How much does a plumber 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$84,650
- Belgium$82,680
- Switzerland$77,380
- United States$62,820
- Denmark$61,260
Where pay goes furthest
- Belgium$94,810
- Iceland$74,020
- Germany$70,440
- United States$62,820
- Switzerland$60,370
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland estimate | $84,650 | $7,054 | kr 10,783,700 | $74,020 |
| 2 | Belgium estimate | $82,680 | $6,890 | €73,170 | $94,810 |
| 3 | Switzerland estimate | $77,380 | $6,448 | CHF 69,630 | $60,370 |
| 4 | United States | $62,820 | $5,235 | $62,820 | |
| 5 | Denmark estimate | $61,260 | $5,105 | kr 408,200 | $58,610 |
| 6 | Canada | $57,900 | $4,825 | CA$81,440 | |
| 7 | Norway estimate | $56,540 | $4,712 | kr 511,600 | $58,770 |
| 8 | Australia | $56,170 | $4,681 | A$81,750 | |
| 9 | Germany | $53,350 | $4,446 | €47,780 | $70,440 |
| 10 | Ireland estimate | $51,610 | $4,301 | €45,670 | $50,520 |
| 11 | United Kingdom | $50,820 | $4,235 | £37,970 | $55,020 |
| 12 | Luxembourg estimate | $46,720 | $3,893 | €41,840 | $47,360 |
| 13 | Finland estimate | $45,960 | $3,830 | €41,160 | $50,710 |
| 14 | Austria estimate | $44,220 | $3,685 | €39,600 | $52,150 |
| 15 | Netherlands estimate | $42,230 | $3,519 | €37,820 | $48,700 |
| 16 | Sweden estimate | $39,740 | $3,312 | kr 378,300 | $43,900 |
| 17 | Israel estimate | $31,620 | $2,635 | ₪102,100 | $25,230 |
| 18 | South Korea estimate | $30,920 | $2,576 | ₩39,928,100 | $44,170 |
| 19 | Italy estimate | $30,310 | $2,526 | €27,150 | $41,600 |
| 20 | France estimate | $29,420 | $2,452 | €26,350 | $35,540 |
| 21 | Estonia estimate | $28,600 | $2,383 | €25,310 | $37,680 |
| 22 | Malta estimate | $25,590 | $2,133 | €22,920 | $35,650 |
| 23 | Bahamas estimate | $24,680 | $2,056 | BSD 24,680 | $22,300 |
| 24 | Slovenia estimate | $24,460 | $2,039 | €21,910 | $36,520 |
| 25 | Greece estimate | $23,950 | $1,996 | €21,450 | $36,540 |
| 26 | Spain estimate | $23,940 | $1,995 | €21,440 | $34,850 |
| 27 | Singapore estimate | $22,590 | $1,882 | SGD 30,350 | $28,660 |
| 28 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $20,800 | $1,734 | HK$161,500 | $25,010 |
| 29 | Cyprus estimate | $18,980 | $1,581 | €17,000 | $28,360 |
| 30 | Czechia estimate | $17,870 | $1,489 | Kč 393,200 | $26,680 |
| 31 | Lithuania estimate | $17,710 | $1,476 | €15,860 | $28,520 |
| 32 | Puerto Rico estimate | $16,620 | $1,385 | $17,730 | |
| 33 | Portugal estimate | $16,320 | $1,360 | €14,620 | $25,130 |
| 34 | Slovakia estimate | $16,300 | $1,358 | €14,600 | $25,490 |
| 35 | Latvia estimate | $15,530 | $1,294 | €13,910 | $24,890 |
| 36 | Hungary estimate | $14,260 | $1,189 | Ft 4,998,600 | $24,630 |
| 37 | Uruguay estimate | $13,790 | $1,149 | UYU 554,700 | $18,930 |
| 38 | Poland estimate | $13,600 | $1,133 | zł 57,090 | $24,790 |
| 39 | Croatia estimate | $13,190 | $1,099 | €89,020 | $22,420 |
| 40 | Barbados estimate | $12,660 | $1,055 | BBD 25,330 | $10,550 |
| 41 | Romania estimate | $12,660 | $1,055 | lei 55,920 | $25,960 |
| 42 | Qatar estimate | $12,420 | $1,035 | QAR 45,200 | $15,970 |
| 43 | Costa Rica estimate | $10,900 | $908 | ₡5,488,100 | $17,450 |
| 44 | Palau estimate | $9,573 | $798 | $9,569 | |
| 45 | Serbia estimate | $9,481 | $790 | RSD 997,400 | $18,630 |
| 46 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $9,222 | $768 | KM 16,150 | $20,820 |
