How much does a trades union official make in each country?
143 countries, median gross salary a year in dollars.
Each line is a country, on a log scale from $100 to $200,000 a year.
Where they earn the most
- Luxembourg$158,500
- Switzerland$150,300
- Italy$126,600
- Qatar$125,200
- Denmark$119,400
Where pay goes furthest
- Italy$173,700
- Qatar$161,000
- Luxembourg$160,700
- South Korea$140,500
- Austria$132,100
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg estimate | $158,500 | $13,210 | €140,300 | $160,700 |
| 2 | Switzerland estimate | $150,300 | $12,520 | CHF 135,200 | $117,300 |
| 3 | Italy estimate | $126,600 | $10,550 | €113,400 | $173,700 |
| 4 | Qatar estimate | $125,200 | $10,430 | QAR 455,700 | $161,000 |
| 5 | Denmark estimate | $119,400 | $9,952 | kr 795,700 | $114,200 |
| 6 | Iceland estimate | $118,600 | $9,880 | kr 15,103,800 | $103,700 |
| 7 | Austria estimate | $112,000 | $9,333 | €100,300 | $132,100 |
| 8 | United States | $111,200 | $9,266 | $111,200 | |
| 9 | Finland estimate | $109,300 | $9,107 | €97,880 | $120,600 |
| 10 | Belgium estimate | $107,200 | $8,934 | €96,020 | $122,900 |
| 11 | Australia | $102,400 | $8,529 | A$149,000 | |
| 12 | South Korea estimate | $98,380 | $8,198 | ₩127,053,500 | $140,500 |
| 13 | Germany | $96,550 | $8,045 | €86,470 | $127,500 |
| 14 | Norway estimate | $92,910 | $7,742 | kr 840,700 | $96,570 |
| 15 | Netherlands estimate | $90,690 | $7,558 | €81,230 | $104,600 |
| 16 | Ireland estimate | $87,210 | $7,268 | €78,110 | $85,380 |
| 17 | Sweden estimate | $79,250 | $6,604 | kr 754,500 | $87,560 |
| 18 | Singapore estimate | $76,440 | $6,370 | SGD 102,700 | $96,980 |
| 19 | France estimate | $73,660 | $6,139 | €65,980 | $89,000 |
| 20 | Cyprus estimate | $68,570 | $5,714 | €61,420 | $102,500 |
| 21 | Israel estimate | $67,630 | $5,636 | ₪218,500 | $53,970 |
| 22 | United Kingdom estimate | $67,500 | $5,625 | £51,260 | $73,080 |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $64,060 | $5,338 | AED 235,300 | $95,270 |
| 24 | Spain estimate | $62,800 | $5,234 | €56,250 | $91,430 |
| 25 | Portugal estimate | $60,180 | $5,015 | €53,900 | $92,660 |
| 26 | Greece estimate | $58,410 | $4,867 | €52,310 | $89,110 |
| 27 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $55,010 | $4,584 | HK$427,000 | $66,140 |
| 28 | Malta estimate | $53,820 | $4,485 | €48,200 | $74,950 |
| 29 | Slovenia estimate | $47,830 | $3,986 | €42,840 | $71,400 |
| 30 | Czechia estimate | $46,050 | $3,837 | Kč 1,013,100 | $68,740 |
| 31 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $44,560 | $3,713 | SAR 167,100 | $86,120 |
| 32 | Brunei estimate | $42,030 | $3,502 | BND 53,250 | $70,300 |
| 33 | Puerto Rico estimate | $41,210 | $3,435 | $43,960 | |
| 34 | Costa Rica estimate | $40,530 | $3,378 | ₡20,408,000 | $64,880 |
| 35 | Bahamas estimate | $37,680 | $3,140 | BSD 37,680 | $34,040 |
| 36 | Uruguay estimate | $37,480 | $3,123 | UYU 1,507,100 | $51,440 |
| 37 | Lithuania estimate | $34,160 | $2,847 | €30,600 | $55,000 |
| 38 | Slovakia estimate | $33,660 | $2,805 | €30,150 | $52,650 |
| 39 | Estonia estimate | $33,230 | $2,769 | €29,760 | $43,770 |
| 40 | Hungary estimate | $32,400 | $2,700 | Ft 11,356,400 | $55,950 |
| 41 | Poland estimate | $31,020 | $2,585 | zł 130,200 | $56,550 |
| 42 | Croatia estimate | $30,920 | $2,577 | €208,700 | $52,540 |
| 43 | Barbados estimate | $30,830 | $2,569 | BBD 61,660 | $25,690 |
| 44 | Romania estimate | $30,450 | $2,537 | lei 134,500 | $62,430 |
