How much does a payroll clerk 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
- Switzerland$86,730
- Luxembourg$65,610
- Iceland$65,030
- Denmark$60,440
- Qatar$59,370
Where pay goes furthest
- Qatar$76,340
- Switzerland$67,670
- Luxembourg$66,510
- Norway$59,730
- Austria$59,620
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $86,730 | $7,227 | CHF 78,040 | $67,670 |
| 2 | Luxembourg estimate | $65,610 | $5,467 | €58,760 | $66,510 |
| 3 | Iceland estimate | $65,030 | $5,419 | kr 8,284,900 | $56,870 |
| 4 | Denmark estimate | $60,440 | $5,037 | kr 402,800 | $57,820 |
| 5 | Qatar estimate | $59,370 | $4,947 | QAR 216,100 | $76,340 |
| 6 | United States | $58,260 | $4,855 | $58,260 | |
| 7 | Norway estimate | $57,460 | $4,789 | kr 520,000 | $59,730 |
| 8 | Belgium estimate | $51,400 | $4,284 | €46,040 | $58,940 |
| 9 | Austria estimate | $50,550 | $4,213 | €45,280 | $59,620 |
| 10 | Australia | $47,590 | $3,966 | A$69,260 | |
| 11 | Netherlands estimate | $45,960 | $3,830 | €41,170 | $53,010 |
| 12 | Germany estimate | $44,930 | $3,745 | €40,250 | $59,330 |
| 13 | Canada | $44,360 | $3,697 | CA$62,400 | |
| 14 | Ireland estimate | $42,430 | $3,536 | €38,000 | $41,530 |
| 15 | United Kingdom | $42,240 | $3,520 | £31,560 | $45,730 |
| 16 | Finland estimate | $40,600 | $3,383 | €36,360 | $44,790 |
| 17 | South Korea estimate | $39,800 | $3,317 | ₩51,397,800 | $56,860 |
| 18 | Sweden estimate | $39,130 | $3,261 | kr 372,500 | $43,230 |
| 19 | Italy estimate | $35,560 | $2,964 | €31,850 | $48,810 |
| 20 | Spain estimate | $31,820 | $2,652 | €28,500 | $46,330 |
| 21 | France estimate | $30,510 | $2,543 | €27,330 | $36,860 |
| 22 | Slovenia estimate | $27,350 | $2,279 | €24,490 | $40,820 |
| 23 | Israel estimate | $25,840 | $2,153 | ₪83,460 | $20,620 |
| 24 | Singapore estimate | $25,540 | $2,129 | SGD 34,320 | $32,410 |
| 25 | Greece estimate | $25,240 | $2,103 | €22,610 | $38,510 |
| 26 | Malta estimate | $24,510 | $2,042 | €21,460 | $34,140 |
| 27 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $21,950 | $1,829 | AED 80,600 | $32,640 |
| 28 | Bahamas estimate | $21,520 | $1,794 | BSD 21,520 | $19,450 |
| 29 | Cyprus estimate | $20,070 | $1,672 | €17,970 | $29,980 |
| 30 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $20,060 | $1,671 | HK$155,700 | $24,120 |
| 31 | Estonia estimate | $19,750 | $1,646 | €17,690 | $26,020 |
| 32 | Lithuania estimate | $19,720 | $1,643 | €17,660 | $31,750 |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $19,420 | $1,618 | SAR 72,830 | $37,540 |
| 34 | Portugal estimate | $19,160 | $1,597 | €17,160 | $29,500 |
| 35 | Czechia estimate | $17,730 | $1,477 | Kč 390,100 | $26,460 |
| 36 | Puerto Rico estimate | $17,360 | $1,447 | $18,520 | |
| 37 | Barbados estimate | $17,250 | $1,438 | BBD 34,510 | $14,380 |
| 38 | Croatia estimate | $16,720 | $1,393 | €112,800 | $28,410 |
| 39 | Latvia estimate | $16,650 | $1,387 | €14,910 | $26,680 |
| 40 | Slovakia estimate | $16,400 | $1,367 | €14,690 | $25,660 |
| 41 | Hungary estimate | $15,290 | $1,274 | Ft 5,359,300 | $26,400 |
| 42 | Uruguay estimate | $14,520 | $1,210 | UYU 584,000 | $19,930 |
| 43 | Poland estimate | $14,440 | $1,203 | zł 60,600 | $26,320 |
| 44 | Romania estimate | $13,700 | $1,142 | lei 60,520 | $28,090 |
| 45 | Costa Rica estimate | $12,850 | $1,071 | ₡6,470,200 | $20,570 |
| 46 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $12,120 | $1,010 | KM 21,230 | $27,360 |
