How much does a forest worker make in each country?
143 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$64,870
- Iceland$64,560
- Denmark$48,460
- Norway$47,200
- United States$45,250
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$57,860
- Iceland$56,450
- Switzerland$50,610
- Norway$49,060
- Denmark$46,360
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $64,870 | $5,406 | CHF 58,370 | $50,610 |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $64,560 | $5,380 | kr 8,224,100 | $56,450 |
| 3 | Denmark estimate | $48,460 | $4,038 | kr 322,900 | $46,360 |
| 4 | Norway estimate | $47,200 | $3,933 | kr 427,000 | $49,060 |
| 5 | United States | $45,250 | $3,771 | $45,250 | |
| 6 | Germany | $43,820 | $3,652 | €39,250 | $57,860 |
| 7 | Luxembourg estimate | $41,120 | $3,426 | €36,830 | $41,680 |
| 8 | Belgium estimate | $39,780 | $3,315 | €35,630 | $45,620 |
| 9 | Canada | $39,710 | $3,309 | CA$55,860 | |
| 10 | Ireland estimate | $34,050 | $2,838 | €30,500 | $33,330 |
| 11 | Austria estimate | $33,650 | $2,804 | €30,140 | $39,680 |
| 12 | Sweden estimate | $32,950 | $2,746 | kr 313,700 | $36,410 |
| 13 | Finland estimate | $32,940 | $2,745 | €29,510 | $36,350 |
| 14 | Netherlands estimate | $29,410 | $2,451 | €26,340 | $33,920 |
| 15 | Italy estimate | $25,820 | $2,152 | €23,130 | $35,440 |
| 16 | France estimate | $25,630 | $2,136 | €22,950 | $30,960 |
| 17 | United Kingdom estimate | $23,280 | $1,940 | £17,680 | $25,200 |
| 18 | Slovenia estimate | $21,280 | $1,773 | €19,060 | $31,760 |
| 19 | Spain estimate | $20,640 | $1,720 | €18,490 | $30,050 |
| 20 | South Korea estimate | $20,360 | $1,697 | ₩26,298,800 | $29,090 |
| 21 | Greece estimate | $18,530 | $1,544 | €16,600 | $28,270 |
| 22 | Malta estimate | $17,500 | $1,459 | €15,320 | $24,380 |
| 23 | Israel estimate | $17,480 | $1,456 | ₪56,450 | $13,950 |
| 24 | Bahamas estimate | $16,820 | $1,402 | BSD 16,820 | $15,200 |
| 25 | Cyprus estimate | $15,960 | $1,330 | €14,290 | $23,840 |
| 26 | Puerto Rico estimate | $14,980 | $1,249 | $15,980 | |
| 27 | Portugal estimate | $14,350 | $1,196 | €12,850 | $22,090 |
| 28 | Singapore estimate | $13,420 | $1,118 | SGD 18,030 | $17,030 |
| 29 | Estonia estimate | $13,190 | $1,099 | €11,810 | $17,370 |
| 30 | Lithuania estimate | $12,510 | $1,043 | €11,210 | $20,150 |
| 31 | Czechia estimate | $12,340 | $1,028 | Kč 271,500 | $18,420 |
| 32 | Slovakia estimate | $11,720 | $976 | €10,490 | $18,330 |
| 33 | Latvia estimate | $11,180 | $931 | €10,010 | $17,910 |
| 34 | Poland estimate | $11,100 | $925 | zł 46,590 | $20,230 |
| 35 | Croatia estimate | $10,870 | $906 | €73,350 | $18,470 |
| 36 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $9,927 | $827 | HK$77,060 | $11,940 |
| 37 | Qatar estimate | $9,811 | $818 | QAR 35,710 | $12,610 |
| 38 | Barbados estimate | $9,706 | $809 | BBD 19,410 | $8,089 |
| 39 | Romania estimate | $9,647 | $804 | lei 42,610 | $19,780 |
| 40 | Hungary estimate | $9,123 | $760 | Ft 3,197,200 | $15,750 |
| 41 | Costa Rica estimate | $9,003 | $750 | ₡4,532,800 | $14,410 |
| 42 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $8,453 | $704 | KM 14,810 | $19,080 |
| 43 | Palau estimate | $8,240 | $687 | $8,236 | |
| 44 | Uruguay estimate | $8,051 | $671 | UYU 323,800 | $11,050 |
| 45 | Serbia estimate | $7,665 | $639 | RSD 806,400 | $15,060 |
