How much ships’ deck crews and related workers 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 $100,000 a year.
Where they earn the most
- Iceland$76,370
- Belgium$73,750
- Switzerland$72,990
- Luxembourg$67,270
- Denmark$59,410
Where pay goes furthest
- Belgium$84,570
- Germany$72,160
- Luxembourg$68,190
- Iceland$66,780
- Norway$60,140
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland estimate | $76,370 | $6,364 | kr 9,729,400 | $66,780 |
| 2 | Belgium estimate | $73,750 | $6,146 | €65,260 | $84,570 |
| 3 | Switzerland estimate | $72,990 | $6,083 | CHF 65,680 | $56,950 |
| 4 | Luxembourg estimate | $67,270 | $5,606 | €59,530 | $68,190 |
| 5 | Denmark estimate | $59,410 | $4,951 | kr 395,900 | $56,840 |
| 6 | Norway estimate | $57,860 | $4,821 | kr 523,500 | $60,140 |
| 7 | Germany | $54,650 | $4,554 | €48,950 | $72,160 |
| 8 | Australia | $53,880 | $4,490 | A$78,420 | |
| 9 | United Kingdom | $52,680 | $4,390 | £39,360 | $57,030 |
| 10 | United States | $51,230 | $4,269 | $51,230 | |
| 11 | Sweden estimate | $51,220 | $4,269 | kr 499,800 | $56,590 |
| 12 | Finland estimate | $45,210 | $3,768 | €40,490 | $49,890 |
| 13 | Austria estimate | $43,390 | $3,616 | €38,860 | $51,170 |
| 14 | Netherlands estimate | $43,000 | $3,583 | €38,510 | $49,590 |
| 15 | Ireland estimate | $42,840 | $3,570 | €38,370 | $41,940 |
| 16 | Canada | $41,270 | $3,439 | CA$58,050 | |
| 17 | Cyprus estimate | $33,580 | $2,799 | €29,720 | $50,180 |
| 18 | Italy estimate | $31,310 | $2,609 | €28,040 | $42,970 |
| 19 | South Korea estimate | $31,310 | $2,609 | ₩40,431,500 | $44,730 |
| 20 | France estimate | $30,970 | $2,581 | €27,740 | $37,410 |
| 21 | Israel estimate | $30,640 | $2,553 | ₪98,970 | $24,450 |
| 22 | Spain estimate | $28,830 | $2,403 | €25,820 | $41,980 |
| 23 | Slovenia estimate | $24,070 | $2,006 | €21,560 | $35,930 |
| 24 | Lithuania estimate | $23,840 | $1,987 | €21,100 | $38,390 |
| 25 | Greece estimate | $23,020 | $1,918 | €20,620 | $35,120 |
| 26 | Malta estimate | $22,100 | $1,841 | €19,790 | $30,780 |
| 27 | Bahamas estimate | $21,180 | $1,765 | BSD 21,180 | $19,130 |
| 28 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $20,600 | $1,717 | HK$159,900 | $24,770 |
| 29 | Puerto Rico estimate | $18,610 | $1,551 | $19,850 | |
| 30 | Estonia estimate | $17,720 | $1,476 | €15,870 | $23,340 |
| 31 | Portugal estimate | $17,190 | $1,432 | €15,390 | $26,460 |
| 32 | Singapore estimate | $17,100 | $1,425 | SGD 22,970 | $21,690 |
| 33 | Czechia estimate | $16,990 | $1,416 | Kč 373,800 | $25,360 |
| 34 | Slovakia estimate | $15,480 | $1,290 | €13,860 | $24,210 |
| 35 | Latvia estimate | $14,790 | $1,232 | €13,240 | $23,700 |
| 36 | Poland estimate | $14,610 | $1,217 | zł 61,320 | $26,630 |
| 37 | Hungary estimate | $14,170 | $1,181 | Ft 4,966,700 | $24,470 |
| 38 | Croatia estimate | $13,930 | $1,161 | €94,000 | $23,670 |
| 39 | Uruguay estimate | $13,410 | $1,117 | UYU 539,200 | $18,410 |
| 40 | Qatar estimate | $12,150 | $1,013 | QAR 44,240 | $15,630 |
| 41 | Romania estimate | $12,060 | $1,005 | lei 53,260 | $24,720 |
| 42 | Barbados estimate | $11,950 | $996 | BBD 23,910 | $9,962 |
| 43 | Costa Rica estimate | $10,780 | $899 | ₡5,430,100 | $17,260 |
| 44 | Palau estimate | $10,030 | $836 | $10,030 | |
| 45 | Argentina estimate | $9,601 | $800 | ARS 11,913,600 | $18,020 |
| 46 | Türkiye estimate | $9,535 | $795 | ₺376,200 | $21,200 |
