How much does a guide 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$62,680
- Iceland$62,440
- Belgium$56,390
- Luxembourg$49,310
- United States$48,580
Where pay goes furthest
- Belgium$64,670
- Iceland$54,600
- Luxembourg$49,980
- Switzerland$48,900
- United States$48,580
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $62,680 | $5,223 | CHF 56,400 | $48,900 |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $62,440 | $5,203 | kr 7,954,400 | $54,600 |
| 3 | Belgium estimate | $56,390 | $4,700 | €49,910 | $64,670 |
| 4 | Luxembourg estimate | $49,310 | $4,109 | €43,630 | $49,980 |
| 5 | United States | $48,580 | $4,048 | $48,580 | |
| 6 | Norway estimate | $44,400 | $3,700 | kr 401,800 | $46,160 |
| 7 | Denmark estimate | $42,780 | $3,565 | kr 285,100 | $40,930 |
| 8 | Ireland estimate | $37,750 | $3,146 | €33,810 | $36,960 |
| 9 | Sweden estimate | $36,550 | $3,046 | kr 348,000 | $40,380 |
| 10 | United Kingdom | $36,530 | $3,044 | £27,290 | $39,550 |
| 11 | Netherlands estimate | $34,020 | $2,835 | €30,470 | $39,240 |
| 12 | Austria estimate | $33,350 | $2,779 | €29,870 | $39,330 |
| 13 | Finland estimate | $32,910 | $2,743 | €29,480 | $36,310 |
| 14 | Australia | $32,520 | $2,710 | A$47,330 | |
| 15 | Germany estimate | $32,040 | $2,670 | €28,700 | $42,310 |
| 16 | Canada | $30,260 | $2,521 | CA$42,560 | |
| 17 | France estimate | $27,670 | $2,306 | €24,780 | $33,430 |
| 18 | Italy estimate | $26,900 | $2,241 | €24,090 | $36,910 |
| 19 | Cyprus estimate | $24,230 | $2,019 | €21,440 | $36,200 |
| 20 | South Korea estimate | $21,370 | $1,781 | ₩27,597,700 | $30,530 |
| 21 | Slovenia estimate | $21,330 | $1,778 | €19,100 | $31,840 |
| 22 | Spain estimate | $20,240 | $1,687 | €18,130 | $29,470 |
| 23 | Singapore estimate | $19,150 | $1,596 | SGD 25,730 | $24,290 |
| 24 | Malta estimate | $18,520 | $1,544 | €16,220 | $25,800 |
| 25 | Israel estimate | $18,010 | $1,501 | ₪58,180 | $14,370 |
| 26 | Qatar estimate | $17,660 | $1,471 | QAR 64,270 | $22,700 |
| 27 | Greece estimate | $17,650 | $1,471 | €15,800 | $26,920 |
| 28 | Bahamas estimate | $16,140 | $1,345 | BSD 16,140 | $14,580 |
| 29 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $15,310 | $1,276 | HK$118,800 | $18,410 |
| 30 | Puerto Rico estimate | $14,840 | $1,237 | $15,830 | |
| 31 | Portugal estimate | $14,540 | $1,212 | €13,020 | $22,390 |
| 32 | Czechia estimate | $13,710 | $1,143 | Kč 301,700 | $20,470 |
| 33 | Lithuania estimate | $13,660 | $1,138 | €12,230 | $21,990 |
| 34 | Slovakia estimate | $13,520 | $1,126 | €12,110 | $21,140 |
| 35 | Estonia estimate | $13,140 | $1,095 | €11,770 | $17,310 |
| 36 | Hungary estimate | $11,970 | $997 | Ft 4,193,800 | $20,660 |
| 37 | Croatia estimate | $11,750 | $979 | €79,290 | $19,970 |
| 38 | Latvia estimate | $10,830 | $902 | €9,696 | $17,350 |
| 39 | Poland estimate | $10,120 | $843 | zł 42,480 | $18,450 |
| 40 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $10,100 | $842 | SAR 37,890 | $19,530 |
| 41 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $9,923 | $827 | AED 36,440 | $14,760 |
| 42 | Costa Rica estimate | $9,400 | $783 | ₡4,732,700 | $15,050 |
| 43 | Barbados estimate | $9,320 | $777 | BBD 18,640 | $7,767 |
| 44 | Romania estimate | $9,196 | $766 | lei 40,620 | $18,850 |
| 45 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $8,763 | $730 | KM 15,350 | $19,780 |
