How much other artistic and cultural associate professionals earn in each country
143 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$89,270
- Iceland$72,540
- Luxembourg$69,470
- Norway$65,860
- Denmark$65,280
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$81,080
- Luxembourg$70,420
- Switzerland$69,650
- Norway$68,450
- United Kingdom$65,980
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $89,270 | $7,439 | CHF 80,330 | $69,650 |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $72,540 | $6,045 | kr 9,241,200 | $63,430 |
| 3 | Luxembourg estimate | $69,470 | $5,789 | €62,220 | $70,420 |
| 4 | Norway estimate | $65,860 | $5,488 | kr 595,900 | $68,450 |
| 5 | Denmark estimate | $65,280 | $5,440 | kr 435,000 | $62,450 |
| 6 | Germany | $61,410 | $5,117 | €55,000 | $81,080 |
| 7 | United Kingdom | $60,950 | $5,079 | £45,530 | $65,980 |
| 8 | United States | $58,040 | $4,836 | $58,040 | |
| 9 | Ireland estimate | $52,980 | $4,415 | €47,450 | $51,870 |
| 10 | Austria estimate | $52,510 | $4,376 | €47,030 | $61,930 |
| 11 | Belgium estimate | $51,550 | $4,296 | €46,170 | $59,110 |
| 12 | Qatar estimate | $49,330 | $4,111 | QAR 179,600 | $63,430 |
| 13 | Netherlands estimate | $48,880 | $4,074 | €43,780 | $56,380 |
| 14 | Finland estimate | $43,870 | $3,656 | €39,290 | $48,410 |
| 15 | Australia | $43,370 | $3,614 | A$63,120 | |
| 16 | Canada | $42,690 | $3,557 | CA$60,040 | |
| 17 | Sweden estimate | $42,670 | $3,555 | kr 406,200 | $47,140 |
| 18 | Italy estimate | $38,350 | $3,196 | €34,350 | $52,630 |
| 19 | France estimate | $35,120 | $2,927 | €31,460 | $42,430 |
| 20 | Israel estimate | $33,070 | $2,756 | ₪106,800 | $26,390 |
| 21 | Singapore estimate | $29,700 | $2,475 | SGD 39,900 | $37,680 |
| 22 | Slovenia estimate | $28,120 | $2,344 | €25,190 | $41,980 |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $26,960 | $2,246 | AED 99,000 | $40,090 |
| 24 | Cyprus estimate | $26,760 | $2,230 | €23,970 | $39,980 |
| 25 | Malta estimate | $25,790 | $2,149 | €22,580 | $35,920 |
| 26 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $24,960 | $2,080 | HK$193,700 | $30,010 |
| 27 | Portugal estimate | $24,900 | $2,075 | €22,300 | $38,340 |
| 28 | Greece estimate | $24,480 | $2,040 | €21,930 | $37,350 |
| 29 | Bahamas estimate | $22,790 | $1,899 | BSD 22,790 | $20,590 |
| 30 | Puerto Rico estimate | $22,640 | $1,887 | $24,150 | |
| 31 | Estonia estimate | $21,360 | $1,780 | €19,130 | $28,140 |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $21,190 | $1,766 | SAR 79,470 | $40,960 |
| 33 | Spain estimate | $21,000 | $1,750 | €18,810 | $30,570 |
| 34 | Czechia estimate | $20,220 | $1,685 | Kč 444,900 | $30,190 |
| 35 | Lithuania estimate | $19,670 | $1,639 | €17,620 | $31,670 |
| 36 | Slovakia estimate | $18,110 | $1,509 | €16,220 | $28,320 |
| 37 | Latvia estimate | $17,740 | $1,478 | €15,890 | $28,430 |
| 38 | Croatia estimate | $16,540 | $1,378 | €111,600 | $28,100 |
| 39 | Barbados estimate | $16,420 | $1,369 | BBD 32,850 | $13,690 |
| 40 | Brunei estimate | $16,190 | $1,349 | BND 20,510 | $27,080 |
| 41 | Hungary estimate | $15,780 | $1,315 | Ft 5,530,000 | $27,240 |
| 42 | Poland estimate | $15,570 | $1,297 | zł 65,340 | $28,380 |
| 43 | Romania estimate | $15,500 | $1,292 | lei 68,470 | $31,780 |
| 44 | Uruguay estimate | $15,020 | $1,252 | UYU 603,900 | $20,610 |
| 45 | Costa Rica estimate | $14,620 | $1,219 | ₡7,363,500 | $23,410 |
