How much does a preschool teaching assistant 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$60,790
- Iceland$60,560
- Belgium$54,700
- Germany$53,260
- Luxembourg$47,820
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$70,320
- Belgium$62,720
- Iceland$52,950
- Luxembourg$48,480
- Switzerland$47,430
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $60,790 | $5,066 | CHF 54,710 | $47,430 |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $60,560 | $5,046 | kr 7,714,800 | $52,950 |
| 3 | Belgium estimate | $54,700 | $4,558 | €48,400 | $62,720 |
| 4 | Germany | $53,260 | $4,438 | €47,700 | $70,320 |
| 5 | Luxembourg estimate | $47,820 | $3,985 | €42,320 | $48,480 |
| 6 | Norway estimate | $43,070 | $3,589 | kr 389,700 | $44,770 |
| 7 | Denmark estimate | $41,490 | $3,458 | kr 276,500 | $39,690 |
| 8 | Ireland estimate | $36,620 | $3,051 | €32,790 | $35,850 |
| 9 | Sweden estimate | $35,450 | $2,954 | kr 337,500 | $39,160 |
| 10 | Canada | $34,510 | $2,876 | CA$48,550 | |
| 11 | Netherlands estimate | $33,000 | $2,750 | €29,550 | $38,050 |
| 12 | Austria estimate | $32,340 | $2,695 | €28,970 | $38,150 |
| 13 | Finland estimate | $31,920 | $2,660 | €28,590 | $35,220 |
| 14 | United States estimate | $31,340 | $2,611 | $31,340 | |
| 15 | United Kingdom | $29,470 | $2,456 | £22,020 | $31,900 |
| 16 | Australia | $29,240 | $2,437 | A$42,560 | |
| 17 | France estimate | $26,840 | $2,236 | €24,030 | $32,420 |
| 18 | Italy estimate | $26,090 | $2,174 | €23,370 | $35,800 |
| 19 | Cyprus estimate | $23,500 | $1,958 | €20,790 | $35,110 |
| 20 | South Korea estimate | $20,730 | $1,727 | ₩26,766,600 | $29,610 |
| 21 | Slovenia estimate | $20,690 | $1,724 | €18,530 | $30,880 |
| 22 | Spain estimate | $19,770 | $1,648 | €17,710 | $28,790 |
| 23 | Singapore estimate | $18,570 | $1,548 | SGD 24,950 | $23,560 |
| 24 | Malta estimate | $17,970 | $1,497 | €15,730 | $25,020 |
| 25 | Israel estimate | $17,470 | $1,456 | ₪56,420 | $13,940 |
| 26 | Qatar estimate | $17,120 | $1,427 | QAR 62,330 | $22,020 |
| 27 | Greece estimate | $17,110 | $1,426 | €15,330 | $26,110 |
| 28 | Bahamas estimate | $15,660 | $1,305 | BSD 15,660 | $14,150 |
| 29 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $14,850 | $1,237 | HK$115,200 | $17,850 |
| 30 | Puerto Rico estimate | $14,390 | $1,200 | $15,350 | |
| 31 | Portugal estimate | $14,100 | $1,175 | €12,630 | $21,710 |
| 32 | Czechia estimate | $13,300 | $1,108 | Kč 292,600 | $19,860 |
| 33 | Lithuania estimate | $13,250 | $1,104 | €11,860 | $21,330 |
| 34 | Slovakia estimate | $13,110 | $1,092 | €11,740 | $20,510 |
| 35 | Estonia estimate | $12,750 | $1,062 | €11,420 | $16,790 |
| 36 | Hungary estimate | $11,610 | $967 | Ft 4,067,500 | $20,040 |
| 37 | Croatia estimate | $11,400 | $950 | €76,910 | $19,370 |
| 38 | Latvia estimate | $10,500 | $875 | €9,404 | $16,830 |
| 39 | Poland estimate | $9,817 | $818 | zł 41,200 | $17,890 |
| 40 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $9,799 | $817 | SAR 36,750 | $18,940 |
| 41 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $9,624 | $802 | AED 35,340 | $14,310 |
| 42 | Costa Rica estimate | $9,117 | $760 | ₡4,590,200 | $14,590 |
| 43 | Barbados estimate | $9,039 | $753 | BBD 18,080 | $7,533 |
| 44 | Romania estimate | $8,919 | $743 | lei 39,390 | $18,290 |
| 45 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $8,499 | $708 | KM 14,890 | $19,180 |
