How much does a pastry cook 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
- Iceland$63,600
- Belgium$62,130
- Switzerland$58,140
- Denmark$46,030
- Norway$42,490
Where pay goes furthest
- Belgium$71,240
- Iceland$55,620
- Germany$52,720
- Switzerland$45,360
- Norway$44,160
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland estimate | $63,600 | $5,300 | kr 8,103,100 | $55,620 |
| 2 | Belgium estimate | $62,130 | $5,177 | €54,980 | $71,240 |
| 3 | Switzerland estimate | $58,140 | $4,845 | CHF 52,320 | $45,360 |
| 4 | Denmark estimate | $46,030 | $3,836 | kr 306,700 | $44,040 |
| 5 | Norway estimate | $42,490 | $3,540 | kr 384,400 | $44,160 |
| 6 | Germany | $39,930 | $3,327 | €35,760 | $52,720 |
| 7 | United Kingdom | $38,970 | $3,248 | £29,120 | $42,190 |
| 8 | Ireland estimate | $38,780 | $3,232 | €34,320 | $37,960 |
| 9 | United States | $37,160 | $3,097 | $37,160 | |
| 10 | Australia | $37,040 | $3,086 | A$53,900 | |
| 11 | Luxembourg estimate | $35,100 | $2,925 | €31,440 | $35,590 |
| 12 | Finland estimate | $34,530 | $2,878 | €30,930 | $38,100 |
| 13 | Austria estimate | $33,230 | $2,769 | €29,760 | $39,190 |
| 14 | Netherlands estimate | $31,730 | $2,644 | €28,420 | $36,590 |
| 15 | Sweden estimate | $29,860 | $2,488 | kr 284,300 | $32,990 |
| 16 | Canada | $25,880 | $2,156 | CA$36,400 | |
| 17 | Israel estimate | $23,760 | $1,980 | ₪76,740 | $18,960 |
| 18 | South Korea estimate | $23,230 | $1,936 | ₩30,002,900 | $33,190 |
| 19 | Italy estimate | $22,780 | $1,898 | €20,400 | $31,260 |
| 20 | Spain estimate | $22,240 | $1,853 | €19,920 | $32,370 |
| 21 | France estimate | $22,110 | $1,842 | €19,800 | $26,710 |
| 22 | Estonia estimate | $21,490 | $1,791 | €19,020 | $28,310 |
| 23 | Malta estimate | $19,230 | $1,603 | €17,230 | $26,790 |
| 24 | Bahamas estimate | $18,540 | $1,545 | BSD 18,540 | $16,750 |
| 25 | Slovenia estimate | $18,380 | $1,532 | €16,460 | $27,440 |
| 26 | Greece estimate | $18,000 | $1,500 | €16,120 | $27,460 |
| 27 | Singapore estimate | $16,970 | $1,414 | SGD 22,800 | $21,530 |
| 28 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $15,630 | $1,303 | HK$121,300 | $18,800 |
| 29 | Cyprus estimate | $14,260 | $1,188 | €12,770 | $21,310 |
| 30 | Czechia estimate | $13,430 | $1,119 | Kč 295,500 | $20,050 |
| 31 | Lithuania estimate | $13,310 | $1,109 | €11,920 | $21,430 |
| 32 | Puerto Rico estimate | $12,490 | $1,041 | $13,320 | |
| 33 | Portugal estimate | $12,260 | $1,022 | €10,980 | $18,880 |
| 34 | Slovakia estimate | $12,250 | $1,021 | €10,970 | $19,160 |
| 35 | Latvia estimate | $11,670 | $972 | €10,450 | $18,700 |
| 36 | Hungary estimate | $10,720 | $893 | Ft 3,756,000 | $18,500 |
| 37 | Uruguay estimate | $10,360 | $864 | UYU 416,800 | $14,230 |
| 38 | Poland estimate | $10,220 | $852 | zł 42,900 | $18,630 |
| 39 | Croatia estimate | $9,912 | $826 | €66,890 | $16,840 |
| 40 | Barbados estimate | $9,517 | $793 | BBD 19,030 | $7,931 |
| 41 | Romania estimate | $9,513 | $793 | lei 42,020 | $19,500 |
| 42 | Qatar estimate | $9,331 | $778 | QAR 33,970 | $12,000 |
| 43 | Costa Rica estimate | $8,191 | $683 | ₡4,123,900 | $13,110 |
| 44 | Palau estimate | $7,193 | $599 | $7,190 | |
| 45 | Serbia estimate | $7,124 | $594 | RSD 749,500 | $14,000 |
| 46 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $6,929 | $577 | KM 12,140 | $15,640 |
