How much does a hairdresser 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$55,500
- Iceland$55,290
- Belgium$49,930
- Luxembourg$43,660
- Norway$39,320
Where pay goes furthest
- Belgium$57,260
- Iceland$48,340
- Luxembourg$44,260
- Switzerland$43,300
- Norway$40,870
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $55,500 | $4,625 | CHF 49,940 | $43,300 |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $55,290 | $4,607 | kr 7,043,200 | $48,340 |
| 3 | Belgium estimate | $49,930 | $4,161 | €44,190 | $57,260 |
| 4 | Luxembourg estimate | $43,660 | $3,638 | €38,640 | $44,260 |
| 5 | Norway estimate | $39,320 | $3,276 | kr 355,800 | $40,870 |
| 6 | Denmark estimate | $37,880 | $3,157 | kr 252,400 | $36,240 |
| 7 | United States | $37,450 | $3,121 | $37,450 | |
| 8 | Ireland estimate | $33,430 | $2,786 | €29,940 | $32,720 |
| 9 | United Kingdom | $32,500 | $2,708 | £24,280 | $35,180 |
| 10 | Sweden estimate | $32,360 | $2,697 | kr 308,100 | $35,760 |
| 11 | Netherlands estimate | $30,120 | $2,510 | €26,980 | $34,740 |
| 12 | Germany | $29,960 | $2,496 | €26,830 | $39,550 |
| 13 | Austria estimate | $29,530 | $2,461 | €26,450 | $34,830 |
| 14 | Canada | $29,400 | $2,450 | CA$41,350 | |
| 15 | Finland estimate | $29,140 | $2,428 | €26,100 | $32,150 |
| 16 | Australia | $28,540 | $2,378 | A$41,540 | |
| 17 | France estimate | $24,500 | $2,042 | €21,940 | $29,600 |
| 18 | Italy estimate | $23,820 | $1,985 | €21,330 | $32,690 |
| 19 | Cyprus estimate | $21,450 | $1,788 | €18,980 | $32,050 |
| 20 | South Korea estimate | $18,920 | $1,577 | ₩24,436,300 | $27,030 |
| 21 | Slovenia estimate | $18,890 | $1,574 | €16,920 | $28,200 |
| 22 | Spain estimate | $17,770 | $1,481 | €15,920 | $25,880 |
| 23 | Singapore estimate | $16,960 | $1,413 | SGD 22,780 | $21,510 |
| 24 | Malta estimate | $16,400 | $1,367 | €14,360 | $22,840 |
| 25 | Israel estimate | $15,950 | $1,329 | ₪51,510 | $12,730 |
| 26 | Qatar estimate | $15,630 | $1,303 | QAR 56,900 | $20,100 |
| 27 | Greece estimate | $15,620 | $1,302 | €13,990 | $23,840 |
| 28 | Bahamas estimate | $14,290 | $1,191 | BSD 14,290 | $12,910 |
| 29 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $13,550 | $1,130 | HK$105,200 | $16,300 |
| 30 | Puerto Rico estimate | $13,140 | $1,095 | $14,020 | |
| 31 | Portugal estimate | $12,870 | $1,073 | €11,530 | $19,820 |
| 32 | Czechia estimate | $12,140 | $1,012 | Kč 267,200 | $18,130 |
| 33 | Lithuania estimate | $12,090 | $1,008 | €10,830 | $19,470 |
| 34 | Slovakia estimate | $11,970 | $997 | €10,720 | $18,720 |
| 35 | Estonia estimate | $11,640 | $970 | €10,420 | $15,330 |
| 36 | Hungary estimate | $10,600 | $883 | Ft 3,713,400 | $18,290 |
| 37 | Croatia estimate | $10,400 | $867 | €70,210 | $17,680 |
| 38 | Latvia estimate | $9,585 | $799 | €8,585 | $15,360 |
| 39 | Poland estimate | $8,962 | $747 | zł 37,620 | $16,340 |
| 40 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $8,946 | $745 | SAR 33,550 | $17,290 |
| 41 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $8,786 | $732 | AED 32,270 | $13,070 |
| 42 | Costa Rica estimate | $8,323 | $694 | ₡4,190,600 | $13,320 |
| 43 | Barbados estimate | $8,252 | $688 | BBD 16,500 | $6,877 |
| 44 | Romania estimate | $8,142 | $679 | lei 35,960 | $16,690 |
| 45 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $7,759 | $647 | KM 13,590 | $17,510 |
