How much does a fabric cutter 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
- Iceland$62,160
- Belgium$60,720
- Switzerland$56,820
- Germany$48,540
- Denmark$44,990
Where pay goes furthest
- Belgium$69,630
- Germany$64,090
- Iceland$54,360
- Switzerland$44,340
- United States$43,340
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland estimate | $62,160 | $5,180 | kr 7,919,500 | $54,360 |
| 2 | Belgium estimate | $60,720 | $5,060 | €53,740 | $69,630 |
| 3 | Switzerland estimate | $56,820 | $4,735 | CHF 51,130 | $44,340 |
| 4 | Germany | $48,540 | $4,045 | €43,480 | $64,090 |
| 5 | Denmark estimate | $44,990 | $3,749 | kr 299,800 | $43,040 |
| 6 | United States | $43,340 | $3,611 | $43,340 | |
| 7 | Norway estimate | $41,520 | $3,460 | kr 375,700 | $43,160 |
| 8 | Canada | $37,980 | $3,165 | CA$53,420 | |
| 9 | Ireland estimate | $37,900 | $3,158 | €33,540 | $37,100 |
| 10 | United Kingdom | $34,350 | $2,862 | £25,660 | $37,180 |
| 11 | Luxembourg estimate | $34,310 | $2,859 | €30,730 | $34,780 |
| 12 | Finland estimate | $33,750 | $2,812 | €30,230 | $37,240 |
| 13 | Austria estimate | $32,470 | $2,706 | €29,080 | $38,300 |
| 14 | Netherlands estimate | $31,010 | $2,584 | €27,770 | $35,760 |
| 15 | Sweden estimate | $29,180 | $2,432 | kr 277,800 | $32,240 |
| 16 | Israel estimate | $23,220 | $1,935 | ₪75,000 | $18,530 |
| 17 | South Korea estimate | $22,710 | $1,892 | ₩29,323,100 | $32,440 |
| 18 | Italy estimate | $22,260 | $1,855 | €19,940 | $30,550 |
| 19 | France estimate | $21,600 | $1,800 | €19,350 | $26,100 |
| 20 | Estonia estimate | $21,000 | $1,750 | €18,590 | $27,670 |
| 21 | Spain estimate | $19,430 | $1,619 | €17,400 | $28,290 |
| 22 | Australia | $19,160 | $1,596 | A$27,880 | |
| 23 | Malta estimate | $18,800 | $1,566 | €16,840 | $26,180 |
| 24 | Bahamas estimate | $18,120 | $1,510 | BSD 18,120 | $16,380 |
| 25 | Slovenia estimate | $17,970 | $1,497 | €16,090 | $26,820 |
| 26 | Greece estimate | $17,590 | $1,466 | €15,750 | $26,830 |
| 27 | Singapore estimate | $16,590 | $1,382 | SGD 22,290 | $21,050 |
| 28 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $15,280 | $1,273 | HK$118,600 | $18,370 |
| 29 | Cyprus estimate | $13,940 | $1,161 | €12,480 | $20,820 |
| 30 | Czechia estimate | $13,120 | $1,094 | Kč 288,800 | $19,590 |
| 31 | Lithuania estimate | $13,010 | $1,084 | €11,650 | $20,940 |
| 32 | Puerto Rico estimate | $12,210 | $1,017 | $13,020 | |
| 33 | Portugal estimate | $11,980 | $999 | €10,730 | $18,450 |
| 34 | Slovakia estimate | $11,970 | $997 | €10,720 | $18,720 |
| 35 | Latvia estimate | $11,400 | $950 | €10,210 | $18,280 |
| 36 | Hungary estimate | $10,470 | $873 | Ft 3,670,900 | $18,080 |
| 37 | Uruguay estimate | $10,130 | $844 | UYU 407,300 | $13,900 |
| 38 | Poland estimate | $9,989 | $832 | zł 41,930 | $18,210 |
| 39 | Croatia estimate | $9,688 | $807 | €65,380 | $16,460 |
| 40 | Barbados estimate | $9,301 | $775 | BBD 18,600 | $7,752 |
| 41 | Romania estimate | $9,298 | $775 | lei 41,070 | $19,060 |
| 42 | Qatar estimate | $9,120 | $760 | QAR 33,200 | $11,730 |
| 43 | Costa Rica estimate | $8,005 | $667 | ₡4,030,500 | $12,810 |
| 44 | Palau estimate | $7,030 | $586 | $7,027 | |
| 45 | Serbia estimate | $6,963 | $580 | RSD 732,500 | $13,680 |
| 46 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $6,772 | $564 | KM 11,860 | $15,290 |
