How much does a forklift operator 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
- Iceland$67,770
- Belgium$65,440
- Switzerland$64,770
- Luxembourg$59,690
- Denmark$52,720
Where pay goes furthest
- Belgium$75,040
- Luxembourg$60,510
- Iceland$59,260
- Germany$55,810
- Norway$53,360
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland estimate | $67,770 | $5,647 | kr 8,633,400 | $59,260 |
| 2 | Belgium estimate | $65,440 | $5,453 | €57,910 | $75,040 |
| 3 | Switzerland estimate | $64,770 | $5,398 | CHF 58,290 | $50,540 |
| 4 | Luxembourg estimate | $59,690 | $4,974 | €52,820 | $60,510 |
| 5 | Denmark estimate | $52,720 | $4,393 | kr 351,300 | $50,440 |
| 6 | Norway estimate | $51,340 | $4,278 | kr 464,500 | $53,360 |
| 7 | Australia | $46,810 | $3,901 | A$68,140 | |
| 8 | United States | $46,420 | $3,868 | $46,420 | |
| 9 | Sweden estimate | $45,450 | $3,788 | kr 443,500 | $50,220 |
| 10 | Germany | $42,270 | $3,523 | €37,860 | $55,810 |
| 11 | United Kingdom | $41,870 | $3,489 | £31,280 | $45,320 |
| 12 | Finland estimate | $40,120 | $3,343 | €35,930 | $44,270 |
| 13 | Austria estimate | $38,500 | $3,208 | €34,480 | $45,410 |
| 14 | Netherlands estimate | $38,150 | $3,179 | €34,170 | $44,000 |
| 15 | Ireland estimate | $38,010 | $3,168 | €34,050 | $37,210 |
| 16 | Cyprus estimate | $29,800 | $2,483 | €26,370 | $44,530 |
| 17 | Italy estimate | $27,780 | $2,315 | €24,890 | $38,130 |
| 18 | South Korea estimate | $27,780 | $2,315 | ₩35,876,900 | $39,690 |
| 19 | France estimate | $27,480 | $2,290 | €24,610 | $33,200 |
| 20 | Spain estimate | $27,450 | $2,287 | €24,580 | $39,960 |
| 21 | Israel estimate | $27,190 | $2,266 | ₪87,820 | $21,700 |
| 22 | Slovenia estimate | $21,360 | $1,780 | €19,130 | $31,880 |
| 23 | Lithuania estimate | $21,160 | $1,763 | €18,720 | $34,070 |
| 24 | Greece estimate | $20,420 | $1,702 | €18,290 | $31,160 |
| 25 | Malta estimate | $19,610 | $1,634 | €17,560 | $27,310 |
| 26 | Bahamas estimate | $18,790 | $1,566 | BSD 18,790 | $16,980 |
| 27 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $18,280 | $1,523 | HK$141,900 | $21,980 |
| 28 | Puerto Rico estimate | $16,510 | $1,376 | $17,610 | |
| 29 | Estonia estimate | $15,720 | $1,310 | €14,080 | $20,710 |
| 30 | Portugal estimate | $15,250 | $1,271 | €13,660 | $23,480 |
| 31 | Singapore estimate | $15,170 | $1,264 | SGD 20,380 | $19,250 |
| 32 | Czechia estimate | $15,070 | $1,256 | Kč 331,700 | $22,500 |
| 33 | Slovakia estimate | $13,730 | $1,144 | €12,300 | $21,480 |
| 34 | Latvia estimate | $13,120 | $1,093 | €11,750 | $21,030 |
| 35 | Poland estimate | $12,960 | $1,080 | zł 54,410 | $23,630 |
| 36 | Hungary estimate | $12,580 | $1,048 | Ft 4,407,200 | $21,710 |
| 37 | Croatia estimate | $12,360 | $1,030 | €83,410 | $21,000 |
| 38 | Uruguay estimate | $11,900 | $992 | UYU 478,500 | $16,330 |
| 39 | Qatar estimate | $10,780 | $899 | QAR 39,250 | $13,870 |
| 40 | Romania estimate | $10,700 | $892 | lei 47,260 | $21,940 |
| 41 | Barbados estimate | $10,610 | $884 | BBD 21,210 | $8,840 |
| 42 | Costa Rica estimate | $9,570 | $797 | ₡4,818,400 | $15,320 |
| 43 | Palau estimate | $8,902 | $742 | $8,898 | |
| 44 | Argentina estimate | $8,520 | $710 | ARS 10,571,500 | $15,990 |
| 45 | Türkiye estimate | $8,461 | $705 | ₺333,800 | $18,810 |
| 46 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $8,243 | $687 | KM 14,440 | $18,610 |
