How much legislators 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 $100,000 a year.
Where they earn the most
- Luxembourg$71,280
- Switzerland$67,590
- Canada$59,720
- Italy$56,920
- Qatar$56,300
Where pay goes furthest
- Italy$78,120
- Qatar$72,390
- Luxembourg$72,250
- South Korea$63,210
- Austria$59,400
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg estimate | $71,280 | $5,940 | €63,080 | $72,250 |
| 2 | Switzerland estimate | $67,590 | $5,633 | CHF 60,820 | $52,740 |
| 3 | Canada | $59,720 | $4,976 | CA$84,000 | |
| 4 | Italy estimate | $56,920 | $4,743 | €50,980 | $78,120 |
| 5 | Qatar estimate | $56,300 | $4,692 | QAR 204,900 | $72,390 |
| 6 | Denmark estimate | $53,710 | $4,476 | kr 357,900 | $51,380 |
| 7 | Iceland estimate | $53,320 | $4,443 | kr 6,792,700 | $46,620 |
| 8 | Austria estimate | $50,370 | $4,197 | €45,110 | $59,400 |
| 9 | Finland estimate | $49,150 | $4,096 | €44,020 | $54,230 |
| 10 | Belgium estimate | $48,210 | $4,018 | €43,180 | $55,280 |
| 11 | South Korea estimate | $44,240 | $3,687 | ₩57,140,100 | $63,210 |
| 12 | United States estimate | $42,830 | $3,569 | $42,830 | |
| 13 | Norway estimate | $41,780 | $3,482 | kr 378,100 | $43,430 |
| 14 | Netherlands estimate | $40,790 | $3,399 | €36,530 | $47,040 |
| 15 | Ireland estimate | $39,220 | $3,269 | €35,130 | $38,400 |
| 16 | Sweden estimate | $35,640 | $2,970 | kr 339,300 | $39,380 |
| 17 | Singapore estimate | $34,380 | $2,865 | SGD 46,180 | $43,620 |
| 18 | France estimate | $33,130 | $2,761 | €29,670 | $40,020 |
| 19 | Cyprus estimate | $30,840 | $2,570 | €27,620 | $46,080 |
| 20 | Israel estimate | $30,410 | $2,535 | ₪98,250 | $24,270 |
| 21 | United Kingdom estimate | $30,360 | $2,530 | £23,060 | $32,860 |
| 22 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $28,810 | $2,401 | AED 105,800 | $42,850 |
| 23 | Spain estimate | $28,250 | $2,354 | €25,300 | $41,120 |
| 24 | Portugal estimate | $27,060 | $2,255 | €24,240 | $41,670 |
| 25 | Greece estimate | $26,270 | $2,189 | €23,530 | $40,080 |
| 26 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $24,740 | $2,062 | HK$192,000 | $29,750 |
| 27 | Malta estimate | $24,200 | $2,017 | €21,680 | $33,710 |
| 28 | Slovenia estimate | $21,510 | $1,792 | €19,260 | $32,110 |
| 29 | Czechia estimate | $20,710 | $1,726 | Kč 455,600 | $30,910 |
| 30 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $20,040 | $1,670 | SAR 75,150 | $38,730 |
| 31 | Brunei estimate | $18,900 | $1,575 | BND 23,950 | $31,620 |
| 32 | Puerto Rico estimate | $18,540 | $1,545 | $19,770 | |
| 33 | Costa Rica estimate | $18,230 | $1,519 | ₡9,178,200 | $29,180 |
| 34 | Bahamas estimate | $16,940 | $1,412 | BSD 16,940 | $15,310 |
| 35 | Uruguay estimate | $16,850 | $1,405 | UYU 677,800 | $23,130 |
| 36 | Germany | $16,100 | $1,342 | €14,420 | $21,260 |
| 37 | Lithuania estimate | $15,360 | $1,280 | €13,760 | $24,740 |
| 38 | Slovakia estimate | $15,140 | $1,261 | €13,560 | $23,680 |
| 39 | Estonia estimate | $14,940 | $1,245 | €13,380 | $19,690 |
| 40 | Hungary estimate | $14,570 | $1,214 | Ft 5,107,400 | $25,160 |
| 41 | Poland estimate | $13,950 | $1,163 | zł 58,560 | $25,430 |
| 42 | Croatia estimate | $13,910 | $1,159 | €93,850 | $23,630 |
| 43 | Barbados estimate | $13,860 | $1,155 | BBD 27,730 | $11,550 |
| 44 | Romania estimate | $13,690 | $1,141 | lei 60,480 | $28,080 |
