How much does a CEO 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 $200,000 a year.
Where they earn the most
- Luxembourg$180,600
- Switzerland$171,300
- Italy$144,200
- Qatar$142,700
- Denmark$136,100
Where pay goes furthest
- Italy$197,900
- Qatar$183,400
- Luxembourg$183,100
- Germany$165,500
- South Korea$160,200
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg estimate | $180,600 | $15,050 | €159,800 | $183,100 |
| 2 | Switzerland estimate | $171,300 | $14,270 | CHF 154,100 | $133,600 |
| 3 | Italy estimate | $144,200 | $12,020 | €129,200 | $197,900 |
| 4 | Qatar estimate | $142,700 | $11,890 | QAR 519,300 | $183,400 |
| 5 | Denmark estimate | $136,100 | $11,340 | kr 906,800 | $130,200 |
| 6 | Iceland estimate | $135,100 | $11,260 | kr 17,212,800 | $118,100 |
| 7 | United Kingdom | $133,800 | $11,150 | £99,940 | $144,800 |
| 8 | Austria estimate | $127,600 | $10,640 | €114,300 | $150,500 |
| 9 | Germany estimate | $125,400 | $10,450 | €112,300 | $165,500 |
| 10 | Finland estimate | $124,500 | $10,380 | €111,500 | $137,400 |
| 11 | Belgium estimate | $122,200 | $10,180 | €109,400 | $140,100 |
| 12 | United States | $118,700 | $9,895 | $118,700 | |
| 13 | South Korea estimate | $112,100 | $9,343 | ₩144,794,300 | $160,200 |
| 14 | Norway estimate | $105,900 | $8,824 | kr 958,100 | $110,100 |
| 15 | Netherlands estimate | $103,400 | $8,613 | €92,570 | $119,200 |
| 16 | Australia | $102,400 | $8,529 | A$149,000 | |
| 17 | Canada | $102,300 | $8,526 | CA$143,900 | |
| 18 | Ireland estimate | $99,390 | $8,283 | €89,020 | $97,300 |
| 19 | Sweden estimate | $90,310 | $7,526 | kr 859,800 | $99,780 |
| 20 | Singapore estimate | $87,110 | $7,259 | SGD 117,000 | $110,500 |
| 21 | France estimate | $83,950 | $6,996 | €75,190 | $101,400 |
| 22 | Cyprus estimate | $78,150 | $6,512 | €69,990 | $116,800 |
| 23 | Israel estimate | $77,070 | $6,423 | ₪249,000 | $61,500 |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $73,010 | $6,084 | AED 268,100 | $108,600 |
| 25 | Spain estimate | $71,570 | $5,964 | €64,110 | $104,200 |
| 26 | Portugal estimate | $68,580 | $5,715 | €61,420 | $105,600 |
| 27 | Greece estimate | $66,560 | $5,547 | €59,620 | $101,600 |
| 28 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $62,690 | $5,224 | HK$486,600 | $75,380 |
| 29 | Malta estimate | $61,330 | $5,111 | €54,930 | $85,420 |
| 30 | Slovenia estimate | $54,500 | $4,542 | €48,820 | $81,370 |
| 31 | Czechia estimate | $52,480 | $4,373 | Kč 1,154,600 | $78,340 |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $50,780 | $4,232 | SAR 190,400 | $98,150 |
| 33 | Brunei estimate | $47,890 | $3,991 | BND 60,680 | $80,120 |
| 34 | Puerto Rico estimate | $46,970 | $3,914 | $50,100 | |
| 35 | Costa Rica estimate | $46,190 | $3,849 | ₡23,257,700 | $73,940 |
| 36 | Bahamas estimate | $42,940 | $3,578 | BSD 42,940 | $38,800 |
| 37 | Uruguay estimate | $42,710 | $3,559 | UYU 1,717,500 | $58,620 |
| 38 | Lithuania estimate | $38,930 | $3,244 | €34,870 | $62,680 |
| 39 | Slovakia estimate | $38,360 | $3,196 | €34,350 | $60,000 |
| 40 | Estonia estimate | $37,870 | $3,155 | €33,910 | $49,880 |
| 41 | Hungary estimate | $36,930 | $3,077 | Ft 12,942,200 | $63,760 |
| 42 | Poland estimate | $35,360 | $2,946 | zł 148,400 | $64,440 |
| 43 | Croatia estimate | $35,240 | $2,936 | €237,800 | $59,880 |
| 44 | Barbados estimate | $35,130 | $2,928 | BBD 70,270 | $29,280 |
| 45 | Romania estimate | $34,700 | $2,892 | lei 153,300 | $71,140 |
