How much legal professionals not elsewhere classified earn in each country
143 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$114,700
- Australia$97,740
- Germany$94,720
- Luxembourg$94,200
- Iceland$82,090
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$125,100
- Qatar$98,740
- Luxembourg$95,490
- Switzerland$89,530
- Austria$79,900
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $114,700 | $9,562 | CHF 103,300 | $89,530 |
| 2 | Australia | $97,740 | $8,145 | A$142,300 | |
| 3 | Germany | $94,720 | $7,893 | €84,840 | $125,100 |
| 4 | Luxembourg estimate | $94,200 | $7,850 | €84,370 | $95,490 |
| 5 | Iceland estimate | $82,090 | $6,841 | kr 10,457,700 | $71,780 |
| 6 | Qatar estimate | $76,790 | $6,399 | QAR 279,500 | $98,740 |
| 7 | United States | $75,530 | $6,294 | $75,530 | |
| 8 | Denmark estimate | $73,900 | $6,158 | kr 492,400 | $70,690 |
| 9 | Norway estimate | $70,470 | $5,873 | kr 637,700 | $73,250 |
| 10 | Belgium estimate | $67,780 | $5,648 | €60,710 | $77,720 |
| 11 | Austria estimate | $67,740 | $5,645 | €60,670 | $79,900 |
| 12 | Ireland estimate | $66,820 | $5,569 | €59,850 | $65,420 |
| 13 | Netherlands estimate | $65,210 | $5,435 | €58,410 | $75,210 |
| 14 | Finland estimate | $59,540 | $4,962 | €53,330 | $65,700 |
| 15 | Singapore estimate | $53,730 | $4,478 | SGD 72,190 | $68,170 |
| 16 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $53,360 | $4,447 | HK$414,200 | $64,170 |
| 17 | Sweden estimate | $51,410 | $4,284 | kr 489,500 | $56,800 |
| 18 | Israel estimate | $49,690 | $4,141 | ₪160,500 | $39,650 |
| 19 | France estimate | $49,540 | $4,128 | €44,370 | $59,850 |
| 20 | United Kingdom | $49,040 | $4,086 | £36,640 | $53,090 |
| 21 | Italy estimate | $43,690 | $3,641 | €39,130 | $59,960 |
| 22 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $38,600 | $3,217 | AED 141,800 | $57,410 |
| 23 | South Korea estimate | $37,200 | $3,100 | ₩48,039,800 | $53,140 |
| 24 | Cyprus estimate | $37,090 | $3,091 | €33,220 | $55,420 |
| 25 | Slovenia estimate | $36,530 | $3,044 | €32,720 | $54,530 |
| 26 | Malta estimate | $35,570 | $2,964 | €31,140 | $49,540 |
| 27 | Portugal estimate | $34,750 | $2,896 | €31,120 | $53,510 |
| 28 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $32,300 | $2,692 | SAR 121,100 | $62,420 |
| 29 | Bahamas estimate | $30,460 | $2,538 | BSD 30,460 | $27,520 |
| 30 | Puerto Rico estimate | $30,350 | $2,529 | $32,370 | |
| 31 | Spain estimate | $29,860 | $2,488 | €26,740 | $43,470 |
| 32 | Czechia estimate | $29,150 | $2,430 | Kč 641,500 | $43,520 |
| 33 | Greece estimate | $29,120 | $2,427 | €26,080 | $44,420 |
| 34 | Brunei estimate | $28,850 | $2,404 | BND 36,550 | $48,250 |
| 35 | Lithuania estimate | $28,270 | $2,356 | €25,320 | $45,510 |
| 36 | Barbados estimate | $28,020 | $2,335 | BBD 56,040 | $23,350 |
| 37 | Estonia estimate | $27,910 | $2,326 | €25,000 | $36,770 |
| 38 | Costa Rica estimate | $26,720 | $2,226 | ₡13,452,200 | $42,770 |
| 39 | Latvia estimate | $25,690 | $2,141 | €23,010 | $41,180 |
| 40 | Romania estimate | $24,540 | $2,045 | lei 108,400 | $50,300 |
| 41 | Croatia estimate | $23,630 | $1,970 | €159,500 | $40,160 |
| 42 | Slovakia estimate | $23,160 | $1,930 | €20,750 | $36,230 |
| 43 | Hungary estimate | $22,970 | $1,914 | Ft 8,049,000 | $39,650 |
| 44 | Poland estimate | $20,200 | $1,683 | zł 84,780 | $36,820 |
| 45 | Türkiye estimate | $18,530 | $1,544 | ₺731,000 | $41,200 |
