How much does a mail carrier 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 $100,000 a year.
Where they earn the most
- Switzerland$78,580
- Luxembourg$59,440
- Iceland$58,920
- United States$57,420
- Denmark$54,760
Where pay goes furthest
- Qatar$69,160
- Switzerland$61,310
- Luxembourg$60,260
- United States$57,420
- Germany$56,250
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $78,580 | $6,548 | CHF 70,710 | $61,310 |
| 2 | Luxembourg estimate | $59,440 | $4,953 | €53,240 | $60,260 |
| 3 | Iceland estimate | $58,920 | $4,910 | kr 7,506,300 | $51,520 |
| 4 | United States | $57,420 | $4,785 | $57,420 | |
| 5 | Denmark estimate | $54,760 | $4,564 | kr 364,900 | $52,390 |
| 6 | Qatar estimate | $53,790 | $4,482 | QAR 195,800 | $69,160 |
| 7 | Norway estimate | $52,060 | $4,339 | kr 471,100 | $54,120 |
| 8 | Belgium estimate | $46,570 | $3,881 | €41,710 | $53,400 |
| 9 | Austria estimate | $45,800 | $3,817 | €41,020 | $54,020 |
| 10 | Australia | $43,980 | $3,665 | A$64,000 | |
| 11 | Germany | $42,610 | $3,550 | €38,160 | $56,250 |
| 12 | United Kingdom | $42,400 | $3,533 | £31,680 | $45,900 |
| 13 | Netherlands estimate | $41,640 | $3,470 | €37,300 | $48,020 |
| 14 | Ireland estimate | $38,440 | $3,203 | €34,430 | $37,630 |
| 15 | Canada | $37,320 | $3,110 | CA$52,500 | |
| 16 | Finland estimate | $36,780 | $3,065 | €32,940 | $40,580 |
| 17 | South Korea estimate | $36,060 | $3,005 | ₩46,567,200 | $51,510 |
| 18 | Sweden estimate | $35,450 | $2,954 | kr 337,500 | $39,170 |
| 19 | Italy estimate | $32,220 | $2,685 | €28,860 | $44,220 |
| 20 | France estimate | $27,650 | $2,304 | €24,760 | $33,400 |
| 21 | Spain estimate | $27,520 | $2,293 | €24,640 | $40,060 |
| 22 | Slovenia estimate | $24,780 | $2,065 | €22,190 | $36,990 |
| 23 | Israel estimate | $23,410 | $1,951 | ₪75,620 | $18,680 |
| 24 | Singapore estimate | $23,140 | $1,929 | SGD 31,090 | $29,360 |
| 25 | Greece estimate | $22,870 | $1,906 | €20,480 | $34,890 |
| 26 | Malta estimate | $22,210 | $1,851 | €19,440 | $30,930 |
| 27 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $19,880 | $1,657 | AED 73,030 | $29,570 |
| 28 | Bahamas estimate | $19,500 | $1,625 | BSD 19,500 | $17,620 |
| 29 | Cyprus estimate | $18,180 | $1,515 | €16,280 | $27,170 |
| 30 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $18,170 | $1,514 | HK$141,100 | $21,850 |
| 31 | Estonia estimate | $17,890 | $1,491 | €16,020 | $23,570 |
| 32 | Lithuania estimate | $17,870 | $1,489 | €16,000 | $28,770 |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $17,600 | $1,466 | SAR 65,990 | $34,010 |
| 34 | Portugal estimate | $17,360 | $1,447 | €15,550 | $26,730 |
| 35 | Czechia estimate | $16,060 | $1,338 | Kč 353,400 | $23,980 |
| 36 | Puerto Rico estimate | $15,730 | $1,311 | $16,780 | |
| 37 | Barbados estimate | $15,630 | $1,303 | BBD 31,260 | $13,030 |
| 38 | Croatia estimate | $15,150 | $1,262 | €102,200 | $25,740 |
| 39 | Latvia estimate | $15,080 | $1,257 | €13,510 | $24,170 |
| 40 | Slovakia estimate | $14,860 | $1,238 | €13,310 | $23,250 |
| 41 | Hungary estimate | $13,850 | $1,155 | Ft 4,855,600 | $23,920 |
| 42 | Uruguay estimate | $13,160 | $1,096 | UYU 529,100 | $18,060 |
| 43 | Poland estimate | $13,080 | $1,090 | zł 54,900 | $23,840 |
| 44 | Romania estimate | $12,420 | $1,035 | lei 54,840 | $25,450 |
| 45 | Costa Rica estimate | $11,640 | $970 | ₡5,862,100 | $18,640 |
