How much does a grader 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
- Iceland$74,940
- Belgium$73,200
- Switzerland$68,500
- Germany$59,450
- Denmark$54,240
Where pay goes furthest
- Belgium$83,940
- Germany$78,490
- Iceland$65,530
- Switzerland$53,450
- Norway$52,030
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland estimate | $74,940 | $6,245 | kr 9,547,200 | $65,530 |
| 2 | Belgium estimate | $73,200 | $6,100 | €64,780 | $83,940 |
| 3 | Switzerland estimate | $68,500 | $5,709 | CHF 61,640 | $53,450 |
| 4 | Germany | $59,450 | $4,954 | €53,240 | $78,490 |
| 5 | Denmark estimate | $54,240 | $4,520 | kr 361,400 | $51,890 |
| 6 | Norway estimate | $50,060 | $4,171 | kr 452,900 | $52,030 |
| 7 | United States | $48,570 | $4,048 | $48,570 | |
| 8 | United Kingdom | $45,860 | $3,822 | £34,260 | $49,650 |
| 9 | Ireland estimate | $45,690 | $3,807 | €40,430 | $44,730 |
| 10 | Australia | $41,620 | $3,468 | A$60,570 | |
| 11 | Luxembourg estimate | $41,360 | $3,447 | €37,040 | $41,930 |
| 12 | Finland estimate | $40,690 | $3,391 | €36,440 | $44,890 |
| 13 | Austria estimate | $39,150 | $3,262 | €35,060 | $46,170 |
| 14 | Netherlands estimate | $37,380 | $3,115 | €33,480 | $43,110 |
| 15 | Sweden estimate | $35,180 | $2,932 | kr 335,000 | $38,870 |
| 16 | Canada | $35,090 | $2,924 | CA$49,360 | |
| 17 | Israel estimate | $27,990 | $2,333 | ₪90,420 | $22,340 |
| 18 | South Korea estimate | $27,370 | $2,281 | ₩35,350,000 | $39,100 |
| 19 | Italy estimate | $26,830 | $2,236 | €24,030 | $36,830 |
| 20 | France estimate | $26,050 | $2,170 | €23,330 | $31,470 |
| 21 | Estonia estimate | $25,320 | $2,110 | €22,410 | $33,360 |
| 22 | Malta estimate | $22,660 | $1,888 | €20,300 | $31,560 |
| 23 | Bahamas estimate | $21,850 | $1,821 | BSD 21,850 | $19,740 |
| 24 | Slovenia estimate | $21,660 | $1,805 | €19,400 | $32,330 |
| 25 | Greece estimate | $21,200 | $1,767 | €18,990 | $32,350 |
| 26 | Spain estimate | $20,570 | $1,714 | €18,420 | $29,950 |
| 27 | Singapore estimate | $20,000 | $1,667 | SGD 26,870 | $25,370 |
| 28 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $18,420 | $1,535 | HK$143,000 | $22,150 |
| 29 | Cyprus estimate | $16,800 | $1,400 | €15,050 | $25,100 |
| 30 | Czechia estimate | $15,820 | $1,319 | Kč 348,100 | $23,620 |
| 31 | Lithuania estimate | $15,680 | $1,307 | €14,050 | $25,250 |
| 32 | Puerto Rico estimate | $14,720 | $1,226 | $15,700 | |
| 33 | Portugal estimate | $14,450 | $1,204 | €12,940 | $22,250 |
| 34 | Slovakia estimate | $14,430 | $1,202 | €12,920 | $22,570 |
| 35 | Latvia estimate | $13,750 | $1,146 | €12,310 | $22,030 |
| 36 | Hungary estimate | $12,630 | $1,052 | Ft 4,425,400 | $21,800 |
| 37 | Uruguay estimate | $12,210 | $1,018 | UYU 491,100 | $16,760 |
| 38 | Poland estimate | $12,040 | $1,004 | zł 50,540 | $21,950 |
| 39 | Croatia estimate | $11,680 | $973 | €78,820 | $19,850 |
| 40 | Barbados estimate | $11,210 | $934 | BBD 22,430 | $9,345 |
| 41 | Romania estimate | $11,210 | $934 | lei 49,510 | $22,980 |
| 42 | Qatar estimate | $10,990 | $916 | QAR 40,020 | $14,140 |
| 43 | Costa Rica estimate | $9,650 | $804 | ₡4,858,900 | $15,450 |
| 44 | Palau estimate | $8,475 | $706 | $8,472 | |
| 45 | Serbia estimate | $8,394 | $700 | RSD 883,100 | $16,490 |
| 46 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $8,164 | $680 | KM 14,300 | $18,430 |
