How much does a fisheries boatman make in each country?
141 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$71,520
- Iceland$71,270
- Denmark$65,280
- Belgium$61,940
- Luxembourg$59,890
Where pay goes furthest
- Belgium$71,030
- Denmark$62,450
- Iceland$62,320
- Luxembourg$60,710
- United States$59,320
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $71,520 | $5,960 | CHF 64,350 | $55,800 |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $71,270 | $5,939 | kr 9,079,700 | $62,320 |
| 3 | Denmark estimate | $65,280 | $5,440 | kr 431,800 | $62,450 |
| 4 | Belgium estimate | $61,940 | $5,162 | €54,820 | $71,030 |
| 5 | Luxembourg estimate | $59,890 | $4,991 | €53,000 | $60,710 |
| 6 | United States | $59,320 | $4,943 | $59,320 | |
| 7 | Australia | $53,880 | $4,490 | A$78,420 | |
| 8 | Norway estimate | $49,150 | $4,096 | kr 444,700 | $51,090 |
| 9 | Netherlands estimate | $48,940 | $4,078 | €43,310 | $56,440 |
| 10 | Finland estimate | $48,320 | $4,027 | €42,760 | $53,320 |
| 11 | Austria estimate | $47,740 | $3,978 | €42,250 | $56,300 |
| 12 | Sweden estimate | $41,180 | $3,431 | kr 401,800 | $45,490 |
| 13 | Ireland estimate | $39,130 | $3,260 | €34,620 | $38,300 |
| 14 | United Kingdom estimate | $35,990 | $2,999 | £27,330 | $38,960 |
| 15 | Germany estimate | $33,900 | $2,825 | €30,370 | $44,760 |
| 16 | Slovenia estimate | $33,780 | $2,815 | €29,890 | $50,420 |
| 17 | Cyprus estimate | $32,190 | $2,683 | €28,490 | $48,100 |
| 18 | Israel estimate | $26,840 | $2,237 | ₪86,690 | $21,420 |
| 19 | Italy estimate | $26,720 | $2,227 | €23,640 | $36,670 |
| 20 | Spain estimate | $26,690 | $2,224 | €23,620 | $38,860 |
| 21 | Estonia estimate | $24,400 | $2,034 | €21,600 | $32,150 |
| 22 | Czechia estimate | $23,550 | $1,962 | Kč 507,400 | $35,150 |
| 23 | South Korea estimate | $22,910 | $1,909 | ₩29,582,500 | $32,720 |
| 24 | France estimate | $22,360 | $1,864 | €19,790 | $27,020 |
| 25 | Malta estimate | $21,360 | $1,780 | €18,700 | $29,740 |
| 26 | Lithuania estimate | $21,010 | $1,750 | €18,590 | $33,820 |
| 27 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $19,790 | $1,649 | HK$153,600 | $23,790 |
| 28 | Slovakia estimate | $19,650 | $1,638 | €17,390 | $30,740 |
| 29 | Greece estimate | $19,020 | $1,585 | €17,030 | $29,010 |
| 30 | Latvia estimate | $18,250 | $1,521 | €16,150 | $29,250 |
| 31 | Croatia estimate | $18,190 | $1,516 | €16,290 | $30,910 |
| 32 | Poland estimate | $17,130 | $1,428 | zł 66,590 | $31,230 |
| 33 | Bahamas estimate | $16,730 | $1,394 | BSD 16,730 | $15,120 |
| 34 | Romania estimate | $16,510 | $1,376 | lei 78,020 | $33,840 |
| 35 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $14,360 | $1,196 | KM 24,920 | $32,410 |
| 36 | Portugal estimate | $12,250 | $1,021 | €10,840 | $18,860 |
| 37 | Qatar estimate | $10,870 | $906 | QAR 39,570 | $13,980 |
| 38 | Uruguay estimate | $10,850 | $904 | UYU 436,100 | $14,890 |
| 39 | Costa Rica estimate | $10,720 | $894 | ₡5,399,700 | $17,170 |
| 40 | Hungary estimate | $10,540 | $878 | Ft 3,394,000 | $18,200 |
| 41 | Serbia estimate | $10,350 | $862 | RSD 9,155 | $20,320 |
| 42 | Puerto Rico estimate | $10,240 | $854 | $10,920 | |
| 43 | Barbados estimate | $8,723 | $727 | BBD 17,450 | $7,269 |
| 44 | Bulgaria estimate | $8,010 | $668 | €7,175 | $17,100 |
