How much does a picker and packer 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$55,250
- Iceland$54,990
- Denmark$41,280
- Norway$40,200
- United States$36,280
Where pay goes furthest
- Iceland$48,080
- Switzerland$43,110
- Norway$41,790
- Denmark$39,490
- Belgium$38,850
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $55,250 | $4,604 | CHF 49,720 | $43,110 |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $54,990 | $4,582 | kr 7,005,100 | $48,080 |
| 3 | Denmark estimate | $41,280 | $3,440 | kr 275,000 | $39,490 |
| 4 | Norway estimate | $40,200 | $3,350 | kr 363,700 | $41,790 |
| 5 | United States | $36,280 | $3,023 | $36,280 | |
| 6 | Luxembourg estimate | $35,020 | $2,918 | €31,370 | $35,500 |
| 7 | United Kingdom | $35,000 | $2,917 | £26,150 | $37,900 |
| 8 | Belgium estimate | $33,880 | $2,824 | €30,350 | $38,850 |
| 9 | Australia | $31,430 | $2,619 | A$45,750 | |
| 10 | Ireland estimate | $29,000 | $2,417 | €25,980 | $28,390 |
| 11 | Austria estimate | $28,660 | $2,388 | €25,670 | $33,800 |
| 12 | Sweden estimate | $28,070 | $2,339 | kr 267,200 | $31,010 |
| 13 | Finland estimate | $28,060 | $2,338 | €25,130 | $30,960 |
| 14 | Canada | $26,210 | $2,184 | CA$36,870 | |
| 15 | Germany estimate | $25,680 | $2,140 | €23,000 | $33,910 |
| 16 | Netherlands estimate | $25,050 | $2,088 | €22,440 | $28,890 |
| 17 | Italy estimate | $22,000 | $1,833 | €19,700 | $30,190 |
| 18 | France estimate | $21,830 | $1,819 | €19,550 | $26,370 |
| 19 | Spain estimate | $21,100 | $1,759 | €18,900 | $30,730 |
| 20 | Slovenia estimate | $18,120 | $1,510 | €16,230 | $27,060 |
| 21 | South Korea estimate | $17,350 | $1,445 | ₩22,400,600 | $24,780 |
| 22 | Greece estimate | $15,790 | $1,315 | €14,140 | $24,080 |
| 23 | Malta estimate | $14,910 | $1,242 | €13,050 | $20,760 |
| 24 | Israel estimate | $14,890 | $1,240 | ₪48,080 | $11,880 |
| 25 | Bahamas estimate | $14,330 | $1,194 | BSD 14,330 | $12,950 |
| 26 | Cyprus estimate | $13,590 | $1,133 | €12,170 | $20,310 |
| 27 | Puerto Rico estimate | $12,760 | $1,064 | $13,610 | |
| 28 | Portugal estimate | $12,220 | $1,018 | €10,940 | $18,820 |
| 29 | Singapore estimate | $11,430 | $953 | SGD 15,360 | $14,500 |
| 30 | Estonia estimate | $11,230 | $936 | €10,060 | $14,800 |
| 31 | Lithuania estimate | $10,660 | $888 | €9,546 | $17,160 |
| 32 | Czechia estimate | $10,510 | $876 | Kč 231,300 | $15,690 |
| 33 | Slovakia estimate | $9,979 | $832 | €8,937 | $15,610 |
| 34 | Latvia estimate | $9,520 | $793 | €8,526 | $15,260 |
| 35 | Poland estimate | $9,454 | $788 | zł 39,680 | $17,230 |
| 36 | Croatia estimate | $9,257 | $771 | €62,480 | $15,730 |
| 37 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $8,456 | $705 | HK$65,640 | $10,170 |
| 38 | Qatar estimate | $8,356 | $696 | QAR 30,420 | $10,740 |
| 39 | Barbados estimate | $8,267 | $689 | BBD 16,530 | $6,890 |
| 40 | Romania estimate | $8,217 | $685 | lei 36,290 | $16,850 |
| 41 | Hungary estimate | $7,771 | $648 | Ft 2,723,300 | $13,420 |
| 42 | Costa Rica estimate | $7,668 | $639 | ₡3,860,900 | $12,270 |
| 43 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $7,200 | $600 | KM 12,610 | $16,250 |
| 44 | Palau estimate | $7,018 | $585 | $7,015 | |
| 45 | Uruguay estimate | $6,858 | $572 | UYU 275,800 | $9,413 |
| 46 | Serbia estimate | $6,529 | $544 | RSD 686,900 | $12,830 |
