How much does a nursing assistant 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$65,340
- Iceland$65,090
- Belgium$58,790
- Luxembourg$51,400
- Germany$46,320
Where pay goes furthest
- Belgium$67,410
- Germany$61,160
- Iceland$56,920
- Luxembourg$52,110
- Switzerland$50,980
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $65,340 | $5,445 | CHF 58,800 | $50,980 |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $65,090 | $5,424 | kr 8,292,400 | $56,920 |
| 3 | Belgium estimate | $58,790 | $4,899 | €52,030 | $67,410 |
| 4 | Luxembourg estimate | $51,400 | $4,284 | €45,490 | $52,110 |
| 5 | Germany | $46,320 | $3,860 | €41,490 | $61,160 |
| 6 | Norway estimate | $46,290 | $3,858 | kr 418,900 | $48,120 |
| 7 | Denmark estimate | $44,600 | $3,716 | kr 297,200 | $42,670 |
| 8 | United States | $42,320 | $3,527 | $42,320 | |
| 9 | Ireland estimate | $39,360 | $3,280 | €35,250 | $38,530 |
| 10 | United Kingdom | $38,930 | $3,244 | £29,080 | $42,140 |
| 11 | Sweden estimate | $38,100 | $3,175 | kr 362,800 | $42,100 |
| 12 | Australia | $35,940 | $2,995 | A$52,310 | |
| 13 | Canada | $35,490 | $2,957 | CA$49,920 | |
| 14 | Netherlands estimate | $35,470 | $2,956 | €31,770 | $40,900 |
| 15 | Austria estimate | $34,770 | $2,897 | €31,140 | $41,000 |
| 16 | Finland estimate | $34,310 | $2,859 | €30,730 | $37,860 |
| 17 | France estimate | $28,840 | $2,404 | €25,830 | $34,850 |
| 18 | Italy estimate | $28,040 | $2,337 | €25,110 | $38,480 |
| 19 | Cyprus estimate | $25,260 | $2,105 | €22,350 | $37,740 |
| 20 | South Korea estimate | $22,280 | $1,856 | ₩28,770,500 | $31,830 |
| 21 | Slovenia estimate | $22,240 | $1,853 | €19,920 | $33,200 |
| 22 | Spain estimate | $22,010 | $1,834 | €19,710 | $32,040 |
| 23 | Singapore estimate | $19,960 | $1,664 | SGD 26,820 | $25,330 |
| 24 | Malta estimate | $19,310 | $1,609 | €16,910 | $26,900 |
| 25 | Israel estimate | $18,780 | $1,565 | ₪60,650 | $14,980 |
| 26 | Qatar estimate | $18,410 | $1,534 | QAR 67,000 | $23,670 |
| 27 | Greece estimate | $18,400 | $1,533 | €16,480 | $28,070 |
| 28 | Bahamas estimate | $16,830 | $1,402 | BSD 16,830 | $15,200 |
| 29 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $15,960 | $1,330 | HK$123,900 | $19,190 |
| 30 | Puerto Rico estimate | $15,470 | $1,289 | $16,500 | |
| 31 | Portugal estimate | $15,160 | $1,263 | €13,570 | $23,340 |
| 32 | Czechia estimate | $14,300 | $1,191 | Kč 314,500 | $21,340 |
| 33 | Lithuania estimate | $14,240 | $1,186 | €12,750 | $22,920 |
| 34 | Slovakia estimate | $14,090 | $1,174 | €12,620 | $22,040 |
| 35 | Estonia estimate | $13,700 | $1,142 | €12,270 | $18,050 |
| 36 | Hungary estimate | $12,470 | $1,040 | Ft 4,372,000 | $21,540 |
| 37 | Croatia estimate | $12,250 | $1,021 | €82,660 | $20,820 |
| 38 | Latvia estimate | $11,290 | $940 | €10,110 | $18,090 |
| 39 | Poland estimate | $10,550 | $879 | zł 44,290 | $19,230 |
| 40 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $10,530 | $878 | SAR 39,500 | $20,360 |
| 41 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $10,340 | $862 | AED 37,990 | $15,380 |
| 42 | Costa Rica estimate | $9,799 | $817 | ₡4,933,800 | $15,690 |
| 43 | Barbados estimate | $9,716 | $810 | BBD 19,430 | $8,097 |
| 44 | Romania estimate | $9,587 | $799 | lei 42,340 | $19,650 |
| 45 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $9,135 | $761 | KM 16,000 | $20,620 |
