How much does a music teacher 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$89,790
- Luxembourg$73,710
- Germany$70,610
- Iceland$64,230
- Qatar$60,090
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$93,220
- Qatar$77,270
- Luxembourg$74,720
- Switzerland$70,050
- Austria$62,520
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $89,790 | $7,482 | CHF 80,800 | $70,050 |
| 2 | Luxembourg estimate | $73,710 | $6,142 | €66,020 | $74,720 |
| 3 | Germany | $70,610 | $5,884 | €63,240 | $93,220 |
| 4 | Iceland estimate | $64,230 | $5,353 | kr 8,183,200 | $56,170 |
| 5 | Qatar estimate | $60,090 | $5,008 | QAR 218,700 | $77,270 |
| 6 | Denmark estimate | $57,820 | $4,819 | kr 385,300 | $55,320 |
| 7 | Norway estimate | $55,150 | $4,595 | kr 499,000 | $57,320 |
| 8 | Belgium estimate | $53,040 | $4,420 | €47,500 | $60,820 |
| 9 | Austria estimate | $53,010 | $4,417 | €47,480 | $62,520 |
| 10 | Ireland estimate | $52,290 | $4,357 | €46,830 | $51,190 |
| 11 | Netherlands estimate | $51,030 | $4,253 | €45,710 | $58,850 |
| 12 | United States | $46,800 | $3,900 | $46,800 | |
| 13 | Finland estimate | $46,590 | $3,883 | €41,730 | $51,410 |
| 14 | United Kingdom | $46,040 | $3,837 | £34,400 | $49,840 |
| 15 | Singapore estimate | $42,050 | $3,504 | SGD 56,490 | $53,350 |
| 16 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $41,760 | $3,480 | HK$324,100 | $50,210 |
| 17 | Sweden estimate | $40,230 | $3,352 | kr 383,000 | $44,450 |
| 18 | Israel estimate | $38,880 | $3,240 | ₪125,600 | $31,030 |
| 19 | France estimate | $38,770 | $3,230 | €34,720 | $46,830 |
| 20 | Italy estimate | $34,190 | $2,849 | €30,620 | $46,920 |
| 21 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $30,200 | $2,517 | AED 110,900 | $44,920 |
| 22 | South Korea estimate | $29,110 | $2,426 | ₩37,591,200 | $41,580 |
| 23 | Cyprus estimate | $29,020 | $2,418 | €25,990 | $43,360 |
| 24 | Slovenia estimate | $28,590 | $2,382 | €25,600 | $42,670 |
| 25 | Malta estimate | $27,830 | $2,319 | €24,370 | $38,770 |
| 26 | Portugal estimate | $27,190 | $2,266 | €24,350 | $41,870 |
| 27 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $25,270 | $2,106 | SAR 94,780 | $48,840 |
| 28 | Bahamas estimate | $23,830 | $1,986 | BSD 23,830 | $21,530 |
| 29 | Puerto Rico estimate | $23,750 | $1,979 | $25,330 | |
| 30 | Czechia estimate | $22,810 | $1,901 | Kč 502,000 | $34,060 |
| 31 | Greece estimate | $22,780 | $1,899 | €20,410 | $34,760 |
| 32 | Brunei estimate | $22,570 | $1,881 | BND 28,600 | $37,760 |
| 33 | Lithuania estimate | $22,120 | $1,843 | €19,810 | $35,610 |
| 34 | Barbados estimate | $21,930 | $1,827 | BBD 43,850 | $18,270 |
| 35 | Estonia estimate | $21,840 | $1,820 | €19,560 | $28,770 |
| 36 | Costa Rica estimate | $20,910 | $1,742 | ₡10,526,300 | $33,470 |
| 37 | Latvia estimate | $20,110 | $1,676 | €18,010 | $32,230 |
| 38 | Romania estimate | $19,200 | $1,600 | lei 84,800 | $39,360 |
| 39 | Croatia estimate | $18,490 | $1,541 | €124,800 | $31,430 |
| 40 | Slovakia estimate | $18,130 | $1,511 | €16,230 | $28,350 |
| 41 | Hungary estimate | $17,970 | $1,498 | Ft 6,298,300 | $31,030 |
| 42 | Poland estimate | $15,810 | $1,317 | zł 66,340 | $28,810 |
| 43 | Spain estimate | $15,510 | $1,293 | €13,890 | $22,580 |
| 44 | Türkiye estimate | $14,500 | $1,208 | ₺572,000 | $32,240 |
| 45 | Uruguay estimate | $14,220 | $1,185 | UYU 572,000 | $19,520 |
