How much does a market trader make in each country?
142 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$65,130
- Iceland$64,880
- Belgium$58,600
- Luxembourg$51,230
- Norway$46,140
Where pay goes furthest
- Belgium$67,190
- Germany$59,700
- Iceland$56,730
- Luxembourg$51,940
- Switzerland$50,820
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $65,130 | $5,428 | CHF 58,610 | $50,820 |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $64,880 | $5,407 | kr 8,265,400 | $56,730 |
| 3 | Belgium estimate | $58,600 | $4,883 | €51,860 | $67,190 |
| 4 | Luxembourg estimate | $51,230 | $4,270 | €45,340 | $51,940 |
| 5 | Norway estimate | $46,140 | $3,845 | kr 417,500 | $47,960 |
| 6 | Germany | $45,220 | $3,768 | €40,500 | $59,700 |
| 7 | Denmark estimate | $44,450 | $3,704 | kr 296,200 | $42,530 |
| 8 | United States | $41,380 | $3,448 | $41,380 | |
| 9 | Ireland estimate | $39,230 | $3,269 | €35,140 | $38,400 |
| 10 | Sweden estimate | $37,980 | $3,165 | kr 361,600 | $41,960 |
| 11 | Netherlands estimate | $35,350 | $2,946 | €31,660 | $40,770 |
| 12 | Austria estimate | $34,650 | $2,888 | €31,040 | $40,870 |
| 13 | Finland estimate | $34,200 | $2,850 | €30,630 | $37,730 |
| 14 | United Kingdom estimate | $28,950 | $2,412 | £21,990 | $31,340 |
| 15 | France estimate | $28,750 | $2,396 | €25,750 | $34,730 |
| 16 | Italy estimate | $27,950 | $2,329 | €25,030 | $38,360 |
| 17 | Cyprus estimate | $25,170 | $2,098 | €22,280 | $37,610 |
| 18 | South Korea estimate | $22,210 | $1,850 | ₩28,676,800 | $31,720 |
| 19 | Slovenia estimate | $22,160 | $1,847 | €19,850 | $33,090 |
| 20 | Spain estimate | $21,000 | $1,750 | €18,810 | $30,570 |
| 21 | Singapore estimate | $19,900 | $1,658 | SGD 26,730 | $25,240 |
| 22 | Malta estimate | $19,250 | $1,604 | €16,850 | $26,810 |
| 23 | Israel estimate | $18,710 | $1,560 | ₪60,450 | $14,930 |
| 24 | Qatar estimate | $18,350 | $1,529 | QAR 66,780 | $23,590 |
| 25 | Greece estimate | $18,340 | $1,528 | €16,420 | $27,970 |
| 26 | Bahamas estimate | $16,770 | $1,398 | BSD 16,770 | $15,160 |
| 27 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $15,910 | $1,326 | HK$123,500 | $19,130 |
| 28 | Puerto Rico estimate | $15,420 | $1,285 | $16,450 | |
| 29 | Portugal estimate | $15,110 | $1,259 | €13,530 | $23,260 |
| 30 | Czechia estimate | $14,250 | $1,187 | Kč 313,500 | $21,270 |
| 31 | Lithuania estimate | $14,190 | $1,183 | €12,710 | $22,850 |
| 32 | Slovakia estimate | $14,050 | $1,170 | €12,580 | $21,970 |
| 33 | Estonia estimate | $13,650 | $1,138 | €12,230 | $17,990 |
| 34 | Hungary estimate | $12,430 | $1,036 | Ft 4,357,800 | $21,470 |
| 35 | Croatia estimate | $12,210 | $1,017 | €82,390 | $20,750 |
| 36 | Latvia estimate | $11,250 | $937 | €10,080 | $18,030 |
| 37 | Poland estimate | $10,520 | $876 | zł 44,140 | $19,170 |
| 38 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $10,500 | $875 | SAR 39,370 | $20,290 |
| 39 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $10,310 | $859 | AED 37,870 | $15,330 |
| 40 | Costa Rica estimate | $9,767 | $814 | ₡4,917,800 | $15,630 |
| 41 | Barbados estimate | $9,684 | $807 | BBD 19,370 | $8,071 |
| 42 | Romania estimate | $9,555 | $796 | lei 42,200 | $19,590 |
| 43 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $9,105 | $759 | KM 15,950 | $20,550 |
| 44 | Uruguay estimate | $9,031 | $753 | UYU 363,200 | $12,400 |
