How much does a pawnbroker 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
- Switzerland$64,030
- United States$50,330
- Luxembourg$48,440
- Iceland$48,020
- Denmark$44,630
Where pay goes furthest
- Qatar$56,360
- United States$50,330
- Switzerland$49,960
- Luxembourg$49,100
- Norway$44,100
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $64,030 | $5,336 | CHF 57,620 | $49,960 |
| 2 | United States | $50,330 | $4,194 | $50,330 | |
| 3 | Luxembourg estimate | $48,440 | $4,037 | €43,390 | $49,100 |
| 4 | Iceland estimate | $48,020 | $4,001 | kr 6,117,100 | $41,990 |
| 5 | Denmark estimate | $44,630 | $3,719 | kr 297,400 | $42,690 |
| 6 | Qatar estimate | $43,840 | $3,653 | QAR 159,600 | $56,360 |
| 7 | Norway estimate | $42,430 | $3,536 | kr 383,900 | $44,100 |
| 8 | Belgium estimate | $37,950 | $3,163 | €33,990 | $43,520 |
| 9 | Austria estimate | $37,320 | $3,110 | €33,430 | $44,020 |
| 10 | Netherlands estimate | $33,940 | $2,828 | €30,390 | $39,140 |
| 11 | Germany estimate | $33,180 | $2,765 | €29,720 | $43,800 |
| 12 | Ireland estimate | $31,330 | $2,610 | €28,060 | $30,670 |
| 13 | Finland estimate | $29,970 | $2,498 | €26,850 | $33,070 |
| 14 | South Korea estimate | $29,390 | $2,449 | ₩37,949,300 | $41,980 |
| 15 | Sweden estimate | $28,890 | $2,408 | kr 275,100 | $31,920 |
| 16 | United Kingdom estimate | $27,960 | $2,330 | £21,230 | $30,270 |
| 17 | Italy estimate | $26,260 | $2,188 | €23,520 | $36,040 |
| 18 | France estimate | $22,530 | $1,877 | €20,180 | $27,220 |
| 19 | Spain estimate | $21,200 | $1,767 | €18,990 | $30,870 |
| 20 | Australia | $20,350 | $1,696 | A$29,620 | |
| 21 | Slovenia estimate | $20,190 | $1,683 | €18,080 | $30,140 |
| 22 | Israel estimate | $19,080 | $1,590 | ₪61,620 | $15,220 |
| 23 | Singapore estimate | $18,860 | $1,572 | SGD 25,340 | $23,930 |
| 24 | Greece estimate | $18,640 | $1,553 | €16,690 | $28,430 |
| 25 | Malta estimate | $18,100 | $1,508 | €15,840 | $25,200 |
| 26 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $16,200 | $1,350 | AED 59,510 | $24,100 |
| 27 | Bahamas estimate | $15,890 | $1,324 | BSD 15,890 | $14,360 |
| 28 | Cyprus estimate | $14,820 | $1,235 | €13,270 | $22,140 |
| 29 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $14,810 | $1,234 | HK$114,900 | $17,810 |
| 30 | Estonia estimate | $14,580 | $1,215 | €13,060 | $19,210 |
| 31 | Lithuania estimate | $14,560 | $1,213 | €13,040 | $23,450 |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $14,340 | $1,195 | SAR 53,780 | $27,710 |
| 33 | Portugal estimate | $14,150 | $1,179 | €12,670 | $21,780 |
| 34 | Czechia estimate | $13,090 | $1,091 | Kč 288,000 | $19,540 |
| 35 | Puerto Rico estimate | $12,820 | $1,068 | $13,670 | |
| 36 | Barbados estimate | $12,740 | $1,062 | BBD 25,480 | $10,620 |
| 37 | Croatia estimate | $12,350 | $1,029 | €83,310 | $20,980 |
| 38 | Latvia estimate | $12,290 | $1,024 | €11,010 | $19,700 |
| 39 | Slovakia estimate | $12,110 | $1,009 | €10,850 | $18,950 |
| 40 | Hungary estimate | $11,290 | $941 | Ft 3,957,000 | $19,490 |
| 41 | Uruguay estimate | $10,720 | $894 | UYU 431,200 | $14,720 |
| 42 | Poland estimate | $10,660 | $888 | zł 44,740 | $19,430 |
| 43 | Romania estimate | $10,120 | $843 | lei 44,690 | $20,740 |
| 44 | Costa Rica estimate | $9,488 | $791 | ₡4,777,200 | $15,190 |
| 45 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $8,949 | $746 | KM 15,680 | $20,200 |