| 46 | Uruguay estimate | $8,429 | $702 | UYU 339,000 | $11,570 |
| 47 | Palau estimate | $8,135 | $678 | $8,132 | |
| 48 | North Macedonia estimate | $7,233 | $603 | MKD 399,200 | $14,580 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $7,001 | $583 | PAB 7,001 | $14,100 |
| 50 | Serbia estimate | $6,924 | $577 | RSD 728,400 | $13,600 |
| 51 | Türkiye estimate | $6,662 | $555 | ₺262,900 | $14,810 |
| 52 | Lebanon estimate | $6,641 | $553 | L£10,011,900 | $13,380 |
| 53 | Chile estimate | $6,408 | $534 | CLP 6,046,800 | $13,010 |
| 54 | Argentina estimate | $6,374 | $531 | ARS 7,909,200 | $11,960 |
| 55 | Brunei estimate | $6,064 | $505 | BND 7,683 | $10,140 |
| 56 | Bulgaria estimate | $5,848 | $487 | €10,240 | $12,480 |
| 57 | Montenegro estimate | $5,665 | $472 | €4,264 | $9,708 |
| 58 | Marshall Islands estimate | $5,649 | $471 | $5,687 | |
| 59 | Belize estimate | $5,410 | $451 | BZD 10,820 | $8,474 |
| 60 | Mauritius estimate | $5,356 | $446 | Rs 248,600 | $12,480 |
| 61 | Guatemala estimate | $5,267 | $439 | Q 40,450 | $11,790 |
| 62 | Ecuador estimate | $5,254 | $438 | $11,900 | |
| 63 | Guyana estimate | $5,202 | $434 | GYD 1,084,700 | $11,160 |
| 64 | Maldives estimate | $5,142 | $428 | MVR 79,090 | $7,809 |
| 65 | Fiji estimate | $4,842 | $403 | FJD 10,980 | $11,860 |
| 66 | El Salvador estimate | $4,839 | $403 | $10,320 | |
| 67 | Mongolia estimate | $4,781 | $398 | ₮16,948,400 | $14,350 |
| 68 | Jordan estimate | $4,774 | $398 | JOD 3,390 | $10,550 |
| 69 | Mexico estimate | $4,760 | $397 | MX$91,580 | $8,098 |
| 70 | Tonga estimate | $4,642 | $387 | TOP 10,970 | $6,025 |
| 71 | Russia estimate | $4,616 | $385 | ₽340,000 | $13,200 |
| 72 | Albania estimate | $4,421 | $368 | ALL 471,200 | $10,230 |
| 73 | Malaysia estimate | $4,401 | $367 | RM 18,500 | $11,770 |
| 74 | Thailand estimate | $4,123 | $344 | ฿135,600 | $12,780 |
| 75 | Honduras estimate | $4,063 | $339 | L 105,500 | $8,358 |
| 76 | Paraguay estimate | $3,983 | $332 | ₲30,056,300 | $10,460 |
| 77 | Colombia estimate | $3,968 | $331 | COP 16,084,000 | $9,657 |
| 78 | Moldova estimate | $3,901 | $325 | MDL 67,790 | $7,728 |
| 79 | Dominican Republic estimate | $3,901 | $325 | DOP 241,800 | $10,160 |
| 80 | Djibouti estimate | $3,815 | $318 | DJF 677,900 | $6,884 |
| 81 | Peru estimate | $3,801 | $317 | PEN 13,560 | $7,036 |
| 82 | Brazil estimate | $3,640 | $303 | R$20,340 | $7,878 |
| 83 | Samoa estimate | $3,639 | $303 | WST 9,785 | $5,324 |
| 84 | Vietnam estimate | $3,273 | $273 | ₫79,092,400 | $11,050 |
| 85 | Bolivia estimate | $3,270 | $273 | Bs 22,600 | $8,372 |
| 86 | Vanuatu estimate | $3,264 | $272 | VUV 316,300 | $2,670 |
| 87 | South Africa estimate | $3,234 | $270 | R 53,230 | $7,177 |
| 88 | Kazakhstan estimate | $2,908 | $242 | ₸947,900 | $7,552 |
| 89 | Philippines estimate | $2,819 | $235 | ₱161,500 | $7,787 |
| 90 | Georgia estimate | $2,718 | $226 | ₾8,755 | $8,156 |
| 91 | Bhutan estimate | $2,701 | $225 | BTN 226,000 | $10,820 |
| 92 | Cambodia estimate | $2,534 | $211 | ៛10,169,000 | $6,905 |
| 93 | Kiribati estimate | $2,517 | $210 | A$3,788 | $4,035 |
| 94 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $2,422 | $202 | FCFA 1,468,900 | $5,327 |
| 95 | Tunisia estimate | $2,310 | $193 | TND 6,779 | $8,265 |
| 96 | Botswana estimate | $2,083 | $174 | P 28,250 | $5,317 |
| 97 | Suriname estimate | $2,058 | $171 | SRD 50,850 | $5,686 |
