How much does a prepress technician 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$72,960
- Belgium$71,270
- Switzerland$66,690
- Australia$56,660
- Denmark$52,810
Where pay goes furthest
- Belgium$81,720
- Iceland$63,800
- Germany$61,470
- Switzerland$52,040
- Norway$50,660
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland estimate | $72,960 | $6,080 | kr 9,295,100 | $63,800 |
| 2 | Belgium estimate | $71,270 | $5,939 | €63,070 | $81,720 |
| 3 | Switzerland estimate | $66,690 | $5,558 | CHF 60,020 | $52,040 |
| 4 | Australia | $56,660 | $4,721 | A$82,460 | |
| 5 | Denmark estimate | $52,810 | $4,400 | kr 351,900 | $50,520 |
| 6 | United States | $49,500 | $4,125 | $49,500 | |
| 7 | Norway estimate | $48,740 | $4,061 | kr 441,000 | $50,660 |
| 8 | Germany | $46,560 | $3,880 | €41,700 | $61,470 |
| 9 | Ireland estimate | $44,480 | $3,707 | €39,360 | $43,550 |
| 10 | Luxembourg estimate | $40,270 | $3,356 | €36,070 | $40,820 |
| 11 | Finland estimate | $39,610 | $3,301 | €35,480 | $43,710 |
| 12 | Austria estimate | $38,110 | $3,176 | €34,140 | $44,950 |
| 13 | United Kingdom | $36,800 | $3,067 | £27,500 | $39,840 |
| 14 | Netherlands estimate | $36,400 | $3,033 | €32,600 | $41,980 |
| 15 | Canada | $35,920 | $2,993 | CA$50,520 | |
| 16 | Sweden estimate | $34,250 | $2,854 | kr 326,100 | $37,840 |
| 17 | Israel estimate | $27,250 | $2,271 | ₪88,030 | $21,750 |
| 18 | South Korea estimate | $26,650 | $2,221 | ₩34,416,300 | $38,070 |
| 19 | Italy estimate | $26,130 | $2,177 | €23,400 | $35,850 |
| 20 | France estimate | $25,360 | $2,113 | €22,710 | $30,630 |
| 21 | Estonia estimate | $24,650 | $2,054 | €21,820 | $32,480 |
| 22 | Malta estimate | $22,060 | $1,838 | €19,760 | $30,730 |
| 23 | Spain estimate | $21,370 | $1,781 | €19,140 | $31,120 |
| 24 | Bahamas estimate | $21,270 | $1,773 | BSD 21,270 | $19,220 |
| 25 | Slovenia estimate | $21,090 | $1,757 | €18,890 | $31,480 |
| 26 | Greece estimate | $20,640 | $1,720 | €18,490 | $31,500 |
| 27 | Singapore estimate | $19,470 | $1,623 | SGD 26,160 | $24,700 |
| 28 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $17,930 | $1,494 | HK$139,200 | $21,560 |
| 29 | Cyprus estimate | $16,360 | $1,363 | €14,650 | $24,440 |
| 30 | Czechia estimate | $15,400 | $1,284 | Kč 339,000 | $23,000 |
| 31 | Lithuania estimate | $15,270 | $1,272 | €13,670 | $24,580 |
| 32 | Puerto Rico estimate | $14,330 | $1,194 | $15,280 | |
| 33 | Portugal estimate | $14,070 | $1,172 | €12,600 | $21,660 |
| 34 | Slovakia estimate | $14,050 | $1,171 | €12,580 | $21,970 |
| 35 | Latvia estimate | $13,380 | $1,115 | €11,990 | $21,450 |
| 36 | Hungary estimate | $12,290 | $1,025 | Ft 4,308,600 | $21,230 |
| 37 | Uruguay estimate | $11,890 | $991 | UYU 478,100 | $16,320 |
| 38 | Poland estimate | $11,720 | $977 | zł 49,210 | $21,370 |
| 39 | Croatia estimate | $11,370 | $948 | €76,730 | $19,320 |
| 40 | Barbados estimate | $10,920 | $910 | BBD 21,830 | $9,098 |
| 41 | Romania estimate | $10,910 | $909 | lei 48,200 | $22,370 |
| 42 | Qatar estimate | $10,700 | $892 | QAR 38,960 | $13,760 |
| 43 | Costa Rica estimate | $9,395 | $783 | ₡4,730,500 | $15,040 |
| 44 | Palau estimate | $8,251 | $688 | $8,248 | |
| 45 | Serbia estimate | $8,172 | $681 | RSD 859,700 | $16,050 |
| 46 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $7,949 | $662 | KM 13,920 | $17,940 |
