How much does a runway model 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$57,010
- Iceland$56,790
- Belgium$51,290
- United States$48,470
- Luxembourg$44,840
Where pay goes furthest
- Belgium$58,810
- Iceland$49,660
- United States$48,470
- Luxembourg$45,460
- Switzerland$44,480
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $57,010 | $4,751 | CHF 51,300 | $44,480 |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $56,790 | $4,732 | kr 7,234,400 | $49,660 |
| 3 | Belgium estimate | $51,290 | $4,274 | €45,390 | $58,810 |
| 4 | United States | $48,470 | $4,039 | $48,470 | |
| 5 | Luxembourg estimate | $44,840 | $3,737 | €39,680 | $45,460 |
| 6 | Canada | $42,110 | $3,509 | CA$59,240 | |
| 7 | Norway estimate | $40,380 | $3,365 | kr 365,400 | $41,980 |
| 8 | Denmark estimate | $38,910 | $3,242 | kr 259,300 | $37,220 |
| 9 | Ireland estimate | $34,340 | $2,861 | €30,750 | $33,610 |
| 10 | Sweden estimate | $33,240 | $2,770 | kr 316,500 | $36,730 |
| 11 | Netherlands estimate | $30,940 | $2,578 | €27,710 | $35,680 |
| 12 | Austria estimate | $30,330 | $2,527 | €27,170 | $35,770 |
| 13 | Finland estimate | $29,930 | $2,494 | €26,810 | $33,030 |
| 14 | Germany estimate | $29,140 | $2,429 | €26,100 | $38,480 |
| 15 | United Kingdom estimate | $25,340 | $2,112 | £19,240 | $27,430 |
| 16 | France estimate | $25,160 | $2,097 | €22,540 | $30,400 |
| 17 | Italy estimate | $24,460 | $2,039 | €21,910 | $33,570 |
| 18 | Spain estimate | $22,720 | $1,894 | €20,350 | $33,080 |
| 19 | Cyprus estimate | $22,030 | $1,836 | €19,500 | $32,920 |
| 20 | South Korea estimate | $19,440 | $1,620 | ₩25,099,700 | $27,770 |
| 21 | Slovenia estimate | $19,400 | $1,617 | €17,380 | $28,960 |
| 22 | Singapore estimate | $17,420 | $1,451 | SGD 23,400 | $22,100 |
| 23 | Malta estimate | $16,850 | $1,404 | €14,750 | $23,460 |
| 24 | Australia | $16,710 | $1,393 | A$24,330 | |
| 25 | Israel estimate | $16,380 | $1,365 | ₪52,910 | $13,070 |
| 26 | Qatar estimate | $16,060 | $1,338 | QAR 58,450 | $20,650 |
| 27 | Greece estimate | $16,050 | $1,337 | €14,370 | $24,480 |
| 28 | Bahamas estimate | $14,680 | $1,223 | BSD 14,680 | $13,260 |
| 29 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $13,920 | $1,160 | HK$108,100 | $16,740 |
| 30 | Puerto Rico estimate | $13,500 | $1,125 | $14,400 | |
| 31 | Portugal estimate | $13,220 | $1,102 | €11,840 | $20,360 |
| 32 | Czechia estimate | $12,470 | $1,039 | Kč 274,400 | $18,620 |
| 33 | Lithuania estimate | $12,420 | $1,035 | €11,120 | $20,000 |
| 34 | Slovakia estimate | $12,290 | $1,024 | €11,010 | $19,230 |
| 35 | Estonia estimate | $11,950 | $996 | €10,700 | $15,740 |
| 36 | Hungary estimate | $10,880 | $907 | Ft 3,814,200 | $18,790 |
| 37 | Croatia estimate | $10,690 | $891 | €72,120 | $18,160 |
| 38 | Latvia estimate | $9,846 | $820 | €8,818 | $15,780 |
| 39 | Poland estimate | $9,206 | $767 | zł 38,640 | $16,780 |
| 40 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $9,189 | $766 | SAR 34,460 | $17,760 |
| 41 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $9,024 | $752 | AED 33,140 | $13,420 |
| 42 | Costa Rica estimate | $8,549 | $712 | ₡4,304,300 | $13,680 |
| 43 | Barbados estimate | $8,476 | $706 | BBD 16,950 | $7,064 |
| 44 | Romania estimate | $8,363 | $697 | lei 36,940 | $17,150 |
| 45 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $7,970 | $664 | KM 13,960 | $17,990 |
