How much does a tax officer make 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$98,300
- Iceland$79,870
- Luxembourg$76,490
- Norway$72,510
- Denmark$71,880
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$78,700
- Luxembourg$77,540
- Switzerland$76,700
- Norway$75,370
- United Kingdom$72,230
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $98,300 | $8,192 | CHF 88,460 | $76,700 |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $79,870 | $6,656 | kr 10,175,700 | $69,850 |
| 3 | Luxembourg estimate | $76,490 | $6,374 | €68,510 | $77,540 |
| 4 | Norway estimate | $72,510 | $6,043 | kr 656,100 | $75,370 |
| 5 | Denmark estimate | $71,880 | $5,990 | kr 478,900 | $68,760 |
| 6 | United Kingdom | $66,720 | $5,560 | £49,850 | $72,230 |
| 7 | United States | $62,370 | $5,198 | $62,370 | |
| 8 | Germany | $59,610 | $4,967 | €53,390 | $78,700 |
| 9 | Ireland estimate | $58,340 | $4,861 | €52,250 | $57,110 |
| 10 | Austria estimate | $57,820 | $4,818 | €51,790 | $68,190 |
| 11 | Belgium estimate | $56,760 | $4,730 | €50,840 | $65,090 |
| 12 | Canada | $55,430 | $4,619 | CA$77,970 | |
| 13 | Qatar estimate | $54,320 | $4,527 | QAR 197,700 | $69,850 |
| 14 | Netherlands estimate | $53,830 | $4,486 | €48,210 | $62,080 |
| 15 | Finland estimate | $48,310 | $4,026 | €43,270 | $53,300 |
| 16 | Sweden estimate | $46,980 | $3,915 | kr 447,300 | $51,900 |
| 17 | Italy estimate | $42,230 | $3,519 | €37,820 | $57,950 |
| 18 | France estimate | $38,680 | $3,223 | €34,640 | $46,730 |
| 19 | Israel estimate | $36,410 | $3,034 | ₪117,600 | $29,060 |
| 20 | Singapore estimate | $32,710 | $2,725 | SGD 43,940 | $41,490 |
| 21 | Slovenia estimate | $30,970 | $2,581 | €27,740 | $46,230 |
| 22 | Spain estimate | $30,930 | $2,578 | €27,700 | $45,030 |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $29,680 | $2,474 | AED 109,000 | $44,150 |
| 24 | Cyprus estimate | $29,460 | $2,455 | €26,390 | $44,030 |
| 25 | Malta estimate | $28,400 | $2,367 | €24,870 | $39,560 |
| 26 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $27,480 | $2,290 | HK$213,300 | $33,040 |
| 27 | Portugal estimate | $27,420 | $2,285 | €24,560 | $42,220 |
| 28 | Greece estimate | $26,960 | $2,247 | €24,150 | $41,130 |
| 29 | Bahamas estimate | $25,090 | $2,091 | BSD 25,090 | $22,670 |
| 30 | Puerto Rico estimate | $24,930 | $2,078 | $26,590 | |
| 31 | Estonia estimate | $23,520 | $1,960 | €21,060 | $30,980 |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $23,330 | $1,945 | SAR 87,510 | $45,100 |
| 33 | Czechia estimate | $22,260 | $1,855 | Kč 489,900 | $33,240 |
| 34 | Lithuania estimate | $21,660 | $1,805 | €19,400 | $34,870 |
| 35 | Slovakia estimate | $19,940 | $1,661 | €17,860 | $31,190 |
| 36 | Latvia estimate | $19,530 | $1,628 | €17,490 | $31,300 |
| 37 | Croatia estimate | $18,210 | $1,517 | €122,900 | $30,940 |
| 38 | Barbados estimate | $18,080 | $1,507 | BBD 36,170 | $15,070 |
| 39 | Brunei estimate | $17,820 | $1,485 | BND 22,580 | $29,820 |
| 40 | Hungary estimate | $17,370 | $1,448 | Ft 6,089,200 | $30,000 |
| 41 | Poland estimate | $17,140 | $1,429 | zł 71,950 | $31,250 |
| 42 | Romania estimate | $17,070 | $1,422 | lei 75,390 | $34,990 |
| 43 | Uruguay estimate | $16,540 | $1,378 | UYU 665,000 | $22,700 |
| 44 | Costa Rica estimate | $16,100 | $1,342 | ₡8,108,100 | $25,780 |
| 45 | Palau estimate | $14,560 | $1,214 | $14,560 | |
