How much does a childcare centre manager 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$110,400
- Switzerland$104,700
- Italy$88,170
- Qatar$87,210
- Denmark$83,190
Where pay goes furthest
- Italy$121,000
- Qatar$112,100
- Luxembourg$111,900
- Germany$101,200
- South Korea$97,910
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg estimate | $110,400 | $9,201 | €97,710 | $111,900 |
| 2 | Switzerland estimate | $104,700 | $8,725 | CHF 94,220 | $81,690 |
| 3 | Italy estimate | $88,170 | $7,348 | €78,970 | $121,000 |
| 4 | Qatar estimate | $87,210 | $7,268 | QAR 317,500 | $112,100 |
| 5 | Denmark estimate | $83,190 | $6,933 | kr 554,300 | $79,590 |
| 6 | Iceland estimate | $82,590 | $6,883 | kr 10,522,100 | $72,220 |
| 7 | Austria estimate | $78,020 | $6,502 | €69,880 | $92,010 |
| 8 | Germany estimate | $76,640 | $6,387 | €68,640 | $101,200 |
| 9 | Finland estimate | $76,130 | $6,344 | €68,190 | $84,010 |
| 10 | Belgium estimate | $74,680 | $6,224 | €66,890 | $85,640 |
| 11 | South Korea estimate | $68,540 | $5,711 | ₩88,512,500 | $97,910 |
| 12 | Canada | $65,000 | $5,417 | CA$91,440 | |
| 13 | Norway estimate | $64,730 | $5,394 | kr 585,700 | $67,280 |
| 14 | Netherlands estimate | $63,180 | $5,265 | €56,590 | $72,870 |
| 15 | Ireland estimate | $60,760 | $5,063 | €54,420 | $59,480 |
| 16 | United States | $59,300 | $4,942 | $59,300 | |
| 17 | Sweden estimate | $55,210 | $4,601 | kr 525,600 | $61,000 |
| 18 | Singapore estimate | $53,250 | $4,438 | SGD 71,540 | $67,560 |
| 19 | Australia | $53,070 | $4,422 | A$77,230 | |
| 20 | France estimate | $51,320 | $4,277 | €45,960 | $62,000 |
| 21 | Cyprus estimate | $47,770 | $3,981 | €42,790 | $71,380 |
| 22 | Israel estimate | $47,110 | $3,926 | ₪152,200 | $37,600 |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $44,630 | $3,719 | AED 163,900 | $66,370 |
| 24 | Portugal estimate | $41,920 | $3,493 | €37,550 | $64,550 |
| 25 | Spain estimate | $41,910 | $3,493 | €37,540 | $61,020 |
| 26 | Greece estimate | $40,690 | $3,391 | €36,440 | $62,080 |
| 27 | United Kingdom | $40,340 | $3,362 | £30,140 | $43,670 |
| 28 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $38,320 | $3,194 | HK$297,500 | $46,080 |
| 29 | Malta estimate | $37,490 | $3,124 | €33,580 | $52,220 |
| 30 | Slovenia estimate | $33,320 | $2,777 | €29,840 | $49,740 |
| 31 | Czechia estimate | $32,080 | $2,673 | Kč 705,800 | $47,890 |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $31,040 | $2,587 | SAR 116,400 | $60,000 |
| 33 | Brunei estimate | $29,280 | $2,440 | BND 37,100 | $48,980 |
| 34 | Puerto Rico estimate | $28,710 | $2,393 | $30,620 | |
| 35 | Costa Rica estimate | $28,240 | $2,353 | ₡14,217,400 | $45,200 |
| 36 | Bahamas estimate | $26,250 | $2,187 | BSD 26,250 | $23,720 |
| 37 | Uruguay estimate | $26,110 | $2,176 | UYU 1,049,900 | $35,830 |
| 38 | Lithuania estimate | $23,800 | $1,983 | €21,310 | $38,320 |
| 39 | Slovakia estimate | $23,450 | $1,954 | €21,000 | $36,680 |
| 40 | Estonia estimate | $23,150 | $1,929 | €20,730 | $30,490 |
| 41 | Hungary estimate | $22,570 | $1,881 | Ft 7,911,500 | $38,980 |
| 42 | Poland estimate | $21,610 | $1,801 | zł 90,710 | $39,390 |
| 43 | Croatia estimate | $21,540 | $1,795 | €145,400 | $36,600 |
| 44 | Barbados estimate | $21,480 | $1,790 | BBD 42,950 | $17,900 |
| 45 | Romania estimate | $21,210 | $1,768 | lei 93,690 | $43,490 |
| 46 | Latvia estimate | $19,100 | $1,591 | €17,110 | $30,610 |
