How much does a firefighter 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$91,500
- Iceland$91,140
- Belgium$82,320
- Luxembourg$71,980
- Germany$71,340
Where pay goes furthest
- Belgium$94,400
- Germany$94,200
- Iceland$79,700
- Luxembourg$72,960
- Switzerland$71,390
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $91,500 | $7,625 | CHF 82,340 | $71,390 |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $91,140 | $7,595 | kr 11,611,600 | $79,700 |
| 3 | Belgium estimate | $82,320 | $6,860 | €72,850 | $94,400 |
| 4 | Luxembourg estimate | $71,980 | $5,998 | €63,700 | $72,960 |
| 5 | Germany | $71,340 | $5,945 | €63,900 | $94,200 |
| 6 | Australia | $69,730 | $5,811 | A$101,500 | |
| 7 | Canada | $67,710 | $5,643 | CA$95,240 | |
| 8 | Norway estimate | $64,820 | $5,402 | kr 586,500 | $67,380 |
| 9 | Denmark estimate | $62,450 | $5,204 | kr 416,100 | $59,740 |
| 10 | United States | $62,270 | $5,189 | $62,270 | |
| 11 | United Kingdom | $58,940 | $4,911 | £44,030 | $63,810 |
| 12 | Ireland estimate | $55,110 | $4,593 | €49,360 | $53,950 |
| 13 | Sweden estimate | $53,350 | $4,446 | kr 508,000 | $58,950 |
| 14 | Netherlands estimate | $49,660 | $4,139 | €44,480 | $57,270 |
| 15 | Austria estimate | $48,680 | $4,057 | €43,600 | $57,410 |
| 16 | Finland estimate | $48,040 | $4,004 | €43,030 | $53,010 |
| 17 | France estimate | $40,390 | $3,366 | €36,180 | $48,800 |
| 18 | Italy estimate | $39,260 | $3,272 | €35,170 | $53,890 |
| 19 | Cyprus estimate | $35,370 | $2,947 | €31,300 | $52,840 |
| 20 | Spain estimate | $35,270 | $2,939 | €31,590 | $51,350 |
| 21 | South Korea estimate | $31,190 | $2,600 | ₩40,286,600 | $44,560 |
| 22 | Slovenia estimate | $31,140 | $2,595 | €27,890 | $46,480 |
| 23 | Singapore estimate | $27,950 | $2,329 | SGD 37,550 | $35,470 |
| 24 | Malta estimate | $27,040 | $2,253 | €23,680 | $37,660 |
| 25 | Israel estimate | $26,290 | $2,191 | ₪84,920 | $20,980 |
| 26 | Qatar estimate | $25,770 | $2,148 | QAR 93,810 | $33,140 |
| 27 | Greece estimate | $25,760 | $2,147 | €23,070 | $39,300 |
| 28 | Bahamas estimate | $23,560 | $1,964 | BSD 23,560 | $21,290 |
| 29 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $22,350 | $1,862 | HK$173,500 | $26,870 |
| 30 | Puerto Rico estimate | $21,670 | $1,805 | $23,110 | |
| 31 | Portugal estimate | $21,220 | $1,769 | €19,010 | $32,680 |
| 32 | Czechia estimate | $20,020 | $1,668 | Kč 440,400 | $29,880 |
| 33 | Lithuania estimate | $19,940 | $1,661 | €17,860 | $32,100 |
| 34 | Slovakia estimate | $19,730 | $1,644 | €17,670 | $30,860 |
| 35 | Estonia estimate | $19,180 | $1,599 | €17,180 | $25,270 |
| 36 | Hungary estimate | $17,470 | $1,456 | Ft 6,122,000 | $30,160 |
| 37 | Croatia estimate | $17,150 | $1,429 | €115,800 | $29,150 |
| 38 | Latvia estimate | $15,800 | $1,317 | €14,150 | $25,330 |
| 39 | Poland estimate | $14,780 | $1,231 | zł 62,020 | $26,930 |
| 40 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $14,750 | $1,229 | SAR 55,310 | $28,500 |
| 41 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $14,480 | $1,207 | AED 53,200 | $21,540 |
| 42 | Costa Rica estimate | $13,720 | $1,143 | ₡6,908,700 | $21,960 |
| 43 | Barbados estimate | $13,600 | $1,134 | BBD 27,210 | $11,340 |
| 44 | Romania estimate | $13,420 | $1,119 | lei 59,290 | $27,520 |
| 45 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $12,790 | $1,066 | KM 22,410 | $28,870 |
