How much does a flight attendant 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$71,210
- Iceland$70,930
- Belgium$64,060
- United States$61,170
- Luxembourg$56,010
Where pay goes furthest
- Belgium$73,460
- Germany$64,550
- Iceland$62,020
- United States$61,170
- Luxembourg$56,780
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $71,210 | $5,934 | CHF 64,080 | $55,560 |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $70,930 | $5,911 | kr 9,036,200 | $62,020 |
| 3 | Belgium estimate | $64,060 | $5,339 | €56,690 | $73,460 |
| 4 | United States | $61,170 | $5,097 | $61,170 | |
| 5 | Luxembourg estimate | $56,010 | $4,668 | €49,570 | $56,780 |
| 6 | Norway estimate | $50,440 | $4,204 | kr 456,400 | $52,430 |
| 7 | Germany | $48,890 | $4,074 | €43,790 | $64,550 |
| 8 | Denmark estimate | $48,600 | $4,050 | kr 323,800 | $46,490 |
| 9 | Australia | $46,710 | $3,892 | A$67,980 | |
| 10 | Ireland estimate | $42,890 | $3,574 | €38,410 | $41,980 |
| 11 | Sweden estimate | $41,520 | $3,460 | kr 395,300 | $45,870 |
| 12 | Canada | $39,700 | $3,308 | CA$55,840 | |
| 13 | Netherlands estimate | $38,650 | $3,221 | €34,620 | $44,570 |
| 14 | United Kingdom | $38,360 | $3,197 | £28,660 | $41,530 |
| 15 | Austria estimate | $37,880 | $3,157 | €33,930 | $44,680 |
| 16 | Finland estimate | $37,390 | $3,116 | €33,490 | $41,250 |
| 17 | France estimate | $31,430 | $2,619 | €28,150 | $37,970 |
| 18 | Italy estimate | $30,560 | $2,546 | €27,370 | $41,930 |
| 19 | Cyprus estimate | $27,520 | $2,293 | €24,350 | $41,120 |
| 20 | South Korea estimate | $24,280 | $2,023 | ₩31,351,000 | $34,680 |
| 21 | Slovenia estimate | $24,230 | $2,019 | €21,700 | $36,170 |
| 22 | Spain estimate | $22,720 | $1,893 | €20,350 | $33,070 |
| 23 | Singapore estimate | $21,750 | $1,813 | SGD 29,220 | $27,600 |
| 24 | Malta estimate | $21,040 | $1,754 | €18,420 | $29,310 |
| 25 | Israel estimate | $20,460 | $1,705 | ₪66,090 | $16,330 |
| 26 | Qatar estimate | $20,060 | $1,671 | QAR 73,010 | $25,790 |
| 27 | Greece estimate | $20,050 | $1,671 | €17,950 | $30,580 |
| 28 | Bahamas estimate | $18,340 | $1,528 | BSD 18,340 | $16,570 |
| 29 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $17,390 | $1,449 | HK$135,000 | $20,910 |
| 30 | Puerto Rico estimate | $16,860 | $1,405 | $17,980 | |
| 31 | Portugal estimate | $16,520 | $1,376 | €14,790 | $25,430 |
| 32 | Czechia estimate | $15,580 | $1,298 | Kč 342,800 | $23,260 |
| 33 | Lithuania estimate | $15,510 | $1,293 | €13,900 | $24,980 |
| 34 | Slovakia estimate | $15,360 | $1,280 | €13,750 | $24,020 |
| 35 | Estonia estimate | $14,930 | $1,244 | €13,370 | $19,670 |
| 36 | Hungary estimate | $13,590 | $1,133 | Ft 4,764,200 | $23,470 |
| 37 | Croatia estimate | $13,350 | $1,112 | €90,080 | $22,680 |
| 38 | Latvia estimate | $12,300 | $1,025 | €11,010 | $19,710 |
| 39 | Poland estimate | $11,500 | $958 | zł 48,260 | $20,960 |
| 40 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $11,480 | $956 | SAR 43,040 | $22,180 |
| 41 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $11,270 | $939 | AED 41,400 | $16,760 |
| 42 | Costa Rica estimate | $10,680 | $890 | ₡5,376,400 | $17,090 |
| 43 | Barbados estimate | $10,590 | $882 | BBD 21,170 | $8,823 |
| 44 | Romania estimate | $10,450 | $871 | lei 46,140 | $21,420 |
| 45 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $9,954 | $830 | KM 17,440 | $22,470 |
