How much does a sewing machine operator 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
- Iceland$56,220
- Belgium$54,290
- Switzerland$53,740
- Luxembourg$49,520
- Denmark$43,740
Where pay goes furthest
- Belgium$62,260
- Luxembourg$50,200
- Iceland$49,170
- Germany$45,110
- Norway$44,280
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland estimate | $56,220 | $4,685 | kr 7,162,900 | $49,170 |
| 2 | Belgium estimate | $54,290 | $4,525 | €48,050 | $62,260 |
| 3 | Switzerland estimate | $53,740 | $4,478 | CHF 48,360 | $41,930 |
| 4 | Luxembourg estimate | $49,520 | $4,127 | €43,830 | $50,200 |
| 5 | Denmark estimate | $43,740 | $3,645 | kr 291,500 | $41,850 |
| 6 | Norway estimate | $42,600 | $3,550 | kr 385,400 | $44,280 |
| 7 | Sweden estimate | $37,710 | $3,143 | kr 368,000 | $41,660 |
| 8 | United States | $36,670 | $3,056 | $36,670 | |
| 9 | Germany | $34,160 | $2,847 | €30,600 | $45,110 |
| 10 | Finland estimate | $33,280 | $2,774 | €29,810 | $36,730 |
| 11 | United Kingdom | $33,210 | $2,768 | £24,810 | $35,960 |
| 12 | Austria estimate | $31,940 | $2,662 | €28,610 | $37,670 |
| 13 | Netherlands estimate | $31,650 | $2,638 | €28,350 | $36,510 |
| 14 | Ireland estimate | $31,540 | $2,628 | €28,250 | $30,870 |
| 15 | Australia | $30,890 | $2,574 | A$44,960 | |
| 16 | Canada | $26,620 | $2,218 | CA$37,440 | |
| 17 | Spain estimate | $25,590 | $2,133 | €22,920 | $37,260 |
| 18 | Cyprus estimate | $24,720 | $2,060 | €21,880 | $36,940 |
| 19 | Italy estimate | $23,050 | $1,921 | €20,650 | $31,640 |
| 20 | South Korea estimate | $23,050 | $1,921 | ₩29,766,000 | $32,930 |
| 21 | France estimate | $22,800 | $1,900 | €20,420 | $27,540 |
| 22 | Israel estimate | $22,560 | $1,880 | ₪72,870 | $18,000 |
| 23 | Slovenia estimate | $17,720 | $1,477 | €15,870 | $26,450 |
| 24 | Lithuania estimate | $17,550 | $1,463 | €15,540 | $28,270 |
| 25 | Greece estimate | $16,950 | $1,412 | €15,180 | $25,850 |
| 26 | Malta estimate | $16,270 | $1,356 | €14,570 | $22,660 |
| 27 | Bahamas estimate | $15,590 | $1,299 | BSD 15,590 | $14,090 |
| 28 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $15,160 | $1,264 | HK$117,700 | $18,230 |
| 29 | Puerto Rico estimate | $13,700 | $1,142 | $14,610 | |
| 30 | Estonia estimate | $13,040 | $1,087 | €11,680 | $17,180 |
| 31 | Portugal estimate | $12,650 | $1,054 | €11,330 | $19,480 |
| 32 | Singapore estimate | $12,590 | $1,049 | SGD 16,910 | $15,970 |
| 33 | Czechia estimate | $12,510 | $1,042 | Kč 275,200 | $18,670 |
| 34 | Slovakia estimate | $11,390 | $950 | €10,210 | $17,820 |
| 35 | Latvia estimate | $10,890 | $907 | €9,751 | $17,450 |
| 36 | Poland estimate | $10,760 | $896 | zł 45,150 | $19,600 |
| 37 | Hungary estimate | $10,430 | $869 | Ft 3,656,500 | $18,010 |
| 38 | Croatia estimate | $10,250 | $855 | €69,200 | $17,430 |
| 39 | Uruguay estimate | $9,872 | $823 | UYU 397,000 | $13,550 |
| 40 | Qatar estimate | $8,947 | $746 | QAR 32,570 | $11,500 |
| 41 | Romania estimate | $8,877 | $740 | lei 39,210 | $18,200 |
| 42 | Barbados estimate | $8,801 | $733 | BBD 17,600 | $7,334 |
| 43 | Costa Rica estimate | $7,940 | $662 | ₡3,997,700 | $12,710 |
| 44 | Palau estimate | $7,386 | $615 | $7,383 | |
| 45 | Argentina estimate | $7,068 | $589 | ARS 8,770,900 | $13,260 |
| 46 | Türkiye estimate | $7,020 | $585 | ₺277,000 | $15,610 |
| 47 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $6,839 | $570 | KM 11,980 | $15,440 |
