How much does a chef 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
- Switzerland$77,130
- Iceland$62,670
- Luxembourg$60,020
- Norway$56,900
- Denmark$56,400
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$70,770
- Luxembourg$60,840
- Switzerland$60,180
- Norway$59,140
- Qatar$54,800
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $77,130 | $6,427 | CHF 69,400 | $60,180 |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $62,670 | $5,223 | kr 7,984,100 | $54,800 |
| 3 | Luxembourg estimate | $60,020 | $5,001 | €53,750 | $60,840 |
| 4 | Norway estimate | $56,900 | $4,741 | kr 514,800 | $59,140 |
| 5 | Denmark estimate | $56,400 | $4,700 | kr 375,800 | $53,950 |
| 6 | Germany | $53,600 | $4,467 | €48,010 | $70,770 |
| 7 | United States | $48,610 | $4,051 | $48,610 | |
| 8 | Ireland estimate | $45,770 | $3,814 | €41,000 | $44,810 |
| 9 | Austria estimate | $45,370 | $3,780 | €40,630 | $53,500 |
| 10 | Belgium estimate | $44,540 | $3,712 | €39,890 | $51,070 |
| 11 | Qatar estimate | $42,620 | $3,552 | QAR 155,100 | $54,800 |
| 12 | Netherlands estimate | $42,230 | $3,520 | €37,830 | $48,710 |
| 13 | Australia | $40,840 | $3,403 | A$59,440 | |
| 14 | United Kingdom | $39,980 | $3,332 | £29,870 | $43,280 |
| 15 | Finland estimate | $37,900 | $3,159 | €33,950 | $41,820 |
| 16 | Sweden estimate | $36,860 | $3,072 | kr 350,900 | $40,730 |
| 17 | Italy estimate | $33,130 | $2,761 | €29,680 | $45,470 |
| 18 | Canada | $32,040 | $2,670 | CA$45,070 | |
| 19 | France estimate | $30,350 | $2,529 | €27,180 | $36,660 |
| 20 | Israel estimate | $28,570 | $2,381 | ₪92,290 | $22,800 |
| 21 | Singapore estimate | $25,660 | $2,138 | SGD 34,480 | $32,560 |
| 22 | Slovenia estimate | $24,300 | $2,025 | €21,760 | $36,270 |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $23,290 | $1,941 | AED 85,530 | $34,640 |
| 24 | Cyprus estimate | $23,120 | $1,927 | €20,710 | $34,540 |
| 25 | Malta estimate | $22,280 | $1,857 | €19,510 | $31,040 |
| 26 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $21,560 | $1,797 | HK$167,400 | $25,920 |
| 27 | Portugal estimate | $21,510 | $1,793 | €19,270 | $33,130 |
| 28 | Greece estimate | $21,150 | $1,763 | €18,950 | $32,270 |
| 29 | Bahamas estimate | $19,690 | $1,641 | BSD 19,690 | $17,790 |
| 30 | Puerto Rico estimate | $19,560 | $1,630 | $20,860 | |
| 31 | Spain estimate | $19,220 | $1,602 | €17,210 | $27,980 |
| 32 | Estonia estimate | $18,450 | $1,538 | €16,530 | $24,310 |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $18,310 | $1,526 | SAR 68,660 | $35,380 |
| 34 | Czechia estimate | $17,470 | $1,456 | Kč 384,400 | $26,080 |
| 35 | Lithuania estimate | $16,990 | $1,416 | €15,220 | $27,360 |
| 36 | Slovakia estimate | $15,640 | $1,304 | €14,010 | $24,470 |
| 37 | Latvia estimate | $15,320 | $1,277 | €13,730 | $24,560 |
| 38 | Croatia estimate | $14,290 | $1,191 | €96,420 | $24,280 |
| 39 | Barbados estimate | $14,190 | $1,182 | BBD 28,380 | $11,830 |
| 40 | Brunei estimate | $13,990 | $1,165 | BND 17,720 | $23,390 |
| 41 | Hungary estimate | $13,630 | $1,136 | Ft 4,777,700 | $23,540 |
| 42 | Poland estimate | $13,450 | $1,121 | zł 56,460 | $24,520 |
| 43 | Romania estimate | $13,390 | $1,116 | lei 59,150 | $27,460 |
| 44 | Uruguay estimate | $12,980 | $1,081 | UYU 521,800 | $17,810 |
| 45 | Costa Rica estimate | $12,640 | $1,053 | ₡6,361,800 | $20,230 |