| 47 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $8,239 | $687 | AED 30,260 | $12,250 |
| 48 | Chile estimate | $8,235 | $686 | CLP 7,770,100 | $16,710 |
| 49 | Serbia estimate | $8,042 | $670 | RSD 846,100 | $15,800 |
| 50 | Panama estimate | $7,790 | $649 | PAB 7,790 | $15,680 |
| 51 | Montenegro estimate | $7,602 | $634 | €5,723 | $13,030 |
| 52 | Guyana estimate | $7,472 | $623 | GYD 1,557,900 | $16,030 |
| 53 | Bulgaria estimate | $7,275 | $606 | €12,740 | $15,530 |
| 54 | North Macedonia estimate | $7,234 | $603 | MKD 399,300 | $14,580 |
| 55 | Russia estimate | $6,802 | $567 | ₽501,000 | $19,450 |
| 56 | Maldives estimate | $6,705 | $559 | MVR 103,100 | $10,180 |
| 57 | Belize estimate | $6,694 | $558 | BZD 13,390 | $10,490 |
| 58 | Lebanon estimate | $6,644 | $554 | L£10,015,100 | $13,380 |
| 59 | Brunei estimate | $6,584 | $549 | BND 8,343 | $11,010 |
| 60 | Tonga estimate | $6,491 | $541 | TOP 15,340 | $8,424 |
| 61 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $6,321 | $527 | SAR 23,700 | $12,220 |
| 62 | Marshall Islands estimate | $6,313 | $526 | $6,355 | |
| 63 | Mongolia estimate | $6,278 | $523 | ₮22,255,800 | $18,850 |
| 64 | Guatemala estimate | $5,916 | $493 | Q 45,440 | $13,240 |
| 65 | Mexico estimate | $5,908 | $492 | MX$113,700 | $10,050 |
| 66 | Ecuador estimate | $5,898 | $491 | $13,360 | |
| 67 | Mauritius estimate | $5,653 | $471 | Rs 262,400 | $13,180 |
| 68 | Peru estimate | $5,615 | $468 | PEN 20,030 | $10,390 |
| 69 | Honduras estimate | $5,476 | $456 | L 142,100 | $11,260 |
| 70 | Bolivia estimate | $5,314 | $443 | Bs 36,720 | $13,600 |
| 71 | El Salvador estimate | $5,102 | $425 | $10,880 | |
| 72 | Brazil estimate | $4,979 | $415 | R$27,820 | $10,780 |
| 73 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,893 | $408 | ₸1,595,200 | $12,710 |
| 74 | Fiji estimate | $4,886 | $407 | FJD 11,080 | $11,960 |
| 75 | South Africa estimate | $4,733 | $394 | R 77,900 | $10,500 |
| 76 | Jordan estimate | $4,702 | $392 | JOD 3,338 | $10,390 |
| 77 | Moldova estimate | $4,656 | $388 | MDL 80,910 | $9,223 |
| 78 | Thailand estimate | $4,501 | $375 | ฿148,000 | $13,950 |
| 79 | Samoa estimate | $4,480 | $373 | WST 12,050 | $6,554 |
| 80 | Dominican Republic estimate | $4,428 | $369 | DOP 274,500 | $11,530 |
| 81 | Paraguay estimate | $4,397 | $366 | ₲33,176,100 | $11,540 |
| 82 | Malaysia estimate | $4,316 | $360 | RM 18,140 | $11,540 |
| 83 | Albania estimate | $4,229 | $352 | ALL 450,600 | $9,782 |
| 84 | Colombia estimate | $4,063 | $339 | COP 16,469,300 | $9,888 |
| 85 | Vanuatu estimate | $4,019 | $335 | VUV 389,500 | $3,288 |
| 86 | Vietnam estimate | $3,730 | $311 | ₫90,136,000 | $12,590 |
| 87 | Kiribati estimate | $3,697 | $308 | A$5,565 | $5,927 |
| 88 | Georgia estimate | $3,265 | $272 | ₾10,520 | $9,799 |
| 89 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,114 | $260 | FCFA 1,889,100 | $6,851 |
| 90 | Cambodia estimate | $3,050 | $254 | ៛12,240,700 | $8,311 |
| 91 | Djibouti estimate | $3,021 | $252 | DJF 537,000 | $5,453 |
| 92 | Philippines estimate | $2,984 | $249 | ₱170,900 | $8,240 |
| 93 | Botswana estimate | $2,833 | $236 | P 38,430 | $7,234 |
| 94 | Uzbekistan estimate | $2,781 | $232 | UZS 30,728,300 | $10,250 |
| 95 | Suriname estimate | $2,702 | $225 | SRD 66,770 | $7,467 |
| 96 | Sudan estimate | $2,661 | $222 | SDG 1,454,700 | $6,486 |
