How much does a metal worker 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
- Iceland$78,460
- Belgium$76,640
- Switzerland$71,720
- United States$62,200
- Germany$58,460
Where pay goes furthest
- Belgium$87,880
- Germany$77,180
- Iceland$68,610
- United States$62,200
- United Kingdom$57,820
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland estimate | $78,460 | $6,538 | kr 9,995,400 | $68,610 |
| 2 | Belgium estimate | $76,640 | $6,387 | €67,820 | $87,880 |
| 3 | Switzerland estimate | $71,720 | $5,977 | CHF 64,540 | $55,960 |
| 4 | United States | $62,200 | $5,183 | $62,200 | |
| 5 | Germany | $58,460 | $4,871 | €52,360 | $77,180 |
| 6 | Denmark estimate | $56,780 | $4,732 | kr 378,400 | $54,320 |
| 7 | United Kingdom | $53,410 | $4,451 | £39,900 | $57,820 |
| 8 | Norway estimate | $52,410 | $4,367 | kr 474,200 | $54,470 |
| 9 | Canada | $50,280 | $4,190 | CA$70,720 | |
| 10 | Ireland estimate | $47,830 | $3,986 | €42,330 | $46,830 |
| 11 | Luxembourg estimate | $43,300 | $3,609 | €38,780 | $43,900 |
| 12 | Finland estimate | $42,600 | $3,550 | €38,150 | $47,000 |
| 13 | Austria estimate | $40,990 | $3,415 | €36,710 | $48,340 |
| 14 | Netherlands estimate | $39,140 | $3,262 | €35,060 | $45,140 |
| 15 | Sweden estimate | $36,830 | $3,070 | kr 350,700 | $40,700 |
| 16 | Australia | $31,550 | $2,629 | A$45,920 | |
| 17 | Spain estimate | $30,120 | $2,510 | €26,980 | $43,860 |
| 18 | Israel estimate | $29,310 | $2,442 | ₪94,660 | $23,390 |
| 19 | South Korea estimate | $28,660 | $2,388 | ₩37,009,600 | $40,940 |
| 20 | Italy estimate | $28,090 | $2,341 | €25,160 | $38,560 |
| 21 | France estimate | $27,270 | $2,272 | €24,420 | $32,940 |
| 22 | Estonia estimate | $26,510 | $2,209 | €23,460 | $34,920 |
| 23 | Malta estimate | $23,720 | $1,977 | €21,250 | $33,040 |
| 24 | Bahamas estimate | $22,870 | $1,906 | BSD 22,870 | $20,670 |
| 25 | Slovenia estimate | $22,680 | $1,890 | €20,310 | $33,850 |
| 26 | Greece estimate | $22,200 | $1,850 | €19,880 | $33,870 |
| 27 | Singapore estimate | $20,940 | $1,745 | SGD 28,130 | $26,560 |
| 28 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $19,280 | $1,607 | HK$149,700 | $23,190 |
| 29 | Cyprus estimate | $17,590 | $1,466 | €15,750 | $26,280 |
| 30 | Czechia estimate | $16,570 | $1,380 | Kč 364,500 | $24,730 |
| 31 | Lithuania estimate | $16,420 | $1,368 | €14,700 | $26,430 |
| 32 | Puerto Rico estimate | $15,410 | $1,284 | $16,430 | |
| 33 | Portugal estimate | $15,130 | $1,260 | €13,550 | $23,290 |
| 34 | Slovakia estimate | $15,110 | $1,259 | €13,530 | $23,630 |
| 35 | Latvia estimate | $14,390 | $1,199 | €12,890 | $23,070 |
| 36 | Hungary estimate | $13,220 | $1,102 | Ft 4,633,200 | $22,830 |
| 37 | Uruguay estimate | $12,780 | $1,065 | UYU 514,100 | $17,550 |
| 38 | Poland estimate | $12,610 | $1,051 | zł 52,920 | $22,980 |
| 39 | Croatia estimate | $12,230 | $1,019 | €82,520 | $20,780 |
| 40 | Barbados estimate | $11,740 | $978 | BBD 23,480 | $9,783 |
| 41 | Romania estimate | $11,730 | $978 | lei 51,830 | $24,060 |
| 42 | Qatar estimate | $11,510 | $959 | QAR 41,900 | $14,800 |
| 43 | Costa Rica estimate | $10,100 | $842 | ₡5,087,000 | $16,170 |
| 44 | Palau estimate | $8,873 | $739 | $8,869 | |
| 45 | Serbia estimate | $8,788 | $732 | RSD 924,500 | $17,260 |
| 46 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $8,548 | $712 | KM 14,970 | $19,290 |
