How much does a switchboard operator 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$80,610
- Luxembourg$60,980
- Iceland$60,450
- Denmark$56,180
- Qatar$55,180
Where pay goes furthest
- Qatar$70,960
- Switzerland$62,890
- Luxembourg$61,820
- Norway$55,520
- Austria$55,410
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $80,610 | $6,718 | CHF 72,540 | $62,890 |
| 2 | Luxembourg estimate | $60,980 | $5,082 | €54,620 | $61,820 |
| 3 | Iceland estimate | $60,450 | $5,037 | kr 7,700,800 | $52,860 |
| 4 | Denmark estimate | $56,180 | $4,682 | kr 374,400 | $53,750 |
| 5 | Qatar estimate | $55,180 | $4,599 | QAR 200,900 | $70,960 |
| 6 | Norway estimate | $53,410 | $4,451 | kr 483,300 | $55,520 |
| 7 | United Kingdom | $48,080 | $4,006 | £35,920 | $52,050 |
| 8 | Belgium estimate | $47,780 | $3,982 | €42,790 | $54,790 |
| 9 | Austria estimate | $46,990 | $3,916 | €42,080 | $55,410 |
| 10 | Australia | $46,210 | $3,851 | A$67,260 | |
| 11 | Netherlands estimate | $42,720 | $3,560 | €38,260 | $49,270 |
| 12 | Germany estimate | $41,770 | $3,481 | €37,410 | $55,150 |
| 13 | Ireland estimate | $39,430 | $3,286 | €35,320 | $38,610 |
| 14 | United States | $38,910 | $3,243 | $38,910 | |
| 15 | Finland estimate | $37,730 | $3,144 | €33,800 | $41,640 |
| 16 | South Korea estimate | $36,990 | $3,083 | ₩47,773,700 | $52,850 |
| 17 | Sweden estimate | $36,370 | $3,031 | kr 346,300 | $40,180 |
| 18 | Italy estimate | $33,060 | $2,755 | €29,610 | $45,370 |
| 19 | Canada | $31,050 | $2,588 | CA$43,680 | |
| 20 | France estimate | $28,360 | $2,363 | €25,400 | $34,260 |
| 21 | Slovenia estimate | $25,420 | $2,118 | €22,770 | $37,950 |
| 22 | Israel estimate | $24,020 | $2,001 | ₪77,570 | $19,160 |
| 23 | Singapore estimate | $23,740 | $1,979 | SGD 31,900 | $30,120 |
| 24 | Greece estimate | $23,460 | $1,955 | €21,010 | $35,790 |
| 25 | Malta estimate | $22,780 | $1,898 | €19,950 | $31,730 |
| 26 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $20,400 | $1,700 | AED 74,920 | $30,340 |
| 27 | Bahamas estimate | $20,010 | $1,667 | BSD 20,010 | $18,080 |
| 28 | Cyprus estimate | $18,650 | $1,554 | €16,710 | $27,870 |
| 29 | Spain estimate | $18,650 | $1,554 | €16,700 | $27,150 |
| 30 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $18,640 | $1,554 | HK$144,700 | $22,420 |
| 31 | Estonia estimate | $18,360 | $1,530 | €16,440 | $24,180 |
| 32 | Lithuania estimate | $18,330 | $1,528 | €16,420 | $29,520 |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $18,050 | $1,504 | SAR 67,700 | $34,890 |
| 34 | Portugal estimate | $17,810 | $1,484 | €15,950 | $27,420 |
| 35 | Czechia estimate | $16,480 | $1,373 | Kč 362,600 | $24,600 |
| 36 | Puerto Rico estimate | $16,140 | $1,345 | $17,210 | |
| 37 | Barbados estimate | $16,040 | $1,336 | BBD 32,070 | $13,370 |
| 38 | Croatia estimate | $15,540 | $1,295 | €104,900 | $26,410 |
| 39 | Latvia estimate | $15,470 | $1,289 | €13,860 | $24,800 |
| 40 | Slovakia estimate | $15,250 | $1,271 | €13,660 | $23,850 |
| 41 | Hungary estimate | $14,210 | $1,184 | Ft 4,981,400 | $24,540 |
| 42 | Uruguay estimate | $13,500 | $1,125 | UYU 542,800 | $18,530 |
| 43 | Poland estimate | $13,420 | $1,118 | zł 56,320 | $24,460 |
| 44 | Romania estimate | $12,740 | $1,061 | lei 56,260 | $26,110 |
| 45 | Costa Rica estimate | $11,940 | $995 | ₡6,014,000 | $19,120 |
| 46 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $11,270 | $939 | KM 19,730 | $25,430 |
