How much does a cheese maker 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$84,980
- Belgium$83,010
- Switzerland$77,690
- Denmark$61,510
- Germany$60,370
Where pay goes furthest
- Belgium$95,190
- Germany$79,710
- Iceland$74,320
- Switzerland$60,610
- Norway$59,010
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland estimate | $84,980 | $7,082 | kr 10,826,800 | $74,320 |
| 2 | Belgium estimate | $83,010 | $6,918 | €73,460 | $95,190 |
| 3 | Switzerland estimate | $77,690 | $6,474 | CHF 69,910 | $60,610 |
| 4 | Denmark estimate | $61,510 | $5,126 | kr 409,800 | $58,840 |
| 5 | Germany | $60,370 | $5,031 | €54,070 | $79,710 |
| 6 | Canada | $59,150 | $4,929 | CA$83,200 | |
| 7 | Norway estimate | $56,770 | $4,731 | kr 513,700 | $59,010 |
| 8 | Ireland estimate | $51,810 | $4,318 | €45,850 | $50,720 |
| 9 | Luxembourg estimate | $46,900 | $3,909 | €42,010 | $47,550 |
| 10 | United Kingdom estimate | $46,720 | $3,894 | £35,490 | $50,580 |
| 11 | Finland estimate | $46,140 | $3,845 | €41,330 | $50,910 |
| 12 | United States | $44,680 | $3,723 | $44,680 | |
| 13 | Austria estimate | $44,390 | $3,700 | €39,760 | $52,360 |
| 14 | Netherlands estimate | $42,400 | $3,533 | €37,970 | $48,890 |
| 15 | Sweden estimate | $39,900 | $3,325 | kr 379,800 | $44,080 |
| 16 | Israel estimate | $31,740 | $2,645 | ₪102,500 | $25,330 |
| 17 | South Korea estimate | $31,040 | $2,587 | ₩40,088,000 | $44,350 |
| 18 | Italy estimate | $30,430 | $2,536 | €27,260 | $41,760 |
| 19 | France estimate | $29,540 | $2,461 | €26,450 | $35,680 |
| 20 | Estonia estimate | $28,720 | $2,393 | €25,410 | $37,830 |
| 21 | Malta estimate | $25,700 | $2,141 | €23,020 | $35,790 |
| 22 | Bahamas estimate | $24,780 | $2,065 | BSD 24,780 | $22,390 |
| 23 | Slovenia estimate | $24,560 | $2,047 | €22,000 | $36,670 |
| 24 | Spain estimate | $24,380 | $2,032 | €21,840 | $35,500 |
| 25 | Greece estimate | $24,050 | $2,004 | €21,540 | $36,690 |
| 26 | Singapore estimate | $22,680 | $1,890 | SGD 30,470 | $28,770 |
| 27 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $20,890 | $1,741 | HK$162,100 | $25,110 |
| 28 | Cyprus estimate | $19,050 | $1,588 | €17,060 | $28,470 |
| 29 | Czechia estimate | $17,940 | $1,495 | Kč 394,800 | $26,790 |
| 30 | Lithuania estimate | $17,780 | $1,482 | €15,930 | $28,630 |
| 31 | Puerto Rico estimate | $16,690 | $1,391 | $17,800 | |
| 32 | Portugal estimate | $16,380 | $1,365 | €14,670 | $25,230 |
| 33 | Slovakia estimate | $16,360 | $1,364 | €14,660 | $25,590 |
| 34 | Latvia estimate | $15,590 | $1,299 | €13,960 | $24,990 |
| 35 | Hungary estimate | $14,320 | $1,193 | Ft 5,018,600 | $24,720 |
| 36 | Uruguay estimate | $13,850 | $1,154 | UYU 556,900 | $19,010 |
| 37 | Poland estimate | $13,660 | $1,138 | zł 57,320 | $24,890 |
| 38 | Croatia estimate | $13,240 | $1,104 | €89,380 | $22,510 |
| 39 | Barbados estimate | $12,720 | $1,060 | BBD 25,430 | $10,600 |
| 40 | Romania estimate | $12,710 | $1,059 | lei 56,140 | $26,060 |
| 41 | Qatar estimate | $12,470 | $1,039 | QAR 45,380 | $16,030 |
| 42 | Costa Rica estimate | $10,940 | $912 | ₡5,510,100 | $17,520 |
| 43 | Palau estimate | $9,611 | $801 | $9,607 | |
| 44 | Serbia estimate | $9,519 | $793 | RSD 1,001,400 | $18,700 |
| 45 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $9,259 | $772 | KM 16,220 | $20,900 |
| 46 | Montenegro estimate | $9,046 | $754 | €6,809 | $15,500 |
