How much does a journalist 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$100,000
- Luxembourg$82,110
- United States$73,210
- Iceland$71,550
- Germany$69,290
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$91,490
- Qatar$86,070
- Luxembourg$83,230
- Switzerland$78,040
- United States$73,210
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $100,000 | $8,335 | CHF 90,000 | $78,040 |
| 2 | Luxembourg estimate | $82,110 | $6,842 | €73,540 | $83,230 |
| 3 | United States | $73,210 | $6,101 | $73,210 | |
| 4 | Iceland estimate | $71,550 | $5,963 | kr 9,115,800 | $62,570 |
| 5 | Germany | $69,290 | $5,774 | €62,060 | $91,490 |
| 6 | Qatar estimate | $66,940 | $5,578 | QAR 243,700 | $86,070 |
| 7 | Denmark estimate | $64,410 | $5,368 | kr 429,200 | $61,620 |
| 8 | Norway estimate | $61,430 | $5,119 | kr 555,900 | $63,850 |
| 9 | Belgium estimate | $59,080 | $4,924 | €52,920 | $67,750 |
| 10 | Austria estimate | $59,050 | $4,921 | €52,890 | $69,640 |
| 11 | Ireland estimate | $58,250 | $4,854 | €52,170 | $57,020 |
| 12 | Australia | $57,690 | $4,808 | A$83,970 | |
| 13 | United Kingdom | $57,000 | $4,750 | £42,580 | $61,710 |
| 14 | Netherlands estimate | $56,850 | $4,737 | €50,920 | $65,560 |
| 15 | Canada | $52,890 | $4,408 | CA$74,400 | |
| 16 | Finland estimate | $51,900 | $4,325 | €46,490 | $57,270 |
| 17 | Singapore estimate | $46,840 | $3,903 | SGD 62,930 | $59,430 |
| 18 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $46,520 | $3,876 | HK$361,100 | $55,930 |
| 19 | Sweden estimate | $44,810 | $3,735 | kr 426,600 | $49,510 |
| 20 | Israel estimate | $43,320 | $3,610 | ₪139,900 | $34,560 |
| 21 | France estimate | $43,180 | $3,599 | €38,680 | $52,170 |
| 22 | Italy estimate | $38,080 | $3,173 | €34,110 | $52,260 |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $33,650 | $2,804 | AED 123,600 | $50,040 |
| 24 | South Korea estimate | $32,430 | $2,702 | ₩41,875,700 | $46,320 |
| 25 | Cyprus estimate | $32,330 | $2,694 | €28,960 | $48,310 |
| 26 | Spain estimate | $32,140 | $2,678 | €28,790 | $46,790 |
| 27 | Slovenia estimate | $31,840 | $2,654 | €28,520 | $47,540 |
| 28 | Malta estimate | $31,010 | $2,584 | €27,150 | $43,180 |
| 29 | Portugal estimate | $30,290 | $2,524 | €27,130 | $46,640 |
| 30 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $28,150 | $2,346 | SAR 105,600 | $54,410 |
| 31 | Bahamas estimate | $26,550 | $2,212 | BSD 26,550 | $23,990 |
| 32 | Puerto Rico estimate | $26,460 | $2,205 | $28,220 | |
| 33 | Czechia estimate | $25,410 | $2,118 | Kč 559,200 | $37,940 |
| 34 | Greece estimate | $25,380 | $2,115 | €22,730 | $38,720 |
| 35 | Brunei estimate | $25,140 | $2,095 | BND 31,860 | $42,060 |
| 36 | Lithuania estimate | $24,640 | $2,053 | €22,070 | $39,670 |
| 37 | Barbados estimate | $24,430 | $2,035 | BBD 48,850 | $20,360 |
| 38 | Estonia estimate | $24,330 | $2,027 | €21,790 | $32,050 |
| 39 | Costa Rica estimate | $23,290 | $1,941 | ₡11,726,100 | $37,280 |
| 40 | Latvia estimate | $22,400 | $1,866 | €20,060 | $35,900 |
| 41 | Romania estimate | $21,390 | $1,782 | lei 94,470 | $43,850 |
| 42 | Croatia estimate | $20,600 | $1,717 | €139,000 | $35,010 |
| 43 | Slovakia estimate | $20,190 | $1,683 | €18,090 | $31,590 |
| 44 | Hungary estimate | $20,020 | $1,668 | Ft 7,016,200 | $34,560 |
| 45 | Poland estimate | $17,610 | $1,467 | zł 73,900 | $32,090 |
| 46 | Türkiye estimate | $16,150 | $1,346 | ₺637,200 | $35,910 |
