How much does a retail sales associate 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$63,220
- Iceland$62,970
- Belgium$56,880
- Luxembourg$49,730
- Norway$44,780
Where pay goes furthest
- Belgium$65,220
- Germany$57,730
- Iceland$55,070
- Luxembourg$50,410
- Switzerland$49,320
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $63,220 | $5,268 | CHF 56,890 | $49,320 |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $62,970 | $5,248 | kr 8,022,400 | $55,070 |
| 3 | Belgium estimate | $56,880 | $4,740 | €50,330 | $65,220 |
| 4 | Luxembourg estimate | $49,730 | $4,144 | €44,010 | $50,410 |
| 5 | Norway estimate | $44,780 | $3,732 | kr 405,200 | $46,550 |
| 6 | Germany | $43,720 | $3,644 | €39,160 | $57,730 |
| 7 | Denmark estimate | $43,150 | $3,595 | kr 287,500 | $41,280 |
| 8 | Canada | $38,450 | $3,204 | CA$54,080 | |
| 9 | Ireland estimate | $38,080 | $3,173 | €34,100 | $37,270 |
| 10 | Sweden estimate | $36,860 | $3,072 | kr 350,900 | $40,730 |
| 11 | Australia | $36,560 | $3,046 | A$53,210 | |
| 12 | United States | $35,620 | $2,968 | $35,620 | |
| 13 | Netherlands estimate | $34,310 | $2,859 | €30,730 | $39,570 |
| 14 | United Kingdom | $33,910 | $2,826 | £25,340 | $36,710 |
| 15 | Austria estimate | $33,630 | $2,803 | €30,120 | $39,670 |
| 16 | Finland estimate | $33,190 | $2,766 | €29,730 | $36,620 |
| 17 | France estimate | $27,900 | $2,325 | €24,990 | $33,710 |
| 18 | Italy estimate | $27,130 | $2,261 | €24,300 | $37,230 |
| 19 | Cyprus estimate | $24,430 | $2,036 | €21,620 | $36,510 |
| 20 | South Korea estimate | $21,550 | $1,796 | ₩27,833,700 | $30,790 |
| 21 | Slovenia estimate | $21,510 | $1,793 | €19,270 | $32,120 |
| 22 | Singapore estimate | $19,310 | $1,609 | SGD 25,950 | $24,500 |
| 23 | Malta estimate | $18,680 | $1,557 | €16,360 | $26,020 |
| 24 | Israel estimate | $18,160 | $1,514 | ₪58,670 | $14,490 |
| 25 | Spain estimate | $17,860 | $1,488 | €15,990 | $26,000 |
| 26 | Qatar estimate | $17,810 | $1,484 | QAR 64,820 | $22,900 |
| 27 | Greece estimate | $17,800 | $1,483 | €15,940 | $27,150 |
| 28 | Bahamas estimate | $16,280 | $1,357 | BSD 16,280 | $14,710 |
| 29 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $15,440 | $1,287 | HK$119,800 | $18,560 |
| 30 | Puerto Rico estimate | $14,970 | $1,247 | $15,970 | |
| 31 | Portugal estimate | $14,660 | $1,222 | €13,130 | $22,580 |
| 32 | Czechia estimate | $13,830 | $1,153 | Kč 304,300 | $20,650 |
| 33 | Lithuania estimate | $13,770 | $1,148 | €12,340 | $22,180 |
| 34 | Slovakia estimate | $13,630 | $1,136 | €12,210 | $21,320 |
| 35 | Estonia estimate | $13,250 | $1,104 | €11,870 | $17,460 |
| 36 | Hungary estimate | $12,070 | $1,006 | Ft 4,229,700 | $20,840 |
| 37 | Croatia estimate | $11,850 | $988 | €79,970 | $20,140 |
| 38 | Latvia estimate | $10,920 | $910 | €9,779 | $17,500 |
| 39 | Poland estimate | $10,210 | $851 | zł 42,850 | $18,610 |
| 40 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $10,190 | $849 | SAR 38,210 | $19,690 |
| 41 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $10,010 | $834 | AED 36,750 | $14,880 |
| 42 | Costa Rica estimate | $9,480 | $790 | ₡4,773,200 | $15,180 |
| 43 | Barbados estimate | $9,400 | $783 | BBD 18,800 | $7,834 |
| 44 | Romania estimate | $9,274 | $773 | lei 40,960 | $19,010 |
| 45 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $8,838 | $736 | KM 15,480 | $19,950 |
