How much does a police detective make in each country?
142 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$123,700
- Iceland$100,500
- United States$97,590
- Luxembourg$96,230
- Norway$91,230
Where pay goes furthest
- United States$97,590
- Luxembourg$97,550
- United Kingdom$96,640
- Switzerland$96,490
- Norway$94,830
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $123,700 | $10,310 | CHF 111,300 | $96,490 |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $100,500 | $8,374 | kr 12,802,000 | $87,870 |
| 3 | United States | $97,590 | $8,133 | $97,590 | |
| 4 | Luxembourg estimate | $96,230 | $8,019 | €86,190 | $97,550 |
| 5 | Norway estimate | $91,230 | $7,603 | kr 825,500 | $94,830 |
| 6 | Denmark estimate | $90,430 | $7,536 | kr 602,600 | $86,510 |
| 7 | United Kingdom | $89,260 | $7,439 | £66,690 | $96,640 |
| 8 | Australia | $79,460 | $6,622 | A$115,700 | |
| 9 | Ireland estimate | $73,390 | $6,116 | €65,740 | $71,850 |
| 10 | Austria estimate | $72,740 | $6,062 | €65,150 | $85,790 |
| 11 | Belgium estimate | $71,410 | $5,951 | €63,960 | $81,890 |
| 12 | Qatar estimate | $68,340 | $5,695 | QAR 248,800 | $87,870 |
| 13 | Netherlands estimate | $67,720 | $5,643 | €60,650 | $78,100 |
| 14 | Germany estimate | $66,210 | $5,518 | €59,300 | $87,420 |
| 15 | Finland estimate | $60,770 | $5,065 | €54,430 | $67,060 |
| 16 | Sweden estimate | $59,110 | $4,925 | kr 562,700 | $65,300 |
| 17 | Italy estimate | $53,130 | $4,427 | €47,580 | $72,910 |
| 18 | France estimate | $48,660 | $4,055 | €43,580 | $58,790 |
| 19 | Israel estimate | $45,810 | $3,818 | ₪148,000 | $36,560 |
| 20 | Singapore estimate | $41,150 | $3,429 | SGD 55,280 | $52,200 |
| 21 | Slovenia estimate | $38,960 | $3,247 | €34,890 | $58,160 |
| 22 | Spain estimate | $38,690 | $3,224 | €34,660 | $56,330 |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $37,340 | $3,112 | AED 137,100 | $55,540 |
| 24 | Cyprus estimate | $37,070 | $3,089 | €33,200 | $55,390 |
| 25 | Malta estimate | $35,730 | $2,978 | €31,280 | $49,770 |
| 26 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $34,570 | $2,881 | HK$268,300 | $41,570 |
| 27 | Portugal estimate | $34,500 | $2,875 | €30,900 | $53,120 |
| 28 | Greece estimate | $33,920 | $2,827 | €30,380 | $51,750 |
| 29 | Bahamas estimate | $31,570 | $2,631 | BSD 31,570 | $28,530 |
| 30 | Puerto Rico estimate | $31,360 | $2,614 | $33,450 | |
| 31 | Estonia estimate | $29,590 | $2,466 | €26,500 | $38,980 |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $29,360 | $2,446 | SAR 110,100 | $56,740 |
| 33 | Czechia estimate | $28,010 | $2,334 | Kč 616,300 | $41,820 |
| 34 | Lithuania estimate | $27,250 | $2,270 | €24,400 | $43,870 |
| 35 | Slovakia estimate | $25,080 | $2,090 | €22,470 | $39,230 |
| 36 | Latvia estimate | $24,570 | $2,048 | €22,010 | $39,380 |
| 37 | Croatia estimate | $22,910 | $1,909 | €154,600 | $38,930 |
| 38 | Barbados estimate | $22,750 | $1,896 | BBD 45,500 | $18,960 |
| 39 | Brunei estimate | $22,430 | $1,869 | BND 28,410 | $37,510 |
| 40 | Hungary estimate | $21,860 | $1,822 | Ft 7,660,800 | $37,740 |
| 41 | Poland estimate | $21,570 | $1,797 | zł 90,520 | $39,310 |
| 42 | Romania estimate | $21,470 | $1,790 | lei 94,850 | $44,030 |
| 43 | Uruguay estimate | $20,800 | $1,734 | UYU 836,600 | $28,560 |
| 44 | Costa Rica estimate | $20,260 | $1,688 | ₡10,200,800 | $32,430 |
| 45 | Palau estimate | $18,320 | $1,527 | $18,310 | |
