How much does a prison 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$91,930
- Luxembourg$75,470
- Germany$71,020
- Iceland$65,770
- Qatar$61,530
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$93,770
- Qatar$79,110
- Luxembourg$76,500
- Switzerland$71,730
- Austria$64,010
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $91,930 | $7,661 | CHF 82,730 | $71,730 |
| 2 | Luxembourg estimate | $75,470 | $6,289 | €67,590 | $76,500 |
| 3 | Germany | $71,020 | $5,918 | €63,610 | $93,770 |
| 4 | Iceland estimate | $65,770 | $5,481 | kr 8,378,700 | $57,510 |
| 5 | Qatar estimate | $61,530 | $5,127 | QAR 224,000 | $79,110 |
| 6 | Denmark estimate | $59,200 | $4,934 | kr 394,500 | $56,640 |
| 7 | Norway estimate | $56,460 | $4,705 | kr 510,900 | $58,690 |
| 8 | Belgium estimate | $54,300 | $4,525 | €48,640 | $62,270 |
| 9 | Austria estimate | $54,280 | $4,523 | €48,610 | $64,010 |
| 10 | Ireland estimate | $53,540 | $4,462 | €47,950 | $52,410 |
| 11 | United States | $52,480 | $4,373 | $52,480 | |
| 12 | Netherlands estimate | $52,250 | $4,354 | €46,800 | $60,260 |
| 13 | Canada | $48,060 | $4,005 | CA$67,610 | |
| 14 | United Kingdom | $47,890 | $3,991 | £35,780 | $51,850 |
| 15 | Finland estimate | $47,710 | $3,976 | €42,730 | $52,640 |
| 16 | Singapore estimate | $43,050 | $3,588 | SGD 57,840 | $54,620 |
| 17 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $42,760 | $3,563 | HK$331,900 | $51,410 |
| 18 | Sweden estimate | $41,190 | $3,433 | kr 392,100 | $45,510 |
| 19 | Israel estimate | $39,810 | $3,318 | ₪128,600 | $31,770 |
| 20 | France estimate | $39,690 | $3,308 | €35,550 | $47,950 |
| 21 | Italy estimate | $35,000 | $2,917 | €31,350 | $48,040 |
| 22 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $30,930 | $2,577 | AED 113,600 | $45,990 |
| 23 | South Korea estimate | $29,800 | $2,484 | ₩38,489,200 | $42,580 |
| 24 | Cyprus estimate | $29,710 | $2,476 | €26,610 | $44,400 |
| 25 | Slovenia estimate | $29,270 | $2,439 | €26,210 | $43,690 |
| 26 | Malta estimate | $28,500 | $2,375 | €24,950 | $39,690 |
| 27 | Portugal estimate | $27,840 | $2,320 | €24,940 | $42,870 |
| 28 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $25,880 | $2,156 | SAR 97,040 | $50,010 |
| 29 | Bahamas estimate | $24,400 | $2,034 | BSD 24,400 | $22,050 |
| 30 | Puerto Rico estimate | $24,320 | $2,026 | $25,940 | |
| 31 | Czechia estimate | $23,360 | $1,947 | Kč 513,900 | $34,870 |
| 32 | Greece estimate | $23,330 | $1,944 | €20,900 | $35,590 |
| 33 | Brunei estimate | $23,110 | $1,926 | BND 29,280 | $38,660 |
| 34 | Lithuania estimate | $22,650 | $1,887 | €20,280 | $36,460 |
| 35 | Barbados estimate | $22,450 | $1,871 | BBD 44,900 | $18,710 |
| 36 | Estonia estimate | $22,360 | $1,863 | €20,030 | $29,460 |
| 37 | Costa Rica estimate | $21,410 | $1,784 | ₡10,777,800 | $34,270 |
| 38 | Latvia estimate | $20,590 | $1,716 | €18,440 | $33,000 |
| 39 | Romania estimate | $19,660 | $1,638 | lei 86,830 | $40,300 |
| 40 | Croatia estimate | $18,940 | $1,578 | €127,800 | $32,180 |
| 41 | Slovakia estimate | $18,560 | $1,547 | €16,620 | $29,030 |
| 42 | Hungary estimate | $18,400 | $1,533 | Ft 6,448,800 | $31,770 |
| 43 | Spain estimate | $16,430 | $1,369 | €14,710 | $23,920 |
| 44 | Poland estimate | $16,180 | $1,349 | zł 67,930 | $29,500 |
| 45 | Türkiye estimate | $14,840 | $1,237 | ₺585,700 | $33,010 |
| 46 | Uruguay estimate | $14,560 | $1,214 | UYU 585,700 | $19,990 |
