How much scribes and related workers earn in each country
142 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$80,250
- Luxembourg$60,710
- Iceland$60,180
- Denmark$55,930
- Qatar$54,940
Where pay goes furthest
- Qatar$70,640
- Switzerland$62,610
- Luxembourg$61,540
- Norway$55,270
- Austria$55,170
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $80,250 | $6,688 | CHF 72,210 | $62,610 |
| 2 | Luxembourg estimate | $60,710 | $5,059 | €54,370 | $61,540 |
| 3 | Iceland estimate | $60,180 | $5,015 | kr 7,666,200 | $52,620 |
| 4 | Denmark estimate | $55,930 | $4,661 | kr 372,700 | $53,510 |
| 5 | Qatar estimate | $54,940 | $4,578 | QAR 200,000 | $70,640 |
| 6 | Norway estimate | $53,170 | $4,431 | kr 481,100 | $55,270 |
| 7 | United States | $48,580 | $4,048 | $48,580 | |
| 8 | Belgium estimate | $47,560 | $3,964 | €42,600 | $54,540 |
| 9 | Austria estimate | $46,780 | $3,898 | €41,890 | $55,170 |
| 10 | Netherlands estimate | $42,530 | $3,544 | €38,090 | $49,050 |
| 11 | Germany estimate | $41,580 | $3,465 | €37,240 | $54,900 |
| 12 | Ireland estimate | $39,260 | $3,271 | €35,160 | $38,430 |
| 13 | Finland estimate | $37,560 | $3,130 | €33,640 | $41,450 |
| 14 | South Korea estimate | $36,830 | $3,069 | ₩47,559,300 | $52,610 |
| 15 | Sweden estimate | $36,210 | $3,017 | kr 344,700 | $40,000 |
| 16 | United Kingdom estimate | $35,040 | $2,920 | £26,610 | $37,930 |
| 17 | Italy estimate | $32,910 | $2,742 | €29,470 | $45,160 |
| 18 | France estimate | $28,230 | $2,353 | €25,290 | $34,110 |
| 19 | Spain estimate | $25,500 | $2,125 | €22,840 | $37,120 |
| 20 | Slovenia estimate | $25,300 | $2,109 | €22,660 | $37,780 |
| 21 | Israel estimate | $23,910 | $1,992 | ₪77,230 | $19,080 |
| 22 | Singapore estimate | $23,640 | $1,970 | SGD 31,750 | $29,990 |
| 23 | Greece estimate | $23,360 | $1,946 | €20,920 | $35,630 |
| 24 | Malta estimate | $22,680 | $1,890 | €19,860 | $31,590 |
| 25 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $20,310 | $1,692 | AED 74,580 | $30,200 |
| 26 | Bahamas estimate | $19,920 | $1,660 | BSD 19,920 | $17,990 |
| 27 | Cyprus estimate | $18,570 | $1,547 | €16,630 | $27,750 |
| 28 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $18,560 | $1,547 | HK$144,100 | $22,310 |
| 29 | Estonia estimate | $18,270 | $1,523 | €16,370 | $24,070 |
| 30 | Lithuania estimate | $18,250 | $1,521 | €16,340 | $29,380 |
| 31 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $17,970 | $1,498 | SAR 67,390 | $34,730 |
| 32 | Portugal estimate | $17,730 | $1,478 | €15,880 | $27,300 |
| 33 | Czechia estimate | $16,400 | $1,367 | Kč 360,900 | $24,490 |
| 34 | Puerto Rico estimate | $16,070 | $1,339 | $17,140 | |
| 35 | Barbados estimate | $15,970 | $1,330 | BBD 31,930 | $13,310 |
| 36 | Croatia estimate | $15,470 | $1,289 | €104,400 | $26,290 |
| 37 | Latvia estimate | $15,400 | $1,284 | €13,800 | $24,690 |
| 38 | Slovakia estimate | $15,180 | $1,265 | €13,590 | $23,740 |
| 39 | Hungary estimate | $14,150 | $1,179 | Ft 4,959,100 | $24,430 |
| 40 | Uruguay estimate | $13,440 | $1,120 | UYU 540,400 | $18,440 |
| 41 | Poland estimate | $13,360 | $1,113 | zł 56,070 | $24,350 |
| 42 | Romania estimate | $12,680 | $1,057 | lei 56,000 | $26,000 |
| 43 | Costa Rica estimate | $11,890 | $991 | ₡5,987,000 | $19,030 |
| 44 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $11,210 | $935 | KM 19,640 | $25,320 |
