How much does a cook 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$59,340
- Iceland$59,110
- Belgium$53,390
- Luxembourg$46,680
- Norway$42,040
Where pay goes furthest
- Belgium$61,220
- Germany$53,040
- Iceland$51,690
- Luxembourg$47,320
- Switzerland$46,300
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $59,340 | $4,945 | CHF 53,400 | $46,300 |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $59,110 | $4,926 | kr 7,530,900 | $51,690 |
| 3 | Belgium estimate | $53,390 | $4,449 | €47,250 | $61,220 |
| 4 | Luxembourg estimate | $46,680 | $3,890 | €41,310 | $47,320 |
| 5 | Norway estimate | $42,040 | $3,503 | kr 380,400 | $43,700 |
| 6 | Denmark estimate | $40,500 | $3,375 | kr 269,900 | $38,750 |
| 7 | Germany | $40,180 | $3,348 | €35,980 | $53,040 |
| 8 | United States | $38,970 | $3,247 | $38,970 | |
| 9 | Ireland estimate | $35,740 | $2,979 | €32,010 | $34,990 |
| 10 | United Kingdom | $35,690 | $2,975 | £26,670 | $38,640 |
| 11 | Sweden estimate | $34,600 | $2,884 | kr 329,400 | $38,230 |
| 12 | Netherlands estimate | $32,210 | $2,684 | €28,850 | $37,150 |
| 13 | Austria estimate | $31,570 | $2,631 | €28,280 | $37,240 |
| 14 | Finland estimate | $31,160 | $2,597 | €27,910 | $34,380 |
| 15 | Australia | $30,950 | $2,579 | A$45,050 | |
| 16 | Canada | $27,150 | $2,262 | CA$38,180 | |
| 17 | France estimate | $26,200 | $2,183 | €23,460 | $31,650 |
| 18 | Italy estimate | $25,470 | $2,122 | €22,810 | $34,950 |
| 19 | Cyprus estimate | $22,940 | $1,911 | €20,300 | $34,270 |
| 20 | South Korea estimate | $20,230 | $1,686 | ₩26,128,400 | $28,900 |
| 21 | Slovenia estimate | $20,190 | $1,683 | €18,090 | $30,150 |
| 22 | Spain estimate | $19,300 | $1,609 | €17,290 | $28,100 |
| 23 | Singapore estimate | $18,130 | $1,511 | SGD 24,360 | $23,000 |
| 24 | Malta estimate | $17,540 | $1,462 | €15,350 | $24,430 |
| 25 | Israel estimate | $17,050 | $1,421 | ₪55,080 | $13,610 |
| 26 | Qatar estimate | $16,720 | $1,393 | QAR 60,840 | $21,490 |
| 27 | Greece estimate | $16,710 | $1,392 | €14,960 | $25,490 |
| 28 | Bahamas estimate | $15,280 | $1,274 | BSD 15,280 | $13,810 |
| 29 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $14,490 | $1,208 | HK$112,500 | $17,430 |
| 30 | Puerto Rico estimate | $14,050 | $1,171 | $14,990 | |
| 31 | Portugal estimate | $13,760 | $1,147 | €12,330 | $21,190 |
| 32 | Czechia estimate | $12,980 | $1,082 | Kč 285,700 | $19,380 |
| 33 | Lithuania estimate | $12,930 | $1,077 | €11,580 | $20,820 |
| 34 | Slovakia estimate | $12,800 | $1,066 | €11,460 | $20,020 |
| 35 | Estonia estimate | $12,440 | $1,037 | €11,140 | $16,390 |
| 36 | Hungary estimate | $11,330 | $944 | Ft 3,970,500 | $19,560 |
| 37 | Croatia estimate | $11,120 | $927 | €75,070 | $18,900 |
| 38 | Latvia estimate | $10,250 | $854 | €9,180 | $16,430 |
| 39 | Poland estimate | $9,583 | $799 | zł 40,220 | $17,470 |
| 40 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $9,565 | $797 | SAR 35,870 | $18,490 |
| 41 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $9,394 | $783 | AED 34,500 | $13,970 |
| 42 | Costa Rica estimate | $8,899 | $742 | ₡4,480,700 | $14,250 |
| 43 | Barbados estimate | $8,824 | $735 | BBD 17,650 | $7,354 |
| 44 | Romania estimate | $8,706 | $726 | lei 38,450 | $17,850 |
| 45 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $8,296 | $691 | KM 14,530 | $18,730 |
