How much does a passport officer make in each country?
142 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$93,060
- Iceland$75,620
- Luxembourg$72,410
- Norway$68,650
- Denmark$68,050
Where pay goes furthest
- Luxembourg$73,400
- Switzerland$72,610
- Norway$71,360
- Qatar$66,120
- Iceland$66,120
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $93,060 | $7,755 | CHF 83,740 | $72,610 |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $75,620 | $6,301 | kr 9,633,400 | $66,120 |
| 3 | Luxembourg estimate | $72,410 | $6,034 | €64,860 | $73,400 |
| 4 | Norway estimate | $68,650 | $5,721 | kr 621,200 | $71,360 |
| 5 | Denmark estimate | $68,050 | $5,671 | kr 453,400 | $65,100 |
| 6 | United States | $62,670 | $5,222 | $62,670 | |
| 7 | Ireland estimate | $55,230 | $4,602 | €49,470 | $54,070 |
| 8 | Austria estimate | $54,740 | $4,561 | €49,030 | $64,560 |
| 9 | Belgium estimate | $53,740 | $4,478 | €48,130 | $61,620 |
| 10 | Qatar estimate | $51,430 | $4,285 | QAR 187,200 | $66,120 |
| 11 | Netherlands estimate | $50,960 | $4,247 | €45,640 | $58,770 |
| 12 | Canada | $50,120 | $4,177 | CA$70,500 | |
| 13 | Germany estimate | $49,820 | $4,152 | €44,620 | $65,780 |
| 14 | Finland estimate | $45,730 | $3,811 | €40,960 | $50,460 |
| 15 | Sweden estimate | $44,480 | $3,706 | kr 423,400 | $49,140 |
| 16 | United Kingdom estimate | $43,650 | $3,637 | £33,150 | $47,250 |
| 17 | Italy estimate | $39,980 | $3,331 | €35,810 | $54,860 |
| 18 | France estimate | $36,610 | $3,051 | €32,790 | $44,240 |
| 19 | Israel estimate | $34,470 | $2,873 | ₪111,400 | $27,510 |
| 20 | Spain estimate | $31,010 | $2,584 | €27,770 | $45,140 |
| 21 | Singapore estimate | $30,960 | $2,580 | SGD 41,600 | $39,280 |
| 22 | Slovenia estimate | $29,320 | $2,443 | €26,260 | $43,760 |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $28,100 | $2,342 | AED 103,200 | $41,790 |
| 24 | Cyprus estimate | $27,890 | $2,325 | €24,980 | $41,680 |
| 25 | Malta estimate | $26,890 | $2,241 | €23,540 | $37,450 |
| 26 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $26,010 | $2,168 | HK$201,900 | $31,280 |
| 27 | Portugal estimate | $25,960 | $2,163 | €23,250 | $39,970 |
| 28 | Greece estimate | $25,520 | $2,127 | €22,860 | $38,940 |
| 29 | Bahamas estimate | $23,760 | $1,980 | BSD 23,760 | $21,460 |
| 30 | Puerto Rico estimate | $23,600 | $1,967 | $25,170 | |
| 31 | Estonia estimate | $22,260 | $1,855 | €19,940 | $29,330 |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $22,090 | $1,841 | SAR 82,840 | $42,690 |
| 33 | Czechia estimate | $21,080 | $1,757 | Kč 463,800 | $31,470 |
| 34 | Lithuania estimate | $20,500 | $1,709 | €18,360 | $33,010 |
| 35 | Slovakia estimate | $18,870 | $1,573 | €16,900 | $29,520 |
| 36 | Latvia estimate | $18,490 | $1,541 | €16,560 | $29,640 |
| 37 | Croatia estimate | $17,240 | $1,436 | €116,300 | $29,290 |
| 38 | Barbados estimate | $17,120 | $1,427 | BBD 34,240 | $14,270 |
| 39 | Brunei estimate | $16,870 | $1,406 | BND 21,380 | $28,230 |
| 40 | Hungary estimate | $16,450 | $1,371 | Ft 5,764,700 | $28,400 |
| 41 | Poland estimate | $16,230 | $1,352 | zł 68,120 | $29,580 |
| 42 | Romania estimate | $16,160 | $1,347 | lei 71,370 | $33,130 |
| 43 | Uruguay estimate | $15,660 | $1,305 | UYU 629,500 | $21,490 |
| 44 | Costa Rica estimate | $15,250 | $1,270 | ₡7,676,000 | $24,400 |
| 45 | Palau estimate | $13,790 | $1,149 | $13,780 | |
