How much does a proofreader 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$83,230
- Luxembourg$62,960
- Iceland$62,410
- Germany$61,900
- Denmark$58,010
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$81,730
- Qatar$73,260
- Switzerland$64,940
- Luxembourg$63,820
- Norway$57,320
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $83,230 | $6,936 | CHF 74,900 | $64,940 |
| 2 | Luxembourg estimate | $62,960 | $5,247 | €56,390 | $63,820 |
| 3 | Iceland estimate | $62,410 | $5,201 | kr 7,950,900 | $54,580 |
| 4 | Germany | $61,900 | $5,158 | €55,440 | $81,730 |
| 5 | Denmark estimate | $58,010 | $4,834 | kr 386,500 | $55,490 |
| 6 | Qatar estimate | $56,980 | $4,748 | QAR 207,400 | $73,260 |
| 7 | Norway estimate | $55,150 | $4,596 | kr 499,000 | $57,320 |
| 8 | United States | $51,120 | $4,260 | $51,120 | |
| 9 | Belgium estimate | $49,330 | $4,111 | €44,180 | $56,570 |
| 10 | Austria estimate | $48,510 | $4,043 | €43,450 | $57,210 |
| 11 | Netherlands estimate | $44,110 | $3,676 | €39,510 | $50,870 |
| 12 | Canada | $42,250 | $3,521 | CA$59,430 | |
| 13 | Australia | $41,650 | $3,471 | A$60,620 | |
| 14 | Ireland estimate | $40,720 | $3,393 | €36,470 | $39,860 |
| 15 | Finland estimate | $38,960 | $3,247 | €34,890 | $42,990 |
| 16 | South Korea estimate | $38,190 | $3,183 | ₩49,325,500 | $54,560 |
| 17 | Sweden estimate | $37,550 | $3,129 | kr 357,500 | $41,490 |
| 18 | United Kingdom estimate | $36,340 | $3,028 | £27,600 | $39,340 |
| 19 | Italy estimate | $34,130 | $2,844 | €30,570 | $46,840 |
| 20 | France estimate | $29,280 | $2,440 | €26,230 | $35,380 |
| 21 | Slovenia estimate | $26,240 | $2,187 | €23,510 | $39,180 |
| 22 | Spain estimate | $25,960 | $2,164 | €23,250 | $37,800 |
| 23 | Israel estimate | $24,800 | $2,066 | ₪80,090 | $19,790 |
| 24 | Singapore estimate | $24,510 | $2,043 | SGD 32,930 | $31,100 |
| 25 | Greece estimate | $24,220 | $2,019 | €21,700 | $36,960 |
| 26 | Malta estimate | $23,520 | $1,960 | €20,590 | $32,760 |
| 27 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $21,060 | $1,755 | AED 77,350 | $31,320 |
| 28 | Bahamas estimate | $20,660 | $1,721 | BSD 20,660 | $18,660 |
| 29 | Cyprus estimate | $19,260 | $1,605 | €17,250 | $28,780 |
| 30 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $19,250 | $1,604 | HK$149,400 | $23,140 |
| 31 | Estonia estimate | $18,950 | $1,579 | €16,970 | $24,970 |
| 32 | Lithuania estimate | $18,930 | $1,577 | €16,950 | $30,470 |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $18,640 | $1,553 | SAR 69,900 | $36,020 |
| 34 | Portugal estimate | $18,390 | $1,532 | €16,470 | $28,320 |
| 35 | Czechia estimate | $17,010 | $1,418 | Kč 374,300 | $25,400 |
| 36 | Puerto Rico estimate | $16,660 | $1,389 | $17,770 | |
| 37 | Barbados estimate | $16,560 | $1,380 | BBD 33,120 | $13,800 |
| 38 | Croatia estimate | $16,050 | $1,337 | €108,300 | $27,270 |
| 39 | Latvia estimate | $15,980 | $1,331 | €14,310 | $25,610 |
| 40 | Slovakia estimate | $15,740 | $1,312 | €14,100 | $24,620 |
| 41 | Hungary estimate | $14,680 | $1,223 | Ft 5,143,200 | $25,340 |
| 42 | Uruguay estimate | $13,940 | $1,161 | UYU 560,400 | $19,130 |
| 43 | Poland estimate | $13,860 | $1,155 | zł 58,150 | $25,250 |
| 44 | Romania estimate | $13,150 | $1,096 | lei 58,080 | $26,960 |
| 45 | Costa Rica estimate | $12,330 | $1,028 | ₡6,209,300 | $19,740 |
| 46 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $11,630 | $969 | KM 20,370 | $26,260 |
