How much does a construction 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$66,190
- Iceland$65,880
- Australia$56,950
- Denmark$49,450
- Norway$48,160
Where pay goes furthest
- Iceland$57,610
- Germany$53,930
- Switzerland$51,650
- Norway$50,060
- Denmark$47,310
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $66,190 | $5,516 | CHF 59,560 | $51,650 |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $65,880 | $5,490 | kr 8,392,400 | $57,610 |
| 3 | Australia | $56,950 | $4,746 | A$82,890 | |
| 4 | Denmark estimate | $49,450 | $4,121 | kr 329,500 | $47,310 |
| 5 | Norway estimate | $48,160 | $4,013 | kr 435,800 | $50,060 |
| 6 | United States | $46,580 | $3,882 | $46,580 | |
| 7 | Luxembourg estimate | $41,960 | $3,496 | €37,580 | $42,530 |
| 8 | Germany | $40,850 | $3,404 | €36,590 | $53,930 |
| 9 | Belgium estimate | $40,590 | $3,383 | €36,360 | $46,550 |
| 10 | United Kingdom | $39,640 | $3,304 | £29,620 | $42,920 |
| 11 | Canada | $36,180 | $3,015 | CA$50,890 | |
| 12 | Ireland estimate | $34,750 | $2,896 | €31,120 | $34,020 |
| 13 | Austria estimate | $34,340 | $2,861 | €30,750 | $40,490 |
| 14 | Sweden estimate | $33,630 | $2,802 | kr 320,200 | $37,150 |
| 15 | Finland estimate | $33,620 | $2,802 | €30,110 | $37,100 |
| 16 | Netherlands estimate | $30,010 | $2,501 | €26,880 | $34,610 |
| 17 | Italy estimate | $26,350 | $2,196 | €23,600 | $36,170 |
| 18 | France estimate | $26,150 | $2,179 | €23,420 | $31,590 |
| 19 | Slovenia estimate | $21,710 | $1,809 | €19,450 | $32,410 |
| 20 | Spain estimate | $21,460 | $1,789 | €19,220 | $31,250 |
| 21 | South Korea estimate | $20,780 | $1,732 | ₩26,836,800 | $29,690 |
| 22 | Greece estimate | $18,910 | $1,576 | €16,940 | $28,850 |
| 23 | Malta estimate | $17,860 | $1,488 | €15,640 | $24,880 |
| 24 | Israel estimate | $17,830 | $1,486 | ₪57,610 | $14,230 |
| 25 | Bahamas estimate | $17,170 | $1,431 | BSD 17,170 | $15,510 |
| 26 | Cyprus estimate | $16,280 | $1,357 | €14,580 | $24,330 |
| 27 | Puerto Rico estimate | $15,290 | $1,274 | $16,310 | |
| 28 | Portugal estimate | $14,640 | $1,220 | €13,110 | $22,540 |
| 29 | Singapore estimate | $13,700 | $1,141 | SGD 18,400 | $17,380 |
| 30 | Estonia estimate | $13,460 | $1,121 | €12,050 | $17,730 |
| 31 | Lithuania estimate | $12,770 | $1,064 | €11,440 | $20,560 |
| 32 | Czechia estimate | $12,590 | $1,049 | Kč 277,100 | $18,800 |
| 33 | Slovakia estimate | $11,950 | $996 | €10,710 | $18,700 |
| 34 | Latvia estimate | $11,410 | $950 | €10,210 | $18,280 |
| 35 | Poland estimate | $11,330 | $944 | zł 47,540 | $20,650 |
| 36 | Croatia estimate | $11,090 | $924 | €74,850 | $18,850 |
| 37 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $10,130 | $844 | HK$78,630 | $12,180 |
| 38 | Qatar estimate | $10,010 | $834 | QAR 36,440 | $12,870 |
| 39 | Barbados estimate | $9,904 | $825 | BBD 19,810 | $8,254 |
| 40 | Romania estimate | $9,845 | $820 | lei 43,480 | $20,180 |
| 41 | Hungary estimate | $9,309 | $776 | Ft 3,262,600 | $16,070 |
| 42 | Costa Rica estimate | $9,187 | $766 | ₡4,625,600 | $14,710 |
| 43 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $8,626 | $719 | KM 15,110 | $19,470 |
| 44 | Palau estimate | $8,408 | $701 | $8,405 | |
| 45 | Uruguay estimate | $8,216 | $685 | UYU 330,400 | $11,280 |
| 46 | Serbia estimate | $7,822 | $652 | RSD 822,900 | $15,370 |