| 46 | Türkiye estimate | $12,640 | $1,054 | ₺498,900 | $28,120 |
| 47 | Serbia estimate | $12,220 | $1,018 | RSD 1,285,400 | $24,000 |
| 48 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $12,120 | $1,010 | KM 21,230 | $27,360 |
| 49 | Bulgaria estimate | $11,850 | $987 | €20,760 | $25,290 |
| 50 | Belize estimate | $11,390 | $950 | BZD 22,790 | $17,850 |
| 51 | Montenegro estimate | $10,990 | $915 | €8,269 | $18,830 |
| 52 | Panama estimate | $10,690 | $891 | PAB 10,690 | $21,520 |
| 53 | Chile estimate | $10,050 | $837 | CLP 9,478,900 | $20,390 |
| 54 | North Macedonia estimate | $9,774 | $815 | MKD 539,500 | $19,700 |
| 55 | Marshall Islands estimate | $9,590 | $799 | $9,654 | |
| 56 | Argentina estimate | $9,573 | $798 | ARS 11,878,300 | $17,960 |
| 57 | Lebanon estimate | $9,455 | $788 | L£14,253,900 | $19,050 |
| 58 | Maldives estimate | $9,267 | $772 | MVR 142,500 | $14,070 |
| 59 | Botswana estimate | $8,884 | $740 | P 120,500 | $22,680 |
| 60 | Honduras estimate | $8,460 | $705 | L 219,600 | $17,400 |
| 61 | Mauritius estimate | $8,189 | $682 | Rs 380,100 | $19,090 |
| 62 | Malaysia estimate | $7,958 | $663 | RM 33,450 | $21,280 |
| 63 | Guatemala estimate | $7,746 | $646 | Q 59,490 | $17,330 |
| 64 | Guyana estimate | $7,547 | $629 | GYD 1,573,500 | $16,190 |
| 65 | Albania estimate | $7,538 | $628 | ALL 803,300 | $17,440 |
| 66 | Ecuador estimate | $7,483 | $624 | $16,950 | |
| 67 | Mexico estimate | $7,409 | $617 | MX$142,500 | $12,600 |
| 68 | Russia estimate | $7,347 | $612 | ₽541,100 | $21,010 |
| 69 | Thailand estimate | $7,225 | $602 | ฿237,600 | $22,400 |
| 70 | Fiji estimate | $6,743 | $562 | FJD 15,300 | $16,510 |
| 71 | Jordan estimate | $6,692 | $558 | JOD 4,751 | $14,790 |
| 72 | Peru estimate | $6,660 | $555 | PEN 23,760 | $12,330 |
| 73 | Djibouti estimate | $6,610 | $551 | DJF 1,174,700 | $11,930 |
| 74 | Samoa estimate | $6,513 | $543 | WST 17,510 | $9,529 |
| 75 | South Africa estimate | $6,495 | $541 | R 106,900 | $14,410 |
| 76 | El Salvador estimate | $6,434 | $536 | $13,720 | |
| 77 | Tonga estimate | $6,418 | $535 | TOP 15,170 | $8,329 |
| 78 | Brazil estimate | $6,378 | $531 | R$35,630 | $13,800 |
| 79 | Moldova estimate | $6,105 | $509 | MDL 106,100 | $12,090 |
| 80 | Mongolia estimate | $6,031 | $503 | ₮21,380,900 | $18,110 |
| 81 | Bolivia estimate | $6,016 | $501 | Bs 41,570 | $15,400 |
| 82 | Dominican Republic estimate | $5,865 | $489 | DOP 363,600 | $15,270 |
| 83 | Colombia estimate | $5,861 | $488 | COP 23,756,500 | $14,260 |
| 84 | Vanuatu estimate | $5,552 | $463 | VUV 538,000 | $4,542 |
| 85 | Paraguay estimate | $4,974 | $414 | ₲37,530,500 | $13,060 |
| 86 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $4,761 | $397 | F CFA 2,969,600 | $12,780 |
| 87 | Kiribati estimate | $4,730 | $394 | A$7,120 | $7,583 |
| 88 | Vietnam estimate | $4,473 | $373 | ₫108,092,100 | $15,100 |
| 89 | Philippines estimate | $4,414 | $368 | ₱252,900 | $12,190 |
| 90 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $4,308 | $359 | FCFA 2,613,200 | $9,477 |
| 91 | Cambodia estimate | $4,143 | $345 | ៛16,629,600 | $11,290 |
| 92 | Cape Verde estimate | $4,032 | $336 | CVE 400,700 | $7,955 |
| 93 | Bhutan estimate | $3,962 | $330 | BTN 331,500 | $15,880 |
| 94 | Kazakhstan estimate | $3,944 | $329 | ₸1,285,800 | $10,240 |
| 95 | Georgia estimate | $3,741 | $312 | ₾12,050 | $11,230 |
