How much does a forest ranger 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$72,250
- Iceland$72,010
- Denmark$65,950
- Belgium$62,580
- Luxembourg$60,510
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$72,230
- Belgium$71,760
- Denmark$63,090
- Iceland$62,970
- Luxembourg$61,330
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $72,250 | $6,021 | CHF 65,020 | $56,370 |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $72,010 | $6,000 | kr 9,173,400 | $62,970 |
| 3 | Denmark estimate | $65,950 | $5,496 | kr 436,300 | $63,090 |
| 4 | Belgium estimate | $62,580 | $5,215 | €55,380 | $71,760 |
| 5 | Luxembourg estimate | $60,510 | $5,042 | €53,540 | $61,330 |
| 6 | Germany | $54,710 | $4,559 | €49,000 | $72,230 |
| 7 | United States | $49,750 | $4,146 | $49,750 | |
| 8 | Norway estimate | $49,650 | $4,138 | kr 449,300 | $51,610 |
| 9 | Netherlands estimate | $49,440 | $4,120 | €43,750 | $57,020 |
| 10 | Finland estimate | $48,820 | $4,068 | €43,200 | $53,870 |
| 11 | Austria estimate | $48,230 | $4,019 | €42,680 | $56,880 |
| 12 | Canada | $42,540 | $3,545 | CA$59,830 | |
| 13 | Sweden estimate | $41,600 | $3,467 | kr 405,900 | $45,960 |
| 14 | Ireland estimate | $39,530 | $3,294 | €34,980 | $38,700 |
| 15 | United Kingdom estimate | $36,360 | $3,030 | £27,610 | $39,360 |
| 16 | Slovenia estimate | $34,120 | $2,844 | €30,200 | $50,940 |
| 17 | Cyprus estimate | $32,530 | $2,710 | €28,780 | $48,600 |
| 18 | Israel estimate | $27,110 | $2,260 | ₪87,590 | $21,640 |
| 19 | Italy estimate | $26,990 | $2,250 | €23,890 | $37,050 |
| 20 | Spain estimate | $26,970 | $2,247 | €23,860 | $39,260 |
| 21 | Estonia estimate | $24,650 | $2,055 | €21,820 | $32,480 |
| 22 | Czechia estimate | $23,790 | $1,982 | Kč 512,600 | $35,510 |
| 23 | South Korea estimate | $23,140 | $1,929 | ₩29,887,600 | $33,060 |
| 24 | France estimate | $22,590 | $1,883 | €19,990 | $27,290 |
| 25 | Malta estimate | $21,580 | $1,798 | €18,890 | $30,050 |
| 26 | Lithuania estimate | $21,220 | $1,769 | €18,780 | $34,170 |
| 27 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $19,990 | $1,666 | HK$155,200 | $24,040 |
| 28 | Slovakia estimate | $19,860 | $1,655 | €17,570 | $31,060 |
| 29 | Greece estimate | $19,210 | $1,601 | €17,210 | $29,310 |
| 30 | Latvia estimate | $18,440 | $1,536 | €16,310 | $29,550 |
| 31 | Croatia estimate | $18,380 | $1,531 | €16,460 | $31,230 |
| 32 | Poland estimate | $17,310 | $1,442 | zł 67,280 | $31,550 |
| 33 | Bahamas estimate | $16,900 | $1,408 | BSD 16,900 | $15,270 |
| 34 | Romania estimate | $16,680 | $1,390 | lei 78,820 | $34,190 |
| 35 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $14,500 | $1,209 | KM 25,180 | $32,740 |
| 36 | Portugal estimate | $12,380 | $1,031 | €10,950 | $19,060 |
| 37 | Qatar estimate | $10,980 | $915 | QAR 39,980 | $14,120 |
| 38 | Uruguay estimate | $10,960 | $913 | UYU 440,600 | $15,040 |
| 39 | Costa Rica estimate | $10,830 | $903 | ₡5,455,400 | $17,340 |
| 40 | Hungary estimate | $10,650 | $887 | Ft 3,429,100 | $18,380 |
| 41 | Serbia estimate | $10,450 | $871 | RSD 9,249 | $20,530 |
| 42 | Puerto Rico estimate | $10,350 | $862 | $11,040 | |
| 43 | Barbados estimate | $8,812 | $734 | BBD 17,620 | $7,344 |
| 44 | Bulgaria estimate | $8,093 | $674 | €7,249 | $17,270 |
