How much does a carpet worker make in each country?
143 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$66,120
- Belgium$64,590
- Switzerland$60,440
- Denmark$47,860
- Norway$44,170
Where pay goes furthest
- Belgium$74,060
- Iceland$57,820
- Switzerland$47,160
- Norway$45,910
- Denmark$45,780
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland estimate | $66,120 | $5,510 | kr 8,424,100 | $57,820 |
| 2 | Belgium estimate | $64,590 | $5,383 | €57,160 | $74,060 |
| 3 | Switzerland estimate | $60,440 | $5,037 | CHF 54,390 | $47,160 |
| 4 | Denmark estimate | $47,860 | $3,988 | kr 318,900 | $45,780 |
| 5 | Norway estimate | $44,170 | $3,681 | kr 399,700 | $45,910 |
| 6 | Ireland estimate | $40,310 | $3,360 | €35,680 | $39,470 |
| 7 | United States | $37,800 | $3,150 | $37,800 | |
| 8 | Luxembourg estimate | $36,490 | $3,041 | €32,690 | $36,990 |
| 9 | Finland estimate | $35,900 | $2,992 | €32,150 | $39,610 |
| 10 | United Kingdom | $35,570 | $2,964 | £26,570 | $38,510 |
| 11 | Austria estimate | $34,540 | $2,878 | €30,940 | $40,740 |
| 12 | Canada | $34,530 | $2,877 | CA$48,570 | |
| 13 | Germany estimate | $33,310 | $2,776 | €29,830 | $43,980 |
| 14 | Netherlands estimate | $32,990 | $2,749 | €29,540 | $38,040 |
| 15 | Sweden estimate | $31,040 | $2,587 | kr 295,500 | $34,300 |
| 16 | Israel estimate | $24,700 | $2,058 | ₪79,780 | $19,710 |
| 17 | South Korea estimate | $24,150 | $2,013 | ₩31,191,400 | $34,500 |
| 18 | Italy estimate | $23,680 | $1,973 | €21,210 | $32,500 |
| 19 | France estimate | $22,980 | $1,915 | €20,580 | $27,760 |
| 20 | Estonia estimate | $22,340 | $1,862 | €19,770 | $29,430 |
| 21 | Malta estimate | $19,990 | $1,666 | €17,910 | $27,850 |
| 22 | Bahamas estimate | $19,280 | $1,606 | BSD 19,280 | $17,420 |
| 23 | Slovenia estimate | $19,110 | $1,593 | €17,120 | $28,530 |
| 24 | Greece estimate | $18,710 | $1,559 | €16,760 | $28,540 |
| 25 | Spain estimate | $18,680 | $1,556 | €16,730 | $27,190 |
| 26 | Singapore estimate | $17,650 | $1,470 | SGD 23,710 | $22,390 |
| 27 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $16,250 | $1,354 | HK$126,100 | $19,540 |
| 28 | Cyprus estimate | $14,820 | $1,235 | €13,280 | $22,150 |
| 29 | Czechia estimate | $13,960 | $1,163 | Kč 307,200 | $20,840 |
| 30 | Lithuania estimate | $13,840 | $1,153 | €12,390 | $22,280 |
| 31 | Puerto Rico estimate | $12,990 | $1,082 | $13,850 | |
| 32 | Portugal estimate | $12,750 | $1,062 | €11,420 | $19,630 |
| 33 | Slovakia estimate | $12,730 | $1,061 | €11,400 | $19,910 |
| 34 | Latvia estimate | $12,130 | $1,011 | €10,860 | $19,440 |
| 35 | Hungary estimate | $11,140 | $929 | Ft 3,904,800 | $19,240 |
| 36 | Uruguay estimate | $10,770 | $898 | UYU 433,300 | $14,790 |
| 37 | Poland estimate | $10,630 | $885 | zł 44,600 | $19,370 |
| 38 | Croatia estimate | $10,300 | $859 | €69,540 | $17,510 |
| 39 | Barbados estimate | $9,894 | $824 | BBD 19,790 | $8,245 |
| 40 | Romania estimate | $9,890 | $824 | lei 43,680 | $20,280 |
| 41 | Qatar estimate | $9,701 | $808 | QAR 35,310 | $12,470 |
| 42 | Costa Rica estimate | $8,515 | $710 | ₡4,287,300 | $13,630 |
| 43 | Palau estimate | $7,478 | $623 | $7,475 | |
| 44 | Serbia estimate | $7,407 | $617 | RSD 779,200 | $14,550 |
| 45 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $7,204 | $600 | KM 12,620 | $16,260 |