| 47 | Montenegro estimate | $6,617 | $551 | €4,981 | $11,340 |
| 48 | Bulgaria estimate | $6,596 | $550 | €11,550 | $14,080 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $6,511 | $543 | PAB 6,511 | $13,110 |
| 50 | Chile estimate | $6,470 | $539 | CLP 6,104,700 | $13,130 |
| 51 | Türkiye estimate | $6,287 | $524 | ₺248,100 | $13,980 |
| 52 | Argentina estimate | $5,997 | $500 | ARS 7,440,900 | $11,250 |
| 53 | Tonga estimate | $5,968 | $497 | TOP 14,110 | $7,745 |
| 54 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $5,941 | $495 | SAR 22,280 | $11,480 |
| 55 | North Macedonia estimate | $5,899 | $492 | MKD 325,600 | $11,890 |
| 56 | Guyana estimate | $5,576 | $465 | GYD 1,162,600 | $11,960 |
| 57 | Russia estimate | $5,553 | $463 | ₽409,000 | $15,880 |
| 58 | Belize estimate | $5,358 | $447 | BZD 10,720 | $8,393 |
| 59 | Mongolia estimate | $5,247 | $437 | ₮18,602,200 | $15,750 |
| 60 | Marshall Islands estimate | $5,211 | $434 | $5,245 | |
| 61 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $5,151 | $429 | AED 18,920 | $7,660 |
| 62 | Maldives estimate | $5,140 | $428 | MVR 79,060 | $7,806 |
| 63 | Mexico estimate | $5,121 | $427 | MX$98,520 | $8,712 |
| 64 | Lebanon estimate | $4,936 | $411 | L£7,440,900 | $9,943 |
| 65 | Brunei estimate | $4,772 | $398 | BND 6,046 | $7,982 |
| 66 | Ecuador estimate | $4,372 | $364 | $9,901 | |
| 67 | Fiji estimate | $4,261 | $355 | FJD 9,666 | $10,440 |
| 68 | Mauritius estimate | $4,208 | $351 | Rs 195,300 | $9,807 |
| 69 | Djibouti estimate | $4,187 | $349 | DJF 744,100 | $7,556 |
| 70 | El Salvador estimate | $4,030 | $336 | $8,597 | |
| 71 | Moldova estimate | $4,014 | $335 | MDL 69,760 | $7,952 |
| 72 | Bolivia estimate | $3,963 | $330 | Bs 27,390 | $10,150 |
| 73 | Honduras estimate | $3,942 | $329 | L 102,300 | $8,109 |
| 74 | Jordan estimate | $3,930 | $328 | JOD 2,790 | $8,687 |
| 75 | Peru estimate | $3,911 | $326 | PEN 13,950 | $7,240 |
| 76 | Kazakhstan estimate | $3,875 | $323 | ₸1,263,300 | $10,060 |
| 77 | Brazil estimate | $3,662 | $305 | R$20,460 | $7,927 |
| 78 | Guatemala estimate | $3,633 | $303 | Q 27,900 | $8,130 |
| 79 | Dominican Republic estimate | $3,623 | $302 | DOP 224,600 | $9,433 |
| 80 | Malaysia estimate | $3,557 | $296 | RM 14,950 | $9,511 |
| 81 | Paraguay estimate | $3,451 | $288 | ₲26,043,100 | $9,060 |
| 82 | Albania estimate | $3,424 | $285 | ALL 364,900 | $7,921 |
| 83 | Thailand estimate | $3,394 | $283 | ฿111,600 | $10,520 |
| 84 | Samoa estimate | $3,376 | $281 | WST 9,077 | $4,939 |
| 85 | Colombia estimate | $3,267 | $272 | COP 13,240,100 | $7,949 |
| 86 | Vietnam estimate | $3,079 | $257 | ₫74,408,800 | $10,390 |
| 87 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,067 | $256 | FCFA 1,860,200 | $6,746 |
| 88 | Georgia estimate | $2,892 | $241 | ₾9,318 | $8,680 |
| 89 | South Africa estimate | $2,825 | $235 | R 46,490 | $6,269 |
| 90 | Vanuatu estimate | $2,621 | $218 | VUV 254,000 | $2,144 |
| 91 | Cambodia estimate | $2,531 | $211 | ៛10,156,800 | $6,896 |
| 92 | Kiribati estimate | $2,472 | $206 | A$3,720 | $3,962 |
| 93 | Philippines estimate | $2,469 | $206 | ₱141,500 | $6,819 |
| 94 | Uzbekistan estimate | $2,307 | $192 | UZS 25,490,600 | $8,499 |
| 95 | Bhutan estimate | $2,223 | $185 | BTN 186,000 | $8,910 |
| 96 | Eswatini estimate | $2,080 | $173 | SZL 37,200 | |
