How much does a soldier make in each country?
111 countries, median gross salary a year in dollars.
Each line is a country, on a log scale from $100 to $200,000 a year.
Where they earn the most
- Switzerland$139,000
- Norway$105,900
- Austria$96,090
- Belgium$92,530
- Finland$79,600
Where pay goes furthest
- Austria$113,300
- Norway$110,100
- Switzerland$108,400
- Belgium$106,100
- Finland$87,830
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $139,000 | $11,580 | CHF 115,600 | $108,400 |
| 2 | Norway estimate | $105,900 | $8,825 | kr 986,500 | $110,100 |
| 3 | Austria estimate | $96,090 | $8,007 | €85,030 | $113,300 |
| 4 | Belgium estimate | $92,530 | $7,711 | €81,880 | $106,100 |
| 5 | Finland estimate | $79,600 | $6,633 | €70,440 | $87,830 |
| 6 | United States | $78,350 | $6,529 | $78,350 | |
| 7 | Netherlands estimate | $69,640 | $5,804 | €61,630 | $80,320 |
| 8 | United Kingdom estimate | $68,230 | $5,686 | £51,820 | $73,870 |
| 9 | Ireland estimate | $64,820 | $5,402 | €57,360 | $63,460 |
| 10 | Italy estimate | $59,520 | $4,960 | €52,670 | $81,690 |
| 11 | Denmark estimate | $59,160 | $4,930 | kr 420,000 | $57,960 |
| 12 | Sweden estimate | $58,750 | $4,895 | kr 573,200 | $64,900 |
| 13 | Luxembourg estimate | $56,470 | $4,706 | €52,180 | $61,740 |
| 14 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $55,890 | $4,657 | AED 205,300 | $83,120 |
| 15 | Canada | $55,170 | $4,597 | CA$77,600 | |
| 16 | Slovenia estimate | $54,280 | $4,523 | €48,030 | $81,020 |
| 17 | Germany estimate | $49,730 | $4,144 | €47,230 | $65,660 |
| 18 | Spain estimate | $40,530 | $3,377 | €35,870 | $59,000 |
| 19 | Croatia estimate | $38,840 | $3,236 | €34,790 | $66,000 |
| 20 | Cyprus estimate | $37,700 | $3,142 | €33,370 | $56,340 |
| 21 | Puerto Rico estimate | $37,640 | $3,136 | $40,140 | |
| 22 | Estonia estimate | $37,440 | $3,120 | €33,140 | $49,330 |
| 23 | France estimate | $36,450 | $3,038 | €32,260 | $44,040 |
| 24 | Poland estimate | $35,420 | $2,952 | zł 137,700 | $64,560 |
| 25 | Czechia estimate | $33,570 | $2,797 | Kč 738,500 | $50,110 |
| 26 | Lithuania estimate | $31,450 | $2,621 | €27,830 | $50,640 |
| 27 | Greece estimate | $28,450 | $2,371 | €25,180 | $43,400 |
| 28 | Malta estimate | $24,700 | $2,059 | €21,630 | $34,410 |
| 29 | Portugal estimate | $21,740 | $1,812 | €19,240 | $33,480 |
| 30 | Slovakia estimate | $21,500 | $1,792 | €18,830 | $32,250 |
| 31 | Romania estimate | $20,970 | $1,748 | lei 103,600 | $48,730 |
| 32 | Serbia estimate | $20,890 | $1,741 | RSD 18,480 | $41,030 |
| 33 | Bulgaria estimate | $20,250 | $1,687 | €18,130 | $43,220 |
| 34 | Latvia estimate | $18,580 | $1,548 | €16,640 | $29,780 |
| 35 | Hungary estimate | $16,590 | $1,383 | Ft 5,343,500 | $28,650 |
| 36 | South Africa estimate | $14,310 | $1,192 | R 190,600 | $28,630 |
| 37 | Brunei estimate | $13,900 | $1,159 | BND 17,610 | $23,260 |
| 38 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $13,270 | $1,106 | KM 23,040 | $29,960 |
| 39 | Chile estimate | $12,530 | $1,044 | CLP 10,945,200 | $22,300 |
| 40 | Brazil estimate | $12,370 | $1,031 | R$69,130 | $26,780 |
| 41 | Maldives estimate | $12,320 | $1,027 | MVR 189,600 | $18,720 |
| 42 | Botswana estimate | $11,760 | $980 | P 159,500 | $30,020 |
| 43 | Ecuador estimate | $11,520 | $960 | $26,100 | |
| 44 | Uruguay estimate | $11,360 | $947 | UYU 456,800 | $15,590 |
| 45 | Jamaica estimate | $11,160 | $930 | JMD 1,238,500 | $17,720 |
| 46 | Lebanon estimate | $10,700 | $892 | L£16,129,800 | $21,550 |
| 47 | Peru estimate | $10,660 | $888 | PEN 38,020 | $19,730 |
| 48 | Bolivia estimate | $10,000 | $834 | Bs 69,130 | $25,610 |
| 49 | Colombia estimate | $9,949 | $829 | COP 40,324,400 | $24,210 |
| 50 | Mexico estimate | $9,627 | $802 | MX$185,200 | $16,380 |
| 51 | Argentina estimate | $9,324 | $777 | ARS 11,569,200 | $17,490 |
| 52 | Eswatini estimate | $9,017 | $751 | SZL 161,300 | |
| 53 | El Salvador estimate | $7,932 | $661 | $16,920 | |
| 54 | North Macedonia estimate | $7,883 | $657 | MKD 366,400 | $15,580 |
