How much hand and pedal vehicle drivers earn 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$58,810
- Iceland$58,520
- Australia$43,980
- Denmark$43,930
- Norway$42,790
Where pay goes furthest
- Iceland$51,180
- Switzerland$45,880
- Norway$44,470
- Denmark$42,030
- Belgium$41,350
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $58,810 | $4,900 | CHF 52,920 | $45,880 |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $58,520 | $4,877 | kr 7,455,700 | $51,180 |
| 3 | Australia | $43,980 | $3,665 | A$64,000 | |
| 4 | Denmark estimate | $43,930 | $3,661 | kr 292,700 | $42,030 |
| 5 | Norway estimate | $42,790 | $3,565 | kr 387,100 | $44,470 |
| 6 | United States | $40,930 | $3,411 | $40,930 | |
| 7 | Luxembourg estimate | $37,270 | $3,106 | €33,380 | $37,780 |
| 8 | Belgium estimate | $36,060 | $3,005 | €32,300 | $41,350 |
| 9 | Ireland estimate | $30,870 | $2,572 | €27,650 | $30,220 |
| 10 | Austria estimate | $30,500 | $2,542 | €27,320 | $35,980 |
| 11 | Sweden estimate | $29,880 | $2,490 | kr 284,400 | $33,010 |
| 12 | Finland estimate | $29,870 | $2,489 | €26,750 | $32,960 |
| 13 | Germany estimate | $27,340 | $2,278 | €24,480 | $36,090 |
| 14 | Netherlands estimate | $26,660 | $2,222 | €23,880 | $30,750 |
| 15 | Italy estimate | $23,410 | $1,951 | €20,970 | $32,130 |
| 16 | Canada | $23,370 | $1,947 | CA$32,870 | |
| 17 | France estimate | $23,230 | $1,936 | €20,810 | $28,070 |
| 18 | United Kingdom estimate | $21,100 | $1,758 | £16,030 | $22,840 |
| 19 | Spain estimate | $20,600 | $1,717 | €18,450 | $30,000 |
| 20 | Slovenia estimate | $19,290 | $1,608 | €17,280 | $28,800 |
| 21 | South Korea estimate | $18,460 | $1,538 | ₩23,841,600 | $26,370 |
| 22 | Greece estimate | $16,800 | $1,400 | €15,050 | $25,630 |
| 23 | Malta estimate | $15,870 | $1,322 | €13,890 | $22,100 |
| 24 | Israel estimate | $15,840 | $1,320 | ₪51,180 | $12,640 |
| 25 | Bahamas estimate | $15,250 | $1,271 | BSD 15,250 | $13,780 |
| 26 | Cyprus estimate | $14,460 | $1,205 | €12,960 | $21,610 |
| 27 | Puerto Rico estimate | $13,580 | $1,132 | $14,490 | |
| 28 | Portugal estimate | $13,010 | $1,084 | €11,650 | $20,030 |
| 29 | Singapore estimate | $12,170 | $1,014 | SGD 16,350 | $15,440 |
| 30 | Estonia estimate | $11,960 | $996 | €10,710 | $15,750 |
| 31 | Lithuania estimate | $11,340 | $945 | €10,160 | $18,260 |
| 32 | Czechia estimate | $11,190 | $932 | Kč 246,100 | $16,700 |
| 33 | Slovakia estimate | $10,620 | $885 | €9,512 | $16,610 |
| 34 | Latvia estimate | $10,130 | $844 | €9,075 | $16,240 |
| 35 | Poland estimate | $10,060 | $839 | zł 42,230 | $18,340 |
| 36 | Croatia estimate | $9,853 | $821 | €66,500 | $16,740 |
| 37 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $9,000 | $750 | HK$69,860 | $10,820 |
| 38 | Qatar estimate | $8,894 | $741 | QAR 32,370 | $11,440 |
| 39 | Barbados estimate | $8,799 | $733 | BBD 17,600 | $7,333 |
| 40 | Romania estimate | $8,746 | $729 | lei 38,630 | $17,930 |
| 41 | Hungary estimate | $8,270 | $689 | Ft 2,898,500 | $14,280 |
| 42 | Costa Rica estimate | $8,162 | $680 | ₡4,109,300 | $13,060 |
| 43 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $7,663 | $639 | KM 13,420 | $17,300 |
| 44 | Palau estimate | $7,470 | $622 | $7,467 | |
| 45 | Uruguay estimate | $7,299 | $608 | UYU 293,500 | $10,020 |
| 46 | Serbia estimate | $6,949 | $579 | RSD 731,000 | $13,650 |