| 45 | Palau estimate | $11,050 | $921 | $11,050 | |
| 46 | Brunei estimate | $10,820 | $902 | BND 13,710 | $18,100 |
| 47 | Türkiye estimate | $10,270 | $856 | ₺405,300 | $22,840 |
| 48 | Serbia estimate | $10,190 | $849 | RSD 1,072,000 | $20,020 |
| 49 | Argentina estimate | $9,897 | $825 | ARS 12,281,000 | $18,570 |
| 50 | Lebanon estimate | $9,776 | $815 | L£14,737,200 | $19,690 |
| 51 | Panama estimate | $9,211 | $768 | PAB 9,211 | $18,540 |
| 52 | North Macedonia estimate | $8,937 | $745 | MKD 493,300 | $18,020 |
| 53 | Chile estimate | $8,937 | $745 | CLP 8,432,500 | $18,140 |
| 54 | Bulgaria estimate | $8,418 | $701 | €14,750 | $17,970 |
| 55 | Montenegro estimate | $8,210 | $684 | €6,180 | $14,070 |
| 56 | Honduras estimate | $7,729 | $644 | L 200,600 | $15,900 |
| 57 | Guatemala estimate | $7,415 | $618 | Q 56,950 | $16,590 |
| 58 | Belize estimate | $7,370 | $614 | BZD 14,740 | $11,540 |
| 59 | Jordan estimate | $6,919 | $577 | JOD 4,912 | $15,290 |
| 60 | Maldives estimate | $6,915 | $576 | MVR 106,400 | $10,500 |
| 61 | Guyana estimate | $6,774 | $564 | GYD 1,412,300 | $14,530 |
| 62 | Albania estimate | $6,708 | $559 | ALL 714,800 | $15,520 |
| 63 | Mexico estimate | $6,621 | $552 | MX$127,400 | $11,260 |
| 64 | Mauritius estimate | $6,615 | $551 | Rs 307,000 | $15,420 |
| 65 | Ecuador estimate | $6,398 | $533 | $14,490 | |
| 66 | Peru estimate | $6,197 | $516 | PEN 22,110 | $11,470 |
| 67 | Marshall Islands estimate | $6,188 | $516 | $6,228 | |
| 68 | El Salvador estimate | $6,123 | $510 | $13,060 | |
| 69 | Malaysia estimate | $5,886 | $490 | RM 24,740 | $15,740 |
| 70 | Fiji estimate | $5,861 | $488 | FJD 13,290 | $14,350 |
| 71 | Samoa estimate | $5,835 | $486 | WST 15,690 | $8,537 |
| 72 | Moldova estimate | $5,654 | $471 | MDL 98,250 | $11,200 |
| 73 | Tonga estimate | $5,629 | $469 | TOP 13,300 | $7,305 |
| 74 | Thailand estimate | $5,602 | $467 | ฿184,200 | $17,370 |
| 75 | Russia estimate | $5,283 | $440 | ₽389,100 | $15,110 |
| 76 | Mongolia estimate | $5,196 | $433 | ₮18,421,500 | $15,600 |
| 77 | Eswatini estimate | $4,996 | $416 | SZL 89,370 | |
| 78 | Bolivia estimate | $4,976 | $415 | Bs 34,390 | $12,740 |
| 79 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $4,930 | $411 | FCFA 2,990,200 | $10,840 |
| 80 | Colombia estimate | $4,848 | $404 | COP 19,649,500 | $11,800 |
| 81 | Djibouti estimate | $4,837 | $403 | DJF 859,700 | $8,729 |
| 82 | Vanuatu estimate | $4,816 | $401 | VUV 466,700 | $3,940 |
| 83 | Cambodia estimate | $4,590 | $382 | ៛18,421,500 | $12,510 |
| 84 | Paraguay estimate | $4,557 | $380 | ₲34,386,700 | $11,960 |
| 85 | Kiribati estimate | $4,404 | $367 | A$6,629 | $7,060 |
| 86 | Brazil estimate | $4,396 | $366 | R$24,560 | $9,515 |
| 87 | Vietnam estimate | $4,371 | $364 | ₫105,616,300 | $14,750 |
| 88 | Philippines estimate | $4,206 | $350 | ₱240,900 | $11,620 |
| 89 | Senegal estimate | $4,194 | $349 | F CFA 2,440,400 | $10,770 |
| 90 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,191 | $349 | ₸1,366,400 | $10,890 |
| 91 | Dominican Republic estimate | $4,161 | $347 | DOP 257,900 | $10,830 |
| 92 | Georgia estimate | $3,709 | $309 | ₾11,950 | $11,130 |
| 93 | Cape Verde estimate | $3,707 | $309 | CVE 368,400 | $7,314 |
| 94 | Jamaica estimate | $3,598 | $300 | JMD 399,100 | $5,710 |
| 95 | Bhutan estimate | $3,376 | $281 | BTN 282,500 | $13,530 |
