How much does an insulator 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
- Iceland$79,820
- Belgium$77,970
- Switzerland$72,970
- Denmark$57,770
- Canada$55,610
Where pay goes furthest
- Belgium$89,410
- Germany$70,440
- Iceland$69,800
- Switzerland$56,930
- Norway$55,420
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland estimate | $79,820 | $6,652 | kr 10,169,200 | $69,800 |
| 2 | Belgium estimate | $77,970 | $6,498 | €69,000 | $89,410 |
| 3 | Switzerland estimate | $72,970 | $6,081 | CHF 65,660 | $56,930 |
| 4 | Denmark estimate | $57,770 | $4,814 | kr 385,000 | $55,270 |
| 5 | Canada | $55,610 | $4,635 | CA$78,230 | |
| 6 | Germany | $53,350 | $4,446 | €47,780 | $70,440 |
| 7 | Norway estimate | $53,320 | $4,443 | kr 482,400 | $55,420 |
| 8 | United States | $52,500 | $4,375 | $52,500 | |
| 9 | Australia | $50,700 | $4,225 | A$73,790 | |
| 10 | Ireland estimate | $48,670 | $4,055 | €43,070 | $47,640 |
| 11 | Luxembourg estimate | $44,060 | $3,671 | €39,460 | $44,660 |
| 12 | United Kingdom | $43,430 | $3,619 | £32,450 | $47,020 |
| 13 | Finland estimate | $43,340 | $3,611 | €38,820 | $47,820 |
| 14 | Austria estimate | $41,700 | $3,475 | €37,350 | $49,180 |
| 15 | Netherlands estimate | $39,820 | $3,318 | €35,660 | $45,920 |
| 16 | Sweden estimate | $37,470 | $3,123 | kr 356,800 | $41,400 |
| 17 | Israel estimate | $29,820 | $2,485 | ₪96,310 | $23,790 |
| 18 | South Korea estimate | $29,160 | $2,430 | ₩37,652,800 | $41,650 |
| 19 | Italy estimate | $28,580 | $2,382 | €25,600 | $39,230 |
| 20 | France estimate | $27,740 | $2,312 | €24,850 | $33,520 |
| 21 | Estonia estimate | $26,970 | $2,248 | €23,870 | $35,530 |
| 22 | Malta estimate | $24,140 | $2,011 | €21,620 | $33,620 |
| 23 | Bahamas estimate | $23,270 | $1,939 | BSD 23,270 | $21,030 |
| 24 | Slovenia estimate | $23,070 | $1,922 | €20,660 | $34,440 |
| 25 | Greece estimate | $22,590 | $1,882 | €20,230 | $34,460 |
| 26 | Spain estimate | $21,880 | $1,824 | €19,600 | $31,860 |
| 27 | Singapore estimate | $21,300 | $1,775 | SGD 28,620 | $27,030 |
| 28 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $19,620 | $1,635 | HK$152,300 | $23,590 |
| 29 | Cyprus estimate | $17,900 | $1,491 | €16,030 | $26,740 |
| 30 | Czechia estimate | $16,850 | $1,404 | Kč 370,800 | $25,160 |
| 31 | Lithuania estimate | $16,700 | $1,392 | €14,960 | $26,890 |
| 32 | Puerto Rico estimate | $15,680 | $1,306 | $16,720 | |
| 33 | Portugal estimate | $15,390 | $1,282 | €13,780 | $23,700 |
| 34 | Slovakia estimate | $15,370 | $1,281 | €13,760 | $24,040 |
| 35 | Latvia estimate | $14,640 | $1,220 | €13,120 | $23,470 |
| 36 | Hungary estimate | $13,450 | $1,121 | Ft 4,713,700 | $23,220 |
| 37 | Uruguay estimate | $13,010 | $1,084 | UYU 523,000 | $17,850 |
| 38 | Poland estimate | $12,830 | $1,069 | zł 53,830 | $23,380 |
| 39 | Croatia estimate | $12,440 | $1,037 | €83,950 | $21,140 |
| 40 | Barbados estimate | $11,940 | $995 | BBD 23,890 | $9,953 |
| 41 | Romania estimate | $11,940 | $995 | lei 52,730 | $24,480 |
| 42 | Qatar estimate | $11,710 | $976 | QAR 42,630 | $15,060 |
| 43 | Costa Rica estimate | $10,280 | $857 | ₡5,175,400 | $16,450 |
| 44 | Palau estimate | $9,027 | $752 | $9,023 | |
| 45 | Serbia estimate | $8,941 | $745 | RSD 940,600 | $17,560 |
| 46 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $8,696 | $725 | KM 15,230 | $19,630 |