| 47 | Montenegro estimate | $9,010 | $751 | €6,782 | $15,440 |
| 48 | Bulgaria estimate | $8,981 | $748 | €15,730 | $19,170 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $8,865 | $739 | PAB 8,865 | $17,850 |
| 50 | Chile estimate | $8,810 | $734 | CLP 8,312,500 | $17,880 |
| 51 | Türkiye estimate | $8,561 | $713 | ₺337,800 | $19,040 |
| 52 | Argentina estimate | $8,165 | $680 | ARS 10,132,000 | $15,320 |
| 53 | Tonga estimate | $8,126 | $677 | TOP 19,210 | $10,550 |
| 54 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $8,090 | $674 | SAR 30,340 | $15,630 |
| 55 | North Macedonia estimate | $8,032 | $669 | MKD 443,300 | $16,190 |
| 56 | Guyana estimate | $7,593 | $633 | GYD 1,583,100 | $16,290 |
| 57 | Russia estimate | $7,561 | $630 | ₽556,900 | $21,620 |
| 58 | Belize estimate | $7,296 | $608 | BZD 14,590 | $11,430 |
| 59 | Mongolia estimate | $7,145 | $595 | ₮25,329,900 | $21,450 |
| 60 | Marshall Islands estimate | $7,096 | $591 | $7,142 | |
| 61 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $7,013 | $584 | AED 25,760 | $10,430 |
| 62 | Maldives estimate | $6,999 | $583 | MVR 107,700 | $10,630 |
| 63 | Mexico estimate | $6,974 | $581 | MX$134,200 | $11,860 |
| 64 | Lebanon estimate | $6,721 | $560 | L£10,132,000 | $13,540 |
| 65 | Brunei estimate | $6,497 | $541 | BND 8,232 | $10,870 |
| 66 | Ecuador estimate | $5,953 | $496 | $13,480 | |
| 67 | Fiji estimate | $5,802 | $484 | FJD 13,160 | $14,210 |
| 68 | Mauritius estimate | $5,730 | $478 | Rs 266,000 | $13,350 |
| 69 | Djibouti estimate | $5,701 | $475 | DJF 1,013,200 | $10,290 |
| 70 | El Salvador estimate | $5,488 | $457 | $11,710 | |
| 71 | Moldova estimate | $5,466 | $455 | MDL 94,990 | $10,830 |
| 72 | Bolivia estimate | $5,397 | $450 | Bs 37,290 | $13,820 |
| 73 | Honduras estimate | $5,368 | $447 | L 139,300 | $11,040 |
| 74 | Jordan estimate | $5,351 | $446 | JOD 3,799 | $11,830 |
| 75 | Peru estimate | $5,326 | $444 | PEN 19,000 | $9,858 |
| 76 | Kazakhstan estimate | $5,277 | $440 | ₸1,720,200 | $13,700 |
| 77 | Brazil estimate | $4,987 | $416 | R$27,860 | $10,790 |
| 78 | Guatemala estimate | $4,947 | $412 | Q 37,990 | $11,070 |
| 79 | Dominican Republic estimate | $4,933 | $411 | DOP 305,800 | $12,840 |
| 80 | Malaysia estimate | $4,843 | $404 | RM 20,360 | $12,950 |
| 81 | Paraguay estimate | $4,700 | $392 | ₲35,461,800 | $12,340 |
| 82 | Albania estimate | $4,663 | $389 | ALL 496,800 | $10,790 |
| 83 | Thailand estimate | $4,622 | $385 | ฿152,000 | $14,330 |
| 84 | Samoa estimate | $4,597 | $383 | WST 12,360 | $6,725 |
| 85 | Colombia estimate | $4,448 | $371 | COP 18,028,600 | $10,820 |
| 86 | Vietnam estimate | $4,193 | $349 | ₫101,319,600 | $14,150 |
| 87 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $4,176 | $348 | FCFA 2,533,000 | $9,186 |
| 88 | Georgia estimate | $3,938 | $328 | ₾12,690 | $11,820 |
| 89 | South Africa estimate | $3,846 | $321 | R 63,310 | $8,536 |
| 90 | Vanuatu estimate | $3,569 | $297 | VUV 345,800 | $2,920 |
| 91 | Cambodia estimate | $3,446 | $287 | ៛13,830,100 | $9,390 |
| 92 | Kiribati estimate | $3,366 | $280 | A$5,066 | $5,395 |
| 93 | Philippines estimate | $3,362 | $280 | ₱192,600 | $9,285 |
| 94 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,141 | $262 | UZS 34,709,600 | $11,570 |
| 95 | Bhutan estimate | $3,027 | $252 | BTN 253,300 | $12,130 |
| 96 | Eswatini estimate | $2,832 | $236 | SZL 50,660 | |
