How much does a crane operators 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 $200,000 a year.
Where they earn the most
- Australia$110,400
- Iceland$86,290
- Belgium$83,330
- Switzerland$82,470
- Luxembourg$76,000
Where pay goes furthest
- Belgium$95,550
- Luxembourg$77,050
- Iceland$75,450
- Germany$73,540
- Norway$67,950
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | $110,400 | $9,203 | A$160,700 | |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $86,290 | $7,191 | kr 10,992,800 | $75,450 |
| 3 | Belgium estimate | $83,330 | $6,944 | €73,740 | $95,550 |
| 4 | Switzerland estimate | $82,470 | $6,873 | CHF 74,210 | $64,350 |
| 5 | Luxembourg estimate | $76,000 | $6,334 | €67,260 | $77,050 |
| 6 | Denmark estimate | $67,130 | $5,594 | kr 447,300 | $64,220 |
| 7 | Norway estimate | $65,370 | $5,448 | kr 591,500 | $67,950 |
| 8 | United Kingdom | $61,460 | $5,122 | £45,920 | $66,540 |
| 9 | Sweden estimate | $57,880 | $4,823 | kr 564,700 | $63,940 |
| 10 | Germany | $55,700 | $4,641 | €49,880 | $73,540 |
| 11 | Finland estimate | $51,080 | $4,257 | €45,750 | $56,360 |
| 12 | Austria estimate | $49,020 | $4,085 | €43,910 | $57,820 |
| 13 | Netherlands estimate | $48,580 | $4,048 | €43,510 | $56,020 |
| 14 | Ireland estimate | $48,400 | $4,033 | €43,350 | $47,380 |
| 15 | Canada | $47,100 | $3,925 | CA$66,260 | |
| 16 | United States | $38,950 | $3,246 | $38,950 | |
| 17 | Cyprus estimate | $37,940 | $3,162 | €33,580 | $56,700 |
| 18 | Italy estimate | $35,380 | $2,948 | €31,690 | $48,550 |
| 19 | South Korea estimate | $35,370 | $2,948 | ₩45,681,600 | $50,530 |
| 20 | France estimate | $34,990 | $2,916 | €31,340 | $42,270 |
| 21 | Israel estimate | $34,620 | $2,885 | ₪111,800 | $27,620 |
| 22 | Slovenia estimate | $27,190 | $2,266 | €24,360 | $40,600 |
| 23 | Lithuania estimate | $26,940 | $2,245 | €23,840 | $43,380 |
| 24 | Greece estimate | $26,010 | $2,167 | €23,290 | $39,680 |
| 25 | Spain estimate | $25,140 | $2,095 | €22,520 | $36,600 |
| 26 | Malta estimate | $24,970 | $2,081 | €22,360 | $34,770 |
| 27 | Bahamas estimate | $23,930 | $1,994 | BSD 23,930 | $21,620 |
| 28 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $23,270 | $1,939 | HK$180,700 | $27,980 |
| 29 | Puerto Rico estimate | $21,030 | $1,752 | $22,430 | |
| 30 | Estonia estimate | $20,020 | $1,668 | €17,930 | $26,370 |
| 31 | Portugal estimate | $19,420 | $1,618 | €17,390 | $29,900 |
| 32 | Singapore estimate | $19,320 | $1,610 | SGD 25,950 | $24,510 |
| 33 | Czechia estimate | $19,190 | $1,600 | Kč 422,300 | $28,650 |
| 34 | Slovakia estimate | $17,490 | $1,457 | €15,660 | $27,350 |
| 35 | Latvia estimate | $16,710 | $1,392 | €14,960 | $26,780 |
| 36 | Poland estimate | $16,510 | $1,376 | zł 69,280 | $30,090 |
| 37 | Hungary estimate | $16,010 | $1,334 | Ft 5,611,600 | $27,640 |
| 38 | Croatia estimate | $15,740 | $1,311 | €106,200 | $26,740 |
| 39 | Uruguay estimate | $15,150 | $1,263 | UYU 609,300 | $20,800 |
| 40 | Qatar estimate | $13,730 | $1,144 | QAR 49,980 | $17,660 |
| 41 | Romania estimate | $13,620 | $1,135 | lei 60,170 | $27,930 |
| 42 | Barbados estimate | $13,510 | $1,126 | BBD 27,010 | $11,260 |
| 43 | Costa Rica estimate | $12,190 | $1,015 | ₡6,135,200 | $19,510 |
| 44 | Palau estimate | $11,340 | $945 | $11,330 | |
| 45 | Argentina estimate | $10,850 | $904 | ARS 13,460,600 | $20,360 |
| 46 | Türkiye estimate | $10,770 | $898 | ₺425,100 | $23,960 |