| 46 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $13,470 | $1,123 | KM 23,600 | $30,410 |
| 47 | Panama estimate | $13,350 | $1,112 | PAB 13,350 | $26,870 |
| 48 | Bulgaria estimate | $13,290 | $1,108 | €23,290 | $28,380 |
| 49 | Serbia estimate | $12,900 | $1,075 | RSD 1,356,900 | $25,340 |
| 50 | Botswana estimate | $12,650 | $1,054 | P 171,600 | $32,300 |
| 51 | Chile estimate | $12,490 | $1,041 | CLP 11,785,400 | $25,350 |
| 52 | Palau estimate | $12,300 | $1,025 | $12,290 | |
| 53 | Montenegro estimate | $10,600 | $884 | €7,982 | $18,170 |
| 54 | Belize estimate | $10,470 | $873 | BZD 20,950 | $16,410 |
| 55 | North Macedonia estimate | $10,370 | $865 | MKD 572,600 | $20,910 |
| 56 | Malaysia estimate | $10,220 | $852 | RM 42,960 | $27,330 |
| 57 | South Africa estimate | $9,847 | $821 | R 162,100 | $21,850 |
| 58 | Marshall Islands estimate | $9,533 | $794 | $9,596 | |
| 59 | Lebanon estimate | $9,106 | $759 | L£13,727,900 | $18,340 |
| 60 | Honduras estimate | $8,571 | $714 | L 222,400 | $17,630 |
| 61 | Peru estimate | $8,552 | $713 | PEN 30,510 | $15,830 |
| 62 | Brazil estimate | $8,531 | $711 | R$47,670 | $18,460 |
| 63 | Colombia estimate | $8,467 | $706 | COP 34,319,800 | $20,610 |
| 64 | Dominican Republic estimate | $8,331 | $694 | DOP 516,400 | $21,690 |
| 65 | Mauritius estimate | $8,216 | $685 | Rs 381,300 | $19,150 |
| 66 | Eswatini estimate | $7,994 | $666 | SZL 143,000 | |
| 67 | Guatemala estimate | $7,742 | $645 | Q 59,460 | $17,320 |
| 68 | Maldives estimate | $7,695 | $641 | MVR 118,400 | $11,690 |
| 69 | Argentina estimate | $7,683 | $640 | ARS 9,533,300 | $14,420 |
| 70 | Ecuador estimate | $7,627 | $636 | $17,270 | |
| 71 | Thailand estimate | $7,445 | $620 | ฿244,800 | $23,080 |
| 72 | Mexico estimate | $7,307 | $609 | MX$140,600 | $12,430 |
| 73 | El Salvador estimate | $7,210 | $601 | $15,380 | |
| 74 | Russia estimate | $6,994 | $583 | ₽515,200 | $20,000 |
| 75 | Djibouti estimate | $6,705 | $559 | DJF 1,191,700 | $12,100 |
| 76 | Fiji estimate | $6,627 | $552 | FJD 15,030 | $16,230 |
| 77 | Samoa estimate | $6,509 | $542 | WST 17,500 | $9,524 |
| 78 | Albania estimate | $6,427 | $536 | ALL 684,900 | $14,870 |
| 79 | Guyana estimate | $6,401 | $533 | GYD 1,334,700 | $13,730 |
| 80 | Bolivia estimate | $6,208 | $517 | Bs 42,900 | $15,890 |
| 81 | Jordan estimate | $6,042 | $504 | JOD 4,290 | $13,360 |
| 82 | Paraguay estimate | $5,686 | $474 | ₲42,899,800 | $14,920 |
| 83 | Mongolia estimate | $5,378 | $448 | ₮19,066,600 | $16,150 |
| 84 | Jamaica estimate | $5,371 | $448 | JMD 595,800 | $8,524 |
| 85 | Moldova estimate | $5,310 | $443 | MDL 92,280 | $10,520 |
| 86 | Tonga estimate | $5,189 | $432 | TOP 12,260 | $6,734 |
| 87 | Philippines estimate | $5,061 | $422 | ₱290,000 | $13,980 |
| 88 | Cape Verde estimate | $4,771 | $398 | CVE 474,100 | $9,412 |
| 89 | Bhutan estimate | $4,672 | $389 | BTN 390,900 | $18,720 |
| 90 | Vanuatu estimate | $4,427 | $369 | VUV 429,000 | $3,622 |
| 91 | Vietnam estimate | $4,379 | $365 | ₫105,819,400 | $14,780 |
| 92 | Senegal estimate | $4,096 | $341 | F CFA 2,383,300 | $10,520 |
| 93 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,069 | $339 | ₸1,326,500 | $10,570 |
| 94 | Tunisia estimate | $3,899 | $325 | TND 11,440 | $13,950 |
| 95 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $3,821 | $318 | F CFA 2,383,300 | $10,250 |
