How much does a hotel receptionist 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$65,230
- Luxembourg$49,340
- Iceland$48,910
- Denmark$45,460
- Qatar$44,650
Where pay goes furthest
- Qatar$57,410
- Germany$52,040
- Switzerland$50,890
- Luxembourg$50,020
- Norway$44,920
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $65,230 | $5,436 | CHF 58,700 | $50,890 |
| 2 | Luxembourg estimate | $49,340 | $4,112 | €44,190 | $50,020 |
| 3 | Iceland estimate | $48,910 | $4,076 | kr 6,231,100 | $42,770 |
| 4 | Denmark estimate | $45,460 | $3,788 | kr 302,900 | $43,490 |
| 5 | Qatar estimate | $44,650 | $3,721 | QAR 162,500 | $57,410 |
| 6 | Norway estimate | $43,220 | $3,602 | kr 391,100 | $44,920 |
| 7 | Germany | $39,420 | $3,285 | €35,300 | $52,040 |
| 8 | Belgium estimate | $38,660 | $3,222 | €34,630 | $44,330 |
| 9 | Austria estimate | $38,020 | $3,168 | €34,050 | $44,840 |
| 10 | United States | $35,690 | $2,974 | $35,690 | |
| 11 | Netherlands estimate | $34,570 | $2,881 | €30,960 | $39,870 |
| 12 | United Kingdom | $33,030 | $2,753 | £24,680 | $35,760 |
| 13 | Ireland estimate | $31,910 | $2,659 | €28,580 | $31,240 |
| 14 | Finland estimate | $30,530 | $2,544 | €27,350 | $33,690 |
| 15 | South Korea estimate | $29,930 | $2,494 | ₩38,656,200 | $42,760 |
| 16 | Sweden estimate | $29,430 | $2,452 | kr 280,200 | $32,510 |
| 17 | Australia | $28,310 | $2,359 | A$41,200 | |
| 18 | Canada | $28,100 | $2,341 | CA$39,520 | |
| 19 | Italy estimate | $26,750 | $2,229 | €23,960 | $36,710 |
| 20 | France estimate | $22,950 | $1,912 | €20,550 | $27,720 |
| 21 | Slovenia estimate | $20,570 | $1,714 | €18,420 | $30,700 |
| 22 | Israel estimate | $19,430 | $1,619 | ₪62,770 | $15,510 |
| 23 | Singapore estimate | $19,210 | $1,601 | SGD 25,810 | $24,370 |
| 24 | Greece estimate | $18,980 | $1,582 | €17,000 | $28,960 |
| 25 | Malta estimate | $18,430 | $1,536 | €16,140 | $25,670 |
| 26 | Spain estimate | $17,860 | $1,488 | €15,990 | $25,990 |
| 27 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $16,510 | $1,376 | AED 60,620 | $24,550 |
| 28 | Bahamas estimate | $16,190 | $1,349 | BSD 16,190 | $14,630 |
| 29 | Cyprus estimate | $15,090 | $1,258 | €13,520 | $22,550 |
| 30 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $15,080 | $1,257 | HK$117,100 | $18,140 |
| 31 | Estonia estimate | $14,850 | $1,238 | €13,300 | $19,570 |
| 32 | Lithuania estimate | $14,830 | $1,236 | €13,280 | $23,880 |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $14,610 | $1,217 | SAR 54,780 | $28,230 |
| 34 | Portugal estimate | $14,410 | $1,201 | €12,910 | $22,190 |
| 35 | Czechia estimate | $13,330 | $1,111 | Kč 293,400 | $19,900 |
| 36 | Puerto Rico estimate | $13,060 | $1,088 | $13,930 | |
| 37 | Barbados estimate | $12,980 | $1,081 | BBD 25,950 | $10,810 |
| 38 | Croatia estimate | $12,580 | $1,048 | €84,870 | $21,370 |
| 39 | Latvia estimate | $12,520 | $1,043 | €11,210 | $20,070 |
| 40 | Slovakia estimate | $12,340 | $1,028 | €11,050 | $19,300 |
| 41 | Hungary estimate | $11,500 | $958 | Ft 4,030,700 | $19,860 |
| 42 | Uruguay estimate | $10,920 | $910 | UYU 439,200 | $14,990 |
| 43 | Poland estimate | $10,860 | $905 | zł 45,580 | $19,790 |
| 44 | Romania estimate | $10,310 | $859 | lei 45,520 | $21,130 |
| 45 | Costa Rica estimate | $9,665 | $805 | ₡4,866,200 | $15,470 |
| 46 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $9,116 | $760 | KM 15,970 | $20,580 |
