How much does a police officer 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$92,950
- Iceland$92,590
- Belgium$83,620
- United States$80,300
- Australia$79,460
Where pay goes furthest
- Belgium$95,890
- Iceland$80,960
- United States$80,300
- Germany$76,860
- Luxembourg$74,120
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $92,950 | $7,746 | CHF 83,640 | $72,520 |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $92,590 | $7,715 | kr 11,795,200 | $80,960 |
| 3 | Belgium estimate | $83,620 | $6,969 | €74,000 | $95,890 |
| 4 | United States | $80,300 | $6,691 | $80,300 | |
| 5 | Australia | $79,460 | $6,622 | A$115,700 | |
| 6 | Canada | $73,940 | $6,161 | CA$104,000 | |
| 7 | Luxembourg estimate | $73,110 | $6,093 | €64,700 | $74,120 |
| 8 | Norway estimate | $65,850 | $5,487 | kr 595,800 | $68,440 |
| 9 | Denmark estimate | $63,440 | $5,286 | kr 422,700 | $60,690 |
| 10 | Germany | $58,210 | $4,851 | €52,140 | $76,860 |
| 11 | Ireland estimate | $55,980 | $4,665 | €50,140 | $54,800 |
| 12 | Sweden estimate | $54,200 | $4,517 | kr 516,000 | $59,880 |
| 13 | Netherlands estimate | $50,450 | $4,204 | €45,180 | $58,180 |
| 14 | Austria estimate | $49,450 | $4,121 | €44,290 | $58,320 |
| 15 | Finland estimate | $48,800 | $4,067 | €43,710 | $53,850 |
| 16 | United Kingdom estimate | $41,310 | $3,443 | £31,380 | $44,730 |
| 17 | France estimate | $41,030 | $3,419 | €36,750 | $49,570 |
| 18 | Spain estimate | $40,050 | $3,338 | €35,870 | $58,310 |
| 19 | Italy estimate | $39,880 | $3,324 | €35,720 | $54,740 |
| 20 | Cyprus estimate | $35,920 | $2,994 | €31,790 | $53,680 |
| 21 | South Korea estimate | $31,690 | $2,641 | ₩40,923,500 | $45,270 |
| 22 | Slovenia estimate | $31,630 | $2,636 | €28,330 | $47,220 |
| 23 | Singapore estimate | $28,400 | $2,366 | SGD 38,150 | $36,030 |
| 24 | Malta estimate | $27,470 | $2,289 | €24,050 | $38,260 |
| 25 | Israel estimate | $26,710 | $2,226 | ₪86,270 | $21,310 |
| 26 | Qatar estimate | $26,180 | $2,182 | QAR 95,300 | $33,660 |
| 27 | Greece estimate | $26,170 | $2,181 | €23,440 | $39,920 |
| 28 | Bahamas estimate | $23,940 | $1,995 | BSD 23,940 | $21,630 |
| 29 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $22,700 | $1,892 | HK$176,200 | $27,290 |
| 30 | Puerto Rico estimate | $22,010 | $1,834 | $23,470 | |
| 31 | Portugal estimate | $21,560 | $1,797 | €19,310 | $33,200 |
| 32 | Czechia estimate | $20,330 | $1,695 | Kč 447,400 | $30,360 |
| 33 | Lithuania estimate | $20,250 | $1,688 | €18,140 | $32,610 |
| 34 | Slovakia estimate | $20,040 | $1,670 | €17,950 | $31,350 |
| 35 | Estonia estimate | $19,490 | $1,624 | €17,450 | $25,670 |
| 36 | Hungary estimate | $17,740 | $1,479 | Ft 6,218,800 | $30,640 |
| 37 | Croatia estimate | $17,420 | $1,452 | €117,600 | $29,610 |
| 38 | Latvia estimate | $16,050 | $1,338 | €14,380 | $25,730 |
| 39 | Poland estimate | $15,010 | $1,251 | zł 63,000 | $27,360 |
| 40 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $14,980 | $1,248 | SAR 56,180 | $28,950 |
| 41 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $14,710 | $1,226 | AED 54,040 | $21,880 |
| 42 | Costa Rica estimate | $13,940 | $1,162 | ₡7,017,900 | $22,310 |
| 43 | Barbados estimate | $13,820 | $1,152 | BBD 27,640 | $11,520 |
| 44 | Romania estimate | $13,640 | $1,136 | lei 60,230 | $27,960 |
| 45 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $12,990 | $1,083 | KM 22,760 | $29,330 |
