How much does a fast food worker 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 $50,000 a year.
Where they earn the most
- Switzerland$40,620
- Iceland$40,420
- United States$31,380
- Denmark$30,340
- Norway$29,550
Where pay goes furthest
- Iceland$35,350
- Switzerland$31,690
- United States$31,380
- Norway$30,720
- Denmark$29,030
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $40,620 | $3,385 | CHF 36,550 | $31,690 |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $40,420 | $3,369 | kr 5,149,700 | $35,350 |
| 3 | United States | $31,380 | $2,615 | $31,380 | |
| 4 | Denmark estimate | $30,340 | $2,529 | kr 202,200 | $29,030 |
| 5 | Norway estimate | $29,550 | $2,463 | kr 267,400 | $30,720 |
| 6 | Luxembourg estimate | $25,750 | $2,145 | €23,060 | $26,100 |
| 7 | Belgium estimate | $24,910 | $2,076 | €22,310 | $28,560 |
| 8 | Ireland estimate | $21,320 | $1,777 | €19,100 | $20,870 |
| 9 | Austria estimate | $21,070 | $1,756 | €18,870 | $24,850 |
| 10 | Sweden estimate | $20,640 | $1,720 | kr 196,500 | $22,800 |
| 11 | Finland estimate | $20,630 | $1,719 | €18,480 | $22,760 |
| 12 | Germany estimate | $18,880 | $1,573 | €16,910 | $24,930 |
| 13 | Netherlands estimate | $18,420 | $1,535 | €16,490 | $21,240 |
| 14 | Spain estimate | $16,310 | $1,359 | €14,610 | $23,740 |
| 15 | Italy estimate | $16,170 | $1,348 | €14,480 | $22,190 |
| 16 | France estimate | $16,050 | $1,337 | €14,370 | $19,390 |
| 17 | United Kingdom estimate | $14,580 | $1,215 | £11,070 | $15,780 |
| 18 | Australia | $13,620 | $1,135 | A$19,820 | |
| 19 | Slovenia estimate | $13,320 | $1,110 | €11,930 | $19,890 |
| 20 | South Korea estimate | $12,750 | $1,063 | ₩16,467,500 | $18,220 |
| 21 | Greece estimate | $11,600 | $967 | €10,390 | $17,700 |
| 22 | Malta estimate | $10,960 | $913 | €9,596 | $15,270 |
| 23 | Israel estimate | $10,940 | $912 | ₪35,350 | $8,732 |
| 24 | Bahamas estimate | $10,530 | $878 | BSD 10,530 | $9,518 |
| 25 | Cyprus estimate | $9,991 | $833 | €8,948 | $14,930 |
| 26 | Puerto Rico estimate | $9,382 | $782 | $10,010 | |
| 27 | Portugal estimate | $8,983 | $749 | €8,046 | $13,830 |
| 28 | Singapore estimate | $8,404 | $700 | SGD 11,290 | $10,660 |
| 29 | Estonia estimate | $8,258 | $688 | €7,396 | $10,880 |
| 30 | Lithuania estimate | $7,835 | $653 | €7,018 | $12,620 |
| 31 | Czechia estimate | $7,727 | $644 | Kč 170,000 | $11,540 |
| 32 | Slovakia estimate | $7,336 | $611 | €6,570 | $11,470 |
| 33 | Latvia estimate | $6,998 | $583 | €6,268 | $11,220 |
| 34 | Poland estimate | $6,950 | $579 | zł 29,170 | $12,670 |
| 35 | Croatia estimate | $6,805 | $567 | €45,930 | $11,560 |
| 36 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $6,216 | $518 | HK$48,250 | $7,474 |
| 37 | Qatar estimate | $6,143 | $512 | QAR 22,360 | $7,899 |
| 38 | Barbados estimate | $6,077 | $506 | BBD 12,150 | $5,065 |
| 39 | Romania estimate | $6,041 | $503 | lei 26,680 | $12,380 |
| 40 | Hungary estimate | $5,712 | $476 | Ft 2,002,000 | $9,862 |
| 41 | Costa Rica estimate | $5,637 | $470 | ₡2,838,300 | $9,024 |
| 42 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $5,293 | $441 | KM 9,272 | $11,950 |
| 43 | Palau estimate | $5,159 | $430 | $5,157 | |
| 44 | Uruguay estimate | $5,042 | $420 | UYU 202,700 | $6,920 |