| 45 | Tonga estimate | $7,436 | $620 | TOP 17,580 | $9,650 |
| 46 | Türkiye estimate | $7,365 | $614 | ₺290,600 | $16,380 |
| 47 | Chile estimate | $6,736 | $561 | CLP 6,356,000 | $13,670 |
| 48 | Belize estimate | $6,666 | $555 | BZD 13,330 | $10,440 |
| 49 | Peru estimate | $6,615 | $551 | PEN 23,590 | $12,240 |
| 50 | Maldives estimate | $6,548 | $546 | MVR 100,700 | $9,944 |
| 51 | Argentina estimate | $6,087 | $507 | ARS 7,553,600 | $11,420 |
| 52 | Guyana estimate | $6,038 | $503 | GYD 1,258,900 | $12,950 |
| 53 | Brunei estimate | $5,962 | $497 | BND 7,554 | $9,972 |
| 54 | Russia estimate | $5,395 | $450 | ₽397,400 | $15,430 |
| 55 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $5,251 | $438 | SAR 19,690 | $10,150 |
| 56 | Mexico estimate | $4,992 | $416 | MX$96,030 | $8,492 |
| 57 | Jordan estimate | $4,965 | $414 | JOD 3,525 | $10,970 |
| 58 | Palau estimate | $4,902 | $408 | $4,900 | |
| 59 | Mauritius estimate | $4,882 | $407 | Rs 226,600 | $11,380 |
| 60 | North Macedonia estimate | $4,610 | $384 | MKD 214,100 | $9,293 |
| 61 | Bolivia estimate | $4,555 | $380 | Bs 31,470 | $11,660 |
| 62 | Panama estimate | $4,531 | $378 | PAB 4,531 | $9,122 |
| 63 | Kiribati estimate | $4,530 | $377 | A$6,818 | $7,262 |
| 64 | Marshall Islands estimate | $4,450 | $371 | $4,479 | |
| 65 | Colombia estimate | $4,421 | $368 | COP 17,920,800 | $10,760 |
| 66 | El Salvador estimate | $4,364 | $364 | $9,309 | |
| 67 | Moldova estimate | $4,347 | $362 | MDL 75,540 | $8,610 |
| 68 | Fiji estimate | $4,326 | $360 | FJD 9,812 | $10,590 |
| 69 | Lebanon estimate | $4,176 | $348 | L£6,294,600 | $8,412 |
| 70 | Albania estimate | $4,113 | $343 | ALL 438,300 | $9,514 |
| 71 | Samoa estimate | $4,054 | $338 | WST 10,900 | $5,932 |
| 72 | Malaysia estimate | $3,938 | $328 | RM 16,550 | $10,530 |
| 73 | Paraguay estimate | $3,873 | $323 | ₲29,224,800 | $10,170 |
| 74 | Ecuador estimate | $3,777 | $315 | $8,554 | |
| 75 | Guatemala estimate | $3,688 | $307 | Q 28,330 | $8,253 |
| 76 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $3,671 | $306 | AED 13,480 | $5,460 |
| 77 | Brazil estimate | $3,605 | $300 | R$20,140 | $7,803 |
| 78 | Mongolia estimate | $3,551 | $296 | ₮12,589,300 | $10,660 |
| 79 | Dominican Republic estimate | $3,453 | $288 | DOP 214,000 | $8,989 |
| 80 | Honduras estimate | $3,396 | $283 | L 88,120 | $6,985 |
| 81 | Thailand estimate | $3,254 | $271 | ฿107,000 | $10,090 |
| 82 | Vanuatu estimate | $3,248 | $271 | VUV 314,700 | $2,657 |
| 83 | Vietnam estimate | $3,126 | $260 | ₫75,535,600 | $10,550 |
| 84 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,113 | $259 | FCFA 1,888,400 | $6,848 |
| 85 | Kazakhstan estimate | $3,025 | $252 | ₸986,100 | $7,856 |
| 86 | Botswana estimate | $2,935 | $245 | P 36,310 | $6,887 |
| 87 | Philippines estimate | $2,674 | $223 | ₱153,200 | $7,384 |
| 88 | Cambodia estimate | $2,635 | $220 | ៛10,575,000 | $7,180 |
| 89 | Georgia estimate | $2,629 | $219 | ₾8,470 | $7,890 |
| 90 | Eswatini estimate | $2,507 | $209 | SZL 44,840 | |
| 91 | Tunisia estimate | $2,145 | $179 | TND 6,295 | $7,674 |
| 92 | Comoros estimate | $2,119 | $177 | CF 881,200 | $3,864 |
| 93 | Armenia estimate | $2,081 | $173 | ֏1,004,700 | $6,035 |
| 94 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,008 | $167 | FCFA 944,200 | $3,029 |
