How much does a carpenter 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$78,960
- Belgium$77,120
- Switzerland$72,170
- United States$60,580
- Denmark$57,140
Where pay goes furthest
- Belgium$88,440
- Iceland$69,040
- Germany$65,360
- United States$60,580
- Switzerland$56,310
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland estimate | $78,960 | $6,580 | kr 10,058,800 | $69,040 |
| 2 | Belgium estimate | $77,120 | $6,427 | €68,250 | $88,440 |
| 3 | Switzerland estimate | $72,170 | $6,015 | CHF 64,950 | $56,310 |
| 4 | United States | $60,580 | $5,048 | $60,580 | |
| 5 | Denmark estimate | $57,140 | $4,762 | kr 380,800 | $54,670 |
| 6 | Australia | $53,240 | $4,437 | A$77,490 | |
| 7 | Norway estimate | $52,740 | $4,395 | kr 477,200 | $54,820 |
| 8 | Germany | $49,500 | $4,125 | €44,340 | $65,360 |
| 9 | Ireland estimate | $48,140 | $4,011 | €42,600 | $47,130 |
| 10 | United Kingdom | $45,530 | $3,794 | £34,010 | $49,290 |
| 11 | Canada | $45,230 | $3,769 | CA$63,630 | |
| 12 | Luxembourg estimate | $43,580 | $3,631 | €39,030 | $44,170 |
| 13 | Finland estimate | $42,870 | $3,572 | €38,390 | $47,300 |
| 14 | Austria estimate | $41,240 | $3,437 | €36,940 | $48,640 |
| 15 | Netherlands estimate | $39,390 | $3,282 | €35,280 | $45,420 |
| 16 | Sweden estimate | $37,070 | $3,089 | kr 352,900 | $40,950 |
| 17 | Israel estimate | $29,490 | $2,458 | ₪95,260 | $23,530 |
| 18 | South Korea estimate | $28,840 | $2,403 | ₩37,244,100 | $41,200 |
| 19 | Italy estimate | $28,270 | $2,356 | €25,320 | $38,800 |
| 20 | France estimate | $27,440 | $2,287 | €24,580 | $33,150 |
| 21 | Estonia estimate | $26,680 | $2,223 | €23,610 | $35,150 |
| 22 | Malta estimate | $23,870 | $1,989 | €21,380 | $33,250 |
| 23 | Bahamas estimate | $23,020 | $1,918 | BSD 23,020 | $20,800 |
| 24 | Slovenia estimate | $22,820 | $1,902 | €20,440 | $34,060 |
| 25 | Spain estimate | $22,490 | $1,875 | €20,150 | $32,750 |
| 26 | Greece estimate | $22,340 | $1,862 | €20,010 | $34,080 |
| 27 | Singapore estimate | $21,070 | $1,756 | SGD 28,310 | $26,730 |
| 28 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $19,400 | $1,617 | HK$150,600 | $23,330 |
| 29 | Cyprus estimate | $17,700 | $1,475 | €15,850 | $26,450 |
| 30 | Czechia estimate | $16,670 | $1,389 | Kč 366,800 | $24,890 |
| 31 | Lithuania estimate | $16,520 | $1,377 | €14,800 | $26,600 |
| 32 | Puerto Rico estimate | $15,500 | $1,292 | $16,540 | |
| 33 | Portugal estimate | $15,220 | $1,268 | €13,630 | $23,440 |
| 34 | Slovakia estimate | $15,200 | $1,267 | €13,620 | $23,780 |
| 35 | Latvia estimate | $14,480 | $1,207 | €12,970 | $23,220 |
| 36 | Hungary estimate | $13,300 | $1,109 | Ft 4,662,600 | $22,970 |
| 37 | Uruguay estimate | $12,870 | $1,072 | UYU 517,400 | $17,660 |
| 38 | Poland estimate | $12,690 | $1,057 | zł 53,250 | $23,130 |
| 39 | Croatia estimate | $12,300 | $1,025 | €83,040 | $20,910 |
| 40 | Barbados estimate | $11,810 | $984 | BBD 23,630 | $9,845 |
| 41 | Romania estimate | $11,810 | $984 | lei 52,160 | $24,210 |
| 42 | Qatar estimate | $11,580 | $965 | QAR 42,160 | $14,890 |
| 43 | Costa Rica estimate | $10,170 | $847 | ₡5,119,200 | $16,280 |
| 44 | Palau estimate | $8,929 | $744 | $8,925 | |
| 45 | Serbia estimate | $8,844 | $737 | RSD 930,400 | $17,370 |
| 46 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $8,602 | $717 | KM 15,070 | $19,420 |
