How much does a coffee taster 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
- Iceland$72,540
- Belgium$70,860
- Switzerland$66,310
- Denmark$52,500
- Norway$48,450
Where pay goes furthest
- Belgium$81,250
- Iceland$63,430
- Switzerland$51,740
- Norway$50,370
- Denmark$50,230
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland estimate | $72,540 | $6,045 | kr 9,241,600 | $63,430 |
| 2 | Belgium estimate | $70,860 | $5,905 | €62,710 | $81,250 |
| 3 | Switzerland estimate | $66,310 | $5,526 | CHF 59,670 | $51,740 |
| 4 | Denmark estimate | $52,500 | $4,375 | kr 349,800 | $50,230 |
| 5 | Norway estimate | $48,450 | $4,038 | kr 438,400 | $50,370 |
| 6 | Canada | $44,360 | $3,697 | CA$62,400 | |
| 7 | Ireland estimate | $44,230 | $3,686 | €39,140 | $43,300 |
| 8 | Australia | $41,620 | $3,468 | A$60,570 | |
| 9 | United States | $40,900 | $3,409 | $40,900 | |
| 10 | Luxembourg estimate | $40,040 | $3,336 | €35,860 | $40,580 |
| 11 | United Kingdom estimate | $39,880 | $3,324 | £30,290 | $43,180 |
| 12 | Finland estimate | $39,380 | $3,282 | €35,270 | $43,460 |
| 13 | Austria estimate | $37,890 | $3,158 | €33,940 | $44,690 |
| 14 | Germany estimate | $36,540 | $3,045 | €32,730 | $48,240 |
| 15 | Netherlands estimate | $36,190 | $3,016 | €32,410 | $41,730 |
| 16 | Sweden estimate | $34,060 | $2,838 | kr 324,200 | $37,630 |
| 17 | Israel estimate | $27,100 | $2,258 | ₪87,520 | $21,620 |
| 18 | South Korea estimate | $26,500 | $2,208 | ₩34,218,400 | $37,850 |
| 19 | Italy estimate | $25,980 | $2,165 | €23,270 | $35,650 |
| 20 | France estimate | $25,210 | $2,101 | €22,580 | $30,460 |
| 21 | Estonia estimate | $24,510 | $2,043 | €21,690 | $32,290 |
| 22 | Spain estimate | $23,330 | $1,944 | €20,890 | $33,960 |
| 23 | Malta estimate | $21,930 | $1,828 | €19,650 | $30,550 |
| 24 | Bahamas estimate | $21,150 | $1,762 | BSD 21,150 | $19,110 |
| 25 | Slovenia estimate | $20,970 | $1,747 | €18,780 | $31,300 |
| 26 | Greece estimate | $20,530 | $1,710 | €18,380 | $31,310 |
| 27 | Singapore estimate | $19,360 | $1,613 | SGD 26,010 | $24,560 |
| 28 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $17,830 | $1,486 | HK$138,400 | $21,440 |
| 29 | Cyprus estimate | $16,260 | $1,355 | €14,570 | $24,300 |
| 30 | Czechia estimate | $15,320 | $1,276 | Kč 337,000 | $22,860 |
| 31 | Lithuania estimate | $15,180 | $1,265 | €13,600 | $24,440 |
| 32 | Puerto Rico estimate | $14,250 | $1,187 | $15,190 | |
| 33 | Portugal estimate | $13,980 | $1,165 | €12,530 | $21,530 |
| 34 | Slovakia estimate | $13,970 | $1,164 | €12,510 | $21,850 |
| 35 | Latvia estimate | $13,310 | $1,109 | €11,920 | $21,330 |
| 36 | Hungary estimate | $12,220 | $1,019 | Ft 4,283,800 | $21,100 |
| 37 | Uruguay estimate | $11,820 | $985 | UYU 475,300 | $16,220 |
| 38 | Poland estimate | $11,660 | $971 | zł 48,920 | $21,250 |
| 39 | Croatia estimate | $11,300 | $942 | €76,290 | $19,210 |
| 40 | Barbados estimate | $10,850 | $904 | BBD 21,710 | $9,046 |
| 41 | Romania estimate | $10,850 | $904 | lei 47,920 | $22,240 |
| 42 | Qatar estimate | $10,640 | $887 | QAR 38,740 | $13,680 |
| 43 | Costa Rica estimate | $9,341 | $778 | ₡4,703,300 | $14,950 |
| 44 | Palau estimate | $8,204 | $684 | $8,200 | |
| 45 | Serbia estimate | $8,125 | $677 | RSD 854,800 | $15,960 |
| 46 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $7,903 | $659 | KM 13,840 | $17,840 |
