2,897 | $241 | ₱166,000 | $8,002 |
| 92 | Uzbekistan estimate | $2,707 | $226 | UZS 29,911,000 | $9,973 |
| 93 | Bhutan estimate | $2,609 | $217 | BTN 218,300 | $10,450 |
| 94 | Eswatini estimate | $2,440 | $203 | SZL 43,660 | |
| 95 | Cape Verde estimate | $2,416 | $201 | CVE 240,100 | $4,767 |
| 96 | Botswana estimate | $2,414 | $201 | P 32,740 | $6,163 |
| 97 | Nepal estimate | $2,223 | $185 | Rs 232,400 | $7,656 |
| 98 | Suriname estimate | $2,208 | $184 | SRD 54,570 | $6,103 |
| 99 | Comoros estimate | $2,102 | $175 | CF 874,200 | $3,833 |
| 100 | Tunisia estimate | $2,046 | $170 | TND 6,003 | $7,318 |
| 101 | Armenia estimate | $2,035 | $170 | ֏982,300 | $5,900 |
| 102 | Sudan estimate | $1,920 | $160 | SDG 1,049,900 | $4,681 |
| 103 | India estimate | $1,878 | $157 | ₹163,700 | $8,252 |
| 104 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $1,857 | $155 | FCFA 873,100 | $2,801 |
| 105 | Ghana estimate | $1,808 | $151 | GH₵22,700 | $4,324 |
| 106 | Ukraine estimate | $1,738 | $145 | ₴44,410 | $7,148 |
| 107 | Jamaica estimate | $1,705 | $142 | JMD 189,100 | $2,706 |
| 108 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,637 | $136 | $3,674 | |
| 109 | Senegal estimate | $1,625 | $135 | F CFA 945,900 | $4,176 |
| 110 | Indonesia estimate | $1,622 | $135 | Rp 25,717,400 | $5,038 |
| 111 | Laos estimate | $1,555 | $130 | ₭21,828,000 | $5,881 |
| 112 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,517 | $126 | K 2,095,500 | $4,812 |
| 113 | Liberia estimate | $1,497 | $125 | LRD 1,497 | $3,714 |
| 114 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,445 | $120 | Rs 436,600 | $4,990 |
| 115 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,400 | $117 | F CFA 873,100 | $3,757 |
| 116 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,397 | $116 | ৳161,500 | $4,896 |
| 117 | Mozambique estimate | $1,348 | $112 | MZN 86,070 | $3,568 |
| 118 | Zambia estimate | $1,251 | $104 | ZK 32,740 | $4,327 |
| 119 | Lesotho estimate | $1,191 | $99 | LSL 21,830 | $3,556 |
| 120 | Egypt estimate | $1,173 | $98 | E£53,110 | $7,640 |
| 121 | Chad estimate | $1,137 | $95 | FCFA 709,400 | $3,355 |
| 122 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,137 | $95 | ؋87,310 | $5,531 |
| 123 | Cameroon estimate | $1,105 | $92 | FCFA 545,700 | $2,281 |
| 124 | Rwanda estimate | $1,076 | $90 | RF 1,418,800 | $3,926 |
| 125 | Niger estimate | $1,050 | $87 | F CFA 654,800 | $3,221 |
| 126 | Pakistan estimate | $1,009 | $84 | Rs 283,500 | $4,336 |
| 127 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $999 | $83 | CDF 1,009,000 | $2,055 |
| 128 | Uganda estimate | $989 | $82 | UGX 3,547,100 | $2,697 |
| 129 | Yemen estimate | $964 | $80 | YER 211,600 | $3,194 |
| 130 | Togo estimate | $916 | $76 | F CFA 571,500 | $2,591 |
| 131 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $910 | $76 | F CFA 567,500 | $2,570 |
| 132 | Benin estimate | $788 | $66 | F CFA 491,100 | $2,390 |
| 133 | Mali estimate | $720 | $60 | F CFA 436,600 | $2,269 |
| 134 | Angola estimate | $627 | $52 | Kz 545,700 | $1,754 |
| 135 | Ethiopia estimate | $624 | $52 | ETB 27,290 | $2,031 |
| 136 | Gambia estimate | $623 | $52 | GMD 30,010 | $2,014 |
| 137 | Burundi estimate | $616 | $51 | BIF 1,179,900 | $1,861 |
| 138 | Guinea estimate | $594 | $50 | FG 5,457,000 | $1,812 |
| 139 | Burkina Faso estimate | $563 | $47 | F CFA 327,400 | $1,696 |
| 140 | Malawi estimate | $509 | $42 | MWK 185,500 | $1,560 |
| 141 | Nigeria estimate | $320 | $27 | ₦472,900 | $1,781 |
| 142 | Kenya estimate | $128 | $11 | KES 13,100 | $303 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).