How much does a traditional therapist 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 $200,000 a year.
Where they earn the most
- United States$106,800
- Switzerland$83,630
- Luxembourg$68,650
- Iceland$59,830
- Qatar$55,970
Where pay goes furthest
- United States$106,800
- Qatar$71,970
- Luxembourg$69,590
- Switzerland$65,250
- Germany$58,300
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | $106,800 | $8,900 | $106,800 | |
| 2 | Switzerland estimate | $83,630 | $6,969 | CHF 75,250 | $65,250 |
| 3 | Luxembourg estimate | $68,650 | $5,721 | €61,490 | $69,590 |
| 4 | Iceland estimate | $59,830 | $4,985 | kr 7,621,700 | $52,320 |
| 5 | Qatar estimate | $55,970 | $4,664 | QAR 203,700 | $71,970 |
| 6 | Denmark estimate | $53,860 | $4,488 | kr 358,900 | $51,520 |
| 7 | Norway estimate | $51,360 | $4,280 | kr 464,700 | $53,390 |
| 8 | Belgium estimate | $49,400 | $4,117 | €44,240 | $56,640 |
| 9 | Austria estimate | $49,370 | $4,114 | €44,220 | $58,230 |
| 10 | Ireland estimate | $48,700 | $4,059 | €43,620 | $47,680 |
| 11 | Netherlands estimate | $47,530 | $3,961 | €42,570 | $54,810 |
| 12 | Germany | $44,160 | $3,680 | €39,550 | $58,300 |
| 13 | Finland estimate | $43,400 | $3,616 | €38,870 | $47,890 |
| 14 | Singapore estimate | $39,160 | $3,263 | SGD 52,610 | $49,690 |
| 15 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $38,890 | $3,241 | HK$301,900 | $46,760 |
| 16 | Sweden estimate | $37,470 | $3,122 | kr 356,700 | $41,400 |
| 17 | United Kingdom | $37,330 | $3,111 | £27,890 | $40,410 |
| 18 | Israel estimate | $36,220 | $3,018 | ₪117,000 | $28,900 |
| 19 | France estimate | $36,110 | $3,009 | €32,340 | $43,620 |
| 20 | Spain estimate | $34,130 | $2,844 | €30,570 | $49,690 |
| 21 | Italy estimate | $31,840 | $2,653 | €28,520 | $43,700 |
| 22 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $28,130 | $2,344 | AED 103,300 | $41,840 |
| 23 | South Korea estimate | $27,110 | $2,259 | ₩35,012,100 | $38,730 |
| 24 | Cyprus estimate | $27,030 | $2,253 | €24,210 | $40,390 |
| 25 | Slovenia estimate | $26,620 | $2,219 | €23,850 | $39,740 |
| 26 | Malta estimate | $25,920 | $2,160 | €22,700 | $36,110 |
| 27 | Portugal estimate | $25,330 | $2,111 | €22,680 | $39,000 |
| 28 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $23,540 | $1,962 | SAR 88,270 | $45,490 |
| 29 | Bahamas estimate | $22,200 | $1,850 | BSD 22,200 | $20,060 |
| 30 | Puerto Rico estimate | $22,120 | $1,843 | $23,590 | |
| 31 | Czechia estimate | $21,250 | $1,771 | Kč 467,500 | $31,720 |
| 32 | Greece estimate | $21,220 | $1,768 | €19,010 | $32,380 |
| 33 | Brunei estimate | $21,020 | $1,752 | BND 26,640 | $35,170 |
| 34 | Lithuania estimate | $20,600 | $1,717 | €18,450 | $33,170 |
| 35 | Barbados estimate | $20,420 | $1,702 | BBD 40,840 | $17,020 |
| 36 | Estonia estimate | $20,340 | $1,695 | €18,220 | $26,800 |
| 37 | Costa Rica estimate | $19,470 | $1,623 | ₡9,804,100 | $31,170 |
| 38 | Latvia estimate | $18,730 | $1,561 | €16,770 | $30,020 |
| 39 | Romania estimate | $17,880 | $1,490 | lei 78,980 | $36,660 |
| 40 | Croatia estimate | $17,230 | $1,435 | €116,200 | $29,270 |
| 41 | Slovakia estimate | $16,880 | $1,407 | €15,120 | $26,410 |
| 42 | Hungary estimate | $16,740 | $1,395 | Ft 5,866,200 | $28,900 |
| 43 | Poland estimate | $14,720 | $1,227 | zł 61,790 | $26,830 |
| 44 | Türkiye estimate | $13,500 | $1,125 | ₺532,800 | $30,020 |
