How much does a signalman 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$89,200
- Belgium$86,140
- Switzerland$85,250
- Luxembourg$78,570
- United States$76,490
Where pay goes furthest
- Belgium$98,770
- United Kingdom$82,720
- Luxembourg$79,640
- Iceland$78,000
- United States$76,490
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland estimate | $89,200 | $7,433 | kr 11,363,500 | $78,000 |
| 2 | Belgium estimate | $86,140 | $7,178 | €76,230 | $98,770 |
| 3 | Switzerland estimate | $85,250 | $7,104 | CHF 76,720 | $66,520 |
| 4 | Luxembourg estimate | $78,570 | $6,547 | €69,530 | $79,640 |
| 5 | United States | $76,490 | $6,374 | $76,490 | |
| 6 | United Kingdom | $76,410 | $6,368 | £57,090 | $82,720 |
| 7 | Denmark estimate | $69,390 | $5,783 | kr 462,400 | $66,390 |
| 8 | Norway estimate | $67,570 | $5,631 | kr 611,400 | $70,240 |
| 9 | Sweden estimate | $59,830 | $4,986 | kr 583,800 | $66,100 |
| 10 | Canada | $53,600 | $4,467 | CA$75,400 | |
| 11 | Germany | $52,900 | $4,409 | €47,380 | $69,850 |
| 12 | Finland estimate | $52,800 | $4,400 | €47,290 | $58,260 |
| 13 | Austria estimate | $50,680 | $4,223 | €45,390 | $59,770 |
| 14 | Netherlands estimate | $50,220 | $4,185 | €44,980 | $57,910 |
| 15 | Ireland estimate | $50,030 | $4,169 | €44,810 | $48,980 |
| 16 | Cyprus estimate | $39,220 | $3,269 | €34,710 | $58,610 |
| 17 | Italy estimate | $36,570 | $3,048 | €32,750 | $50,190 |
| 18 | South Korea estimate | $36,570 | $3,047 | ₩47,222,100 | $52,240 |
| 19 | France estimate | $36,170 | $3,014 | €32,390 | $43,700 |
| 20 | Israel estimate | $35,790 | $2,982 | ₪115,600 | $28,560 |
| 21 | Spain estimate | $35,230 | $2,936 | €31,560 | $51,290 |
| 22 | Slovenia estimate | $28,110 | $2,343 | €25,180 | $41,970 |
| 23 | Lithuania estimate | $27,850 | $2,321 | €24,650 | $44,840 |
| 24 | Greece estimate | $26,880 | $2,240 | €24,080 | $41,010 |
| 25 | Malta estimate | $25,810 | $2,151 | €23,120 | $35,950 |
| 26 | Bahamas estimate | $24,730 | $2,061 | BSD 24,730 | $22,350 |
| 27 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $24,060 | $2,005 | HK$186,700 | $28,930 |
| 28 | Puerto Rico estimate | $21,730 | $1,811 | $23,180 | |
| 29 | Estonia estimate | $20,690 | $1,724 | €18,530 | $27,260 |
| 30 | Portugal estimate | $20,070 | $1,673 | €17,980 | $30,910 |
| 31 | Singapore estimate | $19,970 | $1,664 | SGD 26,830 | $25,340 |
| 32 | Czechia estimate | $19,840 | $1,653 | Kč 436,600 | $29,620 |
| 33 | Slovakia estimate | $18,080 | $1,506 | €16,190 | $28,280 |
| 34 | Latvia estimate | $17,270 | $1,439 | €15,470 | $27,680 |
| 35 | Poland estimate | $17,060 | $1,422 | zł 71,620 | $31,100 |
| 36 | Hungary estimate | $16,550 | $1,379 | Ft 5,800,900 | $28,580 |
| 37 | Croatia estimate | $16,270 | $1,356 | €109,800 | $27,640 |
| 38 | Uruguay estimate | $15,660 | $1,305 | UYU 629,800 | $21,500 |
| 39 | Qatar estimate | $14,190 | $1,183 | QAR 51,670 | $18,250 |
| 40 | Romania estimate | $14,080 | $1,174 | lei 62,200 | $28,870 |
| 41 | Barbados estimate | $13,960 | $1,163 | BBD 27,920 | $11,640 |
| 42 | Costa Rica estimate | $12,600 | $1,050 | ₡6,342,100 | $20,160 |
| 43 | Palau estimate | $11,720 | $976 | $11,710 | |
| 44 | Argentina estimate | $11,210 | $934 | ARS 13,914,500 | $21,040 |
| 45 | Türkiye estimate | $11,140 | $928 | ₺439,400 | $24,760 |
| 46 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $10,850 | $904 | KM 19,010 | $24,490 |