| 47 | North Macedonia estimate | $6,438 | $536 | MKD 355,300 | $12,980 |
| 48 | Türkiye estimate | $6,431 | $536 | ₺253,700 | $14,300 |
| 49 | Marshall Islands estimate | $6,178 | $515 | $6,218 | |
| 50 | Tonga estimate | $6,067 | $506 | TOP 14,340 | $7,874 |
| 51 | Chile estimate | $5,845 | $487 | CLP 5,515,600 | $11,860 |
| 52 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $5,728 | $477 | SAR 21,480 | $11,070 |
| 53 | Panama estimate | $5,516 | $460 | PAB 5,516 | $11,100 |
| 54 | Montenegro estimate | $5,493 | $458 | €4,135 | $9,414 |
| 55 | Bulgaria estimate | $5,469 | $456 | €9,580 | $11,670 |
| 56 | Guyana estimate | $4,762 | $397 | GYD 992,800 | $10,210 |
| 57 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $4,588 | $382 | AED 16,850 | $6,824 |
| 58 | Ecuador estimate | $4,413 | $368 | $9,994 | |
| 59 | Lebanon estimate | $4,391 | $366 | L£6,618,800 | $8,845 |
| 60 | Belize estimate | $4,302 | $359 | BZD 8,604 | $6,739 |
| 61 | Mauritius estimate | $4,278 | $357 | Rs 198,600 | $9,970 |
| 62 | Fiji estimate | $4,189 | $349 | FJD 9,501 | $10,260 |
| 63 | Maldives estimate | $4,052 | $338 | MVR 62,330 | $6,154 |
| 64 | Brunei estimate | $3,918 | $326 | BND 4,964 | $6,554 |
| 65 | Jordan estimate | $3,884 | $324 | JOD 2,758 | $8,586 |
| 66 | Malaysia estimate | $3,852 | $321 | RM 16,190 | $10,300 |
| 67 | Colombia estimate | $3,810 | $318 | COP 15,443,800 | $9,272 |
| 68 | Mexico estimate | $3,762 | $313 | MX$72,370 | $6,399 |
| 69 | Albania estimate | $3,759 | $313 | ALL 400,600 | $8,696 |
| 70 | Mongolia estimate | $3,734 | $311 | ₮13,237,500 | $11,210 |
| 71 | Peru estimate | $3,711 | $309 | PEN 13,240 | $6,869 |
| 72 | Russia estimate | $3,649 | $304 | ₽268,800 | $10,440 |
| 73 | El Salvador estimate | $3,585 | $299 | $7,647 | |
| 74 | Argentina estimate | $3,556 | $296 | ARS 4,412,500 | $6,673 |
| 75 | Samoa estimate | $3,553 | $296 | WST 9,553 | $5,198 |
| 76 | Moldova estimate | $3,491 | $291 | MDL 60,670 | $6,916 |
| 77 | Bolivia estimate | $3,456 | $288 | Bs 23,880 | $8,848 |
| 78 | Thailand estimate | $3,227 | $269 | ฿106,100 | $10,010 |
| 79 | Paraguay estimate | $3,070 | $256 | ₲23,165,600 | $8,059 |
| 80 | Brazil estimate | $2,997 | $250 | R$16,750 | $6,487 |
| 81 | Guatemala estimate | $2,873 | $239 | Q 22,060 | $6,428 |
| 82 | Dominican Republic estimate | $2,847 | $237 | DOP 176,500 | $7,413 |
| 83 | Kiribati estimate | $2,831 | $236 | A$4,261 | $4,538 |
| 84 | Vietnam estimate | $2,830 | $236 | ₫68,393,800 | $9,551 |
| 85 | Vanuatu estimate | $2,812 | $234 | VUV 272,500 | $2,301 |
| 86 | Philippines estimate | $2,343 | $195 | ₱134,200 | $6,470 |
| 87 | Djibouti estimate | $2,172 | $181 | DJF 386,100 | $3,920 |
| 88 | Honduras estimate | $2,125 | $177 | L 55,160 | $4,372 |
| 89 | Bhutan estimate | $2,122 | $177 | BTN 177,500 | $8,503 |
| 90 | Cambodia estimate | $1,979 | $165 | ៛7,942,500 | $5,393 |
| 91 | Georgia estimate | $1,962 | $164 | ₾6,321 | $5,888 |
| 92 | Sudan estimate | $1,836 | $153 | SDG 1,003,800 | $4,476 |
| 93 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $1,819 | $152 | FCFA 1,103,100 | $4,000 |
| 94 | Suriname estimate | $1,786 | $149 | SRD 44,130 | $4,935 |
| 95 | Kazakhstan estimate | $1,777 | $148 | ₸579,400 | $4,616 |
| 96 | Comoros estimate | $1,724 | $144 | CF 717,000 | $3,144 |
