How much does a museum curator 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$96,350
- Luxembourg$79,100
- Iceland$68,930
- Germany$67,730
- Qatar$64,480
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$89,430
- Qatar$82,910
- Luxembourg$80,180
- Switzerland$75,170
- Austria$67,090
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $96,350 | $8,029 | CHF 86,700 | $75,170 |
| 2 | Luxembourg estimate | $79,100 | $6,591 | €70,840 | $80,180 |
| 3 | Iceland estimate | $68,930 | $5,744 | kr 8,781,300 | $60,280 |
| 4 | Germany | $67,730 | $5,644 | €60,660 | $89,430 |
| 5 | Qatar estimate | $64,480 | $5,374 | QAR 234,700 | $82,910 |
| 6 | United States | $63,870 | $5,322 | $63,870 | |
| 7 | Denmark estimate | $62,050 | $5,171 | kr 413,500 | $59,360 |
| 8 | Australia | $59,340 | $4,945 | A$86,370 | |
| 9 | Norway estimate | $59,180 | $4,931 | kr 535,500 | $61,510 |
| 10 | Belgium estimate | $56,910 | $4,743 | €50,980 | $65,260 |
| 11 | Austria estimate | $56,880 | $4,740 | €50,950 | $67,090 |
| 12 | Canada | $56,600 | $4,717 | CA$79,620 | |
| 13 | Ireland estimate | $56,110 | $4,676 | €50,260 | $54,930 |
| 14 | Netherlands estimate | $54,760 | $4,563 | €49,050 | $63,150 |
| 15 | Finland estimate | $50,000 | $4,167 | €44,780 | $55,170 |
| 16 | United Kingdom | $45,830 | $3,819 | £34,240 | $49,610 |
| 17 | Singapore estimate | $45,120 | $3,760 | SGD 60,620 | $57,240 |
| 18 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $44,810 | $3,734 | HK$347,800 | $53,880 |
| 19 | Sweden estimate | $43,170 | $3,597 | kr 411,000 | $47,690 |
| 20 | Israel estimate | $41,730 | $3,477 | ₪134,800 | $33,300 |
| 21 | France estimate | $41,600 | $3,467 | €37,260 | $50,260 |
| 22 | Italy estimate | $36,680 | $3,057 | €32,860 | $50,350 |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $32,410 | $2,701 | AED 119,000 | $48,200 |
| 24 | South Korea estimate | $31,240 | $2,603 | ₩40,338,900 | $44,620 |
| 25 | Cyprus estimate | $31,140 | $2,595 | €27,890 | $46,530 |
| 26 | Slovenia estimate | $30,670 | $2,556 | €27,470 | $45,790 |
| 27 | Spain estimate | $30,020 | $2,502 | €26,890 | $43,710 |
| 28 | Malta estimate | $29,870 | $2,489 | €26,150 | $41,600 |
| 29 | Portugal estimate | $29,180 | $2,432 | €26,130 | $44,930 |
| 30 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $27,120 | $2,260 | SAR 101,700 | $52,410 |
| 31 | Bahamas estimate | $25,580 | $2,131 | BSD 25,580 | $23,110 |
| 32 | Puerto Rico estimate | $25,480 | $2,124 | $27,180 | |
| 33 | Czechia estimate | $24,480 | $2,040 | Kč 538,600 | $36,550 |
| 34 | Greece estimate | $24,450 | $2,038 | €21,900 | $37,300 |
| 35 | Brunei estimate | $24,220 | $2,019 | BND 30,690 | $40,520 |
| 36 | Lithuania estimate | $23,740 | $1,978 | €21,260 | $38,220 |
| 37 | Barbados estimate | $23,530 | $1,961 | BBD 47,060 | $19,610 |
| 38 | Estonia estimate | $23,430 | $1,953 | €20,990 | $30,870 |
| 39 | Costa Rica estimate | $22,430 | $1,870 | ₡11,295,800 | $35,910 |
| 40 | Latvia estimate | $21,580 | $1,798 | €19,320 | $34,580 |
| 41 | Romania estimate | $20,600 | $1,717 | lei 91,000 | $42,240 |
| 42 | Croatia estimate | $19,850 | $1,654 | €133,900 | $33,720 |
| 43 | Slovakia estimate | $19,450 | $1,621 | €17,420 | $30,430 |
| 44 | Hungary estimate | $19,290 | $1,607 | Ft 6,758,700 | $33,300 |
| 45 | Poland estimate | $16,960 | $1,413 | zł 71,190 | $30,920 |
| 46 | Türkiye estimate | $15,560 | $1,296 | ₺613,800 | $34,590 |
| 47 | Uruguay estimate | $15,260 | $1,272 | UYU 613,800 | $20,950 |
