How much does a judge 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
- Canada$153,100
- Switzerland$142,400
- United States$139,400
- Luxembourg$116,900
- Iceland$101,900
Where pay goes furthest
- United States$139,400
- Qatar$122,600
- Luxembourg$118,500
- Germany$114,200
- Switzerland$111,100
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | $153,100 | $12,760 | CA$215,400 | |
| 2 | Switzerland estimate | $142,400 | $11,870 | CHF 128,200 | $111,100 |
| 3 | United States | $139,400 | $11,610 | $139,400 | |
| 4 | Luxembourg estimate | $116,900 | $9,743 | €104,700 | $118,500 |
| 5 | Iceland estimate | $101,900 | $8,490 | kr 12,979,800 | $89,090 |
| 6 | Australia | $97,740 | $8,145 | A$142,300 | |
| 7 | Qatar estimate | $95,310 | $7,943 | QAR 346,900 | $122,600 |
| 8 | Denmark estimate | $91,720 | $7,643 | kr 611,100 | $87,740 |
| 9 | Norway estimate | $87,470 | $7,289 | kr 791,500 | $90,920 |
| 10 | Germany estimate | $86,460 | $7,205 | €77,440 | $114,200 |
| 11 | Belgium estimate | $84,130 | $7,011 | €75,350 | $96,470 |
| 12 | Austria estimate | $84,080 | $7,007 | €75,310 | $99,160 |
| 13 | Ireland estimate | $82,940 | $6,912 | €74,290 | $81,200 |
| 14 | Netherlands estimate | $80,940 | $6,745 | €72,500 | $93,350 |
| 15 | Finland estimate | $73,900 | $6,159 | €66,190 | $81,550 |
| 16 | United Kingdom | $68,150 | $5,679 | £50,920 | $73,780 |
| 17 | Singapore estimate | $66,690 | $5,558 | SGD 89,600 | $84,610 |
| 18 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $66,230 | $5,519 | HK$514,100 | $79,640 |
| 19 | Sweden estimate | $63,810 | $5,317 | kr 607,500 | $70,500 |
| 20 | Israel estimate | $61,680 | $5,140 | ₪199,200 | $49,210 |
| 21 | France estimate | $61,490 | $5,124 | €55,070 | $74,290 |
| 22 | Italy estimate | $54,220 | $4,519 | €48,570 | $74,420 |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $47,910 | $3,992 | AED 175,900 | $71,250 |
| 24 | South Korea estimate | $46,170 | $3,847 | ₩59,625,500 | $65,960 |
| 25 | Cyprus estimate | $46,030 | $3,836 | €41,230 | $68,780 |
| 26 | Slovenia estimate | $45,340 | $3,778 | €40,610 | $67,690 |
| 27 | Malta estimate | $44,150 | $3,679 | €38,650 | $61,490 |
| 28 | Portugal estimate | $43,130 | $3,594 | €38,630 | $66,410 |
| 29 | Spain estimate | $40,560 | $3,380 | €36,320 | $59,040 |
| 30 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $40,090 | $3,341 | SAR 150,300 | $77,480 |
| 31 | Bahamas estimate | $37,800 | $3,150 | BSD 37,800 | $34,160 |
| 32 | Puerto Rico estimate | $37,670 | $3,139 | $40,180 | |
| 33 | Czechia estimate | $36,190 | $3,015 | Kč 796,200 | $54,020 |
| 34 | Greece estimate | $36,140 | $3,012 | €32,370 | $55,140 |
| 35 | Brunei estimate | $35,800 | $2,984 | BND 45,360 | $59,890 |
| 36 | Lithuania estimate | $35,080 | $2,924 | €31,420 | $56,490 |
| 37 | Barbados estimate | $34,780 | $2,898 | BBD 69,560 | $28,980 |
| 38 | Estonia estimate | $34,640 | $2,887 | €31,020 | $45,630 |
| 39 | Costa Rica estimate | $33,160 | $2,763 | ₡16,696,400 | $53,080 |
| 40 | Latvia estimate | $31,890 | $2,658 | €28,560 | $51,120 |
| 41 | Romania estimate | $30,450 | $2,538 | lei 134,500 | $62,440 |
| 42 | Croatia estimate | $29,330 | $2,445 | €198,000 | $49,850 |
| 43 | Slovakia estimate | $28,750 | $2,396 | €25,750 | $44,970 |
| 44 | Hungary estimate | $28,510 | $2,376 | Ft 9,990,100 | $49,220 |
| 45 | Poland estimate | $25,070 | $2,089 | zł 105,200 | $45,700 |
| 46 | Türkiye estimate | $23,000 | $1,916 | ₺907,300 | $51,130 |