| 46 | Uruguay estimate | $9,060 | $755 | UYU 364,300 | $12,440 |
| 47 | Palau estimate | $8,744 | $729 | $8,740 | |
| 48 | North Macedonia estimate | $7,774 | $648 | MKD 429,100 | $15,670 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $7,525 | $627 | PAB 7,525 | $15,150 |
| 50 | Serbia estimate | $7,443 | $620 | RSD 783,000 | $14,620 |
| 51 | Türkiye estimate | $7,161 | $597 | ₺282,500 | $15,920 |
| 52 | Lebanon estimate | $7,139 | $595 | L£10,761,400 | $14,380 |
| 53 | Chile estimate | $6,888 | $574 | CLP 6,499,500 | $13,980 |
| 54 | Argentina estimate | $6,851 | $571 | ARS 8,501,400 | $12,860 |
| 55 | Brunei estimate | $6,518 | $543 | BND 8,258 | $10,900 |
| 56 | Bulgaria estimate | $6,285 | $524 | €11,010 | $13,420 |
| 57 | Montenegro estimate | $6,089 | $507 | €4,583 | $10,430 |
| 58 | Marshall Islands estimate | $6,072 | $506 | $6,112 | |
| 59 | Belize estimate | $5,815 | $485 | BZD 11,630 | $9,108 |
| 60 | Mauritius estimate | $5,757 | $480 | Rs 267,200 | $13,420 |
| 61 | Guatemala estimate | $5,661 | $472 | Q 43,480 | $12,670 |
| 62 | Ecuador estimate | $5,647 | $471 | $12,790 | |
| 63 | Guyana estimate | $5,592 | $466 | GYD 1,165,900 | $11,990 |
| 64 | Maldives estimate | $5,527 | $461 | MVR 85,010 | $8,394 |
| 65 | Fiji estimate | $5,204 | $434 | FJD 11,800 | $12,740 |
| 66 | El Salvador estimate | $5,202 | $433 | $11,090 | |
| 67 | Mongolia estimate | $5,139 | $428 | ₮18,217,300 | $15,430 |
| 68 | Jordan estimate | $5,132 | $428 | JOD 3,643 | $11,340 |
| 69 | Mexico estimate | $5,117 | $426 | MX$98,430 | $8,704 |
| 70 | Tonga estimate | $4,990 | $416 | TOP 11,790 | $6,476 |
| 71 | Russia estimate | $4,961 | $413 | ₽365,400 | $14,190 |
| 72 | Albania estimate | $4,752 | $396 | ALL 506,400 | $10,990 |
| 73 | Malaysia estimate | $4,730 | $394 | RM 19,880 | $12,650 |
| 74 | Thailand estimate | $4,432 | $369 | ฿145,700 | $13,740 |
| 75 | Honduras estimate | $4,368 | $364 | L 113,400 | $8,984 |
| 76 | Paraguay estimate | $4,282 | $357 | ₲32,306,600 | $11,240 |
| 77 | Colombia estimate | $4,265 | $355 | COP 17,288,200 | $10,380 |
| 78 | Moldova estimate | $4,193 | $349 | MDL 72,870 | $8,306 |
| 79 | Dominican Republic estimate | $4,193 | $349 | DOP 259,900 | $10,920 |
| 80 | Djibouti estimate | $4,100 | $342 | DJF 728,700 | $7,399 |
| 81 | Peru estimate | $4,086 | $340 | PEN 14,570 | $7,563 |
| 82 | Brazil estimate | $3,913 | $326 | R$21,860 | $8,468 |
| 83 | Samoa estimate | $3,911 | $326 | WST 10,520 | $5,723 |
| 84 | Vietnam estimate | $3,518 | $293 | ₫85,013,900 | $11,870 |
| 85 | Bolivia estimate | $3,515 | $293 | Bs 24,290 | $8,999 |
| 86 | Vanuatu estimate | $3,508 | $292 | VUV 340,000 | $2,870 |
| 87 | South Africa estimate | $3,476 | $290 | R 57,210 | $7,714 |
| 88 | Kazakhstan estimate | $3,125 | $260 | ₸1,018,900 | $8,117 |
| 89 | Philippines estimate | $3,031 | $253 | ₱173,600 | $8,370 |
| 90 | Georgia estimate | $2,921 | $243 | ₾9,411 | $8,767 |
| 91 | Bhutan estimate | $2,903 | $242 | BTN 242,900 | $11,630 |
| 92 | Cambodia estimate | $2,723 | $227 | ៛10,930,400 | $7,421 |
| 93 | Kiribati estimate | $2,705 | $225 | A$4,072 | $4,337 |
| 94 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $2,603 | $217 | FCFA 1,578,800 | $5,725 |
| 95 | Tunisia estimate | $2,483 | $207 | TND 7,287 | $8,884 |
| 96 | Botswana estimate | $2,239 | $187 | P 30,360 | $5,715 |
| 97 | Suriname estimate | $2,212 | $184 | SRD 54,650 | $6,112 |
