How much senior government officials earn in each country
144 countries, median gross salary a year in dollars.
Each line is a country, on a log scale from $100 to $200,000 a year.
Where they earn the most
- Luxembourg$175,500
- Switzerland$166,400
- Italy$140,100
- Qatar$138,600
- Denmark$132,200
Where pay goes furthest
- Italy$192,300
- Qatar$178,200
- Luxembourg$177,900
- South Korea$155,600
- Austria$146,200
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg estimate | $175,500 | $14,620 | €155,300 | $177,900 |
| 2 | Switzerland estimate | $166,400 | $13,870 | CHF 149,700 | $129,800 |
| 3 | Italy estimate | $140,100 | $11,680 | €125,500 | $192,300 |
| 4 | Qatar estimate | $138,600 | $11,550 | QAR 504,500 | $178,200 |
| 5 | Denmark estimate | $132,200 | $11,020 | kr 881,000 | $126,500 |
| 6 | United Kingdom | $131,600 | $10,970 | £98,310 | $142,500 |
| 7 | Iceland estimate | $131,300 | $10,940 | kr 16,722,600 | $114,800 |
| 8 | Austria estimate | $124,000 | $10,330 | €111,100 | $146,200 |
| 9 | Finland estimate | $121,000 | $10,080 | €108,400 | $133,500 |
| 10 | Belgium estimate | $118,700 | $9,891 | €106,300 | $136,100 |
| 11 | United States | $118,100 | $9,846 | $118,100 | |
| 12 | South Korea estimate | $108,900 | $9,077 | ₩140,671,500 | $155,600 |
| 13 | Norway estimate | $102,900 | $8,572 | kr 930,800 | $106,900 |
| 14 | Australia | $102,400 | $8,529 | A$149,000 | |
| 15 | Netherlands estimate | $100,400 | $8,368 | €89,940 | $115,800 |
| 16 | Canada | $98,770 | $8,231 | CA$138,900 | |
| 17 | Germany | $98,100 | $8,175 | €87,860 | $129,500 |
| 18 | Ireland estimate | $96,560 | $8,047 | €86,490 | $94,530 |
| 19 | Sweden estimate | $87,740 | $7,312 | kr 835,400 | $96,940 |
| 20 | Singapore estimate | $84,630 | $7,053 | SGD 113,700 | $107,400 |
| 21 | France estimate | $81,560 | $6,797 | €73,050 | $98,530 |
| 22 | Cyprus estimate | $75,920 | $6,327 | €68,000 | $113,400 |
| 23 | Israel estimate | $74,880 | $6,240 | ₪241,900 | $59,750 |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $70,930 | $5,911 | AED 260,500 | $105,500 |
| 25 | Spain estimate | $69,540 | $5,795 | €62,280 | $101,200 |
| 26 | Portugal estimate | $66,630 | $5,552 | €59,670 | $102,600 |
| 27 | Greece estimate | $64,670 | $5,389 | €57,920 | $98,660 |
| 28 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $60,910 | $5,075 | HK$472,800 | $73,230 |
| 29 | Malta estimate | $59,590 | $4,965 | €53,370 | $82,990 |
| 30 | Slovenia estimate | $52,950 | $4,413 | €47,430 | $79,050 |
| 31 | Czechia estimate | $50,980 | $4,248 | Kč 1,121,700 | $76,110 |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $49,340 | $4,111 | SAR 185,000 | $95,350 |
| 33 | Brunei estimate | $46,530 | $3,878 | BND 58,960 | $77,840 |
| 34 | Puerto Rico estimate | $45,630 | $3,803 | $48,670 | |
| 35 | Costa Rica estimate | $44,880 | $3,740 | ₡22,595,400 | $71,840 |
| 36 | Bahamas estimate | $41,710 | $3,476 | BSD 41,710 | $37,690 |
| 37 | Uruguay estimate | $41,490 | $3,458 | UYU 1,668,600 | $56,950 |
| 38 | Lithuania estimate | $37,820 | $3,152 | €33,870 | $60,900 |
| 39 | Slovakia estimate | $37,260 | $3,105 | €33,380 | $58,290 |
| 40 | Estonia estimate | $36,790 | $3,066 | €32,950 | $48,460 |
| 41 | Hungary estimate | $35,880 | $2,990 | Ft 12,573,700 | $61,940 |
| 42 | Poland estimate | $34,350 | $2,862 | zł 144,200 | $62,610 |
| 43 | Croatia estimate | $34,230 | $2,853 | €231,000 | $58,170 |
| 44 | Barbados estimate | $34,130 | $2,844 | BBD 68,260 | $28,450 |