| 47 | Palau estimate | $11,460 | $955 | $11,460 | |
| 48 | Brunei estimate | $11,220 | $935 | BND 14,220 | $18,770 |
| 49 | Türkiye estimate | $10,650 | $888 | ₺420,300 | $23,690 |
| 50 | Serbia estimate | $10,570 | $881 | RSD 1,111,800 | $20,760 |
| 51 | Argentina estimate | $10,260 | $855 | ARS 12,737,100 | $19,260 |
| 52 | Lebanon estimate | $10,140 | $845 | L£15,284,500 | $20,420 |
| 53 | Panama estimate | $9,553 | $796 | PAB 9,553 | $19,230 |
| 54 | North Macedonia estimate | $9,269 | $772 | MKD 511,600 | $18,690 |
| 55 | Chile estimate | $9,269 | $772 | CLP 8,745,600 | $18,810 |
| 56 | Bulgaria estimate | $8,730 | $728 | €15,290 | $18,630 |
| 57 | Montenegro estimate | $8,515 | $710 | €6,409 | $14,590 |
| 58 | Honduras estimate | $8,016 | $668 | L 208,000 | $16,490 |
| 59 | Guatemala estimate | $7,690 | $641 | Q 59,060 | $17,210 |
| 60 | Belize estimate | $7,643 | $637 | BZD 15,290 | $11,970 |
| 61 | Jordan estimate | $7,176 | $598 | JOD 5,095 | $15,860 |
| 62 | Maldives estimate | $7,172 | $598 | MVR 110,300 | $10,890 |
| 63 | Guyana estimate | $7,025 | $585 | GYD 1,464,800 | $15,070 |
| 64 | Albania estimate | $6,958 | $580 | ALL 741,400 | $16,090 |
| 65 | Mexico estimate | $6,867 | $572 | MX$132,100 | $11,680 |
| 66 | Mauritius estimate | $6,860 | $572 | Rs 318,400 | $15,990 |
| 67 | Ecuador estimate | $6,636 | $553 | $15,030 | |
| 68 | Peru estimate | $6,427 | $536 | PEN 22,930 | $11,900 |
| 69 | Marshall Islands estimate | $6,417 | $535 | $6,460 | |
| 70 | El Salvador estimate | $6,351 | $529 | $13,550 | |
| 71 | Malaysia estimate | $6,104 | $509 | RM 25,660 | $16,320 |
| 72 | Fiji estimate | $6,079 | $507 | FJD 13,790 | $14,890 |
| 73 | Samoa estimate | $6,052 | $504 | WST 16,270 | $8,854 |
| 74 | Moldova estimate | $5,864 | $489 | MDL 101,900 | $11,610 |
| 75 | Tonga estimate | $5,838 | $486 | TOP 13,800 | $7,576 |
| 76 | Thailand estimate | $5,810 | $484 | ฿191,100 | $18,010 |
| 77 | Russia estimate | $5,479 | $457 | ₽403,600 | $15,670 |
| 78 | Mongolia estimate | $5,389 | $449 | ₮19,105,600 | $16,180 |
| 79 | Eswatini estimate | $5,182 | $432 | SZL 92,690 | |
| 80 | Bolivia estimate | $5,161 | $430 | Bs 35,660 | $13,210 |
| 81 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $5,113 | $426 | FCFA 3,101,200 | $11,250 |
| 82 | Colombia estimate | $5,028 | $419 | COP 20,379,300 | $12,240 |
| 83 | Djibouti estimate | $5,017 | $418 | DJF 891,600 | $9,053 |
| 84 | Vanuatu estimate | $4,995 | $416 | VUV 484,000 | $4,086 |
| 85 | Cambodia estimate | $4,760 | $397 | ៛19,105,600 | $12,970 |
| 86 | Paraguay estimate | $4,727 | $394 | ₲35,663,700 | $12,410 |
| 87 | Kiribati estimate | $4,567 | $381 | A$6,875 | $7,322 |
| 88 | Brazil estimate | $4,559 | $380 | R$25,470 | $9,868 |
| 89 | Vietnam estimate | $4,533 | $378 | ₫109,538,600 | $15,300 |
| 90 | Philippines estimate | $4,362 | $363 | ₱249,900 | $12,050 |
| 91 | Senegal estimate | $4,349 | $362 | F CFA 2,531,100 | $11,170 |
| 92 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,347 | $362 | ₸1,417,100 | $11,290 |
| 93 | Dominican Republic estimate | $4,315 | $360 | DOP 267,500 | $11,230 |
| 94 | Georgia estimate | $3,846 | $321 | ₾12,390 | $11,540 |
| 95 | Cape Verde estimate | $3,845 | $320 | CVE 382,100 | $7,586 |
| 96 | Jamaica estimate | $3,731 | $311 | JMD 413,900 | $5,922 |
| 97 | Bhutan estimate | $3,501 | $292 | BTN 293,000 | $14,030 |
| 98 | South Africa estimate | $3,482 | $290 | R 57,320 | $7,728 |
