How much does a religious worker 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$79,260
- Germany$70,600
- Iceland$64,410
- Luxembourg$61,680
- Norway$58,470
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$93,210
- Luxembourg$62,520
- Switzerland$61,840
- Norway$60,780
- Qatar$56,320
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $79,260 | $6,605 | CHF 71,330 | $61,840 |
| 2 | Germany | $70,600 | $5,883 | €63,230 | $93,210 |
| 3 | Iceland estimate | $64,410 | $5,367 | kr 8,205,200 | $56,320 |
| 4 | Luxembourg estimate | $61,680 | $5,140 | €55,240 | $62,520 |
| 5 | Norway estimate | $58,470 | $4,873 | kr 529,100 | $60,780 |
| 6 | Denmark estimate | $57,960 | $4,830 | kr 386,200 | $55,450 |
| 7 | Ireland estimate | $47,040 | $3,920 | €42,130 | $46,050 |
| 8 | Austria estimate | $46,620 | $3,885 | €41,760 | $54,990 |
| 9 | Belgium estimate | $45,770 | $3,814 | €41,000 | $52,490 |
| 10 | United States | $45,280 | $3,773 | $45,280 | |
| 11 | Qatar estimate | $43,800 | $3,650 | QAR 159,400 | $56,320 |
| 12 | Netherlands estimate | $43,400 | $3,617 | €38,880 | $50,060 |
| 13 | Finland estimate | $38,950 | $3,246 | €34,890 | $42,980 |
| 14 | Australia | $38,910 | $3,242 | A$56,630 | |
| 15 | Sweden estimate | $37,880 | $3,157 | kr 360,700 | $41,850 |
| 16 | United Kingdom estimate | $37,180 | $3,098 | £28,230 | $40,250 |
| 17 | Italy estimate | $34,050 | $2,838 | €30,500 | $46,730 |
| 18 | France estimate | $31,190 | $2,599 | €27,930 | $37,680 |
| 19 | Canada | $29,860 | $2,488 | CA$42,000 | |
| 20 | Israel estimate | $29,360 | $2,447 | ₪94,850 | $23,430 |
| 21 | Singapore estimate | $26,370 | $2,198 | SGD 35,430 | $33,460 |
| 22 | Slovenia estimate | $24,970 | $2,081 | €22,360 | $37,280 |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $23,930 | $1,995 | AED 87,900 | $35,600 |
| 24 | Cyprus estimate | $23,760 | $1,980 | €21,280 | $35,500 |
| 25 | Malta estimate | $22,900 | $1,908 | €20,050 | $31,900 |
| 26 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $22,160 | $1,846 | HK$172,000 | $26,640 |
| 27 | Portugal estimate | $22,110 | $1,842 | €19,800 | $34,050 |
| 28 | Greece estimate | $21,740 | $1,812 | €19,470 | $33,170 |
| 29 | Bahamas estimate | $20,230 | $1,686 | BSD 20,230 | $18,280 |
| 30 | Puerto Rico estimate | $20,100 | $1,675 | $21,440 | |
| 31 | Estonia estimate | $18,960 | $1,580 | €16,990 | $24,980 |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $18,820 | $1,568 | SAR 70,560 | $36,360 |
| 33 | Spain estimate | $18,550 | $1,546 | €16,610 | $27,010 |
| 34 | Czechia estimate | $17,950 | $1,496 | Kč 395,000 | $26,800 |
| 35 | Lithuania estimate | $17,460 | $1,455 | €15,640 | $28,120 |
| 36 | Slovakia estimate | $16,080 | $1,340 | €14,400 | $25,150 |
| 37 | Latvia estimate | $15,750 | $1,312 | €14,110 | $25,240 |
| 38 | Croatia estimate | $14,680 | $1,224 | €99,090 | $24,950 |
| 39 | Barbados estimate | $14,580 | $1,215 | BBD 29,160 | $12,150 |
| 40 | Brunei estimate | $14,370 | $1,198 | BND 18,210 | $24,040 |
| 41 | Hungary estimate | $14,010 | $1,168 | Ft 4,910,100 | $24,190 |
| 42 | Poland estimate | $13,820 | $1,152 | zł 58,020 | $25,200 |
| 43 | Romania estimate | $13,760 | $1,147 | lei 60,790 | $28,220 |
| 44 | Uruguay estimate | $13,330 | $1,111 | UYU 536,200 | $18,300 |
| 45 | Costa Rica estimate | $12,990 | $1,082 | ₡6,538,000 | $20,790 |
| 46 | Palau estimate | $11,740 | $979 | $11,740 | |
