How much does a secretary 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$80,580
- Luxembourg$60,960
- Iceland$60,420
- Denmark$56,160
- Qatar$55,160
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$71,150
- Qatar$70,930
- Switzerland$62,870
- Luxembourg$61,790
- Norway$55,500
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $80,580 | $6,715 | CHF 72,510 | $62,870 |
| 2 | Luxembourg estimate | $60,960 | $5,080 | €54,590 | $61,790 |
| 3 | Iceland estimate | $60,420 | $5,035 | kr 7,697,400 | $52,840 |
| 4 | Denmark estimate | $56,160 | $4,680 | kr 374,200 | $53,720 |
| 5 | Qatar estimate | $55,160 | $4,597 | QAR 200,800 | $70,930 |
| 6 | Germany | $53,890 | $4,491 | €48,260 | $71,150 |
| 7 | Norway estimate | $53,390 | $4,449 | kr 483,100 | $55,500 |
| 8 | Belgium estimate | $47,760 | $3,980 | €42,780 | $54,760 |
| 9 | United States | $47,540 | $3,962 | $47,540 | |
| 10 | Austria estimate | $46,970 | $3,914 | €42,070 | $55,390 |
| 11 | United Kingdom | $46,790 | $3,899 | £34,950 | $50,650 |
| 12 | Netherlands estimate | $42,700 | $3,559 | €38,250 | $49,250 |
| 13 | Ireland estimate | $39,420 | $3,285 | €35,300 | $38,590 |
| 14 | Canada | $39,100 | $3,258 | CA$55,000 | |
| 15 | Australia | $38,490 | $3,208 | A$56,020 | |
| 16 | Finland estimate | $37,720 | $3,143 | €33,780 | $41,620 |
| 17 | South Korea estimate | $36,980 | $3,081 | ₩47,753,100 | $52,820 |
| 18 | Sweden estimate | $36,350 | $3,030 | kr 346,100 | $40,170 |
| 19 | Italy estimate | $33,040 | $2,754 | €29,590 | $45,350 |
| 20 | France estimate | $28,350 | $2,362 | €25,390 | $34,250 |
| 21 | Spain estimate | $26,750 | $2,229 | €23,960 | $38,940 |
| 22 | Slovenia estimate | $25,410 | $2,117 | €22,760 | $37,930 |
| 23 | Israel estimate | $24,010 | $2,000 | ₪77,540 | $19,160 |
| 24 | Singapore estimate | $23,730 | $1,978 | SGD 31,880 | $30,110 |
| 25 | Greece estimate | $23,450 | $1,954 | €21,000 | $35,780 |
| 26 | Malta estimate | $22,770 | $1,898 | €19,940 | $31,720 |
| 27 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $20,390 | $1,699 | AED 74,890 | $30,330 |
| 28 | Bahamas estimate | $20,000 | $1,666 | BSD 20,000 | $18,070 |
| 29 | Cyprus estimate | $18,640 | $1,554 | €16,700 | $27,860 |
| 30 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $18,630 | $1,553 | HK$144,600 | $22,410 |
| 31 | Estonia estimate | $18,350 | $1,529 | €16,430 | $24,170 |
| 32 | Lithuania estimate | $18,320 | $1,527 | €16,410 | $29,500 |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $18,040 | $1,504 | SAR 67,670 | $34,870 |
| 34 | Portugal estimate | $17,800 | $1,484 | €15,940 | $27,410 |
| 35 | Czechia estimate | $16,470 | $1,373 | Kč 362,400 | $24,590 |
| 36 | Puerto Rico estimate | $16,130 | $1,344 | $17,210 | |
| 37 | Barbados estimate | $16,030 | $1,336 | BBD 32,060 | $13,360 |
| 38 | Croatia estimate | $15,530 | $1,295 | €104,800 | $26,400 |
| 39 | Latvia estimate | $15,470 | $1,289 | €13,850 | $24,790 |
| 40 | Slovakia estimate | $15,240 | $1,270 | €13,650 | $23,840 |
| 41 | Hungary estimate | $14,210 | $1,184 | Ft 4,979,300 | $24,530 |
| 42 | Uruguay estimate | $13,490 | $1,124 | UYU 542,600 | $18,520 |
| 43 | Poland estimate | $13,410 | $1,118 | zł 56,300 | $24,450 |
| 44 | Romania estimate | $12,730 | $1,061 | lei 56,230 | $26,100 |
| 45 | Costa Rica estimate | $11,940 | $995 | ₡6,011,400 | $19,110 |
| 46 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $11,260 | $938 | KM 19,730 | $25,420 |