| 45 | Latvia estimate | $12,330 | $1,027 | €11,040 | $19,760 |
| 46 | Chile estimate | $12,240 | $1,020 | CLP 11,554,000 | $24,850 |
| 47 | Bulgaria estimate | $11,320 | $943 | €19,820 | $24,150 |
| 48 | Montenegro estimate | $9,892 | $824 | €7,446 | $16,950 |
| 49 | Argentina estimate | $9,104 | $759 | ARS 11,296,200 | $17,080 |
| 50 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $9,027 | $752 | KM 15,810 | $20,380 |
| 51 | Mauritius estimate | $8,647 | $721 | Rs 401,300 | $20,150 |
| 52 | Serbia estimate | $8,632 | $719 | RSD 908,100 | $16,960 |
| 53 | Türkiye estimate | $8,589 | $716 | ₺338,900 | $19,100 |
| 54 | Belize estimate | $8,403 | $700 | BZD 16,810 | $13,160 |
| 55 | Lebanon estimate | $8,336 | $695 | L£12,567,000 | $16,790 |
| 56 | Peru estimate | $8,234 | $686 | PEN 29,370 | $15,240 |
| 57 | Malaysia estimate | $7,400 | $617 | RM 31,100 | $19,790 |
| 58 | Maldives estimate | $7,344 | $612 | MVR 113,000 | $11,150 |
| 59 | Russia estimate | $7,318 | $610 | ₽539,000 | $20,930 |
| 60 | Albania estimate | $7,118 | $593 | ALL 758,600 | $16,470 |
| 61 | North Macedonia estimate | $7,089 | $591 | MKD 391,300 | $14,290 |
| 62 | Panama estimate | $6,778 | $565 | PAB 6,778 | $13,650 |
| 63 | Palau estimate | $6,778 | $565 | $6,775 | |
| 64 | Guatemala estimate | $6,084 | $507 | Q 46,730 | $13,610 |
| 65 | Ecuador estimate | $5,874 | $490 | $13,300 | |
| 66 | Guyana estimate | $5,788 | $482 | GYD 1,206,900 | $12,420 |
| 67 | Marshall Islands estimate | $5,648 | $471 | $5,685 | |
| 68 | Dominican Republic estimate | $5,596 | $466 | DOP 346,900 | $14,570 |
| 69 | Brazil estimate | $5,560 | $463 | R$31,060 | $12,030 |
| 70 | Samoa estimate | $5,520 | $460 | WST 14,840 | $8,076 |
| 71 | Bolivia estimate | $5,395 | $450 | Bs 37,280 | $13,810 |
| 72 | Mexico estimate | $5,097 | $425 | MX$98,050 | $8,671 |
| 73 | El Salvador estimate | $5,048 | $421 | $10,770 | |
| 74 | Jordan estimate | $4,773 | $398 | JOD 3,389 | $10,550 |
| 75 | Botswana estimate | $4,638 | $386 | P 62,900 | $11,840 |
| 76 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,419 | $368 | ₸1,440,700 | $11,480 |
| 77 | Honduras estimate | $4,353 | $363 | L 113,000 | $8,953 |
| 78 | Thailand estimate | $4,294 | $358 | ฿141,200 | $13,310 |
| 79 | Colombia estimate | $4,181 | $348 | COP 16,944,300 | $10,170 |
| 80 | Tonga estimate | $4,142 | $345 | TOP 9,790 | $5,375 |
| 81 | South Africa estimate | $4,118 | $343 | R 67,780 | $9,139 |
| 82 | Paraguay estimate | $4,028 | $336 | ₲30,393,000 | $10,570 |
| 83 | Moldova estimate | $3,900 | $325 | MDL 67,780 | $7,726 |
| 84 | Mongolia estimate | $3,824 | $319 | ₮13,555,400 | $11,480 |
| 85 | Fiji estimate | $3,774 | $314 | FJD 8,560 | $9,241 |
| 86 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,756 | $313 | FCFA 2,278,300 | $8,262 |
| 87 | Djibouti estimate | $3,666 | $305 | DJF 651,500 | $6,615 |
| 88 | Georgia estimate | $3,598 | $300 | ₾11,590 | $10,800 |
| 89 | Niger estimate | $3,527 | $294 | F CFA 2,200,300 | $10,820 |
| 90 | Cape Verde estimate | $3,452 | $288 | CVE 343,100 | $6,811 |
| 91 | Vanuatu estimate | $3,384 | $282 | VUV 327,900 | $2,769 |
| 92 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $3,345 | $279 | F CFA 2,086,800 | $8,978 |
| 93 | Jamaica estimate | $3,182 | $265 | JMD 353,000 | $5,050 |
| 94 | Vietnam estimate | $3,039 | $253 | ₫73,425,200 | $10,250 |
| 95 | Philippines estimate | $2,999 | $250 | ₱171,800 | $8,282 |
