How much does a paper maker make 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
- Iceland$74,290
- Belgium$71,740
- Switzerland$71,010
- Luxembourg$65,440
- Denmark$57,800
Where pay goes furthest
- Belgium$82,270
- Germany$76,240
- Luxembourg$66,340
- Iceland$64,970
- Norway$58,500
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland estimate | $74,290 | $6,191 | kr 9,465,000 | $64,970 |
| 2 | Belgium estimate | $71,740 | $5,979 | €63,490 | $82,270 |
| 3 | Switzerland estimate | $71,010 | $5,917 | CHF 63,900 | $55,400 |
| 4 | Luxembourg estimate | $65,440 | $5,453 | €57,910 | $66,340 |
| 5 | Denmark estimate | $57,800 | $4,817 | kr 385,100 | $55,290 |
| 6 | Germany | $57,750 | $4,812 | €51,720 | $76,240 |
| 7 | Norway estimate | $56,280 | $4,690 | kr 509,300 | $58,500 |
| 8 | Sweden estimate | $49,830 | $4,153 | kr 486,200 | $55,060 |
| 9 | United States | $49,640 | $4,137 | $49,640 | |
| 10 | Finland estimate | $43,980 | $3,665 | €39,390 | $48,530 |
| 11 | Canada | $43,650 | $3,638 | CA$61,400 | |
| 12 | Austria estimate | $42,210 | $3,517 | €37,800 | $49,780 |
| 13 | Netherlands estimate | $41,830 | $3,486 | €37,460 | $48,240 |
| 14 | Ireland estimate | $41,670 | $3,473 | €37,330 | $40,800 |
| 15 | United Kingdom | $40,640 | $3,386 | £30,360 | $43,990 |
| 16 | Cyprus estimate | $32,670 | $2,723 | €28,910 | $48,820 |
| 17 | Italy estimate | $30,460 | $2,538 | €27,280 | $41,800 |
| 18 | South Korea estimate | $30,460 | $2,538 | ₩39,332,400 | $43,510 |
| 19 | France estimate | $30,130 | $2,510 | €26,980 | $36,400 |
| 20 | Israel estimate | $29,810 | $2,484 | ₪96,280 | $23,790 |
| 21 | Spain estimate | $29,780 | $2,482 | €26,670 | $43,350 |
| 22 | Slovenia estimate | $23,420 | $1,951 | €20,970 | $34,950 |
| 23 | Lithuania estimate | $23,200 | $1,933 | €20,530 | $37,350 |
| 24 | Greece estimate | $22,390 | $1,866 | €20,060 | $34,160 |
| 25 | Malta estimate | $21,500 | $1,791 | €19,250 | $29,940 |
| 26 | Bahamas estimate | $20,600 | $1,717 | BSD 20,600 | $18,610 |
| 27 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $20,040 | $1,670 | HK$155,500 | $24,090 |
| 28 | Puerto Rico estimate | $18,100 | $1,509 | $19,310 | |
| 29 | Estonia estimate | $17,230 | $1,436 | €15,440 | $22,700 |
| 30 | Portugal estimate | $16,720 | $1,393 | €14,970 | $25,740 |
| 31 | Singapore estimate | $16,630 | $1,386 | SGD 22,350 | $21,100 |
| 32 | Czechia estimate | $16,530 | $1,377 | Kč 363,600 | $24,670 |
| 33 | Slovakia estimate | $15,060 | $1,255 | €13,480 | $23,550 |
| 34 | Latvia estimate | $14,390 | $1,199 | €12,880 | $23,060 |
| 35 | Poland estimate | $14,210 | $1,184 | zł 59,650 | $25,910 |
| 36 | Hungary estimate | $13,790 | $1,149 | Ft 4,831,700 | $23,800 |
| 37 | Croatia estimate | $13,550 | $1,129 | €91,440 | $23,030 |
| 38 | Uruguay estimate | $13,050 | $1,087 | UYU 524,600 | $17,910 |
| 39 | Qatar estimate | $11,820 | $985 | QAR 43,030 | $15,200 |
| 40 | Romania estimate | $11,730 | $978 | lei 51,810 | $24,050 |
| 41 | Barbados estimate | $11,630 | $969 | BBD 23,260 | $9,691 |
| 42 | Costa Rica estimate | $10,490 | $874 | ₡5,282,500 | $16,790 |
| 43 | Palau estimate | $9,760 | $813 | $9,755 | |
| 44 | Argentina estimate | $9,340 | $778 | ARS 11,589,700 | $17,530 |
| 45 | Türkiye estimate | $9,276 | $773 | ₺366,000 | $20,630 |
| 46 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $9,037 | $753 | KM 15,830 | $20,400 |
