How much does a registered nurse 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
- Switzerland$110,700
- United States$102,500
- Luxembourg$90,870
- Iceland$79,190
- Germany$78,310
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$103,400
- United States$102,500
- Qatar$95,260
- Luxembourg$92,120
- Switzerland$86,370
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $110,700 | $9,224 | CHF 99,610 | $86,370 |
| 2 | United States | $102,500 | $8,538 | $102,500 | |
| 3 | Luxembourg estimate | $90,870 | $7,573 | €81,390 | $92,120 |
| 4 | Iceland estimate | $79,190 | $6,599 | kr 10,088,600 | $69,250 |
| 5 | Germany | $78,310 | $6,526 | €70,140 | $103,400 |
| 6 | Qatar estimate | $74,080 | $6,174 | QAR 269,700 | $95,260 |
| 7 | Denmark estimate | $71,290 | $5,941 | kr 475,000 | $68,200 |
| 8 | Canada | $70,290 | $5,858 | CA$98,870 | |
| 9 | Norway estimate | $67,990 | $5,666 | kr 615,200 | $70,670 |
| 10 | Australia | $66,390 | $5,532 | A$96,630 | |
| 11 | Belgium estimate | $65,390 | $5,449 | €58,560 | $74,980 |
| 12 | Austria estimate | $65,350 | $5,446 | €58,530 | $77,080 |
| 13 | Ireland estimate | $64,470 | $5,372 | €57,740 | $63,110 |
| 14 | Netherlands estimate | $62,910 | $5,243 | €56,350 | $72,560 |
| 15 | Finland estimate | $57,440 | $4,787 | €51,450 | $63,380 |
| 16 | United Kingdom | $57,410 | $4,784 | £42,890 | $62,150 |
| 17 | Singapore estimate | $51,840 | $4,320 | SGD 69,640 | $65,770 |
| 18 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $51,480 | $4,290 | HK$399,600 | $61,900 |
| 19 | Sweden estimate | $49,600 | $4,133 | kr 472,200 | $54,790 |
| 20 | Israel estimate | $47,940 | $3,995 | ₪154,800 | $38,250 |
| 21 | France estimate | $47,790 | $3,983 | €42,810 | $57,740 |
| 22 | Spain estimate | $42,540 | $3,545 | €38,110 | $61,940 |
| 23 | Italy estimate | $42,150 | $3,512 | €37,750 | $57,840 |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $37,240 | $3,103 | AED 136,800 | $55,380 |
| 25 | South Korea estimate | $35,890 | $2,990 | ₩46,344,200 | $51,270 |
| 26 | Cyprus estimate | $35,780 | $2,982 | €32,050 | $53,460 |
| 27 | Slovenia estimate | $35,240 | $2,937 | €31,560 | $52,610 |
| 28 | Malta estimate | $34,310 | $2,860 | €30,040 | $47,790 |
| 29 | Portugal estimate | $33,520 | $2,794 | €30,030 | $51,620 |
| 30 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $31,160 | $2,597 | SAR 116,800 | $60,220 |
| 31 | Bahamas estimate | $29,380 | $2,449 | BSD 29,380 | $26,550 |
| 32 | Puerto Rico estimate | $29,280 | $2,440 | $31,230 | |
| 33 | Czechia estimate | $28,130 | $2,344 | Kč 618,800 | $41,990 |
| 34 | Greece estimate | $28,090 | $2,341 | €25,160 | $42,860 |
| 35 | Brunei estimate | $27,830 | $2,319 | BND 35,260 | $46,550 |
| 36 | Lithuania estimate | $27,270 | $2,272 | €24,420 | $43,910 |
| 37 | Barbados estimate | $27,030 | $2,253 | BBD 54,060 | $22,530 |
| 38 | Estonia estimate | $26,920 | $2,244 | €24,110 | $35,470 |
| 39 | Costa Rica estimate | $25,770 | $2,148 | ₡12,977,400 | $41,260 |
| 40 | Latvia estimate | $24,790 | $2,066 | €22,200 | $39,730 |
| 41 | Romania estimate | $23,670 | $1,973 | lei 104,500 | $48,530 |
| 42 | Croatia estimate | $22,800 | $1,900 | €153,900 | $38,750 |
| 43 | Slovakia estimate | $22,350 | $1,862 | €20,020 | $34,960 |
| 44 | Hungary estimate | $22,160 | $1,846 | Ft 7,764,900 | $38,250 |
| 45 | Poland estimate | $19,490 | $1,624 | zł 81,790 | $35,520 |
| 46 | Türkiye estimate | $17,870 | $1,489 | ₺705,200 | $39,740 |
