How much does a historian 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
- United States$106,300
- Switzerland$102,800
- Luxembourg$84,410
- Germany$82,020
- Iceland$73,560
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$108,300
- United States$106,300
- Qatar$88,490
- Luxembourg$85,570
- Switzerland$80,220
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | $106,300 | $8,858 | $106,300 | |
| 2 | Switzerland estimate | $102,800 | $8,569 | CHF 92,530 | $80,220 |
| 3 | Luxembourg estimate | $84,410 | $7,034 | €75,600 | $85,570 |
| 4 | Germany | $82,020 | $6,835 | €73,460 | $108,300 |
| 5 | Iceland estimate | $73,560 | $6,130 | kr 9,371,200 | $64,320 |
| 6 | Qatar estimate | $68,820 | $5,735 | QAR 250,500 | $88,490 |
| 7 | Denmark estimate | $66,220 | $5,518 | kr 441,200 | $63,350 |
| 8 | Norway estimate | $63,150 | $5,263 | kr 571,400 | $65,640 |
| 9 | Canada | $62,680 | $5,223 | CA$88,160 | |
| 10 | Belgium estimate | $60,740 | $5,062 | €54,400 | $69,650 |
| 11 | Austria estimate | $60,710 | $5,059 | €54,370 | $71,600 |
| 12 | Ireland estimate | $59,880 | $4,990 | €53,630 | $58,620 |
| 13 | Netherlands estimate | $58,440 | $4,870 | €52,340 | $67,400 |
| 14 | United Kingdom | $53,400 | $4,450 | £39,900 | $57,820 |
| 15 | Finland estimate | $53,360 | $4,447 | €47,790 | $58,880 |
| 16 | Singapore estimate | $48,150 | $4,013 | SGD 64,690 | $61,090 |
| 17 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $47,820 | $3,985 | HK$371,200 | $57,500 |
| 18 | Sweden estimate | $46,070 | $3,839 | kr 438,600 | $50,900 |
| 19 | Israel estimate | $44,530 | $3,711 | ₪143,800 | $35,530 |
| 20 | France estimate | $44,390 | $3,699 | €39,760 | $53,630 |
| 21 | Australia | $43,630 | $3,635 | A$63,490 | |
| 22 | Italy estimate | $39,150 | $3,262 | €35,060 | $53,730 |
| 23 | Spain estimate | $37,870 | $3,156 | €33,920 | $55,140 |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $34,590 | $2,882 | AED 127,000 | $51,440 |
| 25 | South Korea estimate | $33,330 | $2,778 | ₩43,048,900 | $47,620 |
| 26 | Cyprus estimate | $33,240 | $2,770 | €29,770 | $49,660 |
| 27 | Slovenia estimate | $32,740 | $2,728 | €29,320 | $48,870 |
| 28 | Malta estimate | $31,880 | $2,656 | €27,910 | $44,390 |
| 29 | Portugal estimate | $31,140 | $2,595 | €27,890 | $47,950 |
| 30 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $28,940 | $2,412 | SAR 108,500 | $55,940 |
| 31 | Bahamas estimate | $27,290 | $2,274 | BSD 27,290 | $24,660 |
| 32 | Puerto Rico estimate | $27,200 | $2,266 | $29,010 | |
| 33 | Czechia estimate | $26,130 | $2,177 | Kč 574,800 | $39,000 |
| 34 | Greece estimate | $26,090 | $2,174 | €23,370 | $39,810 |
| 35 | Brunei estimate | $25,850 | $2,154 | BND 32,750 | $43,240 |
| 36 | Lithuania estimate | $25,330 | $2,111 | €22,690 | $40,780 |
| 37 | Barbados estimate | $25,110 | $2,093 | BBD 50,220 | $20,930 |
| 38 | Estonia estimate | $25,010 | $2,084 | €22,400 | $32,950 |
| 39 | Costa Rica estimate | $23,940 | $1,995 | ₡12,054,600 | $38,320 |
| 40 | Latvia estimate | $23,030 | $1,919 | €20,620 | $36,910 |
| 41 | Romania estimate | $21,990 | $1,832 | lei 97,110 | $45,080 |
| 42 | Croatia estimate | $21,180 | $1,765 | €142,900 | $35,990 |
| 43 | Slovakia estimate | $20,760 | $1,730 | €18,590 | $32,470 |
| 44 | Hungary estimate | $20,580 | $1,715 | Ft 7,212,800 | $35,530 |
| 45 | Poland estimate | $18,100 | $1,508 | zł 75,970 | $32,990 |
| 46 | Türkiye estimate | $16,600 | $1,384 | ₺655,000 | $36,920 |
