How much does a tailor 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
- Iceland$57,450
- Belgium$56,120
- Switzerland$52,520
- United States$41,640
- Denmark$41,580
Where pay goes furthest
- Belgium$64,350
- Iceland$50,240
- Germany$50,220
- United States$41,640
- Switzerland$40,970
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland estimate | $57,450 | $4,788 | kr 7,319,000 | $50,240 |
| 2 | Belgium estimate | $56,120 | $4,677 | €49,660 | $64,350 |
| 3 | Switzerland estimate | $52,520 | $4,376 | CHF 47,260 | $40,970 |
| 4 | United States | $41,640 | $3,470 | $41,640 | |
| 5 | Denmark estimate | $41,580 | $3,465 | kr 277,100 | $39,780 |
| 6 | Norway estimate | $38,370 | $3,198 | kr 347,200 | $39,890 |
| 7 | Germany | $38,040 | $3,170 | €34,070 | $50,220 |
| 8 | Ireland estimate | $35,030 | $2,919 | €31,000 | $34,290 |
| 9 | United Kingdom | $34,250 | $2,854 | £25,590 | $37,080 |
| 10 | Luxembourg estimate | $31,710 | $2,642 | €28,400 | $32,140 |
| 11 | Finland estimate | $31,190 | $2,599 | €27,940 | $34,420 |
| 12 | Austria estimate | $30,010 | $2,501 | €26,880 | $35,390 |
| 13 | Netherlands estimate | $28,660 | $2,388 | €25,670 | $33,050 |
| 14 | Canada | $28,100 | $2,341 | CA$39,520 | |
| 15 | Sweden estimate | $26,970 | $2,248 | kr 256,800 | $29,800 |
| 16 | Israel estimate | $21,460 | $1,788 | ₪69,320 | $17,120 |
| 17 | South Korea estimate | $20,980 | $1,749 | ₩27,099,900 | $29,980 |
| 18 | Italy estimate | $20,570 | $1,714 | €18,430 | $28,230 |
| 19 | France estimate | $19,970 | $1,664 | €17,880 | $24,120 |
| 20 | Estonia estimate | $19,410 | $1,618 | €17,180 | $25,570 |
| 21 | Australia | $19,160 | $1,596 | A$27,880 | |
| 22 | Spain estimate | $19,050 | $1,587 | €17,060 | $27,730 |
| 23 | Malta estimate | $17,370 | $1,448 | €15,560 | $24,190 |
| 24 | Bahamas estimate | $16,750 | $1,396 | BSD 16,750 | $15,130 |
| 25 | Slovenia estimate | $16,600 | $1,384 | €14,870 | $24,790 |
| 26 | Greece estimate | $16,260 | $1,355 | €14,560 | $24,800 |
| 27 | Singapore estimate | $15,330 | $1,278 | SGD 20,600 | $19,450 |
| 28 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $14,120 | $1,177 | HK$109,600 | $16,980 |
| 29 | Cyprus estimate | $12,880 | $1,073 | €11,540 | $19,250 |
| 30 | Czechia estimate | $12,130 | $1,011 | Kč 266,900 | $18,110 |
| 31 | Lithuania estimate | $12,020 | $1,002 | €10,770 | $19,360 |
| 32 | Puerto Rico estimate | $11,280 | $940 | $12,030 | |
| 33 | Portugal estimate | $11,080 | $923 | €9,920 | $17,050 |
| 34 | Slovakia estimate | $11,060 | $922 | €9,907 | $17,300 |
| 35 | Latvia estimate | $10,540 | $878 | €9,439 | $16,890 |
| 36 | Hungary estimate | $9,680 | $807 | Ft 3,392,600 | $16,710 |
| 37 | Uruguay estimate | $9,362 | $780 | UYU 376,500 | $12,850 |
| 38 | Poland estimate | $9,232 | $769 | zł 38,750 | $16,830 |
| 39 | Croatia estimate | $8,953 | $746 | €60,420 | $15,210 |
| 40 | Barbados estimate | $8,596 | $716 | BBD 17,190 | $7,164 |
| 41 | Romania estimate | $8,593 | $716 | lei 37,950 | $17,620 |
| 42 | Qatar estimate | $8,429 | $702 | QAR 30,680 | $10,840 |
| 43 | Costa Rica estimate | $7,398 | $617 | ₡3,724,900 | $11,840 |
| 44 | Palau estimate | $6,497 | $541 | $6,494 | |
| 45 | Serbia estimate | $6,435 | $536 | RSD 677,000 | $12,640 |
| 46 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $6,259 | $522 | KM 10,960 | $14,130 |