| 47 | Montenegro estimate | $8,351 | $696 | €6,286 | $14,310 |
| 48 | Bulgaria estimate | $8,325 | $694 | €14,580 | $17,770 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $8,217 | $685 | PAB 8,217 | $16,540 |
| 50 | Chile estimate | $8,166 | $680 | CLP 7,704,900 | $16,570 |
| 51 | Türkiye estimate | $7,936 | $661 | ₺313,100 | $17,640 |
| 52 | Argentina estimate | $7,568 | $631 | ARS 9,391,400 | $14,200 |
| 53 | Tonga estimate | $7,532 | $628 | TOP 17,800 | $9,776 |
| 54 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $7,498 | $625 | SAR 28,120 | $14,490 |
| 55 | North Macedonia estimate | $7,445 | $620 | MKD 410,900 | $15,010 |
| 56 | Guyana estimate | $7,038 | $586 | GYD 1,467,400 | $15,100 |
| 57 | Russia estimate | $7,009 | $584 | ₽516,200 | $20,040 |
| 58 | Belize estimate | $6,763 | $564 | BZD 13,530 | $10,590 |
| 59 | Mongolia estimate | $6,623 | $552 | ₮23,478,400 | $19,880 |
| 60 | Marshall Islands estimate | $6,577 | $548 | $6,620 | |
| 61 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $6,501 | $542 | AED 23,870 | $9,668 |
| 62 | Maldives estimate | $6,487 | $541 | MVR 99,780 | $9,852 |
| 63 | Mexico estimate | $6,464 | $539 | MX$124,300 | $11,000 |
| 64 | Lebanon estimate | $6,230 | $519 | L£9,391,400 | $12,550 |
| 65 | Brunei estimate | $6,022 | $502 | BND 7,630 | $10,070 |
| 66 | Ecuador estimate | $5,517 | $460 | $12,500 | |
| 67 | Fiji estimate | $5,378 | $448 | FJD 12,200 | $13,170 |
| 68 | Mauritius estimate | $5,311 | $443 | Rs 246,500 | $12,380 |
| 69 | Djibouti estimate | $5,284 | $440 | DJF 939,100 | $9,536 |
| 70 | El Salvador estimate | $5,087 | $424 | $10,850 | |
| 71 | Moldova estimate | $5,066 | $422 | MDL 88,040 | $10,040 |
| 72 | Bolivia estimate | $5,002 | $417 | Bs 34,560 | $12,810 |
| 73 | Honduras estimate | $4,976 | $415 | L 129,100 | $10,230 |
| 74 | Jordan estimate | $4,960 | $413 | JOD 3,522 | $10,960 |
| 75 | Peru estimate | $4,936 | $411 | PEN 17,610 | $9,138 |
| 76 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,891 | $408 | ₸1,594,500 | $12,700 |
| 77 | Brazil estimate | $4,622 | $385 | R$25,830 | $10,000 |
| 78 | Guatemala estimate | $4,586 | $382 | Q 35,220 | $10,260 |
| 79 | Dominican Republic estimate | $4,573 | $381 | DOP 283,400 | $11,910 |
| 80 | Malaysia estimate | $4,489 | $374 | RM 18,870 | $12,000 |
| 81 | Paraguay estimate | $4,356 | $363 | ₲32,869,700 | $11,430 |
| 82 | Albania estimate | $4,322 | $360 | ALL 460,500 | $9,997 |
| 83 | Thailand estimate | $4,284 | $357 | ฿140,900 | $13,280 |
| 84 | Samoa estimate | $4,261 | $355 | WST 11,460 | $6,234 |
| 85 | Colombia estimate | $4,123 | $344 | COP 16,710,700 | $10,030 |
| 86 | Vietnam estimate | $3,886 | $324 | ₫93,913,600 | $13,120 |
| 87 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,871 | $323 | FCFA 2,347,800 | $8,514 |
| 88 | Georgia estimate | $3,650 | $304 | ₾11,760 | $10,960 |
| 89 | South Africa estimate | $3,565 | $297 | R 58,680 | $7,912 |
| 90 | Vanuatu estimate | $3,308 | $276 | VUV 320,500 | $2,706 |
| 91 | Cambodia estimate | $3,194 | $266 | ៛12,819,200 | $8,704 |
| 92 | Kiribati estimate | $3,120 | $260 | A$4,696 | $5,001 |
| 93 | Philippines estimate | $3,116 | $260 | ₱178,500 | $8,607 |
| 94 | Uzbekistan estimate | $2,912 | $243 | UZS 32,172,500 | $10,730 |
| 95 | Bhutan estimate | $2,806 | $234 | BTN 234,800 | $11,250 |
| 96 | Eswatini estimate | $2,625 | $219 | SZL 46,960 | |