| 47 | Türkiye estimate | $10,770 | $897 | ₺424,900 | $23,950 |
| 48 | Serbia estimate | $10,410 | $867 | RSD 1,094,800 | $20,440 |
| 49 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $10,320 | $860 | KM 18,090 | $23,310 |
| 50 | Bulgaria estimate | $10,090 | $841 | €17,680 | $21,540 |
| 51 | Belize estimate | $9,705 | $809 | BZD 19,410 | $15,200 |
| 52 | Montenegro estimate | $9,357 | $780 | €7,043 | $16,030 |
| 53 | Panama estimate | $9,106 | $759 | PAB 9,106 | $18,330 |
| 54 | Chile estimate | $8,556 | $713 | CLP 8,073,600 | $17,370 |
| 55 | North Macedonia estimate | $8,325 | $694 | MKD 459,500 | $16,780 |
| 56 | Marshall Islands estimate | $8,169 | $681 | $8,222 | |
| 57 | Argentina estimate | $8,153 | $679 | ARS 10,117,200 | $15,300 |
| 58 | Lebanon estimate | $8,054 | $671 | L£12,140,700 | $16,220 |
| 59 | Maldives estimate | $7,893 | $658 | MVR 121,400 | $11,990 |
| 60 | Botswana estimate | $7,567 | $631 | P 102,600 | $19,320 |
| 61 | Honduras estimate | $7,206 | $600 | L 187,000 | $14,820 |
| 62 | Mauritius estimate | $6,975 | $581 | Rs 323,800 | $16,260 |
| 63 | Malaysia estimate | $6,778 | $565 | RM 28,490 | $18,120 |
| 64 | Guatemala estimate | $6,598 | $550 | Q 50,670 | $14,760 |
| 65 | Guyana estimate | $6,428 | $536 | GYD 1,340,200 | $13,790 |
| 66 | Albania estimate | $6,420 | $535 | ALL 684,200 | $14,850 |
| 67 | Ecuador estimate | $6,374 | $531 | $14,440 | |
| 68 | Mexico estimate | $6,311 | $526 | MX$121,400 | $10,740 |
| 69 | Russia estimate | $6,258 | $521 | ₽460,900 | $17,900 |
| 70 | Thailand estimate | $6,154 | $513 | ฿202,300 | $19,080 |
| 71 | Fiji estimate | $5,744 | $479 | FJD 13,030 | $14,070 |
| 72 | Jordan estimate | $5,700 | $475 | JOD 4,047 | $12,600 |
| 73 | Peru estimate | $5,673 | $473 | PEN 20,230 | $10,500 |
| 74 | Djibouti estimate | $5,630 | $469 | DJF 1,000,500 | $10,160 |
| 75 | Samoa estimate | $5,547 | $462 | WST 14,920 | $8,116 |
| 76 | South Africa estimate | $5,532 | $461 | R 91,060 | $12,280 |
| 77 | El Salvador estimate | $5,480 | $457 | $11,690 | |
| 78 | Tonga estimate | $5,466 | $456 | TOP 12,920 | $7,094 |
| 79 | Brazil estimate | $5,432 | $453 | R$30,350 | $11,760 |
| 80 | Moldova estimate | $5,200 | $433 | MDL 90,360 | $10,300 |
| 81 | Mongolia estimate | $5,137 | $428 | ₮18,211,000 | $15,420 |
| 82 | Bolivia estimate | $5,125 | $427 | Bs 35,410 | $13,120 |
| 83 | Dominican Republic estimate | $4,996 | $416 | DOP 309,700 | $13,010 |
| 84 | Colombia estimate | $4,992 | $416 | COP 20,234,500 | $12,150 |
| 85 | Vanuatu estimate | $4,729 | $394 | VUV 458,200 | $3,869 |
| 86 | Paraguay estimate | $4,237 | $353 | ₲31,966,300 | $11,120 |
| 87 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $4,055 | $338 | F CFA 2,529,300 | $10,880 |
| 88 | Kiribati estimate | $4,029 | $336 | A$6,064 | $6,458 |
| 89 | Vietnam estimate | $3,810 | $317 | ₫92,066,800 | $12,860 |
| 90 | Philippines estimate | $3,760 | $313 | ₱215,400 | $10,380 |
| 91 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,669 | $306 | FCFA 2,225,800 | $8,072 |
| 92 | Cambodia estimate | $3,529 | $294 | ៛14,164,100 | $9,617 |
| 93 | Cape Verde estimate | $3,434 | $286 | CVE 341,300 | $6,775 |
| 94 | Bhutan estimate | $3,375 | $281 | BTN 282,400 | $13,520 |
| 95 | Kazakhstan estimate | $3,359 | $280 | ₸1,095,200 | $8,725 |
| 96 | Georgia estimate | $3,186 | $266 | ₾10,270 | $9,562 |
