How much does a primary school manager 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 $200,000 a year.
Where they earn the most
- Luxembourg$152,300
- Switzerland$144,400
- Italy$121,600
- Qatar$120,300
- Denmark$114,800
Where pay goes furthest
- Italy$166,900
- Qatar$154,700
- Luxembourg$154,400
- South Korea$135,100
- Austria$126,900
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg estimate | $152,300 | $12,690 | €134,800 | $154,400 |
| 2 | Switzerland estimate | $144,400 | $12,040 | CHF 130,000 | $112,700 |
| 3 | Italy estimate | $121,600 | $10,140 | €108,900 | $166,900 |
| 4 | Qatar estimate | $120,300 | $10,030 | QAR 437,900 | $154,700 |
| 5 | Denmark estimate | $114,800 | $9,564 | kr 764,700 | $109,800 |
| 6 | Iceland estimate | $113,900 | $9,495 | kr 14,515,200 | $99,630 |
| 7 | Austria estimate | $107,600 | $8,969 | €96,400 | $126,900 |
| 8 | Finland estimate | $105,000 | $8,752 | €94,060 | $115,900 |
| 9 | United States | $104,400 | $8,701 | $104,400 | |
| 10 | Belgium estimate | $103,000 | $8,586 | €92,280 | $118,100 |
| 11 | South Korea estimate | $94,550 | $7,879 | ₩122,102,200 | $135,100 |
| 12 | Australia | $92,650 | $7,721 | A$134,800 | |
| 13 | Germany | $90,570 | $7,548 | €81,120 | $119,600 |
| 14 | Norway estimate | $89,290 | $7,441 | kr 807,900 | $92,810 |
| 15 | Netherlands estimate | $87,160 | $7,263 | €78,060 | $100,500 |
| 16 | Ireland estimate | $83,820 | $6,985 | €75,070 | $82,050 |
| 17 | Canada | $82,700 | $6,892 | CA$116,300 | |
| 18 | United Kingdom | $78,000 | $6,500 | £58,280 | $84,450 |
| 19 | Sweden estimate | $76,160 | $6,347 | kr 725,100 | $84,140 |
| 20 | Singapore estimate | $73,460 | $6,122 | SGD 98,690 | $93,200 |
| 21 | France estimate | $70,790 | $5,899 | €63,410 | $85,530 |
| 22 | Cyprus estimate | $65,900 | $5,492 | €59,020 | $98,470 |
| 23 | Israel estimate | $64,990 | $5,416 | ₪209,900 | $51,860 |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $61,560 | $5,130 | AED 226,100 | $91,560 |
| 25 | Portugal estimate | $57,830 | $4,819 | €51,800 | $89,050 |
| 26 | Greece estimate | $56,130 | $4,678 | €50,270 | $85,640 |
| 27 | Spain estimate | $55,610 | $4,635 | €49,810 | $80,970 |
| 28 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $52,870 | $4,405 | HK$410,400 | $63,570 |
| 29 | Malta estimate | $51,720 | $4,310 | €46,320 | $72,030 |
| 30 | Slovenia estimate | $45,960 | $3,830 | €41,170 | $68,610 |
| 31 | Czechia estimate | $44,250 | $3,688 | Kč 973,600 | $66,060 |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $42,830 | $3,569 | SAR 160,600 | $82,760 |
| 33 | Brunei estimate | $40,390 | $3,366 | BND 51,170 | $67,560 |
| 34 | Puerto Rico estimate | $39,610 | $3,301 | $42,250 | |
| 35 | Costa Rica estimate | $38,950 | $3,246 | ₡19,612,700 | $62,350 |
| 36 | Bahamas estimate | $36,210 | $3,017 | BSD 36,210 | $32,720 |
| 37 | Uruguay estimate | $36,020 | $3,001 | UYU 1,448,300 | $49,430 |
| 38 | Lithuania estimate | $32,830 | $2,736 | €29,400 | $52,860 |
| 39 | Slovakia estimate | $32,350 | $2,695 | €28,970 | $50,600 |
| 40 | Estonia estimate | $31,930 | $2,661 | €28,600 | $42,070 |
| 41 | Hungary estimate | $31,140 | $2,595 | Ft 10,913,900 | $53,770 |
| 42 | Poland estimate | $29,820 | $2,485 | zł 125,100 | $54,340 |
| 43 | Croatia estimate | $29,710 | $2,476 | €200,500 | $50,500 |
| 44 | Barbados estimate | $29,630 | $2,469 | BBD 59,250 | $24,690 |
| 45 | Romania estimate | $29,260 | $2,439 | lei 129,200 | $59,990 |