| 46 | Uruguay estimate | $7,904 | $659 | UYU 317,900 | $10,850 |
| 47 | Palau estimate | $7,629 | $636 | $7,625 | |
| 48 | North Macedonia estimate | $6,782 | $565 | MKD 374,300 | $13,670 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $6,565 | $547 | PAB 6,565 | $13,220 |
| 50 | Serbia estimate | $6,493 | $541 | RSD 683,100 | $12,760 |
| 51 | Türkiye estimate | $6,247 | $521 | ₺246,500 | $13,890 |
| 52 | Lebanon estimate | $6,228 | $519 | L£9,388,400 | $12,550 |
| 53 | Chile estimate | $6,009 | $501 | CLP 5,670,200 | $12,200 |
| 54 | Argentina estimate | $5,977 | $498 | ARS 7,416,700 | $11,220 |
| 55 | Brunei estimate | $5,686 | $474 | BND 7,205 | $9,512 |
| 56 | Bulgaria estimate | $5,483 | $457 | €9,606 | $11,700 |
| 57 | Montenegro estimate | $5,312 | $443 | €3,999 | $9,103 |
| 58 | Marshall Islands estimate | $5,298 | $441 | $5,333 | |
| 59 | Belize estimate | $5,073 | $423 | BZD 10,150 | $7,946 |
| 60 | Mauritius estimate | $5,022 | $419 | Rs 233,100 | $11,700 |
| 61 | Guatemala estimate | $4,939 | $412 | Q 37,930 | $11,050 |
| 62 | Ecuador estimate | $4,927 | $411 | $11,160 | |
| 63 | Guyana estimate | $4,878 | $407 | GYD 1,017,100 | $10,460 |
| 64 | Maldives estimate | $4,822 | $402 | MVR 74,170 | $7,323 |
| 65 | Fiji estimate | $4,540 | $378 | FJD 10,300 | $11,120 |
| 66 | El Salvador estimate | $4,538 | $378 | $9,679 | |
| 67 | Mongolia estimate | $4,483 | $374 | ₮15,892,900 | $13,460 |
| 68 | Jordan estimate | $4,477 | $373 | JOD 3,179 | $9,896 |
| 69 | Mexico estimate | $4,464 | $372 | MX$85,880 | $7,594 |
| 70 | Tonga estimate | $4,353 | $363 | TOP 10,290 | $5,650 |
| 71 | Russia estimate | $4,328 | $361 | ₽318,800 | $12,380 |
| 72 | Albania estimate | $4,146 | $346 | ALL 441,800 | $9,590 |
| 73 | Malaysia estimate | $4,126 | $344 | RM 17,350 | $11,030 |
| 74 | Thailand estimate | $3,867 | $322 | ฿127,100 | $11,990 |
| 75 | Honduras estimate | $3,810 | $318 | L 98,890 | $7,838 |
| 76 | Paraguay estimate | $3,735 | $311 | ₲28,184,600 | $9,805 |
| 77 | Colombia estimate | $3,721 | $310 | COP 15,082,400 | $9,055 |
| 78 | Moldova estimate | $3,658 | $305 | MDL 63,570 | $7,246 |
| 79 | Dominican Republic estimate | $3,658 | $305 | DOP 226,700 | $9,523 |
| 80 | Djibouti estimate | $3,577 | $298 | DJF 635,700 | $6,455 |
| 81 | Peru estimate | $3,564 | $297 | PEN 12,710 | $6,598 |
| 82 | Brazil estimate | $3,413 | $284 | R$19,070 | $7,388 |
| 83 | Samoa estimate | $3,412 | $284 | WST 9,176 | $4,993 |
| 84 | Vietnam estimate | $3,069 | $256 | ₫74,166,900 | $10,360 |
| 85 | Bolivia estimate | $3,067 | $256 | Bs 21,190 | $7,851 |
| 86 | Vanuatu estimate | $3,061 | $255 | VUV 296,600 | $2,504 |
| 87 | South Africa estimate | $3,033 | $253 | R 49,910 | $6,730 |
| 88 | Kazakhstan estimate | $2,727 | $227 | ₸888,900 | $7,082 |
| 89 | Philippines estimate | $2,644 | $220 | ₱151,500 | $7,302 |
| 90 | Georgia estimate | $2,549 | $212 | ₾8,210 | $7,648 |
| 91 | Bhutan estimate | $2,533 | $211 | BTN 211,900 | $10,150 |
| 92 | Cambodia estimate | $2,376 | $198 | ៛9,535,800 | $6,475 |
| 93 | Kiribati estimate | $2,360 | $197 | A$3,552 | $3,783 |
| 94 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $2,271 | $189 | FCFA 1,377,400 | $4,995 |
| 95 | Tunisia estimate | $2,166 | $181 | TND 6,357 | $7,751 |
| 96 | Botswana estimate | $1,953 | $163 | P 26,490 | $4,986 |
| 97 | Suriname estimate | $1,930 | $161 | SRD 47,680 | $5,332 |
