How much does a metalworker 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$82,130
- Belgium$80,230
- Switzerland$75,080
- United States$62,970
- Canada$61,420
Where pay goes furthest
- Belgium$92,000
- Iceland$71,820
- Germany$67,910
- United States$62,970
- Switzerland$58,580
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland estimate | $82,130 | $6,844 | kr 10,463,600 | $71,820 |
| 2 | Belgium estimate | $80,230 | $6,686 | €71,000 | $92,000 |
| 3 | Switzerland estimate | $75,080 | $6,257 | CHF 67,560 | $58,580 |
| 4 | United States | $62,970 | $5,247 | $62,970 | |
| 5 | Canada | $61,420 | $5,118 | CA$86,390 | |
| 6 | Denmark estimate | $59,440 | $4,954 | kr 396,100 | $56,870 |
| 7 | Norway estimate | $54,860 | $4,572 | kr 496,400 | $57,030 |
| 8 | Australia | $51,510 | $4,292 | A$74,960 | |
| 9 | Germany | $51,430 | $4,286 | €46,070 | $67,910 |
| 10 | Ireland estimate | $50,070 | $4,173 | €44,310 | $49,020 |
| 11 | Luxembourg estimate | $45,330 | $3,778 | €40,600 | $45,950 |
| 12 | United Kingdom | $45,010 | $3,751 | £33,630 | $48,730 |
| 13 | Finland estimate | $44,590 | $3,716 | €39,940 | $49,200 |
| 14 | Austria estimate | $42,900 | $3,575 | €38,430 | $50,600 |
| 15 | Netherlands estimate | $40,970 | $3,414 | €36,700 | $47,250 |
| 16 | Sweden estimate | $38,560 | $3,213 | kr 367,100 | $42,600 |
| 17 | Israel estimate | $30,680 | $2,557 | ₪99,100 | $24,480 |
| 18 | Spain estimate | $30,310 | $2,526 | €27,150 | $44,130 |
| 19 | South Korea estimate | $30,000 | $2,500 | ₩38,743,100 | $42,860 |
| 20 | Italy estimate | $29,410 | $2,451 | €26,340 | $40,360 |
| 21 | France estimate | $28,550 | $2,379 | €25,570 | $34,490 |
| 22 | Estonia estimate | $27,750 | $2,313 | €24,560 | $36,560 |
| 23 | Malta estimate | $24,830 | $2,070 | €22,240 | $34,590 |
| 24 | Bahamas estimate | $23,950 | $1,995 | BSD 23,950 | $21,640 |
| 25 | Slovenia estimate | $23,740 | $1,978 | €21,260 | $35,440 |
| 26 | Greece estimate | $23,240 | $1,937 | €20,810 | $35,460 |
| 27 | Singapore estimate | $21,920 | $1,826 | SGD 29,450 | $27,810 |
| 28 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $20,190 | $1,682 | HK$156,700 | $24,270 |
| 29 | Cyprus estimate | $18,410 | $1,534 | €16,490 | $27,510 |
| 30 | Czechia estimate | $17,340 | $1,445 | Kč 381,600 | $25,890 |
| 31 | Lithuania estimate | $17,190 | $1,432 | €15,390 | $27,670 |
| 32 | Puerto Rico estimate | $16,130 | $1,344 | $17,200 | |
| 33 | Portugal estimate | $15,830 | $1,319 | €14,180 | $24,380 |
| 34 | Slovakia estimate | $15,810 | $1,318 | €14,160 | $24,740 |
| 35 | Latvia estimate | $15,070 | $1,256 | €13,490 | $24,150 |
| 36 | Hungary estimate | $13,840 | $1,153 | Ft 4,850,200 | $23,890 |
| 37 | Uruguay estimate | $13,380 | $1,115 | UYU 538,200 | $18,370 |
| 38 | Poland estimate | $13,200 | $1,100 | zł 55,390 | $24,060 |
| 39 | Croatia estimate | $12,800 | $1,067 | €86,380 | $21,750 |
| 40 | Barbados estimate | $12,290 | $1,024 | BBD 24,580 | $10,240 |
| 41 | Romania estimate | $12,280 | $1,024 | lei 54,260 | $25,190 |
| 42 | Qatar estimate | $12,050 | $1,004 | QAR 43,860 | $15,490 |
| 43 | Costa Rica estimate | $10,580 | $881 | ₡5,325,300 | $16,930 |
| 44 | Palau estimate | $9,289 | $774 | $9,285 | |
| 45 | Serbia estimate | $9,200 | $767 | RSD 967,800 | $18,070 |
| 46 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $8,948 | $746 | KM 15,670 | $20,200 |