| 46 | Latvia estimate | $26,350 | $2,195 | €23,600 | $42,230 |
| 47 | Chile estimate | $26,170 | $2,181 | CLP 24,689,600 | $53,110 |
| 48 | Bulgaria estimate | $24,180 | $2,015 | €42,360 | $51,610 |
| 49 | Montenegro estimate | $21,140 | $1,762 | €15,910 | $36,220 |
| 50 | Argentina estimate | $19,450 | $1,621 | ARS 24,138,700 | $36,500 |
| 51 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $19,290 | $1,608 | KM 33,790 | $43,540 |
| 52 | Mauritius estimate | $18,480 | $1,540 | Rs 857,600 | $43,060 |
| 53 | Serbia estimate | $18,450 | $1,537 | RSD 1,940,500 | $36,240 |
| 54 | Türkiye estimate | $18,350 | $1,530 | ₺724,200 | $40,810 |
| 55 | Belize estimate | $17,960 | $1,496 | BZD 35,910 | $28,130 |
| 56 | Lebanon estimate | $17,810 | $1,484 | L£26,854,400 | $35,890 |
| 57 | Peru estimate | $17,590 | $1,466 | PEN 62,760 | $32,570 |
| 58 | Malaysia estimate | $15,810 | $1,318 | RM 66,470 | $42,280 |
| 59 | Maldives estimate | $15,690 | $1,308 | MVR 241,400 | $23,830 |
| 60 | Russia estimate | $15,640 | $1,303 | ₽1,151,800 | $44,720 |
| 61 | Albania estimate | $15,210 | $1,268 | ALL 1,620,900 | $35,190 |
| 62 | North Macedonia estimate | $15,150 | $1,262 | MKD 836,100 | $30,540 |
| 63 | Panama estimate | $14,480 | $1,207 | PAB 14,480 | $29,160 |
| 64 | Palau estimate | $14,480 | $1,207 | $14,480 | |
| 65 | Guatemala estimate | $13,000 | $1,083 | Q 99,850 | $29,090 |
| 66 | Ecuador estimate | $12,550 | $1,046 | $28,430 | |
| 67 | Guyana estimate | $12,370 | $1,031 | GYD 2,579,000 | $26,530 |
| 68 | Marshall Islands estimate | $12,070 | $1,006 | $12,150 | |
| 69 | Dominican Republic estimate | $11,960 | $996 | DOP 741,200 | $31,130 |
| 70 | Brazil estimate | $11,880 | $990 | R$66,380 | $25,710 |
| 71 | Samoa estimate | $11,800 | $983 | WST 31,720 | $17,260 |
| 72 | Bolivia estimate | $11,530 | $961 | Bs 79,660 | $29,510 |
| 73 | Mexico estimate | $10,890 | $908 | MX$209,500 | $18,530 |
| 74 | El Salvador estimate | $10,790 | $899 | $23,010 | |
| 75 | Jordan estimate | $10,200 | $850 | JOD 7,242 | $22,550 |
| 76 | Botswana estimate | $9,910 | $826 | P 134,400 | $25,300 |
| 77 | Kazakhstan estimate | $9,444 | $787 | ₸3,078,600 | $24,530 |
| 78 | Honduras estimate | $9,301 | $775 | L 241,400 | $19,130 |
| 79 | Thailand estimate | $9,176 | $765 | ฿301,700 | $28,450 |
| 80 | Colombia estimate | $8,933 | $744 | COP 36,208,100 | $21,740 |
| 81 | Tonga estimate | $8,851 | $738 | TOP 20,920 | $11,490 |
| 82 | South Africa estimate | $8,800 | $733 | R 144,800 | $19,530 |
| 83 | Paraguay estimate | $8,607 | $717 | ₲64,946,500 | $22,590 |
| 84 | Moldova estimate | $8,334 | $695 | MDL 144,800 | $16,510 |
| 85 | Mongolia estimate | $8,171 | $681 | ₮28,966,500 | $24,530 |
| 86 | Fiji estimate | $8,064 | $672 | FJD 18,290 | $19,750 |
| 87 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $8,026 | $669 | FCFA 4,868,500 | $17,660 |
| 88 | Djibouti estimate | $7,833 | $653 | DJF 1,392,100 | $14,140 |
| 89 | Georgia estimate | $7,690 | $641 | ₾24,770 | $23,080 |
| 90 | Niger estimate | $7,538 | $628 | F CFA 4,701,800 | $23,130 |
| 91 | Cape Verde estimate | $7,376 | $615 | CVE 733,100 | $14,550 |
| 92 | Vanuatu estimate | $7,231 | $603 | VUV 700,700 | $5,916 |
| 93 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $7,149 | $596 | F CFA 4,459,200 | $19,190 |
| 94 | Jamaica estimate | $6,800 | $567 | JMD 754,300 | $10,790 |
| 95 | Vietnam estimate | $6,493 | $541 | ₫156,901,900 | $21,910 |
| 96 | Philippines estimate | $6,408 | $534 | ₱367,100 | $17,700 |
