How much street and related service workers earn in each country
142 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$61,310
- Iceland$61,010
- Denmark$45,800
- Norway$44,610
- United States$41,700
Where pay goes furthest
- Iceland$53,350
- Switzerland$47,830
- Norway$46,360
- Denmark$43,820
- Belgium$43,110
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $61,310 | $5,109 | CHF 55,170 | $47,830 |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $61,010 | $5,084 | kr 7,772,700 | $53,350 |
| 3 | Denmark estimate | $45,800 | $3,817 | kr 305,200 | $43,820 |
| 4 | Norway estimate | $44,610 | $3,717 | kr 403,600 | $46,360 |
| 5 | United States | $41,700 | $3,475 | $41,700 | |
| 6 | Luxembourg estimate | $38,860 | $3,238 | €34,800 | $39,390 |
| 7 | Belgium estimate | $37,600 | $3,133 | €33,670 | $43,110 |
| 8 | Ireland estimate | $32,180 | $2,682 | €28,820 | $31,500 |
| 9 | Austria estimate | $31,800 | $2,650 | €28,480 | $37,500 |
| 10 | Sweden estimate | $31,150 | $2,595 | kr 296,500 | $34,410 |
| 11 | Finland estimate | $31,140 | $2,595 | €27,890 | $34,360 |
| 12 | Germany estimate | $28,500 | $2,375 | €25,530 | $37,630 |
| 13 | Netherlands estimate | $27,800 | $2,316 | €24,900 | $32,060 |
| 14 | Italy estimate | $24,410 | $2,034 | €21,860 | $33,500 |
| 15 | France estimate | $24,220 | $2,018 | €21,690 | $29,260 |
| 16 | Spain estimate | $22,690 | $1,891 | €20,330 | $33,040 |
| 17 | United Kingdom estimate | $22,000 | $1,833 | £16,710 | $23,820 |
| 18 | Slovenia estimate | $20,110 | $1,676 | €18,010 | $30,020 |
| 19 | South Korea estimate | $19,250 | $1,604 | ₩24,855,300 | $27,490 |
| 20 | Greece estimate | $17,520 | $1,460 | €15,690 | $26,720 |
| 21 | Malta estimate | $16,540 | $1,379 | €14,480 | $23,040 |
| 22 | Israel estimate | $16,520 | $1,376 | ₪53,350 | $13,180 |
| 23 | Bahamas estimate | $15,900 | $1,325 | BSD 15,900 | $14,370 |
| 24 | Cyprus estimate | $15,080 | $1,257 | €13,510 | $22,530 |
| 25 | Puerto Rico estimate | $14,160 | $1,180 | $15,100 | |
| 26 | Portugal estimate | $13,560 | $1,130 | €12,140 | $20,880 |
| 27 | Singapore estimate | $12,680 | $1,057 | SGD 17,040 | $16,090 |
| 28 | Estonia estimate | $12,460 | $1,039 | €11,160 | $16,420 |
| 29 | Lithuania estimate | $11,830 | $986 | €10,590 | $19,040 |
| 30 | Czechia estimate | $11,660 | $972 | Kč 256,600 | $17,410 |
| 31 | Slovakia estimate | $11,070 | $923 | €9,917 | $17,320 |
| 32 | Latvia estimate | $10,560 | $880 | €9,461 | $16,930 |
| 33 | Poland estimate | $10,490 | $874 | zł 44,030 | $19,120 |
| 34 | Croatia estimate | $10,270 | $856 | €69,320 | $17,450 |
| 35 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $9,382 | $782 | HK$72,830 | $11,280 |
| 36 | Qatar estimate | $9,272 | $773 | QAR 33,750 | $11,920 |
| 37 | Barbados estimate | $9,173 | $764 | BBD 18,350 | $7,645 |
| 38 | Romania estimate | $9,118 | $760 | lei 40,270 | $18,690 |
| 39 | Hungary estimate | $8,622 | $719 | Ft 3,021,700 | $14,890 |
| 40 | Costa Rica estimate | $8,509 | $709 | ₡4,284,000 | $13,620 |
| 41 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $7,989 | $666 | KM 13,990 | $18,030 |
| 42 | Palau estimate | $7,787 | $649 | $7,784 | |
| 43 | Uruguay estimate | $7,610 | $634 | UYU 306,000 | $10,440 |
| 44 | Serbia estimate | $7,245 | $604 | RSD 762,100 | $14,230 |
