How much does a preschool teacher make in each country?
143 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$85,580
- Luxembourg$70,260
- Iceland$61,220
- Germany$57,800
- Qatar$57,280
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$76,310
- Qatar$73,650
- Luxembourg$71,220
- Switzerland$66,770
- Austria$59,590
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $85,580 | $7,132 | CHF 77,010 | $66,770 |
| 2 | Luxembourg estimate | $70,260 | $5,855 | €62,920 | $71,220 |
| 3 | Iceland estimate | $61,220 | $5,102 | kr 7,799,800 | $53,540 |
| 4 | Germany | $57,800 | $4,817 | €51,770 | $76,310 |
| 5 | Qatar estimate | $57,280 | $4,773 | QAR 208,500 | $73,650 |
| 6 | Denmark estimate | $55,110 | $4,593 | kr 367,200 | $52,730 |
| 7 | Norway estimate | $52,560 | $4,380 | kr 475,600 | $54,640 |
| 8 | Belgium estimate | $50,550 | $4,213 | €45,280 | $57,970 |
| 9 | Austria estimate | $50,530 | $4,210 | €45,250 | $59,590 |
| 10 | United Kingdom | $50,320 | $4,193 | £37,590 | $54,470 |
| 11 | Ireland estimate | $49,840 | $4,153 | €44,640 | $48,790 |
| 12 | Netherlands estimate | $48,640 | $4,053 | €43,560 | $56,100 |
| 13 | Finland estimate | $44,410 | $3,701 | €39,780 | $49,000 |
| 14 | Australia | $43,280 | $3,607 | A$63,000 | |
| 15 | United States | $42,690 | $3,557 | $42,690 | |
| 16 | Singapore estimate | $40,080 | $3,340 | SGD 53,840 | $50,850 |
| 17 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $39,800 | $3,317 | HK$308,900 | $47,860 |
| 18 | Sweden estimate | $38,340 | $3,195 | kr 365,100 | $42,360 |
| 19 | Israel estimate | $37,060 | $3,088 | ₪119,700 | $29,570 |
| 20 | France estimate | $36,950 | $3,079 | €33,090 | $44,640 |
| 21 | Italy estimate | $32,580 | $2,715 | €29,180 | $44,720 |
| 22 | Spain estimate | $30,780 | $2,565 | €27,570 | $44,810 |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $28,790 | $2,399 | AED 105,700 | $42,820 |
| 24 | South Korea estimate | $27,740 | $2,312 | ₩35,830,200 | $39,640 |
| 25 | Cyprus estimate | $27,660 | $2,305 | €24,780 | $41,330 |
| 26 | Slovenia estimate | $27,250 | $2,270 | €24,400 | $40,670 |
| 27 | Malta estimate | $26,530 | $2,211 | €23,230 | $36,950 |
| 28 | Portugal estimate | $25,920 | $2,160 | €23,210 | $39,910 |
| 29 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $24,090 | $2,007 | SAR 90,340 | $46,560 |
| 30 | Bahamas estimate | $22,720 | $1,893 | BSD 22,720 | $20,530 |
| 31 | Puerto Rico estimate | $22,640 | $1,886 | $24,140 | |
| 32 | Czechia estimate | $21,740 | $1,812 | Kč 478,400 | $32,460 |
| 33 | Greece estimate | $21,720 | $1,810 | €19,450 | $33,130 |
| 34 | Brunei estimate | $21,510 | $1,793 | BND 27,260 | $35,990 |
| 35 | Lithuania estimate | $21,080 | $1,757 | €18,880 | $33,950 |
| 36 | Barbados estimate | $20,900 | $1,742 | BBD 41,800 | $17,420 |
| 37 | Estonia estimate | $20,820 | $1,735 | €18,640 | $27,420 |
| 38 | Costa Rica estimate | $19,930 | $1,661 | ₡10,033,200 | $31,900 |
| 39 | Latvia estimate | $19,160 | $1,597 | €17,160 | $30,720 |
| 40 | Romania estimate | $18,300 | $1,525 | lei 80,830 | $37,520 |
| 41 | Croatia estimate | $17,630 | $1,469 | €119,000 | $29,960 |
| 42 | Slovakia estimate | $17,280 | $1,440 | €15,470 | $27,030 |
| 43 | Hungary estimate | $17,130 | $1,427 | Ft 6,003,300 | $29,570 |
| 44 | Poland estimate | $15,070 | $1,255 | zł 63,230 | $27,460 |
| 45 | Türkiye estimate | $13,820 | $1,152 | ₺545,200 | $30,730 |
