How much does a high school teacher 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 $200,000 a year.
Where they earn the most
- Switzerland$107,800
- Luxembourg$88,480
- Iceland$77,110
- Germany$76,400
- Qatar$72,140
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$100,900
- Qatar$92,750
- Luxembourg$89,690
- Switzerland$84,090
- Austria$75,050
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $107,800 | $8,982 | CHF 96,990 | $84,090 |
| 2 | Luxembourg estimate | $88,480 | $7,374 | €79,250 | $89,690 |
| 3 | Iceland estimate | $77,110 | $6,426 | kr 9,823,400 | $67,430 |
| 4 | Germany | $76,400 | $6,366 | €68,420 | $100,900 |
| 5 | Qatar estimate | $72,140 | $6,011 | QAR 262,600 | $92,750 |
| 6 | United States | $72,040 | $6,003 | $72,040 | |
| 7 | Denmark estimate | $69,410 | $5,784 | kr 462,500 | $66,410 |
| 8 | Canada | $67,530 | $5,628 | CA$94,990 | |
| 9 | Norway estimate | $66,200 | $5,517 | kr 599,000 | $68,810 |
| 10 | United Kingdom | $63,750 | $5,313 | £47,630 | $69,020 |
| 11 | Belgium estimate | $63,670 | $5,306 | €57,020 | $73,010 |
| 12 | Austria estimate | $63,630 | $5,303 | €56,990 | $75,050 |
| 13 | Australia | $63,390 | $5,282 | A$92,260 | |
| 14 | Ireland estimate | $62,770 | $5,231 | €56,220 | $61,450 |
| 15 | Netherlands estimate | $61,260 | $5,105 | €54,870 | $70,650 |
| 16 | Finland estimate | $55,930 | $4,661 | €50,100 | $61,720 |
| 17 | Singapore estimate | $50,470 | $4,206 | SGD 67,810 | $64,040 |
| 18 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $50,130 | $4,177 | HK$389,100 | $60,270 |
| 19 | Sweden estimate | $48,290 | $4,024 | kr 459,800 | $53,350 |
| 20 | Israel estimate | $46,680 | $3,890 | ₪150,800 | $37,250 |
| 21 | France estimate | $46,540 | $3,878 | €41,680 | $56,220 |
| 22 | Italy estimate | $41,040 | $3,420 | €36,760 | $56,320 |
| 23 | Spain estimate | $39,980 | $3,332 | €35,810 | $58,210 |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $36,260 | $3,021 | AED 133,200 | $53,920 |
| 25 | South Korea estimate | $34,940 | $2,912 | ₩45,125,800 | $49,920 |
| 26 | Cyprus estimate | $34,840 | $2,903 | €31,200 | $52,060 |
| 27 | Slovenia estimate | $34,310 | $2,860 | €30,730 | $51,230 |
| 28 | Malta estimate | $33,410 | $2,784 | €29,250 | $46,540 |
| 29 | Portugal estimate | $32,640 | $2,720 | €29,240 | $50,260 |
| 30 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $30,340 | $2,528 | SAR 113,800 | $58,630 |
| 31 | Bahamas estimate | $28,610 | $2,384 | BSD 28,610 | $25,850 |
| 32 | Puerto Rico estimate | $28,510 | $2,376 | $30,410 | |
| 33 | Czechia estimate | $27,390 | $2,282 | Kč 602,600 | $40,880 |
| 34 | Greece estimate | $27,350 | $2,279 | €24,500 | $41,730 |
| 35 | Brunei estimate | $27,100 | $2,258 | BND 34,330 | $45,330 |
| 36 | Lithuania estimate | $26,550 | $2,213 | €23,780 | $42,750 |
| 37 | Barbados estimate | $26,320 | $2,193 | BBD 52,640 | $21,940 |
| 38 | Estonia estimate | $26,220 | $2,185 | €23,480 | $34,540 |
| 39 | Costa Rica estimate | $25,100 | $2,091 | ₡12,636,200 | $40,170 |
| 40 | Latvia estimate | $24,140 | $2,011 | €21,620 | $38,690 |
| 41 | Romania estimate | $23,050 | $1,921 | lei 101,800 | $47,250 |
| 42 | Croatia estimate | $22,200 | $1,850 | €149,800 | $37,730 |
| 43 | Slovakia estimate | $21,760 | $1,813 | €19,490 | $34,040 |
| 44 | Hungary estimate | $21,570 | $1,798 | Ft 7,560,700 | $37,250 |
| 45 | Poland estimate | $18,970 | $1,581 | zł 79,640 | $34,590 |
| 46 | Türkiye estimate | $17,400 | $1,450 | ₺686,600 | $38,700 |
