How much does a legal secretary 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$78,520
- Iceland$63,800
- Luxembourg$61,100
- Norway$57,920
- Denmark$57,420
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$65,750
- Luxembourg$61,940
- Switzerland$61,260
- Norway$60,210
- Qatar$55,790
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $78,520 | $6,543 | CHF 70,660 | $61,260 |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $63,800 | $5,317 | kr 8,128,200 | $55,790 |
| 3 | Luxembourg estimate | $61,100 | $5,092 | €54,720 | $61,940 |
| 4 | Norway estimate | $57,920 | $4,827 | kr 524,100 | $60,210 |
| 5 | Denmark estimate | $57,420 | $4,785 | kr 382,600 | $54,930 |
| 6 | United States | $55,570 | $4,631 | $55,570 | |
| 7 | Germany | $49,800 | $4,150 | €44,600 | $65,750 |
| 8 | Ireland estimate | $46,600 | $3,883 | €41,740 | $45,620 |
| 9 | Austria estimate | $46,180 | $3,849 | €41,370 | $54,470 |
| 10 | Belgium estimate | $45,340 | $3,779 | €40,610 | $51,990 |
| 11 | Qatar estimate | $43,390 | $3,616 | QAR 157,900 | $55,790 |
| 12 | Netherlands estimate | $43,000 | $3,583 | €38,510 | $49,590 |
| 13 | Australia | $42,890 | $3,574 | A$62,420 | |
| 14 | Canada | $40,620 | $3,385 | CA$57,140 | |
| 15 | Finland estimate | $38,590 | $3,216 | €34,560 | $42,580 |
| 16 | Sweden estimate | $37,530 | $3,127 | kr 357,300 | $41,460 |
| 17 | United Kingdom | $36,100 | $3,008 | £26,970 | $39,080 |
| 18 | Italy estimate | $33,730 | $2,811 | €30,210 | $46,290 |
| 19 | France estimate | $30,890 | $2,574 | €27,670 | $37,320 |
| 20 | Spain estimate | $29,200 | $2,433 | €26,150 | $42,510 |
| 21 | Israel estimate | $29,090 | $2,424 | ₪93,960 | $23,210 |
| 22 | Singapore estimate | $26,120 | $2,177 | SGD 35,100 | $33,150 |
| 23 | Slovenia estimate | $24,740 | $2,061 | €22,160 | $36,930 |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $23,710 | $1,976 | AED 87,080 | $35,260 |
| 25 | Cyprus estimate | $23,540 | $1,961 | €21,080 | $35,170 |
| 26 | Malta estimate | $22,690 | $1,891 | €19,860 | $31,600 |
| 27 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $21,950 | $1,829 | HK$170,400 | $26,390 |
| 28 | Portugal estimate | $21,900 | $1,825 | €19,620 | $33,730 |
| 29 | Greece estimate | $21,540 | $1,795 | €19,290 | $32,860 |
| 30 | Bahamas estimate | $20,040 | $1,670 | BSD 20,040 | $18,110 |
| 31 | Puerto Rico estimate | $19,910 | $1,660 | $21,240 | |
| 32 | Estonia estimate | $18,790 | $1,565 | €16,830 | $24,750 |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $18,640 | $1,553 | SAR 69,900 | $36,020 |
| 34 | Czechia estimate | $17,780 | $1,482 | Kč 391,300 | $26,550 |
| 35 | Lithuania estimate | $17,300 | $1,442 | €15,490 | $27,850 |
| 36 | Slovakia estimate | $15,930 | $1,327 | €14,260 | $24,910 |
| 37 | Latvia estimate | $15,600 | $1,300 | €13,970 | $25,010 |
| 38 | Croatia estimate | $14,540 | $1,212 | €98,160 | $24,720 |
| 39 | Barbados estimate | $14,450 | $1,204 | BBD 28,890 | $12,040 |
| 40 | Brunei estimate | $14,240 | $1,187 | BND 18,040 | $23,820 |
| 41 | Hungary estimate | $13,880 | $1,157 | Ft 4,864,000 | $23,960 |
| 42 | Poland estimate | $13,690 | $1,141 | zł 57,470 | $24,960 |
| 43 | Romania estimate | $13,630 | $1,136 | lei 60,220 | $27,950 |
| 44 | Uruguay estimate | $13,210 | $1,101 | UYU 531,200 | $18,130 |
| 45 | Costa Rica estimate | $12,860 | $1,072 | ₡6,476,700 | $20,590 |