| 47 | Bulgaria estimate | $9,017 | $751 | €15,800 | $19,250 |
| 48 | Panama estimate | $8,901 | $742 | PAB 8,901 | $17,920 |
| 49 | Chile estimate | $8,845 | $737 | CLP 8,345,800 | $17,950 |
| 50 | Türkiye estimate | $8,596 | $716 | ₺339,100 | $19,110 |
| 51 | Argentina estimate | $8,198 | $683 | ARS 10,172,500 | $15,380 |
| 52 | Tonga estimate | $8,159 | $680 | TOP 19,290 | $10,590 |
| 53 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $8,122 | $677 | SAR 30,460 | $15,700 |
| 54 | North Macedonia estimate | $8,064 | $672 | MKD 445,100 | $16,260 |
| 55 | Guyana estimate | $7,623 | $635 | GYD 1,589,500 | $16,350 |
| 56 | Russia estimate | $7,591 | $633 | ₽559,100 | $21,710 |
| 57 | Belize estimate | $7,325 | $610 | BZD 14,650 | $11,470 |
| 58 | Mongolia estimate | $7,174 | $598 | ₮25,431,300 | $21,540 |
| 59 | Marshall Islands estimate | $7,124 | $594 | $7,171 | |
| 60 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $7,041 | $587 | AED 25,860 | $10,470 |
| 61 | Maldives estimate | $7,027 | $586 | MVR 108,100 | $10,670 |
| 62 | Mexico estimate | $7,001 | $583 | MX$134,700 | $11,910 |
| 63 | Lebanon estimate | $6,748 | $562 | L£10,172,500 | $13,590 |
| 64 | Brunei estimate | $6,523 | $544 | BND 8,265 | $10,910 |
| 65 | Ecuador estimate | $5,976 | $498 | $13,540 | |
| 66 | Fiji estimate | $5,826 | $485 | FJD 13,210 | $14,270 |
| 67 | Mauritius estimate | $5,753 | $479 | Rs 267,000 | $13,410 |
| 68 | Djibouti estimate | $5,724 | $477 | DJF 1,017,300 | $10,330 |
| 69 | El Salvador estimate | $5,510 | $459 | $11,750 | |
| 70 | Moldova estimate | $5,488 | $457 | MDL 95,370 | $10,870 |
| 71 | Bolivia estimate | $5,418 | $452 | Bs 37,440 | $13,870 |
| 72 | Honduras estimate | $5,390 | $449 | L 139,900 | $11,090 |
| 73 | Jordan estimate | $5,373 | $448 | JOD 3,815 | $11,880 |
| 74 | Peru estimate | $5,347 | $446 | PEN 19,070 | $9,898 |
| 75 | Kazakhstan estimate | $5,298 | $441 | ₸1,727,100 | $13,760 |
| 76 | Brazil estimate | $5,007 | $417 | R$27,970 | $10,840 |
| 77 | Guatemala estimate | $4,967 | $414 | Q 38,150 | $11,110 |
| 78 | Dominican Republic estimate | $4,953 | $413 | DOP 307,000 | $12,900 |
| 79 | Malaysia estimate | $4,862 | $405 | RM 20,440 | $13,000 |
| 80 | Paraguay estimate | $4,719 | $393 | ₲35,603,800 | $12,390 |
| 81 | Albania estimate | $4,681 | $390 | ALL 498,800 | $10,830 |
| 82 | Thailand estimate | $4,640 | $387 | ฿152,600 | $14,390 |
| 83 | Samoa estimate | $4,615 | $385 | WST 12,410 | $6,752 |
| 84 | Colombia estimate | $4,466 | $372 | COP 18,100,700 | $10,870 |
| 85 | Vietnam estimate | $4,210 | $351 | ₫101,725,200 | $14,210 |
| 86 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $4,193 | $349 | FCFA 2,543,100 | $9,222 |
| 87 | Georgia estimate | $3,954 | $330 | ₾12,740 | $11,870 |
| 88 | South Africa estimate | $3,862 | $322 | R 63,560 | $8,570 |
| 89 | Vanuatu estimate | $3,583 | $299 | VUV 347,200 | $2,931 |
| 90 | Cambodia estimate | $3,460 | $288 | ៛13,885,500 | $9,428 |
| 91 | Kiribati estimate | $3,379 | $282 | A$5,086 | $5,417 |
| 92 | Philippines estimate | $3,375 | $281 | ₱193,400 | $9,323 |
| 93 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,154 | $263 | UZS 34,848,600 | $11,620 |
| 94 | Bhutan estimate | $3,039 | $253 | BTN 254,300 | $12,180 |
| 95 | Eswatini estimate | $2,843 | $237 | SZL 50,860 | |
| 96 | Cape Verde estimate | $2,815 | $235 | CVE 279,700 | $5,554 |