| 96 | Eswatini estimate | $2,983 | $249 | SZL 53,370 | |
| 97 | Kiribati estimate | $2,852 | $238 | A$4,293 | $4,572 |
| 98 | Uzbekistan estimate | $2,754 | $229 | UZS 30,430,100 | $10,150 |
| 99 | Mozambique estimate | $2,654 | $221 | MZN 169,400 | $7,025 |
| 100 | India estimate | $2,592 | $216 | ₹225,900 | $11,390 |
| 101 | Comoros estimate | $2,380 | $198 | CF 989,800 | $4,340 |
| 102 | Mali estimate | $2,329 | $194 | F CFA 1,412,000 | $7,340 |
| 103 | Tunisia estimate | $2,310 | $192 | TND 6,778 | $8,263 |
| 104 | Bhutan estimate | $2,025 | $169 | BTN 169,400 | $8,116 |
| 105 | Senegal estimate | $1,941 | $162 | F CFA 1,129,600 | $4,987 |
| 106 | Zambia estimate | $1,919 | $160 | ZK 50,210 | $6,636 |
| 107 | Benin estimate | $1,813 | $151 | F CFA 1,129,600 | $5,496 |
| 108 | Chad estimate | $1,811 | $151 | FCFA 1,129,600 | $5,343 |
| 109 | Ghana estimate | $1,799 | $150 | GH₵22,590 | $4,303 |
| 110 | Indonesia estimate | $1,781 | $148 | Rp 28,240,500 | $5,532 |
| 111 | Nepal estimate | $1,729 | $144 | Rs 180,700 | $5,955 |
| 112 | Kenya estimate | $1,724 | $144 | KES 175,800 | $4,064 |
| 113 | Cameroon estimate | $1,716 | $143 | FCFA 847,200 | $3,541 |
| 114 | Suriname estimate | $1,713 | $143 | SRD 42,320 | $4,733 |
| 115 | Armenia estimate | $1,697 | $141 | ֏819,000 | $4,919 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,662 | $139 | Rs 502,200 | $5,741 |
| 117 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,553 | $129 | K 2,145,100 | $4,926 |
| 118 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,466 | $122 | ৳169,400 | $5,136 |
| 119 | Ukraine estimate | $1,427 | $119 | ₴36,450 | $5,867 |
| 120 | Cambodia estimate | $1,410 | $117 | ៛5,657,800 | $3,842 |
| 121 | Rwanda estimate | $1,285 | $107 | RF 1,694,400 | $4,689 |
| 122 | Uganda estimate | $1,260 | $105 | UGX 4,518,500 | $3,435 |
| 123 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,249 | $104 | F CFA 779,100 | $3,529 |
| 124 | Guinea estimate | $1,230 | $103 | FG 11,296,200 | $3,752 |
| 125 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $1,155 | $96 | FCFA 543,300 | $1,743 |
| 126 | Angola estimate | $1,148 | $96 | Kz 998,900 | $3,210 |
| 127 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,104 | $92 | F CFA 642,300 | $3,326 |
| 128 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,103 | $92 | ؋84,720 | $5,366 |
| 129 | Gambia estimate | $1,076 | $90 | GMD 51,800 | $3,476 |
| 130 | Lesotho estimate | $944 | $79 | LSL 17,300 | $2,819 |
| 131 | Laos estimate | $926 | $77 | ₭12,990,600 | $3,500 |
| 132 | Ethiopia estimate | $775 | $65 | ETB 33,890 | $2,522 |
| 133 | Pakistan estimate | $768 | $64 | Rs 215,800 | $3,300 |
| 134 | Egypt estimate | $748 | $62 | E£33,890 | $4,875 |
| 135 | Burundi estimate | $743 | $62 | BIF 1,422,100 | $2,244 |
| 136 | Liberia estimate | $731 | $61 | LRD 731 | $1,813 |
| 137 | Yemen estimate | $662 | $55 | YER 145,400 | $2,195 |
| 138 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $654 | $55 | CDF 660,800 | $1,346 |
| 139 | Timor-Leste estimate | $649 | $54 | $1,457 | |
| 140 | Togo estimate | $621 | $52 | F CFA 387,500 | $1,757 |
| 141 | Malawi estimate | $586 | $49 | MWK 213,500 | $1,796 |
| 142 | Sudan estimate | $529 | $44 | SDG 289,100 | $1,289 |
| 143 | Nigeria estimate | $283 | $24 | ₦418,600 | $1,576 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).