| 47 | Palau estimate | $11,100 | $925 | $11,090 | |
| 48 | Brunei estimate | $10,860 | $905 | BND 13,760 | $18,170 |
| 49 | Türkiye estimate | $10,310 | $859 | ₺406,900 | $22,930 |
| 50 | Serbia estimate | $10,230 | $853 | RSD 1,076,400 | $20,100 |
| 51 | Argentina estimate | $9,938 | $828 | ARS 12,331,000 | $18,650 |
| 52 | Lebanon estimate | $9,816 | $818 | L£14,797,200 | $19,770 |
| 53 | Panama estimate | $9,248 | $771 | PAB 9,248 | $18,620 |
| 54 | North Macedonia estimate | $8,974 | $748 | MKD 495,300 | $18,090 |
| 55 | Chile estimate | $8,973 | $748 | CLP 8,466,800 | $18,210 |
| 56 | Bulgaria estimate | $8,452 | $704 | €14,810 | $18,040 |
| 57 | Montenegro estimate | $8,243 | $687 | €6,205 | $14,130 |
| 58 | Honduras estimate | $7,761 | $647 | L 201,400 | $15,960 |
| 59 | Guatemala estimate | $7,445 | $620 | Q 57,180 | $16,660 |
| 60 | Belize estimate | $7,400 | $617 | BZD 14,800 | $11,590 |
| 61 | Jordan estimate | $6,947 | $579 | JOD 4,932 | $15,360 |
| 62 | Maldives estimate | $6,943 | $579 | MVR 106,800 | $10,550 |
| 63 | Guyana estimate | $6,801 | $567 | GYD 1,418,100 | $14,590 |
| 64 | Albania estimate | $6,736 | $561 | ALL 717,800 | $15,580 |
| 65 | Mexico estimate | $6,648 | $554 | MX$127,900 | $11,310 |
| 66 | Mauritius estimate | $6,642 | $553 | Rs 308,300 | $15,480 |
| 67 | Ecuador estimate | $6,424 | $535 | $14,550 | |
| 68 | Peru estimate | $6,222 | $519 | PEN 22,200 | $11,520 |
| 69 | Marshall Islands estimate | $6,213 | $518 | $6,254 | |
| 70 | El Salvador estimate | $6,148 | $512 | $13,110 | |
| 71 | Malaysia estimate | $5,910 | $492 | RM 24,840 | $15,800 |
| 72 | Fiji estimate | $5,885 | $490 | FJD 13,350 | $14,410 |
| 73 | Samoa estimate | $5,859 | $488 | WST 15,750 | $8,572 |
| 74 | Moldova estimate | $5,677 | $473 | MDL 98,650 | $11,240 |
| 75 | Tonga estimate | $5,652 | $471 | TOP 13,360 | $7,335 |
| 76 | Thailand estimate | $5,625 | $469 | ฿185,000 | $17,440 |
| 77 | Russia estimate | $5,305 | $442 | ₽390,700 | $15,170 |
| 78 | Mongolia estimate | $5,217 | $435 | ₮18,496,500 | $15,670 |
| 79 | Eswatini estimate | $5,016 | $418 | SZL 89,740 | |
| 80 | Bolivia estimate | $4,997 | $416 | Bs 34,530 | $12,790 |
| 81 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $4,950 | $412 | FCFA 3,002,300 | $10,890 |
| 82 | Colombia estimate | $4,868 | $406 | COP 19,729,600 | $11,850 |
| 83 | Djibouti estimate | $4,857 | $405 | DJF 863,200 | $8,765 |
| 84 | Vanuatu estimate | $4,835 | $403 | VUV 468,600 | $3,956 |
| 85 | Cambodia estimate | $4,609 | $384 | ៛18,496,500 | $12,560 |
| 86 | Paraguay estimate | $4,576 | $381 | ₲34,526,800 | $12,010 |
| 87 | Kiribati estimate | $4,422 | $368 | A$6,656 | $7,089 |
| 88 | Brazil estimate | $4,414 | $368 | R$24,660 | $9,553 |
| 89 | Vietnam estimate | $4,388 | $366 | ₫106,046,700 | $14,810 |
| 90 | Philippines estimate | $4,223 | $352 | ₱241,900 | $11,660 |
| 91 | Senegal estimate | $4,211 | $351 | F CFA 2,450,400 | $10,820 |
| 92 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,208 | $351 | ₸1,371,900 | $10,930 |
| 93 | Dominican Republic estimate | $4,178 | $348 | DOP 259,000 | $10,880 |
| 94 | Georgia estimate | $3,724 | $310 | ₾12,000 | $11,180 |
| 95 | Cape Verde estimate | $3,722 | $310 | CVE 369,900 | $7,344 |
| 96 | Jamaica estimate | $3,612 | $301 | JMD 400,700 | $5,733 |
| 97 | Bhutan estimate | $3,390 | $282 | BTN 283,600 | $13,580 |
