How much does an esol teacher 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$86,890
- Luxembourg$71,330
- Iceland$62,160
- Qatar$58,150
- Denmark$55,960
Where pay goes furthest
- Qatar$74,780
- Luxembourg$72,310
- Germany$71,170
- Switzerland$67,800
- Austria$60,500
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $86,890 | $7,241 | CHF 78,190 | $67,800 |
| 2 | Luxembourg estimate | $71,330 | $5,944 | €63,890 | $72,310 |
| 3 | Iceland estimate | $62,160 | $5,180 | kr 7,919,400 | $54,360 |
| 4 | Qatar estimate | $58,150 | $4,846 | QAR 211,700 | $74,780 |
| 5 | Denmark estimate | $55,960 | $4,663 | kr 372,900 | $53,540 |
| 6 | Germany | $53,900 | $4,492 | €48,280 | $71,170 |
| 7 | Norway estimate | $53,370 | $4,447 | kr 482,900 | $55,470 |
| 8 | Belgium estimate | $51,330 | $4,277 | €45,970 | $58,860 |
| 9 | Austria estimate | $51,300 | $4,275 | €45,950 | $60,500 |
| 10 | Ireland estimate | $50,600 | $4,217 | €45,320 | $49,540 |
| 11 | United Kingdom | $50,210 | $4,184 | £37,510 | $54,360 |
| 12 | Netherlands estimate | $49,390 | $4,115 | €44,230 | $56,960 |
| 13 | Australia | $48,340 | $4,028 | A$70,350 | |
| 14 | United States | $47,310 | $3,942 | $47,310 | |
| 15 | Finland estimate | $45,090 | $3,758 | €40,390 | $49,760 |
| 16 | Singapore estimate | $40,690 | $3,391 | SGD 54,670 | $51,630 |
| 17 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $40,410 | $3,368 | HK$313,700 | $48,590 |
| 18 | Sweden estimate | $38,930 | $3,244 | kr 370,700 | $43,010 |
| 19 | Israel estimate | $37,630 | $3,136 | ₪121,600 | $30,030 |
| 20 | France estimate | $37,520 | $3,126 | €33,600 | $45,320 |
| 21 | Italy estimate | $33,080 | $2,757 | €29,630 | $45,400 |
| 22 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $29,230 | $2,436 | AED 107,300 | $43,470 |
| 23 | South Korea estimate | $28,170 | $2,347 | ₩36,379,500 | $40,240 |
| 24 | Cyprus estimate | $28,090 | $2,341 | €25,160 | $41,970 |
| 25 | Slovenia estimate | $27,660 | $2,305 | €24,780 | $41,300 |
| 26 | Malta estimate | $26,940 | $2,245 | €23,580 | $37,520 |
| 27 | Portugal estimate | $26,320 | $2,193 | €23,570 | $40,520 |
| 28 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $24,460 | $2,038 | SAR 91,720 | $47,270 |
| 29 | Bahamas estimate | $23,060 | $1,922 | BSD 23,060 | $20,840 |
| 30 | Puerto Rico estimate | $22,980 | $1,915 | $24,510 | |
| 31 | Czechia estimate | $22,080 | $1,840 | Kč 485,800 | $32,960 |
| 32 | Greece estimate | $22,050 | $1,838 | €19,750 | $33,640 |
| 33 | Brunei estimate | $21,840 | $1,820 | BND 27,680 | $36,540 |
| 34 | Lithuania estimate | $21,410 | $1,784 | €19,170 | $34,470 |
| 35 | Barbados estimate | $21,220 | $1,768 | BBD 42,440 | $17,680 |
| 36 | Estonia estimate | $21,130 | $1,761 | €18,930 | $27,840 |
| 37 | Costa Rica estimate | $20,230 | $1,686 | ₡10,187,000 | $32,390 |
| 38 | Latvia estimate | $19,460 | $1,622 | €17,430 | $31,190 |
| 39 | Romania estimate | $18,580 | $1,548 | lei 82,070 | $38,090 |
| 40 | Croatia estimate | $17,900 | $1,492 | €120,800 | $30,410 |
| 41 | Slovakia estimate | $17,540 | $1,462 | €15,710 | $27,440 |
| 42 | Hungary estimate | $17,390 | $1,449 | Ft 6,095,300 | $30,030 |
| 43 | Spain estimate | $15,600 | $1,300 | €13,970 | $22,710 |
| 44 | Poland estimate | $15,300 | $1,275 | zł 64,200 | $27,880 |
| 45 | Türkiye estimate | $14,030 | $1,169 | ₺553,600 | $31,200 |