| 47 | Uruguay estimate | $22,560 | $1,880 | UYU 907,300 | $30,970 |
| 48 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $21,370 | $1,781 | KM 37,430 | $48,240 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $21,170 | $1,764 | PAB 21,170 | $42,620 |
| 50 | Bulgaria estimate | $21,090 | $1,757 | €36,940 | $45,010 |
| 51 | Serbia estimate | $20,460 | $1,705 | RSD 2,152,200 | $40,190 |
| 52 | Botswana estimate | $20,070 | $1,672 | P 272,200 | $51,230 |
| 53 | Chile estimate | $19,810 | $1,651 | CLP 18,693,500 | $40,210 |
| 54 | Palau estimate | $19,500 | $1,625 | $19,490 | |
| 55 | Montenegro estimate | $16,820 | $1,402 | €12,660 | $28,820 |
| 56 | Belize estimate | $16,610 | $1,385 | BZD 33,230 | $26,030 |
| 57 | North Macedonia estimate | $16,460 | $1,371 | MKD 908,200 | $33,170 |
| 58 | Malaysia estimate | $16,210 | $1,351 | RM 68,130 | $43,350 |
| 59 | South Africa estimate | $15,620 | $1,302 | R 257,100 | $34,660 |
| 60 | Marshall Islands estimate | $15,120 | $1,260 | $15,220 | |
| 61 | Lebanon estimate | $14,440 | $1,204 | L£21,774,600 | $29,100 |
| 62 | Honduras estimate | $13,600 | $1,133 | L 352,800 | $27,960 |
| 63 | Peru estimate | $13,570 | $1,130 | PEN 48,390 | $25,110 |
| 64 | Brazil estimate | $13,530 | $1,128 | R$75,610 | $29,290 |
| 65 | Colombia estimate | $13,430 | $1,119 | COP 54,436,600 | $32,680 |
| 66 | Dominican Republic estimate | $13,210 | $1,101 | DOP 819,100 | $34,400 |
| 67 | Mauritius estimate | $13,030 | $1,086 | Rs 604,900 | $30,370 |
| 68 | Eswatini estimate | $12,680 | $1,057 | SZL 226,800 | |
| 69 | Guatemala estimate | $12,280 | $1,023 | Q 94,310 | $27,480 |
| 70 | Maldives estimate | $12,210 | $1,017 | MVR 187,700 | $18,540 |
| 71 | Argentina estimate | $12,190 | $1,016 | ARS 15,121,300 | $22,870 |
| 72 | Ecuador estimate | $12,100 | $1,008 | $27,400 | |
| 73 | Thailand estimate | $11,810 | $984 | ฿388,300 | $36,610 |
| 74 | Mexico estimate | $11,590 | $966 | MX$223,000 | $19,720 |
| 75 | El Salvador estimate | $11,440 | $953 | $24,390 | |
| 76 | Russia estimate | $11,090 | $924 | ₽817,100 | $31,730 |
| 77 | Djibouti estimate | $10,640 | $886 | DJF 1,890,200 | $19,190 |
| 78 | Fiji estimate | $10,510 | $876 | FJD 23,840 | $25,740 |
| 79 | Samoa estimate | $10,320 | $860 | WST 27,760 | $15,110 |
| 80 | Albania estimate | $10,190 | $849 | ALL 1,086,300 | $23,580 |
| 81 | Guyana estimate | $10,150 | $846 | GYD 2,117,000 | $21,780 |
| 82 | Bolivia estimate | $9,847 | $821 | Bs 68,050 | $25,210 |
| 83 | Jordan estimate | $9,584 | $799 | JOD 6,805 | $21,180 |
| 84 | Paraguay estimate | $9,018 | $752 | ₲68,045,800 | $23,670 |
| 85 | Mongolia estimate | $8,531 | $711 | ₮30,242,600 | $25,610 |
| 86 | Jamaica estimate | $8,519 | $710 | JMD 945,100 | $13,520 |
| 87 | Moldova estimate | $8,423 | $702 | MDL 146,400 | $16,680 |
| 88 | Tonga estimate | $8,230 | $686 | TOP 19,450 | $10,680 |
| 89 | Philippines estimate | $8,028 | $669 | ₱459,900 | $22,170 |
| 90 | Cape Verde estimate | $7,567 | $631 | CVE 752,000 | $14,930 |
| 91 | Bhutan estimate | $7,410 | $617 | BTN 620,000 | $29,690 |
| 92 | Vanuatu estimate | $7,022 | $585 | VUV 680,500 | $5,745 |
| 93 | Vietnam estimate | $6,946 | $579 | ₫167,846,200 | $23,440 |
| 94 | Senegal estimate | $6,496 | $541 | F CFA 3,780,300 | $16,690 |
| 95 | Kazakhstan estimate | $6,454 | $538 | ₸2,104,100 | $16,760 |
| 96 | Tunisia estimate | $6,184 | $515 | TND 18,150 | $22,120 |
| 97 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $6,061 | $505 | F CFA 3,780,300 | $16,260 |