| 47 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $13,790 | $1,150 | KM 24,160 | $31,140 |
| 48 | Panama estimate | $13,670 | $1,139 | PAB 13,670 | $27,510 |
| 49 | Bulgaria estimate | $13,610 | $1,134 | €23,850 | $29,050 |
| 50 | Serbia estimate | $13,210 | $1,100 | RSD 1,389,300 | $25,940 |
| 51 | Botswana estimate | $12,950 | $1,080 | P 175,700 | $33,070 |
| 52 | Chile estimate | $12,790 | $1,066 | CLP 12,067,000 | $25,960 |
| 53 | Palau estimate | $12,590 | $1,049 | $12,580 | |
| 54 | Montenegro estimate | $10,860 | $905 | €8,172 | $18,610 |
| 55 | Belize estimate | $10,730 | $894 | BZD 21,450 | $16,800 |
| 56 | North Macedonia estimate | $10,620 | $885 | MKD 586,200 | $21,410 |
| 57 | Malaysia estimate | $10,460 | $872 | RM 43,980 | $27,980 |
| 58 | South Africa estimate | $10,080 | $840 | R 165,900 | $22,370 |
| 59 | Marshall Islands estimate | $9,761 | $813 | $9,825 | |
| 60 | Lebanon estimate | $9,324 | $777 | L£14,055,900 | $18,780 |
| 61 | Honduras estimate | $8,776 | $731 | L 227,800 | $18,050 |
| 62 | Peru estimate | $8,757 | $730 | PEN 31,240 | $16,210 |
| 63 | Brazil estimate | $8,735 | $728 | R$48,810 | $18,910 |
| 64 | Colombia estimate | $8,670 | $722 | COP 35,139,700 | $21,100 |
| 65 | Dominican Republic estimate | $8,530 | $711 | DOP 528,700 | $22,210 |
| 66 | Mauritius estimate | $8,412 | $701 | Rs 390,400 | $19,600 |
| 67 | Eswatini estimate | $8,185 | $682 | SZL 146,400 | |
| 68 | Guatemala estimate | $7,927 | $661 | Q 60,880 | $17,740 |
| 69 | Maldives estimate | $7,879 | $657 | MVR 121,200 | $11,970 |
| 70 | Argentina estimate | $7,866 | $656 | ARS 9,761,000 | $14,760 |
| 71 | Ecuador estimate | $7,809 | $651 | $17,690 | |
| 72 | Thailand estimate | $7,623 | $635 | ฿250,700 | $23,630 |
| 73 | Mexico estimate | $7,482 | $623 | MX$143,900 | $12,730 |
| 74 | El Salvador estimate | $7,382 | $615 | $15,740 | |
| 75 | Russia estimate | $7,161 | $597 | ₽527,500 | $20,480 |
| 76 | Djibouti estimate | $6,865 | $572 | DJF 1,220,100 | $12,390 |
| 77 | Fiji estimate | $6,785 | $565 | FJD 15,390 | $16,620 |
| 78 | Samoa estimate | $6,665 | $555 | WST 17,920 | $9,751 |
| 79 | Albania estimate | $6,580 | $548 | ALL 701,200 | $15,220 |
| 80 | Guyana estimate | $6,554 | $546 | GYD 1,366,500 | $14,060 |
| 81 | Bolivia estimate | $6,357 | $530 | Bs 43,920 | $16,270 |
| 82 | Jordan estimate | $6,187 | $516 | JOD 4,392 | $13,680 |
| 83 | Paraguay estimate | $5,821 | $485 | ₲43,924,700 | $15,280 |
| 84 | Mongolia estimate | $5,507 | $459 | ₮19,522,100 | $16,530 |
| 85 | Jamaica estimate | $5,499 | $458 | JMD 610,100 | $8,728 |
| 86 | Moldova estimate | $5,437 | $453 | MDL 94,490 | $10,770 |
| 87 | Tonga estimate | $5,313 | $443 | TOP 12,560 | $6,895 |
| 88 | Philippines estimate | $5,182 | $432 | ₱296,900 | $14,310 |
| 89 | Cape Verde estimate | $4,885 | $407 | CVE 485,500 | $9,637 |
| 90 | Bhutan estimate | $4,783 | $399 | BTN 400,200 | $19,170 |
| 91 | Vanuatu estimate | $4,533 | $378 | VUV 439,200 | $3,708 |
| 92 | Vietnam estimate | $4,484 | $374 | ₫108,347,500 | $15,130 |
| 93 | Senegal estimate | $4,193 | $349 | F CFA 2,440,300 | $10,770 |
| 94 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,166 | $347 | ₸1,358,200 | $10,820 |
| 95 | Tunisia estimate | $3,992 | $333 | TND 11,710 | $14,280 |
| 96 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $3,912 | $326 | F CFA 2,440,300 | $10,500 |