| 45 | Palau estimate | $8,716 | $726 | $8,712 | |
| 46 | North Macedonia estimate | $7,749 | $646 | MKD 427,700 | $15,620 |
| 47 | Panama estimate | $7,501 | $625 | PAB 7,501 | $15,100 |
| 48 | Serbia estimate | $7,419 | $618 | RSD 780,400 | $14,570 |
| 49 | Türkiye estimate | $7,138 | $595 | ₺281,600 | $15,870 |
| 50 | Lebanon estimate | $7,115 | $593 | L£10,726,400 | $14,330 |
| 51 | Chile estimate | $6,866 | $572 | CLP 6,478,300 | $13,940 |
| 52 | Argentina estimate | $6,829 | $569 | ARS 8,473,700 | $12,810 |
| 53 | Brunei estimate | $6,497 | $541 | BND 8,232 | $10,870 |
| 54 | Bulgaria estimate | $6,265 | $522 | €10,970 | $13,370 |
| 55 | Montenegro estimate | $6,069 | $506 | €4,569 | $10,400 |
| 56 | Marshall Islands estimate | $6,053 | $504 | $6,092 | |
| 57 | Belize estimate | $5,796 | $483 | BZD 11,590 | $9,078 |
| 58 | Mauritius estimate | $5,738 | $478 | Rs 266,300 | $13,370 |
| 59 | Guatemala estimate | $5,643 | $470 | Q 43,340 | $12,630 |
| 60 | Ecuador estimate | $5,629 | $469 | $12,750 | |
| 61 | Guyana estimate | $5,574 | $464 | GYD 1,162,100 | $11,950 |
| 62 | Maldives estimate | $5,509 | $459 | MVR 84,740 | $8,367 |
| 63 | Fiji estimate | $5,187 | $432 | FJD 11,770 | $12,700 |
| 64 | El Salvador estimate | $5,185 | $432 | $11,060 | |
| 65 | Mongolia estimate | $5,122 | $427 | ₮18,157,900 | $15,380 |
| 66 | Jordan estimate | $5,115 | $426 | JOD 3,632 | $11,310 |
| 67 | Mexico estimate | $5,100 | $425 | MX$98,110 | $8,676 |
| 68 | Tonga estimate | $4,974 | $414 | TOP 11,760 | $6,455 |
| 69 | Russia estimate | $4,945 | $412 | ₽364,200 | $14,140 |
| 70 | Albania estimate | $4,737 | $395 | ALL 504,800 | $10,960 |
| 71 | Malaysia estimate | $4,715 | $393 | RM 19,820 | $12,610 |
| 72 | Thailand estimate | $4,418 | $368 | ฿145,300 | $13,700 |
| 73 | Honduras estimate | $4,353 | $363 | L 113,000 | $8,955 |
| 74 | Paraguay estimate | $4,268 | $356 | ₲32,201,300 | $11,200 |
| 75 | Colombia estimate | $4,251 | $354 | COP 17,231,800 | $10,350 |
| 76 | Moldova estimate | $4,180 | $348 | MDL 72,630 | $8,279 |
| 77 | Dominican Republic estimate | $4,179 | $348 | DOP 259,100 | $10,880 |
| 78 | Djibouti estimate | $4,087 | $341 | DJF 726,300 | $7,375 |
| 79 | Peru estimate | $4,072 | $339 | PEN 14,530 | $7,538 |
| 80 | Brazil estimate | $3,900 | $325 | R$21,790 | $8,441 |
| 81 | Samoa estimate | $3,899 | $325 | WST 10,480 | $5,704 |
| 82 | Vietnam estimate | $3,507 | $292 | ₫84,736,900 | $11,830 |
| 83 | Bolivia estimate | $3,504 | $292 | Bs 24,210 | $8,969 |
| 84 | Vanuatu estimate | $3,497 | $291 | VUV 338,900 | $2,861 |
| 85 | South Africa estimate | $3,465 | $289 | R 57,030 | $7,689 |
| 86 | Kazakhstan estimate | $3,115 | $260 | ₸1,015,600 | $8,091 |
| 87 | Philippines estimate | $3,021 | $252 | ₱173,100 | $8,343 |
| 88 | Georgia estimate | $2,912 | $243 | ₾9,380 | $8,738 |
| 89 | Bhutan estimate | $2,894 | $241 | BTN 242,100 | $11,600 |
| 90 | Cambodia estimate | $2,715 | $226 | ៛10,894,700 | $7,397 |
| 91 | Kiribati estimate | $2,696 | $225 | A$4,059 | $4,322 |
| 92 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $2,594 | $216 | FCFA 1,573,700 | $5,707 |
| 93 | Tunisia estimate | $2,475 | $206 | TND 7,263 | $8,855 |
| 94 | Botswana estimate | $2,231 | $186 | P 30,260 | $5,696 |
| 95 | Suriname estimate | $2,205 | $184 | SRD 54,470 | $6,092 |