| 97 | Cape Verde estimate | $2,059 | $172 | CVE 204,600 | $4,062 |
| 98 | Botswana estimate | $2,057 | $171 | P 27,900 | $5,252 |
| 99 | Nepal estimate | $1,895 | $158 | Rs 198,000 | $6,525 |
| 100 | Suriname estimate | $1,882 | $157 | SRD 46,510 | $5,201 |
| 101 | Comoros estimate | $1,791 | $149 | CF 745,000 | $3,267 |
| 102 | Tunisia estimate | $1,743 | $145 | TND 5,116 | $6,237 |
| 103 | Armenia estimate | $1,734 | $145 | ֏837,100 | $5,028 |
| 104 | Sudan estimate | $1,636 | $136 | SDG 894,700 | $3,989 |
| 105 | India estimate | $1,601 | $133 | ₹139,500 | $7,032 |
| 106 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $1,582 | $132 | FCFA 744,100 | $2,387 |
| 107 | Ghana estimate | $1,541 | $128 | GH₵19,350 | $3,685 |
| 108 | Ukraine estimate | $1,481 | $123 | ₴37,850 | $6,091 |
| 109 | Jamaica estimate | $1,453 | $121 | JMD 161,200 | $2,306 |
| 110 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,395 | $116 | $3,131 | |
| 111 | Senegal estimate | $1,385 | $115 | F CFA 806,100 | $3,559 |
| 112 | Indonesia estimate | $1,382 | $115 | Rp 21,916,700 | $4,293 |
| 113 | Laos estimate | $1,325 | $110 | ₭18,602,200 | $5,012 |
| 114 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,293 | $108 | K 1,785,800 | $4,101 |
| 115 | Liberia estimate | $1,276 | $106 | LRD 1,276 | $3,165 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,231 | $103 | Rs 372,000 | $4,252 |
| 117 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,193 | $99 | F CFA 744,100 | $3,201 |
| 118 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,191 | $99 | ৳137,700 | $4,173 |
| 119 | Mozambique estimate | $1,149 | $96 | MZN 73,350 | $3,041 |
| 120 | Zambia estimate | $1,066 | $89 | ZK 27,900 | $3,688 |
| 121 | Lesotho estimate | $1,015 | $85 | LSL 18,600 | $3,030 |
| 122 | Egypt estimate | $999 | $83 | E£45,270 | $6,511 |
| 123 | Chad estimate | $969 | $81 | FCFA 604,600 | $2,859 |
| 124 | Afghanistan estimate | $969 | $81 | ؋74,410 | $4,713 |
| 125 | Cameroon estimate | $942 | $78 | FCFA 465,100 | $1,944 |
| 126 | Rwanda estimate | $917 | $76 | RF 1,209,100 | $3,346 |
| 127 | Niger estimate | $895 | $75 | F CFA 558,100 | $2,745 |
| 128 | Pakistan estimate | $859 | $72 | Rs 241,600 | $3,695 |
| 129 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $851 | $71 | CDF 859,900 | $1,752 |
| 130 | Uganda estimate | $843 | $70 | UGX 3,022,900 | $2,298 |
| 131 | Yemen estimate | $821 | $68 | YER 180,300 | $2,722 |
| 132 | Togo estimate | $781 | $65 | F CFA 487,000 | $2,208 |
| 133 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $775 | $65 | F CFA 483,700 | $2,191 |
| 134 | Benin estimate | $672 | $56 | F CFA 418,500 | $2,037 |
| 135 | Mali estimate | $614 | $51 | F CFA 372,000 | $1,934 |
| 136 | Angola estimate | $535 | $45 | Kz 465,100 | $1,494 |
| 137 | Ethiopia estimate | $532 | $44 | ETB 23,250 | $1,731 |
| 138 | Gambia estimate | $531 | $44 | GMD 25,580 | $1,716 |
| 139 | Burundi estimate | $525 | $44 | BIF 1,005,500 | $1,586 |
| 140 | Guinea estimate | $506 | $42 | FG 4,650,500 | $1,545 |
| 141 | Burkina Faso estimate | $479 | $40 | F CFA 279,000 | $1,445 |
| 142 | Malawi estimate | $434 | $36 | MWK 158,100 | $1,330 |
| 143 | Nigeria estimate | $273 | $23 | ₦403,000 | $1,518 |
| 144 | Kenya estimate | $109 | $9 | KES 11,160 | $258 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).