| 96 | Jamaica estimate | $3,480 | $290 | JMD 386,000 | $5,523 |
| 97 | Tunisia estimate | $3,441 | $287 | TND 10,100 | $12,310 |
| 98 | Zambia estimate | $3,207 | $267 | ZK 83,910 | $11,090 |
| 99 | Yemen estimate | $3,193 | $266 | YER 701,100 | $10,580 |
| 100 | Suriname estimate | $3,125 | $260 | SRD 77,210 | $8,634 |
| 101 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,068 | $256 | UZS 33,901,500 | $11,300 |
| 102 | Timor-Leste estimate | $2,970 | $247 | $6,665 | |
| 103 | Senegal estimate | $2,966 | $247 | F CFA 1,726,200 | $7,621 |
| 104 | Ghana estimate | $2,838 | $236 | GH₵35,630 | $6,788 |
| 105 | Indonesia estimate | $2,824 | $235 | Rp 44,769,000 | $8,770 |
| 106 | India estimate | $2,726 | $227 | ₹237,600 | $11,970 |
| 107 | Nepal estimate | $2,667 | $222 | Rs 278,700 | $9,183 |
| 108 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,526 | $210 | FCFA 1,187,800 | $3,811 |
| 109 | Liberia estimate | $2,376 | $198 | LRD 2,376 | $5,893 |
| 110 | Kenya estimate | $2,329 | $194 | KES 237,600 | $5,491 |
| 111 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $2,254 | $188 | K 3,114,800 | $7,152 |
| 112 | Mozambique estimate | $2,242 | $187 | MZN 143,100 | $5,934 |
| 113 | Angola estimate | $2,185 | $182 | Kz 1,900,500 | $6,107 |
| 114 | Comoros estimate | $2,142 | $178 | CF 890,900 | $3,906 |
| 115 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,103 | $175 | Rs 635,500 | $7,264 |
| 116 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,094 | $175 | ৳242,100 | $7,339 |
| 117 | Eswatini estimate | $2,020 | $168 | SZL 36,130 | |
| 118 | Armenia estimate | $1,969 | $164 | ֏950,300 | $5,708 |
| 119 | Mali estimate | $1,959 | $163 | F CFA 1,187,800 | $6,175 |
| 120 | Guinea estimate | $1,849 | $154 | FG 16,977,700 | $5,639 |
| 121 | Uganda estimate | $1,821 | $152 | UGX 6,533,000 | $4,967 |
| 122 | Rwanda estimate | $1,802 | $150 | RF 2,375,200 | $6,572 |
| 123 | Ukraine estimate | $1,799 | $150 | ₴45,960 | $7,397 |
| 124 | Lesotho estimate | $1,712 | $143 | LSL 31,380 | $5,111 |
| 125 | Laos estimate | $1,693 | $141 | ₭23,756,500 | $6,401 |
| 126 | Cameroon estimate | $1,684 | $140 | FCFA 831,500 | $3,475 |
| 127 | Pakistan estimate | $1,683 | $140 | Rs 473,200 | $7,236 |
| 128 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,593 | $133 | F CFA 927,100 | $4,801 |
| 129 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,546 | $129 | ؋118,700 | $7,521 |
| 130 | Niger estimate | $1,523 | $127 | F CFA 950,300 | $4,674 |
| 131 | Benin estimate | $1,430 | $119 | F CFA 890,900 | $4,335 |
| 132 | Chad estimate | $1,430 | $119 | FCFA 891,900 | $4,219 |
| 133 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,387 | $116 | F CFA 865,100 | $3,918 |
| 134 | Sudan estimate | $1,354 | $113 | SDG 740,100 | $3,300 |
| 135 | Egypt estimate | $1,311 | $109 | E£59,390 | $8,543 |
| 136 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,277 | $106 | ETB 55,830 | $4,155 |
| 137 | Burundi estimate | $1,241 | $103 | BIF 2,375,700 | $3,748 |
| 138 | Togo estimate | $1,124 | $94 | F CFA 701,100 | $3,178 |
| 139 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,058 | $88 | CDF 1,069,000 | $2,178 |
| 140 | Gambia estimate | $1,048 | $87 | GMD 50,480 | $3,387 |
| 141 | Nigeria estimate | $673 | $56 | ₦996,100 | $3,751 |
| 142 | Malawi estimate | $404 | $34 | MWK 147,100 | $1,237 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).