| 96 | Sudan estimate | $2,154 | $179 | SDG 1,177,500 | $5,250 |
| 97 | Armenia estimate | $2,069 | $172 | ֏998,700 | $5,999 |
| 98 | Eswatini estimate | $2,058 | $172 | SZL 36,820 | |
| 99 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $1,930 | $161 | FCFA 907,900 | $2,913 |
| 100 | Jamaica estimate | $1,891 | $158 | JMD 209,800 | $3,001 |
| 101 | Cape Verde estimate | $1,827 | $152 | CVE 181,600 | $3,605 |
| 102 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,816 | $151 | $4,075 | |
| 103 | Yemen estimate | $1,726 | $144 | YER 379,100 | $5,723 |
| 104 | Uzbekistan estimate | $1,713 | $143 | UZS 18,927,700 | $6,311 |
| 105 | Liberia estimate | $1,682 | $140 | LRD 1,682 | $4,172 |
| 106 | India estimate | $1,667 | $139 | ₹145,300 | $7,322 |
| 107 | Senegal estimate | $1,664 | $139 | F CFA 968,400 | $4,275 |
| 108 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,603 | $134 | Rs 484,200 | $5,535 |
| 109 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,576 | $131 | ؋121,100 | $7,668 |
| 110 | Indonesia estimate | $1,566 | $130 | Rp 24,827,200 | $4,863 |
| 111 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,489 | $124 | K 2,057,900 | $4,725 |
| 112 | Comoros estimate | $1,455 | $121 | CF 605,300 | $2,654 |
| 113 | Laos estimate | $1,445 | $120 | ₭20,281,400 | $5,464 |
| 114 | Guinea estimate | $1,425 | $119 | FG 13,086,900 | $4,346 |
| 115 | Nepal estimate | $1,390 | $116 | Rs 145,300 | $4,786 |
| 116 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,358 | $113 | F CFA 847,400 | $3,646 |
| 117 | Chad estimate | $1,354 | $113 | FCFA 844,600 | $3,995 |
| 118 | Pakistan estimate | $1,305 | $109 | Rs 366,900 | $5,611 |
| 119 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,257 | $105 | ৳145,300 | $4,403 |
| 120 | Mozambique estimate | $1,232 | $103 | MZN 78,680 | $3,262 |
| 121 | Mali estimate | $1,198 | $100 | F CFA 726,300 | $3,776 |
| 122 | Lesotho estimate | $1,123 | $94 | LSL 20,580 | $3,352 |
| 123 | Cameroon estimate | $1,106 | $92 | FCFA 546,300 | $2,283 |
| 124 | Ukraine estimate | $1,095 | $91 | ₴27,980 | $4,503 |
| 125 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,078 | $90 | CDF 1,089,500 | $2,219 |
| 126 | Egypt estimate | $1,069 | $89 | E£48,420 | $6,965 |
| 127 | Zambia estimate | $1,018 | $85 | ZK 26,630 | $3,520 |
| 128 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $970 | $81 | F CFA 605,300 | $2,741 |
| 129 | Niger estimate | $970 | $81 | F CFA 605,300 | $2,977 |
| 130 | Ghana estimate | $964 | $80 | GH₵12,110 | $2,306 |
| 131 | Kenya estimate | $950 | $79 | KES 96,840 | $2,239 |
| 132 | Burkina Faso estimate | $936 | $78 | F CFA 544,700 | $2,821 |
| 133 | Benin estimate | $777 | $65 | F CFA 484,200 | $2,356 |
| 134 | Togo estimate | $776 | $65 | F CFA 484,200 | $2,195 |
| 135 | Uganda estimate | $731 | $61 | UGX 2,622,800 | $1,994 |
| 136 | Gambia estimate | $691 | $58 | GMD 33,290 | $2,233 |
| 137 | Angola estimate | $626 | $52 | Kz 544,700 | $1,751 |
| 138 | Rwanda estimate | $459 | $38 | RF 605,300 | $1,675 |
| 139 | Ethiopia estimate | $415 | $35 | ETB 18,160 | $1,351 |
| 140 | Burundi estimate | $379 | $32 | BIF 726,300 | $1,146 |
| 141 | Malawi estimate | $367 | $31 | MWK 133,800 | $1,125 |
| 142 | Nigeria estimate | $355 | $30 | ₦524,600 | $1,975 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).