How much does an office clerk 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$78,370
- Germany$60,480
- Luxembourg$59,290
- Iceland$58,770
- Denmark$54,620
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$79,850
- Qatar$68,990
- Switzerland$61,150
- Luxembourg$60,100
- Norway$53,980
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $78,370 | $6,531 | CHF 70,530 | $61,150 |
| 2 | Germany | $60,480 | $5,040 | €54,170 | $79,850 |
| 3 | Luxembourg estimate | $59,290 | $4,941 | €53,100 | $60,100 |
| 4 | Iceland estimate | $58,770 | $4,897 | kr 7,487,000 | $51,390 |
| 5 | Denmark estimate | $54,620 | $4,552 | kr 364,000 | $52,260 |
| 6 | Qatar estimate | $53,650 | $4,471 | QAR 195,300 | $68,990 |
| 7 | Norway estimate | $51,930 | $4,327 | kr 469,900 | $53,980 |
| 8 | Belgium estimate | $46,450 | $3,871 | €41,610 | $53,270 |
| 9 | Austria estimate | $45,680 | $3,807 | €40,920 | $53,880 |
| 10 | United States | $45,130 | $3,761 | $45,130 | |
| 11 | Netherlands estimate | $41,530 | $3,461 | €37,200 | $47,900 |
| 12 | United Kingdom | $39,450 | $3,287 | £29,470 | $42,710 |
| 13 | Ireland estimate | $38,340 | $3,195 | €34,340 | $37,530 |
| 14 | Australia | $37,640 | $3,137 | A$54,780 | |
| 15 | Finland estimate | $36,690 | $3,057 | €32,860 | $40,480 |
| 16 | South Korea estimate | $35,970 | $2,997 | ₩46,447,400 | $51,380 |
| 17 | Canada | $35,490 | $2,957 | CA$49,920 | |
| 18 | Sweden estimate | $35,360 | $2,947 | kr 336,700 | $39,070 |
| 19 | Italy estimate | $32,140 | $2,678 | €28,790 | $44,110 |
| 20 | France estimate | $27,570 | $2,298 | €24,700 | $33,310 |
| 21 | Spain estimate | $26,060 | $2,172 | €23,340 | $37,950 |
| 22 | Slovenia estimate | $24,710 | $2,059 | €22,130 | $36,890 |
| 23 | Israel estimate | $23,350 | $1,946 | ₪75,420 | $18,630 |
| 24 | Singapore estimate | $23,080 | $1,924 | SGD 31,010 | $29,290 |
| 25 | Greece estimate | $22,810 | $1,901 | €20,430 | $34,800 |
| 26 | Malta estimate | $22,150 | $1,846 | €19,390 | $30,850 |
| 27 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $19,830 | $1,653 | AED 72,840 | $29,500 |
| 28 | Bahamas estimate | $19,450 | $1,621 | BSD 19,450 | $17,570 |
| 29 | Cyprus estimate | $18,130 | $1,511 | €16,240 | $27,100 |
| 30 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $18,120 | $1,510 | HK$140,700 | $21,790 |
| 31 | Estonia estimate | $17,850 | $1,487 | €15,980 | $23,510 |
| 32 | Lithuania estimate | $17,820 | $1,485 | €15,960 | $28,700 |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $17,550 | $1,463 | SAR 65,820 | $33,920 |
| 34 | Portugal estimate | $17,320 | $1,443 | €15,510 | $26,660 |
| 35 | Czechia estimate | $16,020 | $1,335 | Kč 352,500 | $23,920 |
| 36 | Puerto Rico estimate | $15,690 | $1,308 | $16,740 | |
| 37 | Barbados estimate | $15,590 | $1,299 | BBD 31,180 | $12,990 |
| 38 | Croatia estimate | $15,110 | $1,259 | €102,000 | $25,680 |
| 39 | Latvia estimate | $15,040 | $1,254 | €13,470 | $24,110 |
| 40 | Slovakia estimate | $14,820 | $1,235 | €13,280 | $23,190 |
| 41 | Hungary estimate | $13,820 | $1,152 | Ft 4,843,100 | $23,860 |
| 42 | Uruguay estimate | $13,120 | $1,094 | UYU 527,700 | $18,010 |
| 43 | Poland estimate | $13,050 | $1,087 | zł 54,760 | $23,780 |
| 44 | Romania estimate | $12,380 | $1,032 | lei 54,690 | $25,390 |
| 45 | Costa Rica estimate | $11,610 | $968 | ₡5,847,000 | $18,590 |
| 46 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $10,950 | $913 | KM 19,190 | $24,720 |
