How much does a special needs teacher 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 $200,000 a year.
Where they earn the most
- Switzerland$102,600
- Luxembourg$84,190
- Iceland$73,360
- Qatar$68,630
- United States$68,620
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$88,420
- Qatar$88,250
- Luxembourg$85,340
- Switzerland$80,010
- Austria$71,410
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $102,600 | $8,546 | CHF 92,280 | $80,010 |
| 2 | Luxembourg estimate | $84,190 | $7,016 | €75,400 | $85,340 |
| 3 | Iceland estimate | $73,360 | $6,114 | kr 9,346,500 | $64,150 |
| 4 | Qatar estimate | $68,630 | $5,719 | QAR 249,800 | $88,250 |
| 5 | United States | $68,620 | $5,718 | $68,620 | |
| 6 | Germany | $66,970 | $5,581 | €59,980 | $88,420 |
| 7 | Australia | $66,250 | $5,521 | A$96,430 | |
| 8 | Denmark estimate | $66,040 | $5,504 | kr 440,100 | $63,180 |
| 9 | United Kingdom | $63,490 | $5,291 | £47,430 | $68,730 |
| 10 | Norway estimate | $62,990 | $5,249 | kr 569,900 | $65,470 |
| 11 | Belgium estimate | $60,580 | $5,048 | €54,260 | $69,460 |
| 12 | Austria estimate | $60,540 | $5,045 | €54,230 | $71,410 |
| 13 | Ireland estimate | $59,720 | $4,977 | €53,490 | $58,470 |
| 14 | Netherlands estimate | $58,290 | $4,857 | €52,200 | $67,220 |
| 15 | Finland estimate | $53,220 | $4,435 | €47,660 | $58,720 |
| 16 | Canada | $52,450 | $4,371 | CA$73,780 | |
| 17 | Singapore estimate | $48,020 | $4,002 | SGD 64,520 | $60,930 |
| 18 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $47,690 | $3,974 | HK$370,200 | $57,350 |
| 19 | Sweden estimate | $45,950 | $3,829 | kr 437,400 | $50,760 |
| 20 | Israel estimate | $44,410 | $3,701 | ₪143,500 | $35,440 |
| 21 | France estimate | $44,280 | $3,690 | €39,660 | $53,490 |
| 22 | Italy estimate | $39,050 | $3,254 | €34,970 | $53,590 |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $34,500 | $2,875 | AED 126,700 | $51,310 |
| 24 | South Korea estimate | $33,250 | $2,770 | ₩42,935,100 | $47,490 |
| 25 | Cyprus estimate | $33,150 | $2,762 | €29,690 | $49,530 |
| 26 | Slovenia estimate | $32,650 | $2,721 | €29,240 | $48,740 |
| 27 | Malta estimate | $31,790 | $2,649 | €27,830 | $44,280 |
| 28 | Portugal estimate | $31,060 | $2,588 | €27,820 | $47,820 |
| 29 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $28,870 | $2,406 | SAR 108,200 | $55,790 |
| 30 | Bahamas estimate | $27,220 | $2,268 | BSD 27,220 | $24,600 |
| 31 | Puerto Rico estimate | $27,130 | $2,260 | $28,930 | |
| 32 | Czechia estimate | $26,060 | $2,171 | Kč 573,300 | $38,900 |
| 33 | Greece estimate | $26,020 | $2,169 | €23,310 | $39,700 |
| 34 | Brunei estimate | $25,780 | $2,148 | BND 32,670 | $43,130 |
| 35 | Lithuania estimate | $25,260 | $2,105 | €22,630 | $40,680 |
| 36 | Barbados estimate | $25,040 | $2,087 | BBD 50,090 | $20,870 |
| 37 | Estonia estimate | $24,940 | $2,079 | €22,340 | $32,860 |
| 38 | Costa Rica estimate | $23,880 | $1,990 | ₡12,022,700 | $38,220 |
| 39 | Latvia estimate | $22,960 | $1,914 | €20,570 | $36,810 |
| 40 | Romania estimate | $21,930 | $1,827 | lei 96,860 | $44,960 |
| 41 | Croatia estimate | $21,120 | $1,760 | €142,600 | $35,900 |
| 42 | Slovakia estimate | $20,700 | $1,725 | €18,540 | $32,380 |
| 43 | Hungary estimate | $20,530 | $1,711 | Ft 7,193,700 | $35,440 |
| 44 | Spain estimate | $18,780 | $1,565 | €16,820 | $27,350 |
| 45 | Poland estimate | $18,050 | $1,504 | zł 75,770 | $32,910 |
| 46 | Türkiye estimate | $16,560 | $1,380 | ₺653,300 | $36,820 |