| 46 | Türkiye estimate | $13,360 | $1,113 | ₺527,000 | $29,700 |
| 47 | Serbia estimate | $12,910 | $1,075 | RSD 1,357,700 | $25,350 |
| 48 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $12,800 | $1,067 | KM 22,430 | $28,900 |
| 49 | Bulgaria estimate | $12,520 | $1,043 | €21,930 | $26,720 |
| 50 | Belize estimate | $12,040 | $1,003 | BZD 24,070 | $18,850 |
| 51 | Montenegro estimate | $11,600 | $967 | €8,735 | $19,880 |
| 52 | Panama estimate | $11,290 | $941 | PAB 11,290 | $22,730 |
| 53 | Chile estimate | $10,610 | $884 | CLP 10,012,500 | $21,540 |
| 54 | North Macedonia estimate | $10,320 | $860 | MKD 569,800 | $20,810 |
| 55 | Marshall Islands estimate | $10,130 | $844 | $10,200 | |
| 56 | Argentina estimate | $10,110 | $843 | ARS 12,546,900 | $18,970 |
| 57 | Lebanon estimate | $9,988 | $832 | L£15,056,300 | $20,120 |
| 58 | Maldives estimate | $9,788 | $816 | MVR 150,600 | $14,870 |
| 59 | Botswana estimate | $9,384 | $782 | P 127,300 | $23,960 |
| 60 | Honduras estimate | $8,936 | $745 | L 231,900 | $18,380 |
| 61 | Mauritius estimate | $8,650 | $721 | Rs 401,500 | $20,160 |
| 62 | Malaysia estimate | $8,406 | $700 | RM 35,330 | $22,480 |
| 63 | Guatemala estimate | $8,183 | $682 | Q 62,840 | $18,310 |
| 64 | Guyana estimate | $7,971 | $664 | GYD 1,662,100 | $17,100 |
| 65 | Albania estimate | $7,962 | $664 | ALL 848,500 | $18,420 |
| 66 | Ecuador estimate | $7,905 | $659 | $17,900 | |
| 67 | Mexico estimate | $7,827 | $652 | MX$150,600 | $13,310 |
| 68 | Russia estimate | $7,760 | $647 | ₽571,600 | $22,190 |
| 69 | Thailand estimate | $7,631 | $636 | ฿250,900 | $23,660 |
| 70 | Fiji estimate | $7,123 | $594 | FJD 16,160 | $17,440 |
| 71 | Jordan estimate | $7,069 | $589 | JOD 5,019 | $15,620 |
| 72 | Peru estimate | $7,035 | $586 | PEN 25,090 | $13,020 |
| 73 | Djibouti estimate | $6,982 | $582 | DJF 1,240,800 | $12,600 |
| 74 | Samoa estimate | $6,879 | $573 | WST 18,500 | $10,070 |
| 75 | South Africa estimate | $6,861 | $572 | R 112,900 | $15,230 |
| 76 | El Salvador estimate | $6,796 | $566 | $14,500 | |
| 77 | Tonga estimate | $6,779 | $565 | TOP 16,020 | $8,798 |
| 78 | Brazil estimate | $6,737 | $561 | R$37,640 | $14,580 |
| 79 | Moldova estimate | $6,448 | $537 | MDL 112,100 | $12,770 |
| 80 | Mongolia estimate | $6,371 | $531 | ₮22,584,400 | $19,130 |
| 81 | Bolivia estimate | $6,355 | $530 | Bs 43,910 | $16,270 |
| 82 | Dominican Republic estimate | $6,195 | $516 | DOP 384,000 | $16,130 |
| 83 | Colombia estimate | $6,191 | $516 | COP 25,093,800 | $15,070 |
| 84 | Vanuatu estimate | $5,864 | $489 | VUV 568,300 | $4,798 |
| 85 | Paraguay estimate | $5,254 | $438 | ₲39,643,100 | $13,790 |
| 86 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $5,029 | $419 | F CFA 3,136,700 | $13,500 |
| 87 | Kiribati estimate | $4,996 | $416 | A$7,520 | $8,009 |
| 88 | Vietnam estimate | $4,725 | $394 | ₫114,176,800 | $15,940 |
| 89 | Philippines estimate | $4,663 | $389 | ₱267,100 | $12,880 |
| 90 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $4,551 | $379 | FCFA 2,760,300 | $10,010 |
| 91 | Cambodia estimate | $4,377 | $365 | ៛17,565,700 | $11,930 |
| 92 | Cape Verde estimate | $4,259 | $355 | CVE 423,300 | $8,403 |
| 93 | Bhutan estimate | $4,185 | $349 | BTN 350,200 | $16,770 |
| 94 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,166 | $347 | ₸1,358,200 | $10,820 |
| 95 | Georgia estimate | $3,952 | $329 | ₾12,730 | $11,860 |
