How much does a petty officer make in each country?
110 countries, median gross salary a year in dollars.
Each line is a country, on a log scale from $100 to $200,000 a year.
Where they earn the most
- Switzerland$129,500
- Norway$98,680
- Austria$89,530
- Belgium$86,220
- Finland$74,170
Where pay goes furthest
- Austria$105,600
- Norway$102,600
- Switzerland$101,000
- Belgium$98,860
- Finland$81,840
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $129,500 | $10,790 | CHF 107,700 | $101,000 |
| 2 | Norway estimate | $98,680 | $8,223 | kr 919,200 | $102,600 |
| 3 | Austria estimate | $89,530 | $7,461 | €79,230 | $105,600 |
| 4 | Belgium estimate | $86,220 | $7,185 | €76,300 | $98,860 |
| 5 | Finland estimate | $74,170 | $6,181 | €65,630 | $81,840 |
| 6 | Netherlands estimate | $64,890 | $5,408 | €57,430 | $74,840 |
| 7 | United Kingdom estimate | $63,580 | $5,298 | £48,290 | $68,830 |
| 8 | Ireland estimate | $60,400 | $5,033 | €53,450 | $59,130 |
| 9 | Italy estimate | $55,460 | $4,622 | €49,080 | $76,110 |
| 10 | Denmark estimate | $55,130 | $4,594 | kr 391,300 | $54,010 |
| 11 | Sweden estimate | $54,740 | $4,562 | kr 534,100 | $60,480 |
| 12 | Luxembourg estimate | $52,620 | $4,385 | €48,620 | $57,530 |
| 13 | Canada | $52,480 | $4,373 | CA$73,820 | |
| 14 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $52,080 | $4,340 | AED 191,300 | $77,450 |
| 15 | Slovenia estimate | $50,570 | $4,214 | €44,750 | $75,500 |
| 16 | Germany estimate | $46,340 | $3,861 | €44,000 | $61,180 |
| 17 | Spain estimate | $37,760 | $3,147 | €33,420 | $54,980 |
| 18 | Croatia estimate | $36,190 | $3,016 | €32,410 | $61,500 |
| 19 | Cyprus estimate | $35,130 | $2,928 | €31,090 | $52,490 |
| 20 | Puerto Rico estimate | $35,070 | $2,922 | $37,400 | |
| 21 | Estonia estimate | $34,890 | $2,907 | €30,880 | $45,960 |
| 22 | France estimate | $33,970 | $2,831 | €30,060 | $41,040 |
| 23 | Poland estimate | $33,010 | $2,750 | zł 128,300 | $60,160 |
| 24 | Czechia estimate | $31,280 | $2,606 | Kč 688,200 | $46,690 |
| 25 | Lithuania estimate | $29,300 | $2,442 | €25,930 | $47,180 |
| 26 | Greece estimate | $26,510 | $2,209 | €23,460 | $40,440 |
| 27 | Malta estimate | $23,020 | $1,918 | €20,150 | $32,060 |
| 28 | Portugal estimate | $20,260 | $1,688 | €17,930 | $31,190 |
| 29 | Slovakia estimate | $20,040 | $1,670 | €17,540 | $30,050 |
| 30 | Romania estimate | $19,540 | $1,629 | lei 96,520 | $45,410 |
| 31 | Serbia estimate | $19,460 | $1,622 | RSD 17,220 | $38,230 |
| 32 | Bulgaria estimate | $18,870 | $1,572 | €16,900 | $40,270 |
| 33 | Latvia estimate | $17,310 | $1,442 | €15,500 | $27,740 |
| 34 | Hungary estimate | $15,460 | $1,288 | Ft 4,979,000 | $26,690 |
| 35 | South Africa estimate | $13,330 | $1,111 | R 177,600 | $26,680 |
| 36 | Brunei estimate | $12,950 | $1,080 | BND 16,410 | $21,670 |
| 37 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $12,370 | $1,031 | KM 21,470 | $27,920 |
| 38 | Chile estimate | $11,680 | $973 | CLP 10,198,500 | $20,780 |
| 39 | Brazil estimate | $11,530 | $961 | R$64,410 | $24,950 |
| 40 | Maldives estimate | $11,480 | $957 | MVR 176,600 | $17,440 |
| 41 | Botswana estimate | $10,960 | $913 | P 148,600 | $27,970 |
| 42 | Ecuador estimate | $10,740 | $895 | $24,320 | |
| 43 | Uruguay estimate | $10,590 | $882 | UYU 425,700 | $14,530 |
| 44 | Jamaica estimate | $10,400 | $867 | JMD 1,154,000 | $16,510 |
| 45 | Lebanon estimate | $9,970 | $831 | L£15,029,400 | $20,080 |
| 46 | Peru estimate | $9,932 | $828 | PEN 35,430 | $18,380 |
| 47 | Bolivia estimate | $9,321 | $777 | Bs 64,410 | $23,860 |
| 48 | Colombia estimate | $9,270 | $773 | COP 37,573,400 | $22,560 |
| 49 | Mexico estimate | $8,971 | $748 | MX$172,600 | $15,260 |
| 50 | Argentina estimate | $8,688 | $724 | ARS 10,780,000 | $16,300 |
| 51 | Eswatini estimate | $8,401 | $700 | SZL 150,300 | |
| 52 | El Salvador estimate | $7,391 | $616 | $15,760 | |
| 53 | North Macedonia estimate | $7,345 | $612 | MKD 341,400 | $14,510 |
| 54 | Paraguay estimate | $7,253 | $604 | ₲54,728,900 | $19,040 |