| 47 | Uruguay estimate | $16,250 | $1,354 | UYU 653,300 | $22,300 |
| 48 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $15,390 | $1,282 | KM 26,960 | $34,730 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $15,240 | $1,270 | PAB 15,240 | $30,690 |
| 50 | Bulgaria estimate | $15,180 | $1,265 | €26,600 | $32,410 |
| 51 | Serbia estimate | $14,730 | $1,228 | RSD 1,549,800 | $28,940 |
| 52 | Botswana estimate | $14,450 | $1,204 | P 196,000 | $36,890 |
| 53 | Chile estimate | $14,270 | $1,189 | CLP 13,460,800 | $28,960 |
| 54 | Palau estimate | $14,040 | $1,170 | $14,040 | |
| 55 | Montenegro estimate | $12,110 | $1,009 | €9,116 | $20,750 |
| 56 | Belize estimate | $11,960 | $997 | BZD 23,930 | $18,740 |
| 57 | North Macedonia estimate | $11,850 | $987 | MKD 654,000 | $23,890 |
| 58 | Malaysia estimate | $11,670 | $973 | RM 49,060 | $31,210 |
| 59 | South Africa estimate | $11,250 | $937 | R 185,100 | $24,960 |
| 60 | Marshall Islands estimate | $10,890 | $907 | $10,960 | |
| 61 | Lebanon estimate | $10,400 | $867 | L£15,679,500 | $20,950 |
| 62 | Honduras estimate | $9,790 | $816 | L 254,100 | $20,140 |
| 63 | Peru estimate | $9,768 | $814 | PEN 34,840 | $18,080 |
| 64 | Brazil estimate | $9,744 | $812 | R$54,440 | $21,090 |
| 65 | Colombia estimate | $9,671 | $806 | COP 39,198,700 | $23,530 |
| 66 | Dominican Republic estimate | $9,515 | $793 | DOP 589,800 | $24,770 |
| 67 | Mauritius estimate | $9,384 | $782 | Rs 435,500 | $21,870 |
| 68 | Eswatini estimate | $9,130 | $761 | SZL 163,300 | |
| 69 | Guatemala estimate | $8,843 | $737 | Q 67,910 | $19,790 |
| 70 | Maldives estimate | $8,789 | $732 | MVR 135,200 | $13,350 |
| 71 | Argentina estimate | $8,775 | $731 | ARS 10,888,500 | $16,470 |
| 72 | Ecuador estimate | $8,711 | $726 | $19,730 | |
| 73 | Thailand estimate | $8,503 | $709 | ฿279,600 | $26,360 |
| 74 | Mexico estimate | $8,346 | $695 | MX$160,600 | $14,200 |
| 75 | El Salvador estimate | $8,234 | $686 | $17,560 | |
| 76 | Russia estimate | $7,988 | $666 | ₽588,400 | $22,840 |
| 77 | Djibouti estimate | $7,658 | $638 | DJF 1,361,100 | $13,820 |
| 78 | Fiji estimate | $7,569 | $631 | FJD 17,170 | $18,540 |
| 79 | Samoa estimate | $7,434 | $620 | WST 19,990 | $10,880 |
| 80 | Albania estimate | $7,340 | $612 | ALL 782,200 | $16,980 |
| 81 | Guyana estimate | $7,311 | $609 | GYD 1,524,400 | $15,680 |
| 82 | Bolivia estimate | $7,091 | $591 | Bs 49,000 | $18,150 |
| 83 | Jordan estimate | $6,901 | $575 | JOD 4,900 | $15,250 |
| 84 | Paraguay estimate | $6,494 | $541 | ₲48,998,300 | $17,050 |
| 85 | Mongolia estimate | $6,143 | $512 | ₮21,777,000 | $18,440 |
| 86 | Jamaica estimate | $6,134 | $511 | JMD 680,500 | $9,736 |
| 87 | Moldova estimate | $6,065 | $505 | MDL 105,400 | $12,010 |
| 88 | Tonga estimate | $5,926 | $494 | TOP 14,010 | $7,691 |
| 89 | Philippines estimate | $5,781 | $482 | ₱331,200 | $15,970 |
| 90 | Cape Verde estimate | $5,449 | $454 | CVE 541,500 | $10,750 |
| 91 | Bhutan estimate | $5,336 | $445 | BTN 446,400 | $21,380 |
| 92 | Vanuatu estimate | $5,056 | $421 | VUV 490,000 | $4,137 |
| 93 | Vietnam estimate | $5,002 | $417 | ₫120,862,600 | $16,880 |
| 94 | Senegal estimate | $4,678 | $390 | F CFA 2,722,100 | $12,020 |
| 95 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,648 | $387 | ₸1,515,100 | $12,070 |
| 96 | Tunisia estimate | $4,453 | $371 | TND 13,070 | $15,930 |
| 97 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $4,364 | $364 | F CFA 2,722,100 | $11,710 |
