How much does a day care 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$60,510
- Iceland$60,270
- Belgium$54,440
- Germany$47,740
- Luxembourg$47,600
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$63,030
- Belgium$62,420
- Iceland$52,710
- Luxembourg$48,250
- Switzerland$47,210
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $60,510 | $5,042 | CHF 54,450 | $47,210 |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $60,270 | $5,023 | kr 7,678,500 | $52,710 |
| 3 | Belgium estimate | $54,440 | $4,537 | €48,180 | $62,420 |
| 4 | Germany | $47,740 | $3,978 | €42,760 | $63,030 |
| 5 | Luxembourg estimate | $47,600 | $3,966 | €42,120 | $48,250 |
| 6 | Norway estimate | $42,860 | $3,572 | kr 387,900 | $44,550 |
| 7 | Denmark estimate | $41,300 | $3,441 | kr 275,200 | $39,510 |
| 8 | Ireland estimate | $36,440 | $3,037 | €32,640 | $35,680 |
| 9 | United States | $35,530 | $2,961 | $35,530 | |
| 10 | Sweden estimate | $35,280 | $2,940 | kr 335,900 | $38,980 |
| 11 | Netherlands estimate | $32,840 | $2,737 | €29,410 | $37,870 |
| 12 | United Kingdom | $32,740 | $2,728 | £24,460 | $35,440 |
| 13 | Austria estimate | $32,190 | $2,683 | €28,830 | $37,970 |
| 14 | Australia | $31,970 | $2,664 | A$46,530 | |
| 15 | Finland estimate | $31,770 | $2,647 | €28,450 | $35,050 |
| 16 | Canada | $29,150 | $2,429 | CA$41,000 | |
| 17 | France estimate | $26,710 | $2,226 | €23,920 | $32,270 |
| 18 | Italy estimate | $25,960 | $2,164 | €23,260 | $35,630 |
| 19 | Cyprus estimate | $23,390 | $1,949 | €20,700 | $34,940 |
| 20 | South Korea estimate | $20,630 | $1,719 | ₩26,640,500 | $29,470 |
| 21 | Slovenia estimate | $20,590 | $1,716 | €18,440 | $30,740 |
| 22 | Singapore estimate | $18,480 | $1,540 | SGD 24,830 | $23,450 |
| 23 | Malta estimate | $17,880 | $1,490 | €15,660 | $24,910 |
| 24 | Israel estimate | $17,390 | $1,449 | ₪56,160 | $13,870 |
| 25 | Qatar estimate | $17,040 | $1,420 | QAR 62,040 | $21,910 |
| 26 | Greece estimate | $17,030 | $1,420 | €15,260 | $25,990 |
| 27 | Bahamas estimate | $15,580 | $1,299 | BSD 15,580 | $14,080 |
| 28 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $14,780 | $1,231 | HK$114,700 | $17,770 |
| 29 | Puerto Rico estimate | $14,330 | $1,194 | $15,280 | |
| 30 | Portugal estimate | $14,030 | $1,170 | €12,570 | $21,610 |
| 31 | Czechia estimate | $13,240 | $1,103 | Kč 291,300 | $19,760 |
| 32 | Lithuania estimate | $13,180 | $1,099 | €11,810 | $21,230 |
| 33 | Slovakia estimate | $13,050 | $1,087 | €11,690 | $20,410 |
| 34 | Estonia estimate | $12,690 | $1,057 | €11,360 | $16,710 |
| 35 | Spain estimate | $11,800 | $983 | €10,570 | $17,180 |
| 36 | Hungary estimate | $11,550 | $963 | Ft 4,048,400 | $19,940 |
| 37 | Croatia estimate | $11,340 | $945 | €76,540 | $19,270 |
| 38 | Latvia estimate | $10,450 | $871 | €9,360 | $16,750 |
| 39 | Poland estimate | $9,771 | $814 | zł 41,010 | $17,810 |
| 40 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $9,753 | $813 | SAR 36,570 | $18,850 |
| 41 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $9,578 | $798 | AED 35,180 | $14,250 |
| 42 | Costa Rica estimate | $9,074 | $756 | ₡4,568,600 | $14,520 |
| 43 | Barbados estimate | $8,997 | $750 | BBD 17,990 | $7,498 |
| 44 | Romania estimate | $8,877 | $740 | lei 39,210 | $18,200 |
| 45 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $8,459 | $705 | KM 14,820 | $19,090 |