| 46 | Montenegro estimate | $7,039 | $587 | €5,298 | $12,060 |
| 47 | Bulgaria estimate | $7,016 | $585 | €12,290 | $14,980 |
| 48 | Panama estimate | $6,926 | $577 | PAB 6,926 | $13,940 |
| 49 | Chile estimate | $6,882 | $573 | CLP 6,493,600 | $13,970 |
| 50 | Türkiye estimate | $6,688 | $557 | ₺263,900 | $14,870 |
| 51 | Argentina estimate | $6,379 | $532 | ARS 7,915,000 | $11,970 |
| 52 | Tonga estimate | $6,348 | $529 | TOP 15,010 | $8,239 |
| 53 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $6,320 | $527 | SAR 23,700 | $12,210 |
| 54 | North Macedonia estimate | $6,274 | $523 | MKD 346,300 | $12,650 |
| 55 | Guyana estimate | $5,931 | $494 | GYD 1,236,700 | $12,720 |
| 56 | Russia estimate | $5,907 | $492 | ₽435,100 | $16,890 |
| 57 | Belize estimate | $5,700 | $475 | BZD 11,400 | $8,928 |
| 58 | Mongolia estimate | $5,582 | $465 | ₮19,787,400 | $16,760 |
| 59 | Marshall Islands estimate | $5,543 | $462 | $5,580 | |
| 60 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $5,479 | $457 | AED 20,120 | $8,148 |
| 61 | Maldives estimate | $5,467 | $456 | MVR 84,100 | $8,303 |
| 62 | Mexico estimate | $5,448 | $454 | MX$104,800 | $9,267 |
| 63 | Lebanon estimate | $5,250 | $438 | L£7,915,000 | $10,580 |
| 64 | Brunei estimate | $5,076 | $423 | BND 6,431 | $8,490 |
| 65 | Ecuador estimate | $4,650 | $388 | $10,530 | |
| 66 | Fiji estimate | $4,533 | $378 | FJD 10,280 | $11,100 |
| 67 | Mauritius estimate | $4,476 | $373 | Rs 207,800 | $10,430 |
| 68 | Djibouti estimate | $4,454 | $371 | DJF 791,500 | $8,037 |
| 69 | El Salvador estimate | $4,287 | $357 | $9,144 | |
| 70 | Moldova estimate | $4,270 | $356 | MDL 74,200 | $8,458 |
| 71 | Bolivia estimate | $4,216 | $351 | Bs 29,130 | $10,790 |
| 72 | Honduras estimate | $4,193 | $349 | L 108,800 | $8,626 |
| 73 | Jordan estimate | $4,180 | $348 | JOD 2,968 | $9,241 |
| 74 | Peru estimate | $4,160 | $347 | PEN 14,840 | $7,701 |
| 75 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,122 | $344 | ₸1,343,800 | $10,710 |
| 76 | Brazil estimate | $3,896 | $325 | R$21,770 | $8,432 |
| 77 | Guatemala estimate | $3,865 | $322 | Q 29,680 | $8,648 |
| 78 | Dominican Republic estimate | $3,854 | $321 | DOP 238,900 | $10,030 |
| 79 | Malaysia estimate | $3,783 | $315 | RM 15,900 | $10,120 |
| 80 | Paraguay estimate | $3,671 | $306 | ₲27,702,400 | $9,637 |
| 81 | Albania estimate | $3,642 | $304 | ALL 388,100 | $8,425 |
| 82 | Thailand estimate | $3,611 | $301 | ฿118,700 | $11,190 |
| 83 | Samoa estimate | $3,591 | $299 | WST 9,656 | $5,254 |
| 84 | Colombia estimate | $3,475 | $290 | COP 14,083,700 | $8,456 |
| 85 | Vietnam estimate | $3,275 | $273 | ₫79,149,800 | $11,050 |
| 86 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,262 | $272 | FCFA 1,978,700 | $7,176 |
| 87 | Georgia estimate | $3,077 | $256 | ₾9,911 | $9,233 |
| 88 | South Africa estimate | $3,005 | $250 | R 49,460 | $6,668 |
| 89 | Vanuatu estimate | $2,788 | $232 | VUV 270,100 | $2,281 |
| 90 | Cambodia estimate | $2,692 | $224 | ៛10,803,900 | $7,336 |
| 91 | Kiribati estimate | $2,629 | $219 | A$3,957 | $4,215 |
| 92 | Philippines estimate | $2,626 | $219 | ₱150,500 | $7,254 |
| 93 | Uzbekistan estimate | $2,454 | $204 | UZS 27,114,800 | $9,040 |
| 94 | Bhutan estimate | $2,365 | $197 | BTN 197,900 | $9,478 |
| 95 | Eswatini estimate | $2,212 | $184 | SZL 39,570 | |