| 45 | Romania estimate | $33,710 | $2,809 | lei 148,900 | $69,120 |
| 46 | Latvia estimate | $30,350 | $2,529 | €27,190 | $48,650 |
| 47 | Chile estimate | $30,150 | $2,512 | CLP 28,444,400 | $61,190 |
| 48 | Bulgaria estimate | $27,860 | $2,321 | €48,800 | $59,460 |
| 49 | Montenegro estimate | $24,350 | $2,029 | €18,330 | $41,730 |
| 50 | Argentina estimate | $22,410 | $1,868 | ARS 27,809,800 | $42,050 |
| 51 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $22,220 | $1,852 | KM 38,930 | $50,170 |
| 52 | Mauritius estimate | $21,290 | $1,774 | Rs 988,000 | $49,610 |
| 53 | Serbia estimate | $21,250 | $1,771 | RSD 2,235,600 | $41,750 |
| 54 | Türkiye estimate | $21,150 | $1,762 | ₺834,300 | $47,020 |
| 55 | Belize estimate | $20,690 | $1,724 | BZD 41,380 | $32,410 |
| 56 | Lebanon estimate | $20,520 | $1,710 | L£30,938,400 | $41,340 |
| 57 | Peru estimate | $20,270 | $1,689 | PEN 72,310 | $37,520 |
| 58 | Malaysia estimate | $18,220 | $1,518 | RM 76,580 | $48,720 |
| 59 | Maldives estimate | $18,080 | $1,507 | MVR 278,100 | $27,460 |
| 60 | Russia estimate | $18,020 | $1,501 | ₽1,326,900 | $51,520 |
| 61 | Albania estimate | $17,520 | $1,460 | ALL 1,867,500 | $40,540 |
| 62 | North Macedonia estimate | $17,450 | $1,454 | MKD 963,200 | $35,180 |
| 63 | Panama estimate | $16,690 | $1,390 | PAB 16,690 | $33,590 |
| 64 | Palau estimate | $16,690 | $1,390 | $16,680 | |
| 65 | Guatemala estimate | $14,980 | $1,248 | Q 115,000 | $33,520 |
| 66 | Ecuador estimate | $14,460 | $1,205 | $32,750 | |
| 67 | Guyana estimate | $14,250 | $1,188 | GYD 2,971,200 | $30,570 |
| 68 | Marshall Islands estimate | $13,900 | $1,159 | $14,000 | |
| 69 | Dominican Republic estimate | $13,780 | $1,148 | DOP 854,000 | $35,870 |
| 70 | Brazil estimate | $13,690 | $1,141 | R$76,480 | $29,630 |
| 71 | Samoa estimate | $13,590 | $1,132 | WST 36,540 | $19,880 |
| 72 | Bolivia estimate | $13,280 | $1,107 | Bs 91,770 | $34,000 |
| 73 | Mexico estimate | $12,550 | $1,046 | MX$241,400 | $21,350 |
| 74 | El Salvador estimate | $12,430 | $1,036 | $26,510 | |
| 75 | Jordan estimate | $11,750 | $979 | JOD 8,343 | $25,970 |
| 76 | Botswana estimate | $11,420 | $951 | P 154,900 | $29,150 |
| 77 | Kazakhstan estimate | $10,880 | $907 | ₸3,546,800 | $28,260 |
| 78 | Honduras estimate | $10,720 | $893 | L 278,100 | $22,040 |
| 79 | Thailand estimate | $10,570 | $881 | ฿347,600 | $32,780 |
| 80 | Colombia estimate | $10,290 | $858 | COP 41,714,600 | $25,040 |
| 81 | Tonga estimate | $10,200 | $850 | TOP 24,100 | $13,230 |
| 82 | South Africa estimate | $10,140 | $845 | R 166,900 | $22,500 |
| 83 | Paraguay estimate | $9,916 | $826 | ₲74,823,600 | $26,030 |
| 84 | Moldova estimate | $9,602 | $800 | MDL 166,900 | $19,020 |
| 85 | Mongolia estimate | $9,413 | $784 | ₮33,371,700 | $28,260 |
| 86 | Fiji estimate | $9,290 | $774 | FJD 21,070 | $22,750 |
| 87 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $9,247 | $771 | FCFA 5,608,800 | $20,340 |
| 88 | Djibouti estimate | $9,024 | $752 | DJF 1,603,800 | $16,290 |
| 89 | Georgia estimate | $8,859 | $738 | ₾28,540 | $26,590 |
| 90 | Niger estimate | $8,684 | $724 | F CFA 5,416,800 | $26,650 |
| 91 | Cape Verde estimate | $8,498 | $708 | CVE 844,600 | $16,770 |
| 92 | Vanuatu estimate | $8,331 | $694 | VUV 807,300 | $6,816 |
| 93 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $8,236 | $686 | F CFA 5,137,400 | $22,100 |
| 94 | Jamaica estimate | $7,834 | $653 | JMD 869,000 | $12,430 |
| 95 | Vietnam estimate | $7,480 | $623 | ₫180,763,500 | $25,240 |