| 47 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $10,840 | $904 | AED 39,820 | $16,130 |
| 48 | Chile estimate | $10,840 | $903 | CLP 10,227,200 | $22,000 |
| 49 | Serbia estimate | $10,590 | $882 | RSD 1,113,600 | $20,790 |
| 50 | Panama estimate | $10,250 | $854 | PAB 10,250 | $20,640 |
| 51 | Montenegro estimate | $10,010 | $834 | €7,532 | $17,150 |
| 52 | Guyana estimate | $9,835 | $820 | GYD 2,050,600 | $21,090 |
| 53 | Bulgaria estimate | $9,576 | $798 | €16,770 | $20,440 |
| 54 | North Macedonia estimate | $9,522 | $793 | MKD 525,500 | $19,190 |
| 55 | Russia estimate | $8,953 | $746 | ₽659,400 | $25,600 |
| 56 | Maldives estimate | $8,826 | $735 | MVR 135,800 | $13,400 |
| 57 | Belize estimate | $8,811 | $734 | BZD 17,620 | $13,800 |
| 58 | Lebanon estimate | $8,744 | $729 | L£13,182,200 | $17,620 |
| 59 | Brunei estimate | $8,666 | $722 | BND 10,980 | $14,500 |
| 60 | Tonga estimate | $8,544 | $712 | TOP 20,200 | $11,090 |
| 61 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $8,320 | $693 | SAR 31,200 | $16,080 |
| 62 | Marshall Islands estimate | $8,310 | $692 | $8,364 | |
| 63 | Mongolia estimate | $8,263 | $689 | ₮29,293,700 | $24,810 |
| 64 | Guatemala estimate | $7,787 | $649 | Q 59,810 | $17,430 |
| 65 | Mexico estimate | $7,776 | $648 | MX$149,600 | $13,230 |
| 66 | Ecuador estimate | $7,763 | $647 | $17,580 | |
| 67 | Mauritius estimate | $7,441 | $620 | Rs 345,400 | $17,340 |
| 68 | Peru estimate | $7,391 | $616 | PEN 26,360 | $13,680 |
| 69 | Honduras estimate | $7,208 | $601 | L 187,100 | $14,830 |
| 70 | Bolivia estimate | $6,995 | $583 | Bs 48,330 | $17,910 |
| 71 | El Salvador estimate | $6,716 | $560 | $14,320 | |
| 72 | Brazil estimate | $6,554 | $546 | R$36,620 | $14,180 |
| 73 | Kazakhstan estimate | $6,441 | $537 | ₸2,099,700 | $16,730 |
| 74 | Fiji estimate | $6,431 | $536 | FJD 14,590 | $15,750 |
| 75 | South Africa estimate | $6,229 | $519 | R 102,500 | $13,820 |
| 76 | Jordan estimate | $6,189 | $516 | JOD 4,394 | $13,680 |
| 77 | Moldova estimate | $6,129 | $511 | MDL 106,500 | $12,140 |
| 78 | Thailand estimate | $5,924 | $494 | ฿194,800 | $18,370 |
| 79 | Samoa estimate | $5,896 | $491 | WST 15,860 | $8,627 |
| 80 | Dominican Republic estimate | $5,829 | $486 | DOP 361,300 | $15,170 |
| 81 | Paraguay estimate | $5,787 | $482 | ₲43,667,300 | $15,190 |
| 82 | Malaysia estimate | $5,681 | $473 | RM 23,880 | $15,190 |
| 83 | Albania estimate | $5,566 | $464 | ALL 593,100 | $12,870 |
| 84 | Colombia estimate | $5,348 | $446 | COP 21,677,300 | $13,010 |
| 85 | Vanuatu estimate | $5,290 | $441 | VUV 512,600 | $4,328 |
| 86 | Vietnam estimate | $4,910 | $409 | ₫118,639,400 | $16,570 |
| 87 | Kiribati estimate | $4,867 | $406 | A$7,325 | $7,802 |
| 88 | Georgia estimate | $4,298 | $358 | ₾13,850 | $12,900 |
| 89 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $4,099 | $342 | FCFA 2,486,400 | $9,017 |
| 90 | Cambodia estimate | $4,014 | $335 | ៛16,111,500 | $10,940 |
| 91 | Djibouti estimate | $3,977 | $331 | DJF 706,800 | $7,177 |
| 92 | Philippines estimate | $3,927 | $327 | ₱225,000 | $10,850 |
| 93 | Botswana estimate | $3,729 | $311 | P 50,580 | $9,521 |
| 94 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,660 | $305 | UZS 40,445,400 | $13,490 |
| 95 | Suriname estimate | $3,557 | $296 | SRD 87,880 | $9,828 |
| 96 | Sudan estimate | $3,502 | $292 | SDG 1,914,700 | $8,537 |
