How much does a factory labourer 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$62,800
- Iceland$62,500
- Denmark$46,920
- Norway$45,690
- Germany$44,460
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$58,700
- Iceland$54,650
- Switzerland$49,000
- Norway$47,490
- Denmark$44,880
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $62,800 | $5,233 | CHF 56,510 | $49,000 |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $62,500 | $5,208 | kr 7,962,000 | $54,650 |
| 3 | Denmark estimate | $46,920 | $3,910 | kr 312,600 | $44,880 |
| 4 | Norway estimate | $45,690 | $3,808 | kr 413,400 | $47,490 |
| 5 | Germany | $44,460 | $3,705 | €39,820 | $58,700 |
| 6 | Australia | $42,250 | $3,521 | A$61,490 | |
| 7 | United States | $40,870 | $3,406 | $40,870 | |
| 8 | Luxembourg estimate | $39,800 | $3,317 | €35,650 | $40,350 |
| 9 | United Kingdom | $38,970 | $3,248 | £29,120 | $42,190 |
| 10 | Belgium estimate | $38,510 | $3,209 | €34,490 | $44,160 |
| 11 | Ireland estimate | $32,960 | $2,747 | €29,530 | $32,270 |
| 12 | Canada | $32,950 | $2,746 | CA$46,350 | |
| 13 | Austria estimate | $32,570 | $2,715 | €29,180 | $38,420 |
| 14 | Sweden estimate | $31,900 | $2,659 | kr 303,700 | $35,250 |
| 15 | Finland estimate | $31,890 | $2,658 | €28,570 | $35,190 |
| 16 | Netherlands estimate | $28,470 | $2,373 | €25,500 | $32,840 |
| 17 | Italy estimate | $25,000 | $2,083 | €22,390 | $34,310 |
| 18 | France estimate | $24,810 | $2,067 | €22,220 | $29,970 |
| 19 | Spain estimate | $22,400 | $1,867 | €20,060 | $32,610 |
| 20 | Slovenia estimate | $20,600 | $1,717 | €18,450 | $30,750 |
| 21 | South Korea estimate | $19,710 | $1,643 | ₩25,460,400 | $28,160 |
| 22 | Greece estimate | $17,940 | $1,495 | €16,070 | $27,370 |
| 23 | Malta estimate | $16,950 | $1,412 | €14,840 | $23,600 |
| 24 | Israel estimate | $16,920 | $1,410 | ₪54,650 | $13,500 |
| 25 | Bahamas estimate | $16,290 | $1,357 | BSD 16,290 | $14,720 |
| 26 | Cyprus estimate | $15,450 | $1,287 | €13,830 | $23,080 |
| 27 | Puerto Rico estimate | $14,510 | $1,209 | $15,470 | |
| 28 | Portugal estimate | $13,890 | $1,157 | €12,440 | $21,390 |
| 29 | Singapore estimate | $12,990 | $1,083 | SGD 17,460 | $16,490 |
| 30 | Estonia estimate | $12,770 | $1,064 | €11,440 | $16,820 |
| 31 | Lithuania estimate | $12,110 | $1,010 | €10,850 | $19,510 |
| 32 | Czechia estimate | $11,950 | $996 | Kč 262,800 | $17,830 |
| 33 | Slovakia estimate | $11,340 | $945 | €10,160 | $17,740 |
| 34 | Latvia estimate | $10,820 | $902 | €9,691 | $17,340 |
| 35 | Poland estimate | $10,750 | $895 | zł 45,100 | $19,590 |
| 36 | Croatia estimate | $10,520 | $877 | €71,010 | $17,880 |
| 37 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $9,611 | $801 | HK$74,600 | $11,560 |
| 38 | Qatar estimate | $9,498 | $791 | QAR 34,570 | $12,210 |
| 39 | Barbados estimate | $9,396 | $783 | BBD 18,790 | $7,831 |
| 40 | Romania estimate | $9,340 | $778 | lei 41,250 | $19,150 |
| 41 | Hungary estimate | $8,832 | $736 | Ft 3,095,300 | $15,250 |
| 42 | Costa Rica estimate | $8,716 | $726 | ₡4,388,300 | $13,950 |
| 43 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $8,183 | $682 | KM 14,340 | $18,470 |
| 44 | Palau estimate | $7,977 | $665 | $7,973 | |
| 45 | Uruguay estimate | $7,795 | $650 | UYU 313,500 | $10,700 |
| 46 | Serbia estimate | $7,421 | $618 | RSD 780,700 | $14,580 |
