How much does an embalmer 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$69,370
- Iceland$69,100
- Belgium$62,410
- Luxembourg$54,570
- Norway$49,140
Where pay goes furthest
- Belgium$71,560
- Iceland$60,420
- Germany$59,390
- Luxembourg$55,310
- Switzerland$54,120
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $69,370 | $5,781 | CHF 62,420 | $54,120 |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $69,100 | $5,758 | kr 8,802,900 | $60,420 |
| 3 | Belgium estimate | $62,410 | $5,201 | €55,230 | $71,560 |
| 4 | Luxembourg estimate | $54,570 | $4,547 | €48,290 | $55,310 |
| 5 | Norway estimate | $49,140 | $4,095 | kr 444,600 | $51,080 |
| 6 | Denmark estimate | $47,340 | $3,945 | kr 315,500 | $45,290 |
| 7 | Canada | $46,210 | $3,851 | CA$65,000 | |
| 8 | United States | $45,250 | $3,771 | $45,250 | |
| 9 | Germany | $44,980 | $3,748 | €40,290 | $59,390 |
| 10 | Ireland estimate | $41,780 | $3,482 | €37,420 | $40,900 |
| 11 | United Kingdom | $41,350 | $3,446 | £30,890 | $44,770 |
| 12 | Sweden estimate | $40,450 | $3,371 | kr 385,100 | $44,690 |
| 13 | Netherlands estimate | $37,650 | $3,138 | €33,720 | $43,420 |
| 14 | Austria estimate | $36,910 | $3,075 | €33,050 | $43,530 |
| 15 | Finland estimate | $36,420 | $3,035 | €32,620 | $40,190 |
| 16 | France estimate | $30,620 | $2,552 | €27,420 | $36,990 |
| 17 | Italy estimate | $29,770 | $2,481 | €26,660 | $40,850 |
| 18 | Cyprus estimate | $26,810 | $2,234 | €23,730 | $40,060 |
| 19 | South Korea estimate | $23,650 | $1,971 | ₩30,541,600 | $33,790 |
| 20 | Slovenia estimate | $23,610 | $1,967 | €21,140 | $35,240 |
| 21 | Singapore estimate | $21,190 | $1,766 | SGD 28,470 | $26,890 |
| 22 | Malta estimate | $20,500 | $1,708 | €17,950 | $28,550 |
| 23 | Israel estimate | $19,930 | $1,661 | ₪64,380 | $15,900 |
| 24 | Qatar estimate | $19,540 | $1,628 | QAR 71,120 | $25,120 |
| 25 | Spain estimate | $19,540 | $1,628 | €17,500 | $28,450 |
| 26 | Greece estimate | $19,530 | $1,627 | €17,490 | $29,790 |
| 27 | Bahamas estimate | $17,860 | $1,489 | BSD 17,860 | $16,140 |
| 28 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $16,940 | $1,412 | HK$131,500 | $20,370 |
| 29 | Puerto Rico estimate | $16,430 | $1,369 | $17,520 | |
| 30 | Portugal estimate | $16,090 | $1,341 | €14,410 | $24,770 |
| 31 | Czechia estimate | $15,180 | $1,265 | Kč 333,900 | $22,660 |
| 32 | Lithuania estimate | $15,110 | $1,259 | €13,540 | $24,330 |
| 33 | Slovakia estimate | $14,960 | $1,247 | €13,400 | $23,400 |
| 34 | Estonia estimate | $14,540 | $1,212 | €13,030 | $19,160 |
| 35 | Hungary estimate | $13,240 | $1,104 | Ft 4,641,200 | $22,860 |
| 36 | Croatia estimate | $13,000 | $1,084 | €87,750 | $22,100 |
| 37 | Latvia estimate | $11,980 | $998 | €10,730 | $19,200 |
| 38 | Poland estimate | $11,200 | $933 | zł 47,020 | $20,420 |
| 39 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $11,180 | $932 | SAR 41,930 | $21,610 |
| 40 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $10,980 | $915 | AED 40,330 | $16,330 |
| 41 | Costa Rica estimate | $10,400 | $867 | ₡5,237,600 | $16,650 |
| 42 | Barbados estimate | $10,310 | $859 | BBD 20,630 | $8,596 |
| 43 | Romania estimate | $10,180 | $848 | lei 44,950 | $20,860 |
| 44 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $9,697 | $808 | KM 16,990 | $21,890 |
