How much does a forester 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 $200,000 a year.
Where they earn the most
- Luxembourg$125,300
- Switzerland$118,800
- Italy$100,100
- Qatar$98,980
- Denmark$94,420
Where pay goes furthest
- Italy$137,300
- Qatar$127,300
- Luxembourg$127,000
- Germany$114,800
- South Korea$111,100
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg estimate | $125,300 | $10,440 | €110,900 | $127,000 |
| 2 | Switzerland estimate | $118,800 | $9,902 | CHF 106,900 | $92,710 |
| 3 | Italy estimate | $100,100 | $8,339 | €89,630 | $137,300 |
| 4 | Qatar estimate | $98,980 | $8,248 | QAR 360,300 | $127,300 |
| 5 | Denmark estimate | $94,420 | $7,868 | kr 629,100 | $90,330 |
| 6 | Iceland estimate | $93,740 | $7,811 | kr 11,941,700 | $81,970 |
| 7 | United States | $89,900 | $7,492 | $89,900 | |
| 8 | Austria estimate | $88,540 | $7,379 | €79,310 | $104,400 |
| 9 | Germany estimate | $86,980 | $7,248 | €77,910 | $114,800 |
| 10 | Finland estimate | $86,400 | $7,200 | €77,390 | $95,340 |
| 11 | Belgium estimate | $84,760 | $7,063 | €75,920 | $97,190 |
| 12 | Australia | $78,790 | $6,566 | A$114,700 | |
| 13 | South Korea estimate | $77,780 | $6,482 | ₩100,454,200 | $111,100 |
| 14 | Norway estimate | $73,460 | $6,122 | kr 664,700 | $76,360 |
| 15 | Netherlands estimate | $71,710 | $5,975 | €64,220 | $82,700 |
| 16 | Ireland estimate | $68,960 | $5,746 | €61,760 | $67,510 |
| 17 | Sweden estimate | $62,660 | $5,221 | kr 596,500 | $69,230 |
| 18 | Singapore estimate | $60,440 | $5,036 | SGD 81,190 | $76,680 |
| 19 | France estimate | $58,240 | $4,853 | €52,160 | $70,360 |
| 20 | Cyprus estimate | $54,220 | $4,518 | €48,560 | $81,010 |
| 21 | Israel estimate | $53,470 | $4,456 | ₪172,700 | $42,670 |
| 22 | Canada | $53,150 | $4,429 | CA$74,760 | |
| 23 | Spain estimate | $51,600 | $4,300 | €46,220 | $75,130 |
| 24 | United Kingdom | $50,770 | $4,231 | £37,930 | $54,960 |
| 25 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $50,650 | $4,221 | AED 186,000 | $75,330 |
| 26 | Portugal estimate | $47,580 | $3,965 | €42,610 | $73,260 |
| 27 | Greece estimate | $46,180 | $3,848 | €41,360 | $70,450 |
| 28 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $43,490 | $3,624 | HK$337,600 | $52,300 |
| 29 | Malta estimate | $42,550 | $3,546 | €38,110 | $59,260 |
| 30 | Slovenia estimate | $37,810 | $3,151 | €33,870 | $56,450 |
| 31 | Czechia estimate | $36,410 | $3,034 | Kč 801,000 | $54,350 |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $35,230 | $2,936 | SAR 132,100 | $68,090 |
| 33 | Brunei estimate | $33,230 | $2,769 | BND 42,100 | $55,580 |
| 34 | Puerto Rico estimate | $32,590 | $2,716 | $34,760 | |
| 35 | Costa Rica estimate | $32,050 | $2,671 | ₡16,135,500 | $51,300 |
| 36 | Bahamas estimate | $29,790 | $2,482 | BSD 29,790 | $26,920 |
| 37 | Uruguay estimate | $29,630 | $2,469 | UYU 1,191,500 | $40,670 |
| 38 | Lithuania estimate | $27,010 | $2,251 | €24,190 | $43,490 |
| 39 | Slovakia estimate | $26,610 | $2,218 | €23,830 | $41,630 |
| 40 | Estonia estimate | $26,270 | $2,189 | €23,530 | $34,610 |
| 41 | Hungary estimate | $25,620 | $2,135 | Ft 8,978,900 | $44,230 |
| 42 | Poland estimate | $24,530 | $2,044 | zł 103,000 | $44,710 |
| 43 | Croatia estimate | $24,450 | $2,037 | €165,000 | $41,540 |
| 44 | Barbados estimate | $24,370 | $2,031 | BBD 48,750 | $20,310 |
| 45 | Romania estimate | $24,070 | $2,006 | lei 106,300 | $49,360 |
| 46 | Latvia estimate | $21,670 | $1,806 | €19,410 | $34,740 |