| 96 | Cape Verde estimate | $2,190 | $183 | CVE 217,700 | $4,321 |
| 97 | Botswana estimate | $2,188 | $182 | P 29,680 | $5,587 |
| 98 | Nepal estimate | $2,016 | $168 | Rs 210,700 | $6,940 |
| 99 | Suriname estimate | $2,002 | $167 | SRD 49,470 | $5,532 |
| 100 | Comoros estimate | $1,905 | $159 | CF 792,500 | $3,475 |
| 101 | Tunisia estimate | $1,854 | $155 | TND 5,442 | $6,634 |
| 102 | Armenia estimate | $1,845 | $154 | ֏890,400 | $5,349 |
| 103 | Sudan estimate | $1,741 | $145 | SDG 951,800 | $4,244 |
| 104 | India estimate | $1,703 | $142 | ₹148,400 | $7,481 |
| 105 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $1,683 | $140 | FCFA 791,500 | $2,539 |
| 106 | Ghana estimate | $1,639 | $137 | GH₵20,580 | $3,920 |
| 107 | Ukraine estimate | $1,576 | $131 | ₴40,260 | $6,479 |
| 108 | Jamaica estimate | $1,545 | $129 | JMD 171,400 | $2,453 |
| 109 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,484 | $124 | $3,331 | |
| 110 | Senegal estimate | $1,473 | $123 | F CFA 857,500 | $3,785 |
| 111 | Indonesia estimate | $1,470 | $123 | Rp 23,313,200 | $4,567 |
| 112 | Laos estimate | $1,410 | $117 | ₭19,787,400 | $5,331 |
| 113 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,375 | $115 | K 1,899,600 | $4,362 |
| 114 | Liberia estimate | $1,357 | $113 | LRD 1,357 | $3,367 |
| 115 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,310 | $109 | Rs 395,700 | $4,523 |
| 116 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,269 | $106 | F CFA 791,500 | $3,405 |
| 117 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,267 | $106 | ৳146,400 | $4,438 |
| 118 | Mozambique estimate | $1,222 | $102 | MZN 78,020 | $3,235 |
| 119 | Zambia estimate | $1,134 | $95 | ZK 29,680 | $3,923 |
| 120 | Lesotho estimate | $1,080 | $90 | LSL 19,790 | $3,223 |
| 121 | Egypt estimate | $1,063 | $89 | E£48,150 | $6,926 |
| 122 | Chad estimate | $1,031 | $86 | FCFA 643,100 | $3,042 |
| 123 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,030 | $86 | ؋79,150 | $5,014 |
| 124 | Cameroon estimate | $1,002 | $83 | FCFA 494,700 | $2,067 |
| 125 | Rwanda estimate | $976 | $81 | RF 1,286,200 | $3,559 |
| 126 | Niger estimate | $952 | $79 | F CFA 593,600 | $2,920 |
| 127 | Pakistan estimate | $914 | $76 | Rs 257,000 | $3,930 |
| 128 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $905 | $75 | CDF 914,600 | $1,863 |
| 129 | Uganda estimate | $896 | $75 | UGX 3,215,500 | $2,445 |
| 130 | Yemen estimate | $874 | $73 | YER 191,800 | $2,896 |
| 131 | Togo estimate | $831 | $69 | F CFA 518,100 | $2,349 |
| 132 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $825 | $69 | F CFA 514,500 | $2,330 |
| 133 | Benin estimate | $715 | $60 | F CFA 445,200 | $2,166 |
| 134 | Mali estimate | $653 | $54 | F CFA 395,700 | $2,057 |
| 135 | Angola estimate | $569 | $47 | Kz 494,700 | $1,590 |
| 136 | Ethiopia estimate | $566 | $47 | ETB 24,730 | $1,841 |
| 137 | Gambia estimate | $565 | $47 | GMD 27,210 | $1,825 |
| 138 | Burundi estimate | $559 | $47 | BIF 1,069,600 | $1,687 |
| 139 | Guinea estimate | $539 | $45 | FG 4,946,900 | $1,643 |
| 140 | Burkina Faso estimate | $510 | $43 | F CFA 296,800 | $1,537 |
| 141 | Malawi estimate | $462 | $38 | MWK 168,200 | $1,414 |
| 142 | Nigeria estimate | $290 | $24 | ₦428,700 | $1,615 |
| 143 | Kenya estimate | $116 | $10 | KES 11,870 | $274 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).