How much does a meter reader 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$61,420
- Iceland$61,130
- Germany$57,380
- United States$47,750
- Denmark$45,890
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$75,760
- Iceland$53,450
- Switzerland$47,920
- United States$47,750
- Norway$46,450
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $61,420 | $5,118 | CHF 55,270 | $47,920 |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $61,130 | $5,094 | kr 7,787,400 | $53,450 |
| 3 | Germany | $57,380 | $4,782 | €51,400 | $75,760 |
| 4 | United States | $47,750 | $3,979 | $47,750 | |
| 5 | Denmark estimate | $45,890 | $3,824 | kr 305,800 | $43,900 |
| 6 | Norway estimate | $44,690 | $3,724 | kr 404,400 | $46,450 |
| 7 | United Kingdom | $38,950 | $3,245 | £29,100 | $42,160 |
| 8 | Luxembourg estimate | $38,930 | $3,244 | €34,870 | $39,470 |
| 9 | Belgium estimate | $37,670 | $3,139 | €33,740 | $43,190 |
| 10 | Canada | $32,530 | $2,711 | CA$45,760 | |
| 11 | Ireland estimate | $32,240 | $2,687 | €28,880 | $31,560 |
| 12 | Austria estimate | $31,860 | $2,655 | €28,540 | $37,580 |
| 13 | Sweden estimate | $31,200 | $2,600 | kr 297,100 | $34,480 |
| 14 | Finland estimate | $31,190 | $2,600 | €27,940 | $34,420 |
| 15 | Netherlands estimate | $27,850 | $2,321 | €24,940 | $32,120 |
| 16 | Australia | $24,940 | $2,078 | A$36,300 | |
| 17 | Italy estimate | $24,450 | $2,038 | €21,900 | $33,560 |
| 18 | Spain estimate | $24,280 | $2,024 | €21,750 | $35,350 |
| 19 | France estimate | $24,270 | $2,022 | €21,730 | $29,320 |
| 20 | Slovenia estimate | $20,150 | $1,679 | €18,050 | $30,080 |
| 21 | South Korea estimate | $19,280 | $1,607 | ₩24,902,200 | $27,550 |
| 22 | Greece estimate | $17,550 | $1,462 | €15,720 | $26,770 |
| 23 | Malta estimate | $16,570 | $1,381 | €14,510 | $23,080 |
| 24 | Israel estimate | $16,550 | $1,379 | ₪53,450 | $13,200 |
| 25 | Bahamas estimate | $15,930 | $1,327 | BSD 15,930 | $14,390 |
| 26 | Cyprus estimate | $15,110 | $1,259 | €13,530 | $22,570 |
| 27 | Puerto Rico estimate | $14,190 | $1,182 | $15,130 | |
| 28 | Portugal estimate | $13,580 | $1,132 | €12,170 | $20,920 |
| 29 | Singapore estimate | $12,710 | $1,059 | SGD 17,070 | $16,120 |
| 30 | Estonia estimate | $12,490 | $1,041 | €11,180 | $16,450 |
| 31 | Lithuania estimate | $11,850 | $987 | €10,610 | $19,080 |
| 32 | Czechia estimate | $11,680 | $974 | Kč 257,100 | $17,440 |
| 33 | Slovakia estimate | $11,090 | $924 | €9,935 | $17,350 |
| 34 | Latvia estimate | $10,580 | $882 | €9,479 | $16,960 |
| 35 | Poland estimate | $10,510 | $876 | zł 44,110 | $19,160 |
| 36 | Croatia estimate | $10,290 | $858 | €69,450 | $17,490 |
| 37 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $9,400 | $783 | HK$72,970 | $11,300 |
| 38 | Qatar estimate | $9,290 | $774 | QAR 33,810 | $11,940 |
| 39 | Barbados estimate | $9,190 | $766 | BBD 18,380 | $7,659 |
| 40 | Romania estimate | $9,135 | $761 | lei 40,350 | $18,730 |
| 41 | Hungary estimate | $8,638 | $720 | Ft 3,027,400 | $14,910 |
| 42 | Costa Rica estimate | $8,525 | $710 | ₡4,292,100 | $13,650 |
| 43 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $8,004 | $667 | KM 14,020 | $18,070 |
| 44 | Palau estimate | $7,802 | $650 | $7,799 | |
| 45 | Uruguay estimate | $7,624 | $635 | UYU 306,600 | $10,460 |
| 46 | Serbia estimate | $7,258 | $605 | RSD 763,600 | $14,260 |