| 96 | Cambodia estimate | $3,801 | $317 | ៛15,253,200 | $10,360 |
| 97 | Kiribati estimate | $3,651 | $304 | A$5,495 | $5,853 |
| 98 | India estimate | $3,500 | $292 | ₹305,100 | $15,380 |
| 99 | Georgia estimate | $3,355 | $280 | ₾10,810 | $10,070 |
| 100 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,210 | $268 | FCFA 1,947,300 | $7,062 |
| 101 | Chad estimate | $3,173 | $264 | FCFA 1,979,200 | $9,361 |
| 102 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,032 | $253 | UZS 33,508,300 | $11,170 |
| 103 | Zambia estimate | $2,915 | $243 | ZK 76,270 | $10,080 |
| 104 | Suriname estimate | $2,701 | $225 | SRD 66,730 | $7,463 |
| 105 | Mozambique estimate | $2,687 | $224 | MZN 171,600 | $7,114 |
| 106 | Timor-Leste estimate | $2,574 | $214 | $5,777 | |
| 107 | Yemen estimate | $2,466 | $205 | YER 541,400 | $8,173 |
| 108 | Burkina Faso estimate | $2,457 | $205 | F CFA 1,430,000 | $7,405 |
| 109 | Mali estimate | $2,358 | $197 | F CFA 1,430,000 | $7,434 |
| 110 | Kenya estimate | $2,303 | $192 | KES 234,900 | $5,430 |
| 111 | Comoros estimate | $2,292 | $191 | CF 953,300 | $4,180 |
| 112 | Ghana estimate | $2,126 | $177 | GH₵26,690 | $5,084 |
| 113 | Cameroon estimate | $2,124 | $177 | FCFA 1,048,700 | $4,383 |
| 114 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,051 | $171 | Rs 619,700 | $7,083 |
| 115 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,027 | $169 | FCFA 953,300 | $3,058 |
| 116 | Nepal estimate | $2,007 | $167 | Rs 209,700 | $6,910 |
| 117 | Guinea estimate | $1,868 | $156 | FG 17,159,900 | $5,699 |
| 118 | Indonesia estimate | $1,849 | $154 | Rp 29,317,500 | $5,743 |
| 119 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,834 | $153 | F CFA 1,144,000 | $5,181 |
| 120 | Lesotho estimate | $1,820 | $152 | LSL 33,370 | $5,435 |
| 121 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,814 | $151 | ৳209,700 | $6,357 |
| 122 | Ukraine estimate | $1,756 | $146 | ₴44,870 | $7,222 |
| 123 | Armenia estimate | $1,679 | $140 | ֏810,300 | $4,867 |
| 124 | Angola estimate | $1,644 | $137 | Kz 1,430,000 | $4,595 |
| 125 | Uganda estimate | $1,462 | $122 | UGX 5,243,300 | $3,986 |
| 126 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,460 | $122 | ETB 63,870 | $4,754 |
| 127 | Benin estimate | $1,454 | $121 | F CFA 905,700 | $4,407 |
| 128 | Niger estimate | $1,449 | $121 | F CFA 903,700 | $4,446 |
| 129 | Togo estimate | $1,448 | $121 | F CFA 903,100 | $4,094 |
| 130 | Laos estimate | $1,426 | $119 | ₭20,019,900 | $5,394 |
| 131 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,415 | $118 | CDF 1,430,000 | $2,913 |
| 132 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,380 | $115 | K 1,906,700 | $4,378 |
| 133 | Pakistan estimate | $1,175 | $98 | Rs 330,200 | $5,050 |
| 134 | Egypt estimate | $1,052 | $88 | E£47,670 | $6,857 |
| 135 | Sudan estimate | $1,046 | $87 | SDG 572,000 | $2,550 |
| 136 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,012 | $84 | ؋77,740 | $4,924 |
| 137 | Burundi estimate | $984 | $82 | BIF 1,884,400 | $2,973 |
| 138 | Liberia estimate | $953 | $79 | LRD 953 | $2,365 |
| 139 | Rwanda estimate | $940 | $78 | RF 1,239,300 | $3,429 |
| 140 | Gambia estimate | $841 | $70 | GMD 40,520 | $2,718 |
| 141 | Malawi estimate | $837 | $70 | MWK 305,100 | $2,565 |
| 142 | Nigeria estimate | $322 | $27 | ₦476,700 | $1,795 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).