| 46 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $10,980 | $915 | KM 19,240 | $24,790 |
| 47 | Palau estimate | $10,820 | $902 | $10,820 | |
| 48 | Brunei estimate | $10,590 | $883 | BND 13,420 | $17,720 |
| 49 | Türkiye estimate | $10,060 | $838 | ₺396,800 | $22,360 |
| 50 | Serbia estimate | $9,978 | $831 | RSD 1,049,600 | $19,600 |
| 51 | Argentina estimate | $9,691 | $808 | ARS 12,024,800 | $18,180 |
| 52 | Lebanon estimate | $9,572 | $798 | L£14,429,700 | $19,280 |
| 53 | Panama estimate | $9,019 | $752 | PAB 9,019 | $18,160 |
| 54 | North Macedonia estimate | $8,751 | $729 | MKD 483,000 | $17,640 |
| 55 | Chile estimate | $8,750 | $729 | CLP 8,256,600 | $17,760 |
| 56 | Bulgaria estimate | $8,242 | $687 | €14,440 | $17,590 |
| 57 | Montenegro estimate | $8,039 | $670 | €6,051 | $13,780 |
| 58 | Honduras estimate | $7,568 | $631 | L 196,400 | $15,570 |
| 59 | Guatemala estimate | $7,260 | $605 | Q 55,760 | $16,250 |
| 60 | Belize estimate | $7,216 | $601 | BZD 14,430 | $11,300 |
| 61 | Jordan estimate | $6,775 | $565 | JOD 4,810 | $14,970 |
| 62 | Maldives estimate | $6,771 | $564 | MVR 104,100 | $10,280 |
| 63 | Guyana estimate | $6,632 | $553 | GYD 1,382,900 | $14,230 |
| 64 | Albania estimate | $6,568 | $547 | ALL 699,900 | $15,190 |
| 65 | Mexico estimate | $6,483 | $540 | MX$124,700 | $11,030 |
| 66 | Mauritius estimate | $6,477 | $540 | Rs 300,600 | $15,090 |
| 67 | Ecuador estimate | $6,265 | $522 | $14,190 | |
| 68 | Peru estimate | $6,068 | $506 | PEN 21,640 | $11,230 |
| 69 | Marshall Islands estimate | $6,059 | $505 | $6,098 | |
| 70 | El Salvador estimate | $5,996 | $500 | $12,790 | |
| 71 | Malaysia estimate | $5,763 | $480 | RM 24,220 | $15,410 |
| 72 | Fiji estimate | $5,739 | $478 | FJD 13,020 | $14,050 |
| 73 | Samoa estimate | $5,713 | $476 | WST 15,360 | $8,359 |
| 74 | Moldova estimate | $5,536 | $461 | MDL 96,200 | $10,970 |
| 75 | Tonga estimate | $5,511 | $459 | TOP 13,030 | $7,152 |
| 76 | Thailand estimate | $5,485 | $457 | ฿180,400 | $17,010 |
| 77 | Russia estimate | $5,173 | $431 | ₽381,000 | $14,790 |
| 78 | Mongolia estimate | $5,088 | $424 | ₮18,037,200 | $15,280 |
| 79 | Eswatini estimate | $4,892 | $408 | SZL 87,510 | |
| 80 | Bolivia estimate | $4,873 | $406 | Bs 33,670 | $12,470 |
| 81 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $4,827 | $402 | FCFA 2,927,800 | $10,620 |
| 82 | Colombia estimate | $4,747 | $396 | COP 19,239,700 | $11,550 |
| 83 | Djibouti estimate | $4,736 | $395 | DJF 841,700 | $8,547 |
| 84 | Vanuatu estimate | $4,715 | $393 | VUV 456,900 | $3,858 |
| 85 | Cambodia estimate | $4,494 | $375 | ៛18,037,200 | $12,250 |
| 86 | Paraguay estimate | $4,462 | $372 | ₲33,669,400 | $11,710 |
| 87 | Kiribati estimate | $4,312 | $359 | A$6,490 | $6,913 |
| 88 | Brazil estimate | $4,304 | $359 | R$24,050 | $9,316 |
| 89 | Vietnam estimate | $4,279 | $357 | ₫103,413,200 | $14,440 |
| 90 | Philippines estimate | $4,118 | $343 | ₱235,900 | $11,370 |
| 91 | Senegal estimate | $4,106 | $342 | F CFA 2,389,500 | $10,550 |
| 92 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,104 | $342 | ₸1,337,900 | $10,660 |
| 93 | Dominican Republic estimate | $4,074 | $339 | DOP 252,500 | $10,610 |
| 94 | Georgia estimate | $3,631 | $303 | ₾11,700 | $10,900 |
| 95 | Cape Verde estimate | $3,630 | $302 | CVE 360,700 | $7,162 |
| 96 | Jamaica estimate | $3,523 | $294 | JMD 390,800 | $5,591 |
| 97 | Bhutan estimate | $3,306 | $275 | BTN 276,600 | $13,250 |