| 47 | North Macedonia estimate | $7,156 | $596 | MKD 395,000 | $14,430 |
| 48 | Türkiye estimate | $7,149 | $596 | ₺282,100 | $15,900 |
| 49 | Marshall Islands estimate | $6,867 | $572 | $6,913 | |
| 50 | Tonga estimate | $6,745 | $562 | TOP 15,940 | $8,753 |
| 51 | Chile estimate | $6,498 | $542 | CLP 6,131,600 | $13,190 |
| 52 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $6,368 | $531 | SAR 23,880 | $12,310 |
| 53 | Panama estimate | $6,132 | $511 | PAB 6,132 | $12,340 |
| 54 | Montenegro estimate | $6,107 | $509 | €4,597 | $10,470 |
| 55 | Bulgaria estimate | $6,080 | $507 | €10,650 | $12,980 |
| 56 | Guyana estimate | $5,293 | $441 | GYD 1,103,700 | $11,350 |
| 57 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $5,101 | $425 | AED 18,730 | $7,586 |
| 58 | Ecuador estimate | $4,905 | $409 | $11,110 | |
| 59 | Lebanon estimate | $4,881 | $407 | L£7,357,900 | $9,832 |
| 60 | Belize estimate | $4,783 | $399 | BZD 9,565 | $7,492 |
| 61 | Mauritius estimate | $4,756 | $396 | Rs 220,700 | $11,080 |
| 62 | Fiji estimate | $4,656 | $388 | FJD 10,560 | $11,400 |
| 63 | Maldives estimate | $4,504 | $375 | MVR 69,290 | $6,841 |
| 64 | Brunei estimate | $4,355 | $363 | BND 5,518 | $7,286 |
| 65 | Jordan estimate | $4,318 | $360 | JOD 3,066 | $9,545 |
| 66 | Malaysia estimate | $4,283 | $357 | RM 18,000 | $11,450 |
| 67 | Colombia estimate | $4,236 | $353 | COP 17,168,400 | $10,310 |
| 68 | Mexico estimate | $4,182 | $348 | MX$80,450 | $7,114 |
| 69 | Albania estimate | $4,179 | $348 | ALL 445,400 | $9,667 |
| 70 | Mongolia estimate | $4,151 | $346 | ₮14,715,800 | $12,460 |
| 71 | Peru estimate | $4,125 | $344 | PEN 14,720 | $7,636 |
| 72 | Russia estimate | $4,057 | $338 | ₽298,800 | $11,600 |
| 73 | El Salvador estimate | $3,986 | $332 | $8,501 | |
| 74 | Argentina estimate | $3,953 | $329 | ARS 4,905,300 | $7,418 |
| 75 | Samoa estimate | $3,949 | $329 | WST 10,620 | $5,778 |
| 76 | Moldova estimate | $3,881 | $323 | MDL 67,450 | $7,688 |
| 77 | Bolivia estimate | $3,842 | $320 | Bs 26,550 | $9,836 |
| 78 | Thailand estimate | $3,588 | $299 | ฿118,000 | $11,120 |
| 79 | Paraguay estimate | $3,413 | $284 | ₲25,752,600 | $8,959 |
| 80 | Brazil estimate | $3,332 | $278 | R$18,620 | $7,211 |
| 81 | Guatemala estimate | $3,193 | $266 | Q 24,530 | $7,146 |
| 82 | Dominican Republic estimate | $3,165 | $264 | DOP 196,200 | $8,241 |
| 83 | Kiribati estimate | $3,147 | $262 | A$4,737 | $5,045 |
| 84 | Vietnam estimate | $3,146 | $262 | ₫76,031,500 | $10,620 |
| 85 | Vanuatu estimate | $3,126 | $261 | VUV 302,900 | $2,558 |
| 86 | Philippines estimate | $2,604 | $217 | ₱149,200 | $7,193 |
| 87 | Djibouti estimate | $2,415 | $201 | DJF 429,200 | $4,358 |
| 88 | Honduras estimate | $2,363 | $197 | L 61,320 | $4,860 |
| 89 | Bhutan estimate | $2,359 | $197 | BTN 197,400 | $9,453 |
| 90 | Cambodia estimate | $2,200 | $183 | ៛8,829,500 | $5,995 |
| 91 | Georgia estimate | $2,181 | $182 | ₾7,027 | $6,546 |
| 92 | Sudan estimate | $2,041 | $170 | SDG 1,115,900 | $4,976 |
| 93 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $2,022 | $168 | FCFA 1,226,300 | $4,447 |
| 94 | Suriname estimate | $1,985 | $165 | SRD 49,050 | $5,486 |
| 95 | Kazakhstan estimate | $1,976 | $165 | ₸644,100 | $5,132 |
| 96 | Comoros estimate | $1,916 | $160 | CF 797,100 | $3,495 |