| 47 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $10,500 | $875 | KM 18,390 | $23,690 |
| 48 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $10,490 | $874 | AED 38,520 | $15,600 |
| 49 | Chile estimate | $10,490 | $874 | CLP 9,893,600 | $21,280 |
| 50 | Serbia estimate | $10,240 | $853 | RSD 1,077,300 | $20,110 |
| 51 | Panama estimate | $9,918 | $827 | PAB 9,918 | $19,970 |
| 52 | Montenegro estimate | $9,680 | $807 | €7,286 | $16,590 |
| 53 | Guyana estimate | $9,514 | $793 | GYD 1,983,700 | $20,410 |
| 54 | Bulgaria estimate | $9,264 | $772 | €16,230 | $19,770 |
| 55 | North Macedonia estimate | $9,211 | $768 | MKD 508,400 | $18,570 |
| 56 | Russia estimate | $8,661 | $722 | ₽637,900 | $24,770 |
| 57 | Maldives estimate | $8,538 | $712 | MVR 131,300 | $12,970 |
| 58 | Belize estimate | $8,523 | $710 | BZD 17,050 | $13,350 |
| 59 | Lebanon estimate | $8,459 | $705 | L£12,752,100 | $17,040 |
| 60 | Brunei estimate | $8,384 | $699 | BND 10,620 | $14,020 |
| 61 | Tonga estimate | $8,265 | $689 | TOP 19,540 | $10,730 |
| 62 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $8,048 | $671 | SAR 30,180 | $15,550 |
| 63 | Marshall Islands estimate | $8,039 | $670 | $8,091 | |
| 64 | Mongolia estimate | $7,993 | $666 | ₮28,338,100 | $24,000 |
| 65 | Guatemala estimate | $7,533 | $628 | Q 57,860 | $16,860 |
| 66 | Mexico estimate | $7,523 | $627 | MX$144,700 | $12,800 |
| 67 | Ecuador estimate | $7,510 | $626 | $17,010 | |
| 68 | Mauritius estimate | $7,198 | $600 | Rs 334,100 | $16,780 |
| 69 | Peru estimate | $7,150 | $596 | PEN 25,500 | $13,230 |
| 70 | Honduras estimate | $6,973 | $581 | L 181,000 | $14,340 |
| 71 | Bolivia estimate | $6,767 | $564 | Bs 46,760 | $17,320 |
| 72 | El Salvador estimate | $6,497 | $541 | $13,860 | |
| 73 | Brazil estimate | $6,340 | $528 | R$35,420 | $13,720 |
| 74 | Kazakhstan estimate | $6,231 | $519 | ₸2,031,200 | $16,180 |
| 75 | Fiji estimate | $6,221 | $518 | FJD 14,110 | $15,230 |
| 76 | South Africa estimate | $6,026 | $502 | R 99,180 | $13,370 |
| 77 | Jordan estimate | $5,987 | $499 | JOD 4,251 | $13,230 |
| 78 | Moldova estimate | $5,929 | $494 | MDL 103,000 | $11,740 |
| 79 | Thailand estimate | $5,730 | $478 | ฿188,400 | $17,770 |
| 80 | Samoa estimate | $5,704 | $475 | WST 15,340 | $8,346 |
| 81 | Dominican Republic estimate | $5,638 | $470 | DOP 349,500 | $14,680 |
| 82 | Paraguay estimate | $5,598 | $467 | ₲42,242,800 | $14,700 |
| 83 | Malaysia estimate | $5,495 | $458 | RM 23,100 | $14,700 |
| 84 | Albania estimate | $5,384 | $449 | ALL 573,800 | $12,450 |
| 85 | Colombia estimate | $5,174 | $431 | COP 20,970,200 | $12,590 |
| 86 | Vanuatu estimate | $5,117 | $426 | VUV 495,900 | $4,187 |
| 87 | Vietnam estimate | $4,749 | $396 | ₫114,769,100 | $16,030 |
| 88 | Kiribati estimate | $4,708 | $392 | A$7,086 | $7,547 |
| 89 | Georgia estimate | $4,158 | $346 | ₾13,390 | $12,480 |
| 90 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,965 | $330 | FCFA 2,405,300 | $8,723 |
| 91 | Cambodia estimate | $3,883 | $324 | ៛15,585,900 | $10,580 |
| 92 | Djibouti estimate | $3,847 | $321 | DJF 683,700 | $6,943 |
| 93 | Philippines estimate | $3,799 | $317 | ₱217,600 | $10,490 |
| 94 | Botswana estimate | $3,608 | $301 | P 48,930 | $9,211 |
| 95 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,541 | $295 | UZS 39,125,900 | $13,050 |
| 96 | Suriname estimate | $3,441 | $287 | SRD 85,010 | $9,507 |
| 97 | Sudan estimate | $3,388 | $282 | SDG 1,852,200 | $8,258 |