| 46 | Palau estimate | $8,819 | $735 | $8,816 | |
| 47 | Brunei estimate | $8,633 | $719 | BND 10,940 | $14,440 |
| 48 | Türkiye estimate | $8,196 | $683 | ₺323,400 | $18,220 |
| 49 | Serbia estimate | $8,131 | $678 | RSD 855,400 | $15,970 |
| 50 | Argentina estimate | $7,897 | $658 | ARS 9,799,400 | $14,820 |
| 51 | Lebanon estimate | $7,801 | $650 | L£11,759,300 | $15,710 |
| 52 | Panama estimate | $7,350 | $612 | PAB 7,350 | $14,800 |
| 53 | North Macedonia estimate | $7,131 | $594 | MKD 393,600 | $14,380 |
| 54 | Chile estimate | $7,131 | $594 | CLP 6,728,600 | $14,470 |
| 55 | Bulgaria estimate | $6,717 | $560 | €11,770 | $14,340 |
| 56 | Montenegro estimate | $6,551 | $546 | €4,931 | $11,230 |
| 57 | Honduras estimate | $6,167 | $514 | L 160,100 | $12,690 |
| 58 | Guatemala estimate | $5,917 | $493 | Q 45,440 | $13,240 |
| 59 | Belize estimate | $5,881 | $490 | BZD 11,760 | $9,212 |
| 60 | Jordan estimate | $5,521 | $460 | JOD 3,920 | $12,200 |
| 61 | Maldives estimate | $5,518 | $460 | MVR 84,870 | $8,380 |
| 62 | Guyana estimate | $5,405 | $450 | GYD 1,126,900 | $11,590 |
| 63 | Albania estimate | $5,353 | $446 | ALL 570,400 | $12,380 |
| 64 | Mexico estimate | $5,283 | $440 | MX$101,600 | $8,987 |
| 65 | Mauritius estimate | $5,278 | $440 | Rs 245,000 | $12,300 |
| 66 | Ecuador estimate | $5,106 | $425 | $11,560 | |
| 67 | Peru estimate | $4,945 | $412 | PEN 17,640 | $9,153 |
| 68 | Marshall Islands estimate | $4,937 | $411 | $4,970 | |
| 69 | El Salvador estimate | $4,886 | $407 | $10,420 | |
| 70 | Malaysia estimate | $4,696 | $391 | RM 19,740 | $12,560 |
| 71 | Fiji estimate | $4,677 | $390 | FJD 10,610 | $11,450 |
| 72 | Samoa estimate | $4,656 | $388 | WST 12,520 | $6,812 |
| 73 | Moldova estimate | $4,511 | $376 | MDL 78,400 | $8,936 |
| 74 | Tonga estimate | $4,491 | $374 | TOP 10,620 | $5,829 |
| 75 | Thailand estimate | $4,470 | $373 | ฿147,000 | $13,860 |
| 76 | Russia estimate | $4,216 | $351 | ₽310,500 | $12,060 |
| 77 | Mongolia estimate | $4,146 | $346 | ₮14,699,100 | $12,450 |
| 78 | Eswatini estimate | $3,987 | $332 | SZL 71,310 | |
| 79 | Bolivia estimate | $3,971 | $331 | Bs 27,440 | $10,170 |
| 80 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,934 | $328 | FCFA 2,386,000 | $8,652 |
| 81 | Colombia estimate | $3,868 | $322 | COP 15,679,100 | $9,414 |
| 82 | Djibouti estimate | $3,860 | $322 | DJF 686,000 | $6,965 |
| 83 | Vanuatu estimate | $3,843 | $320 | VUV 372,400 | $3,144 |
| 84 | Cambodia estimate | $3,662 | $305 | ៛14,699,100 | $9,980 |
| 85 | Paraguay estimate | $3,636 | $303 | ₲27,438,400 | $9,545 |
| 86 | Kiribati estimate | $3,514 | $293 | A$5,289 | $5,633 |
| 87 | Brazil estimate | $3,508 | $292 | R$19,600 | $7,592 |
| 88 | Vietnam estimate | $3,488 | $291 | ₫84,275,100 | $11,770 |
| 89 | Philippines estimate | $3,356 | $280 | ₱192,300 | $9,268 |
| 90 | Senegal estimate | $3,346 | $279 | F CFA 1,947,300 | $8,597 |
| 91 | Kazakhstan estimate | $3,344 | $279 | ₸1,090,300 | $8,686 |
| 92 | Dominican Republic estimate | $3,320 | $277 | DOP 205,800 | $8,643 |
| 93 | Georgia estimate | $2,959 | $247 | ₾9,534 | $8,881 |
| 94 | Cape Verde estimate | $2,958 | $246 | CVE 294,000 | $5,836 |
| 95 | Jamaica estimate | $2,871 | $239 | JMD 318,500 | $4,556 |
| 96 | Bhutan estimate | $2,694 | $224 | BTN 225,400 | $10,800 |
