How much does a garment presser 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 $100,000 a year.
Where they earn the most
- Switzerland$54,250
- Iceland$53,990
- Denmark$40,530
- Norway$39,470
- United States$35,060
Where pay goes furthest
- Iceland$47,210
- Switzerland$42,320
- Norway$41,020
- Denmark$38,770
- Belgium$38,150
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $54,250 | $4,520 | CHF 48,810 | $42,320 |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $53,990 | $4,499 | kr 6,877,600 | $47,210 |
| 3 | Denmark estimate | $40,530 | $3,377 | kr 270,000 | $38,770 |
| 4 | Norway estimate | $39,470 | $3,289 | kr 357,100 | $41,020 |
| 5 | United States | $35,060 | $2,922 | $35,060 | |
| 6 | Luxembourg estimate | $34,380 | $2,865 | €30,800 | $34,850 |
| 7 | Belgium estimate | $33,270 | $2,772 | €29,800 | $38,150 |
| 8 | United Kingdom | $31,230 | $2,602 | £23,330 | $33,810 |
| 9 | Australia | $30,300 | $2,525 | A$44,100 | |
| 10 | Canada | $28,830 | $2,403 | CA$40,560 | |
| 11 | Ireland estimate | $28,480 | $2,373 | €25,500 | $27,880 |
| 12 | Austria estimate | $28,140 | $2,345 | €25,200 | $33,190 |
| 13 | Sweden estimate | $27,560 | $2,297 | kr 262,400 | $30,450 |
| 14 | Finland estimate | $27,550 | $2,296 | €24,680 | $30,400 |
| 15 | Germany estimate | $25,220 | $2,101 | €22,590 | $33,290 |
| 16 | Netherlands estimate | $24,590 | $2,050 | €22,030 | $28,360 |
| 17 | Italy estimate | $21,600 | $1,800 | €19,340 | $29,640 |
| 18 | France estimate | $21,430 | $1,786 | €19,190 | $25,890 |
| 19 | Slovenia estimate | $17,790 | $1,483 | €15,940 | $26,560 |
| 20 | South Korea estimate | $17,030 | $1,419 | ₩21,992,900 | $24,330 |
| 21 | Greece estimate | $15,500 | $1,292 | €13,880 | $23,640 |
| 22 | Spain estimate | $14,870 | $1,239 | €13,320 | $21,640 |
| 23 | Malta estimate | $14,640 | $1,220 | €12,820 | $20,390 |
| 24 | Israel estimate | $14,610 | $1,218 | ₪47,210 | $11,660 |
| 25 | Bahamas estimate | $14,070 | $1,172 | BSD 14,070 | $12,710 |
| 26 | Cyprus estimate | $13,340 | $1,112 | €11,950 | $19,940 |
| 27 | Puerto Rico estimate | $12,530 | $1,044 | $13,360 | |
| 28 | Portugal estimate | $12,000 | $1,000 | €10,750 | $18,470 |
| 29 | Singapore estimate | $11,220 | $935 | SGD 15,080 | $14,240 |
| 30 | Estonia estimate | $11,030 | $919 | €9,878 | $14,530 |
| 31 | Lithuania estimate | $10,460 | $872 | €9,372 | $16,850 |
| 32 | Czechia estimate | $10,320 | $860 | Kč 227,000 | $15,410 |
| 33 | Slovakia estimate | $9,797 | $816 | €8,775 | $15,320 |
| 34 | Latvia estimate | $9,346 | $779 | €8,371 | $14,980 |
| 35 | Poland estimate | $9,282 | $774 | zł 38,960 | $16,920 |
| 36 | Croatia estimate | $9,089 | $757 | €61,340 | $15,440 |
| 37 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $8,302 | $692 | HK$64,440 | $9,982 |
| 38 | Qatar estimate | $8,204 | $684 | QAR 29,860 | $10,550 |
| 39 | Barbados estimate | $8,117 | $676 | BBD 16,230 | $6,764 |
| 40 | Romania estimate | $8,068 | $672 | lei 35,630 | $16,540 |
| 41 | Hungary estimate | $7,629 | $636 | Ft 2,673,700 | $13,170 |
| 42 | Costa Rica estimate | $7,529 | $627 | ₡3,790,700 | $12,050 |
| 43 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $7,069 | $589 | KM 12,380 | $15,960 |
| 44 | Palau estimate | $6,891 | $574 | $6,888 | |
| 45 | Uruguay estimate | $6,733 | $561 | UYU 270,800 | $9,242 |