| 46 | Uruguay estimate | $12,890 | $1,074 | UYU 518,200 | $17,690 |
| 47 | Palau estimate | $12,440 | $1,036 | $12,430 | |
| 48 | North Macedonia estimate | $11,060 | $921 | MKD 610,300 | $22,290 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $10,700 | $892 | PAB 10,700 | $21,550 |
| 50 | Serbia estimate | $10,590 | $882 | RSD 1,113,700 | $20,800 |
| 51 | Türkiye estimate | $10,190 | $849 | ₺401,900 | $22,650 |
| 52 | Lebanon estimate | $10,150 | $846 | L£15,307,200 | $20,460 |
| 53 | Chile estimate | $9,798 | $816 | CLP 9,245,000 | $19,890 |
| 54 | Argentina estimate | $9,745 | $812 | ARS 12,092,500 | $18,290 |
| 55 | Brunei estimate | $9,271 | $773 | BND 11,750 | $15,510 |
| 56 | Bulgaria estimate | $8,940 | $745 | €15,660 | $19,080 |
| 57 | Montenegro estimate | $8,661 | $722 | €6,520 | $14,840 |
| 58 | Marshall Islands estimate | $8,637 | $720 | $8,694 | |
| 59 | Belize estimate | $8,271 | $689 | BZD 16,540 | $12,960 |
| 60 | Mauritius estimate | $8,188 | $682 | Rs 380,000 | $19,080 |
| 61 | Guatemala estimate | $8,053 | $671 | Q 61,840 | $18,020 |
| 62 | Ecuador estimate | $8,033 | $669 | $18,190 | |
| 63 | Guyana estimate | $7,954 | $663 | GYD 1,658,400 | $17,060 |
| 64 | Maldives estimate | $7,861 | $655 | MVR 120,900 | $11,940 |
| 65 | Fiji estimate | $7,403 | $617 | FJD 16,790 | $18,130 |
| 66 | El Salvador estimate | $7,399 | $617 | $15,780 | |
| 67 | Mongolia estimate | $7,309 | $609 | ₮25,912,400 | $21,950 |
| 68 | Jordan estimate | $7,299 | $608 | JOD 5,182 | $16,130 |
| 69 | Mexico estimate | $7,278 | $607 | MX$140,000 | $12,380 |
| 70 | Tonga estimate | $7,098 | $591 | TOP 16,780 | $9,211 |
| 71 | Russia estimate | $7,057 | $588 | ₽519,800 | $20,180 |
| 72 | Albania estimate | $6,760 | $563 | ALL 720,400 | $15,640 |
| 73 | Malaysia estimate | $6,728 | $561 | RM 28,280 | $17,990 |
| 74 | Thailand estimate | $6,304 | $525 | ฿207,300 | $19,550 |
| 75 | Honduras estimate | $6,213 | $518 | L 161,200 | $12,780 |
| 76 | Paraguay estimate | $6,090 | $508 | ₲45,953,200 | $15,990 |
| 77 | Colombia estimate | $6,067 | $506 | COP 24,590,900 | $14,760 |
| 78 | Moldova estimate | $5,964 | $497 | MDL 103,600 | $11,810 |
| 79 | Dominican Republic estimate | $5,964 | $497 | DOP 369,700 | $15,530 |
| 80 | Djibouti estimate | $5,832 | $486 | DJF 1,036,500 | $10,520 |
| 81 | Peru estimate | $5,811 | $484 | PEN 20,730 | $10,760 |
| 82 | Brazil estimate | $5,565 | $464 | R$31,090 | $12,050 |
| 83 | Samoa estimate | $5,563 | $464 | WST 14,960 | $8,140 |
| 84 | Vietnam estimate | $5,004 | $417 | ₫120,924,500 | $16,890 |
| 85 | Bolivia estimate | $5,000 | $417 | Bs 34,550 | $12,800 |
| 86 | Vanuatu estimate | $4,990 | $416 | VUV 483,600 | $4,082 |
| 87 | South Africa estimate | $4,945 | $412 | R 81,380 | $10,970 |
| 88 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,446 | $370 | ₸1,449,300 | $11,550 |
| 89 | Philippines estimate | $4,311 | $359 | ₱247,000 | $11,910 |
| 90 | Georgia estimate | $4,155 | $346 | ₾13,390 | $12,470 |
| 91 | Bhutan estimate | $4,129 | $344 | BTN 345,500 | $16,550 |
| 92 | Cambodia estimate | $3,874 | $323 | ៛15,547,400 | $10,560 |
| 93 | Kiribati estimate | $3,848 | $321 | A$5,792 | $6,168 |
| 94 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,702 | $309 | FCFA 2,245,700 | $8,144 |
| 95 | Tunisia estimate | $3,532 | $294 | TND 10,360 | $12,640 |
| 96 | Botswana estimate | $3,184 | $265 | P 43,190 | $8,129 |
| 97 | Suriname estimate | $3,146 | $262 | SRD 77,740 | $8,694 |
