How much does a metal furnace operator 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$98,170
- Iceland$79,770
- Luxembourg$76,390
- Norway$72,420
- Denmark$71,790
Where pay goes furthest
- Luxembourg$77,440
- Switzerland$76,600
- Norway$75,280
- Qatar$69,760
- Iceland$69,760
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $98,170 | $8,181 | CHF 88,340 | $76,600 |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $79,770 | $6,648 | kr 10,162,700 | $69,760 |
| 3 | Luxembourg estimate | $76,390 | $6,366 | €68,420 | $77,440 |
| 4 | Norway estimate | $72,420 | $6,035 | kr 655,300 | $75,280 |
| 5 | Denmark estimate | $71,790 | $5,982 | kr 478,300 | $68,680 |
| 6 | Canada | $65,800 | $5,484 | CA$92,560 | |
| 7 | Ireland estimate | $58,260 | $4,855 | €52,180 | $57,040 |
| 8 | Austria estimate | $57,740 | $4,812 | €51,720 | $68,100 |
| 9 | Belgium estimate | $56,690 | $4,724 | €50,780 | $65,010 |
| 10 | United States | $54,430 | $4,536 | $54,430 | |
| 11 | Qatar estimate | $54,250 | $4,521 | QAR 197,500 | $69,760 |
| 12 | Netherlands estimate | $53,760 | $4,480 | €48,150 | $62,000 |
| 13 | Germany estimate | $52,560 | $4,380 | €47,080 | $69,400 |
| 14 | Finland estimate | $48,250 | $4,020 | €43,210 | $53,240 |
| 15 | Sweden estimate | $46,920 | $3,910 | kr 446,700 | $51,840 |
| 16 | United Kingdom estimate | $46,040 | $3,837 | £34,970 | $49,850 |
| 17 | Italy estimate | $42,170 | $3,514 | €37,770 | $57,880 |
| 18 | France estimate | $38,630 | $3,219 | €34,600 | $46,670 |
| 19 | Israel estimate | $36,370 | $3,031 | ₪117,500 | $29,020 |
| 20 | Singapore estimate | $32,660 | $2,722 | SGD 43,880 | $41,440 |
| 21 | Slovenia estimate | $30,930 | $2,577 | €27,700 | $46,170 |
| 22 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $29,640 | $2,470 | AED 108,900 | $44,090 |
| 23 | Cyprus estimate | $29,430 | $2,452 | €26,360 | $43,970 |
| 24 | Malta estimate | $28,360 | $2,364 | €24,830 | $39,510 |
| 25 | Spain estimate | $28,250 | $2,354 | €25,300 | $41,130 |
| 26 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $27,440 | $2,287 | HK$213,000 | $33,000 |
| 27 | Portugal estimate | $27,380 | $2,282 | €24,530 | $42,170 |
| 28 | Greece estimate | $26,930 | $2,244 | €24,120 | $41,080 |
| 29 | Bahamas estimate | $25,060 | $2,088 | BSD 25,060 | $22,640 |
| 30 | Puerto Rico estimate | $24,900 | $2,075 | $26,560 | |
| 31 | Estonia estimate | $23,490 | $1,957 | €21,040 | $30,940 |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $23,310 | $1,942 | SAR 87,390 | $45,040 |
| 33 | Czechia estimate | $22,240 | $1,853 | Kč 489,300 | $33,200 |
| 34 | Lithuania estimate | $21,630 | $1,802 | €19,370 | $34,830 |
| 35 | Slovakia estimate | $19,910 | $1,659 | €17,830 | $31,150 |
| 36 | Latvia estimate | $19,510 | $1,626 | €17,470 | $31,260 |
| 37 | Croatia estimate | $18,190 | $1,515 | €122,700 | $30,900 |
| 38 | Barbados estimate | $18,060 | $1,505 | BBD 36,120 | $15,050 |
| 39 | Brunei estimate | $17,800 | $1,483 | BND 22,560 | $29,780 |
| 40 | Hungary estimate | $17,350 | $1,446 | Ft 6,081,500 | $29,960 |
| 41 | Poland estimate | $17,120 | $1,427 | zł 71,860 | $31,210 |
| 42 | Romania estimate | $17,050 | $1,421 | lei 75,300 | $34,950 |
| 43 | Uruguay estimate | $16,520 | $1,376 | UYU 664,100 | $22,670 |
| 44 | Costa Rica estimate | $16,080 | $1,340 | ₡8,097,800 | $25,740 |
| 45 | Palau estimate | $14,550 | $1,212 | $14,540 | |