| 47 | Montenegro estimate | $8,743 | $729 | €6,581 | $14,980 |
| 48 | Bulgaria estimate | $8,715 | $726 | €15,270 | $18,600 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $8,602 | $717 | PAB 8,602 | $17,320 |
| 50 | Chile estimate | $8,548 | $712 | CLP 8,065,800 | $17,350 |
| 51 | Türkiye estimate | $8,307 | $692 | ₺327,800 | $18,470 |
| 52 | Argentina estimate | $7,923 | $660 | ARS 9,831,200 | $14,870 |
| 53 | Tonga estimate | $7,885 | $657 | TOP 18,640 | $10,230 |
| 54 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $7,850 | $654 | SAR 29,440 | $15,170 |
| 55 | North Macedonia estimate | $7,794 | $649 | MKD 430,200 | $15,710 |
| 56 | Guyana estimate | $7,368 | $614 | GYD 1,536,100 | $15,800 |
| 57 | Russia estimate | $7,337 | $611 | ₽540,400 | $20,980 |
| 58 | Belize estimate | $7,080 | $590 | BZD 14,160 | $11,090 |
| 59 | Mongolia estimate | $6,933 | $578 | ₮24,578,100 | $20,820 |
| 60 | Marshall Islands estimate | $6,885 | $574 | $6,930 | |
| 61 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $6,805 | $567 | AED 24,990 | $10,120 |
| 62 | Maldives estimate | $6,791 | $566 | MVR 104,500 | $10,310 |
| 63 | Mexico estimate | $6,767 | $564 | MX$130,200 | $11,510 |
| 64 | Lebanon estimate | $6,522 | $543 | L£9,831,200 | $13,140 |
| 65 | Brunei estimate | $6,304 | $525 | BND 7,988 | $10,550 |
| 66 | Ecuador estimate | $5,776 | $481 | $13,080 | |
| 67 | Fiji estimate | $5,630 | $469 | FJD 12,770 | $13,790 |
| 68 | Mauritius estimate | $5,560 | $463 | Rs 258,100 | $12,960 |
| 69 | Djibouti estimate | $5,532 | $461 | DJF 983,100 | $9,983 |
| 70 | El Salvador estimate | $5,325 | $444 | $11,360 | |
| 71 | Moldova estimate | $5,304 | $442 | MDL 92,170 | $10,510 |
| 72 | Bolivia estimate | $5,236 | $436 | Bs 36,180 | $13,410 |
| 73 | Honduras estimate | $5,209 | $434 | L 135,200 | $10,710 |
| 74 | Jordan estimate | $5,193 | $433 | JOD 3,687 | $11,480 |
| 75 | Peru estimate | $5,168 | $431 | PEN 18,430 | $9,566 |
| 76 | Kazakhstan estimate | $5,120 | $427 | ₸1,669,100 | $13,300 |
| 77 | Brazil estimate | $4,839 | $403 | R$27,040 | $10,470 |
| 78 | Guatemala estimate | $4,800 | $400 | Q 36,870 | $10,740 |
| 79 | Dominican Republic estimate | $4,787 | $399 | DOP 296,700 | $12,460 |
| 80 | Malaysia estimate | $4,699 | $392 | RM 19,750 | $12,570 |
| 81 | Paraguay estimate | $4,560 | $380 | ₲34,409,300 | $11,970 |
| 82 | Albania estimate | $4,524 | $377 | ALL 482,100 | $10,460 |
| 83 | Thailand estimate | $4,485 | $374 | ฿147,500 | $13,900 |
| 84 | Samoa estimate | $4,460 | $372 | WST 11,990 | $6,526 |
| 85 | Colombia estimate | $4,316 | $360 | COP 17,493,500 | $10,500 |
| 86 | Vietnam estimate | $4,068 | $339 | ₫98,312,400 | $13,730 |
| 87 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $4,052 | $338 | FCFA 2,457,800 | $8,913 |
| 88 | Georgia estimate | $3,821 | $318 | ₾12,310 | $11,470 |
| 89 | South Africa estimate | $3,732 | $311 | R 61,430 | $8,283 |
| 90 | Vanuatu estimate | $3,463 | $289 | VUV 335,600 | $2,833 |
| 91 | Cambodia estimate | $3,344 | $279 | ៛13,419,600 | $9,112 |
| 92 | Kiribati estimate | $3,266 | $272 | A$4,916 | $5,235 |
| 93 | Philippines estimate | $3,262 | $272 | ₱186,900 | $9,010 |
| 94 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,048 | $254 | UZS 33,679,400 | $11,230 |
| 95 | Bhutan estimate | $2,938 | $245 | BTN 245,800 | $11,770 |
| 96 | Eswatini estimate | $2,748 | $229 | SZL 49,160 | |