| 97 | Jamaica estimate | $2,964 | $247 | JMD 328,800 | $4,704 |
| 98 | Tunisia estimate | $2,931 | $244 | TND 8,600 | $10,480 |
| 99 | Zambia estimate | $2,731 | $228 | ZK 71,470 | $9,446 |
| 100 | Yemen estimate | $2,719 | $227 | YER 597,200 | $9,015 |
| 101 | Suriname estimate | $2,661 | $222 | SRD 65,760 | $7,354 |
| 102 | Uzbekistan estimate | $2,613 | $218 | UZS 28,875,400 | $9,628 |
| 103 | Timor-Leste estimate | $2,529 | $211 | $5,677 | |
| 104 | Senegal estimate | $2,527 | $211 | F CFA 1,470,300 | $6,491 |
| 105 | Ghana estimate | $2,417 | $201 | GH₵30,350 | $5,781 |
| 106 | Indonesia estimate | $2,405 | $200 | Rp 38,131,800 | $7,470 |
| 107 | India estimate | $2,322 | $193 | ₹202,300 | $10,200 |
| 108 | Nepal estimate | $2,271 | $189 | Rs 237,400 | $7,821 |
| 109 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,151 | $179 | FCFA 1,011,700 | $3,246 |
| 110 | Liberia estimate | $2,023 | $169 | LRD 2,023 | $5,019 |
| 111 | Kenya estimate | $1,984 | $165 | KES 202,300 | $4,677 |
| 112 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,920 | $160 | K 2,653,000 | $6,092 |
| 113 | Mozambique estimate | $1,909 | $159 | MZN 121,900 | $5,054 |
| 114 | Angola estimate | $1,861 | $155 | Kz 1,618,800 | $5,202 |
| 115 | Comoros estimate | $1,824 | $152 | CF 758,800 | $3,327 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,792 | $149 | Rs 541,300 | $6,187 |
| 117 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,784 | $149 | ৳206,200 | $6,251 |
| 118 | Eswatini estimate | $1,720 | $143 | SZL 30,770 | |
| 119 | Armenia estimate | $1,677 | $140 | ֏809,400 | $4,862 |
| 120 | Mali estimate | $1,669 | $139 | F CFA 1,011,700 | $5,259 |
| 121 | Guinea estimate | $1,575 | $131 | FG 14,460,700 | $4,803 |
| 122 | Uganda estimate | $1,551 | $129 | UGX 5,564,500 | $4,231 |
| 123 | Rwanda estimate | $1,535 | $128 | RF 2,023,100 | $5,598 |
| 124 | Ukraine estimate | $1,532 | $128 | ₴39,150 | $6,301 |
| 125 | Lesotho estimate | $1,458 | $122 | LSL 26,720 | $4,353 |
| 126 | Laos estimate | $1,442 | $120 | ₭20,234,500 | $5,452 |
| 127 | Cameroon estimate | $1,434 | $120 | FCFA 708,200 | $2,960 |
| 128 | Pakistan estimate | $1,434 | $119 | Rs 403,000 | $6,163 |
| 129 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,357 | $113 | F CFA 789,700 | $4,089 |
| 130 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,317 | $110 | ؋101,100 | $6,406 |
| 131 | Niger estimate | $1,298 | $108 | F CFA 809,400 | $3,981 |
| 132 | Benin estimate | $1,218 | $102 | F CFA 758,800 | $3,692 |
| 133 | Chad estimate | $1,218 | $101 | FCFA 759,700 | $3,593 |
| 134 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,181 | $98 | F CFA 736,900 | $3,338 |
| 135 | Sudan estimate | $1,153 | $96 | SDG 630,400 | $2,811 |
| 136 | Egypt estimate | $1,117 | $93 | E£50,590 | $7,277 |
| 137 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,087 | $91 | ETB 47,550 | $3,539 |
| 138 | Burundi estimate | $1,057 | $88 | BIF 2,023,400 | $3,192 |
| 139 | Togo estimate | $957 | $80 | F CFA 597,100 | $2,707 |
| 140 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $901 | $75 | CDF 910,600 | $1,855 |
| 141 | Gambia estimate | $893 | $74 | GMD 43,000 | $2,885 |
| 142 | Nigeria estimate | $574 | $48 | ₦848,400 | $3,195 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $344 | $29 | MWK 125,300 | $1,054 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).