How much does a car painter 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$76,170
- Belgium$74,410
- Switzerland$69,630
- Denmark$55,130
- Australia$55,040
Where pay goes furthest
- Belgium$85,320
- Iceland$66,610
- Germany$65,930
- Switzerland$54,330
- Norway$52,890
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland estimate | $76,170 | $6,348 | kr 9,704,500 | $66,610 |
| 2 | Belgium estimate | $74,410 | $6,201 | €65,850 | $85,320 |
| 3 | Switzerland estimate | $69,630 | $5,803 | CHF 62,660 | $54,330 |
| 4 | Denmark estimate | $55,130 | $4,594 | kr 367,400 | $52,740 |
| 5 | Australia | $55,040 | $4,587 | A$80,110 | |
| 6 | Norway estimate | $50,880 | $4,240 | kr 460,400 | $52,890 |
| 7 | Germany | $49,930 | $4,161 | €44,720 | $65,930 |
| 8 | United States | $48,250 | $4,021 | $48,250 | |
| 9 | Ireland estimate | $46,440 | $3,870 | €41,100 | $45,470 |
| 10 | United Kingdom | $46,220 | $3,852 | £34,530 | $50,040 |
| 11 | Luxembourg estimate | $42,040 | $3,504 | €37,660 | $42,620 |
| 12 | Finland estimate | $41,360 | $3,446 | €37,040 | $45,630 |
| 13 | Austria estimate | $39,790 | $3,316 | €35,640 | $46,930 |
| 14 | Netherlands estimate | $38,000 | $3,167 | €34,040 | $43,820 |
| 15 | Canada | $36,390 | $3,033 | CA$51,190 | |
| 16 | Sweden estimate | $35,760 | $2,980 | kr 340,500 | $39,510 |
| 17 | Israel estimate | $28,450 | $2,371 | ₪91,910 | $22,700 |
| 18 | South Korea estimate | $27,820 | $2,319 | ₩35,932,500 | $39,750 |
| 19 | Italy estimate | $27,280 | $2,273 | €24,430 | $37,430 |
| 20 | France estimate | $26,470 | $2,206 | €23,710 | $31,980 |
| 21 | Estonia estimate | $25,740 | $2,145 | €22,780 | $33,910 |
| 22 | Malta estimate | $23,030 | $1,919 | €20,630 | $32,080 |
| 23 | Bahamas estimate | $22,210 | $1,851 | BSD 22,210 | $20,070 |
| 24 | Slovenia estimate | $22,020 | $1,835 | €19,720 | $32,870 |
| 25 | Greece estimate | $21,550 | $1,796 | €19,300 | $32,880 |
| 26 | Spain estimate | $20,980 | $1,748 | €18,790 | $30,540 |
| 27 | Singapore estimate | $20,330 | $1,694 | SGD 27,310 | $25,790 |
| 28 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $18,720 | $1,560 | HK$145,300 | $22,510 |
| 29 | Cyprus estimate | $17,080 | $1,423 | €15,300 | $25,520 |
| 30 | Czechia estimate | $16,080 | $1,340 | Kč 353,900 | $24,010 |
| 31 | Lithuania estimate | $15,940 | $1,328 | €14,280 | $25,670 |
| 32 | Puerto Rico estimate | $14,960 | $1,247 | $15,950 | |
| 33 | Portugal estimate | $14,690 | $1,224 | €13,150 | $22,610 |
| 34 | Slovakia estimate | $14,670 | $1,222 | €13,140 | $22,940 |
| 35 | Latvia estimate | $13,970 | $1,165 | €12,520 | $22,400 |
| 36 | Hungary estimate | $12,840 | $1,070 | Ft 4,498,400 | $22,160 |
| 37 | Uruguay estimate | $12,410 | $1,034 | UYU 499,200 | $17,040 |
| 38 | Poland estimate | $12,240 | $1,020 | zł 51,380 | $22,310 |
| 39 | Croatia estimate | $11,870 | $989 | €80,110 | $20,170 |
| 40 | Barbados estimate | $11,400 | $950 | BBD 22,800 | $9,499 |
| 41 | Romania estimate | $11,390 | $949 | lei 50,320 | $23,360 |
| 42 | Qatar estimate | $11,180 | $931 | QAR 40,680 | $14,370 |
| 43 | Costa Rica estimate | $9,809 | $817 | ₡4,938,900 | $15,700 |
| 44 | Palau estimate | $8,615 | $718 | $8,611 | |
| 45 | Serbia estimate | $8,532 | $711 | RSD 897,600 | $16,760 |
| 46 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $8,299 | $692 | KM 14,540 | $18,730 |