| 47 | Uruguay estimate | $17,080 | $1,423 | UYU 686,600 | $23,440 |
| 48 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $16,170 | $1,348 | KM 28,330 | $36,510 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $16,020 | $1,335 | PAB 16,020 | $32,260 |
| 50 | Bulgaria estimate | $15,960 | $1,330 | €27,960 | $34,060 |
| 51 | Serbia estimate | $15,480 | $1,290 | RSD 1,628,800 | $30,410 |
| 52 | Botswana estimate | $15,190 | $1,266 | P 206,000 | $38,770 |
| 53 | Chile estimate | $14,990 | $1,249 | CLP 14,147,700 | $30,430 |
| 54 | Palau estimate | $14,760 | $1,230 | $14,750 | |
| 55 | Montenegro estimate | $12,730 | $1,061 | €9,582 | $21,810 |
| 56 | Belize estimate | $12,570 | $1,048 | BZD 25,150 | $19,700 |
| 57 | North Macedonia estimate | $12,450 | $1,038 | MKD 687,300 | $25,100 |
| 58 | Malaysia estimate | $12,270 | $1,022 | RM 51,570 | $32,800 |
| 59 | South Africa estimate | $11,820 | $985 | R 194,500 | $26,230 |
| 60 | Marshall Islands estimate | $11,440 | $954 | $11,520 | |
| 61 | Lebanon estimate | $10,930 | $911 | L£16,479,500 | $22,020 |
| 62 | Honduras estimate | $10,290 | $857 | L 267,000 | $21,160 |
| 63 | Peru estimate | $10,270 | $856 | PEN 36,620 | $19,000 |
| 64 | Brazil estimate | $10,240 | $853 | R$57,220 | $22,170 |
| 65 | Colombia estimate | $10,160 | $847 | COP 41,198,800 | $24,740 |
| 66 | Dominican Republic estimate | $10,000 | $833 | DOP 619,900 | $26,040 |
| 67 | Mauritius estimate | $9,862 | $822 | Rs 457,800 | $22,980 |
| 68 | Eswatini estimate | $9,596 | $800 | SZL 171,700 | |
| 69 | Guatemala estimate | $9,294 | $774 | Q 71,380 | $20,800 |
| 70 | Maldives estimate | $9,237 | $770 | MVR 142,100 | $14,030 |
| 71 | Argentina estimate | $9,223 | $769 | ARS 11,444,100 | $17,310 |
| 72 | Ecuador estimate | $9,155 | $763 | $20,740 | |
| 73 | Thailand estimate | $8,937 | $745 | ฿293,900 | $27,710 |
| 74 | Mexico estimate | $8,772 | $731 | MX$168,700 | $14,920 |
| 75 | El Salvador estimate | $8,655 | $721 | $18,460 | |
| 76 | Russia estimate | $8,396 | $700 | ₽618,400 | $24,010 |
| 77 | Djibouti estimate | $8,049 | $671 | DJF 1,430,500 | $14,530 |
| 78 | Fiji estimate | $7,955 | $663 | FJD 18,050 | $19,480 |
| 79 | Samoa estimate | $7,814 | $651 | WST 21,010 | $11,430 |
| 80 | Albania estimate | $7,715 | $643 | ALL 822,100 | $17,850 |
| 81 | Guyana estimate | $7,684 | $640 | GYD 1,602,200 | $16,480 |
| 82 | Bolivia estimate | $7,453 | $621 | Bs 51,500 | $19,080 |
| 83 | Jordan estimate | $7,253 | $604 | JOD 5,150 | $16,030 |
| 84 | Paraguay estimate | $6,825 | $569 | ₲51,498,500 | $17,920 |
| 85 | Mongolia estimate | $6,456 | $538 | ₮22,888,200 | $19,380 |
| 86 | Jamaica estimate | $6,447 | $537 | JMD 715,200 | $10,230 |
| 87 | Moldova estimate | $6,375 | $531 | MDL 110,800 | $12,630 |
| 88 | Tonga estimate | $6,229 | $519 | TOP 14,720 | $8,083 |
| 89 | Philippines estimate | $6,076 | $506 | ₱348,100 | $16,780 |
| 90 | Cape Verde estimate | $5,727 | $477 | CVE 569,200 | $11,300 |
| 91 | Bhutan estimate | $5,608 | $467 | BTN 469,200 | $22,470 |
| 92 | Vanuatu estimate | $5,314 | $443 | VUV 515,000 | $4,348 |
| 93 | Vietnam estimate | $5,257 | $438 | ₫127,029,600 | $17,740 |
| 94 | Senegal estimate | $4,916 | $410 | F CFA 2,861,000 | $12,630 |
| 95 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,885 | $407 | ₸1,592,400 | $12,690 |
| 96 | Tunisia estimate | $4,680 | $390 | TND 13,730 | $16,740 |
| 97 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $4,587 | $382 | F CFA 2,861,000 | $12,310 |