| 46 | Türkiye estimate | $13,340 | $1,112 | ₺526,300 | $29,660 |
| 47 | Serbia estimate | $12,890 | $1,074 | RSD 1,356,000 | $25,320 |
| 48 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $12,790 | $1,066 | KM 22,400 | $28,870 |
| 49 | Bulgaria estimate | $12,500 | $1,042 | €21,900 | $26,680 |
| 50 | Belize estimate | $12,020 | $1,002 | BZD 24,040 | $18,830 |
| 51 | Montenegro estimate | $11,590 | $966 | €8,723 | $19,860 |
| 52 | Panama estimate | $11,280 | $940 | PAB 11,280 | $22,710 |
| 53 | Chile estimate | $10,600 | $883 | CLP 9,999,800 | $21,510 |
| 54 | North Macedonia estimate | $10,310 | $859 | MKD 569,100 | $20,790 |
| 55 | Marshall Islands estimate | $10,120 | $843 | $10,180 | |
| 56 | Argentina estimate | $10,100 | $842 | ARS 12,530,900 | $18,950 |
| 57 | Lebanon estimate | $9,975 | $831 | L£15,037,100 | $20,090 |
| 58 | Maldives estimate | $9,776 | $815 | MVR 150,400 | $14,850 |
| 59 | Botswana estimate | $9,372 | $781 | P 127,100 | $23,930 |
| 60 | Honduras estimate | $8,925 | $744 | L 231,600 | $18,360 |
| 61 | Mauritius estimate | $8,639 | $720 | Rs 401,000 | $20,130 |
| 62 | Malaysia estimate | $8,395 | $700 | RM 35,290 | $22,450 |
| 63 | Guatemala estimate | $8,172 | $681 | Q 62,760 | $18,290 |
| 64 | Guyana estimate | $7,961 | $663 | GYD 1,659,900 | $17,080 |
| 65 | Albania estimate | $7,952 | $663 | ALL 847,400 | $18,390 |
| 66 | Ecuador estimate | $7,894 | $658 | $17,880 | |
| 67 | Mexico estimate | $7,817 | $651 | MX$150,400 | $13,300 |
| 68 | Russia estimate | $7,751 | $646 | ₽570,900 | $22,160 |
| 69 | Thailand estimate | $7,622 | $635 | ฿250,600 | $23,630 |
| 70 | Fiji estimate | $7,114 | $593 | FJD 16,140 | $17,420 |
| 71 | Jordan estimate | $7,060 | $588 | JOD 5,012 | $15,610 |
| 72 | Peru estimate | $7,026 | $585 | PEN 25,060 | $13,010 |
| 73 | Djibouti estimate | $6,973 | $581 | DJF 1,239,300 | $12,580 |
| 74 | Samoa estimate | $6,871 | $573 | WST 18,480 | $10,050 |
| 75 | South Africa estimate | $6,852 | $571 | R 112,800 | $15,210 |
| 76 | El Salvador estimate | $6,788 | $566 | $14,480 | |
| 77 | Tonga estimate | $6,770 | $564 | TOP 16,000 | $8,786 |
| 78 | Brazil estimate | $6,728 | $561 | R$37,590 | $14,560 |
| 79 | Moldova estimate | $6,440 | $537 | MDL 111,900 | $12,760 |
| 80 | Mongolia estimate | $6,362 | $530 | ₮22,555,700 | $19,100 |
| 81 | Bolivia estimate | $6,347 | $529 | Bs 43,860 | $16,250 |
| 82 | Dominican Republic estimate | $6,188 | $516 | DOP 383,500 | $16,110 |
| 83 | Colombia estimate | $6,183 | $515 | COP 25,061,900 | $15,050 |
| 84 | Vanuatu estimate | $5,857 | $488 | VUV 567,600 | $4,792 |
| 85 | Paraguay estimate | $5,247 | $437 | ₲39,592,700 | $13,770 |
| 86 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $5,022 | $419 | F CFA 3,132,700 | $13,480 |
| 87 | Kiribati estimate | $4,990 | $416 | A$7,511 | $7,999 |
| 88 | Vietnam estimate | $4,719 | $393 | ₫114,031,500 | $15,920 |
| 89 | Philippines estimate | $4,657 | $388 | ₱266,800 | $12,860 |
| 90 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $4,545 | $379 | FCFA 2,756,800 | $9,997 |
| 91 | Cambodia estimate | $4,371 | $364 | ៛17,543,300 | $11,910 |
| 92 | Cape Verde estimate | $4,253 | $354 | CVE 422,700 | $8,392 |
| 93 | Bhutan estimate | $4,180 | $348 | BTN 349,700 | $16,750 |
| 94 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,161 | $347 | ₸1,356,500 | $10,810 |
| 95 | Georgia estimate | $3,947 | $329 | ₾12,710 | $11,840 |