| 45 | Latvia estimate | $27,410 | $2,284 | €24,550 | $43,940 |
| 46 | Chile estimate | $27,230 | $2,269 | CLP 25,690,800 | $55,260 |
| 47 | Bulgaria estimate | $25,160 | $2,097 | €44,070 | $53,700 |
| 48 | Montenegro estimate | $22,000 | $1,833 | €16,560 | $37,690 |
| 49 | Argentina estimate | $20,240 | $1,687 | ARS 25,117,600 | $37,980 |
| 50 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $20,070 | $1,673 | KM 35,160 | $45,310 |
| 51 | Mauritius estimate | $19,230 | $1,602 | Rs 892,400 | $44,810 |
| 52 | Serbia estimate | $19,190 | $1,599 | RSD 2,019,200 | $37,700 |
| 53 | Türkiye estimate | $19,100 | $1,592 | ₺753,500 | $42,470 |
| 54 | Belize estimate | $18,690 | $1,557 | BZD 37,370 | $29,270 |
| 55 | Lebanon estimate | $18,540 | $1,545 | L£27,943,300 | $37,340 |
| 56 | Peru estimate | $18,310 | $1,526 | PEN 65,310 | $33,890 |
| 57 | Malaysia estimate | $16,450 | $1,371 | RM 69,160 | $44,000 |
| 58 | Maldives estimate | $16,330 | $1,361 | MVR 251,200 | $24,800 |
| 59 | Russia estimate | $16,270 | $1,356 | ₽1,198,500 | $46,530 |
| 60 | Albania estimate | $15,830 | $1,319 | ALL 1,686,700 | $36,610 |
| 61 | North Macedonia estimate | $15,760 | $1,314 | MKD 870,000 | $31,770 |
| 62 | Panama estimate | $15,070 | $1,256 | PAB 15,070 | $30,340 |
| 63 | Palau estimate | $15,070 | $1,256 | $15,060 | |
| 64 | Guatemala estimate | $13,530 | $1,127 | Q 103,900 | $30,270 |
| 65 | Ecuador estimate | $13,060 | $1,088 | $29,580 | |
| 66 | Guyana estimate | $12,870 | $1,073 | GYD 2,683,600 | $27,610 |
| 67 | Marshall Islands estimate | $12,560 | $1,047 | $12,640 | |
| 68 | Dominican Republic estimate | $12,440 | $1,037 | DOP 771,300 | $32,400 |
| 69 | Brazil estimate | $12,360 | $1,030 | R$69,070 | $26,760 |
| 70 | Samoa estimate | $12,270 | $1,023 | WST 33,000 | $17,960 |
| 71 | Bolivia estimate | $12,000 | $1,000 | Bs 82,890 | $30,710 |
| 72 | Mexico estimate | $11,330 | $944 | MX$218,000 | $19,280 |
| 73 | El Salvador estimate | $11,220 | $935 | $23,940 | |
| 74 | Jordan estimate | $10,610 | $884 | JOD 7,535 | $23,460 |
| 75 | Botswana estimate | $10,310 | $859 | P 139,900 | $26,330 |
| 76 | Kazakhstan estimate | $9,826 | $819 | ₸3,203,400 | $25,520 |
| 77 | Honduras estimate | $9,678 | $807 | L 251,200 | $19,910 |
| 78 | Thailand estimate | $9,548 | $796 | ฿314,000 | $29,600 |
| 79 | Colombia estimate | $9,296 | $775 | COP 37,676,400 | $22,620 |
| 80 | Tonga estimate | $9,210 | $767 | TOP 21,770 | $11,950 |
| 81 | South Africa estimate | $9,156 | $763 | R 150,700 | $20,320 |
| 82 | Paraguay estimate | $8,956 | $746 | ₲67,580,100 | $23,510 |
| 83 | Moldova estimate | $8,672 | $723 | MDL 150,700 | $17,180 |
| 84 | Mongolia estimate | $8,502 | $709 | ₮30,141,100 | $25,530 |
| 85 | Fiji estimate | $8,391 | $699 | FJD 19,030 | $20,550 |
| 86 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $8,352 | $696 | FCFA 5,065,900 | $18,370 |
| 87 | Djibouti estimate | $8,151 | $679 | DJF 1,448,500 | $14,710 |
| 88 | Georgia estimate | $8,001 | $667 | ₾25,780 | $24,010 |
| 89 | Niger estimate | $7,843 | $654 | F CFA 4,892,500 | $24,070 |
| 90 | Cape Verde estimate | $7,675 | $640 | CVE 762,800 | $15,140 |
| 91 | Vanuatu estimate | $7,524 | $627 | VUV 729,200 | $6,156 |
| 92 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $7,439 | $620 | F CFA 4,640,100 | $19,960 |
| 93 | Jamaica estimate | $7,075 | $590 | JMD 784,900 | $11,230 |
| 94 | Vietnam estimate | $6,756 | $563 | ₫163,264,300 | $22,800 |