| 55 | Thailand estimate | $7,197 | $600 | ฿236,700 | $22,310 |
| 56 | Fiji estimate | $7,130 | $594 | FJD 12,770 | $12,570 |
| 57 | Belize estimate | $6,925 | $577 | BZD 13,850 | $10,850 |
| 58 | Dominican Republic estimate | $6,515 | $543 | DOP 403,800 | $16,960 |
| 59 | Vietnam estimate | $6,220 | $518 | ₫150,293,600 | $20,990 |
| 60 | Marshall Islands estimate | $5,796 | $483 | $5,834 | |
| 61 | Albania estimate | $5,789 | $482 | ALL 654,500 | $13,390 |
| 62 | Zambia estimate | $5,744 | $479 | ZK 150,300 | $19,860 |
| 63 | Guyana estimate | $5,646 | $471 | GYD 1,177,200 | $12,110 |
| 64 | Mongolia estimate | $5,451 | $454 | ₮19,323,500 | $16,370 |
| 65 | Honduras estimate | $5,109 | $426 | L 132,600 | $10,510 |
| 66 | Moldova estimate | $5,063 | $422 | MDL 90,080 | $10,770 |
| 67 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $4,780 | $398 | FCFA 2,899,600 | $10,520 |
| 68 | Djibouti estimate | $4,530 | $378 | DJF 805,100 | $8,176 |
| 69 | Lesotho estimate | $4,393 | $366 | LSL 80,510 | $13,120 |
| 70 | Cambodia estimate | $4,280 | $357 | ៛17,176,400 | $11,660 |
| 71 | Cameroon estimate | $4,007 | $334 | FCFA 1,978,600 | $8,269 |
| 72 | Kenya estimate | $3,964 | $330 | KES 404,300 | $9,344 |
| 73 | Tonga estimate | $3,917 | $326 | TOP 9,258 | $5,083 |
| 74 | Guatemala estimate | $3,847 | $321 | Q 29,810 | $8,748 |
| 75 | Indonesia estimate | $3,821 | $318 | Rp 60,582,900 | $11,870 |
| 76 | Mali estimate | $3,760 | $313 | F CFA 2,279,600 | $11,850 |
| 77 | Senegal estimate | $3,690 | $307 | F CFA 2,147,100 | $9,479 |
| 78 | Ghana estimate | $3,420 | $285 | GH₵42,940 | $8,179 |
| 79 | Bhutan estimate | $3,079 | $257 | BTN 268,400 | $12,750 |
| 80 | Philippines estimate | $3,066 | $256 | ₱176,300 | $8,587 |
| 81 | Suriname estimate | $3,041 | $253 | SRD 75,150 | $8,404 |
| 82 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $3,000 | $250 | F CFA 1,871,500 | $8,052 |
| 83 | Niger estimate | $2,754 | $229 | F CFA 1,717,600 | $8,449 |
| 84 | Togo estimate | $2,741 | $228 | F CFA 1,709,900 | $7,751 |
| 85 | Chad estimate | $2,582 | $215 | FCFA 1,610,300 | $7,616 |
| 86 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,414 | $201 | ৳279,100 | $8,461 |
| 87 | Sudan estimate | $2,356 | $196 | SDG 1,288,200 | $5,744 |
| 88 | Timor-Leste estimate | $2,349 | $196 | $5,271 | |
| 89 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,310 | $192 | Rs 697,800 | $7,976 |
| 90 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,283 | $190 | FCFA 1,073,500 | $3,444 |
| 91 | Angola estimate | $2,221 | $185 | Kz 1,932,300 | $6,210 |
| 92 | Pakistan estimate | $2,123 | $177 | Rs 343,500 | $8,607 |
| 93 | Guinea estimate | $2,104 | $175 | FG 19,323,500 | $6,418 |
| 94 | Nepal estimate | $2,054 | $171 | Rs 214,700 | $7,074 |
| 95 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,957 | $163 | ؋150,300 | $9,520 |
| 96 | Egypt estimate | $1,950 | $162 | E£11,810 | $6,836 |
| 97 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,787 | $149 | K 2,469,100 | $5,669 |
| 98 | Mozambique estimate | $1,642 | $137 | MZN 104,800 | $4,345 |
| 99 | Comoros estimate | $1,549 | $129 | CF 644,100 | $2,824 |
| 100 | Laos estimate | $1,514 | $126 | ₭21,255,800 | $5,727 |
| 101 | Uganda estimate | $1,496 | $125 | UGX 5,367,600 | $4,081 |
| 102 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,476 | $123 | F CFA 858,800 | $4,447 |
| 103 | Benin estimate | $1,442 | $120 | F CFA 898,100 | $4,370 |
| 104 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,264 | $105 | F CFA 788,700 | $3,572 |
| 105 | Burundi estimate | $1,121 | $93 | BIF 2,147,100 | $3,387 |
| 106 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $988 | $82 | CDF 998,400 | $2,034 |
| 107 | Yemen estimate | $983 | $82 | YER 216,000 | $3,260 |
| 108 | Ethiopia estimate | $907 | $76 | ETB 39,660 | $2,952 |
| 109 | Rwanda estimate | $652 | $54 | RF 644,100 | $2,209 |
| 110 | Gambia estimate | $613 | $51 | GMD 29,520 | $1,981 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).