| 45 | Serbia estimate | $4,800 | $400 | RSD 504,900 | $9,429 |
| 46 | North Macedonia estimate | $4,732 | $394 | MKD 261,200 | $9,540 |
| 47 | Türkiye estimate | $4,727 | $394 | ₺186,500 | $10,510 |
| 48 | Marshall Islands estimate | $4,541 | $378 | $4,571 | |
| 49 | Tonga estimate | $4,460 | $372 | TOP 10,540 | $5,788 |
| 50 | Chile estimate | $4,297 | $358 | CLP 4,054,700 | $8,722 |
| 51 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $4,211 | $351 | SAR 15,790 | $8,139 |
| 52 | Panama estimate | $4,055 | $338 | PAB 4,055 | $8,163 |
| 53 | Montenegro estimate | $4,038 | $337 | €3,040 | $6,920 |
| 54 | Bulgaria estimate | $4,021 | $335 | €7,042 | $8,581 |
| 55 | Guyana estimate | $3,500 | $292 | GYD 729,900 | $7,508 |
| 56 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $3,373 | $281 | AED 12,390 | $5,017 |
| 57 | Ecuador estimate | $3,244 | $270 | $7,347 | |
| 58 | Lebanon estimate | $3,228 | $269 | L£4,865,700 | $6,502 |
| 59 | Belize estimate | $3,163 | $264 | BZD 6,325 | $4,954 |
| 60 | Mauritius estimate | $3,145 | $262 | Rs 146,000 | $7,329 |
| 61 | Fiji estimate | $3,079 | $257 | FJD 6,985 | $7,541 |
| 62 | Maldives estimate | $2,979 | $248 | MVR 45,820 | $4,524 |
| 63 | Brunei estimate | $2,880 | $240 | BND 3,649 | $4,818 |
| 64 | Jordan estimate | $2,855 | $238 | JOD 2,027 | $6,312 |
| 65 | Malaysia estimate | $2,832 | $236 | RM 11,900 | $7,573 |
| 66 | Colombia estimate | $2,801 | $233 | COP 11,353,200 | $6,816 |
| 67 | Mexico estimate | $2,765 | $230 | MX$53,200 | $4,704 |
| 68 | Albania estimate | $2,764 | $230 | ALL 294,500 | $6,392 |
| 69 | Mongolia estimate | $2,745 | $229 | ₮9,731,300 | $8,242 |
| 70 | Peru estimate | $2,728 | $227 | PEN 9,731 | $5,050 |
| 71 | Russia estimate | $2,683 | $224 | ₽197,600 | $7,671 |
| 72 | El Salvador estimate | $2,636 | $220 | $5,621 | |
| 73 | Argentina estimate | $2,614 | $218 | ARS 3,243,800 | $4,905 |
| 74 | Samoa estimate | $2,612 | $218 | WST 7,023 | $3,821 |
| 75 | Moldova estimate | $2,567 | $214 | MDL 44,600 | $5,084 |
| 76 | Bolivia estimate | $2,541 | $212 | Bs 17,560 | $6,504 |
| 77 | Thailand estimate | $2,372 | $198 | ฿78,010 | $7,355 |
| 78 | Paraguay estimate | $2,257 | $188 | ₲17,029,800 | $5,924 |
| 79 | Brazil estimate | $2,203 | $184 | R$12,310 | $4,769 |
| 80 | Guatemala estimate | $2,112 | $176 | Q 16,220 | $4,726 |
| 81 | Dominican Republic estimate | $2,093 | $174 | DOP 129,800 | $5,450 |
| 82 | Kiribati estimate | $2,081 | $173 | A$3,132 | $3,336 |
| 83 | Vietnam estimate | $2,081 | $173 | ₫50,278,600 | $7,021 |
| 84 | Vanuatu estimate | $2,067 | $172 | VUV 200,300 | $1,691 |
| 85 | Philippines estimate | $1,722 | $144 | ₱98,660 | $4,756 |
| 86 | Djibouti estimate | $1,597 | $133 | DJF 283,800 | $2,882 |
| 87 | Honduras estimate | $1,562 | $130 | L 40,550 | $3,214 |
| 88 | Bhutan estimate | $1,560 | $130 | BTN 130,500 | $6,251 |
| 89 | Cambodia estimate | $1,455 | $121 | ៛5,838,800 | $3,964 |
| 90 | Georgia estimate | $1,442 | $120 | ₾4,647 | $4,329 |
| 91 | Sudan estimate | $1,350 | $112 | SDG 738,000 | $3,290 |
| 92 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $1,337 | $111 | FCFA 810,900 | $2,941 |
| 93 | Suriname estimate | $1,313 | $109 | SRD 32,440 | $3,628 |
| 94 | Kazakhstan estimate | $1,307 | $109 | ₸426,000 | $3,394 |
