How much does a file clerk 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$79,530
- Luxembourg$60,160
- Iceland$59,630
- Denmark$55,430
- Germany$54,820
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$72,390
- Qatar$70,000
- Switzerland$62,050
- Luxembourg$60,990
- Norway$54,770
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $79,530 | $6,627 | CHF 71,560 | $62,050 |
| 2 | Luxembourg estimate | $60,160 | $5,013 | €53,880 | $60,990 |
| 3 | Iceland estimate | $59,630 | $4,969 | kr 7,597,200 | $52,150 |
| 4 | Denmark estimate | $55,430 | $4,619 | kr 369,300 | $53,020 |
| 5 | Germany | $54,820 | $4,569 | €49,100 | $72,390 |
| 6 | Qatar estimate | $54,440 | $4,537 | QAR 198,200 | $70,000 |
| 7 | Norway estimate | $52,690 | $4,391 | kr 476,800 | $54,770 |
| 8 | Belgium estimate | $47,140 | $3,928 | €42,220 | $54,050 |
| 9 | Austria estimate | $46,350 | $3,863 | €41,520 | $54,670 |
| 10 | Australia | $44,910 | $3,742 | A$65,360 | |
| 11 | Canada | $44,020 | $3,668 | CA$61,910 | |
| 12 | United States | $42,930 | $3,577 | $42,930 | |
| 13 | Netherlands estimate | $42,150 | $3,512 | €37,750 | $48,610 |
| 14 | Ireland estimate | $38,900 | $3,242 | €34,840 | $38,090 |
| 15 | Finland estimate | $37,230 | $3,102 | €33,340 | $41,080 |
| 16 | South Korea estimate | $36,490 | $3,041 | ₩47,131,300 | $52,140 |
| 17 | Sweden estimate | $35,880 | $2,990 | kr 341,600 | $39,640 |
| 18 | United Kingdom | $35,650 | $2,970 | £26,630 | $38,590 |
| 19 | Italy estimate | $32,610 | $2,718 | €29,210 | $44,760 |
| 20 | France estimate | $27,980 | $2,332 | €25,060 | $33,800 |
| 21 | Slovenia estimate | $25,080 | $2,090 | €22,460 | $37,440 |
| 22 | Spain estimate | $23,790 | $1,983 | €21,310 | $34,640 |
| 23 | Israel estimate | $23,690 | $1,974 | ₪76,530 | $18,910 |
| 24 | Singapore estimate | $23,420 | $1,952 | SGD 31,470 | $29,720 |
| 25 | Greece estimate | $23,150 | $1,929 | €20,730 | $35,310 |
| 26 | Malta estimate | $22,480 | $1,873 | €19,680 | $31,300 |
| 27 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $20,130 | $1,677 | AED 73,910 | $29,930 |
| 28 | Bahamas estimate | $19,740 | $1,645 | BSD 19,740 | $17,830 |
| 29 | Cyprus estimate | $18,400 | $1,533 | €16,480 | $27,500 |
| 30 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $18,390 | $1,533 | HK$142,800 | $22,110 |
| 31 | Estonia estimate | $18,110 | $1,509 | €16,220 | $23,860 |
| 32 | Lithuania estimate | $18,080 | $1,507 | €16,200 | $29,120 |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $17,810 | $1,484 | SAR 66,790 | $34,420 |
| 34 | Portugal estimate | $17,570 | $1,464 | €15,740 | $27,060 |
| 35 | Czechia estimate | $16,260 | $1,355 | Kč 357,700 | $24,270 |
| 36 | Puerto Rico estimate | $15,920 | $1,327 | $16,980 | |
| 37 | Barbados estimate | $15,820 | $1,318 | BBD 31,640 | $13,190 |
| 38 | Croatia estimate | $15,330 | $1,278 | €103,500 | $26,060 |
| 39 | Latvia estimate | $15,270 | $1,272 | €13,670 | $24,470 |
| 40 | Slovakia estimate | $15,040 | $1,254 | €13,470 | $23,530 |
| 41 | Hungary estimate | $14,020 | $1,169 | Ft 4,914,400 | $24,210 |
| 42 | Uruguay estimate | $13,320 | $1,110 | UYU 535,500 | $18,280 |
| 43 | Poland estimate | $13,240 | $1,103 | zł 55,570 | $24,130 |
| 44 | Romania estimate | $12,570 | $1,047 | lei 55,500 | $25,760 |
| 45 | Costa Rica estimate | $11,780 | $982 | ₡5,933,100 | $18,860 |
| 46 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $11,110 | $926 | KM 19,470 | $25,090 |