| 47 | Montenegro estimate | $6,770 | $564 | €5,096 | $11,600 |
| 48 | Bulgaria estimate | $6,749 | $562 | €11,820 | $14,400 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $6,662 | $555 | PAB 6,662 | $13,410 |
| 50 | Chile estimate | $6,620 | $552 | CLP 6,246,200 | $13,440 |
| 51 | Türkiye estimate | $6,433 | $536 | ₺253,800 | $14,300 |
| 52 | Argentina estimate | $6,136 | $511 | ARS 7,613,400 | $11,510 |
| 53 | Tonga estimate | $6,106 | $509 | TOP 14,430 | $7,925 |
| 54 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $6,079 | $507 | SAR 22,800 | $11,750 |
| 55 | North Macedonia estimate | $6,035 | $503 | MKD 333,100 | $12,170 |
| 56 | Guyana estimate | $5,705 | $475 | GYD 1,189,600 | $12,240 |
| 57 | Russia estimate | $5,682 | $473 | ₽418,500 | $16,250 |
| 58 | Belize estimate | $5,483 | $457 | BZD 10,970 | $8,588 |
| 59 | Mongolia estimate | $5,369 | $447 | ₮19,033,400 | $16,120 |
| 60 | Marshall Islands estimate | $5,332 | $444 | $5,367 | |
| 61 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $5,270 | $439 | AED 19,350 | $7,838 |
| 62 | Maldives estimate | $5,259 | $438 | MVR 80,890 | $7,987 |
| 63 | Mexico estimate | $5,240 | $437 | MX$100,800 | $8,914 |
| 64 | Lebanon estimate | $5,050 | $421 | L£7,613,400 | $10,170 |
| 65 | Brunei estimate | $4,882 | $407 | BND 6,186 | $8,167 |
| 66 | Ecuador estimate | $4,473 | $373 | $10,130 | |
| 67 | Fiji estimate | $4,360 | $363 | FJD 9,890 | $10,680 |
| 68 | Mauritius estimate | $4,306 | $359 | Rs 199,900 | $10,030 |
| 69 | Djibouti estimate | $4,284 | $357 | DJF 761,300 | $7,731 |
| 70 | El Salvador estimate | $4,124 | $344 | $8,796 | |
| 71 | Moldova estimate | $4,107 | $342 | MDL 71,380 | $8,136 |
| 72 | Bolivia estimate | $4,055 | $338 | Bs 28,020 | $10,380 |
| 73 | Honduras estimate | $4,034 | $336 | L 104,700 | $8,297 |
| 74 | Jordan estimate | $4,021 | $335 | JOD 2,855 | $8,889 |
| 75 | Peru estimate | $4,002 | $333 | PEN 14,280 | $7,408 |
| 76 | Kazakhstan estimate | $3,965 | $330 | ₸1,292,600 | $10,300 |
| 77 | Brazil estimate | $3,747 | $312 | R$20,940 | $8,110 |
| 78 | Guatemala estimate | $3,717 | $310 | Q 28,550 | $8,318 |
| 79 | Dominican Republic estimate | $3,707 | $309 | DOP 229,800 | $9,651 |
| 80 | Malaysia estimate | $3,639 | $303 | RM 15,300 | $9,731 |
| 81 | Paraguay estimate | $3,532 | $294 | ₲26,646,800 | $9,270 |
| 82 | Albania estimate | $3,504 | $292 | ALL 373,300 | $8,104 |
| 83 | Thailand estimate | $3,473 | $289 | ฿114,200 | $10,770 |
| 84 | Samoa estimate | $3,454 | $288 | WST 9,288 | $5,054 |
| 85 | Colombia estimate | $3,342 | $279 | COP 13,547,000 | $8,133 |
| 86 | Vietnam estimate | $3,151 | $263 | ₫76,133,700 | $10,630 |
| 87 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,138 | $261 | FCFA 1,903,300 | $6,902 |
| 88 | Georgia estimate | $2,959 | $247 | ₾9,534 | $8,881 |
| 89 | South Africa estimate | $2,890 | $241 | R 47,570 | $6,414 |
| 90 | Vanuatu estimate | $2,682 | $223 | VUV 259,900 | $2,194 |
| 91 | Cambodia estimate | $2,589 | $216 | ៛10,392,300 | $7,056 |
| 92 | Kiribati estimate | $2,529 | $211 | A$3,807 | $4,054 |
| 93 | Philippines estimate | $2,526 | $211 | ₱144,700 | $6,977 |
| 94 | Uzbekistan estimate | $2,360 | $197 | UZS 26,081,600 | $8,696 |
| 95 | Bhutan estimate | $2,275 | $190 | BTN 190,300 | $9,116 |
| 96 | Eswatini estimate | $2,128 | $177 | SZL 38,070 | |