| 47 | Uruguay estimate | $16,290 | $1,357 | UYU 655,000 | $22,360 |
| 48 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $15,430 | $1,286 | KM 27,030 | $34,830 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $15,280 | $1,274 | PAB 15,280 | $30,770 |
| 50 | Bulgaria estimate | $15,220 | $1,269 | €26,670 | $32,490 |
| 51 | Serbia estimate | $14,770 | $1,231 | RSD 1,553,900 | $29,010 |
| 52 | Botswana estimate | $14,490 | $1,207 | P 196,500 | $36,990 |
| 53 | Chile estimate | $14,300 | $1,192 | CLP 13,496,500 | $29,030 |
| 54 | Palau estimate | $14,080 | $1,173 | $14,070 | |
| 55 | Montenegro estimate | $12,140 | $1,012 | €9,141 | $20,810 |
| 56 | Belize estimate | $12,000 | $1,000 | BZD 23,990 | $18,790 |
| 57 | North Macedonia estimate | $11,880 | $990 | MKD 655,700 | $23,950 |
| 58 | Malaysia estimate | $11,700 | $975 | RM 49,190 | $31,290 |
| 59 | South Africa estimate | $11,280 | $940 | R 185,600 | $25,020 |
| 60 | Marshall Islands estimate | $10,920 | $910 | $10,990 | |
| 61 | Lebanon estimate | $10,430 | $869 | L£15,721,100 | $21,010 |
| 62 | Honduras estimate | $9,816 | $818 | L 254,700 | $20,190 |
| 63 | Peru estimate | $9,794 | $816 | PEN 34,940 | $18,130 |
| 64 | Brazil estimate | $9,770 | $814 | R$54,590 | $21,150 |
| 65 | Colombia estimate | $9,697 | $808 | COP 39,302,600 | $23,600 |
| 66 | Dominican Republic estimate | $9,540 | $795 | DOP 591,400 | $24,840 |
| 67 | Mauritius estimate | $9,409 | $784 | Rs 436,700 | $21,930 |
| 68 | Eswatini estimate | $9,154 | $763 | SZL 163,800 | |
| 69 | Guatemala estimate | $8,866 | $739 | Q 68,090 | $19,840 |
| 70 | Maldives estimate | $8,812 | $734 | MVR 135,500 | $13,380 |
| 71 | Argentina estimate | $8,798 | $733 | ARS 10,917,400 | $16,510 |
| 72 | Ecuador estimate | $8,734 | $728 | $19,780 | |
| 73 | Thailand estimate | $8,526 | $710 | ฿280,400 | $26,430 |
| 74 | Mexico estimate | $8,368 | $697 | MX$161,000 | $14,230 |
| 75 | El Salvador estimate | $8,256 | $688 | $17,610 | |
| 76 | Russia estimate | $8,010 | $667 | ₽589,900 | $22,910 |
| 77 | Djibouti estimate | $7,679 | $640 | DJF 1,364,700 | $13,860 |
| 78 | Fiji estimate | $7,589 | $632 | FJD 17,210 | $18,580 |
| 79 | Samoa estimate | $7,454 | $621 | WST 20,040 | $10,910 |
| 80 | Albania estimate | $7,360 | $613 | ALL 784,300 | $17,020 |
| 81 | Guyana estimate | $7,331 | $611 | GYD 1,528,400 | $15,720 |
| 82 | Bolivia estimate | $7,110 | $592 | Bs 49,130 | $18,200 |
| 83 | Jordan estimate | $6,919 | $577 | JOD 4,913 | $15,300 |
| 84 | Paraguay estimate | $6,511 | $543 | ₲49,128,300 | $17,090 |
| 85 | Mongolia estimate | $6,159 | $513 | ₮21,834,800 | $18,490 |
| 86 | Jamaica estimate | $6,151 | $513 | JMD 682,300 | $9,762 |
| 87 | Moldova estimate | $6,081 | $507 | MDL 105,700 | $12,050 |
| 88 | Tonga estimate | $5,942 | $495 | TOP 14,040 | $7,711 |
| 89 | Philippines estimate | $5,796 | $483 | ₱332,100 | $16,010 |
| 90 | Cape Verde estimate | $5,463 | $455 | CVE 543,000 | $10,780 |
| 91 | Bhutan estimate | $5,350 | $446 | BTN 447,600 | $21,440 |
| 92 | Vanuatu estimate | $5,070 | $422 | VUV 491,300 | $4,148 |
| 93 | Vietnam estimate | $5,015 | $418 | ₫121,183,100 | $16,920 |
| 94 | Senegal estimate | $4,690 | $391 | F CFA 2,729,300 | $12,050 |
| 95 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,660 | $388 | ₸1,519,100 | $12,100 |
| 96 | Tunisia estimate | $4,465 | $372 | TND 13,100 | $15,970 |
| 97 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $4,376 | $365 | F CFA 2,729,300 | $11,740 |