| 46 | Uruguay estimate | $7,696 | $641 | UYU 309,500 | $10,560 |
| 47 | Palau estimate | $7,427 | $619 | $7,424 | |
| 48 | North Macedonia estimate | $6,603 | $550 | MKD 364,400 | $13,310 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $6,392 | $533 | PAB 6,392 | $12,870 |
| 50 | Serbia estimate | $6,322 | $527 | RSD 665,000 | $12,420 |
| 51 | Türkiye estimate | $6,082 | $507 | ₺240,000 | $13,520 |
| 52 | Lebanon estimate | $6,063 | $505 | L£9,140,300 | $12,210 |
| 53 | Chile estimate | $5,851 | $488 | CLP 5,520,400 | $11,870 |
| 54 | Argentina estimate | $5,819 | $485 | ARS 7,220,700 | $10,920 |
| 55 | Brunei estimate | $5,536 | $461 | BND 7,014 | $9,261 |
| 56 | Bulgaria estimate | $5,339 | $445 | €9,352 | $11,390 |
| 57 | Montenegro estimate | $5,172 | $431 | €3,893 | $8,863 |
| 58 | Marshall Islands estimate | $5,158 | $430 | $5,192 | |
| 59 | Belize estimate | $4,939 | $412 | BZD 9,877 | $7,736 |
| 60 | Mauritius estimate | $4,889 | $407 | Rs 226,900 | $11,390 |
| 61 | Guatemala estimate | $4,808 | $401 | Q 36,930 | $10,760 |
| 62 | Ecuador estimate | $4,797 | $400 | $10,860 | |
| 63 | Guyana estimate | $4,749 | $396 | GYD 990,300 | $10,190 |
| 64 | Maldives estimate | $4,694 | $391 | MVR 72,210 | $7,129 |
| 65 | Fiji estimate | $4,420 | $368 | FJD 10,030 | $10,820 |
| 66 | El Salvador estimate | $4,418 | $368 | $9,423 | |
| 67 | Mongolia estimate | $4,365 | $364 | ₮15,472,900 | $13,100 |
| 68 | Jordan estimate | $4,359 | $363 | JOD 3,095 | $9,634 |
| 69 | Mexico estimate | $4,346 | $362 | MX$83,610 | $7,393 |
| 70 | Tonga estimate | $4,238 | $353 | TOP 10,020 | $5,500 |
| 71 | Russia estimate | $4,214 | $351 | ₽310,400 | $12,050 |
| 72 | Albania estimate | $4,037 | $336 | ALL 430,100 | $9,337 |
| 73 | Malaysia estimate | $4,017 | $335 | RM 16,890 | $10,740 |
| 74 | Thailand estimate | $3,764 | $314 | ฿123,800 | $11,670 |
| 75 | Honduras estimate | $3,710 | $309 | L 96,280 | $7,631 |
| 76 | Paraguay estimate | $3,637 | $303 | ₲27,439,700 | $9,546 |
| 77 | Colombia estimate | $3,623 | $302 | COP 14,683,800 | $8,816 |
| 78 | Moldova estimate | $3,562 | $297 | MDL 61,890 | $7,055 |
| 79 | Dominican Republic estimate | $3,561 | $297 | DOP 220,700 | $9,272 |
| 80 | Djibouti estimate | $3,483 | $290 | DJF 618,900 | $6,285 |
| 81 | Peru estimate | $3,470 | $289 | PEN 12,380 | $6,424 |
| 82 | Brazil estimate | $3,323 | $277 | R$18,570 | $7,193 |
| 83 | Samoa estimate | $3,322 | $277 | WST 8,933 | $4,861 |
| 84 | Vietnam estimate | $2,988 | $249 | ₫72,206,800 | $10,080 |
| 85 | Bolivia estimate | $2,986 | $249 | Bs 20,630 | $7,643 |
| 86 | Vanuatu estimate | $2,980 | $248 | VUV 288,700 | $2,438 |
| 87 | South Africa estimate | $2,952 | $246 | R 48,600 | $6,552 |
| 88 | Kazakhstan estimate | $2,655 | $221 | ₸865,400 | $6,895 |
| 89 | Philippines estimate | $2,574 | $214 | ₱147,500 | $7,109 |
| 90 | Georgia estimate | $2,481 | $207 | ₾7,993 | $7,446 |
| 91 | Bhutan estimate | $2,466 | $205 | BTN 206,300 | $9,881 |
| 92 | Cambodia estimate | $2,313 | $193 | ៛9,283,700 | $6,303 |
| 93 | Kiribati estimate | $2,298 | $191 | A$3,458 | $3,683 |
| 94 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $2,211 | $184 | FCFA 1,341,000 | $4,863 |
| 95 | Tunisia estimate | $2,109 | $176 | TND 6,189 | $7,546 |
| 96 | Botswana estimate | $1,901 | $158 | P 25,790 | $4,854 |
| 97 | Suriname estimate | $1,879 | $157 | SRD 46,420 | $5,191 |