| 47 | Montenegro estimate | $8,108 | $676 | €6,103 | $13,890 |
| 48 | Bulgaria estimate | $8,083 | $674 | €14,160 | $17,250 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $7,978 | $665 | PAB 7,978 | $16,060 |
| 50 | Chile estimate | $7,928 | $661 | CLP 7,480,600 | $16,090 |
| 51 | Türkiye estimate | $7,705 | $642 | ₺304,000 | $17,130 |
| 52 | Argentina estimate | $7,348 | $612 | ARS 9,118,100 | $13,790 |
| 53 | Tonga estimate | $7,313 | $609 | TOP 17,290 | $9,491 |
| 54 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $7,280 | $607 | SAR 27,300 | $14,070 |
| 55 | North Macedonia estimate | $7,228 | $602 | MKD 399,000 | $14,570 |
| 56 | Guyana estimate | $6,833 | $569 | GYD 1,424,700 | $14,660 |
| 57 | Russia estimate | $6,805 | $567 | ₽501,200 | $19,460 |
| 58 | Belize estimate | $6,566 | $547 | BZD 13,130 | $10,290 |
| 59 | Mongolia estimate | $6,430 | $536 | ₮22,795,100 | $19,310 |
| 60 | Marshall Islands estimate | $6,386 | $532 | $6,428 | |
| 61 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $6,311 | $526 | AED 23,180 | $9,387 |
| 62 | Maldives estimate | $6,298 | $525 | MVR 96,880 | $9,565 |
| 63 | Mexico estimate | $6,276 | $523 | MX$120,700 | $10,680 |
| 64 | Lebanon estimate | $6,048 | $504 | L£9,118,100 | $12,180 |
| 65 | Brunei estimate | $5,847 | $487 | BND 7,408 | $9,781 |
| 66 | Ecuador estimate | $5,357 | $446 | $12,130 | |
| 67 | Fiji estimate | $5,222 | $435 | FJD 11,840 | $12,790 |
| 68 | Mauritius estimate | $5,157 | $430 | Rs 239,300 | $12,020 |
| 69 | Djibouti estimate | $5,131 | $428 | DJF 911,800 | $9,259 |
| 70 | El Salvador estimate | $4,939 | $412 | $10,530 | |
| 71 | Moldova estimate | $4,919 | $410 | MDL 85,480 | $9,744 |
| 72 | Bolivia estimate | $4,857 | $405 | Bs 33,560 | $12,430 |
| 73 | Honduras estimate | $4,831 | $403 | L 125,400 | $9,937 |
| 74 | Jordan estimate | $4,816 | $401 | JOD 3,419 | $10,650 |
| 75 | Peru estimate | $4,793 | $399 | PEN 17,100 | $8,872 |
| 76 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,749 | $396 | ₸1,548,100 | $12,330 |
| 77 | Brazil estimate | $4,488 | $374 | R$25,070 | $9,713 |
| 78 | Guatemala estimate | $4,452 | $371 | Q 34,190 | $9,962 |
| 79 | Dominican Republic estimate | $4,440 | $370 | DOP 275,200 | $11,560 |
| 80 | Malaysia estimate | $4,358 | $363 | RM 18,320 | $11,650 |
| 81 | Paraguay estimate | $4,229 | $352 | ₲31,913,200 | $11,100 |
| 82 | Albania estimate | $4,196 | $350 | ALL 447,100 | $9,706 |
| 83 | Thailand estimate | $4,159 | $347 | ฿136,800 | $12,900 |
| 84 | Samoa estimate | $4,137 | $345 | WST 11,120 | $6,052 |
| 85 | Colombia estimate | $4,003 | $334 | COP 16,224,400 | $9,741 |
| 86 | Vietnam estimate | $3,773 | $314 | ₫91,180,500 | $12,730 |
| 87 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,758 | $313 | FCFA 2,279,500 | $8,266 |
| 88 | Georgia estimate | $3,544 | $295 | ₾11,420 | $10,640 |
| 89 | South Africa estimate | $3,461 | $288 | R 56,970 | $7,682 |
| 90 | Vanuatu estimate | $3,211 | $268 | VUV 311,200 | $2,627 |
| 91 | Cambodia estimate | $3,101 | $258 | ៛12,446,100 | $8,451 |
| 92 | Kiribati estimate | $3,029 | $252 | A$4,559 | $4,856 |
| 93 | Philippines estimate | $3,026 | $252 | ₱173,300 | $8,356 |
| 94 | Uzbekistan estimate | $2,827 | $236 | UZS 31,236,200 | $10,410 |
| 95 | Bhutan estimate | $2,724 | $227 | BTN 228,000 | $10,920 |
| 96 | Eswatini estimate | $2,549 | $212 | SZL 45,590 | |