| 47 | Montenegro estimate | $7,977 | $665 | €6,004 | $13,670 |
| 48 | Bulgaria estimate | $7,952 | $663 | €13,930 | $16,970 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $7,849 | $654 | PAB 7,849 | $15,800 |
| 50 | Chile estimate | $7,799 | $650 | CLP 7,359,400 | $15,830 |
| 51 | Türkiye estimate | $7,580 | $632 | ₺299,100 | $16,850 |
| 52 | Argentina estimate | $7,229 | $602 | ARS 8,970,200 | $13,560 |
| 53 | Tonga estimate | $7,195 | $600 | TOP 17,010 | $9,337 |
| 54 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $7,162 | $597 | SAR 26,860 | $13,840 |
| 55 | North Macedonia estimate | $7,111 | $593 | MKD 392,500 | $14,330 |
| 56 | Guyana estimate | $6,722 | $560 | GYD 1,401,600 | $14,420 |
| 57 | Russia estimate | $6,694 | $558 | ₽493,100 | $19,140 |
| 58 | Belize estimate | $6,460 | $538 | BZD 12,920 | $10,120 |
| 59 | Mongolia estimate | $6,326 | $527 | ₮22,425,600 | $18,990 |
| 60 | Marshall Islands estimate | $6,282 | $524 | $6,324 | |
| 61 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $6,209 | $517 | AED 22,800 | $9,234 |
| 62 | Maldives estimate | $6,196 | $516 | MVR 95,310 | $9,410 |
| 63 | Mexico estimate | $6,174 | $514 | MX$118,800 | $10,500 |
| 64 | Lebanon estimate | $5,950 | $496 | L£8,970,200 | $11,990 |
| 65 | Brunei estimate | $5,752 | $479 | BND 7,288 | $9,622 |
| 66 | Ecuador estimate | $5,270 | $439 | $11,940 | |
| 67 | Fiji estimate | $5,137 | $428 | FJD 11,650 | $12,580 |
| 68 | Mauritius estimate | $5,073 | $423 | Rs 235,500 | $11,820 |
| 69 | Djibouti estimate | $5,047 | $421 | DJF 897,000 | $9,108 |
| 70 | El Salvador estimate | $4,859 | $405 | $10,360 | |
| 71 | Moldova estimate | $4,839 | $403 | MDL 84,100 | $9,586 |
| 72 | Bolivia estimate | $4,778 | $398 | Bs 33,010 | $12,230 |
| 73 | Honduras estimate | $4,753 | $396 | L 123,300 | $9,776 |
| 74 | Jordan estimate | $4,738 | $395 | JOD 3,364 | $10,470 |
| 75 | Peru estimate | $4,715 | $393 | PEN 16,820 | $8,728 |
| 76 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,672 | $389 | ₸1,523,000 | $12,130 |
| 77 | Brazil estimate | $4,415 | $368 | R$24,670 | $9,556 |
| 78 | Guatemala estimate | $4,380 | $365 | Q 33,640 | $9,801 |
| 79 | Dominican Republic estimate | $4,368 | $364 | DOP 270,700 | $11,370 |
| 80 | Malaysia estimate | $4,288 | $357 | RM 18,020 | $11,470 |
| 81 | Paraguay estimate | $4,161 | $347 | ₲31,395,800 | $10,920 |
| 82 | Albania estimate | $4,128 | $344 | ALL 439,900 | $9,548 |
| 83 | Thailand estimate | $4,092 | $341 | ฿134,600 | $12,690 |
| 84 | Samoa estimate | $4,070 | $339 | WST 10,940 | $5,954 |
| 85 | Colombia estimate | $3,938 | $328 | COP 15,961,400 | $9,583 |
| 86 | Vietnam estimate | $3,712 | $309 | ₫89,702,300 | $12,530 |
| 87 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,697 | $308 | FCFA 2,242,600 | $8,132 |
| 88 | Georgia estimate | $3,487 | $291 | ₾11,230 | $10,460 |
| 89 | South Africa estimate | $3,405 | $284 | R 56,050 | $7,557 |
| 90 | Vanuatu estimate | $3,159 | $263 | VUV 306,200 | $2,585 |
| 91 | Cambodia estimate | $3,051 | $254 | ៛12,244,400 | $8,314 |
| 92 | Kiribati estimate | $2,980 | $248 | A$4,485 | $4,777 |
| 93 | Philippines estimate | $2,977 | $248 | ₱170,500 | $8,221 |
| 94 | Uzbekistan estimate | $2,781 | $232 | UZS 30,729,800 | $10,250 |
| 95 | Bhutan estimate | $2,680 | $223 | BTN 224,300 | $10,740 |
| 96 | Eswatini estimate | $2,507 | $209 | SZL 44,850 | |