| 46 | Uruguay estimate | $13,560 | $1,130 | UYU 545,200 | $18,610 |
| 47 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $12,840 | $1,070 | KM 22,490 | $28,990 |
| 48 | Panama estimate | $12,720 | $1,060 | PAB 12,720 | $25,610 |
| 49 | Bulgaria estimate | $12,670 | $1,056 | €22,200 | $27,050 |
| 50 | Serbia estimate | $12,290 | $1,024 | RSD 1,293,300 | $24,150 |
| 51 | Botswana estimate | $12,060 | $1,005 | P 163,600 | $30,790 |
| 52 | Chile estimate | $11,910 | $992 | CLP 11,233,400 | $24,160 |
| 53 | Palau estimate | $11,720 | $977 | $11,710 | |
| 54 | Montenegro estimate | $10,110 | $842 | €7,608 | $17,320 |
| 55 | Belize estimate | $9,984 | $832 | BZD 19,970 | $15,640 |
| 56 | North Macedonia estimate | $9,888 | $824 | MKD 545,700 | $19,930 |
| 57 | Malaysia estimate | $9,740 | $812 | RM 40,940 | $26,050 |
| 58 | South Africa estimate | $9,385 | $782 | R 154,500 | $20,830 |
| 59 | Marshall Islands estimate | $9,087 | $757 | $9,147 | |
| 60 | Lebanon estimate | $8,680 | $723 | L£13,084,900 | $17,490 |
| 61 | Honduras estimate | $8,170 | $681 | L 212,000 | $16,800 |
| 62 | Peru estimate | $8,152 | $679 | PEN 29,080 | $15,090 |
| 63 | Brazil estimate | $8,132 | $678 | R$45,430 | $17,600 |
| 64 | Colombia estimate | $8,071 | $673 | COP 32,712,100 | $19,640 |
| 65 | Dominican Republic estimate | $7,940 | $662 | DOP 492,200 | $20,670 |
| 66 | Mauritius estimate | $7,831 | $653 | Rs 363,500 | $18,250 |
| 67 | Eswatini estimate | $7,619 | $635 | SZL 136,300 | |
| 68 | Guatemala estimate | $7,379 | $615 | Q 56,670 | $16,510 |
| 69 | Maldives estimate | $7,334 | $611 | MVR 112,800 | $11,140 |
| 70 | Argentina estimate | $7,323 | $610 | ARS 9,086,700 | $13,740 |
| 71 | Ecuador estimate | $7,269 | $606 | $16,460 | |
| 72 | Thailand estimate | $7,096 | $591 | ฿233,300 | $22,000 |
| 73 | Mexico estimate | $6,965 | $580 | MX$134,000 | $11,850 |
| 74 | El Salvador estimate | $6,872 | $573 | $14,660 | |
| 75 | Russia estimate | $6,667 | $556 | ₽491,000 | $19,060 |
| 76 | Djibouti estimate | $6,391 | $533 | DJF 1,135,800 | $11,530 |
| 77 | Fiji estimate | $6,317 | $526 | FJD 14,330 | $15,470 |
| 78 | Samoa estimate | $6,204 | $517 | WST 16,680 | $9,078 |
| 79 | Albania estimate | $6,126 | $510 | ALL 652,800 | $14,170 |
| 80 | Guyana estimate | $6,101 | $508 | GYD 1,272,100 | $13,090 |
| 81 | Bolivia estimate | $5,918 | $493 | Bs 40,890 | $15,150 |
| 82 | Jordan estimate | $5,759 | $480 | JOD 4,089 | $12,730 |
| 83 | Paraguay estimate | $5,419 | $452 | ₲40,890,200 | $14,220 |
| 84 | Mongolia estimate | $5,126 | $427 | ₮18,173,400 | $15,390 |
| 85 | Jamaica estimate | $5,119 | $427 | JMD 567,900 | $8,125 |
| 86 | Moldova estimate | $5,062 | $422 | MDL 87,960 | $10,030 |
| 87 | Tonga estimate | $4,946 | $412 | TOP 11,690 | $6,418 |
| 88 | Philippines estimate | $4,824 | $402 | ₱276,400 | $13,320 |
| 89 | Cape Verde estimate | $4,547 | $379 | CVE 451,900 | $8,971 |
| 90 | Bhutan estimate | $4,453 | $371 | BTN 372,600 | $17,840 |
| 91 | Vanuatu estimate | $4,220 | $352 | VUV 408,900 | $3,452 |
| 92 | Vietnam estimate | $4,174 | $348 | ₫100,862,400 | $14,090 |
| 93 | Senegal estimate | $3,904 | $325 | F CFA 2,271,700 | $10,030 |
| 94 | Kazakhstan estimate | $3,878 | $323 | ₸1,264,400 | $10,070 |
| 95 | Tunisia estimate | $3,716 | $310 | TND 10,900 | $13,290 |
| 96 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $3,642 | $303 | F CFA 2,271,700 | $9,774 |