| 98 | Sudan estimate | $3,073 | $256 | SDG 1,680,300 | $7,492 |
| 99 | Armenia estimate | $2,952 | $246 | ֏1,425,200 | $8,561 |
| 100 | Eswatini estimate | $2,937 | $245 | SZL 52,540 | |
| 101 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,755 | $230 | FCFA 1,295,600 | $4,156 |
| 102 | Jamaica estimate | $2,699 | $225 | JMD 299,400 | $4,283 |
| 103 | Cape Verde estimate | $2,607 | $217 | CVE 259,100 | $5,144 |
| 104 | Timor-Leste estimate | $2,591 | $216 | $5,816 | |
| 105 | Yemen estimate | $2,464 | $205 | YER 541,000 | $8,167 |
| 106 | Uzbekistan estimate | $2,444 | $204 | UZS 27,011,000 | $9,006 |
| 107 | Liberia estimate | $2,400 | $200 | LRD 2,400 | $5,954 |
| 108 | India estimate | $2,378 | $198 | ₹207,300 | $10,450 |
| 109 | Senegal estimate | $2,375 | $198 | F CFA 1,382,000 | $6,101 |
| 110 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,287 | $191 | Rs 691,000 | $7,898 |
| 111 | Afghanistan estimate | $2,249 | $187 | ؋172,700 | $10,940 |
| 112 | Indonesia estimate | $2,235 | $186 | Rp 35,429,900 | $6,940 |
| 113 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $2,126 | $177 | K 2,936,700 | $6,743 |
| 114 | Comoros estimate | $2,077 | $173 | CF 863,700 | $3,788 |
| 115 | Laos estimate | $2,062 | $172 | ₭28,942,700 | $7,798 |
| 116 | Guinea estimate | $2,034 | $169 | FG 18,675,800 | $6,203 |
| 117 | Nepal estimate | $1,984 | $165 | Rs 207,300 | $6,830 |
| 118 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,939 | $162 | F CFA 1,209,200 | $5,203 |
| 119 | Chad estimate | $1,932 | $161 | FCFA 1,205,200 | $5,700 |
| 120 | Pakistan estimate | $1,862 | $155 | Rs 523,600 | $8,007 |
| 121 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,793 | $149 | ৳207,300 | $6,284 |
| 122 | Mozambique estimate | $1,759 | $147 | MZN 112,300 | $4,655 |
| 123 | Mali estimate | $1,709 | $142 | F CFA 1,036,500 | $5,388 |
| 124 | Lesotho estimate | $1,602 | $134 | LSL 29,370 | $4,784 |
| 125 | Cameroon estimate | $1,579 | $132 | FCFA 779,700 | $3,258 |
| 126 | Ukraine estimate | $1,563 | $130 | ₴39,920 | $6,426 |
| 127 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,539 | $128 | CDF 1,554,700 | $3,167 |
| 128 | Egypt estimate | $1,525 | $127 | E£69,100 | $9,940 |
| 129 | Zambia estimate | $1,452 | $121 | ZK 38,000 | $5,023 |
| 130 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,385 | $115 | F CFA 863,700 | $3,912 |
| 131 | Niger estimate | $1,385 | $115 | F CFA 863,700 | $4,249 |
| 132 | Ghana estimate | $1,376 | $115 | GH₵17,270 | $3,290 |
| 133 | Kenya estimate | $1,355 | $113 | KES 138,200 | $3,194 |
| 134 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,336 | $111 | F CFA 777,400 | $4,026 |
| 135 | Benin estimate | $1,109 | $92 | F CFA 691,000 | $3,362 |
| 136 | Togo estimate | $1,108 | $92 | F CFA 691,000 | $3,132 |
| 137 | Uganda estimate | $1,043 | $87 | UGX 3,742,900 | $2,846 |
| 138 | Gambia estimate | $987 | $82 | GMD 47,510 | $3,187 |
| 139 | Angola estimate | $894 | $74 | Kz 777,400 | $2,498 |
| 140 | Rwanda estimate | $655 | $55 | RF 863,700 | $2,390 |
| 141 | Ethiopia estimate | $592 | $49 | ETB 25,910 | $1,928 |
| 142 | Burundi estimate | $541 | $45 | BIF 1,036,500 | $1,635 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $524 | $44 | MWK 191,000 | $1,606 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $506 | $42 | ₦748,600 | $2,819 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).