| 47 | Uruguay estimate | $15,850 | $1,320 | UYU 637,200 | $21,750 |
| 48 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $15,010 | $1,251 | KM 26,290 | $33,880 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $14,870 | $1,239 | PAB 14,870 | $29,930 |
| 50 | Bulgaria estimate | $14,810 | $1,234 | €25,940 | $31,610 |
| 51 | Serbia estimate | $14,370 | $1,197 | RSD 1,511,500 | $28,220 |
| 52 | Botswana estimate | $14,090 | $1,174 | P 191,200 | $35,980 |
| 53 | Chile estimate | $13,910 | $1,159 | CLP 13,128,700 | $28,240 |
| 54 | Palau estimate | $13,700 | $1,141 | $13,690 | |
| 55 | Montenegro estimate | $11,810 | $984 | €8,891 | $20,240 |
| 56 | Belize estimate | $11,670 | $972 | BZD 23,340 | $18,280 |
| 57 | North Macedonia estimate | $11,560 | $963 | MKD 637,800 | $23,300 |
| 58 | Malaysia estimate | $11,380 | $949 | RM 47,850 | $30,440 |
| 59 | South Africa estimate | $10,970 | $914 | R 180,500 | $24,340 |
| 60 | Marshall Islands estimate | $10,620 | $885 | $10,690 | |
| 61 | Lebanon estimate | $10,140 | $845 | L£15,292,600 | $20,440 |
| 62 | Honduras estimate | $9,548 | $796 | L 247,800 | $19,640 |
| 63 | Peru estimate | $9,527 | $794 | PEN 33,980 | $17,640 |
| 64 | Brazil estimate | $9,504 | $792 | R$53,100 | $20,570 |
| 65 | Colombia estimate | $9,433 | $786 | COP 38,231,500 | $22,950 |
| 66 | Dominican Republic estimate | $9,280 | $773 | DOP 575,200 | $24,160 |
| 67 | Mauritius estimate | $9,152 | $763 | Rs 424,800 | $21,330 |
| 68 | Eswatini estimate | $8,905 | $742 | SZL 159,300 | |
| 69 | Guatemala estimate | $8,624 | $719 | Q 66,240 | $19,300 |
| 70 | Maldives estimate | $8,572 | $714 | MVR 131,900 | $13,020 |
| 71 | Argentina estimate | $8,559 | $713 | ARS 10,619,900 | $16,060 |
| 72 | Ecuador estimate | $8,496 | $708 | $19,240 | |
| 73 | Thailand estimate | $8,294 | $691 | ฿272,700 | $25,710 |
| 74 | Mexico estimate | $8,140 | $678 | MX$156,600 | $13,850 |
| 75 | El Salvador estimate | $8,031 | $669 | $17,130 | |
| 76 | Russia estimate | $7,791 | $649 | ₽573,900 | $22,280 |
| 77 | Djibouti estimate | $7,469 | $622 | DJF 1,327,500 | $13,480 |
| 78 | Fiji estimate | $7,382 | $615 | FJD 16,750 | $18,080 |
| 79 | Samoa estimate | $7,251 | $604 | WST 19,500 | $10,610 |
| 80 | Albania estimate | $7,159 | $597 | ALL 762,900 | $16,560 |
| 81 | Guyana estimate | $7,131 | $594 | GYD 1,486,800 | $15,290 |
| 82 | Bolivia estimate | $6,916 | $576 | Bs 47,790 | $17,700 |
| 83 | Jordan estimate | $6,731 | $561 | JOD 4,779 | $14,880 |
| 84 | Paraguay estimate | $6,334 | $528 | ₲47,789,400 | $16,620 |
| 85 | Mongolia estimate | $5,991 | $499 | ₮21,239,700 | $17,990 |
| 86 | Jamaica estimate | $5,983 | $499 | JMD 663,700 | $9,496 |
| 87 | Moldova estimate | $5,916 | $493 | MDL 102,800 | $11,720 |
| 88 | Tonga estimate | $5,780 | $482 | TOP 13,660 | $7,501 |
| 89 | Philippines estimate | $5,638 | $470 | ₱323,000 | $15,570 |
| 90 | Cape Verde estimate | $5,314 | $443 | CVE 528,200 | $10,490 |
| 91 | Bhutan estimate | $5,204 | $434 | BTN 435,400 | $20,860 |
| 92 | Vanuatu estimate | $4,932 | $411 | VUV 477,900 | $4,035 |
| 93 | Vietnam estimate | $4,878 | $407 | ₫117,880,400 | $16,460 |
| 94 | Senegal estimate | $4,562 | $380 | F CFA 2,655,000 | $11,720 |
| 95 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,533 | $378 | ₸1,477,700 | $11,770 |
| 96 | Tunisia estimate | $4,343 | $362 | TND 12,740 | $15,540 |
| 97 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $4,256 | $355 | F CFA 2,655,000 | $11,420 |
