How much does a train driver 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 $200,000 a year.
Where they earn the most
- Iceland$102,200
- United Kingdom$102,200
- Belgium$98,690
- Switzerland$97,680
- Australia$97,090
Where pay goes furthest
- Belgium$113,200
- United Kingdom$110,600
- Luxembourg$91,250
- Iceland$89,370
- Norway$80,480
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland estimate | $102,200 | $8,516 | kr 13,019,700 | $89,370 |
| 2 | United Kingdom | $102,200 | $8,514 | £76,330 | $110,600 |
| 3 | Belgium estimate | $98,690 | $8,224 | €87,340 | $113,200 |
| 4 | Switzerland estimate | $97,680 | $8,140 | CHF 87,900 | $76,210 |
| 5 | Australia | $97,090 | $8,091 | A$141,300 | |
| 6 | Luxembourg estimate | $90,020 | $7,501 | €79,660 | $91,250 |
| 7 | Denmark estimate | $79,510 | $6,625 | kr 529,800 | $76,060 |
| 8 | United States | $78,420 | $6,535 | $78,420 | |
| 9 | Norway estimate | $77,420 | $6,452 | kr 700,600 | $80,480 |
| 10 | Canada | $69,320 | $5,777 | CA$97,510 | |
| 11 | Sweden estimate | $68,550 | $5,712 | kr 668,800 | $75,730 |
| 12 | Finland estimate | $60,500 | $5,042 | €54,190 | $66,760 |
| 13 | Austria estimate | $58,060 | $4,838 | €52,000 | $68,480 |
| 14 | Netherlands estimate | $57,540 | $4,795 | €51,530 | $66,350 |
| 15 | Ireland estimate | $57,320 | $4,777 | €51,340 | $56,120 |
| 16 | Germany | $56,950 | $4,746 | €51,010 | $75,200 |
| 17 | Cyprus estimate | $44,940 | $3,745 | €39,770 | $67,150 |
| 18 | Italy estimate | $41,900 | $3,492 | €37,530 | $57,500 |
| 19 | South Korea estimate | $41,890 | $3,491 | ₩54,104,400 | $59,850 |
| 20 | France estimate | $41,440 | $3,453 | €37,120 | $50,060 |
| 21 | Israel estimate | $41,000 | $3,417 | ₪132,400 | $32,720 |
| 22 | Spain estimate | $35,670 | $2,973 | €31,950 | $51,930 |
| 23 | Slovenia estimate | $32,210 | $2,684 | €28,850 | $48,080 |
| 24 | Lithuania estimate | $31,910 | $2,659 | €28,240 | $51,380 |
| 25 | Greece estimate | $30,800 | $2,567 | €27,590 | $46,990 |
| 26 | Malta estimate | $29,570 | $2,464 | €26,490 | $41,180 |
| 27 | Bahamas estimate | $28,340 | $2,361 | BSD 28,340 | $25,600 |
| 28 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $27,560 | $2,297 | HK$214,000 | $33,140 |
| 29 | Puerto Rico estimate | $24,900 | $2,075 | $26,560 | |
| 30 | Estonia estimate | $23,710 | $1,975 | €21,230 | $31,230 |
| 31 | Portugal estimate | $23,000 | $1,917 | €20,600 | $35,410 |
| 32 | Singapore estimate | $22,880 | $1,907 | SGD 30,740 | $29,030 |
| 33 | Czechia estimate | $22,730 | $1,894 | Kč 500,200 | $33,940 |
| 34 | Slovakia estimate | $20,710 | $1,726 | €18,550 | $32,400 |
| 35 | Latvia estimate | $19,790 | $1,649 | €17,720 | $31,720 |
| 36 | Poland estimate | $19,550 | $1,629 | zł 82,060 | $35,640 |
| 37 | Hungary estimate | $18,960 | $1,580 | Ft 6,646,300 | $32,740 |
| 38 | Croatia estimate | $18,640 | $1,553 | €125,800 | $31,670 |
| 39 | Uruguay estimate | $17,940 | $1,495 | UYU 721,600 | $24,630 |
| 40 | Qatar estimate | $16,260 | $1,355 | QAR 59,200 | $20,910 |
| 41 | Romania estimate | $16,140 | $1,345 | lei 71,270 | $33,080 |
| 42 | Barbados estimate | $16,000 | $1,333 | BBD 31,990 | $13,330 |
| 43 | Costa Rica estimate | $14,430 | $1,203 | ₡7,266,400 | $23,100 |
| 44 | Palau estimate | $13,430 | $1,119 | $13,420 | |
| 45 | Argentina estimate | $12,850 | $1,071 | ARS 15,942,400 | $24,110 |
| 46 | Türkiye estimate | $12,760 | $1,063 | ₺503,400 | $28,370 |