| 46 | Palau estimate | $11,630 | $969 | $11,630 | |
| 47 | Türkiye estimate | $10,670 | $889 | ₺420,900 | $23,720 |
| 48 | Serbia estimate | $10,310 | $859 | RSD 1,084,500 | $20,250 |
| 49 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $10,230 | $852 | KM 17,920 | $23,090 |
| 50 | Bulgaria estimate | $9,998 | $833 | €17,510 | $21,340 |
| 51 | Belize estimate | $9,614 | $801 | BZD 19,230 | $15,060 |
| 52 | Montenegro estimate | $9,269 | $772 | €6,977 | $15,880 |
| 53 | Panama estimate | $9,020 | $752 | PAB 9,020 | $18,160 |
| 54 | Chile estimate | $8,476 | $706 | CLP 7,997,900 | $17,200 |
| 55 | North Macedonia estimate | $8,247 | $687 | MKD 455,200 | $16,620 |
| 56 | Marshall Islands estimate | $8,092 | $674 | $8,145 | |
| 57 | Argentina estimate | $8,077 | $673 | ARS 10,022,300 | $15,160 |
| 58 | Lebanon estimate | $7,978 | $665 | L£12,026,800 | $16,070 |
| 59 | Maldives estimate | $7,819 | $652 | MVR 120,300 | $11,870 |
| 60 | Botswana estimate | $7,496 | $625 | P 101,700 | $19,140 |
| 61 | Honduras estimate | $7,138 | $595 | L 185,300 | $14,680 |
| 62 | Mauritius estimate | $6,910 | $576 | Rs 320,700 | $16,100 |
| 63 | Malaysia estimate | $6,714 | $560 | RM 28,220 | $17,950 |
| 64 | Guatemala estimate | $6,536 | $545 | Q 50,200 | $14,630 |
| 65 | Guyana estimate | $6,368 | $531 | GYD 1,327,600 | $13,660 |
| 66 | Albania estimate | $6,360 | $530 | ALL 677,800 | $14,710 |
| 67 | Ecuador estimate | $6,314 | $526 | $14,300 | |
| 68 | Mexico estimate | $6,252 | $521 | MX$120,300 | $10,630 |
| 69 | Russia estimate | $6,199 | $517 | ₽456,600 | $17,730 |
| 70 | Thailand estimate | $6,096 | $508 | ฿200,400 | $18,900 |
| 71 | Fiji estimate | $5,690 | $474 | FJD 12,910 | $13,930 |
| 72 | Jordan estimate | $5,646 | $471 | JOD 4,009 | $12,480 |
| 73 | Peru estimate | $5,619 | $468 | PEN 20,040 | $10,400 |
| 74 | Djibouti estimate | $5,577 | $465 | DJF 991,200 | $10,060 |
| 75 | Samoa estimate | $5,495 | $458 | WST 14,780 | $8,040 |
| 76 | South Africa estimate | $5,480 | $457 | R 90,200 | $12,160 |
| 77 | El Salvador estimate | $5,429 | $452 | $11,580 | |
| 78 | Tonga estimate | $5,415 | $451 | TOP 12,800 | $7,027 |
| 79 | Brazil estimate | $5,381 | $448 | R$30,070 | $11,650 |
| 80 | Moldova estimate | $5,151 | $429 | MDL 89,510 | $10,200 |
| 81 | Mongolia estimate | $5,089 | $424 | ₮18,040,200 | $15,280 |
| 82 | Bolivia estimate | $5,076 | $423 | Bs 35,080 | $13,000 |
| 83 | Dominican Republic estimate | $4,949 | $412 | DOP 306,800 | $12,880 |
| 84 | Colombia estimate | $4,945 | $412 | COP 20,044,700 | $12,030 |
| 85 | Vanuatu estimate | $4,684 | $390 | VUV 453,900 | $3,832 |
| 86 | Paraguay estimate | $4,197 | $350 | ₲31,666,500 | $11,020 |
| 87 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $4,017 | $335 | F CFA 2,505,600 | $10,780 |
| 88 | Kiribati estimate | $3,991 | $333 | A$6,007 | $6,398 |
| 89 | Vietnam estimate | $3,774 | $315 | ₫91,203,200 | $12,740 |
| 90 | Philippines estimate | $3,725 | $310 | ₱213,400 | $10,290 |
| 91 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,635 | $303 | FCFA 2,204,900 | $7,996 |
| 92 | Cambodia estimate | $3,496 | $291 | ៛14,031,300 | $9,527 |
| 93 | Cape Verde estimate | $3,402 | $283 | CVE 338,100 | $6,712 |
| 94 | Bhutan estimate | $3,343 | $279 | BTN 279,700 | $13,400 |
| 95 | Kazakhstan estimate | $3,328 | $277 | ₸1,084,900 | $8,643 |
| 96 | Georgia estimate | $3,156 | $263 | ₾10,170 | $9,473 |