| 46 | Uruguay estimate | $9,873 | $823 | UYU 397,000 | $13,550 |
| 47 | Palau estimate | $9,529 | $794 | $9,524 | |
| 48 | North Macedonia estimate | $8,471 | $706 | MKD 467,600 | $17,080 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $8,200 | $683 | PAB 8,200 | $16,510 |
| 50 | Serbia estimate | $8,110 | $676 | RSD 853,200 | $15,930 |
| 51 | Türkiye estimate | $7,803 | $650 | ₺307,900 | $17,350 |
| 52 | Lebanon estimate | $7,779 | $648 | L£11,726,600 | $15,670 |
| 53 | Chile estimate | $7,506 | $626 | CLP 7,082,500 | $15,240 |
| 54 | Argentina estimate | $7,466 | $622 | ARS 9,263,900 | $14,010 |
| 55 | Brunei estimate | $7,103 | $592 | BND 8,999 | $11,880 |
| 56 | Bulgaria estimate | $6,849 | $571 | €12,000 | $14,620 |
| 57 | Montenegro estimate | $6,635 | $553 | €4,995 | $11,370 |
| 58 | Marshall Islands estimate | $6,617 | $551 | $6,661 | |
| 59 | Belize estimate | $6,336 | $528 | BZD 12,670 | $9,925 |
| 60 | Mauritius estimate | $6,273 | $523 | Rs 291,200 | $14,620 |
| 61 | Guatemala estimate | $6,169 | $514 | Q 47,380 | $13,800 |
| 62 | Ecuador estimate | $6,154 | $513 | $13,940 | |
| 63 | Guyana estimate | $6,093 | $508 | GYD 1,270,500 | $13,070 |
| 64 | Maldives estimate | $6,023 | $502 | MVR 92,640 | $9,147 |
| 65 | Fiji estimate | $5,671 | $473 | FJD 12,860 | $13,890 |
| 66 | El Salvador estimate | $5,668 | $472 | $12,090 | |
| 67 | Mongolia estimate | $5,600 | $467 | ₮19,851,200 | $16,810 |
| 68 | Jordan estimate | $5,592 | $466 | JOD 3,970 | $12,360 |
| 69 | Mexico estimate | $5,576 | $465 | MX$107,300 | $9,485 |
| 70 | Tonga estimate | $5,437 | $453 | TOP 12,850 | $7,057 |
| 71 | Russia estimate | $5,406 | $451 | ₽398,200 | $15,460 |
| 72 | Albania estimate | $5,179 | $432 | ALL 551,900 | $11,980 |
| 73 | Malaysia estimate | $5,154 | $430 | RM 21,670 | $13,780 |
| 74 | Thailand estimate | $4,830 | $402 | ฿158,800 | $14,970 |
| 75 | Honduras estimate | $4,759 | $397 | L 123,500 | $9,790 |
| 76 | Paraguay estimate | $4,666 | $389 | ₲35,204,100 | $12,250 |
| 77 | Colombia estimate | $4,648 | $387 | COP 18,838,800 | $11,310 |
| 78 | Moldova estimate | $4,569 | $381 | MDL 79,400 | $9,051 |
| 79 | Dominican Republic estimate | $4,569 | $381 | DOP 283,200 | $11,900 |
| 80 | Djibouti estimate | $4,468 | $372 | DJF 794,000 | $8,063 |
| 81 | Peru estimate | $4,452 | $371 | PEN 15,880 | $8,241 |
| 82 | Brazil estimate | $4,264 | $355 | R$23,820 | $9,228 |
| 83 | Samoa estimate | $4,262 | $355 | WST 11,460 | $6,236 |
| 84 | Vietnam estimate | $3,834 | $319 | ₫92,638,800 | $12,940 |
| 85 | Bolivia estimate | $3,830 | $319 | Bs 26,470 | $9,806 |
| 86 | Vanuatu estimate | $3,823 | $319 | VUV 370,500 | $3,128 |
| 87 | South Africa estimate | $3,788 | $316 | R 62,350 | $8,406 |
| 88 | Kazakhstan estimate | $3,406 | $284 | ₸1,110,300 | $8,845 |
| 89 | Philippines estimate | $3,302 | $275 | ₱189,200 | $9,121 |
| 90 | Georgia estimate | $3,183 | $265 | ₾10,260 | $9,553 |
| 91 | Bhutan estimate | $3,163 | $264 | BTN 264,700 | $12,680 |
| 92 | Cambodia estimate | $2,968 | $247 | ៛11,910,700 | $8,087 |
| 93 | Kiribati estimate | $2,948 | $246 | A$4,437 | $4,726 |
| 94 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $2,836 | $236 | FCFA 1,720,400 | $6,239 |
| 95 | Tunisia estimate | $2,706 | $225 | TND 7,940 | $9,681 |
| 96 | Botswana estimate | $2,439 | $203 | P 33,090 | $6,228 |
| 97 | Suriname estimate | $2,410 | $201 | SRD 59,550 | $6,660 |
