How much does a security guard 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$69,150
- Iceland$68,880
- Belgium$62,210
- Luxembourg$54,390
- Norway$48,990
Where pay goes furthest
- Belgium$71,340
- Germany$63,050
- Iceland$60,230
- Luxembourg$55,140
- Switzerland$53,950
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $69,150 | $5,762 | CHF 62,220 | $53,950 |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $68,880 | $5,740 | kr 8,775,100 | $60,230 |
| 3 | Belgium estimate | $62,210 | $5,184 | €55,060 | $71,340 |
| 4 | Luxembourg estimate | $54,390 | $4,533 | €48,140 | $55,140 |
| 5 | Norway estimate | $48,990 | $4,082 | kr 443,200 | $50,920 |
| 6 | Australia | $48,000 | $4,000 | A$69,860 | |
| 7 | Germany | $47,750 | $3,980 | €42,770 | $63,050 |
| 8 | United Kingdom | $47,530 | $3,961 | £35,510 | $51,460 |
| 9 | Denmark estimate | $47,190 | $3,933 | kr 314,500 | $45,150 |
| 10 | Ireland estimate | $41,650 | $3,471 | €37,300 | $40,770 |
| 11 | Sweden estimate | $40,320 | $3,360 | kr 383,900 | $44,550 |
| 12 | United States | $39,890 | $3,324 | $39,890 | |
| 13 | Netherlands estimate | $37,530 | $3,128 | €33,610 | $43,280 |
| 14 | Austria estimate | $36,790 | $3,066 | €32,950 | $43,390 |
| 15 | Finland estimate | $36,310 | $3,026 | €32,520 | $40,060 |
| 16 | Canada | $31,050 | $2,588 | CA$43,680 | |
| 17 | France estimate | $30,520 | $2,544 | €27,340 | $36,880 |
| 18 | Italy estimate | $29,670 | $2,473 | €26,580 | $40,720 |
| 19 | Spain estimate | $28,230 | $2,353 | €25,290 | $41,100 |
| 20 | Cyprus estimate | $26,730 | $2,227 | €23,650 | $39,930 |
| 21 | South Korea estimate | $23,570 | $1,965 | ₩30,445,100 | $33,680 |
| 22 | Slovenia estimate | $23,530 | $1,961 | €21,080 | $35,130 |
| 23 | Singapore estimate | $21,120 | $1,760 | SGD 28,380 | $26,800 |
| 24 | Malta estimate | $20,440 | $1,703 | €17,890 | $28,460 |
| 25 | Israel estimate | $19,870 | $1,656 | ₪64,180 | $15,850 |
| 26 | Qatar estimate | $19,480 | $1,623 | QAR 70,900 | $25,040 |
| 27 | Greece estimate | $19,470 | $1,622 | €17,440 | $29,700 |
| 28 | Bahamas estimate | $17,810 | $1,484 | BSD 17,810 | $16,090 |
| 29 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $16,890 | $1,407 | HK$131,100 | $20,310 |
| 30 | Puerto Rico estimate | $16,370 | $1,364 | $17,460 | |
| 31 | Portugal estimate | $16,040 | $1,337 | €14,370 | $24,700 |
| 32 | Czechia estimate | $15,130 | $1,261 | Kč 332,900 | $22,580 |
| 33 | Lithuania estimate | $15,070 | $1,255 | €13,490 | $24,260 |
| 34 | Slovakia estimate | $14,910 | $1,243 | €13,360 | $23,320 |
| 35 | Estonia estimate | $14,500 | $1,208 | €12,980 | $19,100 |
| 36 | Hungary estimate | $13,200 | $1,100 | Ft 4,626,500 | $22,790 |
| 37 | Croatia estimate | $12,960 | $1,080 | €87,470 | $22,030 |
| 38 | Latvia estimate | $11,940 | $995 | €10,700 | $19,140 |
| 39 | Poland estimate | $11,170 | $931 | zł 46,870 | $20,350 |
| 40 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $11,150 | $929 | SAR 41,800 | $21,540 |
| 41 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $10,950 | $912 | AED 40,200 | $16,280 |
| 42 | Costa Rica estimate | $10,370 | $864 | ₡5,221,000 | $16,600 |
| 43 | Barbados estimate | $10,280 | $857 | BBD 20,560 | $8,569 |
| 44 | Romania estimate | $10,140 | $845 | lei 44,810 | $20,800 |
| 45 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $9,667 | $806 | KM 16,930 | $21,820 |
