How much does a fur animal rearer make in each country?
140 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$76,670
- Iceland$76,410
- Denmark$69,990
- Belgium$66,410
- Luxembourg$64,210
Where pay goes furthest
- Belgium$76,150
- Germany$71,930
- Denmark$66,960
- Iceland$66,820
- Luxembourg$65,090
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $76,670 | $6,390 | CHF 69,000 | $59,820 |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $76,410 | $6,368 | kr 9,734,600 | $66,820 |
| 3 | Denmark estimate | $69,990 | $5,832 | kr 463,000 | $66,960 |
| 4 | Belgium estimate | $66,410 | $5,534 | €58,770 | $76,150 |
| 5 | Luxembourg estimate | $64,210 | $5,351 | €56,820 | $65,090 |
| 6 | United States | $58,560 | $4,880 | $58,560 | |
| 7 | Germany | $54,480 | $4,540 | €48,790 | $71,930 |
| 8 | Norway estimate | $52,690 | $4,391 | kr 476,800 | $54,770 |
| 9 | Netherlands estimate | $52,460 | $4,372 | €46,430 | $60,510 |
| 10 | Finland estimate | $51,800 | $4,317 | €45,840 | $57,160 |
| 11 | Austria estimate | $51,180 | $4,265 | €45,300 | $60,370 |
| 12 | Sweden estimate | $44,150 | $3,679 | kr 430,800 | $48,770 |
| 13 | Ireland estimate | $41,950 | $3,496 | €37,120 | $41,070 |
| 14 | United Kingdom estimate | $38,580 | $3,215 | £29,300 | $41,770 |
| 15 | Slovenia estimate | $36,210 | $3,018 | €32,050 | $54,060 |
| 16 | Cyprus estimate | $34,520 | $2,876 | €30,540 | $51,570 |
| 17 | Israel estimate | $28,770 | $2,398 | ₪92,950 | $22,960 |
| 18 | Italy estimate | $28,650 | $2,387 | €25,350 | $39,310 |
| 19 | Spain estimate | $28,620 | $2,385 | €25,320 | $41,660 |
| 20 | Estonia estimate | $26,160 | $2,180 | €23,150 | $34,470 |
| 21 | Czechia estimate | $25,240 | $2,104 | Kč 544,000 | $37,690 |
| 22 | South Korea estimate | $24,560 | $2,047 | ₩31,716,100 | $35,080 |
| 23 | France estimate | $23,970 | $1,998 | €21,220 | $28,960 |
| 24 | Malta estimate | $22,900 | $1,908 | €20,050 | $31,890 |
| 25 | Lithuania estimate | $22,520 | $1,877 | €19,930 | $36,260 |
| 26 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $21,210 | $1,768 | HK$164,700 | $25,510 |
| 27 | Slovakia estimate | $21,070 | $1,756 | €18,650 | $32,960 |
| 28 | Greece estimate | $20,390 | $1,699 | €18,260 | $31,100 |
| 29 | Latvia estimate | $19,560 | $1,630 | €17,310 | $31,360 |
| 30 | Croatia estimate | $19,500 | $1,625 | €17,460 | $33,140 |
| 31 | Poland estimate | $18,370 | $1,531 | zł 71,400 | $33,480 |
| 32 | Bahamas estimate | $17,940 | $1,495 | BSD 17,940 | $16,210 |
| 33 | Romania estimate | $17,700 | $1,475 | lei 83,640 | $36,290 |
| 34 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $15,390 | $1,283 | KM 26,720 | $34,740 |
| 35 | Portugal estimate | $13,130 | $1,094 | €11,620 | $20,220 |
| 36 | Qatar estimate | $11,660 | $971 | QAR 42,420 | $14,990 |
| 37 | Uruguay estimate | $11,630 | $969 | UYU 467,600 | $15,960 |
| 38 | Costa Rica estimate | $11,500 | $958 | ₡5,789,100 | $18,410 |
| 39 | Hungary estimate | $11,300 | $942 | Ft 3,638,800 | $19,510 |
| 40 | Serbia estimate | $11,090 | $924 | RSD 9,815 | $21,790 |
| 41 | Puerto Rico estimate | $10,980 | $915 | $11,710 | |
| 42 | Barbados estimate | $9,352 | $779 | BBD 18,700 | $7,794 |
| 43 | Bulgaria estimate | $8,588 | $716 | €7,692 | $18,330 |
| 44 | Tonga estimate | $7,891 | $658 | TOP 18,650 | $10,240 |