| 47 | Montenegro estimate | $7,722 | $643 | €5,812 | $13,230 |
| 48 | Bulgaria estimate | $7,697 | $641 | €13,480 | $16,430 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $7,598 | $633 | PAB 7,598 | $15,300 |
| 50 | Chile estimate | $7,550 | $629 | CLP 7,123,800 | $15,320 |
| 51 | Türkiye estimate | $7,337 | $611 | ₺289,500 | $16,310 |
| 52 | Argentina estimate | $6,998 | $583 | ARS 8,683,100 | $13,130 |
| 53 | Tonga estimate | $6,964 | $580 | TOP 16,460 | $9,038 |
| 54 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $6,933 | $578 | SAR 26,000 | $13,400 |
| 55 | North Macedonia estimate | $6,883 | $574 | MKD 379,900 | $13,880 |
| 56 | Guyana estimate | $6,507 | $542 | GYD 1,356,700 | $13,960 |
| 57 | Russia estimate | $6,480 | $540 | ₽477,300 | $18,530 |
| 58 | Belize estimate | $6,253 | $521 | BZD 12,510 | $9,795 |
| 59 | Mongolia estimate | $6,123 | $510 | ₮21,707,700 | $18,390 |
| 60 | Marshall Islands estimate | $6,081 | $507 | $6,121 | |
| 61 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $6,010 | $501 | AED 22,070 | $8,939 |
| 62 | Maldives estimate | $5,998 | $500 | MVR 92,260 | $9,109 |
| 63 | Mexico estimate | $5,976 | $498 | MX$115,000 | $10,170 |
| 64 | Lebanon estimate | $5,760 | $480 | L£8,683,100 | $11,600 |
| 65 | Brunei estimate | $5,568 | $464 | BND 7,055 | $9,314 |
| 66 | Ecuador estimate | $5,101 | $425 | $11,550 | |
| 67 | Fiji estimate | $4,973 | $414 | FJD 11,280 | $12,180 |
| 68 | Mauritius estimate | $4,911 | $409 | Rs 227,900 | $11,440 |
| 69 | Djibouti estimate | $4,886 | $407 | DJF 868,300 | $8,817 |
| 70 | El Salvador estimate | $4,703 | $392 | $10,030 | |
| 71 | Moldova estimate | $4,684 | $390 | MDL 81,400 | $9,279 |
| 72 | Bolivia estimate | $4,625 | $385 | Bs 31,960 | $11,840 |
| 73 | Honduras estimate | $4,600 | $383 | L 119,400 | $9,463 |
| 74 | Jordan estimate | $4,586 | $382 | JOD 3,256 | $10,140 |
| 75 | Peru estimate | $4,564 | $380 | PEN 16,280 | $8,449 |
| 76 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,522 | $377 | ₸1,474,200 | $11,740 |
| 77 | Brazil estimate | $4,274 | $356 | R$23,880 | $9,250 |
| 78 | Guatemala estimate | $4,240 | $353 | Q 32,560 | $9,487 |
| 79 | Dominican Republic estimate | $4,228 | $352 | DOP 262,100 | $11,010 |
| 80 | Malaysia estimate | $4,150 | $346 | RM 17,450 | $11,100 |
| 81 | Paraguay estimate | $4,028 | $336 | ₲30,390,800 | $10,570 |
| 82 | Albania estimate | $3,996 | $333 | ALL 425,800 | $9,243 |
| 83 | Thailand estimate | $3,961 | $330 | ฿130,200 | $12,280 |
| 84 | Samoa estimate | $3,939 | $328 | WST 10,590 | $5,764 |
| 85 | Colombia estimate | $3,812 | $318 | COP 15,450,500 | $9,276 |
| 86 | Vietnam estimate | $3,593 | $299 | ₫86,830,800 | $12,130 |
| 87 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,579 | $298 | FCFA 2,170,800 | $7,872 |
| 88 | Georgia estimate | $3,375 | $281 | ₾10,870 | $10,130 |
| 89 | South Africa estimate | $3,296 | $275 | R 54,250 | $7,315 |
| 90 | Vanuatu estimate | $3,058 | $255 | VUV 296,400 | $2,502 |
| 91 | Cambodia estimate | $2,953 | $246 | ៛11,852,400 | $8,048 |
| 92 | Kiribati estimate | $2,884 | $240 | A$4,342 | $4,624 |
| 93 | Philippines estimate | $2,881 | $240 | ₱165,100 | $7,958 |
| 94 | Uzbekistan estimate | $2,692 | $224 | UZS 29,746,100 | $9,918 |
| 95 | Bhutan estimate | $2,594 | $216 | BTN 217,100 | $10,400 |
| 96 | Eswatini estimate | $2,427 | $202 | SZL 43,420 | |
