How much does a civils worker 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 $100,000 a year.
Where they earn the most
- Switzerland$76,040
- Iceland$75,680
- Australia$68,210
- Denmark$56,810
- Norway$55,330
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$68,410
- Iceland$66,180
- Switzerland$59,330
- Norway$57,510
- Denmark$54,350
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $76,040 | $6,337 | CHF 68,430 | $59,330 |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $75,680 | $6,307 | kr 9,641,300 | $66,180 |
| 3 | Australia | $68,210 | $5,685 | A$99,280 | |
| 4 | Denmark estimate | $56,810 | $4,734 | kr 378,500 | $54,350 |
| 5 | Norway estimate | $55,330 | $4,611 | kr 500,600 | $57,510 |
| 6 | United States | $51,830 | $4,319 | $51,830 | |
| 7 | Germany | $51,820 | $4,318 | €46,410 | $68,410 |
| 8 | United Kingdom | $49,840 | $4,153 | £37,230 | $53,950 |
| 9 | Luxembourg estimate | $48,200 | $4,017 | €43,170 | $48,860 |
| 10 | Belgium estimate | $46,640 | $3,886 | €41,770 | $53,480 |
| 11 | Canada | $46,540 | $3,879 | CA$65,470 | |
| 12 | Ireland estimate | $39,920 | $3,326 | €35,750 | $39,080 |
| 13 | Austria estimate | $39,440 | $3,287 | €35,330 | $46,520 |
| 14 | Sweden estimate | $38,630 | $3,219 | kr 367,800 | $42,680 |
| 15 | Finland estimate | $38,620 | $3,218 | €34,590 | $42,620 |
| 16 | Netherlands estimate | $34,480 | $2,873 | €30,880 | $39,760 |
| 17 | Italy estimate | $30,270 | $2,523 | €27,110 | $41,550 |
| 18 | France estimate | $30,040 | $2,503 | €26,910 | $36,290 |
| 19 | Slovenia estimate | $24,940 | $2,079 | €22,340 | $37,240 |
| 20 | South Korea estimate | $23,870 | $1,989 | ₩30,830,400 | $34,100 |
| 21 | Spain estimate | $22,640 | $1,887 | €20,280 | $32,960 |
| 22 | Greece estimate | $21,730 | $1,810 | €19,460 | $33,150 |
| 23 | Malta estimate | $20,520 | $1,710 | €17,970 | $28,580 |
| 24 | Israel estimate | $20,490 | $1,707 | ₪66,180 | $16,350 |
| 25 | Bahamas estimate | $19,720 | $1,644 | BSD 19,720 | $17,820 |
| 26 | Cyprus estimate | $18,700 | $1,559 | €16,750 | $27,950 |
| 27 | Puerto Rico estimate | $17,570 | $1,464 | $18,730 | |
| 28 | Portugal estimate | $16,820 | $1,402 | €15,060 | $25,900 |
| 29 | Singapore estimate | $15,730 | $1,311 | SGD 21,140 | $19,960 |
| 30 | Estonia estimate | $15,460 | $1,288 | €13,850 | $20,370 |
| 31 | Lithuania estimate | $14,670 | $1,222 | €13,140 | $23,620 |
| 32 | Czechia estimate | $14,470 | $1,206 | Kč 318,300 | $21,600 |
| 33 | Slovakia estimate | $13,730 | $1,144 | €12,300 | $21,480 |
| 34 | Latvia estimate | $13,100 | $1,092 | €11,740 | $21,000 |
| 35 | Poland estimate | $13,010 | $1,084 | zł 54,610 | $23,720 |
| 36 | Croatia estimate | $12,740 | $1,062 | €85,990 | $21,650 |
| 37 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $11,640 | $970 | HK$90,340 | $13,990 |
| 38 | Qatar estimate | $11,500 | $958 | QAR 41,860 | $14,790 |
| 39 | Barbados estimate | $11,380 | $948 | BBD 22,760 | $9,483 |
| 40 | Romania estimate | $11,310 | $942 | lei 49,950 | $23,190 |
| 41 | Hungary estimate | $10,690 | $891 | Ft 3,748,100 | $18,460 |
| 42 | Costa Rica estimate | $10,550 | $879 | ₡5,313,900 | $16,890 |
| 43 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $9,910 | $826 | KM 17,360 | $22,370 |
| 44 | Palau estimate | $9,659 | $805 | $9,655 | |
| 45 | Uruguay estimate | $9,439 | $787 | UYU 379,600 | $12,960 |