| 45 | Tonga estimate | $7,360 | $613 | TOP 17,400 | $9,552 |
| 46 | Türkiye estimate | $7,290 | $608 | ₺287,600 | $16,210 |
| 47 | Chile estimate | $6,667 | $556 | CLP 6,291,100 | $13,530 |
| 48 | Belize estimate | $6,598 | $550 | BZD 13,200 | $10,330 |
| 49 | Peru estimate | $6,547 | $546 | PEN 23,350 | $12,120 |
| 50 | Maldives estimate | $6,481 | $540 | MVR 99,690 | $9,843 |
| 51 | Argentina estimate | $6,025 | $502 | ARS 7,476,500 | $11,310 |
| 52 | Guyana estimate | $5,976 | $498 | GYD 1,246,100 | $12,820 |
| 53 | Brunei estimate | $5,901 | $492 | BND 7,476 | $9,871 |
| 54 | Russia estimate | $5,340 | $445 | ₽393,300 | $15,270 |
| 55 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $5,197 | $433 | SAR 19,490 | $10,040 |
| 56 | Mexico estimate | $4,941 | $412 | MX$95,050 | $8,405 |
| 57 | Jordan estimate | $4,914 | $410 | JOD 3,489 | $10,860 |
| 58 | Palau estimate | $4,852 | $404 | $4,850 | |
| 59 | Mauritius estimate | $4,832 | $403 | Rs 224,300 | $11,260 |
| 60 | North Macedonia estimate | $4,563 | $380 | MKD 211,900 | $9,198 |
| 61 | Bolivia estimate | $4,508 | $376 | Bs 31,150 | $11,540 |
| 62 | Panama estimate | $4,485 | $374 | PAB 4,485 | $9,029 |
| 63 | Kiribati estimate | $4,484 | $374 | A$6,749 | $7,188 |
| 64 | Marshall Islands estimate | $4,404 | $367 | $4,433 | |
| 65 | Colombia estimate | $4,376 | $365 | COP 17,737,900 | $10,650 |
| 66 | El Salvador estimate | $4,320 | $360 | $9,214 | |
| 67 | Moldova estimate | $4,302 | $359 | MDL 74,760 | $8,522 |
| 68 | Fiji estimate | $4,282 | $357 | FJD 9,712 | $10,490 |
| 69 | Lebanon estimate | $4,133 | $344 | L£6,230,400 | $8,326 |
| 70 | Albania estimate | $4,071 | $339 | ALL 433,800 | $9,417 |
| 71 | Samoa estimate | $4,013 | $334 | WST 10,790 | $5,872 |
| 72 | Malaysia estimate | $3,898 | $325 | RM 16,390 | $10,420 |
| 73 | Paraguay estimate | $3,834 | $319 | ₲28,926,400 | $10,060 |
| 74 | Ecuador estimate | $3,738 | $312 | $8,467 | |
| 75 | Guatemala estimate | $3,651 | $304 | Q 28,040 | $8,169 |
| 76 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $3,634 | $303 | AED 13,350 | $5,405 |
| 77 | Brazil estimate | $3,568 | $297 | R$19,940 | $7,723 |
| 78 | Mongolia estimate | $3,515 | $293 | ₮12,460,800 | $10,550 |
| 79 | Dominican Republic estimate | $3,417 | $285 | DOP 211,800 | $8,897 |
| 80 | Honduras estimate | $3,361 | $280 | L 87,230 | $6,913 |
| 81 | Thailand estimate | $3,221 | $268 | ฿105,900 | $9,986 |
| 82 | Vanuatu estimate | $3,215 | $268 | VUV 311,500 | $2,630 |
| 83 | Vietnam estimate | $3,094 | $258 | ₫74,764,600 | $10,440 |
| 84 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,081 | $257 | FCFA 1,869,100 | $6,778 |
| 85 | Kazakhstan estimate | $2,994 | $250 | ₸976,100 | $7,776 |
| 86 | Botswana estimate | $2,905 | $242 | P 35,940 | $6,817 |
| 87 | Philippines estimate | $2,646 | $221 | ₱151,600 | $7,309 |
| 88 | Cambodia estimate | $2,608 | $217 | ៛10,467,000 | $7,107 |
| 89 | Georgia estimate | $2,602 | $217 | ₾8,383 | $7,810 |
| 90 | Eswatini estimate | $2,481 | $207 | SZL 44,380 | |
| 91 | Tunisia estimate | $2,123 | $177 | TND 6,230 | $7,596 |
| 92 | Comoros estimate | $2,097 | $175 | CF 872,300 | $3,825 |
| 93 | Armenia estimate | $2,060 | $172 | ֏994,500 | $5,973 |
| 94 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $1,987 | $166 | FCFA 934,600 | $2,998 |