| 47 | North Macedonia estimate | $7,317 | $610 | MKD 403,800 | $14,750 |
| 48 | Türkiye estimate | $7,309 | $609 | ₺288,400 | $16,250 |
| 49 | Marshall Islands estimate | $7,021 | $585 | $7,068 | |
| 50 | Tonga estimate | $6,896 | $575 | TOP 16,300 | $8,949 |
| 51 | Chile estimate | $6,644 | $554 | CLP 6,269,000 | $13,490 |
| 52 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $6,511 | $543 | SAR 24,420 | $12,580 |
| 53 | Panama estimate | $6,269 | $522 | PAB 6,269 | $12,620 |
| 54 | Montenegro estimate | $6,244 | $520 | €4,700 | $10,700 |
| 55 | Bulgaria estimate | $6,216 | $518 | €10,890 | $13,270 |
| 56 | Guyana estimate | $5,412 | $451 | GYD 1,128,400 | $11,610 |
| 57 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $5,215 | $435 | AED 19,150 | $7,756 |
| 58 | Ecuador estimate | $5,015 | $418 | $11,360 | |
| 59 | Lebanon estimate | $4,990 | $416 | L£7,522,800 | $10,050 |
| 60 | Belize estimate | $4,890 | $407 | BZD 9,780 | $7,660 |
| 61 | Mauritius estimate | $4,862 | $405 | Rs 225,700 | $11,330 |
| 62 | Fiji estimate | $4,761 | $397 | FJD 10,800 | $11,660 |
| 63 | Maldives estimate | $4,605 | $384 | MVR 70,840 | $6,994 |
| 64 | Brunei estimate | $4,453 | $371 | BND 5,642 | $7,449 |
| 65 | Jordan estimate | $4,415 | $368 | JOD 3,135 | $9,759 |
| 66 | Malaysia estimate | $4,379 | $365 | RM 18,410 | $11,710 |
| 67 | Colombia estimate | $4,331 | $361 | COP 17,553,300 | $10,540 |
| 68 | Mexico estimate | $4,276 | $356 | MX$82,250 | $7,273 |
| 69 | Albania estimate | $4,273 | $356 | ALL 455,400 | $9,883 |
| 70 | Mongolia estimate | $4,244 | $354 | ₮15,045,600 | $12,740 |
| 71 | Peru estimate | $4,218 | $351 | PEN 15,050 | $7,808 |
| 72 | Russia estimate | $4,148 | $346 | ₽305,500 | $11,860 |
| 73 | El Salvador estimate | $4,075 | $340 | $8,691 | |
| 74 | Argentina estimate | $4,042 | $337 | ARS 5,015,200 | $7,584 |
| 75 | Samoa estimate | $4,038 | $336 | WST 10,860 | $5,908 |
| 76 | Moldova estimate | $3,968 | $331 | MDL 68,960 | $7,860 |
| 77 | Bolivia estimate | $3,928 | $327 | Bs 27,140 | $10,060 |
| 78 | Thailand estimate | $3,668 | $306 | ฿120,600 | $11,370 |
| 79 | Paraguay estimate | $3,489 | $291 | ₲26,329,900 | $9,160 |
| 80 | Brazil estimate | $3,406 | $284 | R$19,030 | $7,373 |
| 81 | Guatemala estimate | $3,265 | $272 | Q 25,080 | $7,306 |
| 82 | Dominican Republic estimate | $3,236 | $270 | DOP 200,600 | $8,426 |
| 83 | Kiribati estimate | $3,217 | $268 | A$4,843 | $5,158 |
| 84 | Vietnam estimate | $3,217 | $268 | ₫77,735,900 | $10,860 |
| 85 | Vanuatu estimate | $3,196 | $266 | VUV 309,700 | $2,615 |
| 86 | Philippines estimate | $2,663 | $222 | ₱152,500 | $7,354 |
| 87 | Djibouti estimate | $2,469 | $206 | DJF 438,800 | $4,456 |
| 88 | Honduras estimate | $2,416 | $201 | L 62,690 | $4,969 |
| 89 | Bhutan estimate | $2,412 | $201 | BTN 201,800 | $9,665 |
| 90 | Cambodia estimate | $2,249 | $187 | ៛9,027,400 | $6,129 |
| 91 | Georgia estimate | $2,230 | $186 | ₾7,184 | $6,692 |
| 92 | Sudan estimate | $2,087 | $174 | SDG 1,141,000 | $5,087 |
| 93 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $2,067 | $172 | FCFA 1,253,800 | $4,547 |
| 94 | Suriname estimate | $2,030 | $169 | SRD 50,150 | $5,609 |
| 95 | Kazakhstan estimate | $2,020 | $168 | ₸658,600 | $5,247 |
| 96 | Comoros estimate | $1,959 | $163 | CF 815,000 | $3,574 |