| 97 | Eswatini estimate | $6,375 | $531 | SZL 114,000 | |
| 98 | Kiribati estimate | $6,094 | $508 | A$9,173 | $9,769 |
| 99 | Uzbekistan estimate | $5,885 | $490 | UZS 65,026,000 | $21,680 |
| 100 | Mozambique estimate | $5,671 | $473 | MZN 362,100 | $15,010 |
| 101 | India estimate | $5,539 | $462 | ₹482,800 | $24,330 |
| 102 | Comoros estimate | $5,085 | $424 | CF 2,115,200 | $9,275 |
| 103 | Mali estimate | $4,976 | $415 | F CFA 3,017,300 | $15,690 |
| 104 | Tunisia estimate | $4,936 | $411 | TND 14,480 | $17,660 |
| 105 | Bhutan estimate | $4,328 | $361 | BTN 362,100 | $17,340 |
| 106 | Senegal estimate | $4,148 | $346 | F CFA 2,413,900 | $10,660 |
| 107 | Zambia estimate | $4,101 | $342 | ZK 107,300 | $14,180 |
| 108 | Benin estimate | $3,875 | $323 | F CFA 2,413,900 | $11,750 |
| 109 | Chad estimate | $3,870 | $322 | FCFA 2,413,900 | $11,420 |
| 110 | Ghana estimate | $3,845 | $320 | GH₵48,280 | $9,196 |
| 111 | Indonesia estimate | $3,806 | $317 | Rp 60,346,900 | $11,820 |
| 112 | Nepal estimate | $3,695 | $308 | Rs 386,200 | $12,720 |
| 113 | Kenya estimate | $3,684 | $307 | KES 375,700 | $8,685 |
| 114 | Cameroon estimate | $3,667 | $306 | FCFA 1,810,400 | $7,566 |
| 115 | Suriname estimate | $3,660 | $305 | SRD 90,430 | $10,110 |
| 116 | Armenia estimate | $3,625 | $302 | ֏1,750,100 | $10,510 |
| 117 | Sri Lanka estimate | $3,552 | $296 | Rs 1,073,200 | $12,270 |
| 118 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $3,318 | $276 | K 4,583,900 | $10,530 |
| 119 | Bangladesh estimate | $3,132 | $261 | ৳362,100 | $10,980 |
| 120 | Ukraine estimate | $3,049 | $254 | ₴77,900 | $12,540 |
| 121 | Cambodia estimate | $3,012 | $251 | ៛12,090,200 | $8,209 |
| 122 | Rwanda estimate | $2,747 | $229 | RF 3,620,800 | $10,020 |
| 123 | Uganda estimate | $2,692 | $224 | UGX 9,655,500 | $7,341 |
| 124 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $2,669 | $222 | F CFA 1,664,800 | $7,541 |
| 125 | Guinea estimate | $2,628 | $219 | FG 24,138,700 | $8,017 |
| 126 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,469 | $206 | FCFA 1,160,900 | $3,724 |
| 127 | Angola estimate | $2,454 | $204 | Kz 2,134,600 | $6,859 |
| 128 | Burkina Faso estimate | $2,359 | $197 | F CFA 1,372,600 | $7,108 |
| 129 | Afghanistan estimate | $2,357 | $196 | ؋181,000 | $11,470 |
| 130 | Gambia estimate | $2,299 | $192 | GMD 110,700 | $7,427 |
| 131 | Lesotho estimate | $2,017 | $168 | LSL 36,980 | $6,023 |
| 132 | Laos estimate | $1,978 | $165 | ₭27,759,600 | $7,479 |
| 133 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,656 | $138 | ETB 72,420 | $5,389 |
| 134 | Pakistan estimate | $1,640 | $137 | Rs 461,100 | $7,051 |
| 135 | Egypt estimate | $1,599 | $133 | E£72,420 | $10,420 |
| 136 | Burundi estimate | $1,587 | $132 | BIF 3,038,900 | $4,794 |
| 137 | Liberia estimate | $1,562 | $130 | LRD 1,562 | $3,875 |
| 138 | Yemen estimate | $1,415 | $118 | YER 310,700 | $4,691 |
| 139 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,398 | $116 | CDF 1,412,100 | $2,876 |
| 140 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,387 | $116 | $3,113 | |
| 141 | Togo estimate | $1,328 | $111 | F CFA 828,100 | $3,754 |
| 142 | Malawi estimate | $1,252 | $104 | MWK 456,300 | $3,838 |
| 143 | Sudan estimate | $1,130 | $94 | SDG 617,800 | $2,755 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $605 | $50 | ₦894,400 | $3,368 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).