| 46 | Palau estimate | $13,230 | $1,102 | $13,220 | |
| 47 | Türkiye estimate | $12,130 | $1,011 | ₺478,600 | $26,970 |
| 48 | Serbia estimate | $11,720 | $977 | RSD 1,233,000 | $23,020 |
| 49 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $11,630 | $969 | KM 20,370 | $26,250 |
| 50 | Bulgaria estimate | $11,370 | $947 | €19,910 | $24,260 |
| 51 | Belize estimate | $10,930 | $911 | BZD 21,860 | $17,120 |
| 52 | Montenegro estimate | $10,540 | $878 | €7,932 | $18,060 |
| 53 | Panama estimate | $10,260 | $855 | PAB 10,260 | $20,650 |
| 54 | Chile estimate | $9,637 | $803 | CLP 9,093,000 | $19,560 |
| 55 | North Macedonia estimate | $9,376 | $781 | MKD 517,500 | $18,900 |
| 56 | Marshall Islands estimate | $9,200 | $767 | $9,261 | |
| 57 | Argentina estimate | $9,183 | $765 | ARS 11,394,700 | $17,230 |
| 58 | Lebanon estimate | $9,070 | $756 | L£13,673,600 | $18,270 |
| 59 | Maldives estimate | $8,889 | $741 | MVR 136,700 | $13,500 |
| 60 | Botswana estimate | $8,523 | $710 | P 115,600 | $21,760 |
| 61 | Honduras estimate | $8,115 | $676 | L 210,600 | $16,690 |
| 62 | Mauritius estimate | $7,856 | $655 | Rs 364,600 | $18,310 |
| 63 | Malaysia estimate | $7,634 | $636 | RM 32,090 | $20,410 |
| 64 | Guatemala estimate | $7,431 | $619 | Q 57,070 | $16,630 |
| 65 | Guyana estimate | $7,239 | $603 | GYD 1,509,400 | $15,530 |
| 66 | Albania estimate | $7,231 | $603 | ALL 770,600 | $16,730 |
| 67 | Ecuador estimate | $7,179 | $598 | $16,260 | |
| 68 | Mexico estimate | $7,108 | $592 | MX$136,700 | $12,090 |
| 69 | Russia estimate | $7,048 | $587 | ₽519,100 | $20,150 |
| 70 | Thailand estimate | $6,930 | $578 | ฿227,900 | $21,490 |
| 71 | Fiji estimate | $6,469 | $539 | FJD 14,670 | $15,840 |
| 72 | Jordan estimate | $6,420 | $535 | JOD 4,558 | $14,190 |
| 73 | Peru estimate | $6,389 | $532 | PEN 22,790 | $11,830 |
| 74 | Djibouti estimate | $6,341 | $528 | DJF 1,126,900 | $11,440 |
| 75 | Samoa estimate | $6,248 | $521 | WST 16,800 | $9,141 |
| 76 | South Africa estimate | $6,231 | $519 | R 102,600 | $13,830 |
| 77 | El Salvador estimate | $6,172 | $514 | $13,160 | |
| 78 | Tonga estimate | $6,156 | $513 | TOP 14,550 | $7,990 |
| 79 | Brazil estimate | $6,118 | $510 | R$34,180 | $13,240 |
| 80 | Moldova estimate | $5,856 | $488 | MDL 101,800 | $11,600 |
| 81 | Mongolia estimate | $5,785 | $482 | ₮20,510,400 | $17,370 |
| 82 | Bolivia estimate | $5,772 | $481 | Bs 39,880 | $14,780 |
| 83 | Dominican Republic estimate | $5,626 | $469 | DOP 348,800 | $14,650 |
| 84 | Colombia estimate | $5,623 | $469 | COP 22,789,300 | $13,680 |
| 85 | Vanuatu estimate | $5,326 | $444 | VUV 516,100 | $4,357 |
| 86 | Paraguay estimate | $4,771 | $398 | ₲36,002,500 | $12,520 |
| 87 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $4,567 | $381 | F CFA 2,848,700 | $12,260 |
| 88 | Kiribati estimate | $4,537 | $378 | A$6,830 | $7,274 |
| 89 | Vietnam estimate | $4,291 | $358 | ₫103,691,400 | $14,480 |
| 90 | Philippines estimate | $4,235 | $353 | ₱242,600 | $11,700 |
| 91 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $4,133 | $344 | FCFA 2,506,800 | $9,091 |
| 92 | Cambodia estimate | $3,975 | $331 | ៛15,952,500 | $10,830 |
| 93 | Cape Verde estimate | $3,868 | $322 | CVE 384,400 | $7,631 |
| 94 | Bhutan estimate | $3,801 | $317 | BTN 318,000 | $15,230 |
| 95 | Kazakhstan estimate | $3,784 | $315 | ₸1,233,500 | $9,827 |
| 96 | Georgia estimate | $3,589 | $299 | ₾11,560 | $10,770 |