| 47 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $12,430 | $1,036 | KM 21,780 | $28,060 |
| 48 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $12,420 | $1,035 | AED 45,630 | $18,480 |
| 49 | Chile estimate | $12,420 | $1,035 | CLP 11,717,800 | $25,210 |
| 50 | Serbia estimate | $12,130 | $1,011 | RSD 1,275,900 | $23,820 |
| 51 | Panama estimate | $11,750 | $979 | PAB 11,750 | $23,650 |
| 52 | Montenegro estimate | $11,460 | $955 | €8,630 | $19,650 |
| 53 | Guyana estimate | $11,270 | $939 | GYD 2,349,400 | $24,170 |
| 54 | Bulgaria estimate | $10,970 | $914 | €19,220 | $23,420 |
| 55 | North Macedonia estimate | $10,910 | $909 | MKD 602,100 | $21,990 |
| 56 | Russia estimate | $10,260 | $855 | ₽755,500 | $29,330 |
| 57 | Maldives estimate | $10,110 | $843 | MVR 155,500 | $15,360 |
| 58 | Belize estimate | $10,090 | $841 | BZD 20,190 | $15,810 |
| 59 | Lebanon estimate | $10,020 | $835 | L£15,103,300 | $20,180 |
| 60 | Brunei estimate | $9,929 | $827 | BND 12,580 | $16,610 |
| 61 | Tonga estimate | $9,789 | $816 | TOP 23,140 | $12,700 |
| 62 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $9,532 | $794 | SAR 35,750 | $18,420 |
| 63 | Marshall Islands estimate | $9,521 | $793 | $9,583 | |
| 64 | Mongolia estimate | $9,467 | $789 | ₮33,563,000 | $28,430 |
| 65 | Guatemala estimate | $8,922 | $744 | Q 68,520 | $19,970 |
| 66 | Mexico estimate | $8,910 | $742 | MX$171,400 | $15,160 |
| 67 | Ecuador estimate | $8,894 | $741 | $20,150 | |
| 68 | Mauritius estimate | $8,526 | $710 | Rs 395,700 | $19,870 |
| 69 | Peru estimate | $8,468 | $706 | PEN 30,210 | $15,680 |
| 70 | Honduras estimate | $8,258 | $688 | L 214,300 | $16,990 |
| 71 | Bolivia estimate | $8,014 | $668 | Bs 55,380 | $20,520 |
| 72 | El Salvador estimate | $7,695 | $641 | $16,410 | |
| 73 | Brazil estimate | $7,509 | $626 | R$41,950 | $16,250 |
| 74 | Kazakhstan estimate | $7,379 | $615 | ₸2,405,700 | $19,170 |
| 75 | Fiji estimate | $7,368 | $614 | FJD 16,710 | $18,040 |
| 76 | South Africa estimate | $7,137 | $595 | R 117,500 | $15,840 |
| 77 | Jordan estimate | $7,091 | $591 | JOD 5,034 | $15,670 |
| 78 | Moldova estimate | $7,022 | $585 | MDL 122,000 | $13,910 |
| 79 | Thailand estimate | $6,787 | $566 | ฿223,200 | $21,040 |
| 80 | Samoa estimate | $6,756 | $563 | WST 18,170 | $9,884 |
| 81 | Dominican Republic estimate | $6,678 | $556 | DOP 413,900 | $17,390 |
| 82 | Paraguay estimate | $6,631 | $553 | ₲50,031,500 | $17,400 |
| 83 | Malaysia estimate | $6,509 | $542 | RM 27,360 | $17,400 |
| 84 | Albania estimate | $6,377 | $531 | ALL 679,600 | $14,750 |
| 85 | Colombia estimate | $6,128 | $511 | COP 24,836,600 | $14,910 |
| 86 | Vanuatu estimate | $6,061 | $505 | VUV 587,400 | $4,959 |
| 87 | Vietnam estimate | $5,625 | $469 | ₫135,930,100 | $18,980 |
| 88 | Kiribati estimate | $5,576 | $465 | A$8,393 | $8,939 |
| 89 | Georgia estimate | $4,924 | $410 | ₾15,860 | $14,780 |
| 90 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $4,697 | $391 | FCFA 2,848,800 | $10,330 |
| 91 | Cambodia estimate | $4,599 | $383 | ៛18,459,600 | $12,530 |
| 92 | Djibouti estimate | $4,557 | $380 | DJF 809,800 | $8,223 |
| 93 | Philippines estimate | $4,499 | $375 | ₱257,800 | $12,430 |
| 94 | Botswana estimate | $4,273 | $356 | P 57,960 | $10,910 |
| 95 | Uzbekistan estimate | $4,194 | $349 | UZS 46,339,900 | $15,450 |
| 96 | Suriname estimate | $4,075 | $340 | SRD 100,700 | $11,260 |
| 97 | Sudan estimate | $4,012 | $334 | SDG 2,193,700 | $9,781 |