| 97 | Cape Verde estimate | $2,599 | $217 | CVE 258,300 | $5,127 |
| 98 | Botswana estimate | $2,597 | $216 | P 35,220 | $6,629 |
| 99 | Nepal estimate | $2,392 | $199 | Rs 249,900 | $8,235 |
| 100 | Suriname estimate | $2,375 | $198 | SRD 58,700 | $6,564 |
| 101 | Comoros estimate | $2,261 | $188 | CF 940,300 | $4,123 |
| 102 | Tunisia estimate | $2,200 | $183 | TND 6,457 | $7,872 |
| 103 | Armenia estimate | $2,189 | $182 | ֏1,056,500 | $6,346 |
| 104 | Sudan estimate | $2,065 | $172 | SDG 1,129,300 | $5,035 |
| 105 | India estimate | $2,020 | $168 | ₹176,100 | $8,876 |
| 106 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $1,997 | $166 | FCFA 939,100 | $3,013 |
| 107 | Ghana estimate | $1,945 | $162 | GH₵24,420 | $4,651 |
| 108 | Ukraine estimate | $1,869 | $156 | ₴47,770 | $7,688 |
| 109 | Jamaica estimate | $1,834 | $153 | JMD 203,400 | $2,910 |
| 110 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,761 | $147 | $3,952 | |
| 111 | Senegal estimate | $1,748 | $146 | F CFA 1,017,400 | $4,492 |
| 112 | Indonesia estimate | $1,745 | $145 | Rp 27,661,800 | $5,419 |
| 113 | Laos estimate | $1,673 | $139 | ₭23,478,400 | $6,326 |
| 114 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,631 | $136 | K 2,253,900 | $5,175 |
| 115 | Liberia estimate | $1,611 | $134 | LRD 1,611 | $3,995 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,554 | $130 | Rs 469,600 | $5,367 |
| 117 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,506 | $125 | F CFA 939,100 | $4,041 |
| 118 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,503 | $125 | ৳173,700 | $5,266 |
| 119 | Mozambique estimate | $1,450 | $121 | MZN 92,580 | $3,838 |
| 120 | Zambia estimate | $1,346 | $112 | ZK 35,220 | $4,654 |
| 121 | Lesotho estimate | $1,281 | $107 | LSL 23,480 | $3,824 |
| 122 | Egypt estimate | $1,261 | $105 | E£57,130 | $8,218 |
| 123 | Chad estimate | $1,223 | $102 | FCFA 763,000 | $3,609 |
| 124 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,223 | $102 | ؋93,910 | $5,949 |
| 125 | Cameroon estimate | $1,189 | $99 | FCFA 587,000 | $2,453 |
| 126 | Rwanda estimate | $1,158 | $96 | RF 1,526,100 | $4,223 |
| 127 | Niger estimate | $1,129 | $94 | F CFA 704,400 | $3,465 |
| 128 | Pakistan estimate | $1,085 | $90 | Rs 305,000 | $4,664 |
| 129 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,074 | $90 | CDF 1,085,300 | $2,211 |
| 130 | Uganda estimate | $1,064 | $89 | UGX 3,815,200 | $2,901 |
| 131 | Yemen estimate | $1,036 | $86 | YER 227,600 | $3,436 |
| 132 | Togo estimate | $986 | $82 | F CFA 614,700 | $2,787 |
| 133 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $979 | $82 | F CFA 610,400 | $2,765 |
| 134 | Benin estimate | $848 | $71 | F CFA 528,300 | $2,570 |
| 135 | Mali estimate | $774 | $65 | F CFA 469,600 | $2,441 |
| 136 | Angola estimate | $675 | $56 | Kz 587,000 | $1,886 |
| 137 | Ethiopia estimate | $671 | $56 | ETB 29,350 | $2,184 |
| 138 | Gambia estimate | $670 | $56 | GMD 32,280 | $2,166 |
| 139 | Burundi estimate | $663 | $55 | BIF 1,269,100 | $2,002 |
| 140 | Guinea estimate | $639 | $53 | FG 5,869,600 | $1,949 |
| 141 | Burkina Faso estimate | $605 | $50 | F CFA 352,200 | $1,824 |
| 142 | Malawi estimate | $548 | $46 | MWK 199,600 | $1,678 |
| 143 | Nigeria estimate | $344 | $29 | ₦508,700 | $1,916 |
| 144 | Kenya estimate | $138 | $12 | KES 14,090 | $326 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).