| 46 | Latvia estimate | $31,240 | $2,603 | €27,980 | $50,070 |
| 47 | Chile estimate | $31,030 | $2,586 | CLP 29,278,000 | $62,980 |
| 48 | Bulgaria estimate | $28,670 | $2,389 | €50,230 | $61,200 |
| 49 | Montenegro estimate | $25,070 | $2,089 | €18,870 | $42,960 |
| 50 | Argentina estimate | $23,070 | $1,922 | ARS 28,624,800 | $43,290 |
| 51 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $22,880 | $1,906 | KM 40,070 | $51,640 |
| 52 | Mauritius estimate | $21,910 | $1,826 | Rs 1,017,000 | $51,060 |
| 53 | Serbia estimate | $21,870 | $1,823 | RSD 2,301,200 | $42,970 |
| 54 | Türkiye estimate | $21,770 | $1,814 | ₺858,700 | $48,400 |
| 55 | Belize estimate | $21,290 | $1,775 | BZD 42,590 | $33,360 |
| 56 | Lebanon estimate | $21,120 | $1,760 | L£31,845,100 | $42,560 |
| 57 | Peru estimate | $20,860 | $1,739 | PEN 74,420 | $38,620 |
| 58 | Malaysia estimate | $18,750 | $1,563 | RM 78,820 | $50,140 |
| 59 | Maldives estimate | $18,610 | $1,551 | MVR 286,200 | $28,260 |
| 60 | Russia estimate | $18,540 | $1,545 | ₽1,365,800 | $53,030 |
| 61 | Albania estimate | $18,040 | $1,503 | ALL 1,922,200 | $41,720 |
| 62 | North Macedonia estimate | $17,960 | $1,497 | MKD 991,500 | $36,210 |
| 63 | Panama estimate | $17,170 | $1,431 | PAB 17,170 | $34,580 |
| 64 | Palau estimate | $17,170 | $1,431 | $17,170 | |
| 65 | Guatemala estimate | $15,420 | $1,285 | Q 118,400 | $34,500 |
| 66 | Ecuador estimate | $14,880 | $1,240 | $33,710 | |
| 67 | Guyana estimate | $14,670 | $1,222 | GYD 3,058,300 | $31,460 |
| 68 | Marshall Islands estimate | $14,310 | $1,193 | $14,410 | |
| 69 | Dominican Republic estimate | $14,180 | $1,182 | DOP 879,000 | $36,920 |
| 70 | Brazil estimate | $14,090 | $1,174 | R$78,720 | $30,490 |
| 71 | Samoa estimate | $13,990 | $1,166 | WST 37,610 | $20,470 |
| 72 | Bolivia estimate | $13,670 | $1,139 | Bs 94,460 | $35,000 |
| 73 | Mexico estimate | $12,920 | $1,076 | MX$248,500 | $21,970 |
| 74 | El Salvador estimate | $12,790 | $1,066 | $27,280 | |
| 75 | Jordan estimate | $12,090 | $1,008 | JOD 8,587 | $26,740 |
| 76 | Botswana estimate | $11,750 | $979 | P 159,400 | $30,000 |
| 77 | Kazakhstan estimate | $11,200 | $933 | ₸3,650,700 | $29,080 |
| 78 | Honduras estimate | $11,030 | $919 | L 286,200 | $22,690 |
| 79 | Thailand estimate | $10,880 | $907 | ฿357,800 | $33,740 |
| 80 | Colombia estimate | $10,590 | $883 | COP 42,937,200 | $25,780 |
| 81 | Tonga estimate | $10,500 | $875 | TOP 24,810 | $13,620 |
| 82 | South Africa estimate | $10,430 | $870 | R 171,700 | $23,160 |
| 83 | Paraguay estimate | $10,210 | $851 | ₲77,016,500 | $26,790 |
| 84 | Moldova estimate | $9,883 | $824 | MDL 171,700 | $19,580 |
| 85 | Mongolia estimate | $9,689 | $807 | ₮34,349,800 | $29,090 |
| 86 | Fiji estimate | $9,562 | $797 | FJD 21,690 | $23,420 |
| 87 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $9,518 | $793 | FCFA 5,773,200 | $20,940 |
| 88 | Djibouti estimate | $9,289 | $774 | DJF 1,650,800 | $16,760 |
| 89 | Georgia estimate | $9,119 | $760 | ₾29,380 | $27,370 |
| 90 | Niger estimate | $8,939 | $745 | F CFA 5,575,600 | $27,430 |
| 91 | Cape Verde estimate | $8,747 | $729 | CVE 869,300 | $17,260 |
| 92 | Vanuatu estimate | $8,575 | $715 | VUV 831,000 | $7,016 |
| 93 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $8,478 | $706 | F CFA 5,288,000 | $22,750 |
| 94 | Jamaica estimate | $8,063 | $672 | JMD 894,500 | $12,800 |
| 95 | Vietnam estimate | $7,700 | $642 | ₫186,061,300 | $25,980 |