| 46 | Türkiye estimate | $16,800 | $1,400 | ₺663,000 | $37,360 |
| 47 | Serbia estimate | $16,240 | $1,353 | RSD 1,708,200 | $31,890 |
| 48 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $16,110 | $1,342 | KM 28,220 | $36,360 |
| 49 | Bulgaria estimate | $15,750 | $1,312 | €27,590 | $33,610 |
| 50 | Belize estimate | $15,140 | $1,262 | BZD 30,280 | $23,720 |
| 51 | Montenegro estimate | $14,600 | $1,217 | €10,990 | $25,020 |
| 52 | Panama estimate | $14,210 | $1,184 | PAB 14,210 | $28,600 |
| 53 | Chile estimate | $13,350 | $1,113 | CLP 12,596,700 | $27,100 |
| 54 | North Macedonia estimate | $12,990 | $1,082 | MKD 716,900 | $26,180 |
| 55 | Marshall Islands estimate | $12,740 | $1,062 | $12,830 | |
| 56 | Argentina estimate | $12,720 | $1,060 | ARS 15,785,200 | $23,870 |
| 57 | Lebanon estimate | $12,570 | $1,047 | L£18,942,300 | $25,310 |
| 58 | Maldives estimate | $12,310 | $1,026 | MVR 189,400 | $18,700 |
| 59 | Botswana estimate | $11,810 | $984 | P 160,100 | $30,140 |
| 60 | Honduras estimate | $11,240 | $937 | L 291,800 | $23,130 |
| 61 | Mauritius estimate | $10,880 | $907 | Rs 505,100 | $25,360 |
| 62 | Malaysia estimate | $10,580 | $881 | RM 44,450 | $28,280 |
| 63 | Guatemala estimate | $10,290 | $858 | Q 79,060 | $23,040 |
| 64 | Guyana estimate | $10,030 | $836 | GYD 2,091,000 | $21,510 |
| 65 | Albania estimate | $10,020 | $835 | ALL 1,067,500 | $23,170 |
| 66 | Ecuador estimate | $9,945 | $829 | $22,520 | |
| 67 | Mexico estimate | $9,847 | $821 | MX$189,400 | $16,750 |
| 68 | Russia estimate | $9,763 | $814 | ₽719,100 | $27,920 |
| 69 | Thailand estimate | $9,601 | $800 | ฿315,700 | $29,770 |
| 70 | Fiji estimate | $8,961 | $747 | FJD 20,330 | $21,950 |
| 71 | Jordan estimate | $8,893 | $741 | JOD 6,314 | $19,660 |
| 72 | Peru estimate | $8,851 | $738 | PEN 31,570 | $16,380 |
| 73 | Djibouti estimate | $8,784 | $732 | DJF 1,561,100 | $15,850 |
| 74 | Samoa estimate | $8,655 | $721 | WST 23,270 | $12,660 |
| 75 | South Africa estimate | $8,632 | $719 | R 142,100 | $19,160 |
| 76 | El Salvador estimate | $8,550 | $713 | $18,240 | |
| 77 | Tonga estimate | $8,528 | $711 | TOP 20,160 | $11,070 |
| 78 | Brazil estimate | $8,476 | $706 | R$47,360 | $18,340 |
| 79 | Moldova estimate | $8,113 | $676 | MDL 141,000 | $16,070 |
| 80 | Mongolia estimate | $8,015 | $668 | ₮28,413,400 | $24,060 |
| 81 | Bolivia estimate | $7,995 | $666 | Bs 55,250 | $20,470 |
| 82 | Dominican Republic estimate | $7,794 | $650 | DOP 483,100 | $20,290 |
| 83 | Colombia estimate | $7,789 | $649 | COP 31,570,400 | $18,950 |
| 84 | Vanuatu estimate | $7,378 | $615 | VUV 715,000 | $6,036 |
| 85 | Paraguay estimate | $6,610 | $551 | ₲49,874,900 | $17,350 |
| 86 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $6,327 | $527 | F CFA 3,946,300 | $16,980 |
| 87 | Kiribati estimate | $6,286 | $524 | A$9,461 | $10,080 |
| 88 | Vietnam estimate | $5,944 | $495 | ₫143,645,500 | $20,060 |
| 89 | Philippines estimate | $5,866 | $489 | ₱336,100 | $16,200 |
| 90 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $5,725 | $477 | FCFA 3,472,700 | $12,590 |
| 91 | Cambodia estimate | $5,506 | $459 | ៛22,099,300 | $15,000 |
| 92 | Cape Verde estimate | $5,358 | $446 | CVE 532,500 | $10,570 |
| 93 | Bhutan estimate | $5,265 | $439 | BTN 440,600 | $21,100 |
| 94 | Kazakhstan estimate | $5,242 | $437 | ₸1,708,800 | $13,610 |
