How much does a shoemaker make in each country?
143 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$64,840
- Belgium$63,340
- Switzerland$59,270
- Denmark$46,930
- Norway$43,310
Where pay goes furthest
- Belgium$72,630
- Iceland$56,700
- Germany$52,330
- Switzerland$46,250
- Norway$45,020
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland estimate | $64,840 | $5,404 | kr 8,260,900 | $56,700 |
| 2 | Belgium estimate | $63,340 | $5,278 | €56,050 | $72,630 |
| 3 | Switzerland estimate | $59,270 | $4,940 | CHF 53,340 | $46,250 |
| 4 | Denmark estimate | $46,930 | $3,911 | kr 312,700 | $44,900 |
| 5 | Norway estimate | $43,310 | $3,609 | kr 391,900 | $45,020 |
| 6 | Germany | $39,630 | $3,303 | €35,500 | $52,330 |
| 7 | Ireland estimate | $39,530 | $3,294 | €34,990 | $38,700 |
| 8 | United States | $37,800 | $3,150 | $37,800 | |
| 9 | Luxembourg estimate | $35,790 | $2,982 | €32,050 | $36,280 |
| 10 | Finland estimate | $35,200 | $2,934 | €31,530 | $38,850 |
| 11 | Canada | $34,530 | $2,877 | CA$48,570 | |
| 12 | United Kingdom | $33,940 | $2,828 | £25,360 | $36,740 |
| 13 | Austria estimate | $33,870 | $2,823 | €30,340 | $39,950 |
| 14 | Netherlands estimate | $32,350 | $2,696 | €28,970 | $37,310 |
| 15 | Sweden estimate | $30,440 | $2,537 | kr 289,800 | $33,630 |
| 16 | Israel estimate | $24,220 | $2,018 | ₪78,240 | $19,330 |
| 17 | South Korea estimate | $23,680 | $1,974 | ₩30,587,200 | $33,840 |
| 18 | Italy estimate | $23,220 | $1,935 | €20,800 | $31,870 |
| 19 | France estimate | $22,540 | $1,878 | €20,180 | $27,230 |
| 20 | Estonia estimate | $21,910 | $1,826 | €19,390 | $28,860 |
| 21 | Malta estimate | $19,610 | $1,634 | €17,560 | $27,310 |
| 22 | Bahamas estimate | $18,900 | $1,575 | BSD 18,900 | $17,080 |
| 23 | Slovenia estimate | $18,740 | $1,562 | €16,780 | $27,980 |
| 24 | Greece estimate | $18,350 | $1,529 | €16,430 | $27,990 |
| 25 | Spain estimate | $18,150 | $1,512 | €16,250 | $26,420 |
| 26 | Singapore estimate | $17,300 | $1,442 | SGD 23,250 | $21,950 |
| 27 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $15,940 | $1,328 | HK$123,700 | $19,160 |
| 28 | Cyprus estimate | $14,540 | $1,211 | €13,020 | $21,720 |
| 29 | Czechia estimate | $13,690 | $1,141 | Kč 301,200 | $20,440 |
| 30 | Lithuania estimate | $13,570 | $1,131 | €12,150 | $21,850 |
| 31 | Puerto Rico estimate | $12,730 | $1,061 | $13,580 | |
| 32 | Portugal estimate | $12,500 | $1,042 | €11,200 | $19,250 |
| 33 | Slovakia estimate | $12,480 | $1,040 | €11,180 | $19,530 |
| 34 | Latvia estimate | $11,900 | $991 | €10,650 | $19,070 |
| 35 | Hungary estimate | $10,930 | $911 | Ft 3,829,200 | $18,860 |
| 36 | Uruguay estimate | $10,570 | $881 | UYU 424,900 | $14,500 |
| 37 | Poland estimate | $10,420 | $868 | zł 43,730 | $18,990 |
| 38 | Croatia estimate | $10,110 | $842 | €68,200 | $17,170 |
| 39 | Barbados estimate | $9,702 | $809 | BBD 19,400 | $8,086 |
| 40 | Romania estimate | $9,699 | $808 | lei 42,840 | $19,880 |
| 41 | Qatar estimate | $9,513 | $793 | QAR 34,630 | $12,230 |
| 42 | Costa Rica estimate | $8,350 | $696 | ₡4,204,200 | $13,370 |
| 43 | Palau estimate | $7,333 | $611 | $7,330 | |
| 44 | Serbia estimate | $7,263 | $605 | RSD 764,100 | $14,270 |
| 45 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $7,064 | $589 | KM 12,370 | $15,950 |
| 46 | Montenegro estimate | $6,902 | $575 | €5,195 | $11,830 |