| 46 | Serbia estimate | $6,410 | $534 | RSD 674,400 | $12,590 |
| 47 | North Macedonia estimate | $6,320 | $527 | MKD 348,800 | $12,740 |
| 48 | Türkiye estimate | $6,314 | $526 | ₺249,100 | $14,040 |
| 49 | Marshall Islands estimate | $6,065 | $505 | $6,105 | |
| 50 | Tonga estimate | $5,957 | $496 | TOP 14,080 | $7,731 |
| 51 | Chile estimate | $5,739 | $478 | CLP 5,415,200 | $11,650 |
| 52 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $5,624 | $469 | SAR 21,090 | $10,870 |
| 53 | Panama estimate | $5,415 | $451 | PAB 5,415 | $10,900 |
| 54 | Montenegro estimate | $5,393 | $449 | €4,060 | $9,243 |
| 55 | Bulgaria estimate | $5,370 | $447 | €9,405 | $11,460 |
| 56 | Guyana estimate | $4,675 | $390 | GYD 974,700 | $10,030 |
| 57 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $4,505 | $375 | AED 16,540 | $6,700 |
| 58 | Ecuador estimate | $4,332 | $361 | $9,812 | |
| 59 | Lebanon estimate | $4,311 | $359 | L£6,498,300 | $8,684 |
| 60 | Belize estimate | $4,224 | $352 | BZD 8,448 | $6,616 |
| 61 | Mauritius estimate | $4,200 | $350 | Rs 194,900 | $9,788 |
| 62 | Fiji estimate | $4,112 | $343 | FJD 9,328 | $10,070 |
| 63 | Maldives estimate | $3,978 | $332 | MVR 61,190 | $6,042 |
| 64 | Brunei estimate | $3,847 | $321 | BND 4,874 | $6,434 |
| 65 | Jordan estimate | $3,814 | $318 | JOD 2,708 | $8,430 |
| 66 | Malaysia estimate | $3,782 | $315 | RM 15,900 | $10,110 |
| 67 | Colombia estimate | $3,741 | $312 | COP 15,162,700 | $9,103 |
| 68 | Mexico estimate | $3,693 | $308 | MX$71,050 | $6,283 |
| 69 | Albania estimate | $3,691 | $308 | ALL 393,400 | $8,537 |
| 70 | Mongolia estimate | $3,666 | $306 | ₮12,996,600 | $11,010 |
| 71 | Peru estimate | $3,643 | $304 | PEN 13,000 | $6,744 |
| 72 | Russia estimate | $3,583 | $299 | ₽263,900 | $10,250 |
| 73 | El Salvador estimate | $3,520 | $293 | $7,508 | |
| 74 | Argentina estimate | $3,491 | $291 | ARS 4,332,200 | $6,551 |
| 75 | Samoa estimate | $3,488 | $291 | WST 9,379 | $5,103 |
| 76 | Moldova estimate | $3,428 | $286 | MDL 59,570 | $6,790 |
| 77 | Bolivia estimate | $3,393 | $283 | Bs 23,450 | $8,687 |
| 78 | Thailand estimate | $3,168 | $264 | ฿104,200 | $9,823 |
| 79 | Paraguay estimate | $3,014 | $251 | ₲22,744,000 | $7,912 |
| 80 | Brazil estimate | $2,943 | $245 | R$16,440 | $6,369 |
| 81 | Guatemala estimate | $2,820 | $235 | Q 21,660 | $6,311 |
| 82 | Dominican Republic estimate | $2,796 | $233 | DOP 173,300 | $7,278 |
| 83 | Kiribati estimate | $2,779 | $232 | A$4,183 | $4,455 |
| 84 | Vietnam estimate | $2,779 | $232 | ₫67,148,900 | $9,377 |
| 85 | Vanuatu estimate | $2,761 | $230 | VUV 267,500 | $2,259 |
| 86 | Philippines estimate | $2,300 | $192 | ₱131,800 | $6,352 |
| 87 | Djibouti estimate | $2,133 | $178 | DJF 379,100 | $3,849 |
| 88 | Honduras estimate | $2,087 | $174 | L 54,150 | $4,292 |
| 89 | Bhutan estimate | $2,083 | $174 | BTN 174,300 | $8,349 |
| 90 | Cambodia estimate | $1,943 | $162 | ៛7,797,900 | $5,295 |
| 91 | Georgia estimate | $1,926 | $161 | ₾6,206 | $5,781 |
| 92 | Sudan estimate | $1,803 | $150 | SDG 985,600 | $4,394 |
| 93 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $1,786 | $149 | FCFA 1,083,000 | $3,928 |
| 94 | Suriname estimate | $1,753 | $146 | SRD 43,320 | $4,845 |
| 95 | Kazakhstan estimate | $1,745 | $145 | ₸568,900 | $4,532 |
| 96 | Comoros estimate | $1,692 | $141 | CF 704,000 | $3,087 |