| 98 | South Africa estimate | $3,288 | $274 | R 54,110 | $7,296 |
| 99 | Tunisia estimate | $3,073 | $256 | TND 9,019 | $11,000 |
| 100 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,049 | $254 | UZS 33,694,400 | $11,230 |
| 101 | Suriname estimate | $2,920 | $243 | SRD 72,150 | $8,069 |
| 102 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $2,892 | $241 | F CFA 1,803,700 | $7,760 |
| 103 | Comoros estimate | $2,891 | $241 | CF 1,202,500 | $5,273 |
| 104 | Botswana estimate | $2,837 | $236 | P 38,480 | $7,243 |
| 105 | India estimate | $2,690 | $224 | ₹234,500 | $11,820 |
| 106 | Chad estimate | $2,410 | $201 | FCFA 1,503,100 | $7,109 |
| 107 | Liberia estimate | $2,405 | $200 | LRD 2,405 | $5,966 |
| 108 | Timor-Leste estimate | $2,405 | $200 | $5,398 | |
| 109 | Indonesia estimate | $2,385 | $199 | Rp 37,808,000 | $7,406 |
| 110 | Kenya estimate | $2,358 | $197 | KES 240,500 | $5,559 |
| 111 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,186 | $182 | FCFA 1,028,100 | $3,298 |
| 112 | Laos estimate | $2,137 | $178 | ₭29,992,900 | $8,081 |
| 113 | Zambia estimate | $2,087 | $174 | ZK 54,610 | $7,218 |
| 114 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,080 | $173 | ৳240,500 | $7,290 |
| 115 | Mozambique estimate | $2,072 | $173 | MZN 132,300 | $5,484 |
| 116 | Armenia estimate | $2,055 | $171 | ֏992,100 | $5,959 |
| 117 | Yemen estimate | $1,982 | $165 | YER 435,300 | $6,572 |
| 118 | Guinea estimate | $1,964 | $164 | FG 18,037,200 | $5,991 |
| 119 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,958 | $163 | K 2,705,600 | $6,212 |
| 120 | Niger estimate | $1,935 | $161 | F CFA 1,207,000 | $5,937 |
| 121 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,879 | $157 | ؋144,300 | $9,140 |
| 122 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,871 | $156 | Rs 565,200 | $6,460 |
| 123 | Cameroon estimate | $1,827 | $152 | FCFA 901,900 | $3,769 |
| 124 | Benin estimate | $1,821 | $152 | F CFA 1,134,100 | $5,518 |
| 125 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,745 | $145 | F CFA 1,088,600 | $4,930 |
| 126 | Nepal estimate | $1,726 | $144 | Rs 180,400 | $5,943 |
| 127 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,684 | $140 | CDF 1,701,500 | $3,466 |
| 128 | Lesotho estimate | $1,560 | $130 | LSL 28,590 | $4,657 |
| 129 | Togo estimate | $1,542 | $129 | F CFA 962,000 | $4,361 |
| 130 | Uganda estimate | $1,509 | $126 | UGX 5,411,200 | $4,114 |
| 131 | Mali estimate | $1,487 | $124 | F CFA 901,900 | $4,688 |
| 132 | Ghana estimate | $1,436 | $120 | GH₵18,040 | $3,436 |
| 133 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,432 | $119 | F CFA 833,500 | $4,316 |
| 134 | Burundi estimate | $1,335 | $111 | BIF 2,555,900 | $4,032 |
| 135 | Ukraine estimate | $1,297 | $108 | ₴33,150 | $5,335 |
| 136 | Egypt estimate | $1,274 | $106 | E£57,720 | $8,303 |
| 137 | Rwanda estimate | $1,186 | $99 | RF 1,563,200 | $4,326 |
| 138 | Angola estimate | $1,104 | $92 | Kz 960,100 | $3,085 |
| 139 | Pakistan estimate | $1,096 | $91 | Rs 308,200 | $4,713 |
| 140 | Gambia estimate | $1,061 | $88 | GMD 51,110 | $3,429 |
| 141 | Malawi estimate | $990 | $82 | MWK 360,700 | $3,034 |
| 142 | Ethiopia estimate | $962 | $80 | ETB 42,090 | $3,132 |
| 143 | Sudan estimate | $660 | $55 | SDG 360,700 | $1,608 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $528 | $44 | ₦781,600 | $2,943 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).