| 46 | Serbia estimate | $8,986 | $749 | RSD 945,300 | $17,650 |
| 47 | North Macedonia estimate | $8,860 | $738 | MKD 489,000 | $17,860 |
| 48 | Türkiye estimate | $8,851 | $738 | ₺349,200 | $19,680 |
| 49 | Marshall Islands estimate | $8,502 | $709 | $8,558 | |
| 50 | Tonga estimate | $8,350 | $696 | TOP 19,740 | $10,840 |
| 51 | Chile estimate | $8,045 | $670 | CLP 7,591,300 | $16,330 |
| 52 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $7,884 | $657 | SAR 29,570 | $15,240 |
| 53 | Panama estimate | $7,591 | $633 | PAB 7,591 | $15,280 |
| 54 | Montenegro estimate | $7,561 | $630 | €5,691 | $12,960 |
| 55 | Bulgaria estimate | $7,527 | $627 | €13,180 | $16,070 |
| 56 | Guyana estimate | $6,554 | $546 | GYD 1,366,400 | $14,060 |
| 57 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $6,315 | $526 | AED 23,190 | $9,392 |
| 58 | Ecuador estimate | $6,073 | $506 | $13,760 | |
| 59 | Lebanon estimate | $6,043 | $504 | L£9,109,500 | $12,170 |
| 60 | Belize estimate | $5,921 | $493 | BZD 11,840 | $9,275 |
| 61 | Mauritius estimate | $5,888 | $491 | Rs 273,300 | $13,720 |
| 62 | Fiji estimate | $5,765 | $480 | FJD 13,080 | $14,120 |
| 63 | Maldives estimate | $5,577 | $465 | MVR 85,780 | $8,470 |
| 64 | Brunei estimate | $5,392 | $449 | BND 6,832 | $9,020 |
| 65 | Jordan estimate | $5,346 | $445 | JOD 3,796 | $11,820 |
| 66 | Malaysia estimate | $5,302 | $442 | RM 22,290 | $14,180 |
| 67 | Colombia estimate | $5,244 | $437 | COP 21,255,600 | $12,760 |
| 68 | Mexico estimate | $5,177 | $431 | MX$99,600 | $8,807 |
| 69 | Albania estimate | $5,174 | $431 | ALL 551,400 | $11,970 |
| 70 | Mongolia estimate | $5,139 | $428 | ₮18,219,100 | $15,430 |
| 71 | Peru estimate | $5,108 | $426 | PEN 18,220 | $9,454 |
| 72 | Russia estimate | $5,022 | $419 | ₽369,900 | $14,360 |
| 73 | El Salvador estimate | $4,934 | $411 | $10,520 | |
| 74 | Argentina estimate | $4,894 | $408 | ARS 6,073,000 | $9,184 |
| 75 | Samoa estimate | $4,890 | $407 | WST 13,150 | $7,154 |
| 76 | Moldova estimate | $4,805 | $400 | MDL 83,500 | $9,518 |
| 77 | Bolivia estimate | $4,757 | $396 | Bs 32,870 | $12,180 |
| 78 | Thailand estimate | $4,442 | $370 | ฿146,100 | $13,770 |
| 79 | Paraguay estimate | $4,226 | $352 | ₲31,883,400 | $11,090 |
| 80 | Brazil estimate | $4,125 | $344 | R$23,050 | $8,928 |
| 81 | Guatemala estimate | $3,954 | $329 | Q 30,370 | $8,847 |
| 82 | Dominican Republic estimate | $3,919 | $327 | DOP 242,900 | $10,200 |
| 83 | Kiribati estimate | $3,896 | $325 | A$5,864 | $6,245 |
| 84 | Vietnam estimate | $3,895 | $325 | ₫94,131,800 | $13,150 |
| 85 | Vanuatu estimate | $3,870 | $323 | VUV 375,100 | $3,166 |
| 86 | Philippines estimate | $3,224 | $269 | ₱184,700 | $8,905 |
| 87 | Djibouti estimate | $2,990 | $249 | DJF 531,400 | $5,396 |
| 88 | Honduras estimate | $2,925 | $244 | L 75,910 | $6,017 |
| 89 | Bhutan estimate | $2,920 | $243 | BTN 244,300 | $11,700 |
| 90 | Cambodia estimate | $2,724 | $227 | ៛10,931,400 | $7,422 |
| 91 | Georgia estimate | $2,700 | $225 | ₾8,699 | $8,104 |
| 92 | Sudan estimate | $2,527 | $211 | SDG 1,381,600 | $6,160 |
| 93 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $2,503 | $209 | FCFA 1,518,300 | $5,506 |
| 94 | Suriname estimate | $2,458 | $205 | SRD 60,730 | $6,792 |
| 95 | Kazakhstan estimate | $2,446 | $204 | ₸797,500 | $6,353 |
| 96 | Comoros estimate | $2,373 | $198 | CF 986,900 | $4,327 |