| 48 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $6,835 | $570 | AED 25,100 | $10,170 |
| 49 | Chile estimate | $6,832 | $569 | CLP 6,446,600 | $13,870 |
| 50 | Serbia estimate | $6,672 | $556 | RSD 702,000 | $13,110 |
| 51 | Panama estimate | $6,463 | $539 | PAB 6,463 | $13,010 |
| 52 | Montenegro estimate | $6,307 | $526 | €4,748 | $10,810 |
| 53 | Guyana estimate | $6,199 | $517 | GYD 1,292,500 | $13,300 |
| 54 | Bulgaria estimate | $6,036 | $503 | €10,570 | $12,880 |
| 55 | North Macedonia estimate | $6,002 | $500 | MKD 331,300 | $12,100 |
| 56 | Russia estimate | $5,643 | $470 | ₽415,600 | $16,140 |
| 57 | Maldives estimate | $5,563 | $464 | MVR 85,580 | $8,449 |
| 58 | Belize estimate | $5,554 | $463 | BZD 11,110 | $8,700 |
| 59 | Lebanon estimate | $5,512 | $459 | L£8,309,200 | $11,100 |
| 60 | Brunei estimate | $5,463 | $455 | BND 6,922 | $9,138 |
| 61 | Tonga estimate | $5,386 | $449 | TOP 12,730 | $6,989 |
| 62 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $5,244 | $437 | SAR 19,670 | $10,140 |
| 63 | Marshall Islands estimate | $5,238 | $436 | $5,272 | |
| 64 | Mongolia estimate | $5,209 | $434 | ₮18,465,000 | $15,640 |
| 65 | Guatemala estimate | $4,909 | $409 | Q 37,700 | $10,980 |
| 66 | Mexico estimate | $4,902 | $408 | MX$94,300 | $8,338 |
| 67 | Ecuador estimate | $4,893 | $408 | $11,080 | |
| 68 | Mauritius estimate | $4,690 | $391 | Rs 217,700 | $10,930 |
| 69 | Peru estimate | $4,659 | $388 | PEN 16,620 | $8,624 |
| 70 | Honduras estimate | $4,543 | $379 | L 117,900 | $9,346 |
| 71 | Bolivia estimate | $4,409 | $367 | Bs 30,470 | $11,290 |
| 72 | El Salvador estimate | $4,233 | $353 | $9,029 | |
| 73 | Brazil estimate | $4,131 | $344 | R$23,080 | $8,941 |
| 74 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,060 | $338 | ₸1,323,500 | $10,540 |
| 75 | Fiji estimate | $4,054 | $338 | FJD 9,195 | $9,927 |
| 76 | South Africa estimate | $3,927 | $327 | R 64,630 | $8,714 |
| 77 | Jordan estimate | $3,901 | $325 | JOD 2,770 | $8,623 |
| 78 | Moldova estimate | $3,863 | $322 | MDL 67,130 | $7,652 |
| 79 | Thailand estimate | $3,734 | $311 | ฿122,800 | $11,580 |
| 80 | Samoa estimate | $3,717 | $310 | WST 9,994 | $5,438 |
| 81 | Dominican Republic estimate | $3,674 | $306 | DOP 227,700 | $9,565 |
| 82 | Paraguay estimate | $3,648 | $304 | ₲27,525,300 | $9,575 |
| 83 | Malaysia estimate | $3,581 | $298 | RM 15,050 | $9,575 |
| 84 | Albania estimate | $3,508 | $292 | ALL 373,900 | $8,115 |
| 85 | Colombia estimate | $3,371 | $281 | COP 13,664,100 | $8,204 |
| 86 | Vanuatu estimate | $3,335 | $278 | VUV 323,100 | $2,728 |
| 87 | Vietnam estimate | $3,095 | $258 | ₫74,783,100 | $10,440 |
| 88 | Kiribati estimate | $3,068 | $256 | A$4,617 | $4,918 |
| 89 | Georgia estimate | $2,709 | $226 | ₾8,728 | $8,130 |
| 90 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $2,584 | $215 | FCFA 1,567,300 | $5,684 |
| 91 | Cambodia estimate | $2,530 | $211 | ៛10,155,700 | $6,896 |
| 92 | Djibouti estimate | $2,507 | $209 | DJF 445,500 | $4,524 |
| 93 | Philippines estimate | $2,475 | $206 | ₱141,800 | $6,837 |
| 94 | Botswana estimate | $2,351 | $196 | P 31,880 | $6,002 |
| 95 | Uzbekistan estimate | $2,307 | $192 | UZS 25,494,300 | $8,500 |
| 96 | Suriname estimate | $2,242 | $187 | SRD 55,390 | $6,195 |
| 97 | Sudan estimate | $2,207 | $184 | SDG 1,206,900 | $5,381 |