| 97 | Cape Verde estimate | $2,523 | $210 | CVE 250,700 | $4,978 |
| 98 | Botswana estimate | $2,521 | $210 | P 34,190 | $6,436 |
| 99 | Nepal estimate | $2,322 | $193 | Rs 242,700 | $7,995 |
| 100 | Suriname estimate | $2,306 | $192 | SRD 56,990 | $6,373 |
| 101 | Comoros estimate | $2,195 | $183 | CF 912,900 | $4,003 |
| 102 | Tunisia estimate | $2,136 | $178 | TND 6,269 | $7,643 |
| 103 | Armenia estimate | $2,125 | $177 | ֏1,025,800 | $6,162 |
| 104 | Sudan estimate | $2,005 | $167 | SDG 1,096,400 | $4,889 |
| 105 | India estimate | $1,962 | $163 | ₹171,000 | $8,618 |
| 106 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $1,939 | $162 | FCFA 911,800 | $2,925 |
| 107 | Ghana estimate | $1,888 | $157 | GH₵23,710 | $4,516 |
| 108 | Ukraine estimate | $1,815 | $151 | ₴46,380 | $7,464 |
| 109 | Jamaica estimate | $1,780 | $148 | JMD 197,500 | $2,826 |
| 110 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,710 | $142 | $3,837 | |
| 111 | Senegal estimate | $1,697 | $141 | F CFA 987,800 | $4,361 |
| 112 | Indonesia estimate | $1,694 | $141 | Rp 26,856,800 | $5,261 |
| 113 | Laos estimate | $1,624 | $135 | ₭22,795,100 | $6,142 |
| 114 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,584 | $132 | K 2,188,300 | $5,025 |
| 115 | Liberia estimate | $1,564 | $130 | LRD 1,564 | $3,879 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,509 | $126 | Rs 455,900 | $5,211 |
| 117 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,462 | $122 | F CFA 911,800 | $3,923 |
| 118 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,459 | $122 | ৳168,700 | $5,113 |
| 119 | Mozambique estimate | $1,408 | $117 | MZN 89,880 | $3,726 |
| 120 | Zambia estimate | $1,307 | $109 | ZK 34,190 | $4,519 |
| 121 | Lesotho estimate | $1,244 | $104 | LSL 22,800 | $3,713 |
| 122 | Egypt estimate | $1,224 | $102 | E£55,470 | $7,979 |
| 123 | Chad estimate | $1,188 | $99 | FCFA 740,800 | $3,504 |
| 124 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,187 | $99 | ؋91,180 | $5,776 |
| 125 | Cameroon estimate | $1,154 | $96 | FCFA 569,900 | $2,382 |
| 126 | Rwanda estimate | $1,124 | $94 | RF 1,481,700 | $4,100 |
| 127 | Niger estimate | $1,096 | $91 | F CFA 683,900 | $3,364 |
| 128 | Pakistan estimate | $1,053 | $88 | Rs 296,100 | $4,528 |
| 129 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,043 | $87 | CDF 1,053,700 | $2,146 |
| 130 | Uganda estimate | $1,033 | $86 | UGX 3,704,200 | $2,816 |
| 131 | Yemen estimate | $1,006 | $84 | YER 221,000 | $3,336 |
| 132 | Togo estimate | $957 | $80 | F CFA 596,800 | $2,706 |
| 133 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $950 | $79 | F CFA 592,700 | $2,684 |
| 134 | Benin estimate | $823 | $69 | F CFA 512,900 | $2,496 |
| 135 | Mali estimate | $752 | $63 | F CFA 455,900 | $2,370 |
| 136 | Angola estimate | $655 | $55 | Kz 569,900 | $1,831 |
| 137 | Ethiopia estimate | $652 | $54 | ETB 28,490 | $2,121 |
| 138 | Gambia estimate | $651 | $54 | GMD 31,340 | $2,103 |
| 139 | Burundi estimate | $643 | $54 | BIF 1,232,100 | $1,944 |
| 140 | Guinea estimate | $621 | $52 | FG 5,698,800 | $1,893 |
| 141 | Burkina Faso estimate | $588 | $49 | F CFA 341,900 | $1,771 |
| 142 | Malawi estimate | $532 | $44 | MWK 193,800 | $1,629 |
| 143 | Nigeria estimate | $334 | $28 | ₦493,900 | $1,860 |
| 144 | Kenya estimate | $134 | $11 | KES 13,680 | $316 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).