| 98 | Cambodia estimate | $6,028 | $502 | ៛24,194,100 | $16,430 |
| 99 | Kiribati estimate | $5,791 | $483 | A$8,716 | $9,283 |
| 100 | India estimate | $5,552 | $463 | ₹483,900 | $24,390 |
| 101 | Georgia estimate | $5,321 | $443 | ₾17,140 | $15,970 |
| 102 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $5,092 | $424 | FCFA 3,088,700 | $11,200 |
| 103 | Chad estimate | $5,033 | $419 | FCFA 3,139,400 | $14,850 |
| 104 | Uzbekistan estimate | $4,810 | $401 | UZS 53,149,400 | $17,720 |
| 105 | Zambia estimate | $4,623 | $385 | ZK 121,000 | $15,990 |
| 106 | Suriname estimate | $4,284 | $357 | SRD 105,800 | $11,840 |
| 107 | Mozambique estimate | $4,263 | $355 | MZN 272,200 | $11,280 |
| 108 | Timor-Leste estimate | $4,083 | $340 | $9,163 | |
| 109 | Yemen estimate | $3,911 | $326 | YER 858,800 | $12,960 |
| 110 | Burkina Faso estimate | $3,898 | $325 | F CFA 2,268,200 | $11,750 |
| 111 | Mali estimate | $3,741 | $312 | F CFA 2,268,200 | $11,790 |
| 112 | Kenya estimate | $3,653 | $304 | KES 372,600 | $8,612 |
| 113 | Comoros estimate | $3,635 | $303 | CF 1,512,100 | $6,631 |
| 114 | Ghana estimate | $3,372 | $281 | GH₵42,340 | $8,065 |
| 115 | Cameroon estimate | $3,369 | $281 | FCFA 1,663,300 | $6,952 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $3,253 | $271 | Rs 982,900 | $11,230 |
| 117 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $3,215 | $268 | FCFA 1,512,100 | $4,851 |
| 118 | Nepal estimate | $3,183 | $265 | Rs 332,700 | $10,960 |
| 119 | Guinea estimate | $2,964 | $247 | FG 27,218,300 | $9,040 |
| 120 | Indonesia estimate | $2,933 | $244 | Rp 46,502,100 | $9,109 |
| 121 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $2,909 | $242 | F CFA 1,814,600 | $8,219 |
| 122 | Lesotho estimate | $2,888 | $241 | LSL 52,920 | $8,621 |
| 123 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,878 | $240 | ৳332,700 | $10,080 |
| 124 | Ukraine estimate | $2,785 | $232 | ₴71,170 | $11,450 |
| 125 | Armenia estimate | $2,663 | $222 | ֏1,285,300 | $7,721 |
| 126 | Angola estimate | $2,608 | $217 | Kz 2,268,200 | $7,289 |
| 127 | Uganda estimate | $2,319 | $193 | UGX 8,316,700 | $6,323 |
| 128 | Ethiopia estimate | $2,317 | $193 | ETB 101,300 | $7,540 |
| 129 | Benin estimate | $2,306 | $192 | F CFA 1,436,500 | $6,990 |
| 130 | Niger estimate | $2,298 | $192 | F CFA 1,433,500 | $7,051 |
| 131 | Togo estimate | $2,296 | $191 | F CFA 1,432,400 | $6,493 |
| 132 | Laos estimate | $2,263 | $189 | ₭31,754,700 | $8,555 |
| 133 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $2,245 | $187 | CDF 2,268,200 | $4,620 |
| 134 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $2,189 | $182 | K 3,024,300 | $6,944 |
| 135 | Pakistan estimate | $1,863 | $155 | Rs 523,800 | $8,010 |
| 136 | Egypt estimate | $1,669 | $139 | E£75,610 | $10,880 |
| 137 | Sudan estimate | $1,659 | $138 | SDG 907,300 | $4,045 |
| 138 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,605 | $134 | ؋123,300 | $7,811 |
| 139 | Burundi estimate | $1,561 | $130 | BIF 2,988,900 | $4,715 |
| 140 | Liberia estimate | $1,512 | $126 | LRD 1,512 | $3,751 |
| 141 | Rwanda estimate | $1,491 | $124 | RF 1,965,800 | $5,439 |
| 142 | Gambia estimate | $1,335 | $111 | GMD 64,270 | $4,312 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $1,328 | $111 | MWK 483,900 | $4,069 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $511 | $43 | ₦756,100 | $2,847 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).