| 47 | Palau estimate | $10,950 | $913 | $10,950 | |
| 48 | Brunei estimate | $10,720 | $893 | BND 13,590 | $17,940 |
| 49 | Türkiye estimate | $10,180 | $848 | ₺401,600 | $22,630 |
| 50 | Serbia estimate | $10,100 | $842 | RSD 1,062,400 | $19,840 |
| 51 | Argentina estimate | $9,808 | $817 | ARS 12,170,400 | $18,400 |
| 52 | Lebanon estimate | $9,688 | $807 | L£14,604,500 | $19,520 |
| 53 | Panama estimate | $9,128 | $761 | PAB 9,128 | $18,380 |
| 54 | North Macedonia estimate | $8,857 | $738 | MKD 488,900 | $17,850 |
| 55 | Chile estimate | $8,856 | $738 | CLP 8,356,600 | $17,980 |
| 56 | Bulgaria estimate | $8,342 | $695 | €14,610 | $17,810 |
| 57 | Montenegro estimate | $8,136 | $678 | €6,124 | $13,940 |
| 58 | Honduras estimate | $7,659 | $638 | L 198,800 | $15,760 |
| 59 | Guatemala estimate | $7,348 | $612 | Q 56,440 | $16,440 |
| 60 | Belize estimate | $7,303 | $609 | BZD 14,610 | $11,440 |
| 61 | Jordan estimate | $6,857 | $571 | JOD 4,868 | $15,160 |
| 62 | Maldives estimate | $6,853 | $571 | MVR 105,400 | $10,410 |
| 63 | Guyana estimate | $6,713 | $559 | GYD 1,399,600 | $14,400 |
| 64 | Albania estimate | $6,648 | $554 | ALL 708,400 | $15,380 |
| 65 | Mexico estimate | $6,562 | $547 | MX$126,200 | $11,160 |
| 66 | Mauritius estimate | $6,555 | $546 | Rs 304,300 | $15,280 |
| 67 | Ecuador estimate | $6,341 | $528 | $14,360 | |
| 68 | Peru estimate | $6,141 | $512 | PEN 21,910 | $11,370 |
| 69 | Marshall Islands estimate | $6,132 | $511 | $6,172 | |
| 70 | El Salvador estimate | $6,068 | $506 | $12,940 | |
| 71 | Malaysia estimate | $5,833 | $486 | RM 24,520 | $15,600 |
| 72 | Fiji estimate | $5,808 | $484 | FJD 13,170 | $14,220 |
| 73 | Samoa estimate | $5,783 | $482 | WST 15,550 | $8,461 |
| 74 | Moldova estimate | $5,603 | $467 | MDL 97,360 | $11,100 |
| 75 | Tonga estimate | $5,578 | $465 | TOP 13,180 | $7,239 |
| 76 | Thailand estimate | $5,552 | $463 | ฿182,600 | $17,210 |
| 77 | Russia estimate | $5,235 | $436 | ₽385,600 | $14,970 |
| 78 | Mongolia estimate | $5,149 | $429 | ₮18,255,700 | $15,460 |
| 79 | Eswatini estimate | $4,951 | $413 | SZL 88,570 | |
| 80 | Bolivia estimate | $4,932 | $411 | Bs 34,080 | $12,620 |
| 81 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $4,885 | $407 | FCFA 2,963,200 | $10,750 |
| 82 | Colombia estimate | $4,804 | $400 | COP 19,472,700 | $11,690 |
| 83 | Djibouti estimate | $4,794 | $399 | DJF 851,900 | $8,651 |
| 84 | Vanuatu estimate | $4,772 | $398 | VUV 462,500 | $3,904 |
| 85 | Cambodia estimate | $4,549 | $379 | ៛18,255,700 | $12,400 |
| 86 | Paraguay estimate | $4,516 | $376 | ₲34,077,200 | $11,850 |
| 87 | Kiribati estimate | $4,364 | $364 | A$6,569 | $6,996 |
| 88 | Brazil estimate | $4,356 | $363 | R$24,340 | $9,429 |
| 89 | Vietnam estimate | $4,331 | $361 | ₫104,665,800 | $14,620 |
| 90 | Philippines estimate | $4,168 | $347 | ₱238,800 | $11,510 |
| 91 | Senegal estimate | $4,156 | $346 | F CFA 2,418,500 | $10,680 |
| 92 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,154 | $346 | ₸1,354,100 | $10,790 |
| 93 | Dominican Republic estimate | $4,123 | $344 | DOP 255,600 | $10,730 |
| 94 | Georgia estimate | $3,675 | $306 | ₾11,840 | $11,030 |
| 95 | Cape Verde estimate | $3,674 | $306 | CVE 365,100 | $7,248 |
| 96 | Jamaica estimate | $3,565 | $297 | JMD 395,500 | $5,659 |
| 97 | Bhutan estimate | $3,346 | $279 | BTN 279,900 | $13,410 |