| 47 | North Macedonia estimate | $6,852 | $571 | MKD 378,100 | $13,810 |
| 48 | Türkiye estimate | $6,844 | $570 | ₺270,000 | $15,220 |
| 49 | Marshall Islands estimate | $6,575 | $548 | $6,618 | |
| 50 | Tonga estimate | $6,457 | $538 | TOP 15,260 | $8,380 |
| 51 | Chile estimate | $6,222 | $518 | CLP 5,870,400 | $12,630 |
| 52 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $6,097 | $508 | SAR 22,860 | $11,780 |
| 53 | Panama estimate | $5,870 | $489 | PAB 5,870 | $11,820 |
| 54 | Montenegro estimate | $5,847 | $487 | €4,401 | $10,020 |
| 55 | Bulgaria estimate | $5,821 | $485 | €10,200 | $12,420 |
| 56 | Guyana estimate | $5,068 | $422 | GYD 1,056,700 | $10,870 |
| 57 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $4,883 | $407 | AED 17,930 | $7,263 |
| 58 | Ecuador estimate | $4,696 | $391 | $10,640 | |
| 59 | Lebanon estimate | $4,673 | $389 | L£7,044,500 | $9,414 |
| 60 | Belize estimate | $4,579 | $382 | BZD 9,158 | $7,173 |
| 61 | Mauritius estimate | $4,553 | $379 | Rs 211,300 | $10,610 |
| 62 | Fiji estimate | $4,458 | $372 | FJD 10,110 | $10,920 |
| 63 | Maldives estimate | $4,313 | $359 | MVR 66,340 | $6,550 |
| 64 | Brunei estimate | $4,170 | $347 | BND 5,283 | $6,975 |
| 65 | Jordan estimate | $4,134 | $345 | JOD 2,935 | $9,138 |
| 66 | Malaysia estimate | $4,100 | $342 | RM 17,240 | $10,960 |
| 67 | Colombia estimate | $4,055 | $338 | COP 16,437,200 | $9,869 |
| 68 | Mexico estimate | $4,004 | $334 | MX$77,020 | $6,811 |
| 69 | Albania estimate | $4,001 | $333 | ALL 426,400 | $9,255 |
| 70 | Mongolia estimate | $3,974 | $331 | ₮14,089,100 | $11,930 |
| 71 | Peru estimate | $3,950 | $329 | PEN 14,090 | $7,311 |
| 72 | Russia estimate | $3,884 | $324 | ₽286,100 | $11,110 |
| 73 | El Salvador estimate | $3,816 | $318 | $8,139 | |
| 74 | Argentina estimate | $3,785 | $315 | ARS 4,696,400 | $7,102 |
| 75 | Samoa estimate | $3,781 | $315 | WST 10,170 | $5,532 |
| 76 | Moldova estimate | $3,716 | $310 | MDL 64,570 | $7,361 |
| 77 | Bolivia estimate | $3,679 | $307 | Bs 25,420 | $9,417 |
| 78 | Thailand estimate | $3,435 | $286 | ฿112,900 | $10,650 |
| 79 | Paraguay estimate | $3,268 | $272 | ₲24,655,900 | $8,577 |
| 80 | Brazil estimate | $3,190 | $266 | R$17,820 | $6,904 |
| 81 | Guatemala estimate | $3,057 | $255 | Q 23,480 | $6,842 |
| 82 | Dominican Republic estimate | $3,031 | $253 | DOP 187,900 | $7,890 |
| 83 | Kiribati estimate | $3,013 | $251 | A$4,535 | $4,830 |
| 84 | Vietnam estimate | $3,012 | $251 | ₫72,793,500 | $10,170 |
| 85 | Vanuatu estimate | $2,993 | $249 | VUV 290,000 | $2,449 |
| 86 | Philippines estimate | $2,493 | $208 | ₱142,800 | $6,886 |
| 87 | Djibouti estimate | $2,312 | $193 | DJF 410,900 | $4,173 |
| 88 | Honduras estimate | $2,262 | $188 | L 58,700 | $4,653 |
| 89 | Bhutan estimate | $2,258 | $188 | BTN 189,000 | $9,050 |
| 90 | Cambodia estimate | $2,106 | $176 | ៛8,453,400 | $5,740 |
| 91 | Georgia estimate | $2,088 | $174 | ₾6,727 | $6,267 |
| 92 | Sudan estimate | $1,954 | $163 | SDG 1,068,400 | $4,764 |
| 93 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $1,936 | $161 | FCFA 1,174,100 | $4,258 |
| 94 | Suriname estimate | $1,901 | $158 | SRD 46,960 | $5,252 |
| 95 | Kazakhstan estimate | $1,892 | $158 | ₸616,700 | $4,913 |
| 96 | Comoros estimate | $1,835 | $153 | CF 763,200 | $3,346 |