| 97 | Tunisia estimate | $1,881 | $157 | TND 5,518 | $6,728 |
| 98 | South Africa estimate | $1,863 | $155 | R 30,660 | $4,134 |
| 99 | Jamaica estimate | $1,852 | $154 | JMD 205,400 | $2,938 |
| 100 | Cape Verde estimate | $1,844 | $154 | CVE 183,300 | $3,639 |
| 101 | Yemen estimate | $1,810 | $151 | YER 397,500 | $6,000 |
| 102 | Eswatini estimate | $1,787 | $149 | SZL 31,970 | |
| 103 | Laos estimate | $1,747 | $146 | ₭24,526,300 | $6,608 |
| 104 | Uzbekistan estimate | $1,730 | $144 | UZS 19,115,500 | $6,373 |
| 105 | Armenia estimate | $1,651 | $138 | ֏797,100 | $4,788 |
| 106 | Nepal estimate | $1,428 | $119 | Rs 149,200 | $4,916 |
| 107 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,410 | $118 | $3,165 | |
| 108 | India estimate | $1,407 | $117 | ₹122,600 | $6,181 |
| 109 | Indonesia estimate | $1,346 | $112 | Rp 21,344,300 | $4,181 |
| 110 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $1,304 | $109 | FCFA 613,200 | $1,967 |
| 111 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,277 | $106 | ؋98,110 | $6,214 |
| 112 | Ghana estimate | $1,270 | $106 | GH₵15,940 | $3,037 |
| 113 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,243 | $104 | K 1,716,800 | $3,942 |
| 114 | Liberia estimate | $1,226 | $102 | LRD 1,226 | $3,042 |
| 115 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,218 | $101 | Rs 367,900 | $4,205 |
| 116 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,180 | $98 | F CFA 735,800 | $3,166 |
| 117 | Botswana estimate | $1,175 | $98 | P 15,940 | $3,001 |
| 118 | Senegal estimate | $1,141 | $95 | F CFA 664,300 | $2,932 |
| 119 | Egypt estimate | $1,083 | $90 | E£49,050 | $7,056 |
| 120 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,061 | $88 | ৳122,600 | $3,717 |
| 121 | Pakistan estimate | $1,058 | $88 | Rs 297,400 | $4,547 |
| 122 | Guinea estimate | $1,057 | $88 | FG 9,705,000 | $3,223 |
| 123 | Ukraine estimate | $1,038 | $87 | ₴26,530 | $4,270 |
| 124 | Chad estimate | $1,022 | $85 | FCFA 637,700 | $3,016 |
| 125 | Cameroon estimate | $993 | $83 | FCFA 490,500 | $2,050 |
| 126 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $885 | $74 | F CFA 551,800 | $2,499 |
| 127 | Togo estimate | $885 | $74 | F CFA 551,800 | $2,502 |
| 128 | Mozambique estimate | $768 | $64 | MZN 49,050 | $2,034 |
| 129 | Gambia estimate | $700 | $58 | GMD 33,720 | $2,263 |
| 130 | Lesotho estimate | $669 | $56 | LSL 12,260 | $1,998 |
| 131 | Burkina Faso estimate | $632 | $53 | F CFA 367,900 | $1,905 |
| 132 | Mali estimate | $607 | $51 | F CFA 367,900 | $1,913 |
| 133 | Benin estimate | $591 | $49 | F CFA 367,900 | $1,790 |
| 134 | Niger estimate | $590 | $49 | F CFA 367,900 | $1,810 |
| 135 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $564 | $47 | CDF 570,200 | $1,162 |
| 136 | Zambia estimate | $562 | $47 | ZK 14,720 | $1,945 |
| 137 | Ethiopia estimate | $455 | $38 | ETB 19,920 | $1,482 |
| 138 | Angola estimate | $423 | $35 | Kz 367,900 | $1,182 |
| 139 | Nigeria estimate | $398 | $33 | ₦588,900 | $2,218 |
| 140 | Uganda estimate | $370 | $31 | UGX 1,328,500 | $1,010 |
| 141 | Malawi estimate | $269 | $22 | MWK 98,110 | $825 |
| 142 | Rwanda estimate | $242 | $20 | RF 318,800 | $882 |
| 143 | Burundi estimate | $205 | $17 | BIF 392,400 | $619 |
| 144 | Kenya estimate | $120 | $10 | KES 12,260 | $283 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).