How much does a social worker 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
- Switzerland$97,310
- Luxembourg$79,880
- Iceland$69,610
- Germany$66,850
- Qatar$65,130
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$88,260
- Qatar$83,740
- Luxembourg$80,980
- Switzerland$75,920
- Austria$67,760
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $97,310 | $8,109 | CHF 87,570 | $75,920 |
| 2 | Luxembourg estimate | $79,880 | $6,657 | €71,550 | $80,980 |
| 3 | Iceland estimate | $69,610 | $5,801 | kr 8,868,800 | $60,880 |
| 4 | Germany | $66,850 | $5,571 | €59,870 | $88,260 |
| 5 | Qatar estimate | $65,130 | $5,427 | QAR 237,100 | $83,740 |
| 6 | Denmark estimate | $62,670 | $5,222 | kr 417,600 | $59,950 |
| 7 | United States | $61,080 | $5,090 | $61,080 | |
| 8 | Norway estimate | $59,770 | $4,981 | kr 540,800 | $62,120 |
| 9 | United Kingdom | $58,170 | $4,848 | £43,460 | $62,980 |
| 10 | Belgium estimate | $57,480 | $4,790 | €51,480 | $65,910 |
| 11 | Austria estimate | $57,450 | $4,788 | €51,460 | $67,760 |
| 12 | Ireland estimate | $56,670 | $4,723 | €50,760 | $55,480 |
| 13 | Netherlands estimate | $55,310 | $4,609 | €49,540 | $63,780 |
| 14 | Australia | $55,270 | $4,606 | A$80,440 | |
| 15 | Canada | $50,950 | $4,246 | CA$71,670 | |
| 16 | Finland estimate | $50,500 | $4,208 | €45,230 | $55,720 |
| 17 | Singapore estimate | $45,570 | $3,797 | SGD 61,220 | $57,820 |
| 18 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $45,260 | $3,771 | HK$351,300 | $54,420 |
| 19 | Sweden estimate | $43,600 | $3,633 | kr 415,100 | $48,170 |
| 20 | Israel estimate | $42,140 | $3,512 | ₪136,100 | $33,630 |
| 21 | France estimate | $42,010 | $3,501 | €37,630 | $50,760 |
| 22 | Italy estimate | $37,050 | $3,087 | €33,180 | $50,850 |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $32,730 | $2,728 | AED 120,200 | $48,680 |
| 24 | South Korea estimate | $31,550 | $2,629 | ₩40,740,800 | $45,070 |
| 25 | Cyprus estimate | $31,450 | $2,621 | €28,170 | $47,000 |
| 26 | Slovenia estimate | $30,980 | $2,582 | €27,750 | $46,250 |
| 27 | Malta estimate | $30,170 | $2,514 | €26,410 | $42,010 |
| 28 | Portugal estimate | $29,470 | $2,456 | €26,400 | $45,380 |
| 29 | Spain estimate | $28,710 | $2,392 | €25,710 | $41,790 |
| 30 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $27,390 | $2,283 | SAR 102,700 | $52,940 |
| 31 | Bahamas estimate | $25,830 | $2,153 | BSD 25,830 | $23,340 |
| 32 | Puerto Rico estimate | $25,740 | $2,145 | $27,450 | |
| 33 | Czechia estimate | $24,730 | $2,060 | Kč 544,000 | $36,910 |
| 34 | Greece estimate | $24,690 | $2,058 | €22,120 | $37,670 |
| 35 | Brunei estimate | $24,460 | $2,039 | BND 31,000 | $40,920 |
| 36 | Lithuania estimate | $23,970 | $1,998 | €21,470 | $38,600 |
| 37 | Barbados estimate | $23,760 | $1,980 | BBD 47,530 | $19,800 |
| 38 | Estonia estimate | $23,670 | $1,972 | €21,200 | $31,180 |
| 39 | Costa Rica estimate | $22,660 | $1,888 | ₡11,408,300 | $36,270 |
| 40 | Latvia estimate | $21,790 | $1,816 | €19,520 | $34,930 |
| 41 | Romania estimate | $20,810 | $1,734 | lei 91,910 | $42,660 |
| 42 | Croatia estimate | $20,040 | $1,670 | €135,300 | $34,060 |
| 43 | Slovakia estimate | $19,650 | $1,637 | €17,600 | $30,730 |
| 44 | Hungary estimate | $19,480 | $1,623 | Ft 6,826,000 | $33,630 |
| 45 | Poland estimate | $17,130 | $1,428 | zł 71,900 | $31,220 |
| 46 | Türkiye estimate | $15,710 | $1,309 | ₺619,900 | $34,940 |