| 96 | Philippines estimate | $7,382 | $615 | ₱422,900 | $20,390 |
| 97 | Eswatini estimate | $7,345 | $612 | SZL 131,400 | |
| 98 | Kiribati estimate | $7,021 | $585 | A$10,570 | $11,250 |
| 99 | Uzbekistan estimate | $6,780 | $565 | UZS 74,915,100 | $24,980 |
| 100 | Mozambique estimate | $6,533 | $544 | MZN 417,100 | $17,290 |
| 101 | India estimate | $6,381 | $532 | ₹556,200 | $28,040 |
| 102 | Comoros estimate | $5,858 | $488 | CF 2,436,800 | $10,690 |
| 103 | Mali estimate | $5,733 | $478 | F CFA 3,476,200 | $18,070 |
| 104 | Tunisia estimate | $5,686 | $474 | TND 16,690 | $20,340 |
| 105 | Bhutan estimate | $4,986 | $415 | BTN 417,100 | $19,980 |
| 106 | Senegal estimate | $4,779 | $398 | F CFA 2,781,000 | $12,280 |
| 107 | Zambia estimate | $4,724 | $394 | ZK 123,600 | $16,340 |
| 108 | Benin estimate | $4,464 | $372 | F CFA 2,781,000 | $13,530 |
| 109 | Chad estimate | $4,458 | $372 | FCFA 2,781,000 | $13,150 |
| 110 | Ghana estimate | $4,429 | $369 | GH₵55,620 | $10,590 |
| 111 | Indonesia estimate | $4,385 | $365 | Rp 69,524,400 | $13,620 |
| 112 | Nepal estimate | $4,257 | $355 | Rs 445,000 | $14,660 |
| 113 | Kenya estimate | $4,244 | $354 | KES 432,900 | $10,010 |
| 114 | Cameroon estimate | $4,224 | $352 | FCFA 2,085,700 | $8,717 |
| 115 | Suriname estimate | $4,217 | $351 | SRD 104,200 | $11,650 |
| 116 | Armenia estimate | $4,177 | $348 | ֏2,016,200 | $12,110 |
| 117 | Sri Lanka estimate | $4,093 | $341 | Rs 1,236,500 | $14,130 |
| 118 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $3,822 | $319 | K 5,281,000 | $12,130 |
| 119 | Bangladesh estimate | $3,608 | $301 | ৳417,100 | $12,640 |
| 120 | Ukraine estimate | $3,512 | $293 | ₴89,740 | $14,440 |
| 121 | Cambodia estimate | $3,471 | $289 | ៛13,928,900 | $9,457 |
| 122 | Rwanda estimate | $3,165 | $264 | RF 4,171,500 | $11,540 |
| 123 | Uganda estimate | $3,101 | $258 | UGX 11,123,900 | $8,458 |
| 124 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $3,075 | $256 | F CFA 1,918,000 | $8,687 |
| 125 | Guinea estimate | $3,028 | $252 | FG 27,809,800 | $9,236 |
| 126 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,844 | $237 | FCFA 1,337,500 | $4,291 |
| 127 | Angola estimate | $2,827 | $236 | Kz 2,459,200 | $7,903 |
| 128 | Burkina Faso estimate | $2,717 | $226 | F CFA 1,581,300 | $8,189 |
| 129 | Afghanistan estimate | $2,715 | $226 | ؋208,600 | $13,210 |
| 130 | Gambia estimate | $2,649 | $221 | GMD 127,500 | $8,557 |
| 131 | Lesotho estimate | $2,324 | $194 | LSL 42,600 | $6,939 |
| 132 | Laos estimate | $2,279 | $190 | ₭31,981,200 | $8,616 |
| 133 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,908 | $159 | ETB 83,430 | $6,209 |
| 134 | Pakistan estimate | $1,890 | $157 | Rs 531,200 | $8,124 |
| 135 | Egypt estimate | $1,842 | $153 | E£83,430 | $12,000 |
| 136 | Burundi estimate | $1,828 | $152 | BIF 3,501,100 | $5,523 |
| 137 | Liberia estimate | $1,800 | $150 | LRD 1,800 | $4,464 |
| 138 | Yemen estimate | $1,630 | $136 | YER 358,000 | $5,404 |
| 139 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,610 | $134 | CDF 1,626,900 | $3,314 |
| 140 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,598 | $133 | $3,587 | |
| 141 | Togo estimate | $1,529 | $127 | F CFA 954,000 | $4,325 |
| 142 | Malawi estimate | $1,443 | $120 | MWK 525,700 | $4,421 |
| 143 | Sudan estimate | $1,302 | $108 | SDG 711,800 | $3,174 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $697 | $58 | ₦1,030,500 | $3,881 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).