| 97 | Cape Verde estimate | $2,804 | $234 | CVE 278,600 | $5,531 |
| 98 | Botswana estimate | $2,801 | $233 | P 37,990 | $7,152 |
| 99 | Nepal estimate | $2,580 | $215 | Rs 269,700 | $8,884 |
| 100 | Suriname estimate | $2,563 | $214 | SRD 63,320 | $7,082 |
| 101 | Comoros estimate | $2,439 | $203 | CF 1,014,500 | $4,448 |
| 102 | Tunisia estimate | $2,374 | $198 | TND 6,966 | $8,493 |
| 103 | Armenia estimate | $2,361 | $197 | ֏1,139,800 | $6,847 |
| 104 | Sudan estimate | $2,228 | $186 | SDG 1,218,300 | $5,432 |
| 105 | India estimate | $2,180 | $182 | ₹190,000 | $9,576 |
| 106 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,154 | $180 | FCFA 1,013,200 | $3,250 |
| 107 | Ghana estimate | $2,098 | $175 | GH₵26,340 | $5,018 |
| 108 | Ukraine estimate | $2,017 | $168 | ₴51,530 | $8,294 |
| 109 | Jamaica estimate | $1,978 | $165 | JMD 219,500 | $3,140 |
| 110 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,900 | $158 | $4,264 | |
| 111 | Senegal estimate | $1,886 | $157 | F CFA 1,097,600 | $4,846 |
| 112 | Indonesia estimate | $1,882 | $157 | Rp 29,843,200 | $5,846 |
| 113 | Laos estimate | $1,805 | $150 | ₭25,329,900 | $6,824 |
| 114 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,760 | $147 | K 2,431,700 | $5,584 |
| 115 | Liberia estimate | $1,738 | $145 | LRD 1,738 | $4,310 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,677 | $140 | Rs 506,600 | $5,790 |
| 117 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,624 | $135 | F CFA 1,013,200 | $4,359 |
| 118 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,621 | $135 | ৳187,400 | $5,682 |
| 119 | Mozambique estimate | $1,564 | $130 | MZN 99,880 | $4,141 |
| 120 | Zambia estimate | $1,452 | $121 | ZK 37,990 | $5,021 |
| 121 | Lesotho estimate | $1,382 | $115 | LSL 25,330 | $4,126 |
| 122 | Egypt estimate | $1,361 | $113 | E£61,640 | $8,866 |
| 123 | Chad estimate | $1,320 | $110 | FCFA 823,200 | $3,894 |
| 124 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,319 | $110 | ؋101,300 | $6,418 |
| 125 | Cameroon estimate | $1,283 | $107 | FCFA 633,200 | $2,647 |
| 126 | Rwanda estimate | $1,249 | $104 | RF 1,646,400 | $4,556 |
| 127 | Niger estimate | $1,218 | $102 | F CFA 759,900 | $3,738 |
| 128 | Pakistan estimate | $1,170 | $98 | Rs 329,000 | $5,031 |
| 129 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,159 | $97 | CDF 1,170,800 | $2,385 |
| 130 | Uganda estimate | $1,147 | $96 | UGX 4,116,100 | $3,129 |
| 131 | Yemen estimate | $1,118 | $93 | YER 245,500 | $3,707 |
| 132 | Togo estimate | $1,063 | $89 | F CFA 663,200 | $3,006 |
| 133 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,056 | $88 | F CFA 658,600 | $2,983 |
| 134 | Benin estimate | $915 | $76 | F CFA 569,900 | $2,773 |
| 135 | Mali estimate | $835 | $70 | F CFA 506,600 | $2,634 |
| 136 | Angola estimate | $728 | $61 | Kz 633,200 | $2,035 |
| 137 | Ethiopia estimate | $724 | $60 | ETB 31,660 | $2,356 |
| 138 | Gambia estimate | $723 | $60 | GMD 34,830 | $2,337 |
| 139 | Burundi estimate | $715 | $60 | BIF 1,369,100 | $2,160 |
| 140 | Guinea estimate | $690 | $57 | FG 6,332,500 | $2,103 |
| 141 | Burkina Faso estimate | $653 | $54 | F CFA 379,900 | $1,968 |
| 142 | Malawi estimate | $591 | $49 | MWK 215,300 | $1,811 |
| 143 | Nigeria estimate | $371 | $31 | ₦548,800 | $2,067 |
| 144 | Kenya estimate | $149 | $12 | KES 15,200 | $351 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).