| 97 | Cape Verde estimate | $2,482 | $207 | CVE 246,700 | $4,897 |
| 98 | Botswana estimate | $2,480 | $207 | P 33,640 | $6,332 |
| 99 | Nepal estimate | $2,284 | $190 | Rs 238,700 | $7,866 |
| 100 | Suriname estimate | $2,269 | $189 | SRD 56,060 | $6,270 |
| 101 | Comoros estimate | $2,159 | $180 | CF 898,100 | $3,938 |
| 102 | Tunisia estimate | $2,102 | $175 | TND 6,167 | $7,519 |
| 103 | Armenia estimate | $2,091 | $174 | ֏1,009,200 | $6,062 |
| 104 | Sudan estimate | $1,973 | $164 | SDG 1,078,600 | $4,809 |
| 105 | India estimate | $1,930 | $161 | ₹168,200 | $8,478 |
| 106 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $1,907 | $159 | FCFA 897,000 | $2,878 |
| 107 | Ghana estimate | $1,857 | $155 | GH₵23,320 | $4,442 |
| 108 | Ukraine estimate | $1,786 | $149 | ₴45,620 | $7,343 |
| 109 | Jamaica estimate | $1,752 | $146 | JMD 194,300 | $2,780 |
| 110 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,682 | $140 | $3,775 | |
| 111 | Senegal estimate | $1,670 | $139 | F CFA 971,800 | $4,290 |
| 112 | Indonesia estimate | $1,666 | $139 | Rp 26,421,400 | $5,176 |
| 113 | Laos estimate | $1,598 | $133 | ₭22,425,600 | $6,042 |
| 114 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,558 | $130 | K 2,152,900 | $4,943 |
| 115 | Liberia estimate | $1,538 | $128 | LRD 1,538 | $3,816 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,485 | $124 | Rs 448,500 | $5,126 |
| 117 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,438 | $120 | F CFA 897,000 | $3,859 |
| 118 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,436 | $120 | ৳165,900 | $5,030 |
| 119 | Mozambique estimate | $1,385 | $115 | MZN 88,430 | $3,666 |
| 120 | Zambia estimate | $1,286 | $107 | ZK 33,640 | $4,446 |
| 121 | Lesotho estimate | $1,224 | $102 | LSL 22,430 | $3,653 |
| 122 | Egypt estimate | $1,205 | $100 | E£54,570 | $7,850 |
| 123 | Chad estimate | $1,168 | $97 | FCFA 728,800 | $3,447 |
| 124 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,168 | $97 | ؋89,700 | $5,682 |
| 125 | Cameroon estimate | $1,135 | $95 | FCFA 560,600 | $2,343 |
| 126 | Rwanda estimate | $1,106 | $92 | RF 1,457,700 | $4,033 |
| 127 | Niger estimate | $1,079 | $90 | F CFA 672,800 | $3,309 |
| 128 | Pakistan estimate | $1,036 | $86 | Rs 291,300 | $4,455 |
| 129 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,026 | $86 | CDF 1,036,600 | $2,112 |
| 130 | Uganda estimate | $1,016 | $85 | UGX 3,644,200 | $2,771 |
| 131 | Yemen estimate | $990 | $82 | YER 217,400 | $3,282 |
| 132 | Togo estimate | $941 | $78 | F CFA 587,200 | $2,662 |
| 133 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $935 | $78 | F CFA 583,100 | $2,641 |
| 134 | Benin estimate | $810 | $68 | F CFA 504,600 | $2,455 |
| 135 | Mali estimate | $740 | $62 | F CFA 448,500 | $2,332 |
| 136 | Angola estimate | $645 | $54 | Kz 560,600 | $1,802 |
| 137 | Ethiopia estimate | $641 | $53 | ETB 28,030 | $2,086 |
| 138 | Gambia estimate | $640 | $53 | GMD 30,840 | $2,069 |
| 139 | Burundi estimate | $633 | $53 | BIF 1,212,200 | $1,912 |
| 140 | Guinea estimate | $610 | $51 | FG 5,606,400 | $1,862 |
| 141 | Burkina Faso estimate | $578 | $48 | F CFA 336,400 | $1,742 |
| 142 | Malawi estimate | $523 | $44 | MWK 190,600 | $1,603 |
| 143 | Nigeria estimate | $329 | $27 | ₦485,900 | $1,830 |
| 144 | Kenya estimate | $132 | $11 | KES 13,460 | $311 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).