| 47 | Montenegro estimate | $7,766 | $647 | €5,846 | $13,310 |
| 48 | Bulgaria estimate | $7,742 | $645 | €13,560 | $16,520 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $7,642 | $637 | PAB 7,642 | $15,380 |
| 50 | Chile estimate | $7,593 | $633 | CLP 7,165,000 | $15,410 |
| 51 | Türkiye estimate | $7,380 | $615 | ₺291,200 | $16,410 |
| 52 | Argentina estimate | $7,038 | $587 | ARS 8,733,300 | $13,210 |
| 53 | Tonga estimate | $7,005 | $584 | TOP 16,560 | $9,091 |
| 54 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $6,973 | $581 | SAR 26,150 | $13,480 |
| 55 | North Macedonia estimate | $6,923 | $577 | MKD 382,100 | $13,960 |
| 56 | Guyana estimate | $6,545 | $545 | GYD 1,364,600 | $14,040 |
| 57 | Russia estimate | $6,517 | $543 | ₽480,000 | $18,640 |
| 58 | Belize estimate | $6,289 | $524 | BZD 12,580 | $9,851 |
| 59 | Mongolia estimate | $6,159 | $513 | ₮21,833,300 | $18,490 |
| 60 | Marshall Islands estimate | $6,116 | $510 | $6,157 | |
| 61 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $6,045 | $504 | AED 22,200 | $8,991 |
| 62 | Maldives estimate | $6,032 | $503 | MVR 92,790 | $9,162 |
| 63 | Mexico estimate | $6,011 | $501 | MX$115,600 | $10,230 |
| 64 | Lebanon estimate | $5,793 | $483 | L£8,733,300 | $11,670 |
| 65 | Brunei estimate | $5,600 | $467 | BND 7,096 | $9,368 |
| 66 | Ecuador estimate | $5,131 | $428 | $11,620 | |
| 67 | Fiji estimate | $5,001 | $417 | FJD 11,340 | $12,250 |
| 68 | Mauritius estimate | $4,939 | $412 | Rs 229,200 | $11,510 |
| 69 | Djibouti estimate | $4,914 | $410 | DJF 873,300 | $8,868 |
| 70 | El Salvador estimate | $4,731 | $394 | $10,090 | |
| 71 | Moldova estimate | $4,711 | $393 | MDL 81,870 | $9,333 |
| 72 | Bolivia estimate | $4,652 | $388 | Bs 32,140 | $11,910 |
| 73 | Honduras estimate | $4,627 | $386 | L 120,100 | $9,518 |
| 74 | Jordan estimate | $4,613 | $384 | JOD 3,275 | $10,200 |
| 75 | Peru estimate | $4,591 | $383 | PEN 16,370 | $8,497 |
| 76 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,548 | $379 | ₸1,482,700 | $11,810 |
| 77 | Brazil estimate | $4,298 | $358 | R$24,020 | $9,303 |
| 78 | Guatemala estimate | $4,264 | $355 | Q 32,750 | $9,542 |
| 79 | Dominican Republic estimate | $4,252 | $354 | DOP 263,600 | $11,070 |
| 80 | Malaysia estimate | $4,174 | $348 | RM 17,550 | $11,160 |
| 81 | Paraguay estimate | $4,051 | $338 | ₲30,566,600 | $10,630 |
| 82 | Albania estimate | $4,019 | $335 | ALL 428,200 | $9,296 |
| 83 | Thailand estimate | $3,984 | $332 | ฿131,000 | $12,350 |
| 84 | Samoa estimate | $3,962 | $330 | WST 10,650 | $5,797 |
| 85 | Colombia estimate | $3,834 | $320 | COP 15,539,800 | $9,330 |
| 86 | Vietnam estimate | $3,614 | $301 | ₫87,333,100 | $12,200 |
| 87 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,599 | $300 | FCFA 2,183,300 | $7,918 |
| 88 | Georgia estimate | $3,395 | $283 | ₾10,940 | $10,190 |
| 89 | South Africa estimate | $3,315 | $276 | R 54,570 | $7,358 |
| 90 | Vanuatu estimate | $3,076 | $256 | VUV 298,100 | $2,517 |
| 91 | Cambodia estimate | $2,970 | $248 | ៛11,921,000 | $8,094 |
| 92 | Kiribati estimate | $2,901 | $242 | A$4,367 | $4,651 |
| 93 | Philippines estimate | $2,898 | $241 | ₱166,000 | $8,004 |
| 94 | Uzbekistan estimate | $2,707 | $226 | UZS 29,918,200 | $9,975 |
| 95 | Bhutan estimate | $2,609 | $217 | BTN 218,300 | $10,460 |
| 96 | Eswatini estimate | $2,441 | $203 | SZL 43,670 | |