| 47 | Chile estimate | $18,970 | $1,581 | CLP 17,897,600 | $38,500 |
| 48 | Bulgaria estimate | $17,530 | $1,461 | €30,700 | $37,410 |
| 49 | Montenegro estimate | $15,320 | $1,277 | €11,530 | $26,260 |
| 50 | Argentina estimate | $14,100 | $1,175 | ARS 17,498,300 | $26,460 |
| 51 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $13,980 | $1,165 | KM 24,500 | $31,570 |
| 52 | Mauritius estimate | $13,390 | $1,116 | Rs 621,700 | $31,220 |
| 53 | Serbia estimate | $13,370 | $1,114 | RSD 1,406,700 | $26,270 |
| 54 | Türkiye estimate | $13,310 | $1,109 | ₺524,900 | $29,580 |
| 55 | Belize estimate | $13,020 | $1,085 | BZD 26,030 | $20,390 |
| 56 | Lebanon estimate | $12,910 | $1,076 | L£19,466,900 | $26,010 |
| 57 | Peru estimate | $12,750 | $1,063 | PEN 45,500 | $23,610 |
| 58 | Malaysia estimate | $11,460 | $955 | RM 48,180 | $30,650 |
| 59 | Maldives estimate | $11,380 | $948 | MVR 175,000 | $17,280 |
| 60 | Russia estimate | $11,340 | $945 | ₽834,900 | $32,420 |
| 61 | Albania estimate | $11,030 | $919 | ALL 1,175,000 | $25,510 |
| 62 | North Macedonia estimate | $10,980 | $915 | MKD 606,100 | $22,140 |
| 63 | Panama estimate | $10,500 | $875 | PAB 10,500 | $21,140 |
| 64 | Palau estimate | $10,500 | $875 | $10,490 | |
| 65 | Guatemala estimate | $9,424 | $785 | Q 72,380 | $21,090 |
| 66 | Ecuador estimate | $9,099 | $758 | $20,610 | |
| 67 | Guyana estimate | $8,967 | $747 | GYD 1,869,500 | $19,230 |
| 68 | Marshall Islands estimate | $8,749 | $729 | $8,807 | |
| 69 | Dominican Republic estimate | $8,668 | $722 | DOP 537,300 | $22,570 |
| 70 | Brazil estimate | $8,612 | $718 | R$48,120 | $18,640 |
| 71 | Samoa estimate | $8,551 | $713 | WST 22,990 | $12,510 |
| 72 | Bolivia estimate | $8,357 | $696 | Bs 57,740 | $21,390 |
| 73 | Mexico estimate | $7,895 | $658 | MX$151,900 | $13,430 |
| 74 | El Salvador estimate | $7,819 | $652 | $16,680 | |
| 75 | Jordan estimate | $7,394 | $616 | JOD 5,249 | $16,340 |
| 76 | Botswana estimate | $7,184 | $599 | P 97,440 | $18,340 |
| 77 | Kazakhstan estimate | $6,846 | $570 | ₸2,231,700 | $17,780 |
| 78 | Honduras estimate | $6,742 | $562 | L 175,000 | $13,870 |
| 79 | Thailand estimate | $6,652 | $554 | ฿218,700 | $20,620 |
| 80 | Colombia estimate | $6,476 | $540 | COP 26,247,400 | $15,760 |
| 81 | Tonga estimate | $6,416 | $535 | TOP 15,170 | $8,327 |
| 82 | South Africa estimate | $6,379 | $532 | R 105,000 | $14,160 |
| 83 | Paraguay estimate | $6,240 | $520 | ₲47,080,100 | $16,380 |
| 84 | Moldova estimate | $6,042 | $503 | MDL 105,000 | $11,970 |
| 85 | Mongolia estimate | $5,923 | $494 | ₮20,998,000 | $17,780 |
| 86 | Fiji estimate | $5,845 | $487 | FJD 13,260 | $14,310 |
| 87 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $5,818 | $485 | FCFA 3,529,200 | $12,800 |
| 88 | Djibouti estimate | $5,678 | $473 | DJF 1,009,100 | $10,250 |
| 89 | Georgia estimate | $5,574 | $465 | ₾17,960 | $16,730 |
| 90 | Niger estimate | $5,464 | $455 | F CFA 3,408,400 | $16,770 |
| 91 | Cape Verde estimate | $5,347 | $446 | CVE 531,400 | $10,550 |
| 92 | Vanuatu estimate | $5,242 | $437 | VUV 508,000 | $4,289 |
| 93 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $5,182 | $432 | F CFA 3,232,500 | $13,910 |
| 94 | Jamaica estimate | $4,929 | $411 | JMD 546,800 | $7,823 |
| 95 | Vietnam estimate | $4,707 | $392 | ₫113,738,900 | $15,880 |
| 96 | Philippines estimate | $4,645 | $387 | ₱266,100 | $12,830 |
| 97 | Eswatini estimate | $4,621 | $385 | SZL 82,670 | |