| 47 | Uruguay estimate | $15,420 | $1,285 | UYU 619,900 | $21,160 |
| 48 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $14,600 | $1,217 | KM 25,580 | $32,960 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $14,460 | $1,205 | PAB 14,460 | $29,120 |
| 50 | Bulgaria estimate | $14,410 | $1,201 | €25,240 | $30,750 |
| 51 | Serbia estimate | $13,980 | $1,165 | RSD 1,470,600 | $27,460 |
| 52 | Botswana estimate | $13,710 | $1,143 | P 186,000 | $35,010 |
| 53 | Chile estimate | $13,540 | $1,128 | CLP 12,772,900 | $27,480 |
| 54 | Palau estimate | $13,330 | $1,110 | $13,320 | |
| 55 | Montenegro estimate | $11,490 | $958 | €8,651 | $19,690 |
| 56 | Belize estimate | $11,350 | $946 | BZD 22,710 | $17,780 |
| 57 | North Macedonia estimate | $11,240 | $937 | MKD 620,500 | $22,660 |
| 58 | Malaysia estimate | $11,080 | $923 | RM 46,550 | $29,620 |
| 59 | South Africa estimate | $10,670 | $889 | R 175,600 | $23,680 |
| 60 | Marshall Islands estimate | $10,330 | $861 | $10,400 | |
| 61 | Lebanon estimate | $9,869 | $822 | L£14,878,200 | $19,880 |
| 62 | Honduras estimate | $9,289 | $774 | L 241,100 | $19,110 |
| 63 | Peru estimate | $9,269 | $772 | PEN 33,060 | $17,160 |
| 64 | Brazil estimate | $9,246 | $771 | R$51,660 | $20,010 |
| 65 | Colombia estimate | $9,177 | $765 | COP 37,195,400 | $22,330 |
| 66 | Dominican Republic estimate | $9,029 | $752 | DOP 559,700 | $23,510 |
| 67 | Mauritius estimate | $8,904 | $742 | Rs 413,300 | $20,750 |
| 68 | Eswatini estimate | $8,664 | $722 | SZL 155,000 | |
| 69 | Guatemala estimate | $8,391 | $699 | Q 64,440 | $18,780 |
| 70 | Maldives estimate | $8,340 | $695 | MVR 128,300 | $12,670 |
| 71 | Argentina estimate | $8,327 | $694 | ARS 10,332,100 | $15,620 |
| 72 | Ecuador estimate | $8,266 | $689 | $18,720 | |
| 73 | Thailand estimate | $8,069 | $672 | ฿265,300 | $25,020 |
| 74 | Mexico estimate | $7,919 | $660 | MX$152,300 | $13,470 |
| 75 | El Salvador estimate | $7,814 | $651 | $16,670 | |
| 76 | Russia estimate | $7,580 | $632 | ₽558,300 | $21,680 |
| 77 | Djibouti estimate | $7,267 | $606 | DJF 1,291,500 | $13,110 |
| 78 | Fiji estimate | $7,182 | $599 | FJD 16,290 | $17,590 |
| 79 | Samoa estimate | $7,055 | $588 | WST 18,970 | $10,320 |
| 80 | Albania estimate | $6,965 | $580 | ALL 742,200 | $16,110 |
| 81 | Guyana estimate | $6,938 | $578 | GYD 1,446,500 | $14,880 |
| 82 | Bolivia estimate | $6,729 | $561 | Bs 46,490 | $17,220 |
| 83 | Jordan estimate | $6,548 | $546 | JOD 4,649 | $14,480 |
| 84 | Paraguay estimate | $6,162 | $513 | ₲46,494,200 | $16,170 |
| 85 | Mongolia estimate | $5,829 | $486 | ₮20,664,100 | $17,500 |
| 86 | Jamaica estimate | $5,821 | $485 | JMD 645,700 | $9,238 |
| 87 | Moldova estimate | $5,755 | $480 | MDL 100,000 | $11,400 |
| 88 | Tonga estimate | $5,623 | $469 | TOP 13,290 | $7,298 |
| 89 | Philippines estimate | $5,485 | $457 | ₱314,300 | $15,150 |
| 90 | Cape Verde estimate | $5,170 | $431 | CVE 513,800 | $10,200 |
| 91 | Bhutan estimate | $5,063 | $422 | BTN 423,600 | $20,290 |
| 92 | Vanuatu estimate | $4,798 | $400 | VUV 464,900 | $3,925 |
| 93 | Vietnam estimate | $4,746 | $395 | ₫114,685,800 | $16,020 |
| 94 | Senegal estimate | $4,439 | $370 | F CFA 2,583,000 | $11,400 |
| 95 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,410 | $367 | ₸1,437,700 | $11,450 |
| 96 | Tunisia estimate | $4,225 | $352 | TND 12,400 | $15,120 |
| 97 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $4,141 | $345 | F CFA 2,583,000 | $11,110 |