| 97 | Cape Verde estimate | $2,107 | $176 | CVE 209,400 | $4,156 |
| 98 | Botswana estimate | $2,105 | $175 | P 28,550 | $5,374 |
| 99 | Nepal estimate | $1,939 | $162 | Rs 202,600 | $6,676 |
| 100 | Suriname estimate | $1,926 | $160 | SRD 47,580 | $5,321 |
| 101 | Comoros estimate | $1,833 | $153 | CF 762,300 | $3,343 |
| 102 | Tunisia estimate | $1,784 | $149 | TND 5,234 | $6,381 |
| 103 | Armenia estimate | $1,774 | $148 | ֏856,500 | $5,145 |
| 104 | Sudan estimate | $1,674 | $140 | SDG 915,500 | $4,082 |
| 105 | India estimate | $1,638 | $136 | ₹142,800 | $7,195 |
| 106 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $1,619 | $135 | FCFA 761,300 | $2,442 |
| 107 | Ghana estimate | $1,576 | $131 | GH₵19,790 | $3,770 |
| 108 | Ukraine estimate | $1,515 | $126 | ₴38,720 | $6,233 |
| 109 | Jamaica estimate | $1,487 | $124 | JMD 164,900 | $2,359 |
| 110 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,428 | $119 | $3,204 | |
| 111 | Senegal estimate | $1,417 | $118 | F CFA 824,800 | $3,641 |
| 112 | Indonesia estimate | $1,414 | $118 | Rp 22,424,800 | $4,393 |
| 113 | Laos estimate | $1,356 | $113 | ₭19,033,400 | $5,128 |
| 114 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,323 | $110 | K 1,827,200 | $4,196 |
| 115 | Liberia estimate | $1,306 | $109 | LRD 1,306 | $3,239 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,260 | $105 | Rs 380,700 | $4,351 |
| 117 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,221 | $102 | F CFA 761,300 | $3,276 |
| 118 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,218 | $102 | ৳140,800 | $4,269 |
| 119 | Mozambique estimate | $1,175 | $98 | MZN 75,050 | $3,111 |
| 120 | Zambia estimate | $1,091 | $91 | ZK 28,550 | $3,773 |
| 121 | Lesotho estimate | $1,038 | $87 | LSL 19,030 | $3,100 |
| 122 | Egypt estimate | $1,022 | $85 | E£46,310 | $6,662 |
| 123 | Chad estimate | $992 | $83 | FCFA 618,600 | $2,926 |
| 124 | Afghanistan estimate | $991 | $83 | ؋76,130 | $4,823 |
| 125 | Cameroon estimate | $964 | $80 | FCFA 475,800 | $1,989 |
| 126 | Rwanda estimate | $939 | $78 | RF 1,237,200 | $3,423 |
| 127 | Niger estimate | $915 | $76 | F CFA 571,000 | $2,809 |
| 128 | Pakistan estimate | $879 | $73 | Rs 247,200 | $3,781 |
| 129 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $871 | $73 | CDF 879,800 | $1,792 |
| 130 | Uganda estimate | $862 | $72 | UGX 3,092,900 | $2,352 |
| 131 | Yemen estimate | $840 | $70 | YER 184,500 | $2,785 |
| 132 | Togo estimate | $799 | $67 | F CFA 498,300 | $2,259 |
| 133 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $793 | $66 | F CFA 494,900 | $2,241 |
| 134 | Benin estimate | $687 | $57 | F CFA 428,300 | $2,084 |
| 135 | Mali estimate | $628 | $52 | F CFA 380,700 | $1,979 |
| 136 | Angola estimate | $547 | $46 | Kz 475,800 | $1,529 |
| 137 | Ethiopia estimate | $544 | $45 | ETB 23,790 | $1,771 |
| 138 | Gambia estimate | $544 | $45 | GMD 26,170 | $1,756 |
| 139 | Burundi estimate | $537 | $45 | BIF 1,028,800 | $1,623 |
| 140 | Guinea estimate | $518 | $43 | FG 4,758,400 | $1,580 |
| 141 | Burkina Faso estimate | $491 | $41 | F CFA 285,500 | $1,478 |
| 142 | Malawi estimate | $444 | $37 | MWK 161,800 | $1,361 |
| 143 | Nigeria estimate | $279 | $23 | ₦412,400 | $1,553 |
| 144 | Kenya estimate | $112 | $9 | KES 11,420 | $264 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).