| 46 | Uruguay estimate | $8,228 | $686 | UYU 330,900 | $11,290 |
| 47 | Palau estimate | $7,941 | $662 | $7,938 | |
| 48 | North Macedonia estimate | $7,060 | $588 | MKD 389,700 | $14,230 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $6,834 | $570 | PAB 6,834 | $13,760 |
| 50 | Serbia estimate | $6,759 | $563 | RSD 711,100 | $13,280 |
| 51 | Türkiye estimate | $6,503 | $542 | ₺256,600 | $14,460 |
| 52 | Lebanon estimate | $6,483 | $540 | L£9,773,200 | $13,060 |
| 53 | Chile estimate | $6,256 | $521 | CLP 5,902,600 | $12,700 |
| 54 | Argentina estimate | $6,222 | $519 | ARS 7,720,700 | $11,680 |
| 55 | Brunei estimate | $5,919 | $493 | BND 7,500 | $9,902 |
| 56 | Bulgaria estimate | $5,708 | $476 | €9,999 | $12,180 |
| 57 | Montenegro estimate | $5,530 | $461 | €4,163 | $9,476 |
| 58 | Marshall Islands estimate | $5,515 | $460 | $5,551 | |
| 59 | Belize estimate | $5,281 | $440 | BZD 10,560 | $8,272 |
| 60 | Mauritius estimate | $5,228 | $436 | Rs 242,600 | $12,180 |
| 61 | Guatemala estimate | $5,141 | $428 | Q 39,490 | $11,500 |
| 62 | Ecuador estimate | $5,129 | $427 | $11,620 | |
| 63 | Guyana estimate | $5,078 | $423 | GYD 1,058,800 | $10,890 |
| 64 | Maldives estimate | $5,019 | $418 | MVR 77,210 | $7,623 |
| 65 | Fiji estimate | $4,726 | $394 | FJD 10,720 | $11,570 |
| 66 | El Salvador estimate | $4,724 | $394 | $10,080 | |
| 67 | Mongolia estimate | $4,667 | $389 | ₮16,544,300 | $14,010 |
| 68 | Jordan estimate | $4,660 | $388 | JOD 3,309 | $10,300 |
| 69 | Mexico estimate | $4,647 | $387 | MX$89,400 | $7,905 |
| 70 | Tonga estimate | $4,532 | $378 | TOP 10,710 | $5,881 |
| 71 | Russia estimate | $4,506 | $375 | ₽331,900 | $12,890 |
| 72 | Albania estimate | $4,316 | $360 | ALL 459,900 | $9,984 |
| 73 | Malaysia estimate | $4,296 | $358 | RM 18,060 | $11,490 |
| 74 | Thailand estimate | $4,025 | $335 | ฿132,400 | $12,480 |
| 75 | Honduras estimate | $3,967 | $331 | L 102,900 | $8,159 |
| 76 | Paraguay estimate | $3,888 | $324 | ₲29,339,700 | $10,210 |
| 77 | Colombia estimate | $3,874 | $323 | COP 15,700,500 | $9,426 |
| 78 | Moldova estimate | $3,808 | $317 | MDL 66,180 | $7,543 |
| 79 | Dominican Republic estimate | $3,808 | $317 | DOP 236,000 | $9,914 |
| 80 | Djibouti estimate | $3,724 | $310 | DJF 661,800 | $6,720 |
| 81 | Peru estimate | $3,710 | $309 | PEN 13,240 | $6,868 |
| 82 | Brazil estimate | $3,553 | $296 | R$19,850 | $7,691 |
| 83 | Samoa estimate | $3,552 | $296 | WST 9,552 | $5,197 |
| 84 | Vietnam estimate | $3,195 | $266 | ₫77,206,600 | $10,780 |
| 85 | Bolivia estimate | $3,192 | $266 | Bs 22,060 | $8,172 |
| 86 | Vanuatu estimate | $3,186 | $265 | VUV 308,700 | $2,607 |
| 87 | South Africa estimate | $3,157 | $263 | R 51,960 | $7,006 |
| 88 | Kazakhstan estimate | $2,838 | $237 | ₸925,300 | $7,372 |
| 89 | Philippines estimate | $2,752 | $229 | ₱157,700 | $7,601 |
| 90 | Georgia estimate | $2,653 | $221 | ₾8,547 | $7,962 |
| 91 | Bhutan estimate | $2,636 | $220 | BTN 220,600 | $10,570 |
| 92 | Cambodia estimate | $2,473 | $206 | ៛9,926,600 | $6,740 |
| 93 | Kiribati estimate | $2,457 | $205 | A$3,698 | $3,938 |
| 94 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $2,364 | $197 | FCFA 1,433,800 | $5,200 |
| 95 | Tunisia estimate | $2,255 | $188 | TND 6,618 | $8,068 |
| 96 | Botswana estimate | $2,033 | $169 | P 27,570 | $5,190 |
| 97 | Suriname estimate | $2,009 | $167 | SRD 49,630 | $5,551 |