| 96 | Philippines estimate | $7,599 | $633 | ₱435,300 | $20,990 |
| 97 | Eswatini estimate | $7,560 | $630 | SZL 135,200 | |
| 98 | Kiribati estimate | $7,227 | $602 | A$10,880 | $11,580 |
| 99 | Uzbekistan estimate | $6,978 | $582 | UZS 77,110,700 | $25,710 |
| 100 | Mozambique estimate | $6,725 | $560 | MZN 429,400 | $17,800 |
| 101 | India estimate | $6,568 | $547 | ₹572,500 | $28,860 |
| 102 | Comoros estimate | $6,030 | $503 | CF 2,508,300 | $11,000 |
| 103 | Mali estimate | $5,901 | $492 | F CFA 3,578,100 | $18,600 |
| 104 | Tunisia estimate | $5,853 | $488 | TND 17,170 | $20,940 |
| 105 | Bhutan estimate | $5,132 | $428 | BTN 429,400 | $20,570 |
| 106 | Senegal estimate | $4,919 | $410 | F CFA 2,862,500 | $12,640 |
| 107 | Zambia estimate | $4,863 | $405 | ZK 127,200 | $16,820 |
| 108 | Benin estimate | $4,595 | $383 | F CFA 2,862,500 | $13,930 |
| 109 | Chad estimate | $4,589 | $382 | FCFA 2,862,500 | $13,540 |
| 110 | Ghana estimate | $4,559 | $380 | GH₵57,250 | $10,900 |
| 111 | Indonesia estimate | $4,513 | $376 | Rp 71,562,000 | $14,020 |
| 112 | Nepal estimate | $4,382 | $365 | Rs 458,000 | $15,090 |
| 113 | Kenya estimate | $4,368 | $364 | KES 445,500 | $10,300 |
| 114 | Cameroon estimate | $4,348 | $362 | FCFA 2,146,900 | $8,973 |
| 115 | Suriname estimate | $4,340 | $362 | SRD 107,200 | $11,990 |
| 116 | Armenia estimate | $4,299 | $358 | ֏2,075,300 | $12,470 |
| 117 | Sri Lanka estimate | $4,213 | $351 | Rs 1,272,700 | $14,550 |
| 118 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $3,934 | $328 | K 5,435,800 | $12,480 |
| 119 | Bangladesh estimate | $3,714 | $310 | ৳429,400 | $13,020 |
| 120 | Ukraine estimate | $3,615 | $301 | ₴92,370 | $14,870 |
| 121 | Cambodia estimate | $3,572 | $298 | ៛14,337,100 | $9,735 |
| 122 | Rwanda estimate | $3,257 | $271 | RF 4,293,700 | $11,880 |
| 123 | Uganda estimate | $3,192 | $266 | UGX 11,449,900 | $8,705 |
| 124 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $3,165 | $264 | F CFA 1,974,200 | $8,942 |
| 125 | Guinea estimate | $3,117 | $260 | FG 28,624,800 | $9,507 |
| 126 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,927 | $244 | FCFA 1,376,700 | $4,416 |
| 127 | Angola estimate | $2,910 | $242 | Kz 2,531,300 | $8,134 |
| 128 | Burkina Faso estimate | $2,797 | $233 | F CFA 1,627,700 | $8,429 |
| 129 | Afghanistan estimate | $2,795 | $233 | ؋214,700 | $13,600 |
| 130 | Gambia estimate | $2,726 | $227 | GMD 131,300 | $8,808 |
| 131 | Lesotho estimate | $2,392 | $199 | LSL 43,850 | $7,142 |
| 132 | Laos estimate | $2,345 | $195 | ₭32,918,500 | $8,869 |
| 133 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,964 | $164 | ETB 85,870 | $6,391 |
| 134 | Pakistan estimate | $1,945 | $162 | Rs 546,800 | $8,362 |
| 135 | Egypt estimate | $1,896 | $158 | E£85,870 | $12,350 |
| 136 | Burundi estimate | $1,882 | $157 | BIF 3,603,700 | $5,685 |
| 137 | Liberia estimate | $1,852 | $154 | LRD 1,852 | $4,595 |
| 138 | Yemen estimate | $1,678 | $140 | YER 368,500 | $5,563 |
| 139 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,657 | $138 | CDF 1,674,600 | $3,411 |
| 140 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,645 | $137 | $3,692 | |
| 141 | Togo estimate | $1,574 | $131 | F CFA 982,000 | $4,451 |
| 142 | Malawi estimate | $1,485 | $124 | MWK 541,100 | $4,551 |
| 143 | Sudan estimate | $1,340 | $112 | SDG 732,600 | $3,267 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $717 | $60 | ₦1,060,700 | $3,994 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).