| 46 | North Macedonia estimate | $7,558 | $630 | MKD 417,100 | $15,240 |
| 47 | Türkiye estimate | $7,550 | $629 | ₺297,900 | $16,790 |
| 48 | Marshall Islands estimate | $7,253 | $604 | $7,300 | |
| 49 | Tonga estimate | $7,123 | $594 | TOP 16,840 | $9,244 |
| 50 | Chile estimate | $6,863 | $572 | CLP 6,475,500 | $13,930 |
| 51 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $6,725 | $560 | SAR 25,220 | $13,000 |
| 52 | Panama estimate | $6,475 | $540 | PAB 6,475 | $13,040 |
| 53 | Montenegro estimate | $6,449 | $537 | €4,855 | $11,050 |
| 54 | Bulgaria estimate | $6,421 | $535 | €11,250 | $13,700 |
| 55 | Guyana estimate | $5,590 | $466 | GYD 1,165,600 | $11,990 |
| 56 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $5,387 | $449 | AED 19,780 | $8,011 |
| 57 | Ecuador estimate | $5,180 | $432 | $11,730 | |
| 58 | Lebanon estimate | $5,155 | $430 | L£7,770,500 | $10,380 |
| 59 | Belize estimate | $5,051 | $421 | BZD 10,100 | $7,912 |
| 60 | Mauritius estimate | $5,022 | $419 | Rs 233,100 | $11,700 |
| 61 | Fiji estimate | $4,918 | $410 | FJD 11,150 | $12,040 |
| 62 | Maldives estimate | $4,757 | $396 | MVR 73,170 | $7,225 |
| 63 | Brunei estimate | $4,600 | $383 | BND 5,828 | $7,694 |
| 64 | Jordan estimate | $4,560 | $380 | JOD 3,238 | $10,080 |
| 65 | Malaysia estimate | $4,523 | $377 | RM 19,010 | $12,090 |
| 66 | Colombia estimate | $4,473 | $373 | COP 18,131,300 | $10,890 |
| 67 | Mexico estimate | $4,416 | $368 | MX$84,960 | $7,513 |
| 68 | Albania estimate | $4,413 | $368 | ALL 470,400 | $10,210 |
| 69 | Mongolia estimate | $4,384 | $365 | ₮15,541,100 | $13,160 |
| 70 | Peru estimate | $4,357 | $363 | PEN 15,540 | $8,065 |
| 71 | Russia estimate | $4,284 | $357 | ₽315,500 | $12,250 |
| 72 | El Salvador estimate | $4,209 | $351 | $8,977 | |
| 73 | Argentina estimate | $4,175 | $348 | ARS 5,180,400 | $7,834 |
| 74 | Samoa estimate | $4,171 | $348 | WST 11,220 | $6,102 |
| 75 | Moldova estimate | $4,099 | $342 | MDL 71,230 | $8,119 |
| 76 | Bolivia estimate | $4,058 | $338 | Bs 28,040 | $10,390 |
| 77 | Thailand estimate | $3,789 | $316 | ฿124,600 | $11,750 |
| 78 | Paraguay estimate | $3,604 | $300 | ₲27,196,900 | $9,461 |
| 79 | Brazil estimate | $3,519 | $293 | R$19,660 | $7,616 |
| 80 | Guatemala estimate | $3,373 | $281 | Q 25,900 | $7,547 |
| 81 | Dominican Republic estimate | $3,343 | $279 | DOP 207,200 | $8,703 |
| 82 | Kiribati estimate | $3,323 | $277 | A$5,002 | $5,327 |
| 83 | Vietnam estimate | $3,323 | $277 | ₫80,295,700 | $11,210 |
| 84 | Vanuatu estimate | $3,301 | $275 | VUV 319,900 | $2,701 |
| 85 | Philippines estimate | $2,750 | $229 | ₱157,600 | $7,596 |
| 86 | Djibouti estimate | $2,551 | $213 | DJF 453,300 | $4,603 |
| 87 | Honduras estimate | $2,495 | $208 | L 64,750 | $5,132 |
| 88 | Bhutan estimate | $2,491 | $208 | BTN 208,400 | $9,983 |
| 89 | Cambodia estimate | $2,323 | $194 | ៛9,324,700 | $6,331 |
| 90 | Georgia estimate | $2,303 | $192 | ₾7,421 | $6,913 |
| 91 | Sudan estimate | $2,155 | $180 | SDG 1,178,500 | $5,255 |
| 92 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $2,135 | $178 | FCFA 1,295,100 | $4,697 |
| 93 | Suriname estimate | $2,097 | $175 | SRD 51,800 | $5,793 |
| 94 | Kazakhstan estimate | $2,087 | $174 | ₸680,300 | $5,420 |
| 95 | Comoros estimate | $2,024 | $169 | CF 841,800 | $3,691 |