| 47 | Bulgaria estimate | $6,880 | $573 | €12,050 | $14,690 |
| 48 | Panama estimate | $6,791 | $566 | PAB 6,791 | $13,670 |
| 49 | Chile estimate | $6,749 | $562 | CLP 6,367,800 | $13,700 |
| 50 | Türkiye estimate | $6,558 | $547 | ₺258,800 | $14,580 |
| 51 | Argentina estimate | $6,255 | $521 | ARS 7,761,700 | $11,740 |
| 52 | Tonga estimate | $6,225 | $519 | TOP 14,710 | $8,079 |
| 53 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $6,197 | $516 | SAR 23,240 | $11,980 |
| 54 | North Macedonia estimate | $6,153 | $513 | MKD 339,600 | $12,400 |
| 55 | Guyana estimate | $5,817 | $485 | GYD 1,212,800 | $12,480 |
| 56 | Russia estimate | $5,792 | $483 | ₽426,600 | $16,560 |
| 57 | Belize estimate | $5,589 | $466 | BZD 11,180 | $8,755 |
| 58 | Mongolia estimate | $5,473 | $456 | ₮19,404,100 | $16,430 |
| 59 | Marshall Islands estimate | $5,436 | $453 | $5,472 | |
| 60 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $5,373 | $448 | AED 19,730 | $7,990 |
| 61 | Maldives estimate | $5,361 | $447 | MVR 82,470 | $8,143 |
| 62 | Mexico estimate | $5,342 | $445 | MX$102,800 | $9,088 |
| 63 | Lebanon estimate | $5,149 | $429 | L£7,761,700 | $10,370 |
| 64 | Brunei estimate | $4,977 | $415 | BND 6,306 | $8,326 |
| 65 | Ecuador estimate | $4,560 | $380 | $10,330 | |
| 66 | Fiji estimate | $4,445 | $370 | FJD 10,080 | $10,890 |
| 67 | Mauritius estimate | $4,390 | $366 | Rs 203,700 | $10,230 |
| 68 | Djibouti estimate | $4,367 | $364 | DJF 776,200 | $7,881 |
| 69 | El Salvador estimate | $4,204 | $350 | $8,967 | |
| 70 | Moldova estimate | $4,187 | $349 | MDL 72,770 | $8,294 |
| 71 | Bolivia estimate | $4,134 | $345 | Bs 28,570 | $10,580 |
| 72 | Honduras estimate | $4,112 | $343 | L 106,700 | $8,459 |
| 73 | Jordan estimate | $4,099 | $342 | JOD 2,911 | $9,062 |
| 74 | Peru estimate | $4,080 | $340 | PEN 14,550 | $7,552 |
| 75 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,042 | $337 | ₸1,317,800 | $10,500 |
| 76 | Brazil estimate | $3,820 | $318 | R$21,340 | $8,268 |
| 77 | Guatemala estimate | $3,790 | $316 | Q 29,110 | $8,480 |
| 78 | Dominican Republic estimate | $3,779 | $315 | DOP 234,300 | $9,839 |
| 79 | Malaysia estimate | $3,710 | $309 | RM 15,590 | $9,921 |
| 80 | Paraguay estimate | $3,600 | $300 | ₲27,165,800 | $9,450 |
| 81 | Albania estimate | $3,572 | $298 | ALL 380,600 | $8,262 |
| 82 | Thailand estimate | $3,541 | $295 | ฿116,400 | $10,980 |
| 83 | Samoa estimate | $3,521 | $293 | WST 9,469 | $5,152 |
| 84 | Colombia estimate | $3,407 | $284 | COP 13,810,900 | $8,292 |
| 85 | Vietnam estimate | $3,212 | $268 | ₫77,616,500 | $10,840 |
| 86 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,199 | $267 | FCFA 1,940,400 | $7,037 |
| 87 | Georgia estimate | $3,017 | $251 | ₾9,719 | $9,054 |
| 88 | South Africa estimate | $2,947 | $246 | R 48,500 | $6,539 |
| 89 | Vanuatu estimate | $2,734 | $228 | VUV 264,900 | $2,237 |
| 90 | Cambodia estimate | $2,640 | $220 | ៛10,594,700 | $7,194 |
| 91 | Kiribati estimate | $2,578 | $215 | A$3,881 | $4,133 |
| 92 | Philippines estimate | $2,576 | $215 | ₱147,600 | $7,113 |
| 93 | Uzbekistan estimate | $2,406 | $201 | UZS 26,589,500 | $8,865 |
| 94 | Bhutan estimate | $2,319 | $193 | BTN 194,000 | $9,294 |
| 95 | Eswatini estimate | $2,169 | $181 | SZL 38,810 | |
| 96 | Cape Verde estimate | $2,148 | $179 | CVE 213,400 | $4,237 |