| 46 | Uruguay estimate | $8,765 | $730 | UYU 352,500 | $12,030 |
| 47 | Palau estimate | $8,460 | $705 | $8,456 | |
| 48 | North Macedonia estimate | $7,521 | $627 | MKD 415,100 | $15,160 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $7,280 | $607 | PAB 7,280 | $14,660 |
| 50 | Serbia estimate | $7,200 | $600 | RSD 757,500 | $14,140 |
| 51 | Türkiye estimate | $6,928 | $577 | ₺273,300 | $15,400 |
| 52 | Lebanon estimate | $6,906 | $576 | L£10,411,000 | $13,910 |
| 53 | Chile estimate | $6,664 | $555 | CLP 6,287,900 | $13,530 |
| 54 | Argentina estimate | $6,628 | $552 | ARS 8,224,600 | $12,440 |
| 55 | Brunei estimate | $6,306 | $525 | BND 7,990 | $10,550 |
| 56 | Bulgaria estimate | $6,081 | $507 | €10,650 | $12,980 |
| 57 | Montenegro estimate | $5,891 | $491 | €4,434 | $10,090 |
| 58 | Marshall Islands estimate | $5,875 | $490 | $5,913 | |
| 59 | Belize estimate | $5,625 | $469 | BZD 11,250 | $8,812 |
| 60 | Mauritius estimate | $5,569 | $464 | Rs 258,500 | $12,980 |
| 61 | Guatemala estimate | $5,477 | $456 | Q 42,060 | $12,260 |
| 62 | Ecuador estimate | $5,463 | $455 | $12,370 | |
| 63 | Guyana estimate | $5,410 | $451 | GYD 1,127,900 | $11,600 |
| 64 | Maldives estimate | $5,347 | $446 | MVR 82,250 | $8,121 |
| 65 | Fiji estimate | $5,035 | $420 | FJD 11,420 | $12,330 |
| 66 | El Salvador estimate | $5,032 | $419 | $10,730 | |
| 67 | Mongolia estimate | $4,971 | $414 | ₮17,624,100 | $14,930 |
| 68 | Jordan estimate | $4,965 | $414 | JOD 3,525 | $10,970 |
| 69 | Mexico estimate | $4,950 | $413 | MX$95,230 | $8,421 |
| 70 | Tonga estimate | $4,827 | $402 | TOP 11,410 | $6,265 |
| 71 | Russia estimate | $4,800 | $400 | ₽353,500 | $13,730 |
| 72 | Albania estimate | $4,598 | $383 | ALL 489,900 | $10,640 |
| 73 | Malaysia estimate | $4,576 | $381 | RM 19,230 | $12,240 |
| 74 | Thailand estimate | $4,288 | $357 | ฿141,000 | $13,290 |
| 75 | Honduras estimate | $4,225 | $352 | L 109,700 | $8,692 |
| 76 | Paraguay estimate | $4,142 | $345 | ₲31,254,600 | $10,870 |
| 77 | Colombia estimate | $4,126 | $344 | COP 16,725,200 | $10,040 |
| 78 | Moldova estimate | $4,057 | $338 | MDL 70,500 | $8,036 |
| 79 | Dominican Republic estimate | $4,056 | $338 | DOP 251,400 | $10,560 |
| 80 | Djibouti estimate | $3,967 | $331 | DJF 705,000 | $7,158 |
| 81 | Peru estimate | $3,953 | $329 | PEN 14,100 | $7,317 |
| 82 | Brazil estimate | $3,785 | $315 | R$21,150 | $8,193 |
| 83 | Samoa estimate | $3,784 | $315 | WST 10,170 | $5,536 |
| 84 | Vietnam estimate | $3,404 | $284 | ₫82,245,700 | $11,490 |
| 85 | Bolivia estimate | $3,401 | $283 | Bs 23,500 | $8,706 |
| 86 | Vanuatu estimate | $3,394 | $283 | VUV 328,900 | $2,777 |
| 87 | South Africa estimate | $3,363 | $280 | R 55,350 | $7,463 |
| 88 | Kazakhstan estimate | $3,024 | $252 | ₸985,700 | $7,853 |
| 89 | Philippines estimate | $2,932 | $244 | ₱168,000 | $8,097 |
| 90 | Georgia estimate | $2,826 | $236 | ₾9,105 | $8,481 |
| 91 | Bhutan estimate | $2,809 | $234 | BTN 235,000 | $11,260 |
| 92 | Cambodia estimate | $2,635 | $220 | ៛10,574,400 | $7,180 |
| 93 | Kiribati estimate | $2,617 | $218 | A$3,939 | $4,195 |
| 94 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $2,518 | $210 | FCFA 1,527,400 | $5,539 |
| 95 | Tunisia estimate | $2,402 | $200 | TND 7,050 | $8,595 |
| 96 | Botswana estimate | $2,166 | $180 | P 29,370 | $5,529 |
| 97 | Suriname estimate | $2,140 | $178 | SRD 52,870 | $5,913 |