| 97 | Tunisia estimate | $1,661 | $138 | TND 4,874 | $5,942 |
| 98 | South Africa estimate | $1,645 | $137 | R 27,080 | $3,651 |
| 99 | Jamaica estimate | $1,635 | $136 | JMD 181,400 | $2,595 |
| 100 | Cape Verde estimate | $1,629 | $136 | CVE 161,900 | $3,214 |
| 101 | Yemen estimate | $1,599 | $133 | YER 351,000 | $5,299 |
| 102 | Eswatini estimate | $1,578 | $132 | SZL 28,240 | |
| 103 | Laos estimate | $1,543 | $129 | ₭21,660,900 | $5,836 |
| 104 | Uzbekistan estimate | $1,528 | $127 | UZS 16,882,300 | $5,629 |
| 105 | Armenia estimate | $1,458 | $122 | ֏704,000 | $4,229 |
| 106 | Nepal estimate | $1,261 | $105 | Rs 131,800 | $4,341 |
| 107 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,246 | $104 | $2,795 | |
| 108 | India estimate | $1,243 | $104 | ₹108,300 | $5,459 |
| 109 | Indonesia estimate | $1,189 | $99 | Rp 18,850,700 | $3,693 |
| 110 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $1,151 | $96 | FCFA 541,500 | $1,737 |
| 111 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,128 | $94 | ؋86,640 | $5,488 |
| 112 | Ghana estimate | $1,121 | $93 | GH₵14,080 | $2,682 |
| 113 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,097 | $91 | K 1,516,300 | $3,482 |
| 114 | Liberia estimate | $1,083 | $90 | LRD 1,083 | $2,687 |
| 115 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,075 | $90 | Rs 324,900 | $3,714 |
| 116 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,042 | $87 | F CFA 649,800 | $2,796 |
| 117 | Botswana estimate | $1,038 | $87 | P 14,080 | $2,650 |
| 118 | Senegal estimate | $1,008 | $84 | F CFA 586,700 | $2,590 |
| 119 | Egypt estimate | $956 | $80 | E£43,320 | $6,232 |
| 120 | Bangladesh estimate | $937 | $78 | ৳108,300 | $3,283 |
| 121 | Pakistan estimate | $934 | $78 | Rs 262,600 | $4,016 |
| 122 | Guinea estimate | $933 | $78 | FG 8,571,100 | $2,847 |
| 123 | Ukraine estimate | $917 | $76 | ₴23,430 | $3,771 |
| 124 | Chad estimate | $903 | $75 | FCFA 563,200 | $2,664 |
| 125 | Cameroon estimate | $877 | $73 | FCFA 433,200 | $1,811 |
| 126 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $781 | $65 | F CFA 487,400 | $2,207 |
| 127 | Togo estimate | $781 | $65 | F CFA 487,400 | $2,209 |
| 128 | Mozambique estimate | $678 | $57 | MZN 43,320 | $1,796 |
| 129 | Gambia estimate | $619 | $52 | GMD 29,780 | $1,998 |
| 130 | Lesotho estimate | $591 | $49 | LSL 10,830 | $1,764 |
| 131 | Burkina Faso estimate | $558 | $47 | F CFA 324,900 | $1,683 |
| 132 | Mali estimate | $536 | $45 | F CFA 324,900 | $1,689 |
| 133 | Benin estimate | $522 | $43 | F CFA 324,900 | $1,581 |
| 134 | Niger estimate | $521 | $43 | F CFA 324,900 | $1,598 |
| 135 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $498 | $42 | CDF 503,600 | $1,026 |
| 136 | Zambia estimate | $497 | $41 | ZK 13,000 | $1,718 |
| 137 | Ethiopia estimate | $402 | $34 | ETB 17,590 | $1,309 |
| 138 | Angola estimate | $374 | $31 | Kz 324,900 | $1,044 |
| 139 | Nigeria estimate | $352 | $29 | ₦520,100 | $1,959 |
| 140 | Uganda estimate | $327 | $27 | UGX 1,173,300 | $892 |
| 141 | Malawi estimate | $238 | $20 | MWK 86,640 | $729 |
| 142 | Rwanda estimate | $214 | $18 | RF 281,600 | $779 |
| 143 | Burundi estimate | $181 | $15 | BIF 346,600 | $547 |
| 144 | Kenya estimate | $106 | $9 | KES 10,830 | $250 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).