| 98 | Sudan estimate | $1,835 | $153 | SDG 1,003,300 | $4,474 |
| 99 | Armenia estimate | $1,763 | $147 | ֏851,000 | $5,112 |
| 100 | Eswatini estimate | $1,754 | $146 | SZL 31,380 | |
| 101 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $1,645 | $137 | FCFA 773,600 | $2,482 |
| 102 | Jamaica estimate | $1,611 | $134 | JMD 178,800 | $2,557 |
| 103 | Cape Verde estimate | $1,557 | $130 | CVE 154,700 | $3,072 |
| 104 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,547 | $129 | $3,473 | |
| 105 | Yemen estimate | $1,471 | $123 | YER 323,100 | $4,877 |
| 106 | Uzbekistan estimate | $1,460 | $122 | UZS 16,128,900 | $5,378 |
| 107 | Liberia estimate | $1,433 | $119 | LRD 1,433 | $3,555 |
| 108 | India estimate | $1,420 | $118 | ₹123,800 | $6,239 |
| 109 | Senegal estimate | $1,418 | $118 | F CFA 825,200 | $3,643 |
| 110 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,366 | $114 | Rs 412,600 | $4,716 |
| 111 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,343 | $112 | ؋103,200 | $6,534 |
| 112 | Indonesia estimate | $1,334 | $111 | Rp 21,156,000 | $4,144 |
| 113 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,269 | $106 | K 1,753,600 | $4,027 |
| 114 | Comoros estimate | $1,240 | $103 | CF 515,800 | $2,262 |
| 115 | Laos estimate | $1,231 | $103 | ₭17,282,400 | $4,656 |
| 116 | Guinea estimate | $1,214 | $101 | FG 11,151,700 | $3,704 |
| 117 | Nepal estimate | $1,184 | $99 | Rs 123,800 | $4,078 |
| 118 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,158 | $96 | F CFA 722,100 | $3,107 |
| 119 | Chad estimate | $1,154 | $96 | FCFA 719,700 | $3,404 |
| 120 | Pakistan estimate | $1,112 | $93 | Rs 312,700 | $4,781 |
| 121 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,071 | $89 | ৳123,800 | $3,752 |
| 122 | Mozambique estimate | $1,050 | $88 | MZN 67,050 | $2,780 |
| 123 | Mali estimate | $1,021 | $85 | F CFA 618,900 | $3,217 |
| 124 | Lesotho estimate | $957 | $80 | LSL 17,540 | $2,856 |
| 125 | Cameroon estimate | $943 | $79 | FCFA 465,500 | $1,946 |
| 126 | Ukraine estimate | $933 | $78 | ₴23,840 | $3,837 |
| 127 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $919 | $77 | CDF 928,400 | $1,891 |
| 128 | Egypt estimate | $911 | $76 | E£41,260 | $5,935 |
| 129 | Zambia estimate | $867 | $72 | ZK 22,690 | $2,999 |
| 130 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $827 | $69 | F CFA 515,800 | $2,336 |
| 131 | Niger estimate | $827 | $69 | F CFA 515,800 | $2,537 |
| 132 | Ghana estimate | $821 | $68 | GH₵10,320 | $1,965 |
| 133 | Kenya estimate | $809 | $67 | KES 82,520 | $1,907 |
| 134 | Burkina Faso estimate | $798 | $66 | F CFA 464,200 | $2,404 |
| 135 | Benin estimate | $662 | $55 | F CFA 412,600 | $2,008 |
| 136 | Togo estimate | $661 | $55 | F CFA 412,600 | $1,870 |
| 137 | Uganda estimate | $623 | $52 | UGX 2,235,000 | $1,699 |
| 138 | Gambia estimate | $589 | $49 | GMD 28,370 | $1,903 |
| 139 | Angola estimate | $534 | $44 | Kz 464,200 | $1,492 |
| 140 | Rwanda estimate | $391 | $33 | RF 515,800 | $1,427 |
| 141 | Ethiopia estimate | $354 | $29 | ETB 15,470 | $1,152 |
| 142 | Burundi estimate | $323 | $27 | BIF 618,900 | $976 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $313 | $26 | MWK 114,000 | $959 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $302 | $25 | ₦447,000 | $1,683 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).