| 47 | Palau estimate | $10,790 | $900 | $10,790 | |
| 48 | Brunei estimate | $10,570 | $881 | BND 13,390 | $17,680 |
| 49 | Türkiye estimate | $10,030 | $836 | ₺395,800 | $22,310 |
| 50 | Serbia estimate | $9,952 | $829 | RSD 1,046,900 | $19,550 |
| 51 | Argentina estimate | $9,666 | $805 | ARS 11,993,900 | $18,140 |
| 52 | Lebanon estimate | $9,547 | $796 | L£14,392,600 | $19,230 |
| 53 | Panama estimate | $8,995 | $750 | PAB 8,995 | $18,110 |
| 54 | North Macedonia estimate | $8,728 | $727 | MKD 481,800 | $17,600 |
| 55 | Chile estimate | $8,728 | $727 | CLP 8,235,300 | $17,720 |
| 56 | Bulgaria estimate | $8,221 | $685 | €14,400 | $17,550 |
| 57 | Montenegro estimate | $8,018 | $668 | €6,035 | $13,740 |
| 58 | Honduras estimate | $7,548 | $629 | L 195,900 | $15,530 |
| 59 | Guatemala estimate | $7,242 | $603 | Q 55,620 | $16,200 |
| 60 | Belize estimate | $7,197 | $600 | BZD 14,400 | $11,270 |
| 61 | Jordan estimate | $6,757 | $563 | JOD 4,798 | $14,940 |
| 62 | Maldives estimate | $6,753 | $563 | MVR 103,900 | $10,260 |
| 63 | Guyana estimate | $6,615 | $551 | GYD 1,379,300 | $14,190 |
| 64 | Albania estimate | $6,552 | $546 | ALL 698,100 | $15,150 |
| 65 | Mexico estimate | $6,466 | $539 | MX$124,400 | $11,000 |
| 66 | Mauritius estimate | $6,460 | $538 | Rs 299,800 | $15,060 |
| 67 | Ecuador estimate | $6,249 | $521 | $14,150 | |
| 68 | Peru estimate | $6,052 | $504 | PEN 21,590 | $11,200 |
| 69 | Marshall Islands estimate | $6,043 | $504 | $6,083 | |
| 70 | El Salvador estimate | $5,980 | $498 | $12,760 | |
| 71 | Malaysia estimate | $5,748 | $479 | RM 24,160 | $15,370 |
| 72 | Fiji estimate | $5,724 | $477 | FJD 12,980 | $14,020 |
| 73 | Samoa estimate | $5,699 | $475 | WST 15,320 | $8,338 |
| 74 | Moldova estimate | $5,521 | $460 | MDL 95,950 | $10,940 |
| 75 | Tonga estimate | $5,497 | $458 | TOP 12,990 | $7,134 |
| 76 | Thailand estimate | $5,471 | $456 | ฿179,900 | $16,960 |
| 77 | Russia estimate | $5,160 | $430 | ₽380,000 | $14,750 |
| 78 | Mongolia estimate | $5,075 | $423 | ₮17,990,800 | $15,240 |
| 79 | Eswatini estimate | $4,879 | $407 | SZL 87,280 | |
| 80 | Bolivia estimate | $4,860 | $405 | Bs 33,580 | $12,440 |
| 81 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $4,814 | $401 | FCFA 2,920,300 | $10,590 |
| 82 | Colombia estimate | $4,735 | $395 | COP 19,190,200 | $11,520 |
| 83 | Djibouti estimate | $4,724 | $394 | DJF 839,600 | $8,525 |
| 84 | Vanuatu estimate | $4,703 | $392 | VUV 455,800 | $3,848 |
| 85 | Cambodia estimate | $4,483 | $374 | ៛17,990,800 | $12,220 |
| 86 | Paraguay estimate | $4,451 | $371 | ₲33,582,800 | $11,680 |
| 87 | Kiribati estimate | $4,301 | $358 | A$6,474 | $6,895 |
| 88 | Brazil estimate | $4,293 | $358 | R$23,990 | $9,292 |
| 89 | Vietnam estimate | $4,268 | $356 | ₫103,147,100 | $14,400 |
| 90 | Philippines estimate | $4,107 | $342 | ₱235,300 | $11,340 |
| 91 | Senegal estimate | $4,096 | $341 | F CFA 2,383,400 | $10,520 |
| 92 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,093 | $341 | ₸1,334,400 | $10,630 |
| 93 | Dominican Republic estimate | $4,063 | $339 | DOP 251,900 | $10,580 |
| 94 | Georgia estimate | $3,622 | $302 | ₾11,670 | $10,870 |
| 95 | Cape Verde estimate | $3,620 | $302 | CVE 359,800 | $7,143 |
| 96 | Jamaica estimate | $3,514 | $293 | JMD 389,800 | $5,576 |
| 97 | Bhutan estimate | $3,297 | $275 | BTN 275,900 | $13,210 |