| 98 | Cambodia estimate | $4,352 | $363 | ៛17,467,800 | $11,860 |
| 99 | Kiribati estimate | $4,181 | $348 | A$6,293 | $6,702 |
| 100 | India estimate | $4,008 | $334 | ₹349,400 | $17,610 |
| 101 | Georgia estimate | $3,842 | $320 | ₾12,380 | $11,530 |
| 102 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,676 | $306 | FCFA 2,230,000 | $8,087 |
| 103 | Chad estimate | $3,634 | $303 | FCFA 2,266,600 | $10,720 |
| 104 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,473 | $289 | UZS 38,373,300 | $12,790 |
| 105 | Zambia estimate | $3,338 | $278 | ZK 87,340 | $11,540 |
| 106 | Suriname estimate | $3,093 | $258 | SRD 76,420 | $8,546 |
| 107 | Mozambique estimate | $3,078 | $256 | MZN 196,500 | $8,147 |
| 108 | Timor-Leste estimate | $2,948 | $246 | $6,616 | |
| 109 | Yemen estimate | $2,824 | $235 | YER 620,000 | $9,360 |
| 110 | Burkina Faso estimate | $2,814 | $235 | F CFA 1,637,600 | $8,480 |
| 111 | Mali estimate | $2,701 | $225 | F CFA 1,637,600 | $8,513 |
| 112 | Kenya estimate | $2,637 | $220 | KES 269,000 | $6,218 |
| 113 | Comoros estimate | $2,625 | $219 | CF 1,091,700 | $4,787 |
| 114 | Ghana estimate | $2,434 | $203 | GH₵30,570 | $5,823 |
| 115 | Cameroon estimate | $2,432 | $203 | FCFA 1,200,900 | $5,019 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,349 | $196 | Rs 709,600 | $8,111 |
| 117 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,321 | $193 | FCFA 1,091,700 | $3,502 |
| 118 | Nepal estimate | $2,298 | $192 | Rs 240,200 | $7,913 |
| 119 | Guinea estimate | $2,140 | $178 | FG 19,651,300 | $6,527 |
| 120 | Indonesia estimate | $2,118 | $176 | Rp 33,574,000 | $6,577 |
| 121 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $2,100 | $175 | F CFA 1,310,100 | $5,934 |
| 122 | Lesotho estimate | $2,085 | $174 | LSL 38,210 | $6,224 |
| 123 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,078 | $173 | ৳240,200 | $7,280 |
| 124 | Ukraine estimate | $2,011 | $168 | ₴51,380 | $8,270 |
| 125 | Armenia estimate | $1,922 | $160 | ֏928,000 | $5,574 |
| 126 | Angola estimate | $1,883 | $157 | Kz 1,637,600 | $5,262 |
| 127 | Uganda estimate | $1,674 | $139 | UGX 6,004,600 | $4,565 |
| 128 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,673 | $139 | ETB 73,150 | $5,444 |
| 129 | Benin estimate | $1,665 | $139 | F CFA 1,037,200 | $5,046 |
| 130 | Niger estimate | $1,659 | $138 | F CFA 1,035,000 | $5,091 |
| 131 | Togo estimate | $1,658 | $138 | F CFA 1,034,200 | $4,688 |
| 132 | Laos estimate | $1,634 | $136 | ₭22,926,500 | $6,177 |
| 133 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,621 | $135 | CDF 1,637,600 | $3,336 |
| 134 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,580 | $132 | K 2,183,500 | $5,014 |
| 135 | Pakistan estimate | $1,345 | $112 | Rs 378,200 | $5,783 |
| 136 | Egypt estimate | $1,205 | $100 | E£54,590 | $7,852 |
| 137 | Sudan estimate | $1,198 | $100 | SDG 655,000 | $2,921 |
| 138 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,159 | $97 | ؋89,030 | $5,639 |
| 139 | Burundi estimate | $1,127 | $94 | BIF 2,157,900 | $3,404 |
| 140 | Liberia estimate | $1,092 | $91 | LRD 1,092 | $2,708 |
| 141 | Rwanda estimate | $1,077 | $90 | RF 1,419,300 | $3,927 |
| 142 | Gambia estimate | $964 | $80 | GMD 46,400 | $3,113 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $959 | $80 | MWK 349,400 | $2,938 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $369 | $31 | ₦545,900 | $2,056 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).