How much odd job persons earn 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$63,700
- Iceland$63,390
- United States$49,010
- Denmark$47,590
- Norway$46,340
Where pay goes furthest
- Iceland$55,430
- Switzerland$49,700
- United States$49,010
- Norway$48,170
- Denmark$45,530
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $63,700 | $5,308 | CHF 57,320 | $49,700 |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $63,390 | $5,283 | kr 8,075,900 | $55,430 |
| 3 | United States | $49,010 | $4,084 | $49,010 | |
| 4 | Denmark estimate | $47,590 | $3,966 | kr 317,100 | $45,530 |
| 5 | Norway estimate | $46,340 | $3,862 | kr 419,300 | $48,170 |
| 6 | Australia | $40,990 | $3,416 | A$59,660 | |
| 7 | Luxembourg estimate | $40,370 | $3,365 | €36,160 | $40,930 |
| 8 | Belgium estimate | $39,060 | $3,255 | €34,990 | $44,790 |
| 9 | Canada | $33,540 | $2,795 | CA$47,180 | |
| 10 | Ireland estimate | $33,440 | $2,786 | €29,950 | $32,730 |
| 11 | Austria estimate | $33,040 | $2,753 | €29,590 | $38,970 |
| 12 | Sweden estimate | $32,360 | $2,697 | kr 308,100 | $35,750 |
| 13 | Finland estimate | $32,350 | $2,696 | €28,970 | $35,700 |
| 14 | Germany estimate | $29,610 | $2,468 | €26,520 | $39,100 |
| 15 | Netherlands estimate | $28,880 | $2,407 | €25,870 | $33,310 |
| 16 | Italy estimate | $25,360 | $2,113 | €22,710 | $34,800 |
| 17 | France estimate | $25,160 | $2,097 | €22,540 | $30,400 |
| 18 | Spain estimate | $24,600 | $2,050 | €22,040 | $35,820 |
| 19 | United Kingdom estimate | $22,860 | $1,905 | £17,360 | $24,750 |
| 20 | Slovenia estimate | $20,890 | $1,741 | €18,710 | $31,190 |
| 21 | South Korea estimate | $20,000 | $1,666 | ₩25,824,700 | $28,570 |
| 22 | Greece estimate | $18,200 | $1,517 | €16,300 | $27,760 |
| 23 | Malta estimate | $17,190 | $1,432 | €15,050 | $23,940 |
| 24 | Israel estimate | $17,160 | $1,430 | ₪55,430 | $13,690 |
| 25 | Bahamas estimate | $16,520 | $1,377 | BSD 16,520 | $14,930 |
| 26 | Cyprus estimate | $15,670 | $1,306 | €14,030 | $23,410 |
| 27 | Puerto Rico estimate | $14,710 | $1,226 | $15,690 | |
| 28 | Portugal estimate | $14,090 | $1,174 | €12,620 | $21,690 |
| 29 | Singapore estimate | $13,180 | $1,098 | SGD 17,710 | $16,720 |
| 30 | Estonia estimate | $12,950 | $1,079 | €11,600 | $17,060 |
| 31 | Lithuania estimate | $12,290 | $1,024 | €11,010 | $19,780 |
| 32 | Czechia estimate | $12,120 | $1,010 | Kč 266,600 | $18,090 |
| 33 | Slovakia estimate | $11,500 | $959 | €10,300 | $17,990 |
| 34 | Latvia estimate | $10,970 | $915 | €9,830 | $17,590 |
| 35 | Poland estimate | $10,900 | $908 | zł 45,750 | $19,870 |
| 36 | Croatia estimate | $10,670 | $889 | €72,030 | $18,140 |
| 37 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $9,748 | $812 | HK$75,670 | $11,720 |
| 38 | Qatar estimate | $9,634 | $803 | QAR 35,070 | $12,390 |
| 39 | Barbados estimate | $9,531 | $794 | BBD 19,060 | $7,943 |
| 40 | Romania estimate | $9,473 | $789 | lei 41,840 | $19,420 |
| 41 | Hungary estimate | $8,958 | $747 | Ft 3,139,600 | $15,470 |
| 42 | Costa Rica estimate | $8,840 | $737 | ₡4,451,100 | $14,150 |
| 43 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $8,301 | $692 | KM 14,540 | $18,740 |
| 44 | Palau estimate | $8,091 | $674 | $8,088 | |
| 45 | Uruguay estimate | $7,906 | $659 | UYU 317,900 | $10,850 |
| 46 | Serbia estimate | $7,527 | $627 | RSD 791,800 | $14,790 |