| 96 | South Africa estimate | $3,358 | $280 | R 55,260 | $7,452 |
| 97 | Tunisia estimate | $3,139 | $262 | TND 9,211 | $11,230 |
| 98 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,114 | $260 | UZS 34,412,200 | $11,470 |
| 99 | Suriname estimate | $2,982 | $249 | SRD 73,690 | $8,241 |
| 100 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $2,953 | $246 | F CFA 1,842,100 | $7,926 |
| 101 | Comoros estimate | $2,952 | $246 | CF 1,228,100 | $5,385 |
| 102 | Botswana estimate | $2,897 | $241 | P 39,300 | $7,397 |
| 103 | India estimate | $2,748 | $229 | ₹239,500 | $12,070 |
| 104 | Chad estimate | $2,461 | $205 | FCFA 1,535,100 | $7,261 |
| 105 | Liberia estimate | $2,456 | $205 | LRD 2,456 | $6,093 |
| 106 | Timor-Leste estimate | $2,456 | $205 | $5,513 | |
| 107 | Indonesia estimate | $2,435 | $203 | Rp 38,613,500 | $7,564 |
| 108 | Kenya estimate | $2,408 | $201 | KES 245,600 | $5,678 |
| 109 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,233 | $186 | FCFA 1,050,000 | $3,368 |
| 110 | Laos estimate | $2,182 | $182 | ₭30,631,900 | $8,253 |
| 111 | Zambia estimate | $2,132 | $178 | ZK 55,780 | $7,372 |
| 112 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,125 | $177 | ৳245,600 | $7,445 |
| 113 | Mozambique estimate | $2,116 | $176 | MZN 135,100 | $5,601 |
| 114 | Armenia estimate | $2,099 | $175 | ֏1,013,200 | $6,086 |
| 115 | Yemen estimate | $2,025 | $169 | YER 444,600 | $6,712 |
| 116 | Guinea estimate | $2,006 | $167 | FG 18,421,500 | $6,118 |
| 117 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $2,000 | $167 | K 2,763,200 | $6,345 |
| 118 | Niger estimate | $1,976 | $165 | F CFA 1,232,800 | $6,064 |
| 119 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,919 | $160 | ؋147,400 | $9,335 |
| 120 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,911 | $159 | Rs 577,200 | $6,597 |
| 121 | Cameroon estimate | $1,865 | $155 | FCFA 921,100 | $3,850 |
| 122 | Benin estimate | $1,859 | $155 | F CFA 1,158,200 | $5,636 |
| 123 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,782 | $149 | F CFA 1,111,800 | $5,035 |
| 124 | Nepal estimate | $1,763 | $147 | Rs 184,200 | $6,069 |
| 125 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,720 | $143 | CDF 1,737,700 | $3,540 |
| 126 | Lesotho estimate | $1,593 | $133 | LSL 29,200 | $4,757 |
| 127 | Togo estimate | $1,575 | $131 | F CFA 982,500 | $4,454 |
| 128 | Uganda estimate | $1,541 | $128 | UGX 5,526,400 | $4,202 |
| 129 | Mali estimate | $1,519 | $127 | F CFA 921,100 | $4,788 |
| 130 | Ghana estimate | $1,467 | $122 | GH₵18,420 | $3,509 |
| 131 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,463 | $122 | F CFA 851,300 | $4,408 |
| 132 | Burundi estimate | $1,363 | $114 | BIF 2,610,400 | $4,118 |
| 133 | Ukraine estimate | $1,325 | $110 | ₴33,850 | $5,449 |
| 134 | Egypt estimate | $1,301 | $108 | E£58,950 | $8,480 |
| 135 | Rwanda estimate | $1,211 | $101 | RF 1,596,500 | $4,418 |
| 136 | Angola estimate | $1,127 | $94 | Kz 980,600 | $3,151 |
| 137 | Pakistan estimate | $1,120 | $93 | Rs 314,800 | $4,814 |
| 138 | Gambia estimate | $1,084 | $90 | GMD 52,190 | $3,502 |
| 139 | Malawi estimate | $1,011 | $84 | MWK 368,400 | $3,098 |
| 140 | Ethiopia estimate | $983 | $82 | ETB 42,980 | $3,199 |
| 141 | Sudan estimate | $674 | $56 | SDG 368,400 | $1,643 |
| 142 | Nigeria estimate | $540 | $45 | ₦798,300 | $3,006 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).