| 98 | Cambodia estimate | $4,341 | $362 | ៛17,421,600 | $11,830 |
| 99 | Kiribati estimate | $4,170 | $347 | A$6,277 | $6,685 |
| 100 | India estimate | $3,998 | $333 | ₹348,400 | $17,560 |
| 101 | Georgia estimate | $3,832 | $319 | ₾12,340 | $11,500 |
| 102 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,667 | $306 | FCFA 2,224,100 | $8,066 |
| 103 | Chad estimate | $3,624 | $302 | FCFA 2,260,600 | $10,690 |
| 104 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,463 | $289 | UZS 38,271,800 | $12,760 |
| 105 | Zambia estimate | $3,329 | $277 | ZK 87,110 | $11,510 |
| 106 | Suriname estimate | $3,085 | $257 | SRD 76,220 | $8,524 |
| 107 | Mozambique estimate | $3,070 | $256 | MZN 196,000 | $8,125 |
| 108 | Timor-Leste estimate | $2,940 | $245 | $6,598 | |
| 109 | Yemen estimate | $2,816 | $235 | YER 618,400 | $9,335 |
| 110 | Burkina Faso estimate | $2,807 | $234 | F CFA 1,633,300 | $8,458 |
| 111 | Mali estimate | $2,694 | $224 | F CFA 1,633,300 | $8,491 |
| 112 | Kenya estimate | $2,630 | $219 | KES 268,300 | $6,201 |
| 113 | Comoros estimate | $2,618 | $218 | CF 1,088,900 | $4,775 |
| 114 | Ghana estimate | $2,428 | $202 | GH₵30,490 | $5,807 |
| 115 | Cameroon estimate | $2,426 | $202 | FCFA 1,197,700 | $5,006 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,343 | $195 | Rs 707,800 | $8,090 |
| 117 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,315 | $193 | FCFA 1,088,900 | $3,493 |
| 118 | Nepal estimate | $2,292 | $191 | Rs 239,500 | $7,892 |
| 119 | Guinea estimate | $2,134 | $178 | FG 19,599,300 | $6,509 |
| 120 | Indonesia estimate | $2,112 | $176 | Rp 33,485,200 | $6,559 |
| 121 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $2,095 | $175 | F CFA 1,306,600 | $5,918 |
| 122 | Lesotho estimate | $2,079 | $173 | LSL 38,110 | $6,208 |
| 123 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,072 | $173 | ৳239,500 | $7,261 |
| 124 | Ukraine estimate | $2,006 | $167 | ₴51,250 | $8,248 |
| 125 | Armenia estimate | $1,917 | $160 | ֏925,500 | $5,559 |
| 126 | Angola estimate | $1,878 | $156 | Kz 1,633,300 | $5,249 |
| 127 | Uganda estimate | $1,670 | $139 | UGX 5,988,700 | $4,553 |
| 128 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,668 | $139 | ETB 72,950 | $5,429 |
| 129 | Benin estimate | $1,661 | $138 | F CFA 1,034,400 | $5,033 |
| 130 | Niger estimate | $1,655 | $138 | F CFA 1,032,200 | $5,078 |
| 131 | Togo estimate | $1,654 | $138 | F CFA 1,031,400 | $4,676 |
| 132 | Laos estimate | $1,629 | $136 | ₭22,865,900 | $6,161 |
| 133 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,617 | $135 | CDF 1,633,300 | $3,327 |
| 134 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,576 | $131 | K 2,177,700 | $5,000 |
| 135 | Pakistan estimate | $1,342 | $112 | Rs 377,200 | $5,768 |
| 136 | Egypt estimate | $1,202 | $100 | E£54,440 | $7,831 |
| 137 | Sudan estimate | $1,195 | $100 | SDG 653,300 | $2,913 |
| 138 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,156 | $96 | ؋88,790 | $5,624 |
| 139 | Burundi estimate | $1,124 | $94 | BIF 2,152,200 | $3,395 |
| 140 | Liberia estimate | $1,089 | $91 | LRD 1,089 | $2,701 |
| 141 | Rwanda estimate | $1,074 | $89 | RF 1,415,500 | $3,917 |
| 142 | Gambia estimate | $961 | $80 | GMD 46,280 | $3,105 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $956 | $80 | MWK 348,400 | $2,930 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $368 | $31 | ₦544,400 | $2,050 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).