| 46 | Uruguay estimate | $9,588 | $799 | UYU 385,600 | $13,160 |
| 47 | Palau estimate | $9,253 | $771 | $9,249 | |
| 48 | North Macedonia estimate | $8,227 | $686 | MKD 454,100 | $16,580 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $7,963 | $664 | PAB 7,963 | $16,030 |
| 50 | Serbia estimate | $7,876 | $656 | RSD 828,600 | $15,470 |
| 51 | Türkiye estimate | $7,578 | $631 | ₺299,000 | $16,850 |
| 52 | Lebanon estimate | $7,554 | $630 | L£11,387,800 | $15,220 |
| 53 | Chile estimate | $7,289 | $607 | CLP 6,877,800 | $14,790 |
| 54 | Argentina estimate | $7,250 | $604 | ARS 8,996,200 | $13,600 |
| 55 | Brunei estimate | $6,897 | $575 | BND 8,739 | $11,540 |
| 56 | Bulgaria estimate | $6,651 | $554 | €11,650 | $14,200 |
| 57 | Montenegro estimate | $6,444 | $537 | €4,850 | $11,040 |
| 58 | Marshall Islands estimate | $6,426 | $535 | $6,468 | |
| 59 | Belize estimate | $6,153 | $513 | BZD 12,310 | $9,638 |
| 60 | Mauritius estimate | $6,092 | $508 | Rs 282,700 | $14,200 |
| 61 | Guatemala estimate | $5,991 | $499 | Q 46,010 | $13,410 |
| 62 | Ecuador estimate | $5,976 | $498 | $13,540 | |
| 63 | Guyana estimate | $5,917 | $493 | GYD 1,233,800 | $12,690 |
| 64 | Maldives estimate | $5,849 | $487 | MVR 89,960 | $8,883 |
| 65 | Fiji estimate | $5,507 | $459 | FJD 12,490 | $13,490 |
| 66 | El Salvador estimate | $5,504 | $459 | $11,740 | |
| 67 | Mongolia estimate | $5,438 | $453 | ₮19,277,600 | $16,330 |
| 68 | Jordan estimate | $5,430 | $453 | JOD 3,856 | $12,000 |
| 69 | Mexico estimate | $5,415 | $451 | MX$104,200 | $9,211 |
| 70 | Tonga estimate | $5,280 | $440 | TOP 12,480 | $6,853 |
| 71 | Russia estimate | $5,250 | $438 | ₽386,700 | $15,010 |
| 72 | Albania estimate | $5,029 | $419 | ALL 535,900 | $11,630 |
| 73 | Malaysia estimate | $5,005 | $417 | RM 21,040 | $13,380 |
| 74 | Thailand estimate | $4,690 | $391 | ฿154,200 | $14,540 |
| 75 | Honduras estimate | $4,622 | $385 | L 119,900 | $9,507 |
| 76 | Paraguay estimate | $4,531 | $378 | ₲34,187,000 | $11,890 |
| 77 | Colombia estimate | $4,514 | $376 | COP 18,294,500 | $10,980 |
| 78 | Moldova estimate | $4,437 | $370 | MDL 77,110 | $8,790 |
| 79 | Dominican Republic estimate | $4,437 | $370 | DOP 275,000 | $11,550 |
| 80 | Djibouti estimate | $4,339 | $362 | DJF 771,100 | $7,830 |
| 81 | Peru estimate | $4,323 | $360 | PEN 15,420 | $8,003 |
| 82 | Brazil estimate | $4,140 | $345 | R$23,130 | $8,961 |
| 83 | Samoa estimate | $4,139 | $345 | WST 11,130 | $6,056 |
| 84 | Vietnam estimate | $3,723 | $310 | ₫89,962,200 | $12,560 |
| 85 | Bolivia estimate | $3,720 | $310 | Bs 25,700 | $9,523 |
| 86 | Vanuatu estimate | $3,712 | $309 | VUV 359,700 | $3,037 |
| 87 | South Africa estimate | $3,678 | $307 | R 60,540 | $8,163 |
| 88 | Kazakhstan estimate | $3,307 | $276 | ₸1,078,200 | $8,590 |
| 89 | Philippines estimate | $3,207 | $267 | ₱183,700 | $8,857 |
| 90 | Georgia estimate | $3,091 | $258 | ₾9,959 | $9,277 |
| 91 | Bhutan estimate | $3,072 | $256 | BTN 257,000 | $12,310 |
| 92 | Cambodia estimate | $2,882 | $240 | ៛11,566,600 | $7,853 |
| 93 | Kiribati estimate | $2,863 | $239 | A$4,309 | $4,589 |
| 94 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $2,754 | $230 | FCFA 1,670,700 | $6,059 |
| 95 | Tunisia estimate | $2,628 | $219 | TND 7,711 | $9,401 |
| 96 | Botswana estimate | $2,369 | $197 | P 32,130 | $6,048 |
| 97 | Suriname estimate | $2,341 | $195 | SRD 57,830 | $6,468 |