| 46 | Uruguay estimate | $8,691 | $724 | UYU 349,500 | $11,930 |
| 47 | Palau estimate | $8,388 | $699 | $8,384 | |
| 48 | North Macedonia estimate | $7,457 | $621 | MKD 411,600 | $15,030 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $7,218 | $602 | PAB 7,218 | $14,530 |
| 50 | Serbia estimate | $7,139 | $595 | RSD 751,100 | $14,020 |
| 51 | Türkiye estimate | $6,869 | $572 | ₺271,000 | $15,270 |
| 52 | Lebanon estimate | $6,848 | $571 | L£10,322,800 | $13,790 |
| 53 | Chile estimate | $6,607 | $551 | CLP 6,234,600 | $13,410 |
| 54 | Argentina estimate | $6,572 | $548 | ARS 8,154,800 | $12,330 |
| 55 | Brunei estimate | $6,252 | $521 | BND 7,922 | $10,460 |
| 56 | Bulgaria estimate | $6,029 | $502 | €10,560 | $12,870 |
| 57 | Montenegro estimate | $5,841 | $487 | €4,397 | $10,010 |
| 58 | Marshall Islands estimate | $5,825 | $485 | $5,863 | |
| 59 | Belize estimate | $5,578 | $465 | BZD 11,160 | $8,737 |
| 60 | Mauritius estimate | $5,522 | $460 | Rs 256,300 | $12,870 |
| 61 | Guatemala estimate | $5,430 | $453 | Q 41,710 | $12,150 |
| 62 | Ecuador estimate | $5,417 | $451 | $12,270 | |
| 63 | Guyana estimate | $5,364 | $447 | GYD 1,118,400 | $11,510 |
| 64 | Maldives estimate | $5,302 | $442 | MVR 81,550 | $8,052 |
| 65 | Fiji estimate | $4,992 | $416 | FJD 11,320 | $12,230 |
| 66 | El Salvador estimate | $4,990 | $416 | $10,640 | |
| 67 | Mongolia estimate | $4,929 | $411 | ₮17,474,700 | $14,800 |
| 68 | Jordan estimate | $4,922 | $410 | JOD 3,495 | $10,880 |
| 69 | Mexico estimate | $4,908 | $409 | MX$94,420 | $8,349 |
| 70 | Tonga estimate | $4,786 | $399 | TOP 11,310 | $6,212 |
| 71 | Russia estimate | $4,759 | $397 | ₽350,500 | $13,610 |
| 72 | Albania estimate | $4,559 | $380 | ALL 485,800 | $10,540 |
| 73 | Malaysia estimate | $4,537 | $378 | RM 19,070 | $12,130 |
| 74 | Thailand estimate | $4,251 | $354 | ฿139,800 | $13,180 |
| 75 | Honduras estimate | $4,190 | $349 | L 108,700 | $8,618 |
| 76 | Paraguay estimate | $4,107 | $342 | ₲30,989,600 | $10,780 |
| 77 | Colombia estimate | $4,092 | $341 | COP 16,583,400 | $9,956 |
| 78 | Moldova estimate | $4,022 | $335 | MDL 69,900 | $7,968 |
| 79 | Dominican Republic estimate | $4,022 | $335 | DOP 249,300 | $10,470 |
| 80 | Djibouti estimate | $3,933 | $328 | DJF 699,000 | $7,098 |
| 81 | Peru estimate | $3,919 | $327 | PEN 13,980 | $7,255 |
| 82 | Brazil estimate | $3,753 | $313 | R$20,970 | $8,123 |
| 83 | Samoa estimate | $3,752 | $313 | WST 10,090 | $5,489 |
| 84 | Vietnam estimate | $3,375 | $281 | ₫81,548,400 | $11,390 |
| 85 | Bolivia estimate | $3,372 | $281 | Bs 23,300 | $8,632 |
| 86 | Vanuatu estimate | $3,365 | $280 | VUV 326,100 | $2,753 |
| 87 | South Africa estimate | $3,334 | $278 | R 54,880 | $7,400 |
| 88 | Kazakhstan estimate | $2,998 | $250 | ₸977,400 | $7,786 |
| 89 | Philippines estimate | $2,907 | $242 | ₱166,500 | $8,029 |
| 90 | Georgia estimate | $2,802 | $234 | ₾9,027 | $8,409 |
| 91 | Bhutan estimate | $2,785 | $232 | BTN 233,000 | $11,160 |
| 92 | Cambodia estimate | $2,612 | $218 | ៛10,484,800 | $7,119 |
| 93 | Kiribati estimate | $2,595 | $216 | A$3,906 | $4,160 |
| 94 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $2,497 | $208 | FCFA 1,514,500 | $5,492 |
| 95 | Tunisia estimate | $2,382 | $199 | TND 6,990 | $8,522 |
| 96 | Botswana estimate | $2,147 | $179 | P 29,120 | $5,482 |
| 97 | Suriname estimate | $2,122 | $177 | SRD 52,420 | $5,863 |