| 97 | Botswana estimate | $2,813 | $234 | P 38,150 | $7,180 |
| 98 | Nepal estimate | $2,590 | $216 | Rs 270,700 | $8,920 |
| 99 | Suriname estimate | $2,573 | $214 | SRD 63,580 | $7,110 |
| 100 | Comoros estimate | $2,449 | $204 | CF 1,018,500 | $4,466 |
| 101 | Tunisia estimate | $2,383 | $199 | TND 6,994 | $8,527 |
| 102 | Armenia estimate | $2,371 | $198 | ֏1,144,400 | $6,874 |
| 103 | Sudan estimate | $2,237 | $186 | SDG 1,223,200 | $5,454 |
| 104 | India estimate | $2,188 | $182 | ₹190,700 | $9,614 |
| 105 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,163 | $180 | FCFA 1,017,300 | $3,263 |
| 106 | Ghana estimate | $2,106 | $176 | GH₵26,450 | $5,038 |
| 107 | Ukraine estimate | $2,025 | $169 | ₴51,740 | $8,328 |
| 108 | Jamaica estimate | $1,986 | $166 | JMD 220,300 | $3,152 |
| 109 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,907 | $159 | $4,281 | |
| 110 | Senegal estimate | $1,894 | $158 | F CFA 1,102,000 | $4,865 |
| 111 | Indonesia estimate | $1,890 | $157 | Rp 29,962,700 | $5,869 |
| 112 | Laos estimate | $1,812 | $151 | ₭25,431,300 | $6,852 |
| 113 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,767 | $147 | K 2,441,400 | $5,606 |
| 114 | Liberia estimate | $1,744 | $145 | LRD 1,744 | $4,327 |
| 115 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,684 | $140 | Rs 508,600 | $5,814 |
| 116 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,631 | $136 | F CFA 1,017,300 | $4,377 |
| 117 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,628 | $136 | ৳188,200 | $5,704 |
| 118 | Mozambique estimate | $1,570 | $131 | MZN 100,300 | $4,157 |
| 119 | Zambia estimate | $1,458 | $121 | ZK 38,150 | $5,042 |
| 120 | Lesotho estimate | $1,388 | $116 | LSL 25,430 | $4,143 |
| 121 | Egypt estimate | $1,366 | $114 | E£61,880 | $8,902 |
| 122 | Chad estimate | $1,325 | $110 | FCFA 826,500 | $3,909 |
| 123 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,324 | $110 | ؋101,700 | $6,444 |
| 124 | Cameroon estimate | $1,288 | $107 | FCFA 635,800 | $2,657 |
| 125 | Rwanda estimate | $1,254 | $105 | RF 1,653,000 | $4,574 |
| 126 | Niger estimate | $1,223 | $102 | F CFA 762,900 | $3,753 |
| 127 | Pakistan estimate | $1,175 | $98 | Rs 330,400 | $5,052 |
| 128 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,164 | $97 | CDF 1,175,500 | $2,395 |
| 129 | Uganda estimate | $1,152 | $96 | UGX 4,132,600 | $3,142 |
| 130 | Yemen estimate | $1,123 | $94 | YER 246,500 | $3,722 |
| 131 | Togo estimate | $1,067 | $89 | F CFA 665,800 | $3,018 |
| 132 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,060 | $88 | F CFA 661,200 | $2,995 |
| 133 | Benin estimate | $919 | $77 | F CFA 572,200 | $2,784 |
| 134 | Mali estimate | $839 | $70 | F CFA 508,600 | $2,644 |
| 135 | Angola estimate | $731 | $61 | Kz 635,800 | $2,043 |
| 136 | Ethiopia estimate | $727 | $61 | ETB 31,790 | $2,366 |
| 137 | Gambia estimate | $726 | $61 | GMD 34,970 | $2,346 |
| 138 | Burundi estimate | $718 | $60 | BIF 1,374,600 | $2,169 |
| 139 | Guinea estimate | $692 | $58 | FG 6,357,800 | $2,112 |
| 140 | Burkina Faso estimate | $656 | $55 | F CFA 381,500 | $1,975 |
| 141 | Malawi estimate | $593 | $49 | MWK 216,200 | $1,818 |
| 142 | Nigeria estimate | $373 | $31 | ₦551,000 | $2,075 |
| 143 | Kenya estimate | $150 | $12 | KES 15,260 | $353 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).