| 98 | Sudan estimate | $2,010 | $168 | SDG 1,099,000 | $4,900 |
| 99 | Armenia estimate | $1,931 | $161 | ֏932,200 | $5,599 |
| 100 | Eswatini estimate | $1,921 | $160 | SZL 34,370 | |
| 101 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $1,802 | $150 | FCFA 847,400 | $2,718 |
| 102 | Jamaica estimate | $1,765 | $147 | JMD 195,800 | $2,801 |
| 103 | Cape Verde estimate | $1,705 | $142 | CVE 169,500 | $3,365 |
| 104 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,695 | $141 | $3,804 | |
| 105 | Yemen estimate | $1,611 | $134 | YER 353,900 | $5,342 |
| 106 | Uzbekistan estimate | $1,599 | $133 | UZS 17,666,900 | $5,890 |
| 107 | Liberia estimate | $1,570 | $131 | LRD 1,570 | $3,894 |
| 108 | India estimate | $1,556 | $130 | ₹135,600 | $6,834 |
| 109 | Senegal estimate | $1,553 | $129 | F CFA 903,900 | $3,991 |
| 110 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,496 | $125 | Rs 452,000 | $5,166 |
| 111 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,471 | $123 | ؋113,000 | $7,157 |
| 112 | Indonesia estimate | $1,462 | $122 | Rp 23,173,400 | $4,539 |
| 113 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,390 | $116 | K 1,920,800 | $4,411 |
| 114 | Comoros estimate | $1,358 | $113 | CF 564,900 | $2,477 |
| 115 | Laos estimate | $1,349 | $112 | ₭18,930,400 | $5,100 |
| 116 | Guinea estimate | $1,330 | $111 | FG 12,215,100 | $4,057 |
| 117 | Nepal estimate | $1,297 | $108 | Rs 135,600 | $4,467 |
| 118 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,268 | $106 | F CFA 790,900 | $3,403 |
| 119 | Chad estimate | $1,264 | $105 | FCFA 788,300 | $3,728 |
| 120 | Pakistan estimate | $1,218 | $102 | Rs 342,500 | $5,237 |
| 121 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,173 | $98 | ৳135,600 | $4,110 |
| 122 | Mozambique estimate | $1,150 | $96 | MZN 73,440 | $3,045 |
| 123 | Mali estimate | $1,118 | $93 | F CFA 677,900 | $3,524 |
| 124 | Lesotho estimate | $1,048 | $87 | LSL 19,210 | $3,129 |
| 125 | Cameroon estimate | $1,033 | $86 | FCFA 509,900 | $2,131 |
| 126 | Ukraine estimate | $1,022 | $85 | ₴26,110 | $4,203 |
| 127 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,007 | $84 | CDF 1,016,900 | $2,071 |
| 128 | Egypt estimate | $998 | $83 | E£45,200 | $6,501 |
| 129 | Zambia estimate | $950 | $79 | ZK 24,860 | $3,285 |
| 130 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $906 | $75 | F CFA 564,900 | $2,559 |
| 131 | Niger estimate | $906 | $75 | F CFA 564,900 | $2,779 |
| 132 | Ghana estimate | $900 | $75 | GH₵11,300 | $2,152 |
| 133 | Kenya estimate | $886 | $74 | KES 90,390 | $2,089 |
| 134 | Burkina Faso estimate | $874 | $73 | F CFA 508,500 | $2,633 |
| 135 | Benin estimate | $726 | $60 | F CFA 452,000 | $2,199 |
| 136 | Togo estimate | $725 | $60 | F CFA 452,000 | $2,049 |
| 137 | Uganda estimate | $682 | $57 | UGX 2,448,100 | $1,861 |
| 138 | Gambia estimate | $645 | $54 | GMD 31,070 | $2,085 |
| 139 | Angola estimate | $585 | $49 | Kz 508,500 | $1,634 |
| 140 | Rwanda estimate | $429 | $36 | RF 564,900 | $1,563 |
| 141 | Ethiopia estimate | $388 | $32 | ETB 16,950 | $1,261 |
| 142 | Burundi estimate | $354 | $30 | BIF 677,900 | $1,069 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $343 | $29 | MWK 124,900 | $1,050 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $331 | $28 | ₦489,600 | $1,844 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).