| 47 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $9,290 | $774 | KM 16,270 | $20,970 |
| 48 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $9,284 | $774 | AED 34,100 | $13,810 |
| 49 | Chile estimate | $9,280 | $773 | CLP 8,756,500 | $18,840 |
| 50 | Serbia estimate | $9,063 | $755 | RSD 953,500 | $17,800 |
| 51 | Panama estimate | $8,778 | $732 | PAB 8,778 | $17,670 |
| 52 | Montenegro estimate | $8,567 | $714 | €6,449 | $14,680 |
| 53 | Guyana estimate | $8,421 | $702 | GYD 1,755,700 | $18,060 |
| 54 | Bulgaria estimate | $8,199 | $683 | €14,360 | $17,500 |
| 55 | North Macedonia estimate | $8,152 | $679 | MKD 450,000 | $16,430 |
| 56 | Russia estimate | $7,665 | $639 | ₽564,600 | $21,920 |
| 57 | Maldives estimate | $7,557 | $630 | MVR 116,200 | $11,480 |
| 58 | Belize estimate | $7,544 | $629 | BZD 15,090 | $11,820 |
| 59 | Lebanon estimate | $7,487 | $624 | L£11,286,500 | $15,080 |
| 60 | Brunei estimate | $7,420 | $618 | BND 9,402 | $12,410 |
| 61 | Tonga estimate | $7,315 | $610 | TOP 17,290 | $9,494 |
| 62 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $7,123 | $594 | SAR 26,710 | $13,770 |
| 63 | Marshall Islands estimate | $7,115 | $593 | $7,162 | |
| 64 | Mongolia estimate | $7,075 | $590 | ₮25,081,200 | $21,240 |
| 65 | Guatemala estimate | $6,668 | $556 | Q 51,210 | $14,920 |
| 66 | Mexico estimate | $6,658 | $555 | MX$128,100 | $11,330 |
| 67 | Ecuador estimate | $6,647 | $554 | $15,050 | |
| 68 | Mauritius estimate | $6,371 | $531 | Rs 295,700 | $14,850 |
| 69 | Peru estimate | $6,328 | $527 | PEN 22,570 | $11,710 |
| 70 | Honduras estimate | $6,171 | $514 | L 160,200 | $12,690 |
| 71 | Bolivia estimate | $5,989 | $499 | Bs 41,380 | $15,330 |
| 72 | El Salvador estimate | $5,750 | $479 | $12,260 | |
| 73 | Brazil estimate | $5,611 | $468 | R$31,350 | $12,140 |
| 74 | Kazakhstan estimate | $5,515 | $460 | ₸1,797,700 | $14,320 |
| 75 | Fiji estimate | $5,506 | $459 | FJD 12,490 | $13,480 |
| 76 | South Africa estimate | $5,333 | $444 | R 87,780 | $11,840 |
| 77 | Jordan estimate | $5,299 | $442 | JOD 3,762 | $11,710 |
| 78 | Moldova estimate | $5,247 | $437 | MDL 91,190 | $10,390 |
| 79 | Thailand estimate | $5,072 | $423 | ฿166,800 | $15,720 |
| 80 | Samoa estimate | $5,048 | $421 | WST 13,580 | $7,386 |
| 81 | Dominican Republic estimate | $4,990 | $416 | DOP 309,300 | $12,990 |
| 82 | Paraguay estimate | $4,955 | $413 | ₲37,387,900 | $13,010 |
| 83 | Malaysia estimate | $4,864 | $405 | RM 20,440 | $13,010 |
| 84 | Albania estimate | $4,765 | $397 | ALL 507,800 | $11,020 |
| 85 | Colombia estimate | $4,579 | $382 | COP 18,560,100 | $11,140 |
| 86 | Vanuatu estimate | $4,529 | $377 | VUV 438,900 | $3,706 |
| 87 | Vietnam estimate | $4,204 | $350 | ₫101,578,800 | $14,190 |
| 88 | Kiribati estimate | $4,167 | $347 | A$6,272 | $6,680 |
| 89 | Georgia estimate | $3,680 | $307 | ₾11,850 | $11,040 |
| 90 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,510 | $292 | FCFA 2,128,900 | $7,720 |
| 91 | Cambodia estimate | $3,437 | $286 | ៛13,794,700 | $9,366 |
| 92 | Djibouti estimate | $3,405 | $284 | DJF 605,100 | $6,145 |
| 93 | Philippines estimate | $3,362 | $280 | ₱192,600 | $9,286 |
| 94 | Botswana estimate | $3,193 | $266 | P 43,310 | $8,152 |
| 95 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,134 | $261 | UZS 34,629,200 | $11,550 |
| 96 | Suriname estimate | $3,045 | $254 | SRD 75,240 | $8,415 |
| 97 | Sudan estimate | $2,998 | $250 | SDG 1,639,400 | $7,309 |