| 98 | Sudan estimate | $1,885 | $157 | SDG 1,030,600 | $4,595 |
| 99 | Armenia estimate | $1,811 | $151 | ֏874,100 | $5,251 |
| 100 | Eswatini estimate | $1,802 | $150 | SZL 32,230 | |
| 101 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $1,690 | $141 | FCFA 794,600 | $2,549 |
| 102 | Jamaica estimate | $1,655 | $138 | JMD 183,600 | $2,627 |
| 103 | Cape Verde estimate | $1,599 | $133 | CVE 158,900 | $3,155 |
| 104 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,589 | $132 | $3,567 | |
| 105 | Yemen estimate | $1,511 | $126 | YER 331,800 | $5,009 |
| 106 | Uzbekistan estimate | $1,499 | $125 | UZS 16,566,700 | $5,524 |
| 107 | Liberia estimate | $1,472 | $123 | LRD 1,472 | $3,652 |
| 108 | India estimate | $1,459 | $122 | ₹127,100 | $6,409 |
| 109 | Senegal estimate | $1,457 | $121 | F CFA 847,600 | $3,742 |
| 110 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,403 | $117 | Rs 423,800 | $4,844 |
| 111 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,379 | $115 | ؋106,000 | $6,711 |
| 112 | Indonesia estimate | $1,371 | $114 | Rp 21,730,300 | $4,257 |
| 113 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,304 | $109 | K 1,801,200 | $4,136 |
| 114 | Comoros estimate | $1,274 | $106 | CF 529,800 | $2,323 |
| 115 | Laos estimate | $1,265 | $105 | ₭17,751,500 | $4,783 |
| 116 | Guinea estimate | $1,247 | $104 | FG 11,454,400 | $3,804 |
| 117 | Nepal estimate | $1,217 | $101 | Rs 127,100 | $4,189 |
| 118 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,189 | $99 | F CFA 741,700 | $3,191 |
| 119 | Chad estimate | $1,185 | $99 | FCFA 739,200 | $3,496 |
| 120 | Pakistan estimate | $1,142 | $95 | Rs 321,100 | $4,911 |
| 121 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,100 | $92 | ৳127,100 | $3,854 |
| 122 | Mozambique estimate | $1,079 | $90 | MZN 68,870 | $2,855 |
| 123 | Mali estimate | $1,048 | $87 | F CFA 635,700 | $3,305 |
| 124 | Lesotho estimate | $983 | $82 | LSL 18,010 | $2,934 |
| 125 | Cameroon estimate | $968 | $81 | FCFA 478,200 | $1,999 |
| 126 | Ukraine estimate | $958 | $80 | ₴24,490 | $3,941 |
| 127 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $944 | $79 | CDF 953,600 | $1,942 |
| 128 | Egypt estimate | $936 | $78 | E£42,380 | $6,096 |
| 129 | Zambia estimate | $891 | $74 | ZK 23,310 | $3,081 |
| 130 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $849 | $71 | F CFA 529,800 | $2,399 |
| 131 | Niger estimate | $849 | $71 | F CFA 529,800 | $2,606 |
| 132 | Ghana estimate | $844 | $70 | GH₵10,600 | $2,018 |
| 133 | Kenya estimate | $831 | $69 | KES 84,760 | $1,959 |
| 134 | Burkina Faso estimate | $819 | $68 | F CFA 476,800 | $2,469 |
| 135 | Benin estimate | $680 | $57 | F CFA 423,800 | $2,062 |
| 136 | Togo estimate | $679 | $57 | F CFA 423,800 | $1,921 |
| 137 | Uganda estimate | $640 | $53 | UGX 2,295,600 | $1,745 |
| 138 | Gambia estimate | $605 | $50 | GMD 29,140 | $1,955 |
| 139 | Angola estimate | $548 | $46 | Kz 476,800 | $1,532 |
| 140 | Rwanda estimate | $402 | $33 | RF 529,800 | $1,466 |
| 141 | Ethiopia estimate | $363 | $30 | ETB 15,890 | $1,183 |
| 142 | Burundi estimate | $332 | $28 | BIF 635,700 | $1,003 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $321 | $27 | MWK 117,100 | $985 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $310 | $26 | ₦459,100 | $1,729 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).