| 97 | Botswana estimate | $2,146 | $179 | P 29,110 | $5,479 |
| 98 | Nepal estimate | $1,977 | $165 | Rs 206,600 | $6,806 |
| 99 | Suriname estimate | $1,963 | $164 | SRD 48,510 | $5,425 |
| 100 | Comoros estimate | $1,868 | $156 | CF 777,100 | $3,408 |
| 101 | Tunisia estimate | $1,818 | $152 | TND 5,336 | $6,506 |
| 102 | Armenia estimate | $1,809 | $151 | ֏873,200 | $5,245 |
| 103 | Sudan estimate | $1,707 | $142 | SDG 933,300 | $4,161 |
| 104 | India estimate | $1,670 | $139 | ₹145,500 | $7,336 |
| 105 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $1,650 | $138 | FCFA 776,200 | $2,490 |
| 106 | Ghana estimate | $1,607 | $134 | GH₵20,180 | $3,844 |
| 107 | Ukraine estimate | $1,545 | $129 | ₴39,480 | $6,354 |
| 108 | Jamaica estimate | $1,516 | $126 | JMD 168,100 | $2,405 |
| 109 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,455 | $121 | $3,266 | |
| 110 | Senegal estimate | $1,445 | $120 | F CFA 840,800 | $3,712 |
| 111 | Indonesia estimate | $1,442 | $120 | Rp 22,861,600 | $4,478 |
| 112 | Laos estimate | $1,383 | $115 | ₭19,404,100 | $5,228 |
| 113 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,348 | $112 | K 1,862,800 | $4,277 |
| 114 | Liberia estimate | $1,331 | $111 | LRD 1,331 | $3,302 |
| 115 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,285 | $107 | Rs 388,100 | $4,436 |
| 116 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,244 | $104 | F CFA 776,200 | $3,339 |
| 117 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,242 | $104 | ৳143,600 | $4,352 |
| 118 | Mozambique estimate | $1,198 | $100 | MZN 76,510 | $3,172 |
| 119 | Zambia estimate | $1,112 | $93 | ZK 29,110 | $3,847 |
| 120 | Lesotho estimate | $1,059 | $88 | LSL 19,400 | $3,161 |
| 121 | Egypt estimate | $1,042 | $87 | E£47,220 | $6,792 |
| 122 | Chad estimate | $1,011 | $84 | FCFA 630,600 | $2,983 |
| 123 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,010 | $84 | ؋77,620 | $4,916 |
| 124 | Cameroon estimate | $982 | $82 | FCFA 485,100 | $2,027 |
| 125 | Rwanda estimate | $957 | $80 | RF 1,261,300 | $3,490 |
| 126 | Niger estimate | $933 | $78 | F CFA 582,100 | $2,863 |
| 127 | Pakistan estimate | $897 | $75 | Rs 252,100 | $3,854 |
| 128 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $888 | $74 | CDF 896,900 | $1,827 |
| 129 | Uganda estimate | $879 | $73 | UGX 3,153,200 | $2,397 |
| 130 | Yemen estimate | $857 | $71 | YER 188,100 | $2,840 |
| 131 | Togo estimate | $814 | $68 | F CFA 508,000 | $2,303 |
| 132 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $809 | $67 | F CFA 504,500 | $2,285 |
| 133 | Benin estimate | $701 | $58 | F CFA 436,600 | $2,124 |
| 134 | Mali estimate | $640 | $53 | F CFA 388,100 | $2,017 |
| 135 | Angola estimate | $558 | $46 | Kz 485,100 | $1,559 |
| 136 | Ethiopia estimate | $555 | $46 | ETB 24,260 | $1,805 |
| 137 | Gambia estimate | $554 | $46 | GMD 26,680 | $1,790 |
| 138 | Burundi estimate | $548 | $46 | BIF 1,048,800 | $1,655 |
| 139 | Guinea estimate | $528 | $44 | FG 4,851,000 | $1,611 |
| 140 | Burkina Faso estimate | $500 | $42 | F CFA 291,100 | $1,507 |
| 141 | Malawi estimate | $453 | $38 | MWK 164,900 | $1,387 |
| 142 | Nigeria estimate | $284 | $24 | ₦420,400 | $1,583 |
| 143 | Kenya estimate | $114 | $10 | KES 11,640 | $269 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).