How much does a legal aide make in each country?
143 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$90,190
- Germany$77,810
- Iceland$73,280
- Luxembourg$70,180
- Norway$66,530
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$102,700
- Luxembourg$71,140
- Switzerland$70,370
- Norway$69,160
- Qatar$64,080
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $90,190 | $7,516 | CHF 81,160 | $70,370 |
| 2 | Germany | $77,810 | $6,484 | €69,690 | $102,700 |
| 3 | Iceland estimate | $73,280 | $6,107 | kr 9,336,000 | $64,080 |
| 4 | Luxembourg estimate | $70,180 | $5,848 | €62,860 | $71,140 |
| 5 | Norway estimate | $66,530 | $5,544 | kr 602,000 | $69,160 |
| 6 | Denmark estimate | $65,950 | $5,496 | kr 439,400 | $63,090 |
| 7 | United States | $62,240 | $5,186 | $62,240 | |
| 8 | Ireland estimate | $53,520 | $4,460 | €47,940 | $52,400 |
| 9 | Austria estimate | $53,050 | $4,421 | €47,510 | $62,560 |
| 10 | Belgium estimate | $52,080 | $4,340 | €46,650 | $59,720 |
| 11 | Qatar estimate | $49,840 | $4,153 | QAR 181,400 | $64,080 |
| 12 | Netherlands estimate | $49,390 | $4,116 | €44,230 | $56,960 |
| 13 | Canada | $48,040 | $4,003 | CA$67,570 | |
| 14 | United Kingdom | $46,390 | $3,866 | £34,660 | $50,230 |
| 15 | Finland estimate | $44,320 | $3,693 | €39,700 | $48,900 |
| 16 | Sweden estimate | $43,100 | $3,592 | kr 410,400 | $47,620 |
| 17 | Australia | $42,210 | $3,517 | A$61,430 | |
| 18 | Italy estimate | $38,740 | $3,229 | €34,700 | $53,170 |
| 19 | France estimate | $35,480 | $2,957 | €31,780 | $42,870 |
| 20 | Israel estimate | $33,410 | $2,784 | ₪107,900 | $26,660 |
| 21 | Singapore estimate | $30,010 | $2,501 | SGD 40,310 | $38,070 |
| 22 | Slovenia estimate | $28,410 | $2,368 | €25,450 | $42,410 |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $27,230 | $2,269 | AED 100,000 | $40,500 |
| 24 | Cyprus estimate | $27,030 | $2,253 | €24,210 | $40,390 |
| 25 | Malta estimate | $26,060 | $2,171 | €22,810 | $36,290 |
| 26 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $25,210 | $2,101 | HK$195,700 | $30,310 |
| 27 | Portugal estimate | $25,160 | $2,096 | €22,530 | $38,740 |
| 28 | Greece estimate | $24,740 | $2,061 | €22,150 | $37,740 |
| 29 | Bahamas estimate | $23,020 | $1,919 | BSD 23,020 | $20,800 |
| 30 | Puerto Rico estimate | $22,870 | $1,906 | $24,400 | |
| 31 | Spain estimate | $21,750 | $1,812 | €19,480 | $31,660 |
| 32 | Estonia estimate | $21,580 | $1,798 | €19,330 | $28,430 |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $21,410 | $1,784 | SAR 80,280 | $41,380 |
| 34 | Czechia estimate | $20,430 | $1,702 | Kč 449,500 | $30,500 |
| 35 | Lithuania estimate | $19,870 | $1,656 | €17,800 | $31,990 |
| 36 | Slovakia estimate | $18,290 | $1,524 | €16,380 | $28,610 |
| 37 | Latvia estimate | $17,920 | $1,493 | €16,050 | $28,720 |
| 38 | Croatia estimate | $16,710 | $1,392 | €112,700 | $28,390 |
| 39 | Barbados estimate | $16,590 | $1,383 | BBD 33,180 | $13,830 |
| 40 | Brunei estimate | $16,350 | $1,363 | BND 20,720 | $27,360 |
| 41 | Hungary estimate | $15,940 | $1,328 | Ft 5,586,700 | $27,520 |
| 42 | Poland estimate | $15,730 | $1,311 | zł 66,010 | $28,670 |
| 43 | Romania estimate | $15,660 | $1,305 | lei 69,170 | $32,110 |
| 44 | Uruguay estimate | $15,170 | $1,264 | UYU 610,100 | $20,820 |
| 45 | Costa Rica estimate | $14,770 | $1,231 | ₡7,439,000 | $23,650 |
| 46 | Palau estimate | $13,360 | $1,114 | $13,360 | |
