How much does a textile machine 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
- Iceland$60,670
- Belgium$58,590
- Switzerland$57,990
- Luxembourg$53,440
- Denmark$47,200
Where pay goes furthest
- Belgium$67,180
- Germany$57,100
- Luxembourg$54,170
- Iceland$53,060
- Norway$47,780
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland estimate | $60,670 | $5,056 | kr 7,729,600 | $53,060 |
| 2 | Belgium estimate | $58,590 | $4,883 | €51,850 | $67,180 |
| 3 | Switzerland estimate | $57,990 | $4,833 | CHF 52,180 | $45,240 |
| 4 | Luxembourg estimate | $53,440 | $4,454 | €47,290 | $54,170 |
| 5 | Denmark estimate | $47,200 | $3,933 | kr 314,500 | $45,160 |
| 6 | Norway estimate | $45,960 | $3,830 | kr 415,900 | $47,780 |
| 7 | Germany | $43,250 | $3,604 | €38,730 | $57,100 |
| 8 | Sweden estimate | $40,700 | $3,391 | kr 397,100 | $44,960 |
| 9 | United States | $39,530 | $3,294 | $39,530 | |
| 10 | Finland estimate | $35,920 | $2,993 | €32,170 | $39,630 |
| 11 | Austria estimate | $34,470 | $2,872 | €30,870 | $40,650 |
| 12 | Netherlands estimate | $34,160 | $2,846 | €30,590 | $39,390 |
| 13 | Ireland estimate | $34,030 | $2,836 | €30,480 | $33,320 |
| 14 | United Kingdom estimate | $32,800 | $2,733 | £24,910 | $35,510 |
| 15 | Australia | $32,610 | $2,718 | A$47,470 | |
| 16 | Canada | $28,480 | $2,373 | CA$40,060 | |
| 17 | Cyprus estimate | $26,680 | $2,223 | €23,610 | $39,870 |
| 18 | Spain estimate | $26,570 | $2,214 | €23,800 | $38,690 |
| 19 | Italy estimate | $24,880 | $2,073 | €22,280 | $34,140 |
| 20 | South Korea estimate | $24,870 | $2,073 | ₩32,120,900 | $35,530 |
| 21 | France estimate | $24,600 | $2,050 | €22,030 | $29,720 |
| 22 | Israel estimate | $24,340 | $2,029 | ₪78,630 | $19,420 |
| 23 | Slovenia estimate | $19,120 | $1,594 | €17,130 | $28,550 |
| 24 | Lithuania estimate | $18,940 | $1,579 | €16,760 | $30,500 |
| 25 | Greece estimate | $18,290 | $1,524 | €16,380 | $27,900 |
| 26 | Malta estimate | $17,560 | $1,463 | €15,720 | $24,450 |
| 27 | Bahamas estimate | $16,820 | $1,402 | BSD 16,820 | $15,200 |
| 28 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $16,360 | $1,364 | HK$127,000 | $19,680 |
| 29 | Puerto Rico estimate | $14,780 | $1,232 | $15,770 | |
| 30 | Estonia estimate | $14,070 | $1,173 | €12,610 | $18,540 |
| 31 | Portugal estimate | $13,650 | $1,138 | €12,230 | $21,020 |
| 32 | Singapore estimate | $13,580 | $1,132 | SGD 18,250 | $17,230 |
| 33 | Czechia estimate | $13,500 | $1,125 | Kč 297,000 | $20,150 |
| 34 | Slovakia estimate | $12,300 | $1,025 | €11,010 | $19,230 |
| 35 | Latvia estimate | $11,750 | $979 | €10,520 | $18,830 |
| 36 | Poland estimate | $11,610 | $967 | zł 48,720 | $21,160 |
| 37 | Hungary estimate | $11,260 | $938 | Ft 3,945,800 | $19,440 |
| 38 | Croatia estimate | $11,070 | $922 | €74,670 | $18,800 |
| 39 | Uruguay estimate | $10,650 | $888 | UYU 428,400 | $14,620 |
| 40 | Qatar estimate | $9,655 | $805 | QAR 35,140 | $12,410 |
| 41 | Romania estimate | $9,580 | $798 | lei 42,310 | $19,640 |
| 42 | Barbados estimate | $9,497 | $791 | BBD 18,990 | $7,915 |
| 43 | Costa Rica estimate | $8,568 | $714 | ₡4,313,900 | $13,720 |
| 44 | Palau estimate | $7,970 | $664 | $7,967 | |
| 45 | Argentina estimate | $7,628 | $636 | ARS 9,464,800 | $14,310 |
| 46 | Türkiye estimate | $7,575 | $631 | ₺298,900 | $16,840 |
| 47 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $7,380 | $615 | KM 12,930 | $16,660 |