| 97 | Bhutan estimate | $2,660 | $222 | BTN 222,600 | $10,660 |
| 98 | Cape Verde estimate | $2,374 | $198 | CVE 235,900 | $4,684 |
| 99 | Armenia estimate | $2,206 | $184 | ֏1,064,900 | $6,396 |
| 100 | Eswatini estimate | $2,177 | $181 | SZL 38,950 | |
| 101 | Indonesia estimate | $2,039 | $170 | Rp 32,321,900 | $6,331 |
| 102 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,038 | $170 | FCFA 958,600 | $3,075 |
| 103 | Comoros estimate | $2,006 | $167 | CF 834,600 | $3,660 |
| 104 | Laos estimate | $1,982 | $165 | ₭27,819,800 | $7,495 |
| 105 | India estimate | $1,915 | $160 | ₹166,900 | $8,414 |
| 106 | Tunisia estimate | $1,896 | $158 | TND 5,564 | $6,784 |
| 107 | Guinea estimate | $1,876 | $156 | FG 17,229,500 | $5,722 |
| 108 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,784 | $149 | F CFA 1,112,800 | $4,788 |
| 109 | Niger estimate | $1,784 | $149 | F CFA 1,112,800 | $5,474 |
| 110 | Ghana estimate | $1,772 | $148 | GH₵22,260 | $4,239 |
| 111 | Jamaica estimate | $1,738 | $145 | JMD 192,800 | $2,759 |
| 112 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,691 | $141 | K 2,336,900 | $5,366 |
| 113 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,669 | $139 | $3,746 | |
| 114 | Senegal estimate | $1,657 | $138 | F CFA 964,400 | $4,258 |
| 115 | Ukraine estimate | $1,628 | $136 | ₴41,600 | $6,695 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,611 | $134 | Rs 486,600 | $5,562 |
| 117 | Nepal estimate | $1,597 | $133 | Rs 166,900 | $5,499 |
| 118 | Yemen estimate | $1,525 | $127 | YER 334,800 | $5,054 |
| 119 | Lesotho estimate | $1,518 | $126 | LSL 27,820 | $4,532 |
| 120 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,449 | $121 | ؋111,300 | $7,049 |
| 121 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,444 | $120 | ৳166,900 | $5,060 |
| 122 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,434 | $120 | F CFA 834,600 | $4,322 |
| 123 | Mali estimate | $1,401 | $117 | F CFA 849,500 | $4,416 |
| 124 | Mozambique estimate | $1,394 | $116 | MZN 89,020 | $3,691 |
| 125 | Liberia estimate | $1,389 | $116 | LRD 1,389 | $3,446 |
| 126 | Cameroon estimate | $1,352 | $113 | FCFA 667,700 | $2,790 |
| 127 | Zambia estimate | $1,339 | $112 | ZK 35,040 | $4,631 |
| 128 | Chad estimate | $1,338 | $112 | FCFA 834,600 | $3,947 |
| 129 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,249 | $104 | F CFA 779,000 | $3,528 |
| 130 | Benin estimate | $1,161 | $97 | F CFA 723,300 | $3,519 |
| 131 | Egypt estimate | $1,121 | $93 | E£50,770 | $7,303 |
| 132 | Rwanda estimate | $1,097 | $91 | RF 1,446,600 | $4,003 |
| 133 | Kenya estimate | $1,091 | $91 | KES 111,300 | $2,572 |
| 134 | Pakistan estimate | $1,028 | $86 | Rs 289,100 | $4,421 |
| 135 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,012 | $84 | CDF 1,022,500 | $2,083 |
| 136 | Gambia estimate | $982 | $82 | GMD 47,290 | $3,173 |
| 137 | Uganda estimate | $956 | $80 | UGX 3,430,500 | $2,608 |
| 138 | Togo estimate | $892 | $74 | F CFA 556,400 | $2,522 |
| 139 | Ethiopia estimate | $891 | $74 | ETB 38,950 | $2,899 |
| 140 | Angola estimate | $768 | $64 | Kz 667,700 | $2,146 |
| 141 | Burundi estimate | $528 | $44 | BIF 1,011,900 | $1,596 |
| 142 | Malawi estimate | $458 | $38 | MWK 166,900 | $1,404 |
| 143 | Nigeria estimate | $376 | $31 | ₦556,400 | $2,095 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).