| 47 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $9,032 | $753 | AED 33,170 | $13,430 |
| 48 | Chile estimate | $9,028 | $752 | CLP 8,518,500 | $18,320 |
| 49 | Serbia estimate | $8,817 | $735 | RSD 927,600 | $17,320 |
| 50 | Panama estimate | $8,540 | $712 | PAB 8,540 | $17,190 |
| 51 | Montenegro estimate | $8,335 | $695 | €6,274 | $14,280 |
| 52 | Guyana estimate | $8,192 | $683 | GYD 1,708,000 | $17,570 |
| 53 | Bulgaria estimate | $7,976 | $665 | €13,970 | $17,020 |
| 54 | North Macedonia estimate | $7,931 | $661 | MKD 437,700 | $15,990 |
| 55 | Russia estimate | $7,457 | $621 | ₽549,200 | $21,320 |
| 56 | Maldives estimate | $7,351 | $613 | MVR 113,100 | $11,160 |
| 57 | Belize estimate | $7,339 | $612 | BZD 14,680 | $11,500 |
| 58 | Lebanon estimate | $7,283 | $607 | L£10,979,700 | $14,670 |
| 59 | Brunei estimate | $7,218 | $602 | BND 9,146 | $12,070 |
| 60 | Tonga estimate | $7,116 | $593 | TOP 16,820 | $9,236 |
| 61 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $6,930 | $577 | SAR 25,990 | $13,390 |
| 62 | Marshall Islands estimate | $6,921 | $577 | $6,967 | |
| 63 | Mongolia estimate | $6,882 | $574 | ₮24,399,400 | $20,660 |
| 64 | Guatemala estimate | $6,486 | $541 | Q 49,820 | $14,510 |
| 65 | Mexico estimate | $6,477 | $540 | MX$124,600 | $11,020 |
| 66 | Ecuador estimate | $6,466 | $539 | $14,640 | |
| 67 | Mauritius estimate | $6,198 | $516 | Rs 287,700 | $14,440 |
| 68 | Peru estimate | $6,156 | $513 | PEN 21,960 | $11,400 |
| 69 | Honduras estimate | $6,004 | $500 | L 155,800 | $12,350 |
| 70 | Bolivia estimate | $5,826 | $486 | Bs 40,260 | $14,910 |
| 71 | El Salvador estimate | $5,594 | $466 | $11,930 | |
| 72 | Brazil estimate | $5,459 | $455 | R$30,500 | $11,810 |
| 73 | Kazakhstan estimate | $5,365 | $447 | ₸1,748,900 | $13,930 |
| 74 | Fiji estimate | $5,356 | $446 | FJD 12,150 | $13,120 |
| 75 | South Africa estimate | $5,188 | $432 | R 85,400 | $11,510 |
| 76 | Jordan estimate | $5,155 | $430 | JOD 3,660 | $11,390 |
| 77 | Moldova estimate | $5,105 | $425 | MDL 88,710 | $10,110 |
| 78 | Thailand estimate | $4,934 | $411 | ฿162,200 | $15,300 |
| 79 | Samoa estimate | $4,911 | $409 | WST 13,210 | $7,186 |
| 80 | Dominican Republic estimate | $4,855 | $405 | DOP 300,900 | $12,640 |
| 81 | Paraguay estimate | $4,820 | $402 | ₲36,371,500 | $12,650 |
| 82 | Malaysia estimate | $4,732 | $394 | RM 19,890 | $12,650 |
| 83 | Albania estimate | $4,636 | $386 | ALL 494,000 | $10,720 |
| 84 | Colombia estimate | $4,455 | $371 | COP 18,055,500 | $10,840 |
| 85 | Vanuatu estimate | $4,406 | $367 | VUV 427,000 | $3,605 |
| 86 | Vietnam estimate | $4,089 | $341 | ₫98,817,500 | $13,800 |
| 87 | Kiribati estimate | $4,054 | $338 | A$6,101 | $6,498 |
| 88 | Georgia estimate | $3,580 | $298 | ₾11,530 | $10,740 |
| 89 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,414 | $285 | FCFA 2,071,000 | $7,510 |
| 90 | Cambodia estimate | $3,344 | $279 | ៛13,419,700 | $9,112 |
| 91 | Djibouti estimate | $3,312 | $276 | DJF 588,700 | $5,978 |
| 92 | Philippines estimate | $3,271 | $273 | ₱187,400 | $9,034 |
| 93 | Botswana estimate | $3,106 | $259 | P 42,130 | $7,930 |
| 94 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,049 | $254 | UZS 33,687,900 | $11,230 |
| 95 | Suriname estimate | $2,962 | $247 | SRD 73,200 | $8,186 |
| 96 | Sudan estimate | $2,917 | $243 | SDG 1,594,800 | $7,111 |