| 97 | Cape Verde estimate | $2,417 | $201 | CVE 240,200 | $4,768 |
| 98 | Botswana estimate | $2,415 | $201 | P 32,750 | $6,164 |
| 99 | Nepal estimate | $2,224 | $185 | Rs 232,400 | $7,658 |
| 100 | Suriname estimate | $2,209 | $184 | SRD 54,580 | $6,104 |
| 101 | Comoros estimate | $2,102 | $175 | CF 874,400 | $3,834 |
| 102 | Tunisia estimate | $2,046 | $171 | TND 6,004 | $7,320 |
| 103 | Armenia estimate | $2,035 | $170 | ֏982,500 | $5,902 |
| 104 | Sudan estimate | $1,921 | $160 | SDG 1,050,200 | $4,682 |
| 105 | India estimate | $1,879 | $157 | ₹163,700 | $8,254 |
| 106 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $1,857 | $155 | FCFA 873,300 | $2,802 |
| 107 | Ghana estimate | $1,808 | $151 | GH₵22,710 | $4,325 |
| 108 | Ukraine estimate | $1,738 | $145 | ₴44,420 | $7,149 |
| 109 | Jamaica estimate | $1,705 | $142 | JMD 189,200 | $2,706 |
| 110 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,637 | $136 | $3,675 | |
| 111 | Senegal estimate | $1,626 | $135 | F CFA 946,100 | $4,177 |
| 112 | Indonesia estimate | $1,622 | $135 | Rp 25,723,500 | $5,039 |
| 113 | Laos estimate | $1,556 | $130 | ₭21,833,300 | $5,882 |
| 114 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,517 | $126 | K 2,096,000 | $4,813 |
| 115 | Liberia estimate | $1,498 | $125 | LRD 1,498 | $3,715 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,445 | $120 | Rs 436,700 | $4,991 |
| 117 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,400 | $117 | F CFA 873,300 | $3,757 |
| 118 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,398 | $116 | ৳161,600 | $4,897 |
| 119 | Mozambique estimate | $1,348 | $112 | MZN 86,090 | $3,569 |
| 120 | Zambia estimate | $1,252 | $104 | ZK 32,750 | $4,328 |
| 121 | Lesotho estimate | $1,191 | $99 | LSL 21,830 | $3,556 |
| 122 | Egypt estimate | $1,173 | $98 | E£53,130 | $7,642 |
| 123 | Chad estimate | $1,138 | $95 | FCFA 709,600 | $3,356 |
| 124 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,137 | $95 | ؋87,330 | $5,532 |
| 125 | Cameroon estimate | $1,105 | $92 | FCFA 545,800 | $2,281 |
| 126 | Rwanda estimate | $1,077 | $90 | RF 1,419,200 | $3,927 |
| 127 | Niger estimate | $1,050 | $88 | F CFA 655,000 | $3,222 |
| 128 | Pakistan estimate | $1,009 | $84 | Rs 283,600 | $4,337 |
| 129 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $999 | $83 | CDF 1,009,200 | $2,056 |
| 130 | Uganda estimate | $989 | $82 | UGX 3,547,900 | $2,697 |
| 131 | Yemen estimate | $964 | $80 | YER 211,600 | $3,195 |
| 132 | Togo estimate | $916 | $76 | F CFA 571,600 | $2,591 |
| 133 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $910 | $76 | F CFA 567,700 | $2,571 |
| 134 | Benin estimate | $789 | $66 | F CFA 491,200 | $2,390 |
| 135 | Mali estimate | $720 | $60 | F CFA 436,700 | $2,270 |
| 136 | Angola estimate | $627 | $52 | Kz 545,800 | $1,754 |
| 137 | Ethiopia estimate | $624 | $52 | ETB 27,290 | $2,031 |
| 138 | Gambia estimate | $623 | $52 | GMD 30,020 | $2,014 |
| 139 | Burundi estimate | $616 | $51 | BIF 1,180,100 | $1,862 |
| 140 | Guinea estimate | $594 | $50 | FG 5,458,300 | $1,813 |
| 141 | Burkina Faso estimate | $563 | $47 | F CFA 327,500 | $1,696 |
| 142 | Malawi estimate | $509 | $42 | MWK 185,600 | $1,561 |
| 143 | Nigeria estimate | $320 | $27 | ₦473,100 | $1,781 |
| 144 | Kenya estimate | $128 | $11 | KES 13,100 | $303 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).