How much does a survey enumerator 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$74,640
- Germany$62,410
- Luxembourg$56,460
- Iceland$55,970
- Denmark$52,020
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$82,400
- Qatar$65,700
- Switzerland$58,230
- Luxembourg$57,240
- Norway$51,410
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $74,640 | $6,220 | CHF 67,160 | $58,230 |
| 2 | Germany | $62,410 | $5,201 | €55,900 | $82,400 |
| 3 | Luxembourg estimate | $56,460 | $4,705 | €50,570 | $57,240 |
| 4 | Iceland estimate | $55,970 | $4,664 | kr 7,130,100 | $48,940 |
| 5 | Denmark estimate | $52,020 | $4,335 | kr 346,600 | $49,760 |
| 6 | Qatar estimate | $51,090 | $4,258 | QAR 186,000 | $65,700 |
| 7 | Norway estimate | $49,450 | $4,121 | kr 447,500 | $51,410 |
| 8 | United States | $45,920 | $3,827 | $45,920 | |
| 9 | Belgium estimate | $44,240 | $3,687 | €39,620 | $50,730 |
| 10 | Austria estimate | $43,500 | $3,625 | €38,960 | $51,310 |
| 11 | Netherlands estimate | $39,550 | $3,296 | €35,430 | $45,620 |
| 12 | Ireland estimate | $36,510 | $3,043 | €32,700 | $35,740 |
| 13 | Finland estimate | $34,940 | $2,911 | €31,290 | $38,550 |
| 14 | South Korea estimate | $34,250 | $2,854 | ₩44,233,400 | $48,930 |
| 15 | Sweden estimate | $33,680 | $2,806 | kr 320,600 | $37,200 |
| 16 | United Kingdom estimate | $32,590 | $2,715 | £24,750 | $35,280 |
| 17 | Canada | $32,530 | $2,711 | CA$45,760 | |
| 18 | Italy estimate | $30,610 | $2,551 | €27,410 | $42,010 |
| 19 | Australia | $29,450 | $2,454 | A$42,860 | |
| 20 | France estimate | $26,260 | $2,188 | €23,520 | $31,730 |
| 21 | Slovenia estimate | $23,540 | $1,961 | €21,080 | $35,130 |
| 22 | Israel estimate | $22,240 | $1,853 | ₪71,830 | $17,740 |
| 23 | Singapore estimate | $21,980 | $1,832 | SGD 29,530 | $27,890 |
| 24 | Greece estimate | $21,720 | $1,810 | €19,460 | $33,140 |
| 25 | Malta estimate | $21,090 | $1,758 | €18,470 | $29,380 |
| 26 | Spain estimate | $20,250 | $1,688 | €18,140 | $29,490 |
| 27 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $18,890 | $1,574 | AED 69,370 | $28,090 |
| 28 | Bahamas estimate | $18,520 | $1,544 | BSD 18,520 | $16,740 |
| 29 | Cyprus estimate | $17,270 | $1,439 | €15,470 | $25,800 |
| 30 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $17,260 | $1,438 | HK$134,000 | $20,750 |
| 31 | Estonia estimate | $17,000 | $1,416 | €15,220 | $22,390 |
| 32 | Lithuania estimate | $16,970 | $1,414 | €15,200 | $27,330 |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $16,710 | $1,393 | SAR 62,680 | $32,300 |
| 34 | Portugal estimate | $16,490 | $1,374 | €14,770 | $25,390 |
| 35 | Czechia estimate | $15,260 | $1,271 | Kč 335,700 | $22,780 |
| 36 | Puerto Rico estimate | $14,940 | $1,245 | $15,940 | |
| 37 | Barbados estimate | $14,850 | $1,237 | BBD 29,700 | $12,370 |
| 38 | Croatia estimate | $14,390 | $1,199 | €97,110 | $24,450 |
| 39 | Latvia estimate | $14,330 | $1,194 | €12,830 | $22,960 |
| 40 | Slovakia estimate | $14,120 | $1,176 | €12,640 | $22,080 |
| 41 | Hungary estimate | $13,160 | $1,097 | Ft 4,612,300 | $22,720 |
| 42 | Uruguay estimate | $12,500 | $1,041 | UYU 502,600 | $17,150 |
| 43 | Poland estimate | $12,430 | $1,035 | zł 52,150 | $22,650 |
| 44 | Romania estimate | $11,790 | $983 | lei 52,090 | $24,180 |
| 45 | Costa Rica estimate | $11,060 | $922 | ₡5,568,300 | $17,700 |