| 45 | Uruguay estimate | $13,250 | $1,104 | UYU 532,800 | $18,180 |
| 46 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $12,550 | $1,046 | KM 21,980 | $28,320 |
| 47 | Panama estimate | $12,430 | $1,036 | PAB 12,430 | $25,030 |
| 48 | Bulgaria estimate | $12,380 | $1,032 | €21,690 | $26,430 |
| 49 | Serbia estimate | $12,010 | $1,001 | RSD 1,263,800 | $23,600 |
| 50 | Botswana estimate | $11,780 | $982 | P 159,800 | $30,080 |
| 51 | Chile estimate | $11,630 | $969 | CLP 10,976,800 | $23,610 |
| 52 | Palau estimate | $11,450 | $954 | $11,450 | |
| 53 | Montenegro estimate | $9,876 | $823 | €7,434 | $16,920 |
| 54 | Belize estimate | $9,756 | $813 | BZD 19,510 | $15,280 |
| 55 | North Macedonia estimate | $9,662 | $805 | MKD 533,300 | $19,480 |
| 56 | Malaysia estimate | $9,518 | $793 | RM 40,010 | $25,450 |
| 57 | South Africa estimate | $9,171 | $764 | R 150,900 | $20,350 |
| 58 | Marshall Islands estimate | $8,879 | $740 | $8,938 | |
| 59 | Lebanon estimate | $8,482 | $707 | L£12,786,100 | $17,090 |
| 60 | Honduras estimate | $7,983 | $665 | L 207,200 | $16,420 |
| 61 | Peru estimate | $7,966 | $664 | PEN 28,410 | $14,740 |
| 62 | Brazil estimate | $7,946 | $662 | R$44,400 | $17,200 |
| 63 | Colombia estimate | $7,887 | $657 | COP 31,965,200 | $19,190 |
| 64 | Dominican Republic estimate | $7,759 | $647 | DOP 481,000 | $20,200 |
| 65 | Mauritius estimate | $7,652 | $638 | Rs 355,200 | $17,830 |
| 66 | Eswatini estimate | $7,445 | $620 | SZL 133,200 | |
| 67 | Guatemala estimate | $7,211 | $601 | Q 55,380 | $16,140 |
| 68 | Maldives estimate | $7,167 | $597 | MVR 110,200 | $10,880 |
| 69 | Argentina estimate | $7,156 | $596 | ARS 8,879,200 | $13,430 |
| 70 | Ecuador estimate | $7,103 | $592 | $16,090 | |
| 71 | Thailand estimate | $6,934 | $578 | ฿228,000 | $21,500 |
| 72 | Mexico estimate | $6,806 | $567 | MX$130,900 | $11,580 |
| 73 | El Salvador estimate | $6,715 | $560 | $14,320 | |
| 74 | Russia estimate | $6,514 | $543 | ₽479,800 | $18,630 |
| 75 | Djibouti estimate | $6,245 | $520 | DJF 1,109,900 | $11,270 |
| 76 | Fiji estimate | $6,172 | $514 | FJD 14,000 | $15,120 |
| 77 | Samoa estimate | $6,063 | $505 | WST 16,300 | $8,870 |
| 78 | Albania estimate | $5,986 | $499 | ALL 637,900 | $13,850 |
| 79 | Guyana estimate | $5,962 | $497 | GYD 1,243,100 | $12,790 |
| 80 | Bolivia estimate | $5,782 | $482 | Bs 39,960 | $14,800 |
| 81 | Jordan estimate | $5,628 | $469 | JOD 3,996 | $12,440 |
| 82 | Paraguay estimate | $5,295 | $441 | ₲39,956,400 | $13,900 |
| 83 | Mongolia estimate | $5,009 | $417 | ₮17,758,400 | $15,040 |
| 84 | Jamaica estimate | $5,002 | $417 | JMD 554,900 | $7,939 |
| 85 | Moldova estimate | $4,946 | $412 | MDL 85,950 | $9,797 |
| 86 | Tonga estimate | $4,833 | $403 | TOP 11,420 | $6,272 |
| 87 | Philippines estimate | $4,714 | $393 | ₱270,100 | $13,020 |
| 88 | Cape Verde estimate | $4,443 | $370 | CVE 441,600 | $8,767 |
| 89 | Bhutan estimate | $4,351 | $363 | BTN 364,000 | $17,440 |
| 90 | Vanuatu estimate | $4,123 | $344 | VUV 399,600 | $3,373 |
| 91 | Vietnam estimate | $4,079 | $340 | ₫98,559,200 | $13,760 |
| 92 | Senegal estimate | $3,815 | $318 | F CFA 2,219,800 | $9,800 |
| 93 | Kazakhstan estimate | $3,790 | $316 | ₸1,235,500 | $9,843 |
| 94 | Tunisia estimate | $3,631 | $303 | TND 10,660 | $12,990 |
| 95 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $3,559 | $297 | F CFA 2,219,800 | $9,551 |