| 45 | Uruguay estimate | $9,618 | $802 | UYU 386,800 | $13,200 |
| 46 | Palau estimate | $9,283 | $774 | $9,278 | |
| 47 | North Macedonia estimate | $8,253 | $688 | MKD 455,500 | $16,640 |
| 48 | Panama estimate | $7,989 | $666 | PAB 7,989 | $16,080 |
| 49 | Serbia estimate | $7,901 | $658 | RSD 831,200 | $15,520 |
| 50 | Türkiye estimate | $7,602 | $633 | ₺299,900 | $16,900 |
| 51 | Lebanon estimate | $7,578 | $632 | L£11,423,900 | $15,270 |
| 52 | Chile estimate | $7,312 | $609 | CLP 6,899,600 | $14,840 |
| 53 | Argentina estimate | $7,273 | $606 | ARS 9,024,700 | $13,650 |
| 54 | Brunei estimate | $6,919 | $577 | BND 8,767 | $11,570 |
| 55 | Bulgaria estimate | $6,672 | $556 | €11,690 | $14,240 |
| 56 | Montenegro estimate | $6,464 | $539 | €4,866 | $11,080 |
| 57 | Marshall Islands estimate | $6,446 | $537 | $6,489 | |
| 58 | Belize estimate | $6,173 | $514 | BZD 12,350 | $9,669 |
| 59 | Mauritius estimate | $6,111 | $509 | Rs 283,600 | $14,240 |
| 60 | Guatemala estimate | $6,010 | $501 | Q 46,160 | $13,450 |
| 61 | Ecuador estimate | $5,995 | $500 | $13,580 | |
| 62 | Guyana estimate | $5,936 | $495 | GYD 1,237,700 | $12,730 |
| 63 | Maldives estimate | $5,867 | $489 | MVR 90,250 | $8,911 |
| 64 | Fiji estimate | $5,525 | $460 | FJD 12,530 | $13,530 |
| 65 | El Salvador estimate | $5,522 | $460 | $11,780 | |
| 66 | Mongolia estimate | $5,455 | $455 | ₮19,338,700 | $16,380 |
| 67 | Jordan estimate | $5,448 | $454 | JOD 3,868 | $12,040 |
| 68 | Mexico estimate | $5,432 | $453 | MX$104,500 | $9,240 |
| 69 | Tonga estimate | $5,297 | $441 | TOP 12,520 | $6,875 |
| 70 | Russia estimate | $5,267 | $439 | ₽387,900 | $15,060 |
| 71 | Albania estimate | $5,045 | $420 | ALL 537,600 | $11,670 |
| 72 | Malaysia estimate | $5,021 | $418 | RM 21,110 | $13,430 |
| 73 | Thailand estimate | $4,705 | $392 | ฿154,700 | $14,590 |
| 74 | Honduras estimate | $4,637 | $386 | L 120,300 | $9,537 |
| 75 | Paraguay estimate | $4,545 | $379 | ₲34,295,400 | $11,930 |
| 76 | Colombia estimate | $4,528 | $377 | COP 18,352,400 | $11,020 |
| 77 | Moldova estimate | $4,451 | $371 | MDL 77,350 | $8,817 |
| 78 | Dominican Republic estimate | $4,451 | $371 | DOP 275,900 | $11,590 |
| 79 | Djibouti estimate | $4,353 | $363 | DJF 773,500 | $7,855 |
| 80 | Peru estimate | $4,337 | $361 | PEN 15,470 | $8,028 |
| 81 | Brazil estimate | $4,153 | $346 | R$23,210 | $8,990 |
| 82 | Samoa estimate | $4,152 | $346 | WST 11,160 | $6,075 |
| 83 | Vietnam estimate | $3,735 | $311 | ₫90,247,400 | $12,600 |
| 84 | Bolivia estimate | $3,732 | $311 | Bs 25,780 | $9,553 |
| 85 | Vanuatu estimate | $3,724 | $310 | VUV 360,900 | $3,047 |
| 86 | South Africa estimate | $3,690 | $308 | R 60,740 | $8,189 |
| 87 | Kazakhstan estimate | $3,318 | $276 | ₸1,081,600 | $8,617 |
| 88 | Philippines estimate | $3,217 | $268 | ₱184,300 | $8,885 |
| 89 | Georgia estimate | $3,101 | $258 | ₾9,990 | $9,307 |
| 90 | Bhutan estimate | $3,082 | $257 | BTN 257,800 | $12,350 |
| 91 | Cambodia estimate | $2,891 | $241 | ៛11,603,200 | $7,878 |
| 92 | Kiribati estimate | $2,872 | $239 | A$4,322 | $4,604 |
| 93 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $2,763 | $230 | FCFA 1,676,000 | $6,078 |
| 94 | Tunisia estimate | $2,636 | $220 | TND 7,735 | $9,431 |
| 95 | Botswana estimate | $2,376 | $198 | P 32,230 | $6,067 |
| 96 | Suriname estimate | $2,348 | $196 | SRD 58,020 | $6,488 |