| 96 | Jamaica estimate | $3,676 | $306 | JMD 407,800 | $5,834 |
| 97 | Tunisia estimate | $3,634 | $303 | TND 10,660 | $13,000 |
| 98 | Zambia estimate | $3,387 | $282 | ZK 88,630 | $11,710 |
| 99 | Yemen estimate | $3,372 | $281 | YER 740,600 | $11,180 |
| 100 | Suriname estimate | $3,301 | $275 | SRD 81,550 | $9,121 |
| 101 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,241 | $270 | UZS 35,809,900 | $11,940 |
| 102 | Timor-Leste estimate | $3,137 | $261 | $7,040 | |
| 103 | Senegal estimate | $3,133 | $261 | F CFA 1,823,400 | $8,050 |
| 104 | Ghana estimate | $2,998 | $250 | GH₵37,640 | $7,170 |
| 105 | Indonesia estimate | $2,983 | $249 | Rp 47,289,200 | $9,263 |
| 106 | India estimate | $2,879 | $240 | ₹250,900 | $12,650 |
| 107 | Nepal estimate | $2,817 | $235 | Rs 294,400 | $9,699 |
| 108 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,668 | $222 | FCFA 1,254,700 | $4,025 |
| 109 | Liberia estimate | $2,509 | $209 | LRD 2,509 | $6,225 |
| 110 | Kenya estimate | $2,460 | $205 | KES 250,900 | $5,800 |
| 111 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $2,381 | $198 | K 3,290,100 | $7,555 |
| 112 | Mozambique estimate | $2,368 | $197 | MZN 151,200 | $6,268 |
| 113 | Angola estimate | $2,308 | $192 | Kz 2,007,500 | $6,451 |
| 114 | Comoros estimate | $2,262 | $189 | CF 941,000 | $4,126 |
| 115 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,222 | $185 | Rs 671,300 | $7,672 |
| 116 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,212 | $184 | ৳255,700 | $7,752 |
| 117 | Eswatini estimate | $2,133 | $178 | SZL 38,160 | |
| 118 | Armenia estimate | $2,079 | $173 | ֏1,003,800 | $6,029 |
| 119 | Mali estimate | $2,069 | $172 | F CFA 1,254,700 | $6,523 |
| 120 | Guinea estimate | $1,953 | $163 | FG 17,933,400 | $5,956 |
| 121 | Uganda estimate | $1,924 | $160 | UGX 6,900,800 | $5,247 |
| 122 | Rwanda estimate | $1,903 | $159 | RF 2,508,900 | $6,942 |
| 123 | Ukraine estimate | $1,900 | $158 | ₴48,550 | $7,814 |
| 124 | Lesotho estimate | $1,808 | $151 | LSL 33,140 | $5,399 |
| 125 | Laos estimate | $1,788 | $149 | ₭25,093,800 | $6,761 |
| 126 | Cameroon estimate | $1,779 | $148 | FCFA 878,300 | $3,671 |
| 127 | Pakistan estimate | $1,778 | $148 | Rs 499,800 | $7,643 |
| 128 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,683 | $140 | F CFA 979,300 | $5,071 |
| 129 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,633 | $136 | ؋125,400 | $7,944 |
| 130 | Niger estimate | $1,609 | $134 | F CFA 1,003,800 | $4,937 |
| 131 | Benin estimate | $1,511 | $126 | F CFA 941,000 | $4,579 |
| 132 | Chad estimate | $1,510 | $126 | FCFA 942,100 | $4,456 |
| 133 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,465 | $122 | F CFA 913,800 | $4,139 |
| 134 | Sudan estimate | $1,430 | $119 | SDG 781,800 | $3,486 |
| 135 | Egypt estimate | $1,385 | $115 | E£62,730 | $9,024 |
| 136 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,348 | $112 | ETB 58,970 | $4,389 |
| 137 | Burundi estimate | $1,310 | $109 | BIF 2,509,400 | $3,959 |
| 138 | Togo estimate | $1,187 | $99 | F CFA 740,500 | $3,357 |
| 139 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,118 | $93 | CDF 1,129,200 | $2,300 |
| 140 | Gambia estimate | $1,107 | $92 | GMD 53,320 | $3,578 |
| 141 | Nigeria estimate | $711 | $59 | ₦1,052,100 | $3,962 |
| 142 | Malawi estimate | $427 | $36 | MWK 155,400 | $1,307 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).