| 47 | North Macedonia estimate | $7,422 | $618 | MKD 409,600 | $14,960 |
| 48 | Türkiye estimate | $7,414 | $618 | ₺292,500 | $16,480 |
| 49 | Marshall Islands estimate | $7,122 | $593 | $7,169 | |
| 50 | Tonga estimate | $6,994 | $583 | TOP 16,530 | $9,077 |
| 51 | Chile estimate | $6,739 | $562 | CLP 6,358,700 | $13,680 |
| 52 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $6,604 | $550 | SAR 24,770 | $12,760 |
| 53 | Panama estimate | $6,359 | $530 | PAB 6,359 | $12,800 |
| 54 | Montenegro estimate | $6,333 | $528 | €4,767 | $10,850 |
| 55 | Bulgaria estimate | $6,305 | $525 | €11,040 | $13,460 |
| 56 | Guyana estimate | $5,490 | $457 | GYD 1,144,600 | $11,770 |
| 57 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $5,290 | $441 | AED 19,430 | $7,867 |
| 58 | Ecuador estimate | $5,087 | $424 | $11,520 | |
| 59 | Lebanon estimate | $5,062 | $422 | L£7,630,500 | $10,200 |
| 60 | Belize estimate | $4,960 | $413 | BZD 9,920 | $7,769 |
| 61 | Mauritius estimate | $4,932 | $411 | Rs 228,900 | $11,490 |
| 62 | Fiji estimate | $4,829 | $402 | FJD 10,950 | $11,830 |
| 63 | Maldives estimate | $4,671 | $389 | MVR 71,850 | $7,095 |
| 64 | Brunei estimate | $4,517 | $376 | BND 5,723 | $7,555 |
| 65 | Jordan estimate | $4,478 | $373 | JOD 3,179 | $9,898 |
| 66 | Malaysia estimate | $4,441 | $370 | RM 18,670 | $11,880 |
| 67 | Colombia estimate | $4,393 | $366 | COP 17,804,500 | $10,690 |
| 68 | Mexico estimate | $4,337 | $361 | MX$83,430 | $7,377 |
| 69 | Albania estimate | $4,334 | $361 | ALL 461,900 | $10,020 |
| 70 | Mongolia estimate | $4,305 | $359 | ₮15,261,000 | $12,930 |
| 71 | Peru estimate | $4,278 | $357 | PEN 15,260 | $7,919 |
| 72 | Russia estimate | $4,207 | $351 | ₽309,900 | $12,030 |
| 73 | El Salvador estimate | $4,133 | $344 | $8,816 | |
| 74 | Argentina estimate | $4,100 | $342 | ARS 5,087,000 | $7,693 |
| 75 | Samoa estimate | $4,096 | $341 | WST 11,010 | $5,992 |
| 76 | Moldova estimate | $4,025 | $335 | MDL 69,950 | $7,973 |
| 77 | Bolivia estimate | $3,985 | $332 | Bs 27,530 | $10,200 |
| 78 | Thailand estimate | $3,721 | $310 | ฿122,300 | $11,530 |
| 79 | Paraguay estimate | $3,539 | $295 | ₲26,706,700 | $9,291 |
| 80 | Brazil estimate | $3,455 | $288 | R$19,310 | $7,478 |
| 81 | Guatemala estimate | $3,312 | $276 | Q 25,430 | $7,411 |
| 82 | Dominican Republic estimate | $3,283 | $274 | DOP 203,500 | $8,547 |
| 83 | Kiribati estimate | $3,263 | $272 | A$4,912 | $5,231 |
| 84 | Vietnam estimate | $3,263 | $272 | ₫78,848,300 | $11,010 |
| 85 | Vanuatu estimate | $3,242 | $270 | VUV 314,200 | $2,652 |
| 86 | Philippines estimate | $2,701 | $225 | ₱154,700 | $7,459 |
| 87 | Djibouti estimate | $2,505 | $209 | DJF 445,100 | $4,520 |
| 88 | Honduras estimate | $2,450 | $204 | L 63,590 | $5,040 |
| 89 | Bhutan estimate | $2,446 | $204 | BTN 204,700 | $9,803 |
| 90 | Cambodia estimate | $2,281 | $190 | ៛9,156,600 | $6,217 |
| 91 | Georgia estimate | $2,262 | $188 | ₾7,287 | $6,788 |
| 92 | Sudan estimate | $2,117 | $176 | SDG 1,157,300 | $5,160 |
| 93 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $2,097 | $175 | FCFA 1,271,700 | $4,612 |
| 94 | Suriname estimate | $2,059 | $172 | SRD 50,870 | $5,689 |
| 95 | Kazakhstan estimate | $2,049 | $171 | ₸668,000 | $5,322 |
| 96 | Comoros estimate | $1,987 | $166 | CF 826,600 | $3,625 |