| 96 | Tunisia estimate | $1,986 | $166 | TND 5,828 | $7,105 |
| 97 | South Africa estimate | $1,967 | $164 | R 32,380 | $4,366 |
| 98 | Jamaica estimate | $1,955 | $163 | JMD 216,900 | $3,103 |
| 99 | Cape Verde estimate | $1,948 | $162 | CVE 193,600 | $3,843 |
| 100 | Yemen estimate | $1,911 | $159 | YER 419,700 | $6,336 |
| 101 | Eswatini estimate | $1,887 | $157 | SZL 33,760 | |
| 102 | Laos estimate | $1,845 | $154 | ₭25,901,800 | $6,979 |
| 103 | Uzbekistan estimate | $1,827 | $152 | UZS 20,187,600 | $6,731 |
| 104 | Armenia estimate | $1,744 | $145 | ֏841,800 | $5,057 |
| 105 | Nepal estimate | $1,508 | $126 | Rs 157,600 | $5,191 |
| 106 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,489 | $124 | $3,343 | |
| 107 | India estimate | $1,486 | $124 | ₹129,500 | $6,528 |
| 108 | Indonesia estimate | $1,422 | $118 | Rp 22,541,400 | $4,416 |
| 109 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $1,377 | $115 | FCFA 647,500 | $2,077 |
| 110 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,349 | $112 | ؋103,600 | $6,563 |
| 111 | Ghana estimate | $1,341 | $112 | GH₵16,840 | $3,207 |
| 112 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,312 | $109 | K 1,813,100 | $4,163 |
| 113 | Liberia estimate | $1,295 | $108 | LRD 1,295 | $3,213 |
| 114 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,286 | $107 | Rs 388,500 | $4,441 |
| 115 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,246 | $104 | F CFA 777,100 | $3,343 |
| 116 | Botswana estimate | $1,241 | $103 | P 16,840 | $3,169 |
| 117 | Senegal estimate | $1,205 | $100 | F CFA 701,500 | $3,097 |
| 118 | Egypt estimate | $1,144 | $95 | E£51,800 | $7,452 |
| 119 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,120 | $93 | ৳129,500 | $3,926 |
| 120 | Pakistan estimate | $1,117 | $93 | Rs 314,000 | $4,802 |
| 121 | Guinea estimate | $1,116 | $93 | FG 10,249,300 | $3,404 |
| 122 | Ukraine estimate | $1,096 | $91 | ₴28,020 | $4,509 |
| 123 | Chad estimate | $1,080 | $90 | FCFA 673,400 | $3,185 |
| 124 | Cameroon estimate | $1,049 | $87 | FCFA 518,000 | $2,165 |
| 125 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $934 | $78 | F CFA 582,800 | $2,640 |
| 126 | Togo estimate | $934 | $78 | F CFA 582,800 | $2,642 |
| 127 | Mozambique estimate | $811 | $68 | MZN 51,800 | $2,148 |
| 128 | Gambia estimate | $740 | $62 | GMD 35,620 | $2,390 |
| 129 | Lesotho estimate | $707 | $59 | LSL 12,950 | $2,110 |
| 130 | Burkina Faso estimate | $668 | $56 | F CFA 388,500 | $2,012 |
| 131 | Mali estimate | $641 | $53 | F CFA 388,500 | $2,020 |
| 132 | Benin estimate | $624 | $52 | F CFA 388,500 | $1,890 |
| 133 | Niger estimate | $623 | $52 | F CFA 388,500 | $1,911 |
| 134 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $596 | $50 | CDF 602,200 | $1,227 |
| 135 | Zambia estimate | $594 | $49 | ZK 15,540 | $2,054 |
| 136 | Ethiopia estimate | $481 | $40 | ETB 21,030 | $1,565 |
| 137 | Angola estimate | $447 | $37 | Kz 388,500 | $1,249 |
| 138 | Nigeria estimate | $421 | $35 | ₦621,900 | $2,342 |
| 139 | Uganda estimate | $391 | $33 | UGX 1,403,000 | $1,067 |
| 140 | Malawi estimate | $284 | $24 | MWK 103,600 | $871 |
| 141 | Rwanda estimate | $255 | $21 | RF 336,700 | $932 |
| 142 | Burundi estimate | $216 | $18 | BIF 414,400 | $654 |
| 143 | Kenya estimate | $127 | $11 | KES 12,950 | $299 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).