| 97 | Cape Verde estimate | $2,403 | $200 | CVE 238,800 | $4,740 |
| 98 | Botswana estimate | $2,401 | $200 | P 32,560 | $6,129 |
| 99 | Nepal estimate | $2,211 | $184 | Rs 231,100 | $7,614 |
| 100 | Suriname estimate | $2,196 | $183 | SRD 54,270 | $6,069 |
| 101 | Comoros estimate | $2,090 | $174 | CF 869,400 | $3,812 |
| 102 | Tunisia estimate | $2,034 | $170 | TND 5,970 | $7,278 |
| 103 | Armenia estimate | $2,024 | $169 | ֏976,800 | $5,868 |
| 104 | Sudan estimate | $1,910 | $159 | SDG 1,044,100 | $4,655 |
| 105 | India estimate | $1,868 | $156 | ₹162,800 | $8,206 |
| 106 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $1,846 | $154 | FCFA 868,300 | $2,786 |
| 107 | Ghana estimate | $1,798 | $150 | GH₵22,580 | $4,300 |
| 108 | Ukraine estimate | $1,728 | $144 | ₴44,160 | $7,108 |
| 109 | Jamaica estimate | $1,695 | $141 | JMD 188,100 | $2,691 |
| 110 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,628 | $136 | $3,654 | |
| 111 | Senegal estimate | $1,616 | $135 | F CFA 940,700 | $4,153 |
| 112 | Indonesia estimate | $1,613 | $134 | Rp 25,575,600 | $5,010 |
| 113 | Laos estimate | $1,547 | $129 | ₭21,707,700 | $5,849 |
| 114 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,508 | $126 | K 2,083,900 | $4,785 |
| 115 | Liberia estimate | $1,489 | $124 | LRD 1,489 | $3,694 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,437 | $120 | Rs 434,200 | $4,962 |
| 117 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,392 | $116 | F CFA 868,300 | $3,736 |
| 118 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,390 | $116 | ৳160,600 | $4,869 |
| 119 | Mozambique estimate | $1,341 | $112 | MZN 85,590 | $3,549 |
| 120 | Zambia estimate | $1,244 | $104 | ZK 32,560 | $4,303 |
| 121 | Lesotho estimate | $1,184 | $99 | LSL 21,710 | $3,536 |
| 122 | Egypt estimate | $1,166 | $97 | E£52,820 | $7,598 |
| 123 | Chad estimate | $1,131 | $94 | FCFA 705,500 | $3,337 |
| 124 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,130 | $94 | ؋86,830 | $5,500 |
| 125 | Cameroon estimate | $1,099 | $92 | FCFA 542,700 | $2,268 |
| 126 | Rwanda estimate | $1,070 | $89 | RF 1,411,000 | $3,904 |
| 127 | Niger estimate | $1,044 | $87 | F CFA 651,200 | $3,203 |
| 128 | Pakistan estimate | $1,003 | $84 | Rs 282,000 | $4,312 |
| 129 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $993 | $83 | CDF 1,003,400 | $2,044 |
| 130 | Uganda estimate | $983 | $82 | UGX 3,527,500 | $2,682 |
| 131 | Yemen estimate | $958 | $80 | YER 210,400 | $3,177 |
| 132 | Togo estimate | $911 | $76 | F CFA 568,400 | $2,576 |
| 133 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $905 | $75 | F CFA 564,400 | $2,556 |
| 134 | Benin estimate | $784 | $65 | F CFA 488,400 | $2,377 |
| 135 | Mali estimate | $716 | $60 | F CFA 434,200 | $2,257 |
| 136 | Angola estimate | $624 | $52 | Kz 542,700 | $1,744 |
| 137 | Ethiopia estimate | $620 | $52 | ETB 27,130 | $2,019 |
| 138 | Gambia estimate | $620 | $52 | GMD 29,850 | $2,003 |
| 139 | Burundi estimate | $613 | $51 | BIF 1,173,400 | $1,851 |
| 140 | Guinea estimate | $591 | $49 | FG 5,426,900 | $1,802 |
| 141 | Burkina Faso estimate | $560 | $47 | F CFA 325,600 | $1,686 |
| 142 | Malawi estimate | $506 | $42 | MWK 184,500 | $1,552 |
| 143 | Nigeria estimate | $318 | $27 | ₦470,300 | $1,771 |
| 144 | Kenya estimate | $128 | $11 | KES 13,020 | $301 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).