| 47 | Montenegro estimate | $8,404 | $700 | €6,326 | $14,400 |
| 48 | Bulgaria estimate | $8,378 | $698 | €14,680 | $17,880 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $8,270 | $689 | PAB 8,270 | $16,650 |
| 50 | Chile estimate | $8,217 | $685 | CLP 7,753,700 | $16,680 |
| 51 | Türkiye estimate | $7,986 | $665 | ₺315,100 | $17,760 |
| 52 | Argentina estimate | $7,616 | $635 | ARS 9,450,900 | $14,290 |
| 53 | Tonga estimate | $7,580 | $632 | TOP 17,920 | $9,838 |
| 54 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $7,546 | $629 | SAR 28,300 | $14,580 |
| 55 | North Macedonia estimate | $7,492 | $624 | MKD 413,500 | $15,100 |
| 56 | Guyana estimate | $7,082 | $590 | GYD 1,476,700 | $15,190 |
| 57 | Russia estimate | $7,053 | $588 | ₽519,500 | $20,170 |
| 58 | Belize estimate | $6,806 | $567 | BZD 13,610 | $10,660 |
| 59 | Mongolia estimate | $6,665 | $555 | ₮23,627,200 | $20,010 |
| 60 | Marshall Islands estimate | $6,619 | $552 | $6,662 | |
| 61 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $6,542 | $545 | AED 24,020 | $9,729 |
| 62 | Maldives estimate | $6,528 | $544 | MVR 100,400 | $9,915 |
| 63 | Mexico estimate | $6,505 | $542 | MX$125,100 | $11,070 |
| 64 | Lebanon estimate | $6,269 | $522 | L£9,450,900 | $12,630 |
| 65 | Brunei estimate | $6,060 | $505 | BND 7,679 | $10,140 |
| 66 | Ecuador estimate | $5,552 | $463 | $12,580 | |
| 67 | Fiji estimate | $5,412 | $451 | FJD 12,280 | $13,250 |
| 68 | Mauritius estimate | $5,345 | $445 | Rs 248,100 | $12,460 |
| 69 | Djibouti estimate | $5,318 | $443 | DJF 945,100 | $9,597 |
| 70 | El Salvador estimate | $5,119 | $427 | $10,920 | |
| 71 | Moldova estimate | $5,099 | $425 | MDL 88,600 | $10,100 |
| 72 | Bolivia estimate | $5,034 | $419 | Bs 34,780 | $12,890 |
| 73 | Honduras estimate | $5,007 | $417 | L 129,900 | $10,300 |
| 74 | Jordan estimate | $4,992 | $416 | JOD 3,544 | $11,030 |
| 75 | Peru estimate | $4,968 | $414 | PEN 17,720 | $9,196 |
| 76 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,922 | $410 | ₸1,604,600 | $12,780 |
| 77 | Brazil estimate | $4,652 | $388 | R$25,990 | $10,070 |
| 78 | Guatemala estimate | $4,615 | $385 | Q 35,440 | $10,330 |
| 79 | Dominican Republic estimate | $4,602 | $383 | DOP 285,200 | $11,980 |
| 80 | Malaysia estimate | $4,517 | $376 | RM 18,990 | $12,080 |
| 81 | Paraguay estimate | $4,384 | $365 | ₲33,078,100 | $11,510 |
| 82 | Albania estimate | $4,349 | $362 | ALL 463,400 | $10,060 |
| 83 | Thailand estimate | $4,311 | $359 | ฿141,800 | $13,370 |
| 84 | Samoa estimate | $4,288 | $357 | WST 11,530 | $6,273 |
| 85 | Colombia estimate | $4,149 | $346 | COP 16,816,700 | $10,100 |
| 86 | Vietnam estimate | $3,911 | $326 | ₫94,508,800 | $13,200 |
| 87 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,895 | $325 | FCFA 2,362,700 | $8,568 |
| 88 | Georgia estimate | $3,674 | $306 | ₾11,830 | $11,020 |
| 89 | South Africa estimate | $3,588 | $299 | R 59,050 | $7,962 |
| 90 | Vanuatu estimate | $3,329 | $277 | VUV 322,600 | $2,723 |
| 91 | Cambodia estimate | $3,214 | $268 | ៛12,900,400 | $8,759 |
| 92 | Kiribati estimate | $3,139 | $262 | A$4,725 | $5,033 |
| 93 | Philippines estimate | $3,136 | $261 | ₱179,700 | $8,661 |
| 94 | Uzbekistan estimate | $2,930 | $244 | UZS 32,376,400 | $10,790 |
| 95 | Bhutan estimate | $2,824 | $235 | BTN 236,300 | $11,320 |
| 96 | Eswatini estimate | $2,642 | $220 | SZL 47,250 | |