| 95 | Georgia estimate | $4,971 | $414 | ₾16,020 | $14,920 |
| 96 | Jamaica estimate | $4,624 | $385 | JMD 513,000 | $7,339 |
| 97 | Tunisia estimate | $4,572 | $381 | TND 13,420 | $16,360 |
| 98 | Zambia estimate | $4,262 | $355 | ZK 111,500 | $14,740 |
| 99 | Yemen estimate | $4,243 | $354 | YER 931,700 | $14,060 |
| 100 | Suriname estimate | $4,152 | $346 | SRD 102,600 | $11,470 |
| 101 | Uzbekistan estimate | $4,077 | $340 | UZS 45,052,400 | $15,020 |
| 102 | Timor-Leste estimate | $3,946 | $329 | $8,857 | |
| 103 | Senegal estimate | $3,942 | $328 | F CFA 2,294,000 | $10,130 |
| 104 | Ghana estimate | $3,771 | $314 | GH₵47,360 | $9,020 |
| 105 | Indonesia estimate | $3,752 | $313 | Rp 59,494,400 | $11,650 |
| 106 | India estimate | $3,622 | $302 | ₹315,700 | $15,910 |
| 107 | Nepal estimate | $3,544 | $295 | Rs 370,400 | $12,200 |
| 108 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $3,356 | $280 | FCFA 1,578,500 | $5,064 |
| 109 | Liberia estimate | $3,157 | $263 | LRD 3,157 | $7,831 |
| 110 | Kenya estimate | $3,095 | $258 | KES 315,700 | $7,298 |
| 111 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $2,996 | $250 | K 4,139,300 | $9,505 |
| 112 | Mozambique estimate | $2,979 | $248 | MZN 190,200 | $7,886 |
| 113 | Angola estimate | $2,904 | $242 | Kz 2,525,600 | $8,116 |
| 114 | Comoros estimate | $2,846 | $237 | CF 1,183,900 | $5,191 |
| 115 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,795 | $233 | Rs 844,500 | $9,653 |
| 116 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,783 | $232 | ৳321,700 | $9,752 |
| 117 | Eswatini estimate | $2,684 | $224 | SZL 48,010 | |
| 118 | Armenia estimate | $2,616 | $218 | ֏1,262,800 | $7,585 |
| 119 | Mali estimate | $2,603 | $217 | F CFA 1,578,500 | $8,206 |
| 120 | Guinea estimate | $2,457 | $205 | FG 22,562,000 | $7,493 |
| 121 | Uganda estimate | $2,420 | $202 | UGX 8,681,900 | $6,601 |
| 122 | Rwanda estimate | $2,395 | $200 | RF 3,156,500 | $8,734 |
| 123 | Ukraine estimate | $2,390 | $199 | ₴61,080 | $9,830 |
| 124 | Lesotho estimate | $2,275 | $190 | LSL 41,700 | $6,792 |
| 125 | Laos estimate | $2,249 | $187 | ₭31,570,400 | $8,506 |
| 126 | Cameroon estimate | $2,238 | $186 | FCFA 1,105,000 | $4,618 |
| 127 | Pakistan estimate | $2,237 | $186 | Rs 628,800 | $9,616 |
| 128 | Burkina Faso estimate | $2,117 | $176 | F CFA 1,232,100 | $6,380 |
| 129 | Afghanistan estimate | $2,054 | $171 | ؋157,800 | $9,995 |
| 130 | Niger estimate | $2,025 | $169 | F CFA 1,262,800 | $6,212 |
| 131 | Benin estimate | $1,901 | $158 | F CFA 1,183,900 | $5,760 |
| 132 | Chad estimate | $1,900 | $158 | FCFA 1,185,300 | $5,606 |
| 133 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,843 | $154 | F CFA 1,149,700 | $5,207 |
| 134 | Sudan estimate | $1,799 | $150 | SDG 983,600 | $4,385 |
| 135 | Egypt estimate | $1,742 | $145 | E£78,930 | $11,350 |
| 136 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,696 | $141 | ETB 74,190 | $5,521 |
| 137 | Burundi estimate | $1,649 | $137 | BIF 3,157,000 | $4,980 |
| 138 | Togo estimate | $1,494 | $124 | F CFA 931,600 | $4,223 |
| 139 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,406 | $117 | CDF 1,420,700 | $2,894 |
| 140 | Gambia estimate | $1,393 | $116 | GMD 67,090 | $4,501 |
| 141 | Nigeria estimate | $895 | $75 | ₦1,323,700 | $4,985 |
| 142 | Malawi estimate | $537 | $45 | MWK 195,500 | $1,644 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).