| 47 | Palau estimate | $11,100 | $925 | $11,100 | |
| 48 | Brunei estimate | $10,870 | $906 | BND 13,770 | $18,180 |
| 49 | Türkiye estimate | $10,320 | $860 | ₺407,100 | $22,940 |
| 50 | Serbia estimate | $10,240 | $853 | RSD 1,076,800 | $20,110 |
| 51 | Argentina estimate | $9,942 | $828 | ARS 12,336,300 | $18,660 |
| 52 | Lebanon estimate | $9,820 | $818 | L£14,803,600 | $19,780 |
| 53 | Panama estimate | $9,252 | $771 | PAB 9,252 | $18,630 |
| 54 | North Macedonia estimate | $8,978 | $748 | MKD 495,500 | $18,100 |
| 55 | Chile estimate | $8,977 | $748 | CLP 8,470,500 | $18,220 |
| 56 | Bulgaria estimate | $8,456 | $705 | €14,810 | $18,050 |
| 57 | Montenegro estimate | $8,247 | $687 | €6,208 | $14,130 |
| 58 | Honduras estimate | $7,764 | $647 | L 201,500 | $15,970 |
| 59 | Guatemala estimate | $7,448 | $621 | Q 57,210 | $16,670 |
| 60 | Belize estimate | $7,403 | $617 | BZD 14,810 | $11,600 |
| 61 | Jordan estimate | $6,950 | $579 | JOD 4,935 | $15,360 |
| 62 | Maldives estimate | $6,946 | $579 | MVR 106,800 | $10,550 |
| 63 | Guyana estimate | $6,804 | $567 | GYD 1,418,700 | $14,590 |
| 64 | Albania estimate | $6,739 | $562 | ALL 718,100 | $15,590 |
| 65 | Mexico estimate | $6,651 | $554 | MX$127,900 | $11,310 |
| 66 | Mauritius estimate | $6,645 | $554 | Rs 308,400 | $15,490 |
| 67 | Ecuador estimate | $6,427 | $536 | $14,560 | |
| 68 | Peru estimate | $6,225 | $519 | PEN 22,210 | $11,520 |
| 69 | Marshall Islands estimate | $6,216 | $518 | $6,256 | |
| 70 | El Salvador estimate | $6,151 | $513 | $13,120 | |
| 71 | Malaysia estimate | $5,912 | $493 | RM 24,850 | $15,810 |
| 72 | Fiji estimate | $5,887 | $491 | FJD 13,350 | $14,420 |
| 73 | Samoa estimate | $5,861 | $488 | WST 15,760 | $8,576 |
| 74 | Moldova estimate | $5,679 | $473 | MDL 98,690 | $11,250 |
| 75 | Tonga estimate | $5,654 | $471 | TOP 13,360 | $7,338 |
| 76 | Thailand estimate | $5,627 | $469 | ฿185,000 | $17,450 |
| 77 | Russia estimate | $5,307 | $442 | ₽390,900 | $15,180 |
| 78 | Mongolia estimate | $5,220 | $435 | ₮18,504,500 | $15,670 |
| 79 | Eswatini estimate | $5,019 | $418 | SZL 89,780 | |
| 80 | Bolivia estimate | $4,999 | $417 | Bs 34,540 | $12,800 |
| 81 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $4,952 | $413 | FCFA 3,003,600 | $10,890 |
| 82 | Colombia estimate | $4,870 | $406 | COP 19,738,100 | $11,850 |
| 83 | Djibouti estimate | $4,859 | $405 | DJF 863,500 | $8,769 |
| 84 | Vanuatu estimate | $4,837 | $403 | VUV 468,800 | $3,958 |
| 85 | Cambodia estimate | $4,611 | $384 | ៛18,504,500 | $12,560 |
| 86 | Paraguay estimate | $4,578 | $381 | ₲34,541,800 | $12,020 |
| 87 | Kiribati estimate | $4,424 | $369 | A$6,659 | $7,092 |
| 88 | Brazil estimate | $4,416 | $368 | R$24,670 | $9,558 |
| 89 | Vietnam estimate | $4,390 | $366 | ₫106,092,500 | $14,820 |
| 90 | Philippines estimate | $4,224 | $352 | ₱242,000 | $11,670 |
| 91 | Senegal estimate | $4,213 | $351 | F CFA 2,451,400 | $10,820 |
| 92 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,210 | $351 | ₸1,372,500 | $10,930 |
| 93 | Dominican Republic estimate | $4,179 | $348 | DOP 259,100 | $10,880 |
| 94 | Georgia estimate | $3,725 | $310 | ₾12,000 | $11,180 |
| 95 | Cape Verde estimate | $3,724 | $310 | CVE 370,100 | $7,347 |
| 96 | Jamaica estimate | $3,614 | $301 | JMD 400,900 | $5,736 |
| 97 | Bhutan estimate | $3,391 | $283 | BTN 283,700 | $13,590 |