| 97 | Bhutan estimate | $2,916 | $243 | BTN 244,000 | $11,690 |
| 98 | Cape Verde estimate | $2,602 | $217 | CVE 258,600 | $5,135 |
| 99 | Armenia estimate | $2,418 | $202 | ֏1,167,400 | $7,013 |
| 100 | Eswatini estimate | $2,387 | $199 | SZL 42,700 | |
| 101 | Indonesia estimate | $2,235 | $186 | Rp 35,435,000 | $6,941 |
| 102 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,235 | $186 | FCFA 1,051,000 | $3,371 |
| 103 | Comoros estimate | $2,200 | $183 | CF 915,000 | $4,012 |
| 104 | Laos estimate | $2,173 | $181 | ₭30,499,200 | $8,217 |
| 105 | India estimate | $2,100 | $175 | ₹183,000 | $9,224 |
| 106 | Tunisia estimate | $2,079 | $173 | TND 6,100 | $7,437 |
| 107 | Guinea estimate | $2,057 | $171 | FG 18,889,000 | $6,273 |
| 108 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,956 | $163 | F CFA 1,220,000 | $5,249 |
| 109 | Niger estimate | $1,956 | $163 | F CFA 1,220,000 | $6,001 |
| 110 | Ghana estimate | $1,943 | $162 | GH₵24,400 | $4,648 |
| 111 | Jamaica estimate | $1,906 | $159 | JMD 211,400 | $3,025 |
| 112 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,854 | $155 | K 2,561,900 | $5,883 |
| 113 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,830 | $152 | $4,107 | |
| 114 | Senegal estimate | $1,817 | $151 | F CFA 1,057,300 | $4,668 |
| 115 | Ukraine estimate | $1,785 | $149 | ₴45,610 | $7,340 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,766 | $147 | Rs 533,500 | $6,098 |
| 117 | Nepal estimate | $1,751 | $146 | Rs 183,000 | $6,029 |
| 118 | Yemen estimate | $1,672 | $139 | YER 367,100 | $5,541 |
| 119 | Lesotho estimate | $1,664 | $139 | LSL 30,500 | $4,968 |
| 120 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,588 | $132 | ؋122,000 | $7,728 |
| 121 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,583 | $132 | ৳183,000 | $5,547 |
| 122 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,572 | $131 | F CFA 915,000 | $4,738 |
| 123 | Mali estimate | $1,536 | $128 | F CFA 931,300 | $4,841 |
| 124 | Mozambique estimate | $1,529 | $127 | MZN 97,600 | $4,046 |
| 125 | Liberia estimate | $1,523 | $127 | LRD 1,523 | $3,778 |
| 126 | Cameroon estimate | $1,482 | $124 | FCFA 732,000 | $3,059 |
| 127 | Zambia estimate | $1,468 | $122 | ZK 38,410 | $5,077 |
| 128 | Chad estimate | $1,467 | $122 | FCFA 915,000 | $4,328 |
| 129 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,369 | $114 | F CFA 854,000 | $3,868 |
| 130 | Benin estimate | $1,273 | $106 | F CFA 793,000 | $3,858 |
| 131 | Egypt estimate | $1,229 | $102 | E£55,660 | $8,007 |
| 132 | Rwanda estimate | $1,203 | $100 | RF 1,586,000 | $4,388 |
| 133 | Kenya estimate | $1,196 | $100 | KES 122,000 | $2,820 |
| 134 | Pakistan estimate | $1,127 | $94 | Rs 316,900 | $4,847 |
| 135 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,110 | $92 | CDF 1,121,000 | $2,283 |
| 136 | Gambia estimate | $1,077 | $90 | GMD 51,850 | $3,479 |
| 137 | Uganda estimate | $1,048 | $87 | UGX 3,760,900 | $2,859 |
| 138 | Togo estimate | $978 | $81 | F CFA 610,000 | $2,765 |
| 139 | Ethiopia estimate | $976 | $81 | ETB 42,700 | $3,178 |
| 140 | Angola estimate | $842 | $70 | Kz 732,000 | $2,352 |
| 141 | Burundi estimate | $579 | $48 | BIF 1,109,300 | $1,750 |
| 142 | Malawi estimate | $502 | $42 | MWK 183,000 | $1,539 |
| 143 | Nigeria estimate | $412 | $34 | ₦610,000 | $2,297 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).