| 47 | Chile estimate | $21,530 | $1,794 | CLP 20,312,300 | $43,690 |
| 48 | Bulgaria estimate | $19,890 | $1,658 | €34,850 | $42,460 |
| 49 | Montenegro estimate | $17,390 | $1,449 | €13,090 | $29,800 |
| 50 | Argentina estimate | $16,000 | $1,334 | ARS 19,859,100 | $30,030 |
| 51 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $15,870 | $1,323 | KM 27,800 | $35,820 |
| 52 | Mauritius estimate | $15,200 | $1,267 | Rs 705,600 | $35,430 |
| 53 | Serbia estimate | $15,180 | $1,265 | RSD 1,596,500 | $29,810 |
| 54 | Türkiye estimate | $15,100 | $1,258 | ₺595,800 | $33,580 |
| 55 | Belize estimate | $14,770 | $1,231 | BZD 29,550 | $23,140 |
| 56 | Lebanon estimate | $14,660 | $1,221 | L£22,093,200 | $29,520 |
| 57 | Peru estimate | $14,480 | $1,206 | PEN 51,630 | $26,790 |
| 58 | Malaysia estimate | $13,010 | $1,084 | RM 54,680 | $34,790 |
| 59 | Maldives estimate | $12,910 | $1,076 | MVR 198,600 | $19,610 |
| 60 | Russia estimate | $12,860 | $1,072 | ₽947,600 | $36,790 |
| 61 | Albania estimate | $12,510 | $1,043 | ALL 1,333,600 | $28,950 |
| 62 | North Macedonia estimate | $12,460 | $1,039 | MKD 687,800 | $25,120 |
| 63 | Panama estimate | $11,920 | $993 | PAB 11,920 | $23,990 |
| 64 | Palau estimate | $11,920 | $993 | $11,910 | |
| 65 | Guatemala estimate | $10,700 | $891 | Q 82,150 | $23,930 |
| 66 | Ecuador estimate | $10,330 | $861 | $23,390 | |
| 67 | Guyana estimate | $10,180 | $848 | GYD 2,121,800 | $21,830 |
| 68 | Marshall Islands estimate | $9,930 | $827 | $9,995 | |
| 69 | Dominican Republic estimate | $9,838 | $820 | DOP 609,800 | $25,610 |
| 70 | Brazil estimate | $9,774 | $815 | R$54,610 | $21,160 |
| 71 | Samoa estimate | $9,704 | $809 | WST 26,100 | $14,200 |
| 72 | Bolivia estimate | $9,484 | $790 | Bs 65,530 | $24,280 |
| 73 | Mexico estimate | $8,961 | $747 | MX$172,400 | $15,240 |
| 74 | El Salvador estimate | $8,874 | $740 | $18,930 | |
| 75 | Jordan estimate | $8,391 | $699 | JOD 5,958 | $18,550 |
| 76 | Botswana estimate | $8,153 | $679 | P 110,600 | $20,810 |
| 77 | Kazakhstan estimate | $7,769 | $647 | ₸2,532,800 | $20,180 |
| 78 | Honduras estimate | $7,652 | $638 | L 198,600 | $15,740 |
| 79 | Thailand estimate | $7,549 | $629 | ฿248,200 | $23,400 |
| 80 | Colombia estimate | $7,350 | $612 | COP 29,788,600 | $17,880 |
| 81 | Tonga estimate | $7,281 | $607 | TOP 17,210 | $9,450 |
| 82 | South Africa estimate | $7,239 | $603 | R 119,200 | $16,070 |
| 83 | Paraguay estimate | $7,081 | $590 | ₲53,431,800 | $18,590 |
| 84 | Moldova estimate | $6,857 | $571 | MDL 119,200 | $13,580 |
| 85 | Mongolia estimate | $6,722 | $560 | ₮23,830,900 | $20,180 |
| 86 | Fiji estimate | $6,634 | $553 | FJD 15,050 | $16,250 |
| 87 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $6,603 | $550 | FCFA 4,005,300 | $14,520 |
| 88 | Djibouti estimate | $6,444 | $537 | DJF 1,145,300 | $11,630 |
| 89 | Georgia estimate | $6,326 | $527 | ₾20,380 | $18,990 |
| 90 | Niger estimate | $6,201 | $517 | F CFA 3,868,200 | $19,030 |
| 91 | Cape Verde estimate | $6,068 | $506 | CVE 603,100 | $11,970 |
| 92 | Vanuatu estimate | $5,949 | $496 | VUV 576,500 | $4,867 |
| 93 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $5,881 | $490 | F CFA 3,668,600 | $15,780 |
| 94 | Jamaica estimate | $5,594 | $466 | JMD 620,600 | $8,878 |
| 95 | Vietnam estimate | $5,342 | $445 | ₫129,084,000 | $18,030 |
| 96 | Philippines estimate | $5,272 | $439 | ₱302,000 | $14,560 |
| 97 | Eswatini estimate | $5,245 | $437 | SZL 93,830 | |