| 47 | Türkiye estimate | $12,250 | $1,021 | ₺483,500 | $27,250 |
| 48 | Serbia estimate | $11,840 | $987 | RSD 1,245,700 | $23,260 |
| 49 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $11,750 | $979 | KM 20,580 | $26,520 |
| 50 | Bulgaria estimate | $11,480 | $957 | €20,120 | $24,510 |
| 51 | Belize estimate | $11,040 | $920 | BZD 22,080 | $17,300 |
| 52 | Montenegro estimate | $10,650 | $887 | €8,014 | $18,240 |
| 53 | Panama estimate | $10,360 | $863 | PAB 10,360 | $20,860 |
| 54 | Chile estimate | $9,736 | $811 | CLP 9,186,300 | $19,760 |
| 55 | North Macedonia estimate | $9,473 | $789 | MKD 522,800 | $19,100 |
| 56 | Marshall Islands estimate | $9,294 | $775 | $9,356 | |
| 57 | Argentina estimate | $9,277 | $773 | ARS 11,511,500 | $17,410 |
| 58 | Lebanon estimate | $9,163 | $764 | L£13,813,900 | $18,460 |
| 59 | Maldives estimate | $8,981 | $748 | MVR 138,100 | $13,640 |
| 60 | Botswana estimate | $8,610 | $718 | P 116,800 | $21,980 |
| 61 | Honduras estimate | $8,199 | $683 | L 212,800 | $16,860 |
| 62 | Mauritius estimate | $7,936 | $661 | Rs 368,400 | $18,500 |
| 63 | Malaysia estimate | $7,712 | $643 | RM 32,420 | $20,620 |
| 64 | Guatemala estimate | $7,507 | $626 | Q 57,660 | $16,800 |
| 65 | Guyana estimate | $7,314 | $609 | GYD 1,524,900 | $15,690 |
| 66 | Albania estimate | $7,305 | $609 | ALL 778,500 | $16,900 |
| 67 | Ecuador estimate | $7,252 | $604 | $16,430 | |
| 68 | Mexico estimate | $7,181 | $598 | MX$138,100 | $12,220 |
| 69 | Russia estimate | $7,120 | $593 | ₽524,400 | $20,360 |
| 70 | Thailand estimate | $7,002 | $583 | ฿230,200 | $21,710 |
| 71 | Fiji estimate | $6,535 | $545 | FJD 14,820 | $16,000 |
| 72 | Jordan estimate | $6,485 | $540 | JOD 4,605 | $14,340 |
| 73 | Peru estimate | $6,454 | $538 | PEN 23,020 | $11,950 |
| 74 | Djibouti estimate | $6,406 | $534 | DJF 1,138,400 | $11,560 |
| 75 | Samoa estimate | $6,312 | $526 | WST 16,970 | $9,235 |
| 76 | South Africa estimate | $6,295 | $525 | R 103,600 | $13,970 |
| 77 | El Salvador estimate | $6,235 | $520 | $13,300 | |
| 78 | Tonga estimate | $6,219 | $518 | TOP 14,700 | $8,072 |
| 79 | Brazil estimate | $6,181 | $515 | R$34,530 | $13,380 |
| 80 | Moldova estimate | $5,916 | $493 | MDL 102,800 | $11,720 |
| 81 | Mongolia estimate | $5,845 | $487 | ₮20,720,800 | $17,550 |
| 82 | Bolivia estimate | $5,831 | $486 | Bs 40,290 | $14,930 |
| 83 | Dominican Republic estimate | $5,684 | $474 | DOP 352,300 | $14,800 |
| 84 | Colombia estimate | $5,680 | $473 | COP 23,023,100 | $13,820 |
| 85 | Vanuatu estimate | $5,380 | $448 | VUV 521,400 | $4,402 |
| 86 | Paraguay estimate | $4,820 | $402 | ₲36,371,800 | $12,650 |
| 87 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $4,614 | $384 | F CFA 2,877,900 | $12,380 |
| 88 | Kiribati estimate | $4,584 | $382 | A$6,900 | $7,349 |
| 89 | Vietnam estimate | $4,335 | $361 | ₫104,755,100 | $14,630 |
| 90 | Philippines estimate | $4,278 | $357 | ₱245,100 | $11,820 |
| 91 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $4,175 | $348 | FCFA 2,532,500 | $9,184 |
| 92 | Cambodia estimate | $4,016 | $335 | ៛16,116,200 | $10,940 |
| 93 | Cape Verde estimate | $3,907 | $326 | CVE 388,300 | $7,709 |
| 94 | Bhutan estimate | $3,840 | $320 | BTN 321,300 | $15,390 |
| 95 | Kazakhstan estimate | $3,822 | $319 | ₸1,246,100 | $9,928 |
| 96 | Georgia estimate | $3,625 | $302 | ₾11,680 | $10,880 |