| 97 | Tunisia estimate | $1,692 | $141 | TND 4,964 | $6,052 |
| 98 | South Africa estimate | $1,676 | $140 | R 27,580 | $3,718 |
| 99 | Jamaica estimate | $1,666 | $139 | JMD 184,800 | $2,643 |
| 100 | Cape Verde estimate | $1,659 | $138 | CVE 164,900 | $3,273 |
| 101 | Yemen estimate | $1,628 | $136 | YER 357,500 | $5,397 |
| 102 | Eswatini estimate | $1,608 | $134 | SZL 28,760 | |
| 103 | Laos estimate | $1,572 | $131 | ₭22,062,500 | $5,944 |
| 104 | Uzbekistan estimate | $1,556 | $130 | UZS 17,195,300 | $5,733 |
| 105 | Armenia estimate | $1,485 | $124 | ֏717,000 | $4,307 |
| 106 | Nepal estimate | $1,284 | $107 | Rs 134,200 | $4,422 |
| 107 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,269 | $106 | $2,847 | |
| 108 | India estimate | $1,266 | $105 | ₹110,300 | $5,560 |
| 109 | Indonesia estimate | $1,211 | $101 | Rp 19,200,200 | $3,761 |
| 110 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $1,173 | $98 | FCFA 551,600 | $1,769 |
| 111 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,149 | $96 | ؋88,250 | $5,590 |
| 112 | Ghana estimate | $1,142 | $95 | GH₵14,340 | $2,732 |
| 113 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,118 | $93 | K 1,544,400 | $3,546 |
| 114 | Liberia estimate | $1,103 | $92 | LRD 1,103 | $2,736 |
| 115 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,095 | $91 | Rs 330,900 | $3,783 |
| 116 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,061 | $88 | F CFA 661,900 | $2,848 |
| 117 | Botswana estimate | $1,057 | $88 | P 14,340 | $2,699 |
| 118 | Senegal estimate | $1,027 | $86 | F CFA 597,500 | $2,638 |
| 119 | Egypt estimate | $974 | $81 | E£44,130 | $6,347 |
| 120 | Bangladesh estimate | $954 | $80 | ৳110,300 | $3,344 |
| 121 | Pakistan estimate | $951 | $79 | Rs 267,500 | $4,090 |
| 122 | Guinea estimate | $951 | $79 | FG 8,730,100 | $2,899 |
| 123 | Ukraine estimate | $934 | $78 | ₴23,860 | $3,841 |
| 124 | Chad estimate | $920 | $77 | FCFA 573,600 | $2,713 |
| 125 | Cameroon estimate | $894 | $74 | FCFA 441,300 | $1,844 |
| 126 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $796 | $66 | F CFA 496,400 | $2,248 |
| 127 | Togo estimate | $796 | $66 | F CFA 496,400 | $2,250 |
| 128 | Mozambique estimate | $691 | $58 | MZN 44,130 | $1,829 |
| 129 | Gambia estimate | $630 | $53 | GMD 30,340 | $2,035 |
| 130 | Lesotho estimate | $602 | $50 | LSL 11,030 | $1,797 |
| 131 | Burkina Faso estimate | $569 | $47 | F CFA 330,900 | $1,714 |
| 132 | Mali estimate | $546 | $45 | F CFA 330,900 | $1,720 |
| 133 | Benin estimate | $531 | $44 | F CFA 330,900 | $1,610 |
| 134 | Niger estimate | $531 | $44 | F CFA 330,900 | $1,628 |
| 135 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $508 | $42 | CDF 513,000 | $1,045 |
| 136 | Zambia estimate | $506 | $42 | ZK 13,240 | $1,749 |
| 137 | Ethiopia estimate | $410 | $34 | ETB 17,910 | $1,333 |
| 138 | Angola estimate | $380 | $32 | Kz 330,900 | $1,063 |
| 139 | Nigeria estimate | $358 | $30 | ₦529,700 | $1,995 |
| 140 | Uganda estimate | $333 | $28 | UGX 1,195,100 | $909 |
| 141 | Malawi estimate | $242 | $20 | MWK 88,250 | $742 |
| 142 | Rwanda estimate | $218 | $18 | RF 286,800 | $794 |
| 143 | Burundi estimate | $184 | $15 | BIF 353,000 | $557 |
| 144 | Kenya estimate | $108 | $9 | KES 11,030 | $255 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).