| 46 | Uruguay estimate | $13,770 | $1,147 | UYU 553,600 | $18,890 |
| 47 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $13,040 | $1,086 | KM 22,840 | $29,430 |
| 48 | Panama estimate | $12,920 | $1,076 | PAB 12,920 | $26,000 |
| 49 | Bulgaria estimate | $12,870 | $1,072 | €22,540 | $27,460 |
| 50 | Serbia estimate | $12,480 | $1,040 | RSD 1,313,100 | $24,520 |
| 51 | Botswana estimate | $12,240 | $1,020 | P 166,100 | $31,260 |
| 52 | Chile estimate | $12,090 | $1,007 | CLP 11,405,500 | $24,530 |
| 53 | Palau estimate | $11,900 | $992 | $11,890 | |
| 54 | Montenegro estimate | $10,260 | $855 | €7,724 | $17,590 |
| 55 | Belize estimate | $10,140 | $845 | BZD 20,270 | $15,880 |
| 56 | North Macedonia estimate | $10,040 | $837 | MKD 554,100 | $20,240 |
| 57 | Malaysia estimate | $9,890 | $824 | RM 41,570 | $26,450 |
| 58 | South Africa estimate | $9,529 | $794 | R 156,800 | $21,150 |
| 59 | Marshall Islands estimate | $9,226 | $769 | $9,287 | |
| 60 | Lebanon estimate | $8,813 | $734 | L£13,285,400 | $17,750 |
| 61 | Honduras estimate | $8,295 | $691 | L 215,300 | $17,060 |
| 62 | Peru estimate | $8,277 | $690 | PEN 29,520 | $15,320 |
| 63 | Brazil estimate | $8,256 | $688 | R$46,130 | $17,870 |
| 64 | Colombia estimate | $8,195 | $683 | COP 33,213,600 | $19,940 |
| 65 | Dominican Republic estimate | $8,062 | $672 | DOP 499,700 | $20,990 |
| 66 | Mauritius estimate | $7,951 | $663 | Rs 369,000 | $18,530 |
| 67 | Eswatini estimate | $7,736 | $645 | SZL 138,400 | |
| 68 | Guatemala estimate | $7,492 | $624 | Q 57,540 | $16,770 |
| 69 | Maldives estimate | $7,447 | $621 | MVR 114,500 | $11,310 |
| 70 | Argentina estimate | $7,435 | $620 | ARS 9,226,000 | $13,950 |
| 71 | Ecuador estimate | $7,381 | $615 | $16,720 | |
| 72 | Thailand estimate | $7,205 | $600 | ฿236,900 | $22,340 |
| 73 | Mexico estimate | $7,072 | $589 | MX$136,000 | $12,030 |
| 74 | El Salvador estimate | $6,977 | $581 | $14,880 | |
| 75 | Russia estimate | $6,769 | $564 | ₽498,500 | $19,360 |
| 76 | Djibouti estimate | $6,489 | $541 | DJF 1,153,200 | $11,710 |
| 77 | Fiji estimate | $6,413 | $534 | FJD 14,550 | $15,710 |
| 78 | Samoa estimate | $6,299 | $525 | WST 16,940 | $9,217 |
| 79 | Albania estimate | $6,219 | $518 | ALL 662,800 | $14,390 |
| 80 | Guyana estimate | $6,195 | $516 | GYD 1,291,600 | $13,290 |
| 81 | Bolivia estimate | $6,008 | $501 | Bs 41,520 | $15,380 |
| 82 | Jordan estimate | $5,847 | $487 | JOD 4,152 | $12,930 |
| 83 | Paraguay estimate | $5,502 | $459 | ₲41,516,900 | $14,440 |
| 84 | Mongolia estimate | $5,205 | $434 | ₮18,452,000 | $15,630 |
| 85 | Jamaica estimate | $5,198 | $433 | JMD 576,600 | $8,249 |
| 86 | Moldova estimate | $5,139 | $428 | MDL 89,310 | $10,180 |
| 87 | Tonga estimate | $5,021 | $418 | TOP 11,870 | $6,517 |
| 88 | Philippines estimate | $4,898 | $408 | ₱280,600 | $13,530 |
| 89 | Cape Verde estimate | $4,617 | $385 | CVE 458,800 | $9,109 |
| 90 | Bhutan estimate | $4,521 | $377 | BTN 378,300 | $18,120 |
| 91 | Vanuatu estimate | $4,284 | $357 | VUV 415,200 | $3,505 |
| 92 | Vietnam estimate | $4,238 | $353 | ₫102,408,500 | $14,300 |
| 93 | Senegal estimate | $3,964 | $330 | F CFA 2,306,500 | $10,180 |
| 94 | Kazakhstan estimate | $3,938 | $328 | ₸1,283,800 | $10,230 |
| 95 | Tunisia estimate | $3,773 | $314 | TND 11,070 | $13,500 |
| 96 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $3,698 | $308 | F CFA 2,306,500 | $9,924 |