| 98 | Cambodia estimate | $4,562 | $380 | ៛18,310,600 | $12,430 |
| 99 | Kiribati estimate | $4,383 | $365 | A$6,597 | $7,026 |
| 100 | India estimate | $4,202 | $350 | ₹366,200 | $18,460 |
| 101 | Georgia estimate | $4,027 | $336 | ₾12,970 | $12,090 |
| 102 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,854 | $321 | FCFA 2,337,600 | $8,477 |
| 103 | Chad estimate | $3,809 | $317 | FCFA 2,376,000 | $11,240 |
| 104 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,640 | $303 | UZS 40,224,600 | $13,410 |
| 105 | Zambia estimate | $3,499 | $292 | ZK 91,550 | $12,100 |
| 106 | Suriname estimate | $3,242 | $270 | SRD 80,110 | $8,959 |
| 107 | Mozambique estimate | $3,226 | $269 | MZN 206,000 | $8,540 |
| 108 | Timor-Leste estimate | $3,090 | $257 | $6,935 | |
| 109 | Yemen estimate | $2,960 | $247 | YER 649,900 | $9,811 |
| 110 | Burkina Faso estimate | $2,950 | $246 | F CFA 1,716,600 | $8,889 |
| 111 | Mali estimate | $2,831 | $236 | F CFA 1,716,600 | $8,924 |
| 112 | Kenya estimate | $2,765 | $230 | KES 282,000 | $6,518 |
| 113 | Comoros estimate | $2,751 | $229 | CF 1,144,400 | $5,018 |
| 114 | Ghana estimate | $2,552 | $213 | GH₵32,040 | $6,104 |
| 115 | Cameroon estimate | $2,550 | $212 | FCFA 1,258,900 | $5,261 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,462 | $205 | Rs 743,900 | $8,502 |
| 117 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,433 | $203 | FCFA 1,144,400 | $3,671 |
| 118 | Nepal estimate | $2,409 | $201 | Rs 251,800 | $8,295 |
| 119 | Guinea estimate | $2,243 | $187 | FG 20,599,400 | $6,842 |
| 120 | Indonesia estimate | $2,220 | $185 | Rp 35,193,800 | $6,894 |
| 121 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $2,202 | $183 | F CFA 1,373,300 | $6,220 |
| 122 | Lesotho estimate | $2,185 | $182 | LSL 40,050 | $6,525 |
| 123 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,178 | $181 | ৳251,800 | $7,632 |
| 124 | Ukraine estimate | $2,108 | $176 | ₴53,860 | $8,669 |
| 125 | Armenia estimate | $2,015 | $168 | ֏972,700 | $5,843 |
| 126 | Angola estimate | $1,973 | $164 | Kz 1,716,600 | $5,516 |
| 127 | Uganda estimate | $1,755 | $146 | UGX 6,294,300 | $4,786 |
| 128 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,753 | $146 | ETB 76,680 | $5,706 |
| 129 | Benin estimate | $1,745 | $145 | F CFA 1,087,200 | $5,290 |
| 130 | Niger estimate | $1,739 | $145 | F CFA 1,084,900 | $5,337 |
| 131 | Togo estimate | $1,738 | $145 | F CFA 1,084,100 | $4,914 |
| 132 | Laos estimate | $1,712 | $143 | ₭24,032,600 | $6,475 |
| 133 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,699 | $142 | CDF 1,716,600 | $3,497 |
| 134 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,657 | $138 | K 2,288,800 | $5,256 |
| 135 | Pakistan estimate | $1,410 | $118 | Rs 396,400 | $6,062 |
| 136 | Egypt estimate | $1,263 | $105 | E£57,220 | $8,231 |
| 137 | Sudan estimate | $1,256 | $105 | SDG 686,600 | $3,062 |
| 138 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,215 | $101 | ؋93,320 | $5,911 |
| 139 | Burundi estimate | $1,181 | $98 | BIF 2,262,100 | $3,569 |
| 140 | Liberia estimate | $1,144 | $95 | LRD 1,144 | $2,839 |
| 141 | Rwanda estimate | $1,129 | $94 | RF 1,487,700 | $4,117 |
| 142 | Gambia estimate | $1,010 | $84 | GMD 48,640 | $3,263 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $1,005 | $84 | MWK 366,200 | $3,080 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $387 | $32 | ₦572,200 | $2,155 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).