| 47 | Montenegro estimate | $8,497 | $708 | €6,396 | $14,560 |
| 48 | Bulgaria estimate | $8,470 | $706 | €14,840 | $18,080 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $8,360 | $697 | PAB 8,360 | $16,830 |
| 50 | Chile estimate | $8,308 | $692 | CLP 7,838,800 | $16,860 |
| 51 | Türkiye estimate | $8,073 | $673 | ₺318,500 | $17,950 |
| 52 | Argentina estimate | $7,700 | $642 | ARS 9,554,600 | $14,450 |
| 53 | Tonga estimate | $7,663 | $639 | TOP 18,110 | $9,946 |
| 54 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $7,629 | $636 | SAR 28,610 | $14,740 |
| 55 | North Macedonia estimate | $7,574 | $631 | MKD 418,100 | $15,270 |
| 56 | Guyana estimate | $7,160 | $597 | GYD 1,492,900 | $15,360 |
| 57 | Russia estimate | $7,130 | $594 | ₽525,200 | $20,390 |
| 58 | Belize estimate | $6,880 | $573 | BZD 13,760 | $10,780 |
| 59 | Mongolia estimate | $6,738 | $561 | ₮23,886,500 | $20,230 |
| 60 | Marshall Islands estimate | $6,691 | $558 | $6,735 | |
| 61 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $6,614 | $551 | AED 24,290 | $9,836 |
| 62 | Maldives estimate | $6,600 | $550 | MVR 101,500 | $10,020 |
| 63 | Mexico estimate | $6,576 | $548 | MX$126,500 | $11,190 |
| 64 | Lebanon estimate | $6,338 | $528 | L£9,554,600 | $12,770 |
| 65 | Brunei estimate | $6,127 | $511 | BND 7,763 | $10,250 |
| 66 | Ecuador estimate | $5,613 | $468 | $12,710 | |
| 67 | Fiji estimate | $5,472 | $456 | FJD 12,410 | $13,400 |
| 68 | Mauritius estimate | $5,404 | $450 | Rs 250,800 | $12,590 |
| 69 | Djibouti estimate | $5,376 | $448 | DJF 955,500 | $9,702 |
| 70 | El Salvador estimate | $5,175 | $431 | $11,040 | |
| 71 | Moldova estimate | $5,155 | $430 | MDL 89,570 | $10,210 |
| 72 | Bolivia estimate | $5,089 | $424 | Bs 35,170 | $13,030 |
| 73 | Honduras estimate | $5,062 | $422 | L 131,400 | $10,410 |
| 74 | Jordan estimate | $5,046 | $421 | JOD 3,583 | $11,150 |
| 75 | Peru estimate | $5,022 | $419 | PEN 17,910 | $9,297 |
| 76 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,976 | $415 | ₸1,622,200 | $12,920 |
| 77 | Brazil estimate | $4,703 | $392 | R$26,280 | $10,180 |
| 78 | Guatemala estimate | $4,665 | $389 | Q 35,830 | $10,440 |
| 79 | Dominican Republic estimate | $4,652 | $388 | DOP 288,400 | $12,110 |
| 80 | Malaysia estimate | $4,567 | $381 | RM 19,200 | $12,210 |
| 81 | Paraguay estimate | $4,432 | $369 | ₲33,441,000 | $11,630 |
| 82 | Albania estimate | $4,397 | $366 | ALL 468,500 | $10,170 |
| 83 | Thailand estimate | $4,358 | $363 | ฿143,300 | $13,510 |
| 84 | Samoa estimate | $4,335 | $361 | WST 11,660 | $6,342 |
| 85 | Colombia estimate | $4,195 | $350 | COP 17,001,200 | $10,210 |
| 86 | Vietnam estimate | $3,954 | $329 | ₫95,545,800 | $13,340 |
| 87 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,938 | $328 | FCFA 2,388,600 | $8,662 |
| 88 | Georgia estimate | $3,714 | $309 | ₾11,960 | $11,150 |
| 89 | South Africa estimate | $3,627 | $302 | R 59,700 | $8,050 |
| 90 | Vanuatu estimate | $3,365 | $280 | VUV 326,100 | $2,753 |
| 91 | Cambodia estimate | $3,250 | $271 | ៛13,042,000 | $8,855 |
| 92 | Kiribati estimate | $3,174 | $264 | A$4,777 | $5,088 |
| 93 | Philippines estimate | $3,170 | $264 | ₱181,600 | $8,756 |
| 94 | Uzbekistan estimate | $2,962 | $247 | UZS 32,731,700 | $10,910 |
| 95 | Bhutan estimate | $2,855 | $238 | BTN 238,900 | $11,440 |
| 96 | Eswatini estimate | $2,671 | $223 | SZL 47,770 | |