| 98 | Sudan estimate | $2,072 | $173 | SDG 1,133,100 | $5,052 |
| 99 | Armenia estimate | $1,991 | $166 | ֏961,100 | $5,773 |
| 100 | Eswatini estimate | $1,981 | $165 | SZL 35,430 | |
| 101 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $1,858 | $155 | FCFA 873,700 | $2,803 |
| 102 | Jamaica estimate | $1,820 | $152 | JMD 201,900 | $2,888 |
| 103 | Cape Verde estimate | $1,758 | $147 | CVE 174,700 | $3,469 |
| 104 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,747 | $146 | $3,922 | |
| 105 | Yemen estimate | $1,662 | $138 | YER 364,900 | $5,508 |
| 106 | Uzbekistan estimate | $1,648 | $137 | UZS 18,215,500 | $6,073 |
| 107 | Liberia estimate | $1,619 | $135 | LRD 1,619 | $4,015 |
| 108 | India estimate | $1,604 | $134 | ₹139,800 | $7,047 |
| 109 | Senegal estimate | $1,602 | $133 | F CFA 932,000 | $4,114 |
| 110 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,542 | $129 | Rs 466,000 | $5,326 |
| 111 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,517 | $126 | ؋116,500 | $7,379 |
| 112 | Indonesia estimate | $1,507 | $126 | Rp 23,893,000 | $4,680 |
| 113 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,433 | $119 | K 1,980,500 | $4,547 |
| 114 | Comoros estimate | $1,400 | $117 | CF 582,500 | $2,554 |
| 115 | Laos estimate | $1,391 | $116 | ₭19,518,200 | $5,259 |
| 116 | Guinea estimate | $1,371 | $114 | FG 12,594,400 | $4,183 |
| 117 | Nepal estimate | $1,338 | $111 | Rs 139,800 | $4,606 |
| 118 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,307 | $109 | F CFA 815,500 | $3,509 |
| 119 | Chad estimate | $1,303 | $109 | FCFA 812,800 | $3,844 |
| 120 | Pakistan estimate | $1,256 | $105 | Rs 353,100 | $5,399 |
| 121 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,209 | $101 | ৳139,800 | $4,237 |
| 122 | Mozambique estimate | $1,186 | $99 | MZN 75,720 | $3,139 |
| 123 | Mali estimate | $1,153 | $96 | F CFA 699,000 | $3,634 |
| 124 | Lesotho estimate | $1,081 | $90 | LSL 19,800 | $3,226 |
| 125 | Cameroon estimate | $1,065 | $89 | FCFA 525,800 | $2,197 |
| 126 | Ukraine estimate | $1,054 | $88 | ₴26,920 | $4,334 |
| 127 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,038 | $86 | CDF 1,048,500 | $2,136 |
| 128 | Egypt estimate | $1,029 | $86 | E£46,600 | $6,703 |
| 129 | Zambia estimate | $979 | $82 | ZK 25,630 | $3,387 |
| 130 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $934 | $78 | F CFA 582,500 | $2,638 |
| 131 | Niger estimate | $934 | $78 | F CFA 582,500 | $2,865 |
| 132 | Ghana estimate | $928 | $77 | GH₵11,650 | $2,219 |
| 133 | Kenya estimate | $914 | $76 | KES 93,200 | $2,154 |
| 134 | Burkina Faso estimate | $901 | $75 | F CFA 524,200 | $2,715 |
| 135 | Benin estimate | $748 | $62 | F CFA 466,000 | $2,267 |
| 136 | Togo estimate | $747 | $62 | F CFA 466,000 | $2,112 |
| 137 | Uganda estimate | $704 | $59 | UGX 2,524,100 | $1,919 |
| 138 | Gambia estimate | $665 | $55 | GMD 32,040 | $2,149 |
| 139 | Angola estimate | $603 | $50 | Kz 524,200 | $1,685 |
| 140 | Rwanda estimate | $442 | $37 | RF 582,500 | $1,612 |
| 141 | Ethiopia estimate | $400 | $33 | ETB 17,470 | $1,301 |
| 142 | Burundi estimate | $365 | $30 | BIF 699,000 | $1,103 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $353 | $29 | MWK 128,800 | $1,083 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $341 | $28 | ₦504,800 | $1,901 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).