| 97 | Cape Verde estimate | $2,720 | $227 | CVE 270,400 | $5,367 |
| 98 | Botswana estimate | $2,718 | $227 | P 36,870 | $6,939 |
| 99 | Nepal estimate | $2,504 | $209 | Rs 261,700 | $8,621 |
| 100 | Suriname estimate | $2,487 | $207 | SRD 61,450 | $6,872 |
| 101 | Comoros estimate | $2,366 | $197 | CF 984,300 | $4,316 |
| 102 | Tunisia estimate | $2,303 | $192 | TND 6,759 | $8,240 |
| 103 | Armenia estimate | $2,291 | $191 | ֏1,106,000 | $6,644 |
| 104 | Sudan estimate | $2,162 | $180 | SDG 1,182,200 | $5,271 |
| 105 | India estimate | $2,115 | $176 | ₹184,300 | $9,292 |
| 106 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,090 | $174 | FCFA 983,100 | $3,154 |
| 107 | Ghana estimate | $2,036 | $170 | GH₵25,560 | $4,869 |
| 108 | Ukraine estimate | $1,957 | $163 | ₴50,000 | $8,048 |
| 109 | Jamaica estimate | $1,920 | $160 | JMD 213,000 | $3,047 |
| 110 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,843 | $154 | $4,137 | |
| 111 | Senegal estimate | $1,830 | $153 | F CFA 1,065,100 | $4,702 |
| 112 | Indonesia estimate | $1,826 | $152 | Rp 28,957,400 | $5,672 |
| 113 | Laos estimate | $1,751 | $146 | ₭24,578,100 | $6,622 |
| 114 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,708 | $142 | K 2,359,500 | $5,418 |
| 115 | Liberia estimate | $1,686 | $140 | LRD 1,686 | $4,182 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,627 | $136 | Rs 491,600 | $5,619 |
| 117 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,576 | $131 | F CFA 983,100 | $4,230 |
| 118 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,573 | $131 | ৳181,900 | $5,513 |
| 119 | Mozambique estimate | $1,518 | $126 | MZN 96,910 | $4,018 |
| 120 | Zambia estimate | $1,409 | $117 | ZK 36,870 | $4,872 |
| 121 | Lesotho estimate | $1,341 | $112 | LSL 24,580 | $4,004 |
| 122 | Egypt estimate | $1,320 | $110 | E£59,810 | $8,603 |
| 123 | Chad estimate | $1,281 | $107 | FCFA 798,800 | $3,778 |
| 124 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,280 | $107 | ؋98,310 | $6,227 |
| 125 | Cameroon estimate | $1,244 | $104 | FCFA 614,500 | $2,568 |
| 126 | Rwanda estimate | $1,212 | $101 | RF 1,597,600 | $4,421 |
| 127 | Niger estimate | $1,182 | $99 | F CFA 737,300 | $3,627 |
| 128 | Pakistan estimate | $1,136 | $95 | Rs 319,300 | $4,882 |
| 129 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,125 | $94 | CDF 1,136,100 | $2,314 |
| 130 | Uganda estimate | $1,113 | $93 | UGX 3,993,900 | $3,037 |
| 131 | Yemen estimate | $1,085 | $90 | YER 238,300 | $3,597 |
| 132 | Togo estimate | $1,032 | $86 | F CFA 643,500 | $2,917 |
| 133 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,024 | $85 | F CFA 639,000 | $2,894 |
| 134 | Benin estimate | $888 | $74 | F CFA 553,000 | $2,691 |
| 135 | Mali estimate | $811 | $68 | F CFA 491,600 | $2,555 |
| 136 | Angola estimate | $706 | $59 | Kz 614,500 | $1,975 |
| 137 | Ethiopia estimate | $702 | $59 | ETB 30,720 | $2,286 |
| 138 | Gambia estimate | $702 | $58 | GMD 33,790 | $2,267 |
| 139 | Burundi estimate | $694 | $58 | BIF 1,328,500 | $2,096 |
| 140 | Guinea estimate | $669 | $56 | FG 6,144,500 | $2,041 |
| 141 | Burkina Faso estimate | $634 | $53 | F CFA 368,700 | $1,909 |
| 142 | Malawi estimate | $573 | $48 | MWK 208,900 | $1,757 |
| 143 | Nigeria estimate | $360 | $30 | ₦532,500 | $2,005 |
| 144 | Kenya estimate | $145 | $12 | KES 14,750 | $341 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).