| 95 | Philippines estimate | $6,668 | $556 | ₱382,000 | $18,420 |
| 96 | Eswatini estimate | $6,634 | $553 | SZL 118,700 | |
| 97 | Kiribati estimate | $6,341 | $528 | A$9,545 | $10,170 |
| 98 | Uzbekistan estimate | $6,123 | $510 | UZS 67,662,800 | $22,560 |
| 99 | Mozambique estimate | $5,901 | $492 | MZN 376,800 | $15,620 |
| 100 | India estimate | $5,764 | $480 | ₹502,400 | $25,320 |
| 101 | Comoros estimate | $5,291 | $441 | CF 2,200,900 | $9,651 |
| 102 | Mali estimate | $5,178 | $432 | F CFA 3,139,700 | $16,320 |
| 103 | Tunisia estimate | $5,136 | $428 | TND 15,070 | $18,370 |
| 104 | Bhutan estimate | $4,503 | $375 | BTN 376,800 | $18,050 |
| 105 | Senegal estimate | $4,316 | $360 | F CFA 2,511,800 | $11,090 |
| 106 | Zambia estimate | $4,267 | $356 | ZK 111,600 | $14,760 |
| 107 | Benin estimate | $4,032 | $336 | F CFA 2,511,800 | $12,220 |
| 108 | Chad estimate | $4,027 | $336 | FCFA 2,511,800 | $11,880 |
| 109 | Ghana estimate | $4,001 | $333 | GH₵50,240 | $9,569 |
| 110 | Indonesia estimate | $3,960 | $330 | Rp 62,794,000 | $12,300 |
| 111 | Nepal estimate | $3,845 | $320 | Rs 401,900 | $13,240 |
| 112 | Kenya estimate | $3,833 | $319 | KES 391,000 | $9,037 |
| 113 | Cameroon estimate | $3,815 | $318 | FCFA 1,883,800 | $7,873 |
| 114 | Suriname estimate | $3,808 | $317 | SRD 94,100 | $10,520 |
| 115 | Armenia estimate | $3,772 | $314 | ֏1,821,000 | $10,940 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $3,696 | $308 | Rs 1,116,800 | $12,760 |
| 117 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $3,452 | $288 | K 4,769,700 | $10,950 |
| 118 | Bangladesh estimate | $3,259 | $272 | ৳376,800 | $11,420 |
| 119 | Ukraine estimate | $3,172 | $264 | ₴81,060 | $13,050 |
| 120 | Cambodia estimate | $3,135 | $261 | ៛12,580,400 | $8,542 |
| 121 | Rwanda estimate | $2,858 | $238 | RF 3,767,600 | $10,430 |
| 122 | Uganda estimate | $2,801 | $233 | UGX 10,047,000 | $7,639 |
| 123 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $2,777 | $231 | F CFA 1,732,400 | $7,846 |
| 124 | Guinea estimate | $2,735 | $228 | FG 25,117,600 | $8,342 |
| 125 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,569 | $214 | FCFA 1,208,000 | $3,875 |
| 126 | Angola estimate | $2,553 | $213 | Kz 2,221,100 | $7,138 |
| 127 | Burkina Faso estimate | $2,454 | $205 | F CFA 1,428,200 | $7,396 |
| 128 | Afghanistan estimate | $2,452 | $204 | ؋188,400 | $11,930 |
| 129 | Gambia estimate | $2,392 | $199 | GMD 115,200 | $7,728 |
| 130 | Lesotho estimate | $2,099 | $175 | LSL 38,470 | $6,267 |
| 131 | Laos estimate | $2,058 | $172 | ₭28,885,200 | $7,782 |
| 132 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,723 | $144 | ETB 75,350 | $5,608 |
| 133 | Pakistan estimate | $1,707 | $142 | Rs 479,800 | $7,337 |
| 134 | Egypt estimate | $1,663 | $139 | E£75,350 | $10,840 |
| 135 | Burundi estimate | $1,651 | $138 | BIF 3,162,200 | $4,989 |
| 136 | Liberia estimate | $1,625 | $135 | LRD 1,625 | $4,032 |
| 137 | Yemen estimate | $1,472 | $123 | YER 323,300 | $4,881 |
| 138 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,454 | $121 | CDF 1,469,400 | $2,993 |
| 139 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,443 | $120 | $3,240 | |
| 140 | Togo estimate | $1,381 | $115 | F CFA 861,700 | $3,906 |
| 141 | Malawi estimate | $1,303 | $109 | MWK 474,800 | $3,993 |
| 142 | Sudan estimate | $1,176 | $98 | SDG 642,900 | $2,866 |
| 143 | Nigeria estimate | $629 | $52 | ₦930,700 | $3,505 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).