| 98 | Bhutan estimate | $3,387 | $282 | BTN 283,400 | $13,570 |
| 99 | Cape Verde estimate | $3,023 | $252 | CVE 300,400 | $5,964 |
| 100 | Armenia estimate | $2,809 | $234 | ֏1,355,900 | $8,145 |
| 101 | Eswatini estimate | $2,772 | $231 | SZL 49,590 | |
| 102 | Indonesia estimate | $2,596 | $216 | Rp 41,155,000 | $8,062 |
| 103 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,595 | $216 | FCFA 1,220,600 | $3,916 |
| 104 | Comoros estimate | $2,555 | $213 | CF 1,062,700 | $4,660 |
| 105 | Laos estimate | $2,524 | $210 | ₭35,422,600 | $9,544 |
| 106 | India estimate | $2,438 | $203 | ₹212,500 | $10,710 |
| 107 | Tunisia estimate | $2,414 | $201 | TND 7,085 | $8,637 |
| 108 | Guinea estimate | $2,389 | $199 | FG 21,938,200 | $7,286 |
| 109 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $2,272 | $189 | F CFA 1,416,900 | $6,096 |
| 110 | Niger estimate | $2,272 | $189 | F CFA 1,416,900 | $6,970 |
| 111 | Ghana estimate | $2,257 | $188 | GH₵28,340 | $5,398 |
| 112 | Jamaica estimate | $2,213 | $184 | JMD 245,500 | $3,513 |
| 113 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $2,154 | $179 | K 2,975,500 | $6,832 |
| 114 | Timor-Leste estimate | $2,125 | $177 | $4,770 | |
| 115 | Senegal estimate | $2,110 | $176 | F CFA 1,228,000 | $5,421 |
| 116 | Ukraine estimate | $2,073 | $173 | ₴52,970 | $8,525 |
| 117 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,051 | $171 | Rs 619,600 | $7,082 |
| 118 | Nepal estimate | $2,034 | $169 | Rs 212,500 | $7,002 |
| 119 | Yemen estimate | $1,941 | $162 | YER 426,300 | $6,436 |
| 120 | Lesotho estimate | $1,933 | $161 | LSL 35,420 | $5,770 |
| 121 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,845 | $154 | ؋141,700 | $8,975 |
| 122 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,838 | $153 | ৳212,500 | $6,442 |
| 123 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,826 | $152 | F CFA 1,062,700 | $5,503 |
| 124 | Mali estimate | $1,784 | $149 | F CFA 1,081,600 | $5,623 |
| 125 | Mozambique estimate | $1,775 | $148 | MZN 113,400 | $4,699 |
| 126 | Liberia estimate | $1,769 | $147 | LRD 1,769 | $4,387 |
| 127 | Cameroon estimate | $1,722 | $143 | FCFA 850,100 | $3,553 |
| 128 | Zambia estimate | $1,705 | $142 | ZK 44,610 | $5,896 |
| 129 | Chad estimate | $1,704 | $142 | FCFA 1,062,700 | $5,026 |
| 130 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,590 | $133 | F CFA 991,800 | $4,492 |
| 131 | Benin estimate | $1,479 | $123 | F CFA 921,000 | $4,481 |
| 132 | Egypt estimate | $1,427 | $119 | E£64,650 | $9,299 |
| 133 | Rwanda estimate | $1,397 | $116 | RF 1,842,000 | $5,097 |
| 134 | Kenya estimate | $1,389 | $116 | KES 141,700 | $3,275 |
| 135 | Pakistan estimate | $1,309 | $109 | Rs 368,100 | $5,629 |
| 136 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,289 | $107 | CDF 1,302,000 | $2,652 |
| 137 | Gambia estimate | $1,251 | $104 | GMD 60,220 | $4,040 |
| 138 | Uganda estimate | $1,218 | $101 | UGX 4,368,100 | $3,321 |
| 139 | Togo estimate | $1,136 | $95 | F CFA 708,500 | $3,212 |
| 140 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,134 | $94 | ETB 49,590 | $3,691 |
| 141 | Angola estimate | $977 | $81 | Kz 850,100 | $2,732 |
| 142 | Burundi estimate | $673 | $56 | BIF 1,288,400 | $2,033 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $583 | $49 | MWK 212,500 | $1,787 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $479 | $40 | ₦708,500 | $2,668 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).