| 98 | Sudan estimate | $2,286 | $191 | SDG 1,250,100 | $5,574 |
| 99 | Armenia estimate | $2,196 | $183 | ֏1,060,300 | $6,369 |
| 100 | Eswatini estimate | $2,185 | $182 | SZL 39,090 | |
| 101 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,050 | $171 | FCFA 963,900 | $3,092 |
| 102 | Jamaica estimate | $2,008 | $167 | JMD 222,700 | $3,186 |
| 103 | Cape Verde estimate | $1,940 | $162 | CVE 192,800 | $3,827 |
| 104 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,928 | $161 | $4,327 | |
| 105 | Yemen estimate | $1,833 | $153 | YER 402,500 | $6,076 |
| 106 | Uzbekistan estimate | $1,819 | $152 | UZS 20,094,900 | $6,700 |
| 107 | Liberia estimate | $1,786 | $149 | LRD 1,786 | $4,430 |
| 108 | India estimate | $1,769 | $147 | ₹154,200 | $7,774 |
| 109 | Senegal estimate | $1,767 | $147 | F CFA 1,028,100 | $4,539 |
| 110 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,702 | $142 | Rs 514,100 | $5,876 |
| 111 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,673 | $139 | ؋128,500 | $8,141 |
| 112 | Indonesia estimate | $1,662 | $139 | Rp 26,358,200 | $5,163 |
| 113 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,581 | $132 | K 2,184,800 | $5,017 |
| 114 | Comoros estimate | $1,545 | $129 | CF 642,600 | $2,818 |
| 115 | Laos estimate | $1,534 | $128 | ₭21,532,000 | $5,801 |
| 116 | Guinea estimate | $1,513 | $126 | FG 13,893,900 | $4,614 |
| 117 | Nepal estimate | $1,476 | $123 | Rs 154,200 | $5,081 |
| 118 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,442 | $120 | F CFA 899,600 | $3,871 |
| 119 | Chad estimate | $1,437 | $120 | FCFA 896,600 | $4,241 |
| 120 | Pakistan estimate | $1,386 | $115 | Rs 389,500 | $5,957 |
| 121 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,334 | $111 | ৳154,200 | $4,675 |
| 122 | Mozambique estimate | $1,308 | $109 | MZN 83,540 | $3,463 |
| 123 | Mali estimate | $1,272 | $106 | F CFA 771,100 | $4,009 |
| 124 | Lesotho estimate | $1,192 | $99 | LSL 21,850 | $3,559 |
| 125 | Cameroon estimate | $1,175 | $98 | FCFA 580,000 | $2,424 |
| 126 | Ukraine estimate | $1,162 | $97 | ₴29,700 | $4,781 |
| 127 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,145 | $95 | CDF 1,156,700 | $2,356 |
| 128 | Egypt estimate | $1,135 | $95 | E£51,410 | $7,395 |
| 129 | Zambia estimate | $1,081 | $90 | ZK 28,270 | $3,737 |
| 130 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,030 | $86 | F CFA 642,600 | $2,910 |
| 131 | Niger estimate | $1,030 | $86 | F CFA 642,600 | $3,161 |
| 132 | Ghana estimate | $1,023 | $85 | GH₵12,850 | $2,448 |
| 133 | Kenya estimate | $1,008 | $84 | KES 102,800 | $2,377 |
| 134 | Burkina Faso estimate | $994 | $83 | F CFA 578,300 | $2,995 |
| 135 | Benin estimate | $825 | $69 | F CFA 514,100 | $2,501 |
| 136 | Togo estimate | $824 | $69 | F CFA 514,100 | $2,330 |
| 137 | Uganda estimate | $776 | $65 | UGX 2,784,500 | $2,117 |
| 138 | Gambia estimate | $734 | $61 | GMD 35,340 | $2,371 |
| 139 | Angola estimate | $665 | $55 | Kz 578,300 | $1,858 |
| 140 | Rwanda estimate | $488 | $41 | RF 642,600 | $1,778 |
| 141 | Ethiopia estimate | $441 | $37 | ETB 19,280 | $1,435 |
| 142 | Burundi estimate | $403 | $34 | BIF 771,100 | $1,216 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $390 | $32 | MWK 142,100 | $1,195 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $377 | $31 | ₦556,900 | $2,097 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).