| 55 | Paraguay estimate | $7,784 | $649 | ₲58,736,000 | $20,430 |
| 56 | Thailand estimate | $7,724 | $644 | ฿254,000 | $23,950 |
| 57 | Fiji estimate | $7,652 | $638 | FJD 13,700 | $13,490 |
| 58 | Belize estimate | $7,432 | $619 | BZD 14,860 | $11,640 |
| 59 | Dominican Republic estimate | $6,992 | $583 | DOP 433,400 | $18,200 |
| 60 | Vietnam estimate | $6,675 | $556 | ₫161,297,600 | $22,530 |
| 61 | Marshall Islands estimate | $6,220 | $518 | $6,261 | |
| 62 | Albania estimate | $6,213 | $518 | ALL 702,400 | $14,370 |
| 63 | Zambia estimate | $6,164 | $514 | ZK 161,300 | $21,320 |
| 64 | Guyana estimate | $6,059 | $505 | GYD 1,263,400 | $13,000 |
| 65 | Mongolia estimate | $5,850 | $487 | ₮20,738,300 | $17,560 |
| 66 | Honduras estimate | $5,483 | $457 | L 142,300 | $11,280 |
| 67 | Moldova estimate | $5,434 | $453 | MDL 96,680 | $11,560 |
| 68 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $5,130 | $428 | FCFA 3,111,900 | $11,290 |
| 69 | Djibouti estimate | $4,862 | $405 | DJF 864,100 | $8,774 |
| 70 | Lesotho estimate | $4,714 | $393 | LSL 86,410 | $14,080 |
| 71 | Cambodia estimate | $4,593 | $383 | ៛18,434,000 | $12,520 |
| 72 | Cameroon estimate | $4,301 | $358 | FCFA 2,123,400 | $8,875 |
| 73 | Kenya estimate | $4,254 | $354 | KES 433,900 | $10,030 |
| 74 | Tonga estimate | $4,203 | $350 | TOP 9,935 | $5,455 |
| 75 | Guatemala estimate | $4,129 | $344 | Q 31,990 | $9,389 |
| 76 | Indonesia estimate | $4,101 | $342 | Rp 65,018,600 | $12,740 |
| 77 | Mali estimate | $4,035 | $336 | F CFA 2,446,500 | $12,720 |
| 78 | Senegal estimate | $3,960 | $330 | F CFA 2,304,300 | $10,170 |
| 79 | Ghana estimate | $3,670 | $306 | GH₵46,090 | $8,778 |
| 80 | Bhutan estimate | $3,305 | $275 | BTN 288,000 | $13,680 |
| 81 | Philippines estimate | $3,291 | $274 | ₱189,200 | $9,216 |
| 82 | Suriname estimate | $3,264 | $272 | SRD 80,650 | $9,019 |
| 83 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $3,220 | $268 | F CFA 2,008,500 | $8,642 |
| 84 | Niger estimate | $2,955 | $246 | F CFA 1,843,400 | $9,068 |
| 85 | Togo estimate | $2,942 | $245 | F CFA 1,835,000 | $8,319 |
| 86 | Chad estimate | $2,771 | $231 | FCFA 1,728,200 | $8,174 |
| 87 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,591 | $216 | ৳299,600 | $9,080 |
| 88 | Sudan estimate | $2,529 | $211 | SDG 1,382,600 | $6,164 |
| 89 | Timor-Leste estimate | $2,521 | $210 | $5,657 | |
| 90 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,479 | $207 | Rs 748,900 | $8,560 |
| 91 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,450 | $204 | FCFA 1,152,100 | $3,696 |
| 92 | Angola estimate | $2,384 | $199 | Kz 2,073,800 | $6,664 |
| 93 | Pakistan estimate | $2,278 | $190 | Rs 368,700 | $9,237 |
| 94 | Guinea estimate | $2,258 | $188 | FG 20,738,300 | $6,888 |
| 95 | Nepal estimate | $2,205 | $184 | Rs 230,400 | $7,592 |
| 96 | Afghanistan estimate | $2,100 | $175 | ؋161,300 | $10,220 |
| 97 | Egypt estimate | $2,093 | $174 | E£12,670 | $7,337 |
| 98 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,918 | $160 | K 2,649,900 | $6,085 |
| 99 | Mozambique estimate | $1,762 | $147 | MZN 112,500 | $4,664 |
| 100 | Comoros estimate | $1,662 | $138 | CF 691,300 | $3,031 |
| 101 | Laos estimate | $1,625 | $135 | ₭22,812,100 | $6,146 |
| 102 | Uganda estimate | $1,606 | $134 | UGX 5,760,600 | $4,380 |
| 103 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,584 | $132 | F CFA 921,700 | $4,773 |
| 104 | Benin estimate | $1,547 | $129 | F CFA 963,800 | $4,690 |
| 105 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,357 | $113 | F CFA 846,400 | $3,834 |
| 106 | Burundi estimate | $1,203 | $100 | BIF 2,304,300 | $3,635 |
| 107 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,061 | $88 | CDF 1,071,500 | $2,183 |
| 108 | Yemen estimate | $1,055 | $88 | YER 231,800 | $3,499 |
| 109 | Ethiopia estimate | $973 | $81 | ETB 42,570 | $3,168 |
| 110 | Rwanda estimate | $699 | $58 | RF 691,300 | $2,371 |
| 111 | Gambia estimate | $658 | $55 | GMD 31,680 | $2,126 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).