How much does a community health worker 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$89,000
- Iceland$72,320
- Luxembourg$69,250
- Norway$65,660
- Denmark$65,080
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$82,330
- Luxembourg$70,200
- Switzerland$69,440
- Norway$68,250
- Qatar$63,240
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $89,000 | $7,417 | CHF 80,090 | $69,440 |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $72,320 | $6,027 | kr 9,213,200 | $63,240 |
| 3 | Luxembourg estimate | $69,250 | $5,771 | €62,030 | $70,200 |
| 4 | Norway estimate | $65,660 | $5,471 | kr 594,100 | $68,250 |
| 5 | Denmark estimate | $65,080 | $5,423 | kr 433,600 | $62,260 |
| 6 | Canada | $63,700 | $5,309 | CA$89,610 | |
| 7 | Germany | $62,350 | $5,196 | €55,850 | $82,330 |
| 8 | Ireland estimate | $52,820 | $4,402 | €47,310 | $51,710 |
| 9 | Austria estimate | $52,350 | $4,362 | €46,890 | $61,740 |
| 10 | United States | $51,850 | $4,321 | $51,850 | |
| 11 | Belgium estimate | $51,400 | $4,283 | €46,030 | $58,930 |
| 12 | Australia | $49,750 | $4,146 | A$72,410 | |
| 13 | Qatar estimate | $49,180 | $4,099 | QAR 179,000 | $63,240 |
| 14 | Netherlands estimate | $48,740 | $4,061 | €43,650 | $56,210 |
| 15 | Finland estimate | $43,740 | $3,645 | €39,170 | $48,260 |
| 16 | Sweden estimate | $42,540 | $3,545 | kr 405,000 | $47,000 |
| 17 | United Kingdom | $40,920 | $3,410 | £30,580 | $44,300 |
| 18 | Italy estimate | $38,230 | $3,186 | €34,240 | $52,470 |
| 19 | France estimate | $35,020 | $2,918 | €31,360 | $42,310 |
| 20 | Israel estimate | $32,970 | $2,747 | ₪106,500 | $26,310 |
| 21 | Spain estimate | $30,210 | $2,518 | €27,060 | $43,990 |
| 22 | Singapore estimate | $29,610 | $2,468 | SGD 39,780 | $37,570 |
| 23 | Slovenia estimate | $28,040 | $2,336 | €25,110 | $41,860 |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $26,880 | $2,240 | AED 98,700 | $39,970 |
| 25 | Cyprus estimate | $26,680 | $2,223 | €23,890 | $39,860 |
| 26 | Malta estimate | $25,710 | $2,143 | €22,510 | $35,810 |
| 27 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $24,880 | $2,073 | HK$193,100 | $29,920 |
| 28 | Portugal estimate | $24,830 | $2,069 | €22,240 | $38,230 |
| 29 | Greece estimate | $24,410 | $2,034 | €21,860 | $37,240 |
| 30 | Bahamas estimate | $22,720 | $1,893 | BSD 22,720 | $20,530 |
| 31 | Puerto Rico estimate | $22,570 | $1,881 | $24,080 | |
| 32 | Estonia estimate | $21,290 | $1,774 | €19,070 | $28,050 |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $21,130 | $1,761 | SAR 79,230 | $40,830 |
| 34 | Czechia estimate | $20,160 | $1,680 | Kč 443,600 | $30,090 |
| 35 | Lithuania estimate | $19,610 | $1,634 | €17,560 | $31,570 |
| 36 | Slovakia estimate | $18,050 | $1,504 | €16,170 | $28,240 |
| 37 | Latvia estimate | $17,680 | $1,474 | €15,840 | $28,340 |
| 38 | Croatia estimate | $16,490 | $1,374 | €111,300 | $28,020 |
| 39 | Barbados estimate | $16,370 | $1,364 | BBD 32,750 | $13,650 |
| 40 | Brunei estimate | $16,140 | $1,345 | BND 20,450 | $27,000 |
| 41 | Hungary estimate | $15,730 | $1,311 | Ft 5,513,300 | $27,160 |
| 42 | Poland estimate | $15,520 | $1,294 | zł 65,150 | $28,290 |
| 43 | Romania estimate | $15,450 | $1,288 | lei 68,260 | $31,680 |
| 44 | Uruguay estimate | $14,970 | $1,248 | UYU 602,100 | $20,550 |
| 45 | Costa Rica estimate | $14,580 | $1,215 | ₡7,341,200 | $23,340 |
| 46 | Palau estimate | $13,190 | $1,099 | $13,180 | |