| 46 | Uruguay estimate | $12,690 | $1,057 | UYU 510,200 | $17,410 |
| 47 | Palau estimate | $12,240 | $1,020 | $12,240 | |
| 48 | North Macedonia estimate | $10,890 | $907 | MKD 600,800 | $21,940 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $10,540 | $878 | PAB 10,540 | $21,210 |
| 50 | Serbia estimate | $10,420 | $868 | RSD 1,096,400 | $20,470 |
| 51 | Türkiye estimate | $10,030 | $836 | ₺395,600 | $22,300 |
| 52 | Lebanon estimate | $9,996 | $833 | L£15,069,000 | $20,140 |
| 53 | Chile estimate | $9,645 | $804 | CLP 9,101,100 | $19,580 |
| 54 | Argentina estimate | $9,594 | $799 | ARS 11,904,300 | $18,000 |
| 55 | Brunei estimate | $9,127 | $761 | BND 11,560 | $15,270 |
| 56 | Bulgaria estimate | $8,801 | $733 | €15,420 | $18,790 |
| 57 | Montenegro estimate | $8,526 | $711 | €6,418 | $14,610 |
| 58 | Marshall Islands estimate | $8,503 | $709 | $8,559 | |
| 59 | Belize estimate | $8,142 | $679 | BZD 16,280 | $12,750 |
| 60 | Mauritius estimate | $8,061 | $672 | Rs 374,100 | $18,790 |
| 61 | Guatemala estimate | $7,927 | $661 | Q 60,880 | $17,740 |
| 62 | Ecuador estimate | $7,908 | $659 | $17,910 | |
| 63 | Guyana estimate | $7,830 | $653 | GYD 1,632,600 | $16,790 |
| 64 | Maldives estimate | $7,739 | $645 | MVR 119,000 | $11,750 |
| 65 | Fiji estimate | $7,287 | $607 | FJD 16,530 | $17,850 |
| 66 | El Salvador estimate | $7,284 | $607 | $15,540 | |
| 67 | Mongolia estimate | $7,196 | $600 | ₮25,509,100 | $21,600 |
| 68 | Jordan estimate | $7,186 | $599 | JOD 5,102 | $15,880 |
| 69 | Mexico estimate | $7,165 | $597 | MX$137,800 | $12,190 |
| 70 | Tonga estimate | $6,987 | $582 | TOP 16,520 | $9,068 |
| 71 | Russia estimate | $6,947 | $579 | ₽511,700 | $19,870 |
| 72 | Albania estimate | $6,655 | $555 | ALL 709,100 | $15,390 |
| 73 | Malaysia estimate | $6,623 | $552 | RM 27,840 | $17,710 |
| 74 | Thailand estimate | $6,206 | $517 | ฿204,100 | $19,240 |
| 75 | Honduras estimate | $6,116 | $510 | L 158,700 | $12,580 |
| 76 | Paraguay estimate | $5,995 | $500 | ₲45,238,000 | $15,740 |
| 77 | Colombia estimate | $5,973 | $498 | COP 24,208,200 | $14,530 |
| 78 | Moldova estimate | $5,872 | $489 | MDL 102,000 | $11,630 |
| 79 | Dominican Republic estimate | $5,871 | $489 | DOP 363,900 | $15,290 |
| 80 | Djibouti estimate | $5,741 | $478 | DJF 1,020,400 | $10,360 |
| 81 | Peru estimate | $5,721 | $477 | PEN 20,410 | $10,590 |
| 82 | Brazil estimate | $5,479 | $457 | R$30,610 | $11,860 |
| 83 | Samoa estimate | $5,477 | $456 | WST 14,730 | $8,013 |
| 84 | Vietnam estimate | $4,926 | $411 | ₫119,042,600 | $16,620 |
| 85 | Bolivia estimate | $4,922 | $410 | Bs 34,010 | $12,600 |
| 86 | Vanuatu estimate | $4,912 | $409 | VUV 476,000 | $4,019 |
| 87 | South Africa estimate | $4,868 | $406 | R 80,120 | $10,800 |
| 88 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,376 | $365 | ₸1,426,700 | $11,370 |
| 89 | Philippines estimate | $4,244 | $354 | ₱243,100 | $11,720 |
| 90 | Georgia estimate | $4,091 | $341 | ₾13,180 | $12,280 |
| 91 | Bhutan estimate | $4,065 | $339 | BTN 340,100 | $16,290 |
| 92 | Cambodia estimate | $3,814 | $318 | ៛15,305,500 | $10,390 |
| 93 | Kiribati estimate | $3,788 | $316 | A$5,702 | $6,072 |
| 94 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,645 | $304 | FCFA 2,210,800 | $8,017 |
| 95 | Tunisia estimate | $3,477 | $290 | TND 10,200 | $12,440 |
| 96 | Botswana estimate | $3,135 | $261 | P 42,520 | $8,003 |
| 97 | Suriname estimate | $3,097 | $258 | SRD 76,530 | $8,558 |