| 46 | Palau estimate | $11,430 | $952 | $11,420 | |
| 47 | Türkiye estimate | $10,480 | $873 | ₺413,500 | $23,300 |
| 48 | Serbia estimate | $10,130 | $844 | RSD 1,065,300 | $19,890 |
| 49 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $10,050 | $837 | KM 17,600 | $22,680 |
| 50 | Bulgaria estimate | $9,821 | $818 | €17,200 | $20,960 |
| 51 | Belize estimate | $9,443 | $787 | BZD 18,890 | $14,790 |
| 52 | Montenegro estimate | $9,105 | $759 | €6,853 | $15,600 |
| 53 | Panama estimate | $8,860 | $738 | PAB 8,860 | $17,840 |
| 54 | Chile estimate | $8,326 | $694 | CLP 7,856,000 | $16,900 |
| 55 | North Macedonia estimate | $8,101 | $675 | MKD 447,100 | $16,330 |
| 56 | Marshall Islands estimate | $7,948 | $662 | $8,001 | |
| 57 | Argentina estimate | $7,934 | $661 | ARS 9,844,600 | $14,890 |
| 58 | Lebanon estimate | $7,836 | $653 | L£11,813,500 | $15,790 |
| 59 | Maldives estimate | $7,680 | $640 | MVR 118,100 | $11,660 |
| 60 | Botswana estimate | $7,363 | $614 | P 99,870 | $18,800 |
| 61 | Honduras estimate | $7,011 | $584 | L 182,000 | $14,420 |
| 62 | Mauritius estimate | $6,787 | $566 | Rs 315,000 | $15,820 |
| 63 | Malaysia estimate | $6,595 | $550 | RM 27,720 | $17,640 |
| 64 | Guatemala estimate | $6,420 | $535 | Q 49,310 | $14,370 |
| 65 | Guyana estimate | $6,255 | $521 | GYD 1,304,100 | $13,420 |
| 66 | Albania estimate | $6,247 | $521 | ALL 665,800 | $14,450 |
| 67 | Ecuador estimate | $6,202 | $517 | $14,050 | |
| 68 | Mexico estimate | $6,141 | $512 | MX$118,100 | $10,450 |
| 69 | Russia estimate | $6,089 | $507 | ₽448,500 | $17,410 |
| 70 | Thailand estimate | $5,988 | $499 | ฿196,900 | $18,560 |
| 71 | Fiji estimate | $5,589 | $466 | FJD 12,680 | $13,690 |
| 72 | Jordan estimate | $5,546 | $462 | JOD 3,938 | $12,260 |
| 73 | Peru estimate | $5,520 | $460 | PEN 19,690 | $10,220 |
| 74 | Djibouti estimate | $5,478 | $457 | DJF 973,600 | $9,886 |
| 75 | Samoa estimate | $5,398 | $450 | WST 14,510 | $7,898 |
| 76 | South Africa estimate | $5,383 | $449 | R 88,600 | $11,950 |
| 77 | El Salvador estimate | $5,332 | $444 | $11,370 | |
| 78 | Tonga estimate | $5,319 | $443 | TOP 12,570 | $6,903 |
| 79 | Brazil estimate | $5,286 | $440 | R$29,530 | $11,440 |
| 80 | Moldova estimate | $5,060 | $422 | MDL 87,930 | $10,020 |
| 81 | Mongolia estimate | $4,998 | $417 | ₮17,720,300 | $15,010 |
| 82 | Bolivia estimate | $4,986 | $416 | Bs 34,460 | $12,770 |
| 83 | Dominican Republic estimate | $4,861 | $405 | DOP 301,300 | $12,660 |
| 84 | Colombia estimate | $4,858 | $405 | COP 19,689,200 | $11,820 |
| 85 | Vanuatu estimate | $4,601 | $383 | VUV 445,900 | $3,764 |
| 86 | Paraguay estimate | $4,122 | $344 | ₲31,104,900 | $10,820 |
| 87 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $3,946 | $329 | F CFA 2,461,100 | $10,590 |
| 88 | Kiribati estimate | $3,920 | $327 | A$5,901 | $6,284 |
| 89 | Vietnam estimate | $3,707 | $309 | ₫89,585,800 | $12,510 |
| 90 | Philippines estimate | $3,659 | $305 | ₱209,600 | $10,100 |
| 91 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,571 | $298 | FCFA 2,165,800 | $7,854 |
| 92 | Cambodia estimate | $3,434 | $286 | ៛13,782,400 | $9,358 |
| 93 | Cape Verde estimate | $3,342 | $278 | CVE 332,100 | $6,593 |
| 94 | Bhutan estimate | $3,284 | $274 | BTN 274,800 | $13,160 |
| 95 | Kazakhstan estimate | $3,269 | $272 | ₸1,065,700 | $8,490 |
| 96 | Georgia estimate | $3,100 | $258 | ₾9,988 | $9,305 |