| 45 | North Macedonia estimate | $7,143 | $595 | MKD 394,200 | $14,400 |
| 46 | Türkiye estimate | $7,135 | $595 | ₺281,500 | $15,870 |
| 47 | Marshall Islands estimate | $6,854 | $571 | $6,900 | |
| 48 | Tonga estimate | $6,732 | $561 | TOP 15,910 | $8,737 |
| 49 | Chile estimate | $6,486 | $541 | CLP 6,120,000 | $13,160 |
| 50 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $6,356 | $530 | SAR 23,840 | $12,280 |
| 51 | Panama estimate | $6,120 | $510 | PAB 6,120 | $12,320 |
| 52 | Montenegro estimate | $6,095 | $508 | €4,588 | $10,450 |
| 53 | Bulgaria estimate | $6,068 | $506 | €10,630 | $12,950 |
| 54 | Guyana estimate | $5,283 | $440 | GYD 1,101,600 | $11,330 |
| 55 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $5,091 | $424 | AED 18,700 | $7,572 |
| 56 | Ecuador estimate | $4,896 | $408 | $11,090 | |
| 57 | Lebanon estimate | $4,872 | $406 | L£7,344,100 | $9,814 |
| 58 | Belize estimate | $4,774 | $398 | BZD 9,547 | $7,478 |
| 59 | Mauritius estimate | $4,747 | $396 | Rs 220,300 | $11,060 |
| 60 | Fiji estimate | $4,648 | $387 | FJD 10,540 | $11,380 |
| 61 | Maldives estimate | $4,496 | $375 | MVR 69,160 | $6,828 |
| 62 | Brunei estimate | $4,347 | $362 | BND 5,508 | $7,272 |
| 63 | Jordan estimate | $4,310 | $359 | JOD 3,060 | $9,527 |
| 64 | Malaysia estimate | $4,275 | $356 | RM 17,970 | $11,430 |
| 65 | Colombia estimate | $4,228 | $352 | COP 17,136,100 | $10,290 |
| 66 | Mexico estimate | $4,174 | $348 | MX$80,300 | $7,100 |
| 67 | Albania estimate | $4,171 | $348 | ALL 444,500 | $9,649 |
| 68 | Mongolia estimate | $4,143 | $345 | ₮14,688,100 | $12,440 |
| 69 | Peru estimate | $4,118 | $343 | PEN 14,690 | $7,622 |
| 70 | Russia estimate | $4,049 | $337 | ₽298,200 | $11,580 |
| 71 | El Salvador estimate | $3,978 | $332 | $8,485 | |
| 72 | Argentina estimate | $3,946 | $329 | ARS 4,896,000 | $7,404 |
| 73 | Samoa estimate | $3,942 | $328 | WST 10,600 | $5,768 |
| 74 | Moldova estimate | $3,874 | $323 | MDL 67,320 | $7,674 |
| 75 | Bolivia estimate | $3,835 | $320 | Bs 26,500 | $9,818 |
| 76 | Thailand estimate | $3,581 | $298 | ฿117,700 | $11,100 |
| 77 | Paraguay estimate | $3,407 | $284 | ₲25,704,200 | $8,942 |
| 78 | Brazil estimate | $3,325 | $277 | R$18,580 | $7,198 |
| 79 | Guatemala estimate | $3,187 | $266 | Q 24,480 | $7,133 |
| 80 | Dominican Republic estimate | $3,159 | $263 | DOP 195,800 | $8,226 |
| 81 | Kiribati estimate | $3,141 | $262 | A$4,728 | $5,035 |
| 82 | Vietnam estimate | $3,140 | $262 | ₫75,888,500 | $10,600 |
| 83 | Vanuatu estimate | $3,120 | $260 | VUV 302,400 | $2,553 |
| 84 | Philippines estimate | $2,599 | $217 | ₱148,900 | $7,179 |
| 85 | Djibouti estimate | $2,411 | $201 | DJF 428,400 | $4,350 |
| 86 | Honduras estimate | $2,358 | $197 | L 61,200 | $4,851 |
| 87 | Bhutan estimate | $2,354 | $196 | BTN 197,000 | $9,435 |
| 88 | Cambodia estimate | $2,196 | $183 | ៛8,812,900 | $5,984 |
| 89 | Georgia estimate | $2,177 | $181 | ₾7,013 | $6,533 |
| 90 | Sudan estimate | $2,037 | $170 | SDG 1,113,800 | $4,966 |
| 91 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $2,018 | $168 | FCFA 1,224,000 | $4,439 |
| 92 | Suriname estimate | $1,981 | $165 | SRD 48,960 | $5,475 |
| 93 | Kazakhstan estimate | $1,972 | $164 | ₸642,900 | $5,122 |
| 94 | Comoros estimate | $1,913 | $159 | CF 795,600 | $3,489 |
| 95 | Tunisia estimate | $1,877 | $156 | TND 5,508 | $6,715 |