| 95 | Uzbekistan estimate | $1,967 | $164 | UZS 21,731,300 | $7,246 |
| 96 | Jamaica estimate | $1,878 | $157 | JMD 208,400 | $2,981 |
| 97 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,869 | $156 | $4,195 | |
| 98 | Bhutan estimate | $1,787 | $149 | BTN 149,500 | $7,162 |
| 99 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,729 | $144 | F CFA 1,006,300 | $5,211 |
| 100 | Cape Verde estimate | $1,728 | $144 | CVE 171,700 | $3,409 |
| 101 | Yemen estimate | $1,650 | $138 | YER 362,400 | $5,471 |
| 102 | Laos estimate | $1,539 | $128 | ₭21,598,700 | $5,819 |
| 103 | Suriname estimate | $1,513 | $126 | SRD 37,380 | $4,181 |
| 104 | Cameroon estimate | $1,486 | $124 | FCFA 733,900 | $3,067 |
| 105 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,485 | $124 | Rs 448,600 | $5,127 |
| 106 | Sudan estimate | $1,481 | $123 | SDG 809,900 | $3,611 |
| 107 | Nepal estimate | $1,451 | $121 | Rs 151,600 | $4,995 |
| 108 | India estimate | $1,430 | $119 | ₹124,600 | $6,281 |
| 109 | Ukraine estimate | $1,387 | $116 | ₴35,450 | $5,706 |
| 110 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,293 | $108 | ৳149,500 | $4,532 |
| 111 | Senegal estimate | $1,285 | $107 | F CFA 747,600 | $3,301 |
| 112 | Indonesia estimate | $1,263 | $105 | Rp 20,018,400 | $3,921 |
| 113 | Egypt estimate | $1,255 | $105 | E£56,850 | $8,178 |
| 114 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,161 | $97 | ؋89,200 | $5,650 |
| 115 | Pakistan estimate | $1,056 | $88 | Rs 296,800 | $4,538 |
| 116 | Djibouti estimate | $1,049 | $87 | DJF 186,500 | $1,894 |
| 117 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,046 | $87 | K 1,445,400 | $3,319 |
| 118 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,039 | $87 | F CFA 648,000 | $2,788 |
| 119 | Mali estimate | $1,028 | $86 | F CFA 623,000 | $3,239 |
| 120 | South Africa estimate | $955 | $80 | R 15,720 | $2,120 |
| 121 | Ghana estimate | $928 | $77 | GH₵11,660 | $2,221 |
| 122 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $899 | $75 | F CFA 560,700 | $2,540 |
| 123 | Mozambique estimate | $878 | $73 | MZN 56,070 | $2,325 |
| 124 | Liberia estimate | $868 | $72 | LRD 868 | $2,154 |
| 125 | Gambia estimate | $712 | $59 | GMD 34,270 | $2,299 |
| 126 | Guinea estimate | $545 | $45 | FG 5,000,900 | $1,661 |
| 127 | Benin estimate | $520 | $43 | F CFA 324,000 | $1,576 |
| 128 | Zambia estimate | $476 | $40 | ZK 12,460 | $1,647 |
| 129 | Lesotho estimate | $434 | $36 | LSL 7,961 | $1,297 |
| 130 | Angola estimate | $430 | $36 | Kz 373,800 | $1,201 |
| 131 | Ethiopia estimate | $427 | $36 | ETB 18,690 | $1,391 |
| 132 | Niger estimate | $400 | $33 | F CFA 249,200 | $1,226 |
| 133 | Togo estimate | $400 | $33 | F CFA 249,200 | $1,130 |
| 134 | Uganda estimate | $376 | $31 | UGX 1,349,900 | $1,026 |
| 135 | Chad estimate | $300 | $25 | FCFA 186,900 | $884 |
| 136 | Malawi estimate | $274 | $23 | MWK 99,690 | $838 |
| 137 | Nigeria estimate | $253 | $21 | ₦373,800 | $1,408 |
| 138 | Rwanda estimate | $246 | $20 | RF 324,000 | $896 |
| 139 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $246 | $20 | CDF 248,200 | $506 |
| 140 | Burundi estimate | $195 | $16 | BIF 373,800 | $590 |
| 141 | Kenya estimate | $73 | $6 | KES 7,476 | $173 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).