| 47 | Uruguay estimate | $17,540 | $1,461 | UYU 705,200 | $24,070 |
| 48 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $16,610 | $1,384 | KM 29,100 | $37,490 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $16,450 | $1,371 | PAB 16,450 | $33,130 |
| 50 | Bulgaria estimate | $16,390 | $1,366 | €28,710 | $34,980 |
| 51 | Serbia estimate | $15,900 | $1,325 | RSD 1,672,800 | $31,240 |
| 52 | Botswana estimate | $15,600 | $1,300 | P 211,600 | $39,820 |
| 53 | Chile estimate | $15,400 | $1,283 | CLP 14,529,700 | $31,250 |
| 54 | Palau estimate | $15,160 | $1,263 | $15,150 | |
| 55 | Montenegro estimate | $13,070 | $1,089 | €9,840 | $22,400 |
| 56 | Belize estimate | $12,910 | $1,076 | BZD 25,830 | $20,230 |
| 57 | North Macedonia estimate | $12,790 | $1,066 | MKD 705,900 | $25,780 |
| 58 | Malaysia estimate | $12,600 | $1,050 | RM 52,960 | $33,690 |
| 59 | South Africa estimate | $12,140 | $1,012 | R 199,800 | $26,940 |
| 60 | Marshall Islands estimate | $11,750 | $979 | $11,830 | |
| 61 | Lebanon estimate | $11,230 | $936 | L£16,924,500 | $22,620 |
| 62 | Honduras estimate | $10,570 | $881 | L 274,200 | $21,740 |
| 63 | Peru estimate | $10,540 | $879 | PEN 37,610 | $19,520 |
| 64 | Brazil estimate | $10,520 | $876 | R$58,770 | $22,760 |
| 65 | Colombia estimate | $10,440 | $870 | COP 42,311,100 | $25,400 |
| 66 | Dominican Republic estimate | $10,270 | $856 | DOP 636,600 | $26,740 |
| 67 | Mauritius estimate | $10,130 | $844 | Rs 470,100 | $23,600 |
| 68 | Eswatini estimate | $9,855 | $821 | SZL 176,300 | |
| 69 | Guatemala estimate | $9,545 | $795 | Q 73,300 | $21,360 |
| 70 | Maldives estimate | $9,487 | $791 | MVR 145,900 | $14,410 |
| 71 | Argentina estimate | $9,472 | $789 | ARS 11,753,100 | $17,770 |
| 72 | Ecuador estimate | $9,402 | $784 | $21,300 | |
| 73 | Thailand estimate | $9,179 | $765 | ฿301,800 | $28,460 |
| 74 | Mexico estimate | $9,009 | $751 | MX$173,300 | $15,320 |
| 75 | El Salvador estimate | $8,888 | $741 | $18,960 | |
| 76 | Russia estimate | $8,623 | $719 | ₽635,100 | $24,660 |
| 77 | Djibouti estimate | $8,267 | $689 | DJF 1,469,100 | $14,920 |
| 78 | Fiji estimate | $8,170 | $681 | FJD 18,530 | $20,010 |
| 79 | Samoa estimate | $8,025 | $669 | WST 21,580 | $11,740 |
| 80 | Albania estimate | $7,923 | $660 | ALL 844,300 | $18,330 |
| 81 | Guyana estimate | $7,892 | $658 | GYD 1,645,400 | $16,930 |
| 82 | Bolivia estimate | $7,654 | $638 | Bs 52,890 | $19,590 |
| 83 | Jordan estimate | $7,449 | $621 | JOD 5,289 | $16,470 |
| 84 | Paraguay estimate | $7,009 | $584 | ₲52,888,900 | $18,400 |
| 85 | Mongolia estimate | $6,631 | $553 | ₮23,506,200 | $19,910 |
| 86 | Jamaica estimate | $6,622 | $552 | JMD 734,600 | $10,510 |
| 87 | Moldova estimate | $6,547 | $546 | MDL 113,800 | $12,970 |
| 88 | Tonga estimate | $6,397 | $533 | TOP 15,120 | $8,302 |
| 89 | Philippines estimate | $6,240 | $520 | ₱357,500 | $17,230 |
| 90 | Cape Verde estimate | $5,881 | $490 | CVE 584,500 | $11,600 |
| 91 | Bhutan estimate | $5,759 | $480 | BTN 481,900 | $23,080 |
| 92 | Vanuatu estimate | $5,458 | $455 | VUV 528,900 | $4,465 |
| 93 | Vietnam estimate | $5,399 | $450 | ₫130,459,400 | $18,220 |
| 94 | Senegal estimate | $5,049 | $421 | F CFA 2,938,300 | $12,970 |
| 95 | Kazakhstan estimate | $5,017 | $418 | ₸1,635,400 | $13,030 |
| 96 | Tunisia estimate | $4,806 | $401 | TND 14,100 | $17,200 |
| 97 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $4,711 | $393 | F CFA 2,938,300 | $12,640 |