| 47 | Palau estimate | $8,984 | $749 | $8,980 | |
| 48 | Brunei estimate | $8,794 | $733 | BND 11,140 | $14,710 |
| 49 | Türkiye estimate | $8,349 | $696 | ₺329,400 | $18,560 |
| 50 | Serbia estimate | $8,283 | $690 | RSD 871,300 | $16,270 |
| 51 | Argentina estimate | $8,044 | $670 | ARS 9,982,000 | $15,090 |
| 52 | Lebanon estimate | $7,946 | $662 | L£11,978,400 | $16,010 |
| 53 | Panama estimate | $7,486 | $624 | PAB 7,486 | $15,070 |
| 54 | North Macedonia estimate | $7,264 | $605 | MKD 401,000 | $14,640 |
| 55 | Chile estimate | $7,264 | $605 | CLP 6,853,900 | $14,740 |
| 56 | Bulgaria estimate | $6,842 | $570 | €11,990 | $14,600 |
| 57 | Montenegro estimate | $6,673 | $556 | €5,023 | $11,440 |
| 58 | Honduras estimate | $6,282 | $524 | L 163,000 | $12,920 |
| 59 | Guatemala estimate | $6,027 | $502 | Q 46,290 | $13,490 |
| 60 | Belize estimate | $5,990 | $499 | BZD 11,980 | $9,383 |
| 61 | Jordan estimate | $5,624 | $469 | JOD 3,993 | $12,430 |
| 62 | Maldives estimate | $5,621 | $468 | MVR 86,450 | $8,536 |
| 63 | Guyana estimate | $5,506 | $459 | GYD 1,147,900 | $11,810 |
| 64 | Albania estimate | $5,453 | $454 | ALL 581,000 | $12,610 |
| 65 | Mexico estimate | $5,382 | $448 | MX$103,500 | $9,155 |
| 66 | Mauritius estimate | $5,377 | $448 | Rs 249,500 | $12,530 |
| 67 | Ecuador estimate | $5,201 | $433 | $11,780 | |
| 68 | Peru estimate | $5,037 | $420 | PEN 17,970 | $9,324 |
| 69 | Marshall Islands estimate | $5,029 | $419 | $5,062 | |
| 70 | El Salvador estimate | $4,977 | $415 | $10,620 | |
| 71 | Malaysia estimate | $4,784 | $399 | RM 20,110 | $12,790 |
| 72 | Fiji estimate | $4,764 | $397 | FJD 10,810 | $11,670 |
| 73 | Samoa estimate | $4,743 | $395 | WST 12,750 | $6,939 |
| 74 | Moldova estimate | $4,595 | $383 | MDL 79,860 | $9,103 |
| 75 | Tonga estimate | $4,575 | $381 | TOP 10,810 | $5,937 |
| 76 | Thailand estimate | $4,553 | $379 | ฿149,700 | $14,120 |
| 77 | Russia estimate | $4,294 | $358 | ₽316,300 | $12,280 |
| 78 | Mongolia estimate | $4,224 | $352 | ₮14,973,000 | $12,680 |
| 79 | Eswatini estimate | $4,061 | $338 | SZL 72,640 | |
| 80 | Bolivia estimate | $4,045 | $337 | Bs 27,950 | $10,350 |
| 81 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $4,007 | $334 | FCFA 2,430,400 | $8,814 |
| 82 | Colombia estimate | $3,940 | $328 | COP 15,971,200 | $9,589 |
| 83 | Djibouti estimate | $3,932 | $328 | DJF 698,700 | $7,095 |
| 84 | Vanuatu estimate | $3,914 | $326 | VUV 379,300 | $3,202 |
| 85 | Cambodia estimate | $3,731 | $311 | ៛14,973,000 | $10,170 |
| 86 | Paraguay estimate | $3,704 | $309 | ₲27,949,500 | $9,723 |
| 87 | Kiribati estimate | $3,579 | $298 | A$5,388 | $5,738 |
| 88 | Brazil estimate | $3,573 | $298 | R$19,960 | $7,733 |
| 89 | Vietnam estimate | $3,552 | $296 | ₫85,845,000 | $11,990 |
| 90 | Philippines estimate | $3,418 | $285 | ₱195,800 | $9,441 |
| 91 | Senegal estimate | $3,409 | $284 | F CFA 1,983,600 | $8,757 |
| 92 | Kazakhstan estimate | $3,407 | $284 | ₸1,110,600 | $8,848 |
| 93 | Dominican Republic estimate | $3,382 | $282 | DOP 209,600 | $8,804 |
| 94 | Georgia estimate | $3,014 | $251 | ₾9,711 | $9,046 |
| 95 | Cape Verde estimate | $3,013 | $251 | CVE 299,500 | $5,945 |
| 96 | Jamaica estimate | $2,924 | $244 | JMD 324,400 | $4,641 |
| 97 | Bhutan estimate | $2,744 | $229 | BTN 229,600 | $11,000 |