| 97 | Tunisia estimate | $1,800 | $150 | TND 5,283 | $6,441 |
| 98 | South Africa estimate | $1,783 | $149 | R 29,350 | $3,958 |
| 99 | Jamaica estimate | $1,773 | $148 | JMD 196,600 | $2,813 |
| 100 | Cape Verde estimate | $1,766 | $147 | CVE 175,500 | $3,484 |
| 101 | Yemen estimate | $1,733 | $144 | YER 380,500 | $5,744 |
| 102 | Eswatini estimate | $1,711 | $143 | SZL 30,610 | |
| 103 | Laos estimate | $1,673 | $139 | ₭23,481,800 | $6,327 |
| 104 | Uzbekistan estimate | $1,656 | $138 | UZS 18,301,400 | $6,102 |
| 105 | Armenia estimate | $1,581 | $132 | ֏763,200 | $4,584 |
| 106 | Nepal estimate | $1,367 | $114 | Rs 142,800 | $4,706 |
| 107 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,350 | $113 | $3,030 | |
| 108 | India estimate | $1,347 | $112 | ₹117,400 | $5,918 |
| 109 | Indonesia estimate | $1,289 | $107 | Rp 20,435,300 | $4,003 |
| 110 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $1,248 | $104 | FCFA 587,000 | $1,883 |
| 111 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,223 | $102 | ؋93,930 | $5,950 |
| 112 | Ghana estimate | $1,216 | $101 | GH₵15,260 | $2,907 |
| 113 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,190 | $99 | K 1,643,700 | $3,774 |
| 114 | Liberia estimate | $1,174 | $98 | LRD 1,174 | $2,912 |
| 115 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,166 | $97 | Rs 352,200 | $4,026 |
| 116 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,129 | $94 | F CFA 704,500 | $3,031 |
| 117 | Botswana estimate | $1,125 | $94 | P 15,260 | $2,873 |
| 118 | Senegal estimate | $1,093 | $91 | F CFA 636,000 | $2,808 |
| 119 | Egypt estimate | $1,037 | $86 | E£46,960 | $6,756 |
| 120 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,016 | $85 | ৳117,400 | $3,559 |
| 121 | Pakistan estimate | $1,013 | $84 | Rs 284,700 | $4,353 |
| 122 | Guinea estimate | $1,012 | $84 | FG 9,291,600 | $3,086 |
| 123 | Ukraine estimate | $994 | $83 | ₴25,400 | $4,088 |
| 124 | Chad estimate | $979 | $82 | FCFA 610,500 | $2,888 |
| 125 | Cameroon estimate | $951 | $79 | FCFA 469,600 | $1,963 |
| 126 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $847 | $71 | F CFA 528,300 | $2,393 |
| 127 | Togo estimate | $847 | $71 | F CFA 528,300 | $2,395 |
| 128 | Mozambique estimate | $736 | $61 | MZN 46,960 | $1,947 |
| 129 | Gambia estimate | $671 | $56 | GMD 32,290 | $2,166 |
| 130 | Lesotho estimate | $641 | $53 | LSL 11,740 | $1,913 |
| 131 | Burkina Faso estimate | $605 | $50 | F CFA 352,200 | $1,824 |
| 132 | Mali estimate | $581 | $48 | F CFA 352,200 | $1,831 |
| 133 | Benin estimate | $565 | $47 | F CFA 352,200 | $1,714 |
| 134 | Niger estimate | $565 | $47 | F CFA 352,200 | $1,733 |
| 135 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $540 | $45 | CDF 546,000 | $1,112 |
| 136 | Zambia estimate | $538 | $45 | ZK 14,090 | $1,862 |
| 137 | Ethiopia estimate | $436 | $36 | ETB 19,070 | $1,419 |
| 138 | Angola estimate | $405 | $34 | Kz 352,200 | $1,132 |
| 139 | Nigeria estimate | $381 | $32 | ₦563,800 | $2,123 |
| 140 | Uganda estimate | $355 | $30 | UGX 1,271,900 | $967 |
| 141 | Malawi estimate | $258 | $21 | MWK 93,930 | $790 |
| 142 | Rwanda estimate | $232 | $19 | RF 305,300 | $845 |
| 143 | Burundi estimate | $196 | $16 | BIF 375,700 | $593 |
| 144 | Kenya estimate | $115 | $10 | KES 11,740 | $271 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).