| 98 | South Africa estimate | $3,371 | $281 | R 55,490 | $7,482 |
| 99 | Tunisia estimate | $3,152 | $263 | TND 9,248 | $11,280 |
| 100 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,127 | $261 | UZS 34,552,400 | $11,520 |
| 101 | Suriname estimate | $2,994 | $250 | SRD 73,990 | $8,274 |
| 102 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $2,965 | $247 | F CFA 1,849,700 | $7,958 |
| 103 | Comoros estimate | $2,964 | $247 | CF 1,233,100 | $5,407 |
| 104 | Botswana estimate | $2,909 | $242 | P 39,460 | $7,427 |
| 105 | India estimate | $2,759 | $230 | ₹240,500 | $12,120 |
| 106 | Chad estimate | $2,471 | $206 | FCFA 1,541,400 | $7,290 |
| 107 | Liberia estimate | $2,466 | $206 | LRD 2,466 | $6,118 |
| 108 | Timor-Leste estimate | $2,466 | $206 | $5,535 | |
| 109 | Indonesia estimate | $2,445 | $204 | Rp 38,770,800 | $7,595 |
| 110 | Kenya estimate | $2,418 | $202 | KES 246,600 | $5,701 |
| 111 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,242 | $187 | FCFA 1,054,300 | $3,382 |
| 112 | Laos estimate | $2,191 | $183 | ₭30,756,700 | $8,287 |
| 113 | Zambia estimate | $2,140 | $178 | ZK 56,000 | $7,402 |
| 114 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,133 | $178 | ৳246,600 | $7,475 |
| 115 | Mozambique estimate | $2,124 | $177 | MZN 135,600 | $5,623 |
| 116 | Armenia estimate | $2,107 | $176 | ֏1,017,300 | $6,111 |
| 117 | Yemen estimate | $2,033 | $169 | YER 446,400 | $6,739 |
| 118 | Guinea estimate | $2,014 | $168 | FG 18,496,500 | $6,143 |
| 119 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $2,008 | $167 | K 2,774,500 | $6,371 |
| 120 | Niger estimate | $1,984 | $165 | F CFA 1,237,800 | $6,089 |
| 121 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,926 | $161 | ؋148,000 | $9,373 |
| 122 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,918 | $160 | Rs 579,600 | $6,624 |
| 123 | Cameroon estimate | $1,873 | $156 | FCFA 924,800 | $3,865 |
| 124 | Benin estimate | $1,867 | $156 | F CFA 1,162,900 | $5,659 |
| 125 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,790 | $149 | F CFA 1,116,300 | $5,056 |
| 126 | Nepal estimate | $1,770 | $147 | Rs 185,000 | $6,094 |
| 127 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,727 | $144 | CDF 1,744,800 | $3,554 |
| 128 | Lesotho estimate | $1,600 | $133 | LSL 29,320 | $4,776 |
| 129 | Togo estimate | $1,582 | $132 | F CFA 986,500 | $4,472 |
| 130 | Uganda estimate | $1,547 | $129 | UGX 5,549,000 | $4,219 |
| 131 | Mali estimate | $1,525 | $127 | F CFA 924,800 | $4,808 |
| 132 | Ghana estimate | $1,473 | $123 | GH₵18,500 | $3,523 |
| 133 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,469 | $122 | F CFA 854,700 | $4,426 |
| 134 | Burundi estimate | $1,369 | $114 | BIF 2,621,000 | $4,135 |
| 135 | Ukraine estimate | $1,330 | $111 | ₴33,990 | $5,471 |
| 136 | Egypt estimate | $1,307 | $109 | E£59,190 | $8,514 |
| 137 | Rwanda estimate | $1,216 | $101 | RF 1,603,000 | $4,436 |
| 138 | Angola estimate | $1,132 | $94 | Kz 984,600 | $3,164 |
| 139 | Pakistan estimate | $1,124 | $94 | Rs 316,100 | $4,833 |
| 140 | Gambia estimate | $1,088 | $91 | GMD 52,410 | $3,516 |
| 141 | Malawi estimate | $1,015 | $85 | MWK 369,900 | $3,111 |
| 142 | Ethiopia estimate | $987 | $82 | ETB 43,160 | $3,212 |
| 143 | Sudan estimate | $677 | $56 | SDG 369,900 | $1,649 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $542 | $45 | ₦801,500 | $3,018 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).