| 48 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $14,460 | $1,205 | KM 25,330 | $32,630 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $14,320 | $1,194 | PAB 14,320 | $28,830 |
| 50 | Bulgaria estimate | $14,270 | $1,189 | €24,990 | $30,450 |
| 51 | Serbia estimate | $13,840 | $1,153 | RSD 1,456,100 | $27,190 |
| 52 | Botswana estimate | $13,580 | $1,131 | P 184,100 | $34,660 |
| 53 | Chile estimate | $13,400 | $1,117 | CLP 12,646,900 | $27,200 |
| 54 | Palau estimate | $13,190 | $1,100 | $13,190 | |
| 55 | Montenegro estimate | $11,380 | $948 | €8,565 | $19,500 |
| 56 | Belize estimate | $11,240 | $937 | BZD 22,480 | $17,610 |
| 57 | North Macedonia estimate | $11,130 | $928 | MKD 614,400 | $22,440 |
| 58 | Malaysia estimate | $10,970 | $914 | RM 46,100 | $29,320 |
| 59 | South Africa estimate | $10,570 | $881 | R 173,900 | $23,450 |
| 60 | Marshall Islands estimate | $10,230 | $853 | $10,300 | |
| 61 | Lebanon estimate | $9,772 | $814 | L£14,731,400 | $19,690 |
| 62 | Honduras estimate | $9,198 | $766 | L 238,700 | $18,920 |
| 63 | Peru estimate | $9,177 | $765 | PEN 32,740 | $16,990 |
| 64 | Brazil estimate | $9,155 | $763 | R$51,150 | $19,810 |
| 65 | Colombia estimate | $9,086 | $757 | COP 36,828,400 | $22,110 |
| 66 | Dominican Republic estimate | $8,940 | $745 | DOP 554,100 | $23,270 |
| 67 | Mauritius estimate | $8,816 | $735 | Rs 409,200 | $20,550 |
| 68 | Eswatini estimate | $8,578 | $715 | SZL 153,500 | |
| 69 | Guatemala estimate | $8,308 | $692 | Q 63,810 | $18,590 |
| 70 | Maldives estimate | $8,257 | $688 | MVR 127,000 | $12,540 |
| 71 | Argentina estimate | $8,244 | $687 | ARS 10,230,100 | $15,470 |
| 72 | Ecuador estimate | $8,184 | $682 | $18,540 | |
| 73 | Thailand estimate | $7,989 | $666 | ฿262,700 | $24,770 |
| 74 | Mexico estimate | $7,841 | $653 | MX$150,800 | $13,340 |
| 75 | El Salvador estimate | $7,737 | $645 | $16,500 | |
| 76 | Russia estimate | $7,505 | $625 | ₽552,800 | $21,460 |
| 77 | Djibouti estimate | $7,195 | $600 | DJF 1,278,800 | $12,980 |
| 78 | Fiji estimate | $7,111 | $593 | FJD 16,130 | $17,420 |
| 79 | Samoa estimate | $6,985 | $582 | WST 18,780 | $10,220 |
| 80 | Albania estimate | $6,896 | $575 | ALL 734,900 | $15,950 |
| 81 | Guyana estimate | $6,869 | $572 | GYD 1,432,200 | $14,730 |
| 82 | Bolivia estimate | $6,662 | $555 | Bs 46,040 | $17,060 |
| 83 | Jordan estimate | $6,484 | $540 | JOD 4,604 | $14,330 |
| 84 | Paraguay estimate | $6,101 | $508 | ₲46,035,500 | $16,010 |
| 85 | Mongolia estimate | $5,771 | $481 | ₮20,460,200 | $17,330 |
| 86 | Jamaica estimate | $5,764 | $480 | JMD 639,400 | $9,147 |
| 87 | Moldova estimate | $5,699 | $475 | MDL 99,030 | $11,290 |
| 88 | Tonga estimate | $5,568 | $464 | TOP 13,160 | $7,226 |
| 89 | Philippines estimate | $5,431 | $453 | ₱311,200 | $15,000 |
| 90 | Cape Verde estimate | $5,119 | $427 | CVE 508,800 | $10,100 |
| 91 | Bhutan estimate | $5,013 | $418 | BTN 419,400 | $20,090 |
| 92 | Vanuatu estimate | $4,751 | $396 | VUV 460,400 | $3,887 |
| 93 | Vietnam estimate | $4,699 | $392 | ₫113,554,300 | $15,860 |
| 94 | Senegal estimate | $4,395 | $366 | F CFA 2,557,500 | $11,290 |
| 95 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,366 | $364 | ₸1,423,500 | $11,340 |
| 96 | Tunisia estimate | $4,183 | $349 | TND 12,280 | $14,970 |
| 97 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $4,100 | $342 | F CFA 2,557,500 | $11,000 |