| 98 | Sudan estimate | $2,354 | $196 | SDG 1,287,300 | $5,739 |
| 99 | Armenia estimate | $2,262 | $188 | ֏1,091,800 | $6,558 |
| 100 | Eswatini estimate | $2,250 | $188 | SZL 40,250 | |
| 101 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,111 | $176 | FCFA 992,600 | $3,184 |
| 102 | Jamaica estimate | $2,067 | $172 | JMD 229,300 | $3,281 |
| 103 | Cape Verde estimate | $1,997 | $166 | CVE 198,500 | $3,941 |
| 104 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,985 | $165 | $4,455 | |
| 105 | Yemen estimate | $1,887 | $157 | YER 414,500 | $6,257 |
| 106 | Uzbekistan estimate | $1,873 | $156 | UZS 20,692,800 | $6,899 |
| 107 | Liberia estimate | $1,839 | $153 | LRD 1,839 | $4,561 |
| 108 | India estimate | $1,822 | $152 | ₹158,800 | $8,005 |
| 109 | Senegal estimate | $1,819 | $152 | F CFA 1,058,700 | $4,674 |
| 110 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,752 | $146 | Rs 529,400 | $6,051 |
| 111 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,723 | $144 | ؋132,300 | $8,383 |
| 112 | Indonesia estimate | $1,712 | $143 | Rp 27,142,400 | $5,317 |
| 113 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,628 | $136 | K 2,249,800 | $5,166 |
| 114 | Comoros estimate | $1,591 | $133 | CF 661,700 | $2,902 |
| 115 | Laos estimate | $1,580 | $132 | ₭22,172,600 | $5,974 |
| 116 | Guinea estimate | $1,558 | $130 | FG 14,307,300 | $4,752 |
| 117 | Nepal estimate | $1,520 | $127 | Rs 158,800 | $5,232 |
| 118 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,485 | $124 | F CFA 926,400 | $3,986 |
| 119 | Chad estimate | $1,480 | $123 | FCFA 923,300 | $4,367 |
| 120 | Pakistan estimate | $1,427 | $119 | Rs 401,100 | $6,134 |
| 121 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,374 | $114 | ৳158,800 | $4,814 |
| 122 | Mozambique estimate | $1,347 | $112 | MZN 86,020 | $3,566 |
| 123 | Mali estimate | $1,310 | $109 | F CFA 794,000 | $4,128 |
| 124 | Lesotho estimate | $1,227 | $102 | LSL 22,500 | $3,665 |
| 125 | Cameroon estimate | $1,210 | $101 | FCFA 597,300 | $2,496 |
| 126 | Ukraine estimate | $1,197 | $100 | ₴30,590 | $4,923 |
| 127 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,179 | $98 | CDF 1,191,100 | $2,426 |
| 128 | Egypt estimate | $1,169 | $97 | E£52,940 | $7,615 |
| 129 | Zambia estimate | $1,113 | $93 | ZK 29,120 | $3,848 |
| 130 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,061 | $88 | F CFA 661,700 | $2,997 |
| 131 | Niger estimate | $1,061 | $88 | F CFA 661,700 | $3,255 |
| 132 | Ghana estimate | $1,054 | $88 | GH₵13,230 | $2,521 |
| 133 | Kenya estimate | $1,038 | $87 | KES 105,900 | $2,447 |
| 134 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,023 | $85 | F CFA 595,500 | $3,084 |
| 135 | Benin estimate | $850 | $71 | F CFA 529,400 | $2,576 |
| 136 | Togo estimate | $849 | $71 | F CFA 529,400 | $2,400 |
| 137 | Uganda estimate | $799 | $67 | UGX 2,867,400 | $2,180 |
| 138 | Gambia estimate | $756 | $63 | GMD 36,390 | $2,442 |
| 139 | Angola estimate | $685 | $57 | Kz 595,500 | $1,914 |
| 140 | Rwanda estimate | $502 | $42 | RF 661,700 | $1,831 |
| 141 | Ethiopia estimate | $454 | $38 | ETB 19,850 | $1,477 |
| 142 | Burundi estimate | $415 | $35 | BIF 794,000 | $1,253 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $401 | $33 | MWK 146,300 | $1,230 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $388 | $32 | ₦573,500 | $2,160 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).