| 97 | Jamaica estimate | $2,884 | $240 | JMD 319,900 | $4,577 |
| 98 | Tunisia estimate | $2,852 | $238 | TND 8,368 | $10,200 |
| 99 | Zambia estimate | $2,658 | $221 | ZK 69,540 | $9,191 |
| 100 | Yemen estimate | $2,646 | $221 | YER 581,100 | $8,772 |
| 101 | Suriname estimate | $2,590 | $216 | SRD 63,990 | $7,156 |
| 102 | Uzbekistan estimate | $2,543 | $212 | UZS 28,097,300 | $9,368 |
| 103 | Timor-Leste estimate | $2,461 | $205 | $5,524 | |
| 104 | Senegal estimate | $2,458 | $205 | F CFA 1,430,700 | $6,316 |
| 105 | Ghana estimate | $2,352 | $196 | GH₵29,530 | $5,626 |
| 106 | Indonesia estimate | $2,340 | $195 | Rp 37,104,200 | $7,268 |
| 107 | India estimate | $2,259 | $188 | ₹196,900 | $9,925 |
| 108 | Nepal estimate | $2,210 | $184 | Rs 231,000 | $7,610 |
| 109 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,093 | $174 | FCFA 984,500 | $3,158 |
| 110 | Liberia estimate | $1,969 | $164 | LRD 1,969 | $4,884 |
| 111 | Kenya estimate | $1,930 | $161 | KES 196,900 | $4,551 |
| 112 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,868 | $156 | K 2,581,500 | $5,928 |
| 113 | Mozambique estimate | $1,858 | $155 | MZN 118,600 | $4,918 |
| 114 | Angola estimate | $1,811 | $151 | Kz 1,575,100 | $5,062 |
| 115 | Comoros estimate | $1,775 | $148 | CF 738,300 | $3,238 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,743 | $145 | Rs 526,700 | $6,020 |
| 117 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,736 | $145 | ৳200,700 | $6,082 |
| 118 | Eswatini estimate | $1,674 | $139 | SZL 29,940 | |
| 119 | Armenia estimate | $1,632 | $136 | ֏787,600 | $4,731 |
| 120 | Mali estimate | $1,624 | $135 | F CFA 984,500 | $5,118 |
| 121 | Guinea estimate | $1,532 | $128 | FG 14,071,000 | $4,673 |
| 122 | Uganda estimate | $1,509 | $126 | UGX 5,414,500 | $4,117 |
| 123 | Rwanda estimate | $1,493 | $124 | RF 1,968,600 | $5,447 |
| 124 | Ukraine estimate | $1,491 | $124 | ₴38,090 | $6,131 |
| 125 | Lesotho estimate | $1,419 | $118 | LSL 26,000 | $4,236 |
| 126 | Laos estimate | $1,403 | $117 | ₭19,689,200 | $5,305 |
| 127 | Cameroon estimate | $1,396 | $116 | FCFA 689,100 | $2,880 |
| 128 | Pakistan estimate | $1,395 | $116 | Rs 392,200 | $5,997 |
| 129 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,320 | $110 | F CFA 768,400 | $3,979 |
| 130 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,281 | $107 | ؋98,400 | $6,233 |
| 131 | Niger estimate | $1,263 | $105 | F CFA 787,600 | $3,874 |
| 132 | Benin estimate | $1,185 | $99 | F CFA 738,300 | $3,593 |
| 133 | Chad estimate | $1,185 | $99 | FCFA 739,200 | $3,496 |
| 134 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,150 | $96 | F CFA 717,000 | $3,248 |
| 135 | Sudan estimate | $1,122 | $93 | SDG 613,400 | $2,735 |
| 136 | Egypt estimate | $1,087 | $91 | E£49,220 | $7,081 |
| 137 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,058 | $88 | ETB 46,270 | $3,444 |
| 138 | Burundi estimate | $1,028 | $86 | BIF 1,968,900 | $3,106 |
| 139 | Togo estimate | $931 | $78 | F CFA 581,000 | $2,634 |
| 140 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $877 | $73 | CDF 886,000 | $1,805 |
| 141 | Gambia estimate | $869 | $72 | GMD 41,840 | $2,807 |
| 142 | Nigeria estimate | $558 | $47 | ₦825,500 | $3,109 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $335 | $28 | MWK 122,000 | $1,026 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).