| 98 | Sudan estimate | $3,025 | $252 | SDG 1,654,100 | $7,375 |
| 99 | Armenia estimate | $2,906 | $242 | ֏1,403,000 | $8,428 |
| 100 | Eswatini estimate | $2,892 | $241 | SZL 51,730 | |
| 101 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,712 | $226 | FCFA 1,275,500 | $4,092 |
| 102 | Jamaica estimate | $2,657 | $221 | JMD 294,700 | $4,216 |
| 103 | Cape Verde estimate | $2,567 | $214 | CVE 255,100 | $5,064 |
| 104 | Timor-Leste estimate | $2,551 | $213 | $5,725 | |
| 105 | Yemen estimate | $2,425 | $202 | YER 532,600 | $8,040 |
| 106 | Uzbekistan estimate | $2,406 | $201 | UZS 26,590,600 | $8,866 |
| 107 | Liberia estimate | $2,363 | $197 | LRD 2,363 | $5,862 |
| 108 | India estimate | $2,341 | $195 | ₹204,100 | $10,290 |
| 109 | Senegal estimate | $2,338 | $195 | F CFA 1,360,500 | $6,006 |
| 110 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,252 | $188 | Rs 680,200 | $7,775 |
| 111 | Afghanistan estimate | $2,214 | $184 | ؋170,100 | $10,770 |
| 112 | Indonesia estimate | $2,200 | $183 | Rp 34,878,500 | $6,832 |
| 113 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $2,092 | $174 | K 2,891,000 | $6,638 |
| 114 | Comoros estimate | $2,044 | $170 | CF 850,300 | $3,729 |
| 115 | Laos estimate | $2,030 | $169 | ₭28,492,300 | $7,676 |
| 116 | Guinea estimate | $2,002 | $167 | FG 18,385,100 | $6,106 |
| 117 | Nepal estimate | $1,953 | $163 | Rs 204,100 | $6,723 |
| 118 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,908 | $159 | F CFA 1,190,400 | $5,122 |
| 119 | Chad estimate | $1,902 | $159 | FCFA 1,186,500 | $5,612 |
| 120 | Pakistan estimate | $1,833 | $153 | Rs 515,500 | $7,882 |
| 121 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,765 | $147 | ৳204,100 | $6,186 |
| 122 | Mozambique estimate | $1,731 | $144 | MZN 110,500 | $4,583 |
| 123 | Mali estimate | $1,683 | $140 | F CFA 1,020,400 | $5,304 |
| 124 | Lesotho estimate | $1,577 | $131 | LSL 28,910 | $4,709 |
| 125 | Cameroon estimate | $1,554 | $130 | FCFA 767,500 | $3,208 |
| 126 | Ukraine estimate | $1,538 | $128 | ₴39,300 | $6,326 |
| 127 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,515 | $126 | CDF 1,530,500 | $3,118 |
| 128 | Egypt estimate | $1,502 | $125 | E£68,020 | $9,785 |
| 129 | Zambia estimate | $1,430 | $119 | ZK 37,410 | $4,945 |
| 130 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,363 | $114 | F CFA 850,300 | $3,851 |
| 131 | Niger estimate | $1,363 | $114 | F CFA 850,300 | $4,183 |
| 132 | Ghana estimate | $1,354 | $113 | GH₵17,010 | $3,239 |
| 133 | Kenya estimate | $1,334 | $111 | KES 136,000 | $3,145 |
| 134 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,315 | $110 | F CFA 765,300 | $3,963 |
| 135 | Benin estimate | $1,092 | $91 | F CFA 680,200 | $3,310 |
| 136 | Togo estimate | $1,091 | $91 | F CFA 680,200 | $3,084 |
| 137 | Uganda estimate | $1,027 | $86 | UGX 3,684,700 | $2,801 |
| 138 | Gambia estimate | $971 | $81 | GMD 46,770 | $3,138 |
| 139 | Angola estimate | $880 | $73 | Kz 765,300 | $2,459 |
| 140 | Rwanda estimate | $645 | $54 | RF 850,300 | $2,353 |
| 141 | Ethiopia estimate | $583 | $49 | ETB 25,510 | $1,898 |
| 142 | Burundi estimate | $533 | $44 | BIF 1,020,400 | $1,610 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $516 | $43 | MWK 188,000 | $1,581 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $498 | $42 | ₦736,900 | $2,775 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).