| 97 | Tunisia estimate | $1,950 | $163 | TND 5,723 | $6,977 |
| 98 | South Africa estimate | $1,932 | $161 | R 31,790 | $4,287 |
| 99 | Jamaica estimate | $1,920 | $160 | JMD 213,000 | $3,047 |
| 100 | Cape Verde estimate | $1,913 | $159 | CVE 190,100 | $3,774 |
| 101 | Yemen estimate | $1,877 | $156 | YER 412,200 | $6,222 |
| 102 | Eswatini estimate | $1,853 | $154 | SZL 33,160 | |
| 103 | Laos estimate | $1,812 | $151 | ₭25,434,900 | $6,853 |
| 104 | Uzbekistan estimate | $1,794 | $149 | UZS 19,823,700 | $6,610 |
| 105 | Armenia estimate | $1,712 | $143 | ֏826,600 | $4,965 |
| 106 | Nepal estimate | $1,480 | $123 | Rs 154,700 | $5,098 |
| 107 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,463 | $122 | $3,283 | |
| 108 | India estimate | $1,459 | $122 | ₹127,200 | $6,410 |
| 109 | Indonesia estimate | $1,396 | $116 | Rp 22,135,100 | $4,336 |
| 110 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $1,352 | $113 | FCFA 635,900 | $2,040 |
| 111 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,324 | $110 | ؋101,700 | $6,444 |
| 112 | Ghana estimate | $1,317 | $110 | GH₵16,530 | $3,149 |
| 113 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,289 | $107 | K 1,780,400 | $4,088 |
| 114 | Liberia estimate | $1,272 | $106 | LRD 1,272 | $3,155 |
| 115 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,263 | $105 | Rs 381,500 | $4,361 |
| 116 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,223 | $102 | F CFA 763,000 | $3,283 |
| 117 | Botswana estimate | $1,219 | $102 | P 16,530 | $3,112 |
| 118 | Senegal estimate | $1,184 | $99 | F CFA 688,900 | $3,041 |
| 119 | Egypt estimate | $1,123 | $94 | E£50,870 | $7,317 |
| 120 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,100 | $92 | ৳127,200 | $3,855 |
| 121 | Pakistan estimate | $1,097 | $91 | Rs 308,400 | $4,715 |
| 122 | Guinea estimate | $1,096 | $91 | FG 10,064,500 | $3,343 |
| 123 | Ukraine estimate | $1,077 | $90 | ₴27,510 | $4,428 |
| 124 | Chad estimate | $1,060 | $88 | FCFA 661,300 | $3,128 |
| 125 | Cameroon estimate | $1,030 | $86 | FCFA 508,700 | $2,126 |
| 126 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $917 | $76 | F CFA 572,300 | $2,592 |
| 127 | Togo estimate | $917 | $76 | F CFA 572,300 | $2,594 |
| 128 | Mozambique estimate | $797 | $66 | MZN 50,870 | $2,109 |
| 129 | Gambia estimate | $726 | $61 | GMD 34,970 | $2,346 |
| 130 | Lesotho estimate | $694 | $58 | LSL 12,720 | $2,072 |
| 131 | Burkina Faso estimate | $656 | $55 | F CFA 381,500 | $1,976 |
| 132 | Mali estimate | $629 | $52 | F CFA 381,500 | $1,983 |
| 133 | Benin estimate | $612 | $51 | F CFA 381,500 | $1,856 |
| 134 | Niger estimate | $612 | $51 | F CFA 381,500 | $1,877 |
| 135 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $585 | $49 | CDF 591,400 | $1,205 |
| 136 | Zambia estimate | $583 | $49 | ZK 15,260 | $2,017 |
| 137 | Ethiopia estimate | $472 | $39 | ETB 20,650 | $1,537 |
| 138 | Angola estimate | $439 | $37 | Kz 381,500 | $1,226 |
| 139 | Nigeria estimate | $413 | $34 | ₦610,700 | $2,300 |
| 140 | Uganda estimate | $384 | $32 | UGX 1,377,700 | $1,047 |
| 141 | Malawi estimate | $279 | $23 | MWK 101,700 | $856 |
| 142 | Rwanda estimate | $251 | $21 | RF 330,700 | $915 |
| 143 | Burundi estimate | $213 | $18 | BIF 407,000 | $642 |
| 144 | Kenya estimate | $125 | $10 | KES 12,720 | $294 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).