| 98 | Bhutan estimate | $4,011 | $334 | BTN 335,600 | $16,080 |
| 99 | Cape Verde estimate | $3,580 | $298 | CVE 355,800 | $7,063 |
| 100 | Armenia estimate | $3,327 | $277 | ֏1,605,900 | $9,646 |
| 101 | Eswatini estimate | $3,283 | $274 | SZL 58,740 | |
| 102 | Indonesia estimate | $3,074 | $256 | Rp 48,743,200 | $9,548 |
| 103 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $3,074 | $256 | FCFA 1,445,700 | $4,638 |
| 104 | Comoros estimate | $3,026 | $252 | CF 1,258,600 | $5,519 |
| 105 | Laos estimate | $2,989 | $249 | ₭41,953,700 | $11,300 |
| 106 | India estimate | $2,888 | $241 | ₹251,700 | $12,690 |
| 107 | Tunisia estimate | $2,859 | $238 | TND 8,391 | $10,230 |
| 108 | Guinea estimate | $2,829 | $236 | FG 25,983,100 | $8,630 |
| 109 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $2,690 | $224 | F CFA 1,678,100 | $7,220 |
| 110 | Niger estimate | $2,690 | $224 | F CFA 1,678,100 | $8,255 |
| 111 | Ghana estimate | $2,673 | $223 | GH₵33,560 | $6,393 |
| 112 | Jamaica estimate | $2,621 | $218 | JMD 290,800 | $4,160 |
| 113 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $2,551 | $213 | K 3,524,100 | $8,092 |
| 114 | Timor-Leste estimate | $2,517 | $210 | $5,650 | |
| 115 | Senegal estimate | $2,499 | $208 | F CFA 1,454,400 | $6,421 |
| 116 | Ukraine estimate | $2,455 | $205 | ₴62,730 | $10,100 |
| 117 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,429 | $202 | Rs 733,800 | $8,388 |
| 118 | Nepal estimate | $2,409 | $201 | Rs 251,700 | $8,293 |
| 119 | Yemen estimate | $2,299 | $192 | YER 504,900 | $7,622 |
| 120 | Lesotho estimate | $2,289 | $191 | LSL 41,950 | $6,834 |
| 121 | Afghanistan estimate | $2,185 | $182 | ؋167,800 | $10,630 |
| 122 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,177 | $181 | ৳251,700 | $7,630 |
| 123 | Burkina Faso estimate | $2,163 | $180 | F CFA 1,258,600 | $6,518 |
| 124 | Mali estimate | $2,113 | $176 | F CFA 1,281,000 | $6,659 |
| 125 | Mozambique estimate | $2,103 | $175 | MZN 134,300 | $5,566 |
| 126 | Liberia estimate | $2,095 | $175 | LRD 2,095 | $5,196 |
| 127 | Cameroon estimate | $2,039 | $170 | FCFA 1,006,900 | $4,208 |
| 128 | Zambia estimate | $2,019 | $168 | ZK 52,840 | $6,983 |
| 129 | Chad estimate | $2,018 | $168 | FCFA 1,258,600 | $5,953 |
| 130 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,883 | $157 | F CFA 1,174,700 | $5,321 |
| 131 | Benin estimate | $1,751 | $146 | F CFA 1,090,800 | $5,307 |
| 132 | Egypt estimate | $1,690 | $141 | E£76,570 | $11,010 |
| 133 | Rwanda estimate | $1,655 | $138 | RF 2,181,600 | $6,037 |
| 134 | Kenya estimate | $1,645 | $137 | KES 167,800 | $3,879 |
| 135 | Pakistan estimate | $1,551 | $129 | Rs 436,000 | $6,667 |
| 136 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,526 | $127 | CDF 1,542,000 | $3,141 |
| 137 | Gambia estimate | $1,481 | $123 | GMD 71,320 | $4,785 |
| 138 | Uganda estimate | $1,442 | $120 | UGX 5,173,400 | $3,933 |
| 139 | Togo estimate | $1,345 | $112 | F CFA 839,100 | $3,804 |
| 140 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,343 | $112 | ETB 58,740 | $4,371 |
| 141 | Angola estimate | $1,158 | $96 | Kz 1,006,900 | $3,236 |
| 142 | Burundi estimate | $797 | $66 | BIF 1,525,900 | $2,407 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $691 | $58 | MWK 251,700 | $2,117 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $567 | $47 | ₦839,100 | $3,160 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).