| 96 | Jamaica estimate | $3,671 | $306 | JMD 407,200 | $5,826 |
| 97 | Tunisia estimate | $3,630 | $302 | TND 10,650 | $12,990 |
| 98 | Zambia estimate | $3,383 | $282 | ZK 88,520 | $11,700 |
| 99 | Yemen estimate | $3,368 | $281 | YER 739,600 | $11,170 |
| 100 | Suriname estimate | $3,296 | $275 | SRD 81,450 | $9,109 |
| 101 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,237 | $270 | UZS 35,764,400 | $11,920 |
| 102 | Timor-Leste estimate | $3,133 | $261 | $7,031 | |
| 103 | Senegal estimate | $3,129 | $261 | F CFA 1,821,000 | $8,039 |
| 104 | Ghana estimate | $2,994 | $249 | GH₵37,590 | $7,161 |
| 105 | Indonesia estimate | $2,979 | $248 | Rp 47,229,000 | $9,252 |
| 106 | India estimate | $2,875 | $240 | ₹250,600 | $12,630 |
| 107 | Nepal estimate | $2,813 | $234 | Rs 294,000 | $9,687 |
| 108 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,664 | $222 | FCFA 1,253,100 | $4,020 |
| 109 | Liberia estimate | $2,506 | $209 | LRD 2,506 | $6,217 |
| 110 | Kenya estimate | $2,457 | $205 | KES 250,600 | $5,793 |
| 111 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $2,378 | $198 | K 3,286,000 | $7,545 |
| 112 | Mozambique estimate | $2,365 | $197 | MZN 151,000 | $6,260 |
| 113 | Angola estimate | $2,305 | $192 | Kz 2,005,000 | $6,443 |
| 114 | Comoros estimate | $2,259 | $188 | CF 939,800 | $4,121 |
| 115 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,219 | $185 | Rs 670,400 | $7,663 |
| 116 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,209 | $184 | ৳255,400 | $7,742 |
| 117 | Eswatini estimate | $2,131 | $178 | SZL 38,110 | |
| 118 | Armenia estimate | $2,077 | $173 | ֏1,002,500 | $6,022 |
| 119 | Mali estimate | $2,067 | $172 | F CFA 1,253,100 | $6,514 |
| 120 | Guinea estimate | $1,950 | $163 | FG 17,910,600 | $5,949 |
| 121 | Uganda estimate | $1,921 | $160 | UGX 6,892,000 | $5,240 |
| 122 | Rwanda estimate | $1,901 | $158 | RF 2,505,700 | $6,933 |
| 123 | Ukraine estimate | $1,898 | $158 | ₴48,480 | $7,804 |
| 124 | Lesotho estimate | $1,806 | $150 | LSL 33,100 | $5,392 |
| 125 | Laos estimate | $1,786 | $149 | ₭25,061,900 | $6,752 |
| 126 | Cameroon estimate | $1,777 | $148 | FCFA 877,200 | $3,666 |
| 127 | Pakistan estimate | $1,776 | $148 | Rs 499,200 | $7,633 |
| 128 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,681 | $140 | F CFA 978,100 | $5,065 |
| 129 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,631 | $136 | ؋125,300 | $7,934 |
| 130 | Niger estimate | $1,607 | $134 | F CFA 1,002,500 | $4,931 |
| 131 | Benin estimate | $1,509 | $126 | F CFA 939,800 | $4,573 |
| 132 | Chad estimate | $1,508 | $126 | FCFA 940,900 | $4,450 |
| 133 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,463 | $122 | F CFA 912,700 | $4,134 |
| 134 | Sudan estimate | $1,428 | $119 | SDG 780,800 | $3,481 |
| 135 | Egypt estimate | $1,383 | $115 | E£62,650 | $9,013 |
| 136 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,347 | $112 | ETB 58,900 | $4,383 |
| 137 | Burundi estimate | $1,309 | $109 | BIF 2,506,200 | $3,954 |
| 138 | Togo estimate | $1,186 | $99 | F CFA 739,600 | $3,353 |
| 139 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,116 | $93 | CDF 1,127,800 | $2,297 |
| 140 | Gambia estimate | $1,106 | $92 | GMD 53,260 | $3,573 |
| 141 | Nigeria estimate | $711 | $59 | ₦1,050,800 | $3,957 |
| 142 | Malawi estimate | $426 | $35 | MWK 155,200 | $1,305 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).