| 47 | North Macedonia estimate | $7,712 | $643 | MKD 425,600 | $15,550 |
| 48 | Türkiye estimate | $7,704 | $642 | ₺304,000 | $17,130 |
| 49 | Marshall Islands estimate | $7,401 | $617 | $7,450 | |
| 50 | Tonga estimate | $7,269 | $606 | TOP 17,180 | $9,433 |
| 51 | Chile estimate | $7,003 | $584 | CLP 6,607,900 | $14,210 |
| 52 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $6,863 | $572 | SAR 25,740 | $13,260 |
| 53 | Panama estimate | $6,608 | $551 | PAB 6,608 | $13,300 |
| 54 | Montenegro estimate | $6,581 | $548 | €4,954 | $11,280 |
| 55 | Bulgaria estimate | $6,552 | $546 | €11,480 | $13,990 |
| 56 | Guyana estimate | $5,705 | $475 | GYD 1,189,400 | $12,240 |
| 57 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $5,497 | $458 | AED 20,190 | $8,175 |
| 58 | Ecuador estimate | $5,286 | $441 | $11,970 | |
| 59 | Lebanon estimate | $5,260 | $438 | L£7,929,500 | $10,600 |
| 60 | Belize estimate | $5,154 | $430 | BZD 10,310 | $8,074 |
| 61 | Mauritius estimate | $5,125 | $427 | Rs 237,900 | $11,940 |
| 62 | Fiji estimate | $5,018 | $418 | FJD 11,380 | $12,290 |
| 63 | Maldives estimate | $4,854 | $405 | MVR 74,670 | $7,373 |
| 64 | Brunei estimate | $4,694 | $391 | BND 5,947 | $7,852 |
| 65 | Jordan estimate | $4,653 | $388 | JOD 3,304 | $10,290 |
| 66 | Malaysia estimate | $4,615 | $385 | RM 19,400 | $12,340 |
| 67 | Colombia estimate | $4,565 | $380 | COP 18,502,200 | $11,110 |
| 68 | Mexico estimate | $4,507 | $376 | MX$86,700 | $7,666 |
| 69 | Albania estimate | $4,504 | $375 | ALL 480,000 | $10,420 |
| 70 | Mongolia estimate | $4,473 | $373 | ₮15,859,000 | $13,430 |
| 71 | Peru estimate | $4,446 | $370 | PEN 15,860 | $8,230 |
| 72 | Russia estimate | $4,372 | $364 | ₽322,000 | $12,500 |
| 73 | El Salvador estimate | $4,295 | $358 | $9,161 | |
| 74 | Argentina estimate | $4,260 | $355 | ARS 5,286,300 | $7,994 |
| 75 | Samoa estimate | $4,256 | $355 | WST 11,440 | $6,227 |
| 76 | Moldova estimate | $4,183 | $349 | MDL 72,690 | $8,285 |
| 77 | Bolivia estimate | $4,141 | $345 | Bs 28,610 | $10,600 |
| 78 | Thailand estimate | $3,866 | $322 | ฿127,100 | $11,990 |
| 79 | Paraguay estimate | $3,678 | $307 | ₲27,753,300 | $9,655 |
| 80 | Brazil estimate | $3,591 | $299 | R$20,060 | $7,771 |
| 81 | Guatemala estimate | $3,442 | $287 | Q 26,430 | $7,701 |
| 82 | Dominican Republic estimate | $3,411 | $284 | DOP 211,500 | $8,881 |
| 83 | Kiribati estimate | $3,391 | $283 | A$5,104 | $5,436 |
| 84 | Vietnam estimate | $3,391 | $283 | ₫81,938,400 | $11,440 |
| 85 | Vanuatu estimate | $3,369 | $281 | VUV 326,500 | $2,756 |
| 86 | Philippines estimate | $2,807 | $234 | ₱160,800 | $7,751 |
| 87 | Djibouti estimate | $2,603 | $217 | DJF 462,600 | $4,697 |
| 88 | Honduras estimate | $2,546 | $212 | L 66,080 | $5,237 |
| 89 | Bhutan estimate | $2,542 | $212 | BTN 212,700 | $10,190 |
| 90 | Cambodia estimate | $2,371 | $198 | ៛9,515,400 | $6,461 |
| 91 | Georgia estimate | $2,351 | $196 | ₾7,572 | $7,054 |
| 92 | Sudan estimate | $2,200 | $183 | SDG 1,202,600 | $5,362 |
| 93 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $2,179 | $182 | FCFA 1,321,600 | $4,793 |
| 94 | Suriname estimate | $2,139 | $178 | SRD 52,860 | $5,912 |
| 95 | Kazakhstan estimate | $2,129 | $177 | ₸694,200 | $5,530 |
| 96 | Comoros estimate | $2,065 | $172 | CF 859,000 | $3,767 |
| 97 | Tunisia estimate | $2,027 | $169 | TND 5,947 | $7,251 |