| 97 | Tunisia estimate | $1,923 | $160 | TND 5,642 | $6,879 |
| 98 | South Africa estimate | $1,904 | $159 | R 31,350 | $4,226 |
| 99 | Jamaica estimate | $1,893 | $158 | JMD 210,000 | $3,004 |
| 100 | Cape Verde estimate | $1,886 | $157 | CVE 187,400 | $3,721 |
| 101 | Yemen estimate | $1,851 | $154 | YER 406,400 | $6,134 |
| 102 | Eswatini estimate | $1,827 | $152 | SZL 32,690 | |
| 103 | Laos estimate | $1,787 | $149 | ₭25,076,100 | $6,756 |
| 104 | Uzbekistan estimate | $1,769 | $147 | UZS 19,544,000 | $6,516 |
| 105 | Armenia estimate | $1,688 | $141 | ֏815,000 | $4,895 |
| 106 | Nepal estimate | $1,460 | $122 | Rs 152,500 | $5,026 |
| 107 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,442 | $120 | $3,236 | |
| 108 | India estimate | $1,439 | $120 | ₹125,400 | $6,320 |
| 109 | Indonesia estimate | $1,376 | $115 | Rp 21,822,800 | $4,275 |
| 110 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $1,333 | $111 | FCFA 626,900 | $2,011 |
| 111 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,306 | $109 | ؋100,300 | $6,354 |
| 112 | Ghana estimate | $1,298 | $108 | GH₵16,300 | $3,105 |
| 113 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,270 | $106 | K 1,755,300 | $4,031 |
| 114 | Liberia estimate | $1,254 | $104 | LRD 1,254 | $3,110 |
| 115 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,245 | $104 | Rs 376,100 | $4,299 |
| 116 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,206 | $101 | F CFA 752,300 | $3,237 |
| 117 | Botswana estimate | $1,202 | $100 | P 16,300 | $3,068 |
| 118 | Senegal estimate | $1,167 | $97 | F CFA 679,100 | $2,998 |
| 119 | Egypt estimate | $1,107 | $92 | E£50,150 | $7,214 |
| 120 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,085 | $90 | ৳125,400 | $3,800 |
| 121 | Pakistan estimate | $1,081 | $90 | Rs 304,000 | $4,649 |
| 122 | Guinea estimate | $1,080 | $90 | FG 9,922,500 | $3,295 |
| 123 | Ukraine estimate | $1,062 | $88 | ₴27,120 | $4,365 |
| 124 | Chad estimate | $1,045 | $87 | FCFA 652,000 | $3,084 |
| 125 | Cameroon estimate | $1,016 | $85 | FCFA 501,500 | $2,096 |
| 126 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $905 | $75 | F CFA 564,200 | $2,555 |
| 127 | Togo estimate | $905 | $75 | F CFA 564,200 | $2,558 |
| 128 | Mozambique estimate | $785 | $65 | MZN 50,150 | $2,079 |
| 129 | Gambia estimate | $716 | $60 | GMD 34,480 | $2,313 |
| 130 | Lesotho estimate | $684 | $57 | LSL 12,540 | $2,042 |
| 131 | Burkina Faso estimate | $646 | $54 | F CFA 376,100 | $1,948 |
| 132 | Mali estimate | $620 | $52 | F CFA 376,100 | $1,955 |
| 133 | Benin estimate | $604 | $50 | F CFA 376,100 | $1,830 |
| 134 | Niger estimate | $603 | $50 | F CFA 376,100 | $1,850 |
| 135 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $577 | $48 | CDF 583,000 | $1,188 |
| 136 | Zambia estimate | $575 | $48 | ZK 15,050 | $1,988 |
| 137 | Ethiopia estimate | $466 | $39 | ETB 20,360 | $1,515 |
| 138 | Angola estimate | $432 | $36 | Kz 376,100 | $1,209 |
| 139 | Nigeria estimate | $407 | $34 | ₦602,100 | $2,267 |
| 140 | Uganda estimate | $379 | $32 | UGX 1,358,300 | $1,033 |
| 141 | Malawi estimate | $275 | $23 | MWK 100,300 | $844 |
| 142 | Rwanda estimate | $247 | $21 | RF 326,000 | $902 |
| 143 | Burundi estimate | $210 | $17 | BIF 401,200 | $633 |
| 144 | Kenya estimate | $123 | $10 | KES 12,540 | $290 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).