| 45 | Türkiye estimate | $7,816 | $651 | ₺308,400 | $17,380 |
| 46 | Chile estimate | $7,148 | $596 | CLP 6,744,900 | $14,510 |
| 47 | Belize estimate | $7,074 | $589 | BZD 14,150 | $11,080 |
| 48 | Peru estimate | $7,019 | $585 | PEN 25,040 | $12,990 |
| 49 | Maldives estimate | $6,948 | $579 | MVR 106,900 | $10,550 |
| 50 | Argentina estimate | $6,460 | $538 | ARS 8,015,700 | $12,120 |
| 51 | Guyana estimate | $6,407 | $534 | GYD 1,335,900 | $13,740 |
| 52 | Brunei estimate | $6,326 | $527 | BND 8,016 | $10,580 |
| 53 | Russia estimate | $5,725 | $477 | ₽421,700 | $16,370 |
| 54 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $5,572 | $464 | SAR 20,890 | $10,770 |
| 55 | Mexico estimate | $5,297 | $441 | MX$101,900 | $9,011 |
| 56 | Jordan estimate | $5,269 | $439 | JOD 3,741 | $11,650 |
| 57 | Palau estimate | $5,202 | $433 | $5,200 | |
| 58 | Mauritius estimate | $5,181 | $432 | Rs 240,500 | $12,070 |
| 59 | North Macedonia estimate | $4,892 | $408 | MKD 227,200 | $9,862 |
| 60 | Bolivia estimate | $4,833 | $403 | Bs 33,400 | $12,370 |
| 61 | Panama estimate | $4,808 | $401 | PAB 4,808 | $9,681 |
| 62 | Kiribati estimate | $4,807 | $401 | A$7,235 | $7,706 |
| 63 | Marshall Islands estimate | $4,722 | $393 | $4,753 | |
| 64 | Colombia estimate | $4,692 | $391 | COP 19,017,200 | $11,420 |
| 65 | El Salvador estimate | $4,631 | $386 | $9,878 | |
| 66 | Moldova estimate | $4,613 | $384 | MDL 80,160 | $9,137 |
| 67 | Fiji estimate | $4,590 | $383 | FJD 10,410 | $11,240 |
| 68 | Lebanon estimate | $4,431 | $369 | L£6,679,700 | $8,926 |
| 69 | Albania estimate | $4,365 | $364 | ALL 465,100 | $10,100 |
| 70 | Samoa estimate | $4,302 | $359 | WST 11,570 | $6,295 |
| 71 | Malaysia estimate | $4,179 | $348 | RM 17,570 | $11,180 |
| 72 | Paraguay estimate | $4,110 | $343 | ₲31,012,700 | $10,790 |
| 73 | Ecuador estimate | $4,008 | $334 | $9,078 | |
| 74 | Guatemala estimate | $3,914 | $326 | Q 30,060 | $8,758 |
| 75 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $3,896 | $325 | AED 14,310 | $5,794 |
| 76 | Brazil estimate | $3,826 | $319 | R$21,380 | $8,280 |
| 77 | Mongolia estimate | $3,768 | $314 | ₮13,359,500 | $11,310 |
| 78 | Dominican Republic estimate | $3,664 | $305 | DOP 227,100 | $9,539 |
| 79 | Honduras estimate | $3,603 | $300 | L 93,520 | $7,412 |
| 80 | Thailand estimate | $3,453 | $288 | ฿113,600 | $10,710 |
| 81 | Vanuatu estimate | $3,447 | $287 | VUV 334,000 | $2,820 |
| 82 | Vietnam estimate | $3,317 | $276 | ₫80,156,900 | $11,190 |
| 83 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,304 | $275 | FCFA 2,003,900 | $7,267 |
| 84 | Kazakhstan estimate | $3,210 | $268 | ₸1,046,500 | $8,337 |
| 85 | Botswana estimate | $3,115 | $260 | P 38,530 | $7,309 |
| 86 | Philippines estimate | $2,837 | $236 | ₱162,500 | $7,836 |
| 87 | Cambodia estimate | $2,796 | $233 | ៛11,222,000 | $7,619 |
| 88 | Georgia estimate | $2,790 | $232 | ₾8,988 | $8,373 |
| 89 | Eswatini estimate | $2,660 | $222 | SZL 47,590 | |
| 90 | Tunisia estimate | $2,276 | $190 | TND 6,680 | $8,144 |
| 91 | Comoros estimate | $2,248 | $187 | CF 935,200 | $4,101 |
| 92 | Armenia estimate | $2,209 | $184 | ֏1,066,200 | $6,404 |
| 93 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,131 | $178 | FCFA 1,002,000 | $3,214 |