| 98 | Cambodia estimate | $4,078 | $340 | ៛16,368,200 | $11,110 |
| 99 | Kiribati estimate | $3,918 | $326 | A$5,897 | $6,281 |
| 100 | India estimate | $3,756 | $313 | ₹327,400 | $16,500 |
| 101 | Georgia estimate | $3,600 | $300 | ₾11,600 | $10,800 |
| 102 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,445 | $287 | FCFA 2,089,600 | $7,578 |
| 103 | Chad estimate | $3,405 | $284 | FCFA 2,123,900 | $10,050 |
| 104 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,254 | $271 | UZS 35,957,600 | $11,990 |
| 105 | Zambia estimate | $3,128 | $261 | ZK 81,840 | $10,820 |
| 106 | Suriname estimate | $2,898 | $242 | SRD 71,610 | $8,008 |
| 107 | Mozambique estimate | $2,884 | $240 | MZN 184,100 | $7,634 |
| 108 | Timor-Leste estimate | $2,762 | $230 | $6,199 | |
| 109 | Yemen estimate | $2,646 | $220 | YER 581,000 | $8,771 |
| 110 | Burkina Faso estimate | $2,637 | $220 | F CFA 1,534,500 | $7,946 |
| 111 | Mali estimate | $2,531 | $211 | F CFA 1,534,500 | $7,977 |
| 112 | Kenya estimate | $2,471 | $206 | KES 252,100 | $5,826 |
| 113 | Comoros estimate | $2,459 | $205 | CF 1,023,000 | $4,486 |
| 114 | Ghana estimate | $2,281 | $190 | GH₵28,640 | $5,456 |
| 115 | Cameroon estimate | $2,279 | $190 | FCFA 1,125,300 | $4,703 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,201 | $183 | Rs 665,000 | $7,600 |
| 117 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,175 | $181 | FCFA 1,023,000 | $3,282 |
| 118 | Nepal estimate | $2,153 | $179 | Rs 225,100 | $7,415 |
| 119 | Guinea estimate | $2,005 | $167 | FG 18,414,200 | $6,116 |
| 120 | Indonesia estimate | $1,984 | $165 | Rp 31,460,400 | $6,163 |
| 121 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,968 | $164 | F CFA 1,227,600 | $5,560 |
| 122 | Lesotho estimate | $1,954 | $163 | LSL 35,810 | $5,832 |
| 123 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,947 | $162 | ৳225,100 | $6,822 |
| 124 | Ukraine estimate | $1,884 | $157 | ₴48,150 | $7,749 |
| 125 | Armenia estimate | $1,801 | $150 | ֏869,600 | $5,223 |
| 126 | Angola estimate | $1,764 | $147 | Kz 1,534,500 | $4,931 |
| 127 | Uganda estimate | $1,569 | $131 | UGX 5,626,600 | $4,278 |
| 128 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,567 | $131 | ETB 68,540 | $5,101 |
| 129 | Benin estimate | $1,560 | $130 | F CFA 971,900 | $4,729 |
| 130 | Niger estimate | $1,555 | $130 | F CFA 969,800 | $4,771 |
| 131 | Togo estimate | $1,554 | $129 | F CFA 969,100 | $4,393 |
| 132 | Laos estimate | $1,531 | $128 | ₭21,483,200 | $5,788 |
| 133 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,519 | $127 | CDF 1,534,500 | $3,126 |
| 134 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,481 | $123 | K 2,046,000 | $4,698 |
| 135 | Pakistan estimate | $1,260 | $105 | Rs 354,400 | $5,419 |
| 136 | Egypt estimate | $1,129 | $94 | E£51,150 | $7,358 |
| 137 | Sudan estimate | $1,123 | $94 | SDG 613,800 | $2,737 |
| 138 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,086 | $91 | ؋83,420 | $5,284 |
| 139 | Burundi estimate | $1,056 | $88 | BIF 2,022,100 | $3,190 |
| 140 | Liberia estimate | $1,023 | $85 | LRD 1,023 | $2,538 |
| 141 | Rwanda estimate | $1,009 | $84 | RF 1,329,900 | $3,680 |
| 142 | Gambia estimate | $903 | $75 | GMD 43,480 | $2,917 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $898 | $75 | MWK 327,400 | $2,753 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $346 | $29 | ₦511,500 | $1,926 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).