| 99 | Tunisia estimate | $3,255 | $271 | TND 9,553 | $11,650 |
| 100 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,230 | $269 | UZS 35,690,200 | $11,900 |
| 101 | Suriname estimate | $3,093 | $258 | SRD 76,420 | $8,547 |
| 102 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $3,063 | $255 | F CFA 1,910,600 | $8,220 |
| 103 | Comoros estimate | $3,062 | $255 | CF 1,273,700 | $5,585 |
| 104 | Botswana estimate | $3,005 | $250 | P 40,760 | $7,672 |
| 105 | India estimate | $2,850 | $237 | ₹248,400 | $12,520 |
| 106 | Chad estimate | $2,552 | $213 | FCFA 1,592,100 | $7,530 |
| 107 | Liberia estimate | $2,547 | $212 | LRD 2,547 | $6,319 |
| 108 | Timor-Leste estimate | $2,547 | $212 | $5,717 | |
| 109 | Indonesia estimate | $2,526 | $210 | Rp 40,047,500 | $7,845 |
| 110 | Kenya estimate | $2,498 | $208 | KES 254,700 | $5,888 |
| 111 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,316 | $193 | FCFA 1,089,000 | $3,494 |
| 112 | Laos estimate | $2,264 | $189 | ₭31,769,400 | $8,559 |
| 113 | Zambia estimate | $2,211 | $184 | ZK 57,850 | $7,645 |
| 114 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,204 | $184 | ৳254,700 | $7,722 |
| 115 | Mozambique estimate | $2,194 | $183 | MZN 140,100 | $5,808 |
| 116 | Armenia estimate | $2,177 | $181 | ֏1,050,800 | $6,312 |
| 117 | Yemen estimate | $2,100 | $175 | YER 461,100 | $6,961 |
| 118 | Guinea estimate | $2,080 | $173 | FG 19,105,600 | $6,345 |
| 119 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $2,074 | $173 | K 2,865,800 | $6,580 |
| 120 | Niger estimate | $2,050 | $171 | F CFA 1,278,500 | $6,289 |
| 121 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,990 | $166 | ؋152,800 | $9,682 |
| 122 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,981 | $165 | Rs 598,600 | $6,842 |
| 123 | Cameroon estimate | $1,935 | $161 | FCFA 955,300 | $3,992 |
| 124 | Benin estimate | $1,928 | $161 | F CFA 1,201,200 | $5,845 |
| 125 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,849 | $154 | F CFA 1,153,000 | $5,222 |
| 126 | Nepal estimate | $1,828 | $152 | Rs 191,100 | $6,295 |
| 127 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,784 | $149 | CDF 1,802,300 | $3,671 |
| 128 | Lesotho estimate | $1,652 | $138 | LSL 30,290 | $4,933 |
| 129 | Togo estimate | $1,634 | $136 | F CFA 1,019,000 | $4,619 |
| 130 | Uganda estimate | $1,598 | $133 | UGX 5,731,700 | $4,358 |
| 131 | Mali estimate | $1,575 | $131 | F CFA 955,300 | $4,966 |
| 132 | Ghana estimate | $1,522 | $127 | GH₵19,110 | $3,639 |
| 133 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,517 | $126 | F CFA 882,900 | $4,572 |
| 134 | Burundi estimate | $1,414 | $118 | BIF 2,707,300 | $4,271 |
| 135 | Ukraine estimate | $1,374 | $115 | ₴35,110 | $5,651 |
| 136 | Egypt estimate | $1,350 | $112 | E£61,140 | $8,795 |
| 137 | Rwanda estimate | $1,256 | $105 | RF 1,655,800 | $4,582 |
| 138 | Angola estimate | $1,169 | $97 | Kz 1,017,000 | $3,268 |
| 139 | Pakistan estimate | $1,161 | $97 | Rs 326,500 | $4,993 |
| 140 | Gambia estimate | $1,124 | $94 | GMD 54,130 | $3,632 |
| 141 | Malawi estimate | $1,049 | $87 | MWK 382,100 | $3,213 |
| 142 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,019 | $85 | ETB 44,580 | $3,318 |
| 143 | Sudan estimate | $699 | $58 | SDG 382,100 | $1,704 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $560 | $47 | ₦827,900 | $3,118 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).