| 47 | Montenegro estimate | $6,115 | $510 | €4,603 | $10,480 |
| 48 | Bulgaria estimate | $6,096 | $508 | €10,680 | $13,010 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $6,017 | $501 | PAB 6,017 | $12,110 |
| 50 | Chile estimate | $5,979 | $498 | CLP 5,641,800 | $12,140 |
| 51 | Türkiye estimate | $5,811 | $484 | ₺229,300 | $12,920 |
| 52 | Argentina estimate | $5,542 | $462 | ARS 6,876,700 | $10,400 |
| 53 | Tonga estimate | $5,516 | $460 | TOP 13,040 | $7,158 |
| 54 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $5,491 | $458 | SAR 20,590 | $10,610 |
| 55 | North Macedonia estimate | $5,451 | $454 | MKD 300,900 | $10,990 |
| 56 | Guyana estimate | $5,153 | $429 | GYD 1,074,500 | $11,050 |
| 57 | Russia estimate | $5,132 | $428 | ₽378,000 | $14,680 |
| 58 | Belize estimate | $4,952 | $413 | BZD 9,904 | $7,757 |
| 59 | Mongolia estimate | $4,849 | $404 | ₮17,191,800 | $14,560 |
| 60 | Marshall Islands estimate | $4,816 | $401 | $4,848 | |
| 61 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $4,760 | $397 | AED 17,480 | $7,079 |
| 62 | Maldives estimate | $4,750 | $396 | MVR 73,070 | $7,214 |
| 63 | Mexico estimate | $4,733 | $394 | MX$91,050 | $8,051 |
| 64 | Lebanon estimate | $4,562 | $380 | L£6,876,700 | $9,189 |
| 65 | Brunei estimate | $4,410 | $367 | BND 5,587 | $7,377 |
| 66 | Ecuador estimate | $4,040 | $337 | $9,151 | |
| 67 | Fiji estimate | $3,938 | $328 | FJD 8,933 | $9,644 |
| 68 | Mauritius estimate | $3,889 | $324 | Rs 180,500 | $9,064 |
| 69 | Djibouti estimate | $3,869 | $322 | DJF 687,700 | $6,983 |
| 70 | El Salvador estimate | $3,725 | $310 | $7,945 | |
| 71 | Moldova estimate | $3,710 | $309 | MDL 64,470 | $7,349 |
| 72 | Bolivia estimate | $3,663 | $305 | Bs 25,310 | $9,377 |
| 73 | Honduras estimate | $3,643 | $304 | L 94,550 | $7,494 |
| 74 | Jordan estimate | $3,632 | $303 | JOD 2,579 | $8,028 |
| 75 | Peru estimate | $3,615 | $301 | PEN 12,890 | $6,691 |
| 76 | Kazakhstan estimate | $3,581 | $298 | ₸1,167,500 | $9,301 |
| 77 | Brazil estimate | $3,385 | $282 | R$18,910 | $7,326 |
| 78 | Guatemala estimate | $3,358 | $280 | Q 25,790 | $7,514 |
| 79 | Dominican Republic estimate | $3,348 | $279 | DOP 207,500 | $8,717 |
| 80 | Malaysia estimate | $3,287 | $274 | RM 13,820 | $8,790 |
| 81 | Paraguay estimate | $3,190 | $266 | ₲24,068,500 | $8,373 |
| 82 | Albania estimate | $3,165 | $264 | ALL 337,200 | $7,320 |
| 83 | Thailand estimate | $3,137 | $261 | ฿103,200 | $9,725 |
| 84 | Samoa estimate | $3,120 | $260 | WST 8,389 | $4,565 |
| 85 | Colombia estimate | $3,019 | $252 | COP 12,236,300 | $7,346 |
| 86 | Vietnam estimate | $2,846 | $237 | ₫68,767,200 | $9,603 |
| 87 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $2,834 | $236 | FCFA 1,719,200 | $6,234 |
| 88 | Georgia estimate | $2,673 | $223 | ₾8,611 | $8,022 |
| 89 | South Africa estimate | $2,611 | $218 | R 42,970 | $5,794 |
| 90 | Vanuatu estimate | $2,422 | $202 | VUV 234,700 | $1,982 |
| 91 | Cambodia estimate | $2,339 | $195 | ៛9,386,700 | $6,373 |
| 92 | Kiribati estimate | $2,284 | $190 | A$3,438 | $3,662 |
| 93 | Philippines estimate | $2,282 | $190 | ₱130,700 | $6,302 |
| 94 | Uzbekistan estimate | $2,132 | $178 | UZS 23,558,000 | $7,855 |
| 95 | Bhutan estimate | $2,055 | $171 | BTN 171,900 | $8,234 |
| 96 | Eswatini estimate | $1,922 | $160 | SZL 34,380 | |