| 97 | Sudan estimate | $2,294 | $191 | SDG 1,254,000 | $5,591 |
| 98 | Armenia estimate | $2,203 | $184 | ֏1,063,600 | $6,389 |
| 99 | Eswatini estimate | $2,192 | $183 | SZL 39,210 | |
| 100 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,056 | $171 | FCFA 966,900 | $3,102 |
| 101 | Jamaica estimate | $2,014 | $168 | JMD 223,400 | $3,196 |
| 102 | Cape Verde estimate | $1,946 | $162 | CVE 193,400 | $3,839 |
| 103 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,934 | $161 | $4,340 | |
| 104 | Yemen estimate | $1,839 | $153 | YER 403,800 | $6,095 |
| 105 | Uzbekistan estimate | $1,824 | $152 | UZS 20,158,600 | $6,721 |
| 106 | Liberia estimate | $1,791 | $149 | LRD 1,791 | $4,444 |
| 107 | India estimate | $1,775 | $148 | ₹154,700 | $7,798 |
| 108 | Senegal estimate | $1,772 | $148 | F CFA 1,031,400 | $4,553 |
| 109 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,707 | $142 | Rs 515,700 | $5,894 |
| 110 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,678 | $140 | ؋128,900 | $8,166 |
| 111 | Indonesia estimate | $1,668 | $139 | Rp 26,441,700 | $5,180 |
| 112 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,586 | $132 | K 2,191,700 | $5,033 |
| 113 | Comoros estimate | $1,550 | $129 | CF 644,600 | $2,827 |
| 114 | Laos estimate | $1,539 | $128 | ₭21,600,300 | $5,820 |
| 115 | Guinea estimate | $1,518 | $126 | FG 13,937,900 | $4,629 |
| 116 | Nepal estimate | $1,480 | $123 | Rs 154,700 | $5,097 |
| 117 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,447 | $121 | F CFA 902,500 | $3,883 |
| 118 | Chad estimate | $1,442 | $120 | FCFA 899,500 | $4,254 |
| 119 | Pakistan estimate | $1,390 | $116 | Rs 390,800 | $5,975 |
| 120 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,338 | $112 | ৳154,700 | $4,690 |
| 121 | Mozambique estimate | $1,312 | $109 | MZN 83,800 | $3,474 |
| 122 | Mali estimate | $1,276 | $106 | F CFA 773,500 | $4,021 |
| 123 | Lesotho estimate | $1,196 | $100 | LSL 21,920 | $3,570 |
| 124 | Cameroon estimate | $1,178 | $98 | FCFA 581,900 | $2,432 |
| 125 | Ukraine estimate | $1,166 | $97 | ₴29,800 | $4,796 |
| 126 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,148 | $96 | CDF 1,160,300 | $2,364 |
| 127 | Egypt estimate | $1,138 | $95 | E£51,570 | $7,418 |
| 128 | Zambia estimate | $1,084 | $90 | ZK 28,360 | $3,749 |
| 129 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,033 | $86 | F CFA 644,600 | $2,920 |
| 130 | Niger estimate | $1,033 | $86 | F CFA 644,600 | $3,171 |
| 131 | Ghana estimate | $1,027 | $86 | GH₵12,890 | $2,456 |
| 132 | Kenya estimate | $1,011 | $84 | KES 103,100 | $2,384 |
| 133 | Burkina Faso estimate | $997 | $83 | F CFA 580,200 | $3,004 |
| 134 | Benin estimate | $828 | $69 | F CFA 515,700 | $2,509 |
| 135 | Togo estimate | $827 | $69 | F CFA 515,700 | $2,338 |
| 136 | Uganda estimate | $779 | $65 | UGX 2,793,400 | $2,124 |
| 137 | Gambia estimate | $736 | $61 | GMD 35,450 | $2,379 |
| 138 | Angola estimate | $667 | $56 | Kz 580,200 | $1,864 |
| 139 | Rwanda estimate | $489 | $41 | RF 644,600 | $1,784 |
| 140 | Ethiopia estimate | $442 | $37 | ETB 19,340 | $1,439 |
| 141 | Burundi estimate | $404 | $34 | BIF 773,500 | $1,220 |
| 142 | Malawi estimate | $391 | $33 | MWK 142,500 | $1,199 |
| 143 | Nigeria estimate | $378 | $31 | ₦558,700 | $2,104 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).