| 98 | Cambodia estimate | $4,234 | $353 | ៛16,991,800 | $11,540 |
| 99 | Kiribati estimate | $4,067 | $339 | A$6,122 | $6,520 |
| 100 | India estimate | $3,899 | $325 | ₹339,800 | $17,130 |
| 101 | Georgia estimate | $3,737 | $311 | ₾12,040 | $11,220 |
| 102 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,576 | $298 | FCFA 2,169,200 | $7,867 |
| 103 | Chad estimate | $3,535 | $295 | FCFA 2,204,800 | $10,430 |
| 104 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,378 | $282 | UZS 37,327,500 | $12,450 |
| 105 | Zambia estimate | $3,247 | $271 | ZK 84,960 | $11,230 |
| 106 | Suriname estimate | $3,009 | $251 | SRD 74,340 | $8,314 |
| 107 | Mozambique estimate | $2,994 | $249 | MZN 191,200 | $7,925 |
| 108 | Timor-Leste estimate | $2,867 | $239 | $6,436 | |
| 109 | Yemen estimate | $2,747 | $229 | YER 603,100 | $9,105 |
| 110 | Burkina Faso estimate | $2,737 | $228 | F CFA 1,593,000 | $8,249 |
| 111 | Mali estimate | $2,627 | $219 | F CFA 1,593,000 | $8,281 |
| 112 | Kenya estimate | $2,566 | $214 | KES 261,700 | $6,048 |
| 113 | Comoros estimate | $2,553 | $213 | CF 1,062,000 | $4,657 |
| 114 | Ghana estimate | $2,368 | $197 | GH₵29,740 | $5,664 |
| 115 | Cameroon estimate | $2,366 | $197 | FCFA 1,168,200 | $4,882 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,285 | $190 | Rs 690,300 | $7,890 |
| 117 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,258 | $188 | FCFA 1,062,000 | $3,407 |
| 118 | Nepal estimate | $2,236 | $186 | Rs 233,600 | $7,697 |
| 119 | Guinea estimate | $2,081 | $173 | FG 19,115,700 | $6,349 |
| 120 | Indonesia estimate | $2,060 | $172 | Rp 32,659,000 | $6,397 |
| 121 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $2,043 | $170 | F CFA 1,274,400 | $5,772 |
| 122 | Lesotho estimate | $2,028 | $169 | LSL 37,170 | $6,055 |
| 123 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,021 | $168 | ৳233,600 | $7,082 |
| 124 | Ukraine estimate | $1,956 | $163 | ₴49,980 | $8,045 |
| 125 | Armenia estimate | $1,870 | $156 | ֏902,700 | $5,422 |
| 126 | Angola estimate | $1,831 | $153 | Kz 1,593,000 | $5,119 |
| 127 | Uganda estimate | $1,628 | $136 | UGX 5,840,900 | $4,441 |
| 128 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,627 | $136 | ETB 71,150 | $5,295 |
| 129 | Benin estimate | $1,620 | $135 | F CFA 1,008,900 | $4,909 |
| 130 | Niger estimate | $1,614 | $135 | F CFA 1,006,800 | $4,952 |
| 131 | Togo estimate | $1,613 | $134 | F CFA 1,006,000 | $4,560 |
| 132 | Laos estimate | $1,589 | $132 | ₭22,301,700 | $6,009 |
| 133 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,577 | $131 | CDF 1,593,000 | $3,245 |
| 134 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,537 | $128 | K 2,124,000 | $4,877 |
| 135 | Pakistan estimate | $1,308 | $109 | Rs 367,900 | $5,625 |
| 136 | Egypt estimate | $1,172 | $98 | E£53,100 | $7,638 |
| 137 | Sudan estimate | $1,165 | $97 | SDG 637,200 | $2,841 |
| 138 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,127 | $94 | ؋86,600 | $5,486 |
| 139 | Burundi estimate | $1,096 | $91 | BIF 2,099,100 | $3,312 |
| 140 | Liberia estimate | $1,062 | $88 | LRD 1,062 | $2,634 |
| 141 | Rwanda estimate | $1,047 | $87 | RF 1,380,600 | $3,820 |
| 142 | Gambia estimate | $937 | $78 | GMD 45,130 | $3,028 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $933 | $78 | MWK 339,800 | $2,858 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $359 | $30 | ₦531,000 | $2,000 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).