| 47 | Palau estimate | $11,940 | $995 | $11,940 | |
| 48 | Brunei estimate | $11,690 | $974 | BND 14,810 | $19,560 |
| 49 | Türkiye estimate | $11,100 | $925 | ₺438,000 | $24,680 |
| 50 | Serbia estimate | $11,010 | $918 | RSD 1,158,500 | $21,630 |
| 51 | Argentina estimate | $10,700 | $891 | ARS 13,272,200 | $20,070 |
| 52 | Lebanon estimate | $10,560 | $880 | L£15,926,600 | $21,280 |
| 53 | Panama estimate | $9,954 | $830 | PAB 9,954 | $20,040 |
| 54 | North Macedonia estimate | $9,659 | $805 | MKD 533,100 | $19,470 |
| 55 | Chile estimate | $9,658 | $805 | CLP 9,113,100 | $19,600 |
| 56 | Bulgaria estimate | $9,097 | $758 | €15,940 | $19,420 |
| 57 | Montenegro estimate | $8,872 | $739 | €6,679 | $15,200 |
| 58 | Honduras estimate | $8,353 | $696 | L 216,800 | $17,180 |
| 59 | Guatemala estimate | $8,013 | $668 | Q 61,540 | $17,930 |
| 60 | Belize estimate | $7,965 | $664 | BZD 15,930 | $12,480 |
| 61 | Jordan estimate | $7,477 | $623 | JOD 5,309 | $16,530 |
| 62 | Maldives estimate | $7,473 | $623 | MVR 115,000 | $11,350 |
| 63 | Guyana estimate | $7,320 | $610 | GYD 1,526,300 | $15,700 |
| 64 | Albania estimate | $7,250 | $604 | ALL 772,500 | $16,770 |
| 65 | Mexico estimate | $7,155 | $596 | MX$137,700 | $12,170 |
| 66 | Mauritius estimate | $7,149 | $596 | Rs 331,800 | $16,660 |
| 67 | Ecuador estimate | $6,915 | $576 | $15,660 | |
| 68 | Peru estimate | $6,697 | $558 | PEN 23,890 | $12,400 |
| 69 | Marshall Islands estimate | $6,687 | $557 | $6,731 | |
| 70 | El Salvador estimate | $6,618 | $551 | $14,110 | |
| 71 | Malaysia estimate | $6,361 | $530 | RM 26,740 | $17,010 |
| 72 | Fiji estimate | $6,334 | $528 | FJD 14,370 | $15,510 |
| 73 | Samoa estimate | $6,306 | $526 | WST 16,960 | $9,226 |
| 74 | Moldova estimate | $6,110 | $509 | MDL 106,200 | $12,100 |
| 75 | Tonga estimate | $6,083 | $507 | TOP 14,380 | $7,894 |
| 76 | Thailand estimate | $6,054 | $505 | ฿199,100 | $18,770 |
| 77 | Russia estimate | $5,709 | $476 | ₽420,500 | $16,330 |
| 78 | Mongolia estimate | $5,616 | $468 | ₮19,908,300 | $16,860 |
| 79 | Eswatini estimate | $5,399 | $450 | SZL 96,590 | |
| 80 | Bolivia estimate | $5,378 | $448 | Bs 37,160 | $13,770 |
| 81 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $5,327 | $444 | FCFA 3,231,500 | $11,720 |
| 82 | Colombia estimate | $5,239 | $437 | COP 21,235,500 | $12,750 |
| 83 | Djibouti estimate | $5,228 | $436 | DJF 929,100 | $9,434 |
| 84 | Vanuatu estimate | $5,204 | $434 | VUV 504,300 | $4,258 |
| 85 | Cambodia estimate | $4,960 | $413 | ៛19,908,300 | $13,520 |
| 86 | Paraguay estimate | $4,925 | $410 | ₲37,162,100 | $12,930 |
| 87 | Kiribati estimate | $4,759 | $397 | A$7,164 | $7,630 |
| 88 | Brazil estimate | $4,751 | $396 | R$26,540 | $10,280 |
| 89 | Vietnam estimate | $4,723 | $394 | ₫114,140,700 | $15,940 |
| 90 | Philippines estimate | $4,545 | $379 | ₱260,400 | $12,550 |
| 91 | Senegal estimate | $4,532 | $378 | F CFA 2,637,400 | $11,640 |
| 92 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,530 | $377 | ₸1,476,700 | $11,760 |
| 93 | Dominican Republic estimate | $4,496 | $375 | DOP 278,700 | $11,710 |
| 94 | Georgia estimate | $4,008 | $334 | ₾12,910 | $12,030 |
| 95 | Cape Verde estimate | $4,006 | $334 | CVE 398,200 | $7,904 |
| 96 | Jamaica estimate | $3,888 | $324 | JMD 431,300 | $6,171 |
| 97 | Bhutan estimate | $3,648 | $304 | BTN 305,300 | $14,620 |