| 97 | Jamaica estimate | $2,936 | $245 | JMD 325,700 | $4,660 |
| 98 | Tunisia estimate | $2,903 | $242 | TND 8,519 | $10,390 |
| 99 | Zambia estimate | $2,706 | $225 | ZK 70,800 | $9,357 |
| 100 | Yemen estimate | $2,694 | $224 | YER 591,500 | $8,930 |
| 101 | Suriname estimate | $2,636 | $220 | SRD 65,150 | $7,285 |
| 102 | Uzbekistan estimate | $2,589 | $216 | UZS 28,604,600 | $9,537 |
| 103 | Timor-Leste estimate | $2,506 | $209 | $5,624 | |
| 104 | Senegal estimate | $2,503 | $209 | F CFA 1,456,500 | $6,430 |
| 105 | Ghana estimate | $2,394 | $200 | GH₵30,070 | $5,727 |
| 106 | Indonesia estimate | $2,382 | $199 | Rp 37,774,100 | $7,399 |
| 107 | India estimate | $2,300 | $192 | ₹200,400 | $10,100 |
| 108 | Nepal estimate | $2,250 | $188 | Rs 235,200 | $7,748 |
| 109 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,131 | $178 | FCFA 1,002,200 | $3,215 |
| 110 | Liberia estimate | $2,004 | $167 | LRD 2,004 | $4,972 |
| 111 | Kenya estimate | $1,965 | $164 | KES 200,400 | $4,633 |
| 112 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,902 | $159 | K 2,628,100 | $6,035 |
| 113 | Mozambique estimate | $1,891 | $158 | MZN 120,800 | $5,007 |
| 114 | Angola estimate | $1,844 | $154 | Kz 1,603,600 | $5,153 |
| 115 | Comoros estimate | $1,807 | $151 | CF 751,700 | $3,296 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,775 | $148 | Rs 536,200 | $6,129 |
| 117 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,767 | $147 | ৳204,300 | $6,192 |
| 118 | Eswatini estimate | $1,704 | $142 | SZL 30,480 | |
| 119 | Armenia estimate | $1,661 | $138 | ֏801,800 | $4,816 |
| 120 | Mali estimate | $1,653 | $138 | F CFA 1,002,200 | $5,210 |
| 121 | Guinea estimate | $1,560 | $130 | FG 14,325,000 | $4,758 |
| 122 | Uganda estimate | $1,537 | $128 | UGX 5,512,300 | $4,191 |
| 123 | Rwanda estimate | $1,520 | $127 | RF 2,004,100 | $5,545 |
| 124 | Ukraine estimate | $1,518 | $126 | ₴38,780 | $6,241 |
| 125 | Lesotho estimate | $1,444 | $120 | LSL 26,470 | $4,312 |
| 126 | Laos estimate | $1,428 | $119 | ₭20,044,700 | $5,400 |
| 127 | Cameroon estimate | $1,421 | $118 | FCFA 701,600 | $2,932 |
| 128 | Pakistan estimate | $1,420 | $118 | Rs 399,200 | $6,105 |
| 129 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,344 | $112 | F CFA 782,300 | $4,051 |
| 130 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,304 | $109 | ؋100,200 | $6,346 |
| 131 | Niger estimate | $1,285 | $107 | F CFA 801,800 | $3,944 |
| 132 | Benin estimate | $1,207 | $101 | F CFA 751,700 | $3,657 |
| 133 | Chad estimate | $1,206 | $101 | FCFA 752,600 | $3,559 |
| 134 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,170 | $98 | F CFA 730,000 | $3,306 |
| 135 | Sudan estimate | $1,142 | $95 | SDG 624,500 | $2,784 |
| 136 | Egypt estimate | $1,106 | $92 | E£50,110 | $7,208 |
| 137 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,077 | $90 | ETB 47,100 | $3,506 |
| 138 | Burundi estimate | $1,047 | $87 | BIF 2,004,500 | $3,162 |
| 139 | Togo estimate | $948 | $79 | F CFA 591,500 | $2,681 |
| 140 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $893 | $74 | CDF 902,000 | $1,837 |
| 141 | Gambia estimate | $885 | $74 | GMD 42,590 | $2,858 |
| 142 | Nigeria estimate | $568 | $47 | ₦840,400 | $3,165 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $341 | $28 | MWK 124,200 | $1,044 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).