| 98 | Sudan estimate | $2,090 | $174 | SDG 1,142,800 | $5,096 |
| 99 | Armenia estimate | $2,008 | $167 | ֏969,300 | $5,823 |
| 100 | Eswatini estimate | $1,998 | $166 | SZL 35,740 | |
| 101 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $1,874 | $156 | FCFA 881,200 | $2,827 |
| 102 | Jamaica estimate | $1,835 | $153 | JMD 203,600 | $2,913 |
| 103 | Cape Verde estimate | $1,773 | $148 | CVE 176,200 | $3,499 |
| 104 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,762 | $147 | $3,956 | |
| 105 | Yemen estimate | $1,676 | $140 | YER 368,000 | $5,555 |
| 106 | Uzbekistan estimate | $1,663 | $139 | UZS 18,371,200 | $6,125 |
| 107 | Liberia estimate | $1,633 | $136 | LRD 1,633 | $4,050 |
| 108 | India estimate | $1,618 | $135 | ₹141,000 | $7,107 |
| 109 | Senegal estimate | $1,615 | $135 | F CFA 940,000 | $4,150 |
| 110 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,556 | $130 | Rs 470,000 | $5,372 |
| 111 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,530 | $127 | ؋117,500 | $7,442 |
| 112 | Indonesia estimate | $1,520 | $127 | Rp 24,097,300 | $4,720 |
| 113 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,446 | $120 | K 1,997,400 | $4,586 |
| 114 | Comoros estimate | $1,412 | $118 | CF 587,500 | $2,576 |
| 115 | Laos estimate | $1,403 | $117 | ₭19,685,100 | $5,304 |
| 116 | Guinea estimate | $1,383 | $115 | FG 12,702,100 | $4,219 |
| 117 | Nepal estimate | $1,349 | $112 | Rs 141,000 | $4,645 |
| 118 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,319 | $110 | F CFA 822,500 | $3,539 |
| 119 | Chad estimate | $1,314 | $110 | FCFA 819,700 | $3,877 |
| 120 | Pakistan estimate | $1,267 | $106 | Rs 356,100 | $5,446 |
| 121 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,220 | $102 | ৳141,000 | $4,274 |
| 122 | Mozambique estimate | $1,196 | $100 | MZN 76,370 | $3,166 |
| 123 | Mali estimate | $1,163 | $97 | F CFA 705,000 | $3,665 |
| 124 | Lesotho estimate | $1,090 | $91 | LSL 19,970 | $3,254 |
| 125 | Cameroon estimate | $1,074 | $89 | FCFA 530,300 | $2,216 |
| 126 | Ukraine estimate | $1,063 | $89 | ₴27,150 | $4,371 |
| 127 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,047 | $87 | CDF 1,057,400 | $2,154 |
| 128 | Egypt estimate | $1,037 | $86 | E£47,000 | $6,760 |
| 129 | Zambia estimate | $988 | $82 | ZK 25,850 | $3,416 |
| 130 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $942 | $78 | F CFA 587,500 | $2,661 |
| 131 | Niger estimate | $942 | $78 | F CFA 587,500 | $2,890 |
| 132 | Ghana estimate | $936 | $78 | GH₵11,750 | $2,238 |
| 133 | Kenya estimate | $922 | $77 | KES 94,000 | $2,173 |
| 134 | Burkina Faso estimate | $909 | $76 | F CFA 528,700 | $2,738 |
| 135 | Benin estimate | $754 | $63 | F CFA 470,000 | $2,287 |
| 136 | Togo estimate | $753 | $63 | F CFA 470,000 | $2,130 |
| 137 | Uganda estimate | $710 | $59 | UGX 2,545,700 | $1,935 |
| 138 | Gambia estimate | $671 | $56 | GMD 32,310 | $2,168 |
| 139 | Angola estimate | $608 | $51 | Kz 528,700 | $1,699 |
| 140 | Rwanda estimate | $446 | $37 | RF 587,500 | $1,626 |
| 141 | Ethiopia estimate | $403 | $34 | ETB 17,620 | $1,312 |
| 142 | Burundi estimate | $368 | $31 | BIF 705,000 | $1,112 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $356 | $30 | MWK 129,900 | $1,092 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $344 | $29 | ₦509,100 | $1,917 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).