| 98 | South Africa estimate | $3,629 | $302 | R 59,720 | $8,053 |
| 99 | Tunisia estimate | $3,392 | $283 | TND 9,954 | $12,140 |
| 100 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,366 | $280 | UZS 37,189,700 | $12,400 |
| 101 | Suriname estimate | $3,223 | $269 | SRD 79,630 | $8,906 |
| 102 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $3,192 | $266 | F CFA 1,990,800 | $8,566 |
| 103 | Comoros estimate | $3,191 | $266 | CF 1,327,200 | $5,820 |
| 104 | Botswana estimate | $3,131 | $261 | P 42,470 | $7,994 |
| 105 | India estimate | $2,969 | $247 | ₹258,800 | $13,050 |
| 106 | Chad estimate | $2,660 | $222 | FCFA 1,659,000 | $7,847 |
| 107 | Liberia estimate | $2,654 | $221 | LRD 2,654 | $6,585 |
| 108 | Timor-Leste estimate | $2,654 | $221 | $5,958 | |
| 109 | Indonesia estimate | $2,632 | $219 | Rp 41,730,000 | $8,174 |
| 110 | Kenya estimate | $2,603 | $217 | KES 265,400 | $6,136 |
| 111 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,413 | $201 | FCFA 1,134,800 | $3,640 |
| 112 | Laos estimate | $2,359 | $197 | ₭33,104,200 | $8,919 |
| 113 | Zambia estimate | $2,304 | $192 | ZK 60,280 | $7,966 |
| 114 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,296 | $191 | ৳265,400 | $8,046 |
| 115 | Mozambique estimate | $2,286 | $191 | MZN 146,000 | $6,053 |
| 116 | Armenia estimate | $2,268 | $189 | ֏1,095,000 | $6,577 |
| 117 | Yemen estimate | $2,188 | $182 | YER 480,500 | $7,253 |
| 118 | Guinea estimate | $2,168 | $181 | FG 19,908,300 | $6,612 |
| 119 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $2,161 | $180 | K 2,986,200 | $6,857 |
| 120 | Niger estimate | $2,136 | $178 | F CFA 1,332,200 | $6,553 |
| 121 | Afghanistan estimate | $2,073 | $173 | ؋159,300 | $10,090 |
| 122 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,065 | $172 | Rs 623,800 | $7,130 |
| 123 | Cameroon estimate | $2,016 | $168 | FCFA 995,400 | $4,160 |
| 124 | Benin estimate | $2,009 | $167 | F CFA 1,251,700 | $6,090 |
| 125 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,926 | $161 | F CFA 1,201,500 | $5,442 |
| 126 | Nepal estimate | $1,905 | $159 | Rs 199,100 | $6,559 |
| 127 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,859 | $155 | CDF 1,878,000 | $3,825 |
| 128 | Lesotho estimate | $1,722 | $143 | LSL 31,560 | $5,141 |
| 129 | Togo estimate | $1,702 | $142 | F CFA 1,061,800 | $4,813 |
| 130 | Uganda estimate | $1,665 | $139 | UGX 5,972,500 | $4,541 |
| 131 | Mali estimate | $1,642 | $137 | F CFA 995,400 | $5,175 |
| 132 | Ghana estimate | $1,585 | $132 | GH₵19,910 | $3,792 |
| 133 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,581 | $132 | F CFA 920,000 | $4,764 |
| 134 | Burundi estimate | $1,473 | $123 | BIF 2,821,100 | $4,450 |
| 135 | Ukraine estimate | $1,432 | $119 | ₴36,590 | $5,888 |
| 136 | Egypt estimate | $1,406 | $117 | E£63,710 | $9,164 |
| 137 | Rwanda estimate | $1,309 | $109 | RF 1,725,400 | $4,774 |
| 138 | Angola estimate | $1,218 | $102 | Kz 1,059,700 | $3,405 |
| 139 | Pakistan estimate | $1,210 | $101 | Rs 340,200 | $5,202 |
| 140 | Gambia estimate | $1,171 | $98 | GMD 56,410 | $3,784 |
| 141 | Malawi estimate | $1,093 | $91 | MWK 398,200 | $3,348 |
| 142 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,062 | $89 | ETB 46,450 | $3,457 |
| 143 | Sudan estimate | $728 | $61 | SDG 398,200 | $1,775 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $583 | $49 | ₦862,700 | $3,249 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).