| 98 | Kiribati estimate | $5,014 | $418 | A$7,546 | $8,037 |
| 99 | Uzbekistan estimate | $4,841 | $403 | UZS 53,497,200 | $17,840 |
| 100 | Mozambique estimate | $4,665 | $389 | MZN 297,900 | $12,350 |
| 101 | India estimate | $4,557 | $380 | ₹397,200 | $20,020 |
| 102 | Comoros estimate | $4,184 | $349 | CF 1,740,200 | $7,631 |
| 103 | Mali estimate | $4,094 | $341 | F CFA 2,482,400 | $12,900 |
| 104 | Tunisia estimate | $4,061 | $338 | TND 11,920 | $14,530 |
| 105 | Bhutan estimate | $3,560 | $297 | BTN 297,900 | $14,270 |
| 106 | Senegal estimate | $3,413 | $284 | F CFA 1,985,900 | $8,767 |
| 107 | Zambia estimate | $3,374 | $281 | ZK 88,280 | $11,670 |
| 108 | Benin estimate | $3,188 | $266 | F CFA 1,985,900 | $9,663 |
| 109 | Chad estimate | $3,184 | $265 | FCFA 1,985,900 | $9,393 |
| 110 | Ghana estimate | $3,163 | $264 | GH₵39,720 | $7,565 |
| 111 | Indonesia estimate | $3,131 | $261 | Rp 49,647,700 | $9,725 |
| 112 | Nepal estimate | $3,040 | $253 | Rs 317,700 | $10,470 |
| 113 | Kenya estimate | $3,031 | $253 | KES 309,100 | $7,145 |
| 114 | Cameroon estimate | $3,017 | $251 | FCFA 1,489,400 | $6,225 |
| 115 | Suriname estimate | $3,011 | $251 | SRD 74,400 | $8,320 |
| 116 | Armenia estimate | $2,983 | $249 | ֏1,439,800 | $8,648 |
| 117 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,923 | $244 | Rs 883,000 | $10,090 |
| 118 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $2,730 | $227 | K 3,771,200 | $8,659 |
| 119 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,577 | $215 | ৳297,900 | $9,029 |
| 120 | Ukraine estimate | $2,508 | $209 | ₴64,090 | $10,310 |
| 121 | Cambodia estimate | $2,478 | $207 | ៛9,946,700 | $6,754 |
| 122 | Rwanda estimate | $2,260 | $188 | RF 2,978,900 | $8,243 |
| 123 | Uganda estimate | $2,215 | $185 | UGX 7,943,600 | $6,040 |
| 124 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $2,196 | $183 | F CFA 1,369,700 | $6,204 |
| 125 | Guinea estimate | $2,162 | $180 | FG 19,859,100 | $6,596 |
| 126 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,031 | $169 | FCFA 955,100 | $3,064 |
| 127 | Angola estimate | $2,019 | $168 | Kz 1,756,100 | $5,643 |
| 128 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,940 | $162 | F CFA 1,129,200 | $5,848 |
| 129 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,939 | $162 | ؋148,900 | $9,434 |
| 130 | Gambia estimate | $1,891 | $158 | GMD 91,070 | $6,110 |
| 131 | Lesotho estimate | $1,660 | $138 | LSL 30,420 | $4,955 |
| 132 | Laos estimate | $1,627 | $136 | ₭22,837,900 | $6,153 |
| 133 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,362 | $114 | ETB 59,580 | $4,434 |
| 134 | Pakistan estimate | $1,349 | $112 | Rs 379,400 | $5,801 |
| 135 | Egypt estimate | $1,315 | $110 | E£59,580 | $8,570 |
| 136 | Burundi estimate | $1,306 | $109 | BIF 2,500,100 | $3,944 |
| 137 | Liberia estimate | $1,285 | $107 | LRD 1,285 | $3,188 |
| 138 | Yemen estimate | $1,164 | $97 | YER 255,700 | $3,859 |
| 139 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,150 | $96 | CDF 1,161,800 | $2,366 |
| 140 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,141 | $95 | $2,561 | |
| 141 | Togo estimate | $1,092 | $91 | F CFA 681,300 | $3,088 |
| 142 | Malawi estimate | $1,030 | $86 | MWK 375,400 | $3,157 |
| 143 | Sudan estimate | $930 | $77 | SDG 508,300 | $2,266 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $498 | $41 | ₦735,900 | $2,771 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).