| 46 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $10,430 | $869 | KM 18,270 | $23,550 |
| 47 | Palau estimate | $10,280 | $857 | $10,280 | |
| 48 | Brunei estimate | $10,060 | $839 | BND 12,750 | $16,830 |
| 49 | Türkiye estimate | $9,553 | $796 | ₺376,900 | $21,240 |
| 50 | Serbia estimate | $9,478 | $790 | RSD 997,000 | $18,620 |
| 51 | Argentina estimate | $9,205 | $767 | ARS 11,422,100 | $17,270 |
| 52 | Lebanon estimate | $9,092 | $758 | L£13,706,600 | $18,320 |
| 53 | Panama estimate | $8,567 | $714 | PAB 8,567 | $17,250 |
| 54 | North Macedonia estimate | $8,312 | $693 | MKD 458,800 | $16,760 |
| 55 | Chile estimate | $8,312 | $693 | CLP 7,842,800 | $16,870 |
| 56 | Bulgaria estimate | $7,829 | $652 | €13,710 | $16,710 |
| 57 | Montenegro estimate | $7,636 | $636 | €5,748 | $13,090 |
| 58 | Honduras estimate | $7,189 | $599 | L 186,600 | $14,790 |
| 59 | Guatemala estimate | $6,896 | $575 | Q 52,970 | $15,430 |
| 60 | Belize estimate | $6,854 | $571 | BZD 13,710 | $10,740 |
| 61 | Jordan estimate | $6,435 | $536 | JOD 4,569 | $14,220 |
| 62 | Maldives estimate | $6,431 | $536 | MVR 98,930 | $9,768 |
| 63 | Guyana estimate | $6,300 | $525 | GYD 1,313,500 | $13,510 |
| 64 | Albania estimate | $6,239 | $520 | ALL 664,900 | $14,430 |
| 65 | Mexico estimate | $6,158 | $513 | MX$118,500 | $10,480 |
| 66 | Mauritius estimate | $6,152 | $513 | Rs 285,600 | $14,340 |
| 67 | Ecuador estimate | $5,951 | $496 | $13,480 | |
| 68 | Peru estimate | $5,764 | $480 | PEN 20,560 | $10,670 |
| 69 | Marshall Islands estimate | $5,755 | $480 | $5,793 | |
| 70 | El Salvador estimate | $5,695 | $475 | $12,150 | |
| 71 | Malaysia estimate | $5,474 | $456 | RM 23,010 | $14,640 |
| 72 | Fiji estimate | $5,451 | $454 | FJD 12,360 | $13,350 |
| 73 | Samoa estimate | $5,427 | $452 | WST 14,590 | $7,940 |
| 74 | Moldova estimate | $5,258 | $438 | MDL 91,380 | $10,420 |
| 75 | Tonga estimate | $5,235 | $436 | TOP 12,370 | $6,794 |
| 76 | Thailand estimate | $5,210 | $434 | ฿171,300 | $16,150 |
| 77 | Russia estimate | $4,914 | $409 | ₽361,900 | $14,050 |
| 78 | Mongolia estimate | $4,833 | $403 | ₮17,133,200 | $14,510 |
| 79 | Eswatini estimate | $4,647 | $387 | SZL 83,120 | |
| 80 | Bolivia estimate | $4,628 | $386 | Bs 31,980 | $11,850 |
| 81 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $4,585 | $382 | FCFA 2,781,100 | $10,090 |
| 82 | Colombia estimate | $4,509 | $376 | COP 18,275,400 | $10,970 |
| 83 | Djibouti estimate | $4,499 | $375 | DJF 799,500 | $8,119 |
| 84 | Vanuatu estimate | $4,479 | $373 | VUV 434,000 | $3,664 |
| 85 | Cambodia estimate | $4,269 | $356 | ៛17,133,200 | $11,630 |
| 86 | Paraguay estimate | $4,239 | $353 | ₲31,982,000 | $11,130 |
| 87 | Kiribati estimate | $4,096 | $341 | A$6,165 | $6,566 |
| 88 | Brazil estimate | $4,089 | $341 | R$22,840 | $8,849 |
| 89 | Vietnam estimate | $4,065 | $339 | ₫98,230,400 | $13,720 |
| 90 | Philippines estimate | $3,911 | $326 | ₱224,100 | $10,800 |
| 91 | Senegal estimate | $3,900 | $325 | F CFA 2,269,800 | $10,020 |
| 92 | Kazakhstan estimate | $3,898 | $325 | ₸1,270,800 | $10,120 |
| 93 | Dominican Republic estimate | $3,870 | $322 | DOP 239,900 | $10,070 |
| 94 | Georgia estimate | $3,449 | $287 | ₾11,110 | $10,350 |
| 95 | Cape Verde estimate | $3,448 | $287 | CVE 342,700 | $6,803 |
| 96 | Jamaica estimate | $3,346 | $279 | JMD 371,200 | $5,311 |
| 97 | Bhutan estimate | $3,140 | $262 | BTN 262,700 | $12,580 |