| 96 | South Africa estimate | $1,859 | $155 | R 30,600 | $4,126 |
| 97 | Jamaica estimate | $1,848 | $154 | JMD 205,000 | $2,933 |
| 98 | Cape Verde estimate | $1,841 | $153 | CVE 183,000 | $3,632 |
| 99 | Yemen estimate | $1,807 | $151 | YER 396,700 | $5,989 |
| 100 | Eswatini estimate | $1,784 | $149 | SZL 31,910 | |
| 101 | Laos estimate | $1,744 | $145 | ₭24,480,200 | $6,595 |
| 102 | Uzbekistan estimate | $1,727 | $144 | UZS 19,079,500 | $6,361 |
| 103 | Armenia estimate | $1,648 | $137 | ֏795,600 | $4,779 |
| 104 | Nepal estimate | $1,425 | $119 | Rs 148,900 | $4,906 |
| 105 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,408 | $117 | $3,159 | |
| 106 | India estimate | $1,404 | $117 | ₹122,400 | $6,170 |
| 107 | Indonesia estimate | $1,344 | $112 | Rp 21,304,200 | $4,173 |
| 108 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $1,301 | $108 | FCFA 612,000 | $1,963 |
| 109 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,275 | $106 | ؋97,920 | $6,203 |
| 110 | Ghana estimate | $1,267 | $106 | GH₵15,910 | $3,031 |
| 111 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,240 | $103 | K 1,713,600 | $3,935 |
| 112 | Liberia estimate | $1,224 | $102 | LRD 1,224 | $3,036 |
| 113 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,215 | $101 | Rs 367,200 | $4,197 |
| 114 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,177 | $98 | F CFA 734,400 | $3,160 |
| 115 | Botswana estimate | $1,173 | $98 | P 15,910 | $2,995 |
| 116 | Senegal estimate | $1,139 | $95 | F CFA 663,000 | $2,927 |
| 117 | Egypt estimate | $1,081 | $90 | E£48,960 | $7,043 |
| 118 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,059 | $88 | ৳122,400 | $3,710 |
| 119 | Pakistan estimate | $1,056 | $88 | Rs 296,800 | $4,538 |
| 120 | Guinea estimate | $1,055 | $88 | FG 9,686,700 | $3,217 |
| 121 | Ukraine estimate | $1,036 | $86 | ₴26,480 | $4,262 |
| 122 | Chad estimate | $1,020 | $85 | FCFA 636,500 | $3,010 |
| 123 | Cameroon estimate | $992 | $83 | FCFA 489,600 | $2,046 |
| 124 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $883 | $74 | F CFA 550,800 | $2,495 |
| 125 | Togo estimate | $883 | $74 | F CFA 550,800 | $2,497 |
| 126 | Mozambique estimate | $767 | $64 | MZN 48,960 | $2,030 |
| 127 | Gambia estimate | $699 | $58 | GMD 33,660 | $2,258 |
| 128 | Lesotho estimate | $668 | $56 | LSL 12,240 | $1,994 |
| 129 | Burkina Faso estimate | $631 | $53 | F CFA 367,200 | $1,902 |
| 130 | Mali estimate | $606 | $50 | F CFA 367,200 | $1,909 |
| 131 | Benin estimate | $589 | $49 | F CFA 367,200 | $1,787 |
| 132 | Niger estimate | $589 | $49 | F CFA 367,200 | $1,806 |
| 133 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $563 | $47 | CDF 569,200 | $1,159 |
| 134 | Zambia estimate | $561 | $47 | ZK 14,690 | $1,941 |
| 135 | Ethiopia estimate | $455 | $38 | ETB 19,880 | $1,479 |
| 136 | Angola estimate | $422 | $35 | Kz 367,200 | $1,180 |
| 137 | Nigeria estimate | $397 | $33 | ₦587,800 | $2,214 |
| 138 | Uganda estimate | $370 | $31 | UGX 1,326,000 | $1,008 |
| 139 | Malawi estimate | $269 | $22 | MWK 97,920 | $823 |
| 140 | Rwanda estimate | $241 | $20 | RF 318,200 | $881 |
| 141 | Burundi estimate | $205 | $17 | BIF 391,700 | $618 |
| 142 | Kenya estimate | $120 | $10 | KES 12,240 | $283 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).