| 97 | Jamaica estimate | $3,372 | $281 | JMD 374,100 | $5,352 |
| 98 | Tunisia estimate | $3,334 | $278 | TND 9,785 | $11,930 |
| 99 | Zambia estimate | $3,108 | $259 | ZK 81,320 | $10,750 |
| 100 | Yemen estimate | $3,094 | $258 | YER 679,400 | $10,260 |
| 101 | Suriname estimate | $3,028 | $252 | SRD 74,830 | $8,368 |
| 102 | Uzbekistan estimate | $2,973 | $248 | UZS 32,854,900 | $10,950 |
| 103 | Timor-Leste estimate | $2,878 | $240 | $6,459 | |
| 104 | Senegal estimate | $2,875 | $240 | F CFA 1,672,900 | $7,385 |
| 105 | Ghana estimate | $2,750 | $229 | GH₵34,530 | $6,578 |
| 106 | Indonesia estimate | $2,736 | $228 | Rp 43,386,900 | $8,499 |
| 107 | India estimate | $2,642 | $220 | ₹230,200 | $11,610 |
| 108 | Nepal estimate | $2,584 | $215 | Rs 270,100 | $8,899 |
| 109 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,448 | $204 | FCFA 1,151,200 | $3,693 |
| 110 | Liberia estimate | $2,302 | $192 | LRD 2,302 | $5,711 |
| 111 | Kenya estimate | $2,257 | $188 | KES 230,200 | $5,322 |
| 112 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $2,185 | $182 | K 3,018,600 | $6,931 |
| 113 | Mozambique estimate | $2,172 | $181 | MZN 138,700 | $5,751 |
| 114 | Angola estimate | $2,117 | $176 | Kz 1,841,800 | $5,919 |
| 115 | Comoros estimate | $2,076 | $173 | CF 863,400 | $3,786 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,039 | $170 | Rs 615,900 | $7,039 |
| 117 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,030 | $169 | ৳234,600 | $7,112 |
| 118 | Eswatini estimate | $1,957 | $163 | SZL 35,010 | |
| 119 | Armenia estimate | $1,908 | $159 | ֏920,900 | $5,532 |
| 120 | Mali estimate | $1,899 | $158 | F CFA 1,151,200 | $5,984 |
| 121 | Guinea estimate | $1,792 | $149 | FG 16,453,600 | $5,465 |
| 122 | Uganda estimate | $1,765 | $147 | UGX 6,331,400 | $4,814 |
| 123 | Rwanda estimate | $1,746 | $146 | RF 2,301,900 | $6,369 |
| 124 | Ukraine estimate | $1,743 | $145 | ₴44,540 | $7,169 |
| 125 | Lesotho estimate | $1,659 | $138 | LSL 30,410 | $4,953 |
| 126 | Laos estimate | $1,640 | $137 | ₭23,023,100 | $6,203 |
| 127 | Cameroon estimate | $1,632 | $136 | FCFA 805,800 | $3,368 |
| 128 | Pakistan estimate | $1,631 | $136 | Rs 458,600 | $7,012 |
| 129 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,544 | $129 | F CFA 898,500 | $4,653 |
| 130 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,498 | $125 | ؋115,100 | $7,289 |
| 131 | Niger estimate | $1,476 | $123 | F CFA 920,900 | $4,530 |
| 132 | Benin estimate | $1,386 | $116 | F CFA 863,400 | $4,201 |
| 133 | Chad estimate | $1,386 | $115 | FCFA 864,400 | $4,088 |
| 134 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,344 | $112 | F CFA 838,400 | $3,797 |
| 135 | Sudan estimate | $1,312 | $109 | SDG 717,300 | $3,198 |
| 136 | Egypt estimate | $1,271 | $106 | E£57,560 | $8,280 |
| 137 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,237 | $103 | ETB 54,100 | $4,027 |
| 138 | Burundi estimate | $1,202 | $100 | BIF 2,302,300 | $3,632 |
| 139 | Togo estimate | $1,089 | $91 | F CFA 679,400 | $3,080 |
| 140 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,025 | $85 | CDF 1,036,000 | $2,110 |
| 141 | Gambia estimate | $1,016 | $85 | GMD 48,920 | $3,282 |
| 142 | Nigeria estimate | $653 | $54 | ₦965,300 | $3,635 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $391 | $33 | MWK 142,600 | $1,199 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).