| 98 | South Africa estimate | $3,123 | $260 | R 51,400 | $6,930 |
| 99 | Tunisia estimate | $2,919 | $243 | TND 8,567 | $10,440 |
| 100 | Uzbekistan estimate | $2,896 | $241 | UZS 32,005,700 | $10,670 |
| 101 | Suriname estimate | $2,774 | $231 | SRD 68,530 | $7,664 |
| 102 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $2,747 | $229 | F CFA 1,713,300 | $7,372 |
| 103 | Comoros estimate | $2,746 | $229 | CF 1,142,200 | $5,009 |
| 104 | Botswana estimate | $2,695 | $225 | P 36,550 | $6,880 |
| 105 | India estimate | $2,555 | $213 | ₹222,700 | $11,230 |
| 106 | Chad estimate | $2,289 | $191 | FCFA 1,427,800 | $6,753 |
| 107 | Liberia estimate | $2,284 | $190 | LRD 2,284 | $5,667 |
| 108 | Timor-Leste estimate | $2,284 | $190 | $5,127 | |
| 109 | Indonesia estimate | $2,265 | $189 | Rp 35,913,200 | $7,035 |
| 110 | Kenya estimate | $2,240 | $187 | KES 228,400 | $5,280 |
| 111 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,077 | $173 | FCFA 976,600 | $3,133 |
| 112 | Laos estimate | $2,030 | $169 | ₭28,489,700 | $7,676 |
| 113 | Zambia estimate | $1,983 | $165 | ZK 51,880 | $6,856 |
| 114 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,976 | $165 | ৳228,400 | $6,924 |
| 115 | Mozambique estimate | $1,968 | $164 | MZN 125,600 | $5,209 |
| 116 | Armenia estimate | $1,952 | $163 | ֏942,300 | $5,660 |
| 117 | Yemen estimate | $1,883 | $157 | YER 413,500 | $6,242 |
| 118 | Guinea estimate | $1,866 | $155 | FG 17,133,200 | $5,690 |
| 119 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,860 | $155 | K 2,570,000 | $5,901 |
| 120 | Niger estimate | $1,838 | $153 | F CFA 1,146,500 | $5,640 |
| 121 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,784 | $149 | ؋137,100 | $8,682 |
| 122 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,777 | $148 | Rs 536,800 | $6,136 |
| 123 | Cameroon estimate | $1,735 | $145 | FCFA 856,700 | $3,580 |
| 124 | Benin estimate | $1,729 | $144 | F CFA 1,077,200 | $5,241 |
| 125 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,658 | $138 | F CFA 1,034,000 | $4,683 |
| 126 | Nepal estimate | $1,639 | $137 | Rs 171,300 | $5,645 |
| 127 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,600 | $133 | CDF 1,616,200 | $3,292 |
| 128 | Lesotho estimate | $1,482 | $123 | LSL 27,160 | $4,424 |
| 129 | Togo estimate | $1,465 | $122 | F CFA 913,800 | $4,142 |
| 130 | Uganda estimate | $1,433 | $119 | UGX 5,140,000 | $3,908 |
| 131 | Mali estimate | $1,413 | $118 | F CFA 856,700 | $4,453 |
| 132 | Ghana estimate | $1,364 | $114 | GH₵17,130 | $3,263 |
| 133 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,361 | $113 | F CFA 791,700 | $4,100 |
| 134 | Burundi estimate | $1,268 | $106 | BIF 2,427,800 | $3,830 |
| 135 | Ukraine estimate | $1,232 | $103 | ₴31,490 | $5,068 |
| 136 | Egypt estimate | $1,210 | $101 | E£54,830 | $7,887 |
| 137 | Rwanda estimate | $1,127 | $94 | RF 1,484,900 | $4,109 |
| 138 | Angola estimate | $1,048 | $87 | Kz 912,000 | $2,931 |
| 139 | Pakistan estimate | $1,041 | $87 | Rs 292,800 | $4,477 |
| 140 | Gambia estimate | $1,008 | $84 | GMD 48,540 | $3,257 |
| 141 | Malawi estimate | $940 | $78 | MWK 342,700 | $2,882 |
| 142 | Ethiopia estimate | $914 | $76 | ETB 39,980 | $2,975 |
| 143 | Sudan estimate | $627 | $52 | SDG 342,700 | $1,528 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $502 | $42 | ₦742,400 | $2,796 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).