| 98 | South Africa estimate | $2,729 | $227 | R 44,920 | $6,057 |
| 99 | Tunisia estimate | $2,551 | $213 | TND 7,486 | $9,127 |
| 100 | Uzbekistan estimate | $2,531 | $211 | UZS 27,970,200 | $9,326 |
| 101 | Suriname estimate | $2,424 | $202 | SRD 59,890 | $6,698 |
| 102 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $2,400 | $200 | F CFA 1,497,300 | $6,442 |
| 103 | Comoros estimate | $2,400 | $200 | CF 998,200 | $4,377 |
| 104 | Botswana estimate | $2,355 | $196 | P 31,940 | $6,012 |
| 105 | India estimate | $2,233 | $186 | ₹194,600 | $9,811 |
| 106 | Chad estimate | $2,000 | $167 | FCFA 1,247,700 | $5,901 |
| 107 | Liberia estimate | $1,996 | $166 | LRD 1,996 | $4,952 |
| 108 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,996 | $166 | $4,481 | |
| 109 | Indonesia estimate | $1,979 | $165 | Rp 31,385,000 | $6,148 |
| 110 | Kenya estimate | $1,957 | $163 | KES 199,600 | $4,615 |
| 111 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $1,815 | $151 | FCFA 853,500 | $2,738 |
| 112 | Laos estimate | $1,774 | $148 | ₭24,897,600 | $6,708 |
| 113 | Zambia estimate | $1,733 | $144 | ZK 45,340 | $5,992 |
| 114 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,727 | $144 | ৳199,600 | $6,051 |
| 115 | Mozambique estimate | $1,720 | $143 | MZN 109,800 | $4,552 |
| 116 | Armenia estimate | $1,706 | $142 | ֏823,500 | $4,947 |
| 117 | Yemen estimate | $1,646 | $137 | YER 361,400 | $5,455 |
| 118 | Guinea estimate | $1,630 | $136 | FG 14,973,000 | $4,973 |
| 119 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,626 | $135 | K 2,245,900 | $5,157 |
| 120 | Niger estimate | $1,606 | $134 | F CFA 1,002,000 | $4,929 |
| 121 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,559 | $130 | ؋119,800 | $7,587 |
| 122 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,553 | $129 | Rs 469,200 | $5,362 |
| 123 | Cameroon estimate | $1,516 | $126 | FCFA 748,600 | $3,129 |
| 124 | Benin estimate | $1,511 | $126 | F CFA 941,400 | $4,581 |
| 125 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,449 | $121 | F CFA 903,600 | $4,093 |
| 126 | Nepal estimate | $1,433 | $119 | Rs 149,700 | $4,933 |
| 127 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,398 | $117 | CDF 1,412,400 | $2,877 |
| 128 | Lesotho estimate | $1,295 | $108 | LSL 23,730 | $3,866 |
| 129 | Togo estimate | $1,280 | $107 | F CFA 798,600 | $3,620 |
| 130 | Uganda estimate | $1,252 | $104 | UGX 4,491,900 | $3,415 |
| 131 | Mali estimate | $1,235 | $103 | F CFA 748,600 | $3,892 |
| 132 | Ghana estimate | $1,192 | $99 | GH₵14,970 | $2,852 |
| 133 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,189 | $99 | F CFA 691,900 | $3,583 |
| 134 | Burundi estimate | $1,108 | $92 | BIF 2,121,700 | $3,347 |
| 135 | Ukraine estimate | $1,077 | $90 | ₴27,520 | $4,429 |
| 136 | Egypt estimate | $1,058 | $88 | E£47,910 | $6,892 |
| 137 | Rwanda estimate | $984 | $82 | RF 1,297,700 | $3,591 |
| 138 | Angola estimate | $916 | $76 | Kz 797,000 | $2,561 |
| 139 | Pakistan estimate | $910 | $76 | Rs 255,900 | $3,913 |
| 140 | Gambia estimate | $881 | $73 | GMD 42,420 | $2,846 |
| 141 | Malawi estimate | $822 | $68 | MWK 299,500 | $2,518 |
| 142 | Ethiopia estimate | $799 | $67 | ETB 34,940 | $2,600 |
| 143 | Sudan estimate | $548 | $46 | SDG 299,500 | $1,335 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $439 | $37 | ₦648,800 | $2,443 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).