| 97 | Bhutan estimate | $3,501 | $292 | BTN 292,900 | $14,030 |
| 98 | Cape Verde estimate | $3,125 | $260 | CVE 310,500 | $6,165 |
| 99 | Armenia estimate | $2,904 | $242 | ֏1,401,600 | $8,419 |
| 100 | Eswatini estimate | $2,866 | $239 | SZL 51,260 | |
| 101 | Indonesia estimate | $2,683 | $224 | Rp 42,542,900 | $8,334 |
| 102 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,683 | $224 | FCFA 1,261,800 | $4,048 |
| 103 | Comoros estimate | $2,641 | $220 | CF 1,098,500 | $4,817 |
| 104 | Laos estimate | $2,609 | $217 | ₭36,617,100 | $9,865 |
| 105 | India estimate | $2,521 | $210 | ₹219,700 | $11,070 |
| 106 | Tunisia estimate | $2,496 | $208 | TND 7,323 | $8,929 |
| 107 | Guinea estimate | $2,469 | $206 | FG 22,678,000 | $7,532 |
| 108 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $2,348 | $196 | F CFA 1,464,700 | $6,302 |
| 109 | Niger estimate | $2,348 | $196 | F CFA 1,464,700 | $7,205 |
| 110 | Ghana estimate | $2,333 | $194 | GH₵29,290 | $5,580 |
| 111 | Jamaica estimate | $2,288 | $191 | JMD 253,800 | $3,631 |
| 112 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $2,226 | $186 | K 3,075,800 | $7,063 |
| 113 | Timor-Leste estimate | $2,197 | $183 | $4,931 | |
| 114 | Senegal estimate | $2,181 | $182 | F CFA 1,269,400 | $5,604 |
| 115 | Ukraine estimate | $2,143 | $179 | ₴54,750 | $8,813 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,120 | $177 | Rs 640,500 | $7,321 |
| 117 | Nepal estimate | $2,102 | $175 | Rs 219,700 | $7,238 |
| 118 | Yemen estimate | $2,007 | $167 | YER 440,700 | $6,653 |
| 119 | Lesotho estimate | $1,998 | $166 | LSL 36,620 | $5,965 |
| 120 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,907 | $159 | ؋146,500 | $9,278 |
| 121 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,900 | $158 | ৳219,700 | $6,660 |
| 122 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,888 | $157 | F CFA 1,098,500 | $5,689 |
| 123 | Mali estimate | $1,844 | $154 | F CFA 1,118,100 | $5,812 |
| 124 | Mozambique estimate | $1,835 | $153 | MZN 117,200 | $4,858 |
| 125 | Liberia estimate | $1,828 | $152 | LRD 1,828 | $4,535 |
| 126 | Cameroon estimate | $1,780 | $148 | FCFA 878,800 | $3,673 |
| 127 | Zambia estimate | $1,762 | $147 | ZK 46,120 | $6,095 |
| 128 | Chad estimate | $1,761 | $147 | FCFA 1,098,500 | $5,196 |
| 129 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,644 | $137 | F CFA 1,025,300 | $4,644 |
| 130 | Benin estimate | $1,528 | $127 | F CFA 952,000 | $4,632 |
| 131 | Egypt estimate | $1,475 | $123 | E£66,830 | $9,613 |
| 132 | Rwanda estimate | $1,445 | $120 | RF 1,904,100 | $5,269 |
| 133 | Kenya estimate | $1,436 | $120 | KES 146,500 | $3,386 |
| 134 | Pakistan estimate | $1,353 | $113 | Rs 380,500 | $5,819 |
| 135 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,332 | $111 | CDF 1,345,900 | $2,741 |
| 136 | Gambia estimate | $1,293 | $108 | GMD 62,250 | $4,176 |
| 137 | Uganda estimate | $1,259 | $105 | UGX 4,515,400 | $3,433 |
| 138 | Togo estimate | $1,174 | $98 | F CFA 732,300 | $3,320 |
| 139 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,172 | $98 | ETB 51,260 | $3,815 |
| 140 | Angola estimate | $1,010 | $84 | Kz 878,800 | $2,824 |
| 141 | Burundi estimate | $695 | $58 | BIF 1,331,800 | $2,101 |
| 142 | Malawi estimate | $603 | $50 | MWK 219,700 | $1,848 |
| 143 | Nigeria estimate | $495 | $41 | ₦732,300 | $2,758 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).