| 97 | Jamaica estimate | $3,338 | $278 | JMD 370,300 | $5,298 |
| 98 | Tunisia estimate | $3,301 | $275 | TND 9,685 | $11,810 |
| 99 | Zambia estimate | $3,076 | $256 | ZK 80,490 | $10,640 |
| 100 | Yemen estimate | $3,063 | $255 | YER 672,500 | $10,150 |
| 101 | Suriname estimate | $2,997 | $250 | SRD 74,070 | $8,283 |
| 102 | Uzbekistan estimate | $2,943 | $245 | UZS 32,521,300 | $10,840 |
| 103 | Timor-Leste estimate | $2,849 | $237 | $6,394 | |
| 104 | Senegal estimate | $2,846 | $237 | F CFA 1,655,900 | $7,310 |
| 105 | Ghana estimate | $2,722 | $227 | GH₵34,180 | $6,511 |
| 106 | Indonesia estimate | $2,709 | $226 | Rp 42,946,400 | $8,413 |
| 107 | India estimate | $2,615 | $218 | ₹227,900 | $11,490 |
| 108 | Nepal estimate | $2,558 | $213 | Rs 267,400 | $8,809 |
| 109 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,423 | $202 | FCFA 1,139,500 | $3,655 |
| 110 | Liberia estimate | $2,279 | $190 | LRD 2,279 | $5,653 |
| 111 | Kenya estimate | $2,234 | $186 | KES 227,900 | $5,268 |
| 112 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $2,163 | $180 | K 2,988,000 | $6,861 |
| 113 | Mozambique estimate | $2,150 | $179 | MZN 137,300 | $5,692 |
| 114 | Angola estimate | $2,096 | $175 | Kz 1,823,100 | $5,859 |
| 115 | Comoros estimate | $2,055 | $171 | CF 854,600 | $3,747 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,018 | $168 | Rs 609,600 | $6,968 |
| 117 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,009 | $167 | ৳232,200 | $7,040 |
| 118 | Eswatini estimate | $1,937 | $161 | SZL 34,660 | |
| 119 | Armenia estimate | $1,888 | $157 | ֏911,600 | $5,476 |
| 120 | Mali estimate | $1,879 | $157 | F CFA 1,139,500 | $5,924 |
| 121 | Guinea estimate | $1,773 | $148 | FG 16,286,500 | $5,409 |
| 122 | Uganda estimate | $1,747 | $146 | UGX 6,267,100 | $4,765 |
| 123 | Rwanda estimate | $1,729 | $144 | RF 2,278,500 | $6,305 |
| 124 | Ukraine estimate | $1,725 | $144 | ₴44,090 | $7,096 |
| 125 | Lesotho estimate | $1,642 | $137 | LSL 30,100 | $4,903 |
| 126 | Laos estimate | $1,624 | $135 | ₭22,789,300 | $6,140 |
| 127 | Cameroon estimate | $1,615 | $135 | FCFA 797,600 | $3,334 |
| 128 | Pakistan estimate | $1,615 | $135 | Rs 453,900 | $6,941 |
| 129 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,528 | $127 | F CFA 889,400 | $4,606 |
| 130 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,483 | $124 | ؋113,900 | $7,215 |
| 131 | Niger estimate | $1,461 | $122 | F CFA 911,600 | $4,484 |
| 132 | Benin estimate | $1,372 | $114 | F CFA 854,600 | $4,158 |
| 133 | Chad estimate | $1,372 | $114 | FCFA 855,600 | $4,047 |
| 134 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,331 | $111 | F CFA 829,900 | $3,759 |
| 135 | Sudan estimate | $1,299 | $108 | SDG 710,000 | $3,166 |
| 136 | Egypt estimate | $1,258 | $105 | E£56,970 | $8,195 |
| 137 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,225 | $102 | ETB 53,550 | $3,986 |
| 138 | Burundi estimate | $1,190 | $99 | BIF 2,278,900 | $3,595 |
| 139 | Togo estimate | $1,078 | $90 | F CFA 672,500 | $3,049 |
| 140 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,015 | $85 | CDF 1,025,500 | $2,089 |
| 141 | Gambia estimate | $1,006 | $84 | GMD 48,430 | $3,249 |
| 142 | Nigeria estimate | $646 | $54 | ₦955,500 | $3,598 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $387 | $32 | MWK 141,200 | $1,187 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).