| 97 | South Africa estimate | $2,679 | $223 | R 44,100 | $5,946 |
| 98 | Tunisia estimate | $2,505 | $209 | TND 7,350 | $8,961 |
| 99 | Uzbekistan estimate | $2,485 | $207 | UZS 27,458,800 | $9,155 |
| 100 | Suriname estimate | $2,380 | $198 | SRD 58,800 | $6,575 |
| 101 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $2,357 | $196 | F CFA 1,469,900 | $6,324 |
| 102 | Comoros estimate | $2,356 | $196 | CF 979,900 | $4,297 |
| 103 | Botswana estimate | $2,312 | $193 | P 31,360 | $5,902 |
| 104 | India estimate | $2,192 | $183 | ₹191,100 | $9,632 |
| 105 | Chad estimate | $1,964 | $164 | FCFA 1,224,900 | $5,794 |
| 106 | Liberia estimate | $1,960 | $163 | LRD 1,960 | $4,862 |
| 107 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,960 | $163 | $4,399 | |
| 108 | Indonesia estimate | $1,943 | $162 | Rp 30,811,100 | $6,035 |
| 109 | Kenya estimate | $1,922 | $160 | KES 196,000 | $4,530 |
| 110 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $1,782 | $148 | FCFA 837,900 | $2,688 |
| 111 | Laos estimate | $1,741 | $145 | ₭24,442,300 | $6,585 |
| 112 | Zambia estimate | $1,701 | $142 | ZK 44,510 | $5,882 |
| 113 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,695 | $141 | ৳196,000 | $5,941 |
| 114 | Mozambique estimate | $1,688 | $141 | MZN 107,800 | $4,469 |
| 115 | Armenia estimate | $1,675 | $140 | ֏808,500 | $4,856 |
| 116 | Yemen estimate | $1,616 | $135 | YER 354,800 | $5,355 |
| 117 | Guinea estimate | $1,601 | $133 | FG 14,699,100 | $4,882 |
| 118 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,596 | $133 | K 2,204,900 | $5,063 |
| 119 | Niger estimate | $1,577 | $131 | F CFA 983,700 | $4,839 |
| 120 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,531 | $128 | ؋117,600 | $7,449 |
| 121 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,524 | $127 | Rs 460,600 | $5,264 |
| 122 | Cameroon estimate | $1,489 | $124 | FCFA 735,000 | $3,072 |
| 123 | Benin estimate | $1,484 | $124 | F CFA 924,200 | $4,497 |
| 124 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,422 | $119 | F CFA 887,100 | $4,018 |
| 125 | Nepal estimate | $1,406 | $117 | Rs 147,000 | $4,843 |
| 126 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,372 | $114 | CDF 1,386,600 | $2,824 |
| 127 | Lesotho estimate | $1,271 | $106 | LSL 23,300 | $3,795 |
| 128 | Togo estimate | $1,257 | $105 | F CFA 784,000 | $3,554 |
| 129 | Uganda estimate | $1,229 | $102 | UGX 4,409,700 | $3,353 |
| 130 | Mali estimate | $1,212 | $101 | F CFA 735,000 | $3,821 |
| 131 | Ghana estimate | $1,171 | $98 | GH₵14,700 | $2,800 |
| 132 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,167 | $97 | F CFA 679,200 | $3,517 |
| 133 | Burundi estimate | $1,088 | $91 | BIF 2,082,900 | $3,286 |
| 134 | Ukraine estimate | $1,057 | $88 | ₴27,010 | $4,348 |
| 135 | Egypt estimate | $1,038 | $87 | E£47,040 | $6,766 |
| 136 | Rwanda estimate | $966 | $81 | RF 1,273,900 | $3,525 |
| 137 | Angola estimate | $900 | $75 | Kz 782,400 | $2,514 |
| 138 | Pakistan estimate | $893 | $74 | Rs 251,200 | $3,841 |
| 139 | Gambia estimate | $865 | $72 | GMD 41,650 | $2,794 |
| 140 | Malawi estimate | $807 | $67 | MWK 294,000 | $2,472 |
| 141 | Ethiopia estimate | $784 | $65 | ETB 34,300 | $2,553 |
| 142 | Sudan estimate | $538 | $45 | SDG 294,000 | $1,311 |
| 143 | Nigeria estimate | $431 | $36 | ₦637,000 | $2,399 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).