| 98 | South Africa estimate | $2,007 | $167 | R 33,040 | $4,455 |
| 99 | Jamaica estimate | $1,995 | $166 | JMD 221,400 | $3,167 |
| 100 | Cape Verde estimate | $1,988 | $166 | CVE 197,500 | $3,922 |
| 101 | Yemen estimate | $1,951 | $163 | YER 428,300 | $6,466 |
| 102 | Eswatini estimate | $1,926 | $161 | SZL 34,460 | |
| 103 | Laos estimate | $1,883 | $157 | ₭26,431,700 | $7,121 |
| 104 | Uzbekistan estimate | $1,864 | $155 | UZS 20,600,600 | $6,869 |
| 105 | Armenia estimate | $1,780 | $148 | ֏859,000 | $5,160 |
| 106 | Nepal estimate | $1,539 | $128 | Rs 160,800 | $5,298 |
| 107 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,520 | $127 | $3,411 | |
| 108 | India estimate | $1,516 | $126 | ₹132,200 | $6,662 |
| 109 | Indonesia estimate | $1,451 | $121 | Rp 23,002,600 | $4,506 |
| 110 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $1,405 | $117 | FCFA 660,800 | $2,120 |
| 111 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,376 | $115 | ؋105,700 | $6,697 |
| 112 | Ghana estimate | $1,368 | $114 | GH₵17,180 | $3,273 |
| 113 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,339 | $112 | K 1,850,200 | $4,248 |
| 114 | Liberia estimate | $1,322 | $110 | LRD 1,322 | $3,278 |
| 115 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,312 | $109 | Rs 396,500 | $4,532 |
| 116 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,271 | $106 | F CFA 793,000 | $3,412 |
| 117 | Botswana estimate | $1,267 | $106 | P 17,180 | $3,234 |
| 118 | Senegal estimate | $1,230 | $103 | F CFA 715,900 | $3,160 |
| 119 | Egypt estimate | $1,167 | $97 | E£52,860 | $7,604 |
| 120 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,143 | $95 | ৳132,200 | $4,006 |
| 121 | Pakistan estimate | $1,140 | $95 | Rs 320,500 | $4,900 |
| 122 | Guinea estimate | $1,139 | $95 | FG 10,458,900 | $3,474 |
| 123 | Ukraine estimate | $1,119 | $93 | ₴28,590 | $4,601 |
| 124 | Chad estimate | $1,102 | $92 | FCFA 687,200 | $3,250 |
| 125 | Cameroon estimate | $1,071 | $89 | FCFA 528,600 | $2,209 |
| 126 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $953 | $79 | F CFA 594,700 | $2,694 |
| 127 | Togo estimate | $953 | $79 | F CFA 594,700 | $2,696 |
| 128 | Mozambique estimate | $828 | $69 | MZN 52,860 | $2,192 |
| 129 | Gambia estimate | $755 | $63 | GMD 36,340 | $2,438 |
| 130 | Lesotho estimate | $721 | $60 | LSL 13,220 | $2,153 |
| 131 | Burkina Faso estimate | $681 | $57 | F CFA 396,500 | $2,053 |
| 132 | Mali estimate | $654 | $54 | F CFA 396,500 | $2,061 |
| 133 | Benin estimate | $636 | $53 | F CFA 396,500 | $1,929 |
| 134 | Niger estimate | $636 | $53 | F CFA 396,500 | $1,950 |
| 135 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $608 | $51 | CDF 614,500 | $1,252 |
| 136 | Zambia estimate | $606 | $51 | ZK 15,860 | $2,096 |
| 137 | Ethiopia estimate | $491 | $41 | ETB 21,460 | $1,597 |
| 138 | Angola estimate | $456 | $38 | Kz 396,500 | $1,274 |
| 139 | Nigeria estimate | $429 | $36 | ₦634,600 | $2,390 |
| 140 | Uganda estimate | $399 | $33 | UGX 1,431,700 | $1,089 |
| 141 | Malawi estimate | $290 | $24 | MWK 105,700 | $889 |
| 142 | Rwanda estimate | $261 | $22 | RF 343,600 | $951 |
| 143 | Burundi estimate | $221 | $18 | BIF 422,900 | $667 |
| 144 | Kenya estimate | $130 | $11 | KES 13,220 | $305 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).