| 97 | Cape Verde estimate | $2,644 | $220 | CVE 262,800 | $5,216 |
| 98 | Botswana estimate | $2,642 | $220 | P 35,830 | $6,744 |
| 99 | Nepal estimate | $2,433 | $203 | Rs 254,300 | $8,378 |
| 100 | Suriname estimate | $2,417 | $201 | SRD 59,720 | $6,678 |
| 101 | Comoros estimate | $2,300 | $192 | CF 956,600 | $4,195 |
| 102 | Tunisia estimate | $2,239 | $187 | TND 6,569 | $8,009 |
| 103 | Armenia estimate | $2,227 | $186 | ֏1,074,900 | $6,457 |
| 104 | Sudan estimate | $2,101 | $175 | SDG 1,148,900 | $5,123 |
| 105 | India estimate | $2,055 | $171 | ₹179,100 | $9,030 |
| 106 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,032 | $169 | FCFA 955,500 | $3,065 |
| 107 | Ghana estimate | $1,978 | $165 | GH₵24,840 | $4,732 |
| 108 | Ukraine estimate | $1,902 | $158 | ₴48,600 | $7,822 |
| 109 | Jamaica estimate | $1,866 | $155 | JMD 207,000 | $2,961 |
| 110 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,791 | $149 | $4,021 | |
| 111 | Senegal estimate | $1,779 | $148 | F CFA 1,035,100 | $4,570 |
| 112 | Indonesia estimate | $1,775 | $148 | Rp 28,142,500 | $5,513 |
| 113 | Laos estimate | $1,702 | $142 | ₭23,886,500 | $6,436 |
| 114 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,660 | $138 | K 2,293,100 | $5,265 |
| 115 | Liberia estimate | $1,638 | $137 | LRD 1,638 | $4,064 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,581 | $132 | Rs 477,700 | $5,460 |
| 117 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,532 | $128 | F CFA 955,500 | $4,111 |
| 118 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,529 | $127 | ৳176,800 | $5,358 |
| 119 | Mozambique estimate | $1,475 | $123 | MZN 94,190 | $3,905 |
| 120 | Zambia estimate | $1,369 | $114 | ZK 35,830 | $4,735 |
| 121 | Lesotho estimate | $1,303 | $109 | LSL 23,890 | $3,891 |
| 122 | Egypt estimate | $1,283 | $107 | E£58,120 | $8,361 |
| 123 | Chad estimate | $1,245 | $104 | FCFA 776,300 | $3,672 |
| 124 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,244 | $104 | ؋95,550 | $6,052 |
| 125 | Cameroon estimate | $1,209 | $101 | FCFA 597,200 | $2,496 |
| 126 | Rwanda estimate | $1,178 | $98 | RF 1,552,600 | $4,296 |
| 127 | Niger estimate | $1,149 | $96 | F CFA 716,600 | $3,525 |
| 128 | Pakistan estimate | $1,104 | $92 | Rs 310,300 | $4,745 |
| 129 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,093 | $91 | CDF 1,104,100 | $2,249 |
| 130 | Uganda estimate | $1,082 | $90 | UGX 3,881,500 | $2,951 |
| 131 | Yemen estimate | $1,054 | $88 | YER 231,600 | $3,495 |
| 132 | Togo estimate | $1,003 | $84 | F CFA 625,400 | $2,835 |
| 133 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $996 | $83 | F CFA 621,000 | $2,813 |
| 134 | Benin estimate | $863 | $72 | F CFA 537,400 | $2,615 |
| 135 | Mali estimate | $788 | $66 | F CFA 477,700 | $2,483 |
| 136 | Angola estimate | $687 | $57 | Kz 597,200 | $1,919 |
| 137 | Ethiopia estimate | $683 | $57 | ETB 29,860 | $2,222 |
| 138 | Gambia estimate | $682 | $57 | GMD 32,840 | $2,204 |
| 139 | Burundi estimate | $674 | $56 | BIF 1,291,100 | $2,037 |
| 140 | Guinea estimate | $650 | $54 | FG 5,971,600 | $1,983 |
| 141 | Burkina Faso estimate | $616 | $51 | F CFA 358,300 | $1,855 |
| 142 | Malawi estimate | $557 | $46 | MWK 203,000 | $1,707 |
| 143 | Nigeria estimate | $350 | $29 | ₦517,500 | $1,949 |
| 144 | Kenya estimate | $141 | $12 | KES 14,330 | $331 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).