| 98 | Sudan estimate | $1,962 | $164 | SDG 1,072,800 | $4,783 |
| 99 | Armenia estimate | $1,885 | $157 | ֏909,900 | $5,466 |
| 100 | Eswatini estimate | $1,875 | $156 | SZL 33,550 | |
| 101 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $1,759 | $147 | FCFA 827,200 | $2,654 |
| 102 | Jamaica estimate | $1,723 | $144 | JMD 191,100 | $2,734 |
| 103 | Cape Verde estimate | $1,665 | $139 | CVE 165,400 | $3,284 |
| 104 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,654 | $138 | $3,713 | |
| 105 | Yemen estimate | $1,573 | $131 | YER 345,400 | $5,215 |
| 106 | Uzbekistan estimate | $1,561 | $130 | UZS 17,245,700 | $5,750 |
| 107 | Liberia estimate | $1,533 | $128 | LRD 1,533 | $3,802 |
| 108 | India estimate | $1,519 | $127 | ₹132,400 | $6,671 |
| 109 | Senegal estimate | $1,516 | $126 | F CFA 882,400 | $3,895 |
| 110 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,460 | $122 | Rs 441,200 | $5,043 |
| 111 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,436 | $120 | ؋110,300 | $6,986 |
| 112 | Indonesia estimate | $1,427 | $119 | Rp 22,620,900 | $4,431 |
| 113 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,357 | $113 | K 1,875,000 | $4,305 |
| 114 | Comoros estimate | $1,326 | $110 | CF 551,500 | $2,418 |
| 115 | Laos estimate | $1,317 | $110 | ₭18,479,000 | $4,979 |
| 116 | Guinea estimate | $1,298 | $108 | FG 11,923,900 | $3,960 |
| 117 | Nepal estimate | $1,266 | $106 | Rs 132,400 | $4,361 |
| 118 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,238 | $103 | F CFA 772,100 | $3,322 |
| 119 | Chad estimate | $1,234 | $103 | FCFA 769,500 | $3,640 |
| 120 | Pakistan estimate | $1,189 | $99 | Rs 334,300 | $5,112 |
| 121 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,145 | $95 | ৳132,400 | $4,012 |
| 122 | Mozambique estimate | $1,123 | $94 | MZN 71,690 | $2,972 |
| 123 | Mali estimate | $1,091 | $91 | F CFA 661,800 | $3,440 |
| 124 | Lesotho estimate | $1,023 | $85 | LSL 18,750 | $3,054 |
| 125 | Cameroon estimate | $1,008 | $84 | FCFA 497,800 | $2,080 |
| 126 | Ukraine estimate | $998 | $83 | ₴25,490 | $4,103 |
| 127 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $983 | $82 | CDF 992,700 | $2,022 |
| 128 | Egypt estimate | $974 | $81 | E£44,120 | $6,346 |
| 129 | Zambia estimate | $927 | $77 | ZK 24,260 | $3,207 |
| 130 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $884 | $74 | F CFA 551,500 | $2,498 |
| 131 | Niger estimate | $884 | $74 | F CFA 551,500 | $2,713 |
| 132 | Ghana estimate | $878 | $73 | GH₵11,030 | $2,101 |
| 133 | Kenya estimate | $865 | $72 | KES 88,240 | $2,040 |
| 134 | Burkina Faso estimate | $853 | $71 | F CFA 496,300 | $2,570 |
| 135 | Benin estimate | $708 | $59 | F CFA 441,200 | $2,147 |
| 136 | Togo estimate | $707 | $59 | F CFA 441,200 | $2,000 |
| 137 | Uganda estimate | $666 | $56 | UGX 2,389,700 | $1,817 |
| 138 | Gambia estimate | $630 | $52 | GMD 30,330 | $2,035 |
| 139 | Angola estimate | $571 | $48 | Kz 496,300 | $1,595 |
| 140 | Rwanda estimate | $418 | $35 | RF 551,500 | $1,526 |
| 141 | Ethiopia estimate | $378 | $32 | ETB 16,540 | $1,231 |
| 142 | Burundi estimate | $346 | $29 | BIF 661,800 | $1,044 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $335 | $28 | MWK 121,900 | $1,025 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $323 | $27 | ₦477,900 | $1,800 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).