| 97 | Tunisia estimate | $2,328 | $194 | TND 6,832 | $8,330 |
| 98 | South Africa estimate | $2,306 | $192 | R 37,960 | $5,118 |
| 99 | Jamaica estimate | $2,292 | $191 | JMD 254,300 | $3,638 |
| 100 | Cape Verde estimate | $2,283 | $190 | CVE 226,900 | $4,505 |
| 101 | Yemen estimate | $2,241 | $187 | YER 492,100 | $7,428 |
| 102 | Eswatini estimate | $2,213 | $184 | SZL 39,580 | |
| 103 | Laos estimate | $2,163 | $180 | ₭30,365,100 | $8,181 |
| 104 | Uzbekistan estimate | $2,142 | $178 | UZS 23,666,200 | $7,891 |
| 105 | Armenia estimate | $2,044 | $170 | ֏986,900 | $5,928 |
| 106 | Nepal estimate | $1,767 | $147 | Rs 184,700 | $6,086 |
| 107 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,746 | $145 | $3,919 | |
| 108 | India estimate | $1,742 | $145 | ₹151,800 | $7,653 |
| 109 | Indonesia estimate | $1,667 | $139 | Rp 26,425,600 | $5,176 |
| 110 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $1,614 | $135 | FCFA 759,100 | $2,435 |
| 111 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,581 | $132 | ؋121,500 | $7,694 |
| 112 | Ghana estimate | $1,572 | $131 | GH₵19,740 | $3,760 |
| 113 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,538 | $128 | K 2,125,600 | $4,881 |
| 114 | Liberia estimate | $1,518 | $127 | LRD 1,518 | $3,766 |
| 115 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,508 | $126 | Rs 455,500 | $5,206 |
| 116 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,460 | $122 | F CFA 911,000 | $3,919 |
| 117 | Botswana estimate | $1,455 | $121 | P 19,740 | $3,715 |
| 118 | Senegal estimate | $1,413 | $118 | F CFA 822,400 | $3,631 |
| 119 | Egypt estimate | $1,341 | $112 | E£60,730 | $8,736 |
| 120 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,313 | $109 | ৳151,800 | $4,602 |
| 121 | Pakistan estimate | $1,309 | $109 | Rs 368,100 | $5,629 |
| 122 | Guinea estimate | $1,308 | $109 | FG 12,015,400 | $3,991 |
| 123 | Ukraine estimate | $1,285 | $107 | ₴32,840 | $5,286 |
| 124 | Chad estimate | $1,266 | $105 | FCFA 789,500 | $3,734 |
| 125 | Cameroon estimate | $1,230 | $102 | FCFA 607,300 | $2,538 |
| 126 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,095 | $91 | F CFA 683,200 | $3,094 |
| 127 | Togo estimate | $1,095 | $91 | F CFA 683,200 | $3,097 |
| 128 | Mozambique estimate | $951 | $79 | MZN 60,730 | $2,518 |
| 129 | Gambia estimate | $867 | $72 | GMD 41,750 | $2,801 |
| 130 | Lesotho estimate | $828 | $69 | LSL 15,180 | $2,473 |
| 131 | Burkina Faso estimate | $783 | $65 | F CFA 455,500 | $2,359 |
| 132 | Mali estimate | $751 | $63 | F CFA 455,500 | $2,368 |
| 133 | Benin estimate | $731 | $61 | F CFA 455,500 | $2,216 |
| 134 | Niger estimate | $730 | $61 | F CFA 455,500 | $2,241 |
| 135 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $699 | $58 | CDF 706,000 | $1,438 |
| 136 | Zambia estimate | $696 | $58 | ZK 18,220 | $2,408 |
| 137 | Ethiopia estimate | $564 | $47 | ETB 24,660 | $1,835 |
| 138 | Angola estimate | $524 | $44 | Kz 455,500 | $1,464 |
| 139 | Nigeria estimate | $493 | $41 | ₦729,100 | $2,746 |
| 140 | Uganda estimate | $459 | $38 | UGX 1,644,800 | $1,251 |
| 141 | Malawi estimate | $333 | $28 | MWK 121,500 | $1,021 |
| 142 | Rwanda estimate | $299 | $25 | RF 394,700 | $1,092 |
| 143 | Burundi estimate | $254 | $21 | BIF 485,800 | $766 |
| 144 | Kenya estimate | $149 | $12 | KES 15,180 | $351 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).