| 97 | Cambodia estimate | $3,678 | $307 | ៛14,761,600 | $10,020 |
| 98 | Kiribati estimate | $3,533 | $294 | A$5,318 | $5,664 |
| 99 | India estimate | $3,387 | $282 | ₹295,200 | $14,880 |
| 100 | Georgia estimate | $3,247 | $271 | ₾10,460 | $9,743 |
| 101 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,107 | $259 | FCFA 1,884,500 | $6,834 |
| 102 | Chad estimate | $3,071 | $256 | FCFA 1,915,400 | $9,059 |
| 103 | Uzbekistan estimate | $2,935 | $245 | UZS 32,428,200 | $10,810 |
| 104 | Zambia estimate | $2,821 | $235 | ZK 73,810 | $9,755 |
| 105 | Suriname estimate | $2,614 | $218 | SRD 64,580 | $7,222 |
| 106 | Mozambique estimate | $2,601 | $217 | MZN 166,100 | $6,885 |
| 107 | Timor-Leste estimate | $2,491 | $208 | $5,591 | |
| 108 | Yemen estimate | $2,386 | $199 | YER 524,000 | $7,910 |
| 109 | Burkina Faso estimate | $2,378 | $198 | F CFA 1,383,900 | $7,166 |
| 110 | Mali estimate | $2,282 | $190 | F CFA 1,383,900 | $7,194 |
| 111 | Kenya estimate | $2,229 | $186 | KES 227,300 | $5,255 |
| 112 | Comoros estimate | $2,218 | $185 | CF 922,600 | $4,046 |
| 113 | Ghana estimate | $2,057 | $171 | GH₵25,830 | $4,921 |
| 114 | Cameroon estimate | $2,055 | $171 | FCFA 1,014,900 | $4,241 |
| 115 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,985 | $165 | Rs 599,700 | $6,854 |
| 116 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $1,962 | $163 | FCFA 922,600 | $2,960 |
| 117 | Nepal estimate | $1,942 | $162 | Rs 203,000 | $6,687 |
| 118 | Guinea estimate | $1,808 | $151 | FG 16,606,800 | $5,515 |
| 119 | Indonesia estimate | $1,789 | $149 | Rp 28,372,500 | $5,558 |
| 120 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,775 | $148 | F CFA 1,107,100 | $5,014 |
| 121 | Lesotho estimate | $1,762 | $147 | LSL 32,290 | $5,260 |
| 122 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,756 | $146 | ৳203,000 | $6,152 |
| 123 | Ukraine estimate | $1,699 | $142 | ₴43,420 | $6,989 |
| 124 | Armenia estimate | $1,625 | $135 | ֏784,200 | $4,711 |
| 125 | Angola estimate | $1,591 | $133 | Kz 1,383,900 | $4,447 |
| 126 | Uganda estimate | $1,415 | $118 | UGX 5,074,300 | $3,858 |
| 127 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,413 | $118 | ETB 61,810 | $4,600 |
| 128 | Benin estimate | $1,407 | $117 | F CFA 876,500 | $4,265 |
| 129 | Niger estimate | $1,402 | $117 | F CFA 874,600 | $4,302 |
| 130 | Togo estimate | $1,401 | $117 | F CFA 874,000 | $3,962 |
| 131 | Laos estimate | $1,380 | $115 | ₭19,374,600 | $5,220 |
| 132 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,370 | $114 | CDF 1,383,900 | $2,819 |
| 133 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,336 | $111 | K 1,845,200 | $4,237 |
| 134 | Pakistan estimate | $1,137 | $95 | Rs 319,600 | $4,887 |
| 135 | Egypt estimate | $1,018 | $85 | E£46,130 | $6,636 |
| 136 | Sudan estimate | $1,012 | $84 | SDG 553,600 | $2,468 |
| 137 | Afghanistan estimate | $979 | $82 | ؋75,230 | $4,766 |
| 138 | Burundi estimate | $952 | $79 | BIF 1,823,600 | $2,877 |
| 139 | Liberia estimate | $923 | $77 | LRD 923 | $2,289 |
| 140 | Rwanda estimate | $910 | $76 | RF 1,199,400 | $3,319 |
| 141 | Gambia estimate | $814 | $68 | GMD 39,210 | $2,631 |
| 142 | Malawi estimate | $810 | $68 | MWK 295,200 | $2,483 |
| 143 | Nigeria estimate | $312 | $26 | ₦461,300 | $1,737 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).