| 46 | Uruguay estimate | $18,180 | $1,515 | UYU 731,000 | $24,950 |
| 47 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $17,220 | $1,435 | KM 30,160 | $38,860 |
| 48 | Panama estimate | $17,060 | $1,421 | PAB 17,060 | $34,340 |
| 49 | Bulgaria estimate | $16,990 | $1,416 | €29,760 | $36,260 |
| 50 | Serbia estimate | $16,480 | $1,374 | RSD 1,734,000 | $32,380 |
| 51 | Botswana estimate | $16,170 | $1,347 | P 219,300 | $41,280 |
| 52 | Chile estimate | $15,960 | $1,330 | CLP 15,061,200 | $32,400 |
| 53 | Palau estimate | $15,710 | $1,309 | $15,710 | |
| 54 | Montenegro estimate | $13,550 | $1,129 | €10,200 | $23,220 |
| 55 | Belize estimate | $13,390 | $1,116 | BZD 26,770 | $20,970 |
| 56 | North Macedonia estimate | $13,260 | $1,105 | MKD 731,700 | $26,730 |
| 57 | Malaysia estimate | $13,060 | $1,088 | RM 54,900 | $34,920 |
| 58 | South Africa estimate | $12,580 | $1,049 | R 207,100 | $27,930 |
| 59 | Marshall Islands estimate | $12,180 | $1,015 | $12,260 | |
| 60 | Lebanon estimate | $11,640 | $970 | L£17,543,700 | $23,440 |
| 61 | Honduras estimate | $10,950 | $913 | L 284,300 | $22,530 |
| 62 | Peru estimate | $10,930 | $911 | PEN 38,990 | $20,230 |
| 63 | Brazil estimate | $10,900 | $909 | R$60,920 | $23,600 |
| 64 | Colombia estimate | $10,820 | $902 | COP 43,859,200 | $26,330 |
| 65 | Dominican Republic estimate | $10,650 | $887 | DOP 659,900 | $27,720 |
| 66 | Mauritius estimate | $10,500 | $875 | Rs 487,300 | $24,470 |
| 67 | Eswatini estimate | $10,220 | $851 | SZL 182,700 | |
| 68 | Guatemala estimate | $9,894 | $824 | Q 75,990 | $22,140 |
| 69 | Maldives estimate | $9,834 | $819 | MVR 151,300 | $14,930 |
| 70 | Argentina estimate | $9,818 | $818 | ARS 12,183,100 | $18,420 |
| 71 | Ecuador estimate | $9,746 | $812 | $22,080 | |
| 72 | Thailand estimate | $9,514 | $793 | ฿312,900 | $29,500 |
| 73 | Mexico estimate | $9,338 | $778 | MX$179,600 | $15,890 |
| 74 | El Salvador estimate | $9,213 | $768 | $19,650 | |
| 75 | Russia estimate | $8,938 | $745 | ₽658,300 | $25,560 |
| 76 | Djibouti estimate | $8,569 | $714 | DJF 1,522,900 | $15,460 |
| 77 | Fiji estimate | $8,469 | $706 | FJD 19,210 | $20,740 |
| 78 | Samoa estimate | $8,318 | $693 | WST 22,370 | $12,170 |
| 79 | Albania estimate | $8,213 | $684 | ALL 875,200 | $19,000 |
| 80 | Guyana estimate | $8,181 | $682 | GYD 1,705,600 | $17,550 |
| 81 | Bolivia estimate | $7,934 | $661 | Bs 54,820 | $20,310 |
| 82 | Jordan estimate | $7,722 | $643 | JOD 5,482 | $17,070 |
| 83 | Paraguay estimate | $7,266 | $605 | ₲54,824,000 | $19,070 |
| 84 | Mongolia estimate | $6,873 | $573 | ₮24,366,200 | $20,640 |
| 85 | Jamaica estimate | $6,864 | $572 | JMD 761,400 | $10,890 |
| 86 | Moldova estimate | $6,786 | $566 | MDL 117,900 | $13,440 |
| 87 | Tonga estimate | $6,631 | $553 | TOP 15,670 | $8,605 |
| 88 | Philippines estimate | $6,468 | $539 | ₱370,600 | $17,860 |
| 89 | Cape Verde estimate | $6,097 | $508 | CVE 605,900 | $12,030 |
| 90 | Bhutan estimate | $5,970 | $498 | BTN 499,500 | $23,920 |
| 91 | Vanuatu estimate | $5,657 | $471 | VUV 548,200 | $4,629 |
| 92 | Vietnam estimate | $5,596 | $466 | ₫135,232,400 | $18,890 |
| 93 | Senegal estimate | $5,234 | $436 | F CFA 3,045,800 | $13,450 |
| 94 | Kazakhstan estimate | $5,200 | $433 | ₸1,695,200 | $13,510 |
| 95 | Tunisia estimate | $4,982 | $415 | TND 14,620 | $17,820 |
| 96 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $4,883 | $407 | F CFA 3,045,800 | $13,100 |