| 46 | Uruguay estimate | $8,390 | $699 | UYU 337,400 | $11,520 |
| 47 | Palau estimate | $8,097 | $675 | $8,093 | |
| 48 | North Macedonia estimate | $7,199 | $600 | MKD 397,300 | $14,510 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $6,968 | $581 | PAB 6,968 | $14,030 |
| 50 | Serbia estimate | $6,892 | $574 | RSD 725,000 | $13,540 |
| 51 | Türkiye estimate | $6,631 | $553 | ₺261,600 | $14,740 |
| 52 | Lebanon estimate | $6,610 | $551 | L£9,964,700 | $13,320 |
| 53 | Chile estimate | $6,378 | $532 | CLP 6,018,300 | $12,950 |
| 54 | Argentina estimate | $6,344 | $529 | ARS 7,872,000 | $11,900 |
| 55 | Brunei estimate | $6,035 | $503 | BND 7,647 | $10,100 |
| 56 | Bulgaria estimate | $5,820 | $485 | €10,200 | $12,420 |
| 57 | Montenegro estimate | $5,638 | $470 | €4,244 | $9,662 |
| 58 | Marshall Islands estimate | $5,623 | $469 | $5,660 | |
| 59 | Belize estimate | $5,384 | $449 | BZD 10,770 | $8,434 |
| 60 | Mauritius estimate | $5,330 | $444 | Rs 247,400 | $12,420 |
| 61 | Guatemala estimate | $5,242 | $437 | Q 40,260 | $11,730 |
| 62 | Ecuador estimate | $5,229 | $436 | $11,840 | |
| 63 | Guyana estimate | $5,178 | $431 | GYD 1,079,600 | $11,110 |
| 64 | Maldives estimate | $5,118 | $426 | MVR 78,720 | $7,772 |
| 65 | Fiji estimate | $4,819 | $402 | FJD 10,930 | $11,800 |
| 66 | El Salvador estimate | $4,817 | $401 | $10,270 | |
| 67 | Mongolia estimate | $4,758 | $397 | ₮16,868,500 | $14,290 |
| 68 | Jordan estimate | $4,752 | $396 | JOD 3,374 | $10,500 |
| 69 | Mexico estimate | $4,738 | $395 | MX$91,150 | $8,060 |
| 70 | Tonga estimate | $4,620 | $385 | TOP 10,920 | $5,996 |
| 71 | Russia estimate | $4,594 | $383 | ₽338,400 | $13,140 |
| 72 | Albania estimate | $4,401 | $367 | ALL 468,900 | $10,180 |
| 73 | Malaysia estimate | $4,380 | $365 | RM 18,410 | $11,710 |
| 74 | Thailand estimate | $4,104 | $342 | ฿134,900 | $12,720 |
| 75 | Honduras estimate | $4,044 | $337 | L 105,000 | $8,319 |
| 76 | Paraguay estimate | $3,965 | $330 | ₲29,914,800 | $10,410 |
| 77 | Colombia estimate | $3,950 | $329 | COP 16,008,300 | $9,611 |
| 78 | Moldova estimate | $3,883 | $324 | MDL 67,470 | $7,691 |
| 79 | Dominican Republic estimate | $3,882 | $324 | DOP 240,700 | $10,110 |
| 80 | Djibouti estimate | $3,797 | $316 | DJF 674,700 | $6,851 |
| 81 | Peru estimate | $3,783 | $315 | PEN 13,490 | $7,003 |
| 82 | Brazil estimate | $3,623 | $302 | R$20,240 | $7,841 |
| 83 | Samoa estimate | $3,622 | $302 | WST 9,739 | $5,299 |
| 84 | Vietnam estimate | $3,258 | $271 | ₫78,719,900 | $10,990 |
| 85 | Bolivia estimate | $3,255 | $271 | Bs 22,490 | $8,333 |
| 86 | Vanuatu estimate | $3,248 | $271 | VUV 314,800 | $2,658 |
| 87 | South Africa estimate | $3,219 | $268 | R 52,980 | $7,143 |
| 88 | Kazakhstan estimate | $2,894 | $241 | ₸943,500 | $7,516 |
| 89 | Philippines estimate | $2,806 | $234 | ₱160,800 | $7,750 |
| 90 | Georgia estimate | $2,705 | $225 | ₾8,714 | $8,118 |
| 91 | Bhutan estimate | $2,688 | $224 | BTN 224,900 | $10,770 |
| 92 | Cambodia estimate | $2,522 | $210 | ៛10,121,100 | $6,872 |
| 93 | Kiribati estimate | $2,505 | $209 | A$3,770 | $4,016 |
| 94 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $2,410 | $201 | FCFA 1,461,900 | $5,302 |
| 95 | Tunisia estimate | $2,299 | $192 | TND 6,747 | $8,226 |
| 96 | Botswana estimate | $2,073 | $173 | P 28,110 | $5,292 |
| 97 | Suriname estimate | $2,048 | $171 | SRD 50,610 | $5,659 |