| 98 | Cambodia estimate | $4,119 | $343 | ៛16,531,300 | $11,220 |
| 99 | Kiribati estimate | $3,957 | $330 | A$5,956 | $6,343 |
| 100 | India estimate | $3,793 | $316 | ₹330,600 | $16,670 |
| 101 | Georgia estimate | $3,636 | $303 | ₾11,710 | $10,910 |
| 102 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,479 | $290 | FCFA 2,110,500 | $7,653 |
| 103 | Chad estimate | $3,439 | $287 | FCFA 2,145,100 | $10,150 |
| 104 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,286 | $274 | UZS 36,315,900 | $12,110 |
| 105 | Zambia estimate | $3,159 | $263 | ZK 82,660 | $10,920 |
| 106 | Suriname estimate | $2,927 | $244 | SRD 72,320 | $8,088 |
| 107 | Mozambique estimate | $2,913 | $243 | MZN 186,000 | $7,710 |
| 108 | Timor-Leste estimate | $2,790 | $232 | $6,261 | |
| 109 | Yemen estimate | $2,672 | $223 | YER 586,800 | $8,858 |
| 110 | Burkina Faso estimate | $2,663 | $222 | F CFA 1,549,800 | $8,026 |
| 111 | Mali estimate | $2,556 | $213 | F CFA 1,549,800 | $8,057 |
| 112 | Kenya estimate | $2,496 | $208 | KES 254,600 | $5,884 |
| 113 | Comoros estimate | $2,484 | $207 | CF 1,033,200 | $4,531 |
| 114 | Ghana estimate | $2,304 | $192 | GH₵28,930 | $5,510 |
| 115 | Cameroon estimate | $2,302 | $192 | FCFA 1,136,500 | $4,750 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,223 | $185 | Rs 671,600 | $7,676 |
| 117 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,197 | $183 | FCFA 1,033,200 | $3,314 |
| 118 | Nepal estimate | $2,175 | $181 | Rs 227,300 | $7,489 |
| 119 | Guinea estimate | $2,025 | $169 | FG 18,597,700 | $6,177 |
| 120 | Indonesia estimate | $2,004 | $167 | Rp 31,773,900 | $6,224 |
| 121 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,988 | $166 | F CFA 1,239,800 | $5,616 |
| 122 | Lesotho estimate | $1,973 | $164 | LSL 36,160 | $5,891 |
| 123 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,966 | $164 | ৳227,300 | $6,890 |
| 124 | Ukraine estimate | $1,903 | $159 | ₴48,630 | $7,827 |
| 125 | Armenia estimate | $1,819 | $152 | ֏878,200 | $5,275 |
| 126 | Angola estimate | $1,782 | $148 | Kz 1,549,800 | $4,980 |
| 127 | Uganda estimate | $1,584 | $132 | UGX 5,682,600 | $4,321 |
| 128 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,583 | $132 | ETB 69,220 | $5,152 |
| 129 | Benin estimate | $1,576 | $131 | F CFA 981,500 | $4,776 |
| 130 | Niger estimate | $1,570 | $131 | F CFA 979,500 | $4,818 |
| 131 | Togo estimate | $1,569 | $131 | F CFA 978,700 | $4,437 |
| 132 | Laos estimate | $1,546 | $129 | ₭21,697,300 | $5,846 |
| 133 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,534 | $128 | CDF 1,549,800 | $3,157 |
| 134 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,496 | $125 | K 2,066,400 | $4,745 |
| 135 | Pakistan estimate | $1,273 | $106 | Rs 357,900 | $5,473 |
| 136 | Egypt estimate | $1,140 | $95 | E£51,660 | $7,431 |
| 137 | Sudan estimate | $1,134 | $94 | SDG 619,900 | $2,764 |
| 138 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,097 | $91 | ؋84,250 | $5,337 |
| 139 | Burundi estimate | $1,066 | $89 | BIF 2,042,200 | $3,222 |
| 140 | Liberia estimate | $1,033 | $86 | LRD 1,033 | $2,563 |
| 141 | Rwanda estimate | $1,019 | $85 | RF 1,343,200 | $3,717 |
| 142 | Gambia estimate | $912 | $76 | GMD 43,910 | $2,946 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $907 | $76 | MWK 330,600 | $2,780 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $349 | $29 | ₦516,600 | $1,945 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).