| 97 | Cape Verde estimate | $2,615 | $218 | CVE 259,900 | $5,160 |
| 98 | Botswana estimate | $2,613 | $218 | P 35,440 | $6,671 |
| 99 | Nepal estimate | $2,407 | $201 | Rs 251,500 | $8,287 |
| 100 | Suriname estimate | $2,391 | $199 | SRD 59,070 | $6,606 |
| 101 | Comoros estimate | $2,275 | $190 | CF 946,300 | $4,149 |
| 102 | Tunisia estimate | $2,214 | $185 | TND 6,497 | $7,922 |
| 103 | Armenia estimate | $2,203 | $184 | ֏1,063,200 | $6,387 |
| 104 | Sudan estimate | $2,079 | $173 | SDG 1,136,400 | $5,067 |
| 105 | India estimate | $2,033 | $169 | ₹177,200 | $8,932 |
| 106 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,010 | $167 | FCFA 945,100 | $3,032 |
| 107 | Ghana estimate | $1,957 | $163 | GH₵24,570 | $4,680 |
| 108 | Ukraine estimate | $1,881 | $157 | ₴48,070 | $7,737 |
| 109 | Jamaica estimate | $1,845 | $154 | JMD 204,700 | $2,929 |
| 110 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,772 | $148 | $3,977 | |
| 111 | Senegal estimate | $1,759 | $147 | F CFA 1,023,800 | $4,520 |
| 112 | Indonesia estimate | $1,756 | $146 | Rp 27,837,100 | $5,453 |
| 113 | Laos estimate | $1,683 | $140 | ₭23,627,200 | $6,366 |
| 114 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,642 | $137 | K 2,268,200 | $5,208 |
| 115 | Liberia estimate | $1,621 | $135 | LRD 1,621 | $4,020 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,564 | $130 | Rs 472,500 | $5,401 |
| 117 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,515 | $126 | F CFA 945,100 | $4,066 |
| 118 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,512 | $126 | ৳174,800 | $5,300 |
| 119 | Mozambique estimate | $1,459 | $122 | MZN 93,160 | $3,862 |
| 120 | Zambia estimate | $1,354 | $113 | ZK 35,440 | $4,684 |
| 121 | Lesotho estimate | $1,289 | $107 | LSL 23,630 | $3,849 |
| 122 | Egypt estimate | $1,269 | $106 | E£57,490 | $8,270 |
| 123 | Chad estimate | $1,231 | $103 | FCFA 767,900 | $3,632 |
| 124 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,230 | $103 | ؋94,510 | $5,986 |
| 125 | Cameroon estimate | $1,196 | $100 | FCFA 590,700 | $2,469 |
| 126 | Rwanda estimate | $1,165 | $97 | RF 1,535,800 | $4,250 |
| 127 | Niger estimate | $1,136 | $95 | F CFA 708,800 | $3,487 |
| 128 | Pakistan estimate | $1,092 | $91 | Rs 306,900 | $4,693 |
| 129 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,081 | $90 | CDF 1,092,100 | $2,225 |
| 130 | Uganda estimate | $1,070 | $89 | UGX 3,839,400 | $2,919 |
| 131 | Yemen estimate | $1,043 | $87 | YER 229,000 | $3,458 |
| 132 | Togo estimate | $992 | $83 | F CFA 618,600 | $2,804 |
| 133 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $985 | $82 | F CFA 614,300 | $2,782 |
| 134 | Benin estimate | $853 | $71 | F CFA 531,600 | $2,587 |
| 135 | Mali estimate | $779 | $65 | F CFA 472,500 | $2,457 |
| 136 | Angola estimate | $679 | $57 | Kz 590,700 | $1,898 |
| 137 | Ethiopia estimate | $675 | $56 | ETB 29,530 | $2,198 |
| 138 | Gambia estimate | $675 | $56 | GMD 32,490 | $2,180 |
| 139 | Burundi estimate | $667 | $56 | BIF 1,277,100 | $2,015 |
| 140 | Guinea estimate | $643 | $54 | FG 5,906,800 | $1,962 |
| 141 | Burkina Faso estimate | $609 | $51 | F CFA 354,400 | $1,835 |
| 142 | Malawi estimate | $551 | $46 | MWK 200,800 | $1,689 |
| 143 | Nigeria estimate | $346 | $29 | ₦511,900 | $1,928 |
| 144 | Kenya estimate | $139 | $12 | KES 14,180 | $328 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).