| 48 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $7,376 | $615 | AED 27,090 | $10,970 |
| 49 | Chile estimate | $7,373 | $614 | CLP 6,956,600 | $14,960 |
| 50 | Serbia estimate | $7,200 | $600 | RSD 757,500 | $14,140 |
| 51 | Panama estimate | $6,974 | $581 | PAB 6,974 | $14,040 |
| 52 | Montenegro estimate | $6,806 | $567 | €5,123 | $11,660 |
| 53 | Guyana estimate | $6,690 | $557 | GYD 1,394,800 | $14,350 |
| 54 | Bulgaria estimate | $6,514 | $543 | €11,410 | $13,900 |
| 55 | North Macedonia estimate | $6,477 | $540 | MKD 357,500 | $13,060 |
| 56 | Russia estimate | $6,090 | $507 | ₽448,500 | $17,420 |
| 57 | Maldives estimate | $6,003 | $500 | MVR 92,350 | $9,118 |
| 58 | Belize estimate | $5,993 | $499 | BZD 11,990 | $9,388 |
| 59 | Lebanon estimate | $5,948 | $496 | L£8,966,600 | $11,980 |
| 60 | Brunei estimate | $5,895 | $491 | BND 7,469 | $9,861 |
| 61 | Tonga estimate | $5,812 | $484 | TOP 13,740 | $7,542 |
| 62 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $5,659 | $472 | SAR 21,220 | $10,940 |
| 63 | Marshall Islands estimate | $5,652 | $471 | $5,689 | |
| 64 | Mongolia estimate | $5,621 | $468 | ₮19,925,800 | $16,880 |
| 65 | Guatemala estimate | $5,297 | $441 | Q 40,680 | $11,850 |
| 66 | Mexico estimate | $5,290 | $441 | MX$101,800 | $8,998 |
| 67 | Ecuador estimate | $5,280 | $440 | $11,960 | |
| 68 | Mauritius estimate | $5,061 | $422 | Rs 234,900 | $11,800 |
| 69 | Peru estimate | $5,027 | $419 | PEN 17,930 | $9,306 |
| 70 | Honduras estimate | $4,903 | $409 | L 127,200 | $10,080 |
| 71 | Bolivia estimate | $4,758 | $396 | Bs 32,880 | $12,180 |
| 72 | El Salvador estimate | $4,568 | $381 | $9,744 | |
| 73 | Brazil estimate | $4,458 | $371 | R$24,910 | $9,648 |
| 74 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,381 | $365 | ₸1,428,200 | $11,380 |
| 75 | Fiji estimate | $4,374 | $365 | FJD 9,922 | $10,710 |
| 76 | South Africa estimate | $4,237 | $353 | R 69,740 | $9,403 |
| 77 | Jordan estimate | $4,210 | $351 | JOD 2,989 | $9,305 |
| 78 | Moldova estimate | $4,169 | $347 | MDL 72,440 | $8,257 |
| 79 | Thailand estimate | $4,029 | $336 | ฿132,500 | $12,490 |
| 80 | Samoa estimate | $4,011 | $334 | WST 10,780 | $5,868 |
| 81 | Dominican Republic estimate | $3,965 | $330 | DOP 245,800 | $10,320 |
| 82 | Paraguay estimate | $3,937 | $328 | ₲29,702,900 | $10,330 |
| 83 | Malaysia estimate | $3,864 | $322 | RM 16,240 | $10,330 |
| 84 | Albania estimate | $3,786 | $315 | ALL 403,500 | $8,757 |
| 85 | Colombia estimate | $3,638 | $303 | COP 14,745,100 | $8,853 |
| 86 | Vanuatu estimate | $3,598 | $300 | VUV 348,700 | $2,944 |
| 87 | Vietnam estimate | $3,340 | $278 | ₫80,699,500 | $11,270 |
| 88 | Kiribati estimate | $3,310 | $276 | A$4,983 | $5,307 |
| 89 | Georgia estimate | $2,923 | $244 | ₾9,418 | $8,773 |
| 90 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $2,788 | $232 | FCFA 1,691,300 | $6,133 |
| 91 | Cambodia estimate | $2,731 | $228 | ៛10,959,200 | $7,441 |
| 92 | Djibouti estimate | $2,705 | $225 | DJF 480,800 | $4,882 |
| 93 | Philippines estimate | $2,671 | $223 | ₱153,000 | $7,377 |
| 94 | Botswana estimate | $2,537 | $211 | P 34,410 | $6,476 |
| 95 | Uzbekistan estimate | $2,490 | $207 | UZS 27,511,300 | $9,173 |
| 96 | Suriname estimate | $2,419 | $202 | SRD 59,780 | $6,685 |
| 97 | Sudan estimate | $2,382 | $199 | SDG 1,302,400 | $5,807 |