| 96 | Cambodia estimate | $3,540 | $295 | ៛14,206,700 | $9,646 |
| 97 | Kiribati estimate | $3,400 | $283 | A$5,118 | $5,451 |
| 98 | India estimate | $3,260 | $272 | ₹284,100 | $14,320 |
| 99 | Georgia estimate | $3,125 | $260 | ₾10,070 | $9,377 |
| 100 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $2,990 | $249 | FCFA 1,813,700 | $6,577 |
| 101 | Chad estimate | $2,955 | $246 | FCFA 1,843,400 | $8,719 |
| 102 | Uzbekistan estimate | $2,824 | $235 | UZS 31,209,300 | $10,410 |
| 103 | Zambia estimate | $2,715 | $226 | ZK 71,030 | $9,388 |
| 104 | Suriname estimate | $2,515 | $210 | SRD 62,150 | $6,951 |
| 105 | Mozambique estimate | $2,503 | $209 | MZN 159,800 | $6,626 |
| 106 | Timor-Leste estimate | $2,397 | $200 | $5,381 | |
| 107 | Yemen estimate | $2,296 | $191 | YER 504,300 | $7,612 |
| 108 | Burkina Faso estimate | $2,289 | $191 | F CFA 1,331,900 | $6,897 |
| 109 | Mali estimate | $2,197 | $183 | F CFA 1,331,900 | $6,924 |
| 110 | Kenya estimate | $2,145 | $179 | KES 218,800 | $5,057 |
| 111 | Comoros estimate | $2,135 | $178 | CF 887,900 | $3,894 |
| 112 | Ghana estimate | $1,980 | $165 | GH₵24,860 | $4,736 |
| 113 | Cameroon estimate | $1,978 | $165 | FCFA 976,700 | $4,082 |
| 114 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,910 | $159 | Rs 577,100 | $6,597 |
| 115 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $1,888 | $157 | FCFA 887,900 | $2,848 |
| 116 | Nepal estimate | $1,869 | $156 | Rs 195,300 | $6,436 |
| 117 | Guinea estimate | $1,740 | $145 | FG 15,982,600 | $5,308 |
| 118 | Indonesia estimate | $1,722 | $144 | Rp 27,306,000 | $5,349 |
| 119 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,708 | $142 | F CFA 1,065,500 | $4,826 |
| 120 | Lesotho estimate | $1,696 | $141 | LSL 31,080 | $5,062 |
| 121 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,690 | $141 | ৳195,300 | $5,921 |
| 122 | Ukraine estimate | $1,636 | $136 | ₴41,790 | $6,726 |
| 123 | Armenia estimate | $1,564 | $130 | ֏754,700 | $4,534 |
| 124 | Angola estimate | $1,531 | $128 | Kz 1,331,900 | $4,280 |
| 125 | Uganda estimate | $1,361 | $113 | UGX 4,883,600 | $3,713 |
| 126 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,360 | $113 | ETB 59,490 | $4,427 |
| 127 | Benin estimate | $1,354 | $113 | F CFA 843,500 | $4,104 |
| 128 | Niger estimate | $1,349 | $112 | F CFA 841,700 | $4,141 |
| 129 | Togo estimate | $1,348 | $112 | F CFA 841,100 | $3,813 |
| 130 | Laos estimate | $1,329 | $111 | ₭18,646,300 | $5,024 |
| 131 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,318 | $110 | CDF 1,331,900 | $2,713 |
| 132 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,285 | $107 | K 1,775,800 | $4,078 |
| 133 | Pakistan estimate | $1,094 | $91 | Rs 307,600 | $4,703 |
| 134 | Egypt estimate | $980 | $82 | E£44,400 | $6,386 |
| 135 | Sudan estimate | $974 | $81 | SDG 532,800 | $2,375 |
| 136 | Afghanistan estimate | $943 | $79 | ؋72,410 | $4,586 |
| 137 | Burundi estimate | $916 | $76 | BIF 1,755,100 | $2,769 |
| 138 | Liberia estimate | $888 | $74 | LRD 888 | $2,203 |
| 139 | Rwanda estimate | $876 | $73 | RF 1,154,300 | $3,194 |
| 140 | Gambia estimate | $784 | $65 | GMD 37,740 | $2,532 |
| 141 | Malawi estimate | $780 | $65 | MWK 284,100 | $2,389 |
| 142 | Nigeria estimate | $300 | $25 | ₦444,000 | $1,672 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).