| 98 | Sudan estimate | $2,001 | $167 | SDG 1,093,800 | $4,877 |
| 99 | Armenia estimate | $1,922 | $160 | ֏927,800 | $5,573 |
| 100 | Eswatini estimate | $1,912 | $159 | SZL 34,210 | |
| 101 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $1,793 | $149 | FCFA 843,400 | $2,706 |
| 102 | Jamaica estimate | $1,757 | $146 | JMD 194,900 | $2,788 |
| 103 | Cape Verde estimate | $1,697 | $141 | CVE 168,700 | $3,349 |
| 104 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,687 | $141 | $3,786 | |
| 105 | Yemen estimate | $1,604 | $134 | YER 352,200 | $5,317 |
| 106 | Uzbekistan estimate | $1,591 | $133 | UZS 17,583,700 | $5,863 |
| 107 | Liberia estimate | $1,563 | $130 | LRD 1,563 | $3,876 |
| 108 | India estimate | $1,548 | $129 | ₹134,900 | $6,802 |
| 109 | Senegal estimate | $1,546 | $129 | F CFA 899,700 | $3,972 |
| 110 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,489 | $124 | Rs 449,800 | $5,142 |
| 111 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,464 | $122 | ؋112,500 | $7,123 |
| 112 | Indonesia estimate | $1,455 | $121 | Rp 23,064,300 | $4,518 |
| 113 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,384 | $115 | K 1,911,800 | $4,390 |
| 114 | Comoros estimate | $1,352 | $113 | CF 562,300 | $2,466 |
| 115 | Laos estimate | $1,342 | $112 | ₭18,841,200 | $5,076 |
| 116 | Guinea estimate | $1,324 | $110 | FG 12,157,600 | $4,038 |
| 117 | Nepal estimate | $1,291 | $108 | Rs 134,900 | $4,446 |
| 118 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,262 | $105 | F CFA 787,200 | $3,387 |
| 119 | Chad estimate | $1,258 | $105 | FCFA 784,600 | $3,711 |
| 120 | Pakistan estimate | $1,212 | $101 | Rs 340,900 | $5,212 |
| 121 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,167 | $97 | ৳134,900 | $4,091 |
| 122 | Mozambique estimate | $1,145 | $95 | MZN 73,100 | $3,030 |
| 123 | Mali estimate | $1,113 | $93 | F CFA 674,700 | $3,508 |
| 124 | Lesotho estimate | $1,043 | $87 | LSL 19,120 | $3,114 |
| 125 | Cameroon estimate | $1,028 | $86 | FCFA 507,500 | $2,121 |
| 126 | Ukraine estimate | $1,017 | $85 | ₴25,990 | $4,183 |
| 127 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,002 | $83 | CDF 1,012,100 | $2,062 |
| 128 | Egypt estimate | $993 | $83 | E£44,980 | $6,471 |
| 129 | Zambia estimate | $946 | $79 | ZK 24,740 | $3,270 |
| 130 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $901 | $75 | F CFA 562,300 | $2,547 |
| 131 | Niger estimate | $901 | $75 | F CFA 562,300 | $2,766 |
| 132 | Ghana estimate | $896 | $75 | GH₵11,250 | $2,142 |
| 133 | Kenya estimate | $882 | $74 | KES 89,970 | $2,080 |
| 134 | Burkina Faso estimate | $870 | $72 | F CFA 506,100 | $2,621 |
| 135 | Benin estimate | $722 | $60 | F CFA 449,800 | $2,189 |
| 136 | Togo estimate | $721 | $60 | F CFA 449,800 | $2,039 |
| 137 | Uganda estimate | $679 | $57 | UGX 2,436,600 | $1,853 |
| 138 | Gambia estimate | $642 | $54 | GMD 30,930 | $2,075 |
| 139 | Angola estimate | $582 | $48 | Kz 506,100 | $1,626 |
| 140 | Rwanda estimate | $427 | $36 | RF 562,300 | $1,556 |
| 141 | Ethiopia estimate | $386 | $32 | ETB 16,870 | $1,255 |
| 142 | Burundi estimate | $352 | $29 | BIF 674,700 | $1,064 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $341 | $28 | MWK 124,300 | $1,045 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $329 | $27 | ₦487,300 | $1,835 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).