| 98 | Bhutan estimate | $2,998 | $250 | BTN 250,800 | $12,010 |
| 99 | Cape Verde estimate | $2,675 | $223 | CVE 265,900 | $5,278 |
| 100 | Armenia estimate | $2,486 | $207 | ֏1,200,100 | $7,208 |
| 101 | Eswatini estimate | $2,454 | $204 | SZL 43,890 | |
| 102 | Indonesia estimate | $2,297 | $191 | Rp 36,425,100 | $7,135 |
| 103 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,297 | $191 | FCFA 1,080,300 | $3,466 |
| 104 | Comoros estimate | $2,261 | $188 | CF 940,500 | $4,124 |
| 105 | Laos estimate | $2,234 | $186 | ₭31,351,500 | $8,447 |
| 106 | India estimate | $2,158 | $180 | ₹188,100 | $9,482 |
| 107 | Tunisia estimate | $2,137 | $178 | TND 6,270 | $7,645 |
| 108 | Guinea estimate | $2,114 | $176 | FG 19,416,900 | $6,449 |
| 109 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $2,010 | $168 | F CFA 1,254,100 | $5,396 |
| 110 | Niger estimate | $2,010 | $168 | F CFA 1,254,100 | $6,169 |
| 111 | Ghana estimate | $1,997 | $166 | GH₵25,080 | $4,777 |
| 112 | Jamaica estimate | $1,959 | $163 | JMD 217,300 | $3,109 |
| 113 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,906 | $159 | K 2,633,500 | $6,047 |
| 114 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,881 | $157 | $4,222 | |
| 115 | Senegal estimate | $1,868 | $156 | F CFA 1,086,900 | $4,798 |
| 116 | Ukraine estimate | $1,835 | $153 | ₴46,880 | $7,545 |
| 117 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,815 | $151 | Rs 548,400 | $6,268 |
| 118 | Nepal estimate | $1,800 | $150 | Rs 188,100 | $6,197 |
| 119 | Yemen estimate | $1,718 | $143 | YER 377,300 | $5,696 |
| 120 | Lesotho estimate | $1,711 | $143 | LSL 31,350 | $5,107 |
| 121 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,633 | $136 | ؋125,400 | $7,944 |
| 122 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,627 | $136 | ৳188,100 | $5,702 |
| 123 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,616 | $135 | F CFA 940,500 | $4,871 |
| 124 | Mali estimate | $1,579 | $132 | F CFA 957,300 | $4,976 |
| 125 | Mozambique estimate | $1,571 | $131 | MZN 100,300 | $4,159 |
| 126 | Liberia estimate | $1,565 | $130 | LRD 1,565 | $3,883 |
| 127 | Cameroon estimate | $1,524 | $127 | FCFA 752,400 | $3,145 |
| 128 | Zambia estimate | $1,509 | $126 | ZK 39,480 | $5,218 |
| 129 | Chad estimate | $1,508 | $126 | FCFA 940,500 | $4,448 |
| 130 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,407 | $117 | F CFA 877,800 | $3,976 |
| 131 | Benin estimate | $1,309 | $109 | F CFA 815,100 | $3,966 |
| 132 | Egypt estimate | $1,263 | $105 | E£57,220 | $8,230 |
| 133 | Rwanda estimate | $1,237 | $103 | RF 1,630,300 | $4,511 |
| 134 | Kenya estimate | $1,230 | $102 | KES 125,400 | $2,899 |
| 135 | Pakistan estimate | $1,159 | $97 | Rs 325,800 | $4,982 |
| 136 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,141 | $95 | CDF 1,152,300 | $2,347 |
| 137 | Gambia estimate | $1,107 | $92 | GMD 53,300 | $3,576 |
| 138 | Uganda estimate | $1,078 | $90 | UGX 3,866,000 | $2,939 |
| 139 | Togo estimate | $1,005 | $84 | F CFA 627,000 | $2,842 |
| 140 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,004 | $84 | ETB 43,890 | $3,267 |
| 141 | Angola estimate | $865 | $72 | Kz 752,400 | $2,418 |
| 142 | Burundi estimate | $595 | $50 | BIF 1,140,300 | $1,799 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $516 | $43 | MWK 188,100 | $1,582 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $424 | $35 | ₦627,000 | $2,361 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).