| 98 | South Africa estimate | $3,327 | $277 | R 54,770 | $7,384 |
| 99 | Tunisia estimate | $3,111 | $259 | TND 9,128 | $11,130 |
| 100 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,086 | $257 | UZS 34,102,500 | $11,370 |
| 101 | Suriname estimate | $2,955 | $246 | SRD 73,020 | $8,166 |
| 102 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $2,927 | $244 | F CFA 1,825,600 | $7,854 |
| 103 | Comoros estimate | $2,926 | $244 | CF 1,217,000 | $5,337 |
| 104 | Botswana estimate | $2,871 | $239 | P 38,950 | $7,331 |
| 105 | India estimate | $2,723 | $227 | ₹237,300 | $11,960 |
| 106 | Chad estimate | $2,439 | $203 | FCFA 1,521,300 | $7,195 |
| 107 | Liberia estimate | $2,434 | $203 | LRD 2,434 | $6,038 |
| 108 | Timor-Leste estimate | $2,434 | $203 | $5,463 | |
| 109 | Indonesia estimate | $2,413 | $201 | Rp 38,266,000 | $7,496 |
| 110 | Kenya estimate | $2,387 | $199 | KES 243,400 | $5,626 |
| 111 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,213 | $184 | FCFA 1,040,600 | $3,338 |
| 112 | Laos estimate | $2,163 | $180 | ₭30,356,200 | $8,179 |
| 113 | Zambia estimate | $2,112 | $176 | ZK 55,270 | $7,305 |
| 114 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,106 | $175 | ৳243,400 | $7,378 |
| 115 | Mozambique estimate | $2,097 | $175 | MZN 133,900 | $5,550 |
| 116 | Armenia estimate | $2,080 | $173 | ֏1,004,100 | $6,031 |
| 117 | Yemen estimate | $2,006 | $167 | YER 440,600 | $6,651 |
| 118 | Guinea estimate | $1,988 | $166 | FG 18,255,700 | $6,063 |
| 119 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,982 | $165 | K 2,738,300 | $6,288 |
| 120 | Niger estimate | $1,959 | $163 | F CFA 1,221,700 | $6,009 |
| 121 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,901 | $158 | ؋146,000 | $9,251 |
| 122 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,893 | $158 | Rs 572,000 | $6,538 |
| 123 | Cameroon estimate | $1,849 | $154 | FCFA 912,800 | $3,815 |
| 124 | Benin estimate | $1,843 | $154 | F CFA 1,147,800 | $5,585 |
| 125 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,766 | $147 | F CFA 1,101,800 | $4,990 |
| 126 | Nepal estimate | $1,747 | $146 | Rs 182,600 | $6,015 |
| 127 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,705 | $142 | CDF 1,722,100 | $3,508 |
| 128 | Lesotho estimate | $1,579 | $132 | LSL 28,940 | $4,714 |
| 129 | Togo estimate | $1,561 | $130 | F CFA 973,600 | $4,414 |
| 130 | Uganda estimate | $1,527 | $127 | UGX 5,476,700 | $4,164 |
| 131 | Mali estimate | $1,505 | $125 | F CFA 912,800 | $4,745 |
| 132 | Ghana estimate | $1,454 | $121 | GH₵18,260 | $3,477 |
| 133 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,450 | $121 | F CFA 843,600 | $4,368 |
| 134 | Burundi estimate | $1,351 | $113 | BIF 2,586,900 | $4,081 |
| 135 | Ukraine estimate | $1,313 | $109 | ₴33,550 | $5,400 |
| 136 | Egypt estimate | $1,290 | $107 | E£58,420 | $8,403 |
| 137 | Rwanda estimate | $1,200 | $100 | RF 1,582,200 | $4,378 |
| 138 | Angola estimate | $1,117 | $93 | Kz 971,800 | $3,123 |
| 139 | Pakistan estimate | $1,110 | $92 | Rs 312,000 | $4,770 |
| 140 | Gambia estimate | $1,074 | $90 | GMD 51,720 | $3,470 |
| 141 | Malawi estimate | $1,002 | $83 | MWK 365,100 | $3,070 |
| 142 | Ethiopia estimate | $974 | $81 | ETB 42,600 | $3,170 |
| 143 | Sudan estimate | $668 | $56 | SDG 365,100 | $1,628 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $535 | $45 | ₦791,100 | $2,979 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).