| 98 | South Africa estimate | $3,373 | $281 | R 55,510 | $7,485 |
| 99 | Tunisia estimate | $3,153 | $263 | TND 9,252 | $11,280 |
| 100 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,128 | $261 | UZS 34,567,400 | $11,530 |
| 101 | Suriname estimate | $2,996 | $250 | SRD 74,020 | $8,278 |
| 102 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $2,967 | $247 | F CFA 1,850,500 | $7,962 |
| 103 | Comoros estimate | $2,966 | $247 | CF 1,233,600 | $5,410 |
| 104 | Botswana estimate | $2,911 | $243 | P 39,480 | $7,431 |
| 105 | India estimate | $2,760 | $230 | ₹240,600 | $12,130 |
| 106 | Chad estimate | $2,472 | $206 | FCFA 1,542,000 | $7,293 |
| 107 | Liberia estimate | $2,467 | $206 | LRD 2,467 | $6,120 |
| 108 | Timor-Leste estimate | $2,467 | $206 | $5,538 | |
| 109 | Indonesia estimate | $2,446 | $204 | Rp 38,787,600 | $7,598 |
| 110 | Kenya estimate | $2,419 | $202 | KES 246,700 | $5,703 |
| 111 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,243 | $187 | FCFA 1,054,800 | $3,384 |
| 112 | Laos estimate | $2,192 | $183 | ₭30,770,000 | $8,290 |
| 113 | Zambia estimate | $2,141 | $178 | ZK 56,030 | $7,405 |
| 114 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,134 | $178 | ৳246,700 | $7,479 |
| 115 | Mozambique estimate | $2,125 | $177 | MZN 135,700 | $5,626 |
| 116 | Armenia estimate | $2,108 | $176 | ֏1,017,800 | $6,113 |
| 117 | Yemen estimate | $2,034 | $169 | YER 446,600 | $6,742 |
| 118 | Guinea estimate | $2,015 | $168 | FG 18,504,500 | $6,146 |
| 119 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $2,009 | $167 | K 2,775,700 | $6,373 |
| 120 | Niger estimate | $1,985 | $165 | F CFA 1,238,300 | $6,091 |
| 121 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,927 | $161 | ؋148,000 | $9,377 |
| 122 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,919 | $160 | Rs 579,800 | $6,627 |
| 123 | Cameroon estimate | $1,874 | $156 | FCFA 925,200 | $3,867 |
| 124 | Benin estimate | $1,868 | $156 | F CFA 1,163,500 | $5,661 |
| 125 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,790 | $149 | F CFA 1,116,800 | $5,058 |
| 126 | Nepal estimate | $1,771 | $148 | Rs 185,000 | $6,097 |
| 127 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,728 | $144 | CDF 1,745,600 | $3,556 |
| 128 | Lesotho estimate | $1,600 | $133 | LSL 29,330 | $4,778 |
| 129 | Togo estimate | $1,582 | $132 | F CFA 986,900 | $4,474 |
| 130 | Uganda estimate | $1,548 | $129 | UGX 5,551,400 | $4,221 |
| 131 | Mali estimate | $1,526 | $127 | F CFA 925,200 | $4,810 |
| 132 | Ghana estimate | $1,474 | $123 | GH₵18,500 | $3,525 |
| 133 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,469 | $122 | F CFA 855,100 | $4,428 |
| 134 | Burundi estimate | $1,369 | $114 | BIF 2,622,100 | $4,137 |
| 135 | Ukraine estimate | $1,331 | $111 | ₴34,010 | $5,473 |
| 136 | Egypt estimate | $1,307 | $109 | E£59,210 | $8,518 |
| 137 | Rwanda estimate | $1,217 | $101 | RF 1,603,700 | $4,438 |
| 138 | Angola estimate | $1,132 | $94 | Kz 985,000 | $3,165 |
| 139 | Pakistan estimate | $1,125 | $94 | Rs 316,200 | $4,835 |
| 140 | Gambia estimate | $1,089 | $91 | GMD 52,430 | $3,518 |
| 141 | Malawi estimate | $1,016 | $85 | MWK 370,100 | $3,112 |
| 142 | Ethiopia estimate | $987 | $82 | ETB 43,180 | $3,213 |
| 143 | Sudan estimate | $677 | $56 | SDG 370,100 | $1,650 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $542 | $45 | ₦801,900 | $3,020 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).