| 98 | Cambodia estimate | $4,686 | $390 | ៛18,805,000 | $12,770 |
| 99 | Kiribati estimate | $4,501 | $375 | A$6,775 | $7,216 |
| 100 | India estimate | $4,315 | $360 | ₹376,100 | $18,960 |
| 101 | Georgia estimate | $4,136 | $345 | ₾13,320 | $12,410 |
| 102 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,958 | $330 | FCFA 2,400,700 | $8,706 |
| 103 | Chad estimate | $3,912 | $326 | FCFA 2,440,100 | $11,540 |
| 104 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,738 | $312 | UZS 41,310,600 | $13,770 |
| 105 | Zambia estimate | $3,593 | $299 | ZK 94,020 | $12,430 |
| 106 | Suriname estimate | $3,330 | $277 | SRD 82,270 | $9,201 |
| 107 | Mozambique estimate | $3,313 | $276 | MZN 211,600 | $8,771 |
| 108 | Timor-Leste estimate | $3,173 | $264 | $7,122 | |
| 109 | Yemen estimate | $3,040 | $253 | YER 667,500 | $10,080 |
| 110 | Burkina Faso estimate | $3,030 | $252 | F CFA 1,763,000 | $9,129 |
| 111 | Mali estimate | $2,908 | $242 | F CFA 1,763,000 | $9,165 |
| 112 | Kenya estimate | $2,839 | $237 | KES 289,600 | $6,694 |
| 113 | Comoros estimate | $2,826 | $235 | CF 1,175,300 | $5,154 |
| 114 | Ghana estimate | $2,621 | $218 | GH₵32,910 | $6,268 |
| 115 | Cameroon estimate | $2,618 | $218 | FCFA 1,292,800 | $5,403 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,529 | $211 | Rs 764,000 | $8,732 |
| 117 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,499 | $208 | FCFA 1,175,300 | $3,770 |
| 118 | Nepal estimate | $2,474 | $206 | Rs 258,600 | $8,519 |
| 119 | Guinea estimate | $2,304 | $192 | FG 21,155,600 | $7,026 |
| 120 | Indonesia estimate | $2,280 | $190 | Rp 36,144,000 | $7,080 |
| 121 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $2,261 | $188 | F CFA 1,410,400 | $6,388 |
| 122 | Lesotho estimate | $2,244 | $187 | LSL 41,140 | $6,701 |
| 123 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,237 | $186 | ৳258,600 | $7,838 |
| 124 | Ukraine estimate | $2,165 | $180 | ₴55,320 | $8,903 |
| 125 | Armenia estimate | $2,070 | $172 | ֏999,000 | $6,001 |
| 126 | Angola estimate | $2,027 | $169 | Kz 1,763,000 | $5,665 |
| 127 | Uganda estimate | $1,802 | $150 | UGX 6,464,200 | $4,915 |
| 128 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,801 | $150 | ETB 78,750 | $5,860 |
| 129 | Benin estimate | $1,792 | $149 | F CFA 1,116,500 | $5,433 |
| 130 | Niger estimate | $1,786 | $149 | F CFA 1,114,200 | $5,481 |
| 131 | Togo estimate | $1,785 | $149 | F CFA 1,113,300 | $5,047 |
| 132 | Laos estimate | $1,759 | $147 | ₭24,681,500 | $6,650 |
| 133 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,745 | $145 | CDF 1,763,000 | $3,591 |
| 134 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,701 | $142 | K 2,350,600 | $5,397 |
| 135 | Pakistan estimate | $1,448 | $121 | Rs 407,100 | $6,226 |
| 136 | Egypt estimate | $1,297 | $108 | E£58,770 | $8,453 |
| 137 | Sudan estimate | $1,290 | $107 | SDG 705,200 | $3,144 |
| 138 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,248 | $104 | ؋95,840 | $6,071 |
| 139 | Burundi estimate | $1,213 | $101 | BIF 2,323,100 | $3,665 |
| 140 | Liberia estimate | $1,175 | $98 | LRD 1,175 | $2,916 |
| 141 | Rwanda estimate | $1,159 | $97 | RF 1,527,900 | $4,228 |
| 142 | Gambia estimate | $1,037 | $86 | GMD 49,950 | $3,351 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $1,032 | $86 | MWK 376,100 | $3,163 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $397 | $33 | ₦587,700 | $2,213 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).