| 95 | Uzbekistan estimate | $1,987 | $166 | UZS 21,955,400 | $7,320 |
| 96 | Jamaica estimate | $1,898 | $158 | JMD 210,500 | $3,012 |
| 97 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,888 | $157 | $4,238 | |
| 98 | Bhutan estimate | $1,806 | $150 | BTN 151,100 | $7,236 |
| 99 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,747 | $146 | F CFA 1,016,700 | $5,265 |
| 100 | Cape Verde estimate | $1,745 | $145 | CVE 173,500 | $3,444 |
| 101 | Yemen estimate | $1,667 | $139 | YER 366,100 | $5,527 |
| 102 | Laos estimate | $1,555 | $130 | ₭21,821,400 | $5,879 |
| 103 | Suriname estimate | $1,528 | $127 | SRD 37,770 | $4,224 |
| 104 | Cameroon estimate | $1,502 | $125 | FCFA 741,500 | $3,099 |
| 105 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,500 | $125 | Rs 453,200 | $5,180 |
| 106 | Sudan estimate | $1,497 | $125 | SDG 818,300 | $3,649 |
| 107 | Nepal estimate | $1,466 | $122 | Rs 153,200 | $5,046 |
| 108 | India estimate | $1,444 | $120 | ₹125,900 | $6,346 |
| 109 | Ukraine estimate | $1,402 | $117 | ₴35,820 | $5,765 |
| 110 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,307 | $109 | ৳151,100 | $4,579 |
| 111 | Senegal estimate | $1,298 | $108 | F CFA 755,400 | $3,335 |
| 112 | Indonesia estimate | $1,276 | $106 | Rp 20,224,900 | $3,962 |
| 113 | Egypt estimate | $1,268 | $106 | E£57,440 | $8,262 |
| 114 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,173 | $98 | ؋90,120 | $5,708 |
| 115 | Pakistan estimate | $1,066 | $89 | Rs 299,800 | $4,585 |
| 116 | Djibouti estimate | $1,060 | $88 | DJF 188,400 | $1,913 |
| 117 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,057 | $88 | K 1,460,400 | $3,353 |
| 118 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,050 | $87 | F CFA 654,600 | $2,817 |
| 119 | Mali estimate | $1,038 | $87 | F CFA 629,500 | $3,272 |
| 120 | South Africa estimate | $965 | $80 | R 15,890 | $2,142 |
| 121 | Ghana estimate | $938 | $78 | GH₵11,780 | $2,243 |
| 122 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $908 | $76 | F CFA 566,500 | $2,566 |
| 123 | Mozambique estimate | $887 | $74 | MZN 56,650 | $2,349 |
| 124 | Liberia estimate | $877 | $73 | LRD 877 | $2,176 |
| 125 | Gambia estimate | $719 | $60 | GMD 34,620 | $2,323 |
| 126 | Guinea estimate | $550 | $46 | FG 5,052,400 | $1,678 |
| 127 | Benin estimate | $525 | $44 | F CFA 327,300 | $1,593 |
| 128 | Zambia estimate | $481 | $40 | ZK 12,590 | $1,664 |
| 129 | Lesotho estimate | $439 | $37 | LSL 8,043 | $1,310 |
| 130 | Angola estimate | $434 | $36 | Kz 377,700 | $1,214 |
| 131 | Ethiopia estimate | $432 | $36 | ETB 18,880 | $1,405 |
| 132 | Niger estimate | $404 | $34 | F CFA 251,800 | $1,239 |
| 133 | Togo estimate | $404 | $34 | F CFA 251,800 | $1,141 |
| 134 | Uganda estimate | $380 | $32 | UGX 1,363,800 | $1,037 |
| 135 | Chad estimate | $303 | $25 | FCFA 188,800 | $893 |
| 136 | Malawi estimate | $276 | $23 | MWK 100,700 | $847 |
| 137 | Nigeria estimate | $255 | $21 | ₦377,700 | $1,422 |
| 138 | Rwanda estimate | $248 | $21 | RF 327,300 | $906 |
| 139 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $248 | $21 | CDF 250,700 | $511 |
| 140 | Burundi estimate | $197 | $16 | BIF 377,700 | $596 |
| 141 | Kenya estimate | $74 | $6 | KES 7,554 | $175 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).