| 47 | Türkiye estimate | $12,090 | $1,008 | ₺477,100 | $26,890 |
| 48 | Serbia estimate | $11,680 | $974 | RSD 1,229,300 | $22,950 |
| 49 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $11,590 | $966 | KM 20,310 | $26,170 |
| 50 | Bulgaria estimate | $11,330 | $944 | €19,850 | $24,190 |
| 51 | Belize estimate | $10,900 | $908 | BZD 21,790 | $17,070 |
| 52 | Montenegro estimate | $10,510 | $876 | €7,908 | $18,000 |
| 53 | Panama estimate | $10,220 | $852 | PAB 10,220 | $20,580 |
| 54 | Chile estimate | $9,608 | $801 | CLP 9,065,500 | $19,500 |
| 55 | North Macedonia estimate | $9,348 | $779 | MKD 515,900 | $18,840 |
| 56 | Marshall Islands estimate | $9,172 | $764 | $9,233 | |
| 57 | Argentina estimate | $9,155 | $763 | ARS 11,360,200 | $17,180 |
| 58 | Lebanon estimate | $9,043 | $754 | L£13,632,200 | $18,220 |
| 59 | Maldives estimate | $8,862 | $739 | MVR 136,300 | $13,460 |
| 60 | Botswana estimate | $8,497 | $708 | P 115,200 | $21,690 |
| 61 | Honduras estimate | $8,091 | $674 | L 210,000 | $16,640 |
| 62 | Mauritius estimate | $7,832 | $653 | Rs 363,500 | $18,250 |
| 63 | Malaysia estimate | $7,611 | $634 | RM 31,990 | $20,350 |
| 64 | Guatemala estimate | $7,409 | $617 | Q 56,900 | $16,580 |
| 65 | Guyana estimate | $7,217 | $601 | GYD 1,504,800 | $15,480 |
| 66 | Albania estimate | $7,209 | $601 | ALL 768,300 | $16,680 |
| 67 | Ecuador estimate | $7,157 | $596 | $16,210 | |
| 68 | Mexico estimate | $7,086 | $591 | MX$136,300 | $12,050 |
| 69 | Russia estimate | $7,026 | $586 | ₽517,500 | $20,090 |
| 70 | Thailand estimate | $6,909 | $576 | ฿227,200 | $21,420 |
| 71 | Fiji estimate | $6,449 | $537 | FJD 14,630 | $15,790 |
| 72 | Jordan estimate | $6,400 | $533 | JOD 4,544 | $14,150 |
| 73 | Peru estimate | $6,369 | $531 | PEN 22,720 | $11,790 |
| 74 | Djibouti estimate | $6,322 | $527 | DJF 1,123,500 | $11,410 |
| 75 | Samoa estimate | $6,229 | $519 | WST 16,750 | $9,113 |
| 76 | South Africa estimate | $6,212 | $518 | R 102,200 | $13,790 |
| 77 | El Salvador estimate | $6,153 | $513 | $13,120 | |
| 78 | Tonga estimate | $6,138 | $511 | TOP 14,510 | $7,965 |
| 79 | Brazil estimate | $6,100 | $508 | R$34,080 | $13,200 |
| 80 | Moldova estimate | $5,839 | $487 | MDL 101,500 | $11,570 |
| 81 | Mongolia estimate | $5,768 | $481 | ₮20,448,300 | $17,320 |
| 82 | Bolivia estimate | $5,754 | $480 | Bs 39,760 | $14,730 |
| 83 | Dominican Republic estimate | $5,609 | $467 | DOP 347,700 | $14,600 |
| 84 | Colombia estimate | $5,606 | $467 | COP 22,720,300 | $13,640 |
| 85 | Vanuatu estimate | $5,310 | $442 | VUV 514,500 | $4,344 |
| 86 | Paraguay estimate | $4,757 | $396 | ₲35,893,500 | $12,490 |
| 87 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $4,553 | $379 | F CFA 2,840,000 | $12,220 |
| 88 | Kiribati estimate | $4,524 | $377 | A$6,809 | $7,252 |
| 89 | Vietnam estimate | $4,278 | $357 | ₫103,377,400 | $14,440 |
| 90 | Philippines estimate | $4,222 | $352 | ₱241,900 | $11,660 |
| 91 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $4,120 | $343 | FCFA 2,499,200 | $9,063 |
| 92 | Cambodia estimate | $3,963 | $330 | ៛15,904,200 | $10,800 |
| 93 | Cape Verde estimate | $3,856 | $321 | CVE 383,200 | $7,608 |
| 94 | Bhutan estimate | $3,789 | $316 | BTN 317,100 | $15,190 |
| 95 | Kazakhstan estimate | $3,772 | $314 | ₸1,229,700 | $9,797 |
| 96 | Georgia estimate | $3,578 | $298 | ₾11,530 | $10,740 |