| 98 | Kiribati estimate | $4,418 | $368 | A$6,649 | $7,082 |
| 99 | Uzbekistan estimate | $4,266 | $355 | UZS 47,137,700 | $15,720 |
| 100 | Mozambique estimate | $4,111 | $343 | MZN 262,500 | $10,880 |
| 101 | India estimate | $4,015 | $335 | ₹350,000 | $17,640 |
| 102 | Comoros estimate | $3,686 | $307 | CF 1,533,300 | $6,724 |
| 103 | Mali estimate | $3,607 | $301 | F CFA 2,187,300 | $11,370 |
| 104 | Tunisia estimate | $3,578 | $298 | TND 10,500 | $12,800 |
| 105 | Bhutan estimate | $3,137 | $261 | BTN 262,500 | $12,570 |
| 106 | Senegal estimate | $3,007 | $251 | F CFA 1,749,800 | $7,725 |
| 107 | Zambia estimate | $2,973 | $248 | ZK 77,780 | $10,280 |
| 108 | Benin estimate | $2,809 | $234 | F CFA 1,749,800 | $8,514 |
| 109 | Chad estimate | $2,805 | $234 | FCFA 1,749,800 | $8,276 |
| 110 | Ghana estimate | $2,787 | $232 | GH₵35,000 | $6,666 |
| 111 | Indonesia estimate | $2,759 | $230 | Rp 43,745,700 | $8,569 |
| 112 | Nepal estimate | $2,679 | $223 | Rs 280,000 | $9,224 |
| 113 | Kenya estimate | $2,670 | $223 | KES 272,400 | $6,296 |
| 114 | Cameroon estimate | $2,658 | $221 | FCFA 1,312,400 | $5,485 |
| 115 | Suriname estimate | $2,653 | $221 | SRD 65,560 | $7,331 |
| 116 | Armenia estimate | $2,628 | $219 | ֏1,268,600 | $7,620 |
| 117 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,575 | $215 | Rs 778,000 | $8,892 |
| 118 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $2,405 | $200 | K 3,322,900 | $7,630 |
| 119 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,270 | $189 | ৳262,500 | $7,956 |
| 120 | Ukraine estimate | $2,210 | $184 | ₴56,470 | $9,089 |
| 121 | Cambodia estimate | $2,184 | $182 | ៛8,764,200 | $5,951 |
| 122 | Rwanda estimate | $1,991 | $166 | RF 2,624,700 | $7,263 |
| 123 | Uganda estimate | $1,951 | $163 | UGX 6,999,300 | $5,322 |
| 124 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,935 | $161 | F CFA 1,206,900 | $5,466 |
| 125 | Guinea estimate | $1,905 | $159 | FG 17,498,300 | $5,812 |
| 126 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $1,789 | $149 | FCFA 841,600 | $2,700 |
| 127 | Angola estimate | $1,779 | $148 | Kz 1,547,400 | $4,972 |
| 128 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,710 | $142 | F CFA 995,000 | $5,153 |
| 129 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,709 | $142 | ؋131,200 | $8,313 |
| 130 | Gambia estimate | $1,667 | $139 | GMD 80,250 | $5,384 |
| 131 | Lesotho estimate | $1,462 | $122 | LSL 26,800 | $4,366 |
| 132 | Laos estimate | $1,434 | $119 | ₭20,123,000 | $5,422 |
| 133 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,200 | $100 | ETB 52,490 | $3,907 |
| 134 | Pakistan estimate | $1,189 | $99 | Rs 334,300 | $5,111 |
| 135 | Egypt estimate | $1,159 | $97 | E£52,490 | $7,551 |
| 136 | Burundi estimate | $1,150 | $96 | BIF 2,202,900 | $3,475 |
| 137 | Liberia estimate | $1,132 | $94 | LRD 1,132 | $2,809 |
| 138 | Yemen estimate | $1,026 | $85 | YER 225,300 | $3,401 |
| 139 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,013 | $84 | CDF 1,023,700 | $2,085 |
| 140 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,006 | $84 | $2,257 | |
| 141 | Togo estimate | $962 | $80 | F CFA 600,300 | $2,721 |
| 142 | Malawi estimate | $908 | $76 | MWK 330,800 | $2,782 |
| 143 | Sudan estimate | $819 | $68 | SDG 447,900 | $1,997 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $438 | $37 | ₦648,400 | $2,442 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).