| 98 | South Africa estimate | $3,279 | $273 | R 53,970 | $7,277 |
| 99 | Tunisia estimate | $3,065 | $255 | TND 8,995 | $10,970 |
| 100 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,041 | $253 | UZS 33,607,700 | $11,210 |
| 101 | Suriname estimate | $2,912 | $243 | SRD 71,960 | $8,048 |
| 102 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $2,884 | $240 | F CFA 1,799,100 | $7,741 |
| 103 | Comoros estimate | $2,883 | $240 | CF 1,199,400 | $5,259 |
| 104 | Botswana estimate | $2,830 | $236 | P 38,380 | $7,224 |
| 105 | India estimate | $2,683 | $224 | ₹233,900 | $11,790 |
| 106 | Chad estimate | $2,404 | $200 | FCFA 1,499,200 | $7,091 |
| 107 | Liberia estimate | $2,399 | $200 | LRD 2,399 | $5,950 |
| 108 | Timor-Leste estimate | $2,399 | $200 | $5,384 | |
| 109 | Indonesia estimate | $2,378 | $198 | Rp 37,710,700 | $7,387 |
| 110 | Kenya estimate | $2,352 | $196 | KES 239,900 | $5,545 |
| 111 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,180 | $182 | FCFA 1,025,500 | $3,290 |
| 112 | Laos estimate | $2,131 | $178 | ₭29,915,700 | $8,060 |
| 113 | Zambia estimate | $2,082 | $173 | ZK 54,470 | $7,199 |
| 114 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,075 | $173 | ৳239,900 | $7,271 |
| 115 | Mozambique estimate | $2,066 | $172 | MZN 131,900 | $5,470 |
| 116 | Armenia estimate | $2,050 | $171 | ֏989,500 | $5,944 |
| 117 | Yemen estimate | $1,977 | $165 | YER 434,200 | $6,555 |
| 118 | Guinea estimate | $1,959 | $163 | FG 17,990,800 | $5,975 |
| 119 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,953 | $163 | K 2,698,600 | $6,196 |
| 120 | Niger estimate | $1,930 | $161 | F CFA 1,203,900 | $5,922 |
| 121 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,874 | $156 | ؋143,900 | $9,117 |
| 122 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,866 | $155 | Rs 563,700 | $6,443 |
| 123 | Cameroon estimate | $1,822 | $152 | FCFA 899,500 | $3,760 |
| 124 | Benin estimate | $1,816 | $151 | F CFA 1,131,200 | $5,504 |
| 125 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,741 | $145 | F CFA 1,085,800 | $4,918 |
| 126 | Nepal estimate | $1,721 | $143 | Rs 179,900 | $5,927 |
| 127 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,680 | $140 | CDF 1,697,100 | $3,457 |
| 128 | Lesotho estimate | $1,556 | $130 | LSL 28,520 | $4,645 |
| 129 | Togo estimate | $1,538 | $128 | F CFA 959,500 | $4,350 |
| 130 | Uganda estimate | $1,505 | $125 | UGX 5,397,200 | $4,104 |
| 131 | Mali estimate | $1,484 | $124 | F CFA 899,500 | $4,676 |
| 132 | Ghana estimate | $1,433 | $119 | GH₵17,990 | $3,427 |
| 133 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,429 | $119 | F CFA 831,300 | $4,305 |
| 134 | Burundi estimate | $1,331 | $111 | BIF 2,549,300 | $4,022 |
| 135 | Ukraine estimate | $1,294 | $108 | ₴33,060 | $5,321 |
| 136 | Egypt estimate | $1,271 | $106 | E£57,570 | $8,281 |
| 137 | Rwanda estimate | $1,183 | $99 | RF 1,559,200 | $4,314 |
| 138 | Angola estimate | $1,101 | $92 | Kz 957,700 | $3,077 |
| 139 | Pakistan estimate | $1,094 | $91 | Rs 307,400 | $4,701 |
| 140 | Gambia estimate | $1,059 | $88 | GMD 50,970 | $3,420 |
| 141 | Malawi estimate | $987 | $82 | MWK 359,800 | $3,026 |
| 142 | Ethiopia estimate | $960 | $80 | ETB 41,980 | $3,124 |
| 143 | Sudan estimate | $658 | $55 | SDG 359,800 | $1,604 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $527 | $44 | ₦779,600 | $2,936 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).