| 97 | Jamaica estimate | $3,328 | $277 | JMD 369,200 | $5,282 |
| 98 | Tunisia estimate | $3,291 | $274 | TND 9,656 | $11,770 |
| 99 | Zambia estimate | $3,067 | $256 | ZK 80,250 | $10,610 |
| 100 | Yemen estimate | $3,053 | $254 | YER 670,500 | $10,120 |
| 101 | Suriname estimate | $2,988 | $249 | SRD 73,840 | $8,258 |
| 102 | Uzbekistan estimate | $2,934 | $245 | UZS 32,422,800 | $10,810 |
| 103 | Timor-Leste estimate | $2,840 | $237 | $6,374 | |
| 104 | Senegal estimate | $2,837 | $236 | F CFA 1,650,900 | $7,288 |
| 105 | Ghana estimate | $2,714 | $226 | GH₵34,080 | $6,492 |
| 106 | Indonesia estimate | $2,700 | $225 | Rp 42,816,300 | $8,387 |
| 107 | India estimate | $2,607 | $217 | ₹227,200 | $11,450 |
| 108 | Nepal estimate | $2,550 | $213 | Rs 266,600 | $8,782 |
| 109 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,416 | $201 | FCFA 1,136,000 | $3,644 |
| 110 | Liberia estimate | $2,272 | $189 | LRD 2,272 | $5,636 |
| 111 | Kenya estimate | $2,228 | $186 | KES 227,200 | $5,252 |
| 112 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $2,156 | $180 | K 2,978,900 | $6,840 |
| 113 | Mozambique estimate | $2,144 | $179 | MZN 136,900 | $5,675 |
| 114 | Angola estimate | $2,090 | $174 | Kz 1,817,600 | $5,841 |
| 115 | Comoros estimate | $2,048 | $171 | CF 852,000 | $3,736 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,012 | $168 | Rs 607,800 | $6,947 |
| 117 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,003 | $167 | ৳231,500 | $7,018 |
| 118 | Eswatini estimate | $1,932 | $161 | SZL 34,550 | |
| 119 | Armenia estimate | $1,883 | $157 | ֏908,800 | $5,459 |
| 120 | Mali estimate | $1,874 | $156 | F CFA 1,136,000 | $5,906 |
| 121 | Guinea estimate | $1,768 | $147 | FG 16,237,200 | $5,393 |
| 122 | Uganda estimate | $1,742 | $145 | UGX 6,248,100 | $4,750 |
| 123 | Rwanda estimate | $1,723 | $144 | RF 2,271,600 | $6,286 |
| 124 | Ukraine estimate | $1,720 | $143 | ₴43,950 | $7,075 |
| 125 | Lesotho estimate | $1,637 | $136 | LSL 30,010 | $4,888 |
| 126 | Laos estimate | $1,619 | $135 | ₭22,720,300 | $6,121 |
| 127 | Cameroon estimate | $1,611 | $134 | FCFA 795,200 | $3,323 |
| 128 | Pakistan estimate | $1,610 | $134 | Rs 452,500 | $6,920 |
| 129 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,524 | $127 | F CFA 886,700 | $4,592 |
| 130 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,478 | $123 | ؋113,600 | $7,193 |
| 131 | Niger estimate | $1,457 | $121 | F CFA 908,800 | $4,470 |
| 132 | Benin estimate | $1,368 | $114 | F CFA 852,000 | $4,146 |
| 133 | Chad estimate | $1,368 | $114 | FCFA 853,000 | $4,035 |
| 134 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,326 | $111 | F CFA 827,400 | $3,748 |
| 135 | Sudan estimate | $1,295 | $108 | SDG 707,900 | $3,156 |
| 136 | Egypt estimate | $1,254 | $104 | E£56,800 | $8,171 |
| 137 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,221 | $102 | ETB 53,390 | $3,974 |
| 138 | Burundi estimate | $1,186 | $99 | BIF 2,272,000 | $3,584 |
| 139 | Togo estimate | $1,075 | $90 | F CFA 670,500 | $3,039 |
| 140 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,012 | $84 | CDF 1,022,400 | $2,083 |
| 141 | Gambia estimate | $1,003 | $84 | GMD 48,280 | $3,239 |
| 142 | Nigeria estimate | $644 | $54 | ₦952,600 | $3,588 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $386 | $32 | MWK 140,700 | $1,183 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).