| 98 | Bhutan estimate | $2,381 | $198 | BTN 199,300 | $9,544 |
| 99 | Cape Verde estimate | $2,125 | $177 | CVE 211,200 | $4,193 |
| 100 | Armenia estimate | $1,975 | $165 | ֏953,400 | $5,727 |
| 101 | Eswatini estimate | $1,949 | $162 | SZL 34,870 | |
| 102 | Indonesia estimate | $1,825 | $152 | Rp 28,938,000 | $5,669 |
| 103 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $1,825 | $152 | FCFA 858,300 | $2,753 |
| 104 | Comoros estimate | $1,796 | $150 | CF 747,200 | $3,277 |
| 105 | Laos estimate | $1,775 | $148 | ₭24,907,300 | $6,711 |
| 106 | India estimate | $1,715 | $143 | ₹149,400 | $7,533 |
| 107 | Tunisia estimate | $1,698 | $141 | TND 4,981 | $6,073 |
| 108 | Guinea estimate | $1,680 | $140 | FG 15,425,800 | $5,123 |
| 109 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,597 | $133 | F CFA 996,300 | $4,287 |
| 110 | Niger estimate | $1,597 | $133 | F CFA 996,300 | $4,901 |
| 111 | Ghana estimate | $1,587 | $132 | GH₵19,930 | $3,795 |
| 112 | Jamaica estimate | $1,556 | $130 | JMD 172,600 | $2,470 |
| 113 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,514 | $126 | K 2,092,200 | $4,804 |
| 114 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,494 | $125 | $3,354 | |
| 115 | Senegal estimate | $1,484 | $124 | F CFA 863,500 | $3,812 |
| 116 | Ukraine estimate | $1,458 | $121 | ₴37,240 | $5,995 |
| 117 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,442 | $120 | Rs 435,700 | $4,980 |
| 118 | Nepal estimate | $1,430 | $119 | Rs 149,400 | $4,924 |
| 119 | Yemen estimate | $1,365 | $114 | YER 299,800 | $4,525 |
| 120 | Lesotho estimate | $1,359 | $113 | LSL 24,910 | $4,057 |
| 121 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,297 | $108 | ؋99,630 | $6,311 |
| 122 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,293 | $108 | ৳149,400 | $4,530 |
| 123 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,284 | $107 | F CFA 747,200 | $3,869 |
| 124 | Mali estimate | $1,254 | $105 | F CFA 760,500 | $3,954 |
| 125 | Mozambique estimate | $1,248 | $104 | MZN 79,700 | $3,304 |
| 126 | Liberia estimate | $1,244 | $104 | LRD 1,244 | $3,085 |
| 127 | Cameroon estimate | $1,211 | $101 | FCFA 597,800 | $2,498 |
| 128 | Zambia estimate | $1,199 | $100 | ZK 31,370 | $4,146 |
| 129 | Chad estimate | $1,198 | $100 | FCFA 747,200 | $3,534 |
| 130 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,118 | $93 | F CFA 697,400 | $3,159 |
| 131 | Benin estimate | $1,040 | $87 | F CFA 647,600 | $3,151 |
| 132 | Egypt estimate | $1,003 | $84 | E£45,460 | $6,539 |
| 133 | Rwanda estimate | $983 | $82 | RF 1,295,200 | $3,584 |
| 134 | Kenya estimate | $977 | $81 | KES 99,630 | $2,303 |
| 135 | Pakistan estimate | $921 | $77 | Rs 258,800 | $3,958 |
| 136 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $906 | $76 | CDF 915,500 | $1,865 |
| 137 | Gambia estimate | $879 | $73 | GMD 42,340 | $2,841 |
| 138 | Uganda estimate | $856 | $71 | UGX 3,071,400 | $2,335 |
| 139 | Togo estimate | $799 | $67 | F CFA 498,100 | $2,258 |
| 140 | Ethiopia estimate | $797 | $66 | ETB 34,870 | $2,595 |
| 141 | Angola estimate | $687 | $57 | Kz 597,800 | $1,921 |
| 142 | Burundi estimate | $473 | $39 | BIF 905,900 | $1,429 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $410 | $34 | MWK 149,400 | $1,257 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $337 | $28 | ₦498,100 | $1,876 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).