| 98 | Sudan estimate | $2,161 | $180 | SDG 1,181,300 | $5,267 |
| 99 | Armenia estimate | $2,076 | $173 | ֏1,002,000 | $6,019 |
| 100 | Eswatini estimate | $2,065 | $172 | SZL 36,940 | |
| 101 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $1,937 | $161 | FCFA 910,900 | $2,922 |
| 102 | Jamaica estimate | $1,897 | $158 | JMD 210,500 | $3,011 |
| 103 | Cape Verde estimate | $1,833 | $153 | CVE 182,200 | $3,617 |
| 104 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,822 | $152 | $4,089 | |
| 105 | Yemen estimate | $1,732 | $144 | YER 380,400 | $5,742 |
| 106 | Uzbekistan estimate | $1,718 | $143 | UZS 18,989,600 | $6,331 |
| 107 | Liberia estimate | $1,687 | $141 | LRD 1,687 | $4,186 |
| 108 | India estimate | $1,672 | $139 | ₹145,700 | $7,346 |
| 109 | Senegal estimate | $1,670 | $139 | F CFA 971,600 | $4,289 |
| 110 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,608 | $134 | Rs 485,800 | $5,553 |
| 111 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,581 | $132 | ؋121,400 | $7,693 |
| 112 | Indonesia estimate | $1,571 | $131 | Rp 24,908,400 | $4,879 |
| 113 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,494 | $125 | K 2,064,600 | $4,741 |
| 114 | Comoros estimate | $1,460 | $122 | CF 607,200 | $2,663 |
| 115 | Laos estimate | $1,450 | $121 | ₭20,347,700 | $5,482 |
| 116 | Guinea estimate | $1,430 | $119 | FG 13,129,700 | $4,361 |
| 117 | Nepal estimate | $1,394 | $116 | Rs 145,700 | $4,802 |
| 118 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,363 | $114 | F CFA 850,100 | $3,658 |
| 119 | Chad estimate | $1,358 | $113 | FCFA 847,300 | $4,008 |
| 120 | Pakistan estimate | $1,309 | $109 | Rs 368,100 | $5,629 |
| 121 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,261 | $105 | ৳145,700 | $4,418 |
| 122 | Mozambique estimate | $1,236 | $103 | MZN 78,940 | $3,273 |
| 123 | Mali estimate | $1,202 | $100 | F CFA 728,700 | $3,788 |
| 124 | Lesotho estimate | $1,126 | $94 | LSL 20,650 | $3,363 |
| 125 | Cameroon estimate | $1,110 | $93 | FCFA 548,100 | $2,291 |
| 126 | Ukraine estimate | $1,099 | $92 | ₴28,070 | $4,518 |
| 127 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,082 | $90 | CDF 1,093,000 | $2,226 |
| 128 | Egypt estimate | $1,072 | $89 | E£48,580 | $6,988 |
| 129 | Zambia estimate | $1,021 | $85 | ZK 26,720 | $3,531 |
| 130 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $974 | $81 | F CFA 607,200 | $2,750 |
| 131 | Niger estimate | $974 | $81 | F CFA 607,200 | $2,987 |
| 132 | Ghana estimate | $967 | $81 | GH₵12,140 | $2,313 |
| 133 | Kenya estimate | $953 | $79 | KES 97,160 | $2,246 |
| 134 | Burkina Faso estimate | $939 | $78 | F CFA 546,500 | $2,830 |
| 135 | Benin estimate | $780 | $65 | F CFA 485,800 | $2,364 |
| 136 | Togo estimate | $779 | $65 | F CFA 485,800 | $2,202 |
| 137 | Uganda estimate | $734 | $61 | UGX 2,631,400 | $2,001 |
| 138 | Gambia estimate | $694 | $58 | GMD 33,400 | $2,241 |
| 139 | Angola estimate | $628 | $52 | Kz 546,500 | $1,756 |
| 140 | Rwanda estimate | $461 | $38 | RF 607,200 | $1,680 |
| 141 | Ethiopia estimate | $417 | $35 | ETB 18,220 | $1,356 |
| 142 | Burundi estimate | $381 | $32 | BIF 728,700 | $1,150 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $368 | $31 | MWK 134,300 | $1,129 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $356 | $30 | ₦526,300 | $1,982 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).