| 95 | Comoros estimate | $1,267 | $106 | CF 527,100 | $2,311 |
| 96 | Tunisia estimate | $1,244 | $104 | TND 3,649 | $4,449 |
| 97 | South Africa estimate | $1,232 | $103 | R 20,270 | $2,734 |
| 98 | Jamaica estimate | $1,224 | $102 | JMD 135,800 | $1,943 |
| 99 | Cape Verde estimate | $1,220 | $102 | CVE 121,200 | $2,406 |
| 100 | Yemen estimate | $1,197 | $100 | YER 262,800 | $3,968 |
| 101 | Eswatini estimate | $1,182 | $98 | SZL 21,140 | |
| 102 | Laos estimate | $1,156 | $96 | ₭16,218,900 | $4,370 |
| 103 | Uzbekistan estimate | $1,144 | $95 | UZS 12,640,800 | $4,215 |
| 104 | Armenia estimate | $1,092 | $91 | ֏527,100 | $3,166 |
| 105 | Nepal estimate | $944 | $79 | Rs 98,660 | $3,251 |
| 106 | Timor-Leste estimate | $933 | $78 | $2,093 | |
| 107 | India estimate | $930 | $78 | ₹81,090 | $4,088 |
| 108 | Indonesia estimate | $890 | $74 | Rp 14,114,700 | $2,765 |
| 109 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $862 | $72 | FCFA 405,500 | $1,301 |
| 110 | Afghanistan estimate | $845 | $70 | ؋64,880 | $4,109 |
| 111 | Ghana estimate | $840 | $70 | GH₵10,540 | $2,008 |
| 112 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $822 | $68 | K 1,135,300 | $2,607 |
| 113 | Liberia estimate | $811 | $68 | LRD 811 | $2,012 |
| 114 | Sri Lanka estimate | $805 | $67 | Rs 243,300 | $2,781 |
| 115 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $780 | $65 | F CFA 486,600 | $2,093 |
| 116 | Botswana estimate | $777 | $65 | P 10,540 | $1,984 |
| 117 | Senegal estimate | $755 | $63 | F CFA 439,300 | $1,939 |
| 118 | Egypt estimate | $716 | $60 | E£32,440 | $4,666 |
| 119 | Bangladesh estimate | $701 | $58 | ৳81,090 | $2,458 |
| 120 | Pakistan estimate | $699 | $58 | Rs 196,600 | $3,007 |
| 121 | Guinea estimate | $699 | $58 | FG 6,417,800 | $2,131 |
| 122 | Ukraine estimate | $687 | $57 | ₴17,540 | $2,824 |
| 123 | Chad estimate | $676 | $56 | FCFA 421,700 | $1,994 |
| 124 | Cameroon estimate | $657 | $55 | FCFA 324,400 | $1,356 |
| 125 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $585 | $49 | F CFA 364,900 | $1,653 |
| 126 | Togo estimate | $585 | $49 | F CFA 364,900 | $1,654 |
| 127 | Mozambique estimate | $508 | $42 | MZN 32,440 | $1,345 |
| 128 | Gambia estimate | $463 | $39 | GMD 22,300 | $1,496 |
| 129 | Lesotho estimate | $442 | $37 | LSL 8,109 | $1,321 |
| 130 | Burkina Faso estimate | $418 | $35 | F CFA 243,300 | $1,260 |
| 131 | Mali estimate | $401 | $33 | F CFA 243,300 | $1,265 |
| 132 | Benin estimate | $391 | $33 | F CFA 243,300 | $1,184 |
| 133 | Niger estimate | $390 | $33 | F CFA 243,300 | $1,197 |
| 134 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $373 | $31 | CDF 377,100 | $768 |
| 135 | Zambia estimate | $372 | $31 | ZK 9,731 | $1,286 |
| 136 | Ethiopia estimate | $301 | $25 | ETB 13,170 | $980 |
| 137 | Angola estimate | $280 | $23 | Kz 243,300 | $782 |
| 138 | Nigeria estimate | $263 | $22 | ₦389,400 | $1,467 |
| 139 | Uganda estimate | $245 | $20 | UGX 878,500 | $668 |
| 140 | Malawi estimate | $178 | $15 | MWK 64,880 | $546 |
| 141 | Rwanda estimate | $160 | $13 | RF 210,800 | $583 |
| 142 | Burundi estimate | $136 | $11 | BIF 259,500 | $409 |
| 143 | Kenya estimate | $80 | $7 | KES 8,109 | $187 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).