| 98 | Bhutan estimate | $2,207 | $184 | BTN 184,600 | $8,844 |
| 99 | Cape Verde estimate | $1,970 | $164 | CVE 195,700 | $3,886 |
| 100 | Armenia estimate | $1,830 | $153 | ֏883,500 | $5,307 |
| 101 | Eswatini estimate | $1,806 | $151 | SZL 32,310 | |
| 102 | Indonesia estimate | $1,691 | $141 | Rp 26,816,500 | $5,253 |
| 103 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $1,691 | $141 | FCFA 795,300 | $2,551 |
| 104 | Comoros estimate | $1,665 | $139 | CF 692,400 | $3,036 |
| 105 | Laos estimate | $1,645 | $137 | ₭23,081,200 | $6,219 |
| 106 | India estimate | $1,589 | $132 | ₹138,500 | $6,981 |
| 107 | Tunisia estimate | $1,573 | $131 | TND 4,616 | $5,628 |
| 108 | Guinea estimate | $1,557 | $130 | FG 14,294,800 | $4,748 |
| 109 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,480 | $123 | F CFA 923,200 | $3,972 |
| 110 | Niger estimate | $1,480 | $123 | F CFA 923,200 | $4,541 |
| 111 | Ghana estimate | $1,471 | $123 | GH₵18,460 | $3,517 |
| 112 | Jamaica estimate | $1,442 | $120 | JMD 160,000 | $2,289 |
| 113 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,403 | $117 | K 1,938,800 | $4,452 |
| 114 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,385 | $115 | $3,108 | |
| 115 | Senegal estimate | $1,375 | $115 | F CFA 800,100 | $3,532 |
| 116 | Ukraine estimate | $1,351 | $113 | ₴34,510 | $5,555 |
| 117 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,336 | $111 | Rs 403,700 | $4,614 |
| 118 | Nepal estimate | $1,325 | $110 | Rs 138,500 | $4,563 |
| 119 | Yemen estimate | $1,265 | $105 | YER 277,800 | $4,193 |
| 120 | Lesotho estimate | $1,259 | $105 | LSL 23,080 | $3,760 |
| 121 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,202 | $100 | ؋92,320 | $5,848 |
| 122 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,198 | $100 | ৳138,500 | $4,198 |
| 123 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,190 | $99 | F CFA 692,400 | $3,586 |
| 124 | Mali estimate | $1,162 | $97 | F CFA 704,800 | $3,664 |
| 125 | Mozambique estimate | $1,157 | $96 | MZN 73,860 | $3,062 |
| 126 | Liberia estimate | $1,152 | $96 | LRD 1,152 | $2,859 |
| 127 | Cameroon estimate | $1,122 | $93 | FCFA 553,900 | $2,315 |
| 128 | Zambia estimate | $1,111 | $93 | ZK 29,070 | $3,842 |
| 129 | Chad estimate | $1,110 | $93 | FCFA 692,400 | $3,275 |
| 130 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,036 | $86 | F CFA 646,300 | $2,927 |
| 131 | Benin estimate | $963 | $80 | F CFA 600,100 | $2,920 |
| 132 | Egypt estimate | $930 | $77 | E£42,120 | $6,059 |
| 133 | Rwanda estimate | $911 | $76 | RF 1,200,200 | $3,321 |
| 134 | Kenya estimate | $905 | $75 | KES 92,320 | $2,134 |
| 135 | Pakistan estimate | $853 | $71 | Rs 239,900 | $3,668 |
| 136 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $840 | $70 | CDF 848,400 | $1,728 |
| 137 | Gambia estimate | $815 | $68 | GMD 39,240 | $2,633 |
| 138 | Uganda estimate | $793 | $66 | UGX 2,846,200 | $2,164 |
| 139 | Togo estimate | $740 | $62 | F CFA 461,600 | $2,093 |
| 140 | Ethiopia estimate | $739 | $62 | ETB 32,310 | $2,405 |
| 141 | Angola estimate | $637 | $53 | Kz 553,900 | $1,780 |
| 142 | Burundi estimate | $438 | $37 | BIF 839,500 | $1,324 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $380 | $32 | MWK 138,500 | $1,165 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $312 | $26 | ₦461,600 | $1,738 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).