| 97 | Cambodia estimate | $3,623 | $302 | ៛14,538,700 | $9,871 |
| 98 | Kiribati estimate | $3,480 | $290 | A$5,238 | $5,579 |
| 99 | India estimate | $3,336 | $278 | ₹290,800 | $14,660 |
| 100 | Georgia estimate | $3,198 | $266 | ₾10,300 | $9,596 |
| 101 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,060 | $255 | FCFA 1,856,100 | $6,731 |
| 102 | Chad estimate | $3,024 | $252 | FCFA 1,886,500 | $8,923 |
| 103 | Uzbekistan estimate | $2,890 | $241 | UZS 31,938,600 | $10,650 |
| 104 | Zambia estimate | $2,778 | $232 | ZK 72,690 | $9,607 |
| 105 | Suriname estimate | $2,574 | $215 | SRD 63,610 | $7,113 |
| 106 | Mozambique estimate | $2,562 | $213 | MZN 163,600 | $6,781 |
| 107 | Timor-Leste estimate | $2,453 | $204 | $5,507 | |
| 108 | Yemen estimate | $2,350 | $196 | YER 516,100 | $7,790 |
| 109 | Burkina Faso estimate | $2,342 | $195 | F CFA 1,363,000 | $7,058 |
| 110 | Mali estimate | $2,248 | $187 | F CFA 1,363,000 | $7,086 |
| 111 | Kenya estimate | $2,195 | $183 | KES 223,900 | $5,175 |
| 112 | Comoros estimate | $2,185 | $182 | CF 908,700 | $3,985 |
| 113 | Ghana estimate | $2,026 | $169 | GH₵25,440 | $4,846 |
| 114 | Cameroon estimate | $2,024 | $169 | FCFA 999,500 | $4,177 |
| 115 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,955 | $163 | Rs 590,600 | $6,751 |
| 116 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $1,932 | $161 | FCFA 908,700 | $2,915 |
| 117 | Nepal estimate | $1,913 | $159 | Rs 199,900 | $6,586 |
| 118 | Guinea estimate | $1,781 | $148 | FG 16,356,100 | $5,432 |
| 119 | Indonesia estimate | $1,762 | $147 | Rp 27,944,100 | $5,474 |
| 120 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,748 | $146 | F CFA 1,090,400 | $4,939 |
| 121 | Lesotho estimate | $1,735 | $145 | LSL 31,800 | $5,181 |
| 122 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,729 | $144 | ৳199,900 | $6,060 |
| 123 | Ukraine estimate | $1,674 | $139 | ₴42,770 | $6,883 |
| 124 | Armenia estimate | $1,600 | $133 | ֏772,400 | $4,639 |
| 125 | Angola estimate | $1,567 | $131 | Kz 1,363,000 | $4,380 |
| 126 | Uganda estimate | $1,393 | $116 | UGX 4,997,700 | $3,800 |
| 127 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,392 | $116 | ETB 60,880 | $4,531 |
| 128 | Benin estimate | $1,386 | $115 | F CFA 863,200 | $4,200 |
| 129 | Niger estimate | $1,381 | $115 | F CFA 861,400 | $4,237 |
| 130 | Togo estimate | $1,380 | $115 | F CFA 860,800 | $3,902 |
| 131 | Laos estimate | $1,360 | $113 | ₭19,082,100 | $5,141 |
| 132 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,349 | $112 | CDF 1,363,000 | $2,776 |
| 133 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,315 | $110 | K 1,817,300 | $4,173 |
| 134 | Pakistan estimate | $1,120 | $93 | Rs 314,800 | $4,813 |
| 135 | Egypt estimate | $1,003 | $84 | E£45,430 | $6,535 |
| 136 | Sudan estimate | $997 | $83 | SDG 545,200 | $2,431 |
| 137 | Afghanistan estimate | $965 | $80 | ؋74,100 | $4,694 |
| 138 | Burundi estimate | $938 | $78 | BIF 1,796,100 | $2,833 |
| 139 | Liberia estimate | $909 | $76 | LRD 909 | $2,254 |
| 140 | Rwanda estimate | $896 | $75 | RF 1,181,300 | $3,269 |
| 141 | Gambia estimate | $802 | $67 | GMD 38,620 | $2,591 |
| 142 | Malawi estimate | $798 | $66 | MWK 290,800 | $2,445 |
| 143 | Nigeria estimate | $307 | $26 | ₦454,300 | $1,711 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).