| 97 | Cambodia estimate | $3,891 | $324 | ៛15,617,700 | $10,600 |
| 98 | Kiribati estimate | $3,738 | $312 | A$5,627 | $5,993 |
| 99 | India estimate | $3,584 | $299 | ₹312,400 | $15,740 |
| 100 | Georgia estimate | $3,435 | $286 | ₾11,070 | $10,310 |
| 101 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,287 | $274 | FCFA 1,993,800 | $7,230 |
| 102 | Chad estimate | $3,249 | $271 | FCFA 2,026,500 | $9,585 |
| 103 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,105 | $259 | UZS 34,308,800 | $11,440 |
| 104 | Zambia estimate | $2,984 | $249 | ZK 78,090 | $10,320 |
| 105 | Suriname estimate | $2,765 | $230 | SRD 68,330 | $7,641 |
| 106 | Mozambique estimate | $2,752 | $229 | MZN 175,700 | $7,284 |
| 107 | Timor-Leste estimate | $2,635 | $220 | $5,915 | |
| 108 | Yemen estimate | $2,525 | $210 | YER 554,400 | $8,369 |
| 109 | Burkina Faso estimate | $2,516 | $210 | F CFA 1,464,200 | $7,582 |
| 110 | Mali estimate | $2,415 | $201 | F CFA 1,464,200 | $7,611 |
| 111 | Kenya estimate | $2,358 | $197 | KES 240,500 | $5,559 |
| 112 | Comoros estimate | $2,347 | $196 | CF 976,100 | $4,280 |
| 113 | Ghana estimate | $2,177 | $181 | GH₵27,330 | $5,206 |
| 114 | Cameroon estimate | $2,175 | $181 | FCFA 1,073,700 | $4,487 |
| 115 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,100 | $175 | Rs 634,500 | $7,252 |
| 116 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,076 | $173 | FCFA 976,100 | $3,131 |
| 117 | Nepal estimate | $2,055 | $171 | Rs 214,700 | $7,075 |
| 118 | Guinea estimate | $1,913 | $159 | FG 17,569,900 | $5,835 |
| 119 | Indonesia estimate | $1,893 | $158 | Rp 30,017,900 | $5,880 |
| 120 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,878 | $156 | F CFA 1,171,300 | $5,305 |
| 121 | Lesotho estimate | $1,864 | $155 | LSL 34,160 | $5,565 |
| 122 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,858 | $155 | ৳214,700 | $6,509 |
| 123 | Ukraine estimate | $1,798 | $150 | ₴45,940 | $7,394 |
| 124 | Armenia estimate | $1,719 | $143 | ֏829,700 | $4,984 |
| 125 | Angola estimate | $1,683 | $140 | Kz 1,464,200 | $4,705 |
| 126 | Uganda estimate | $1,497 | $125 | UGX 5,368,600 | $4,082 |
| 127 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,495 | $125 | ETB 65,400 | $4,867 |
| 128 | Benin estimate | $1,489 | $124 | F CFA 927,300 | $4,512 |
| 129 | Niger estimate | $1,483 | $124 | F CFA 925,300 | $4,552 |
| 130 | Togo estimate | $1,482 | $124 | F CFA 924,600 | $4,192 |
| 131 | Laos estimate | $1,460 | $122 | ₭20,498,200 | $5,523 |
| 132 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,449 | $121 | CDF 1,464,200 | $2,982 |
| 133 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,413 | $118 | K 1,952,200 | $4,483 |
| 134 | Pakistan estimate | $1,203 | $100 | Rs 338,100 | $5,170 |
| 135 | Egypt estimate | $1,077 | $90 | E£48,810 | $7,020 |
| 136 | Sudan estimate | $1,071 | $89 | SDG 585,700 | $2,611 |
| 137 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,036 | $86 | ؋79,600 | $5,042 |
| 138 | Burundi estimate | $1,007 | $84 | BIF 1,929,400 | $3,044 |
| 139 | Liberia estimate | $976 | $81 | LRD 976 | $2,421 |
| 140 | Rwanda estimate | $963 | $80 | RF 1,268,900 | $3,511 |
| 141 | Gambia estimate | $862 | $72 | GMD 41,480 | $2,783 |
| 142 | Malawi estimate | $857 | $71 | MWK 312,400 | $2,627 |
| 143 | Nigeria estimate | $330 | $27 | ₦488,100 | $1,838 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).