| 97 | Cape Verde estimate | $1,903 | $159 | CVE 189,100 | $3,754 |
| 98 | Botswana estimate | $1,901 | $158 | P 25,790 | $4,854 |
| 99 | Nepal estimate | $1,751 | $146 | Rs 183,000 | $6,030 |
| 100 | Suriname estimate | $1,739 | $145 | SRD 42,980 | $4,807 |
| 101 | Comoros estimate | $1,655 | $138 | CF 688,500 | $3,019 |
| 102 | Tunisia estimate | $1,611 | $134 | TND 4,728 | $5,764 |
| 103 | Armenia estimate | $1,603 | $134 | ֏773,600 | $4,647 |
| 104 | Sudan estimate | $1,512 | $126 | SDG 826,900 | $3,687 |
| 105 | India estimate | $1,479 | $123 | ₹128,900 | $6,499 |
| 106 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $1,462 | $122 | FCFA 687,700 | $2,206 |
| 107 | Ghana estimate | $1,424 | $119 | GH₵17,880 | $3,406 |
| 108 | Ukraine estimate | $1,369 | $114 | ₴34,980 | $5,629 |
| 109 | Jamaica estimate | $1,343 | $112 | JMD 149,000 | $2,131 |
| 110 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,289 | $107 | $2,894 | |
| 111 | Senegal estimate | $1,280 | $107 | F CFA 745,000 | $3,289 |
| 112 | Indonesia estimate | $1,277 | $106 | Rp 20,255,000 | $3,968 |
| 113 | Laos estimate | $1,225 | $102 | ₭17,191,800 | $4,632 |
| 114 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,195 | $100 | K 1,650,400 | $3,790 |
| 115 | Liberia estimate | $1,179 | $98 | LRD 1,179 | $2,925 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,138 | $95 | Rs 343,800 | $3,930 |
| 117 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,102 | $92 | F CFA 687,700 | $2,959 |
| 118 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,100 | $92 | ৳127,200 | $3,856 |
| 119 | Mozambique estimate | $1,062 | $88 | MZN 67,790 | $2,810 |
| 120 | Zambia estimate | $986 | $82 | ZK 25,790 | $3,408 |
| 121 | Lesotho estimate | $938 | $78 | LSL 17,190 | $2,800 |
| 122 | Egypt estimate | $923 | $77 | E£41,830 | $6,018 |
| 123 | Chad estimate | $896 | $75 | FCFA 558,700 | $2,643 |
| 124 | Afghanistan estimate | $895 | $75 | ؋68,770 | $4,356 |
| 125 | Cameroon estimate | $870 | $73 | FCFA 429,800 | $1,796 |
| 126 | Rwanda estimate | $848 | $71 | RF 1,117,500 | $3,092 |
| 127 | Niger estimate | $827 | $69 | F CFA 515,800 | $2,537 |
| 128 | Pakistan estimate | $794 | $66 | Rs 223,300 | $3,415 |
| 129 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $787 | $66 | CDF 794,700 | $1,619 |
| 130 | Uganda estimate | $779 | $65 | UGX 2,793,700 | $2,124 |
| 131 | Yemen estimate | $759 | $63 | YER 166,700 | $2,516 |
| 132 | Togo estimate | $722 | $60 | F CFA 450,100 | $2,040 |
| 133 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $717 | $60 | F CFA 447,000 | $2,025 |
| 134 | Benin estimate | $621 | $52 | F CFA 386,800 | $1,882 |
| 135 | Mali estimate | $567 | $47 | F CFA 343,800 | $1,787 |
| 136 | Angola estimate | $494 | $41 | Kz 429,800 | $1,381 |
| 137 | Ethiopia estimate | $491 | $41 | ETB 21,490 | $1,599 |
| 138 | Gambia estimate | $491 | $41 | GMD 23,640 | $1,586 |
| 139 | Burundi estimate | $485 | $40 | BIF 929,300 | $1,466 |
| 140 | Guinea estimate | $468 | $39 | FG 4,297,900 | $1,427 |
| 141 | Burkina Faso estimate | $443 | $37 | F CFA 257,900 | $1,335 |
| 142 | Malawi estimate | $401 | $33 | MWK 146,100 | $1,229 |
| 143 | Nigeria estimate | $252 | $21 | ₦372,500 | $1,403 |
| 144 | Kenya estimate | $101 | $8 | KES 10,320 | $238 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).