| 94 | Uzbekistan estimate | $2,108 | $176 | UZS 23,298,600 | $7,768 |
| 95 | Jamaica estimate | $2,014 | $168 | JMD 223,400 | $3,196 |
| 96 | Timor-Leste estimate | $2,004 | $167 | $4,498 | |
| 97 | Bhutan estimate | $1,916 | $160 | BTN 160,300 | $7,679 |
| 98 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,854 | $155 | F CFA 1,078,900 | $5,587 |
| 99 | Cape Verde estimate | $1,852 | $154 | CVE 184,100 | $3,654 |
| 100 | Yemen estimate | $1,769 | $147 | YER 388,500 | $5,865 |
| 101 | Laos estimate | $1,650 | $137 | ₭23,156,500 | $6,239 |
| 102 | Suriname estimate | $1,622 | $135 | SRD 40,080 | $4,482 |
| 103 | Cameroon estimate | $1,594 | $133 | FCFA 786,900 | $3,289 |
| 104 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,592 | $133 | Rs 480,900 | $5,497 |
| 105 | Sudan estimate | $1,588 | $132 | SDG 868,400 | $3,872 |
| 106 | Nepal estimate | $1,555 | $130 | Rs 162,500 | $5,355 |
| 107 | India estimate | $1,533 | $128 | ₹133,600 | $6,734 |
| 108 | Ukraine estimate | $1,487 | $124 | ₴38,010 | $6,117 |
| 109 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,387 | $116 | ৳160,300 | $4,859 |
| 110 | Senegal estimate | $1,377 | $115 | F CFA 801,600 | $3,539 |
| 111 | Indonesia estimate | $1,354 | $113 | Rp 21,462,300 | $4,204 |
| 112 | Egypt estimate | $1,346 | $112 | E£60,950 | $8,768 |
| 113 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,245 | $104 | ؋95,630 | $6,058 |
| 114 | Pakistan estimate | $1,132 | $94 | Rs 318,200 | $4,865 |
| 115 | Djibouti estimate | $1,125 | $94 | DJF 200,000 | $2,030 |
| 116 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,122 | $93 | K 1,549,700 | $3,558 |
| 117 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,114 | $93 | F CFA 694,700 | $2,989 |
| 118 | Mali estimate | $1,102 | $92 | F CFA 668,000 | $3,472 |
| 119 | South Africa estimate | $1,024 | $85 | R 16,860 | $2,273 |
| 120 | Ghana estimate | $995 | $83 | GH₵12,500 | $2,381 |
| 121 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $964 | $80 | F CFA 601,200 | $2,723 |
| 122 | Mozambique estimate | $942 | $78 | MZN 60,120 | $2,492 |
| 123 | Liberia estimate | $931 | $78 | LRD 931 | $2,309 |
| 124 | Gambia estimate | $763 | $64 | GMD 36,740 | $2,465 |
| 125 | Guinea estimate | $584 | $49 | FG 5,361,600 | $1,781 |
| 126 | Benin estimate | $558 | $46 | F CFA 347,300 | $1,690 |
| 127 | Zambia estimate | $511 | $43 | ZK 13,360 | $1,766 |
| 128 | Lesotho estimate | $466 | $39 | LSL 8,536 | $1,390 |
| 129 | Angola estimate | $461 | $38 | Kz 400,800 | $1,288 |
| 130 | Ethiopia estimate | $458 | $38 | ETB 20,040 | $1,491 |
| 131 | Niger estimate | $428 | $36 | F CFA 267,200 | $1,314 |
| 132 | Togo estimate | $428 | $36 | F CFA 267,200 | $1,211 |
| 133 | Uganda estimate | $403 | $34 | UGX 1,447,300 | $1,100 |
| 134 | Chad estimate | $321 | $27 | FCFA 200,400 | $948 |
| 135 | Malawi estimate | $293 | $24 | MWK 106,900 | $899 |
| 136 | Nigeria estimate | $271 | $23 | ₦400,800 | $1,509 |
| 137 | Rwanda estimate | $264 | $22 | RF 347,300 | $961 |
| 138 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $263 | $22 | CDF 266,100 | $542 |
| 139 | Burundi estimate | $209 | $17 | BIF 400,800 | $632 |
| 140 | Kenya estimate | $79 | $7 | KES 8,016 | $185 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).