| 97 | Cambodia estimate | $4,857 | $405 | ៛19,493,000 | $13,240 |
| 98 | Kiribati estimate | $4,666 | $389 | A$7,023 | $7,480 |
| 99 | India estimate | $4,473 | $373 | ₹389,900 | $19,650 |
| 100 | Georgia estimate | $4,287 | $357 | ₾13,810 | $12,870 |
| 101 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $4,103 | $342 | FCFA 2,488,600 | $9,025 |
| 102 | Chad estimate | $4,055 | $338 | FCFA 2,529,400 | $11,960 |
| 103 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,875 | $323 | UZS 42,822,100 | $14,280 |
| 104 | Zambia estimate | $3,725 | $310 | ZK 97,460 | $12,880 |
| 105 | Suriname estimate | $3,451 | $288 | SRD 85,280 | $9,537 |
| 106 | Mozambique estimate | $3,435 | $286 | MZN 219,300 | $9,091 |
| 107 | Timor-Leste estimate | $3,289 | $274 | $7,383 | |
| 108 | Yemen estimate | $3,151 | $263 | YER 691,900 | $10,450 |
| 109 | Burkina Faso estimate | $3,140 | $262 | F CFA 1,827,500 | $9,463 |
| 110 | Mali estimate | $3,014 | $251 | F CFA 1,827,500 | $9,500 |
| 111 | Kenya estimate | $2,943 | $245 | KES 300,200 | $6,939 |
| 112 | Comoros estimate | $2,929 | $244 | CF 1,218,300 | $5,342 |
| 113 | Ghana estimate | $2,717 | $226 | GH₵34,110 | $6,498 |
| 114 | Cameroon estimate | $2,714 | $226 | FCFA 1,340,100 | $5,601 |
| 115 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,621 | $218 | Rs 791,900 | $9,051 |
| 116 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,591 | $216 | FCFA 1,218,300 | $3,908 |
| 117 | Nepal estimate | $2,565 | $214 | Rs 268,000 | $8,831 |
| 118 | Guinea estimate | $2,388 | $199 | FG 21,929,600 | $7,283 |
| 119 | Indonesia estimate | $2,363 | $197 | Rp 37,466,400 | $7,339 |
| 120 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $2,344 | $195 | F CFA 1,462,000 | $6,622 |
| 121 | Lesotho estimate | $2,326 | $194 | LSL 42,640 | $6,946 |
| 122 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,319 | $193 | ৳268,000 | $8,124 |
| 123 | Ukraine estimate | $2,244 | $187 | ₴57,340 | $9,229 |
| 124 | Armenia estimate | $2,145 | $179 | ֏1,035,600 | $6,220 |
| 125 | Angola estimate | $2,101 | $175 | Kz 1,827,500 | $5,873 |
| 126 | Uganda estimate | $1,868 | $156 | UGX 6,700,700 | $5,095 |
| 127 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,866 | $156 | ETB 81,630 | $6,075 |
| 128 | Benin estimate | $1,858 | $155 | F CFA 1,157,400 | $5,631 |
| 129 | Niger estimate | $1,852 | $154 | F CFA 1,155,000 | $5,681 |
| 130 | Togo estimate | $1,850 | $154 | F CFA 1,154,100 | $5,232 |
| 131 | Laos estimate | $1,823 | $152 | ₭25,584,500 | $6,893 |
| 132 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,809 | $151 | CDF 1,827,500 | $3,722 |
| 133 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,764 | $147 | K 2,436,600 | $5,595 |
| 134 | Pakistan estimate | $1,501 | $125 | Rs 422,000 | $6,453 |
| 135 | Egypt estimate | $1,345 | $112 | E£60,920 | $8,763 |
| 136 | Sudan estimate | $1,337 | $111 | SDG 731,000 | $3,259 |
| 137 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,293 | $108 | ؋99,350 | $6,293 |
| 138 | Burundi estimate | $1,257 | $105 | BIF 2,408,100 | $3,799 |
| 139 | Liberia estimate | $1,218 | $102 | LRD 1,218 | $3,022 |
| 140 | Rwanda estimate | $1,202 | $100 | RF 1,583,800 | $4,382 |
| 141 | Gambia estimate | $1,075 | $90 | GMD 51,780 | $3,474 |
| 142 | Malawi estimate | $1,070 | $89 | MWK 389,900 | $3,279 |
| 143 | Nigeria estimate | $412 | $34 | ₦609,200 | $2,294 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).