How much does a typist 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 $100,000 a year.
Where they earn the most
- Switzerland$74,780
- Germany$59,530
- Luxembourg$56,570
- Iceland$56,080
- Denmark$52,120
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$78,590
- Qatar$65,820
- Switzerland$58,350
- Luxembourg$57,350
- Norway$51,500
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $74,780 | $6,232 | CHF 67,290 | $58,350 |
| 2 | Germany | $59,530 | $4,961 | €53,320 | $78,590 |
| 3 | Luxembourg estimate | $56,570 | $4,714 | €50,670 | $57,350 |
| 4 | Iceland estimate | $56,080 | $4,673 | kr 7,143,800 | $49,040 |
| 5 | Denmark estimate | $52,120 | $4,343 | kr 347,300 | $49,860 |
| 6 | Qatar estimate | $51,190 | $4,266 | QAR 186,300 | $65,820 |
| 7 | Norway estimate | $49,550 | $4,129 | kr 448,300 | $51,500 |
| 8 | United States | $49,280 | $4,107 | $49,280 | |
| 9 | Belgium estimate | $44,320 | $3,694 | €39,700 | $50,820 |
| 10 | Austria estimate | $43,590 | $3,632 | €39,040 | $51,410 |
| 11 | Netherlands estimate | $39,630 | $3,303 | €35,500 | $45,710 |
| 12 | Ireland estimate | $36,580 | $3,049 | €32,770 | $35,810 |
| 13 | United Kingdom | $36,370 | $3,031 | £27,170 | $39,370 |
| 14 | Finland estimate | $35,000 | $2,917 | €31,350 | $38,620 |
| 15 | South Korea estimate | $34,320 | $2,860 | ₩44,318,600 | $49,030 |
| 16 | Sweden estimate | $33,740 | $2,812 | kr 321,200 | $37,280 |
| 17 | Italy estimate | $30,670 | $2,556 | €27,470 | $42,090 |
| 18 | Australia | $29,070 | $2,423 | A$42,310 | |
| 19 | Spain estimate | $27,240 | $2,270 | €24,390 | $39,650 |
| 20 | France estimate | $26,310 | $2,193 | €23,560 | $31,790 |
| 21 | Slovenia estimate | $23,580 | $1,965 | €21,120 | $35,200 |
| 22 | Israel estimate | $22,280 | $1,857 | ₪71,960 | $17,780 |
| 23 | Singapore estimate | $22,030 | $1,835 | SGD 29,590 | $27,940 |
| 24 | Greece estimate | $21,770 | $1,814 | €19,490 | $33,210 |
| 25 | Malta estimate | $21,130 | $1,761 | €18,500 | $29,430 |
| 26 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $18,920 | $1,577 | AED 69,500 | $28,150 |
| 27 | Bahamas estimate | $18,560 | $1,547 | BSD 18,560 | $16,770 |
| 28 | Cyprus estimate | $17,300 | $1,442 | €15,500 | $25,850 |
| 29 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $17,290 | $1,441 | HK$134,200 | $20,790 |
| 30 | Estonia estimate | $17,030 | $1,419 | €15,250 | $22,430 |
| 31 | Lithuania estimate | $17,010 | $1,417 | €15,230 | $27,380 |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $16,750 | $1,396 | SAR 62,800 | $32,370 |
| 33 | Portugal estimate | $16,520 | $1,377 | €14,800 | $25,440 |
| 34 | Czechia estimate | $15,290 | $1,274 | Kč 336,300 | $22,820 |
| 35 | Puerto Rico estimate | $14,970 | $1,248 | $15,970 | |
| 36 | Barbados estimate | $14,880 | $1,240 | BBD 29,750 | $12,400 |
| 37 | Croatia estimate | $14,420 | $1,201 | €97,300 | $24,500 |
| 38 | Latvia estimate | $14,350 | $1,196 | €12,860 | $23,010 |
| 39 | Slovakia estimate | $14,140 | $1,179 | €12,670 | $22,120 |
| 40 | Hungary estimate | $13,190 | $1,099 | Ft 4,621,200 | $22,770 |
| 41 | Uruguay estimate | $12,520 | $1,043 | UYU 503,500 | $17,190 |
| 42 | Poland estimate | $12,450 | $1,037 | zł 52,250 | $22,690 |
| 43 | Romania estimate | $11,820 | $985 | lei 52,190 | $24,220 |
| 44 | Costa Rica estimate | $11,080 | $923 | ₡5,579,000 | $17,740 |
| 45 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $10,450 | $871 | KM 18,310 | $23,590 |
| 46 | Palau estimate | $10,300 | $858 | $10,300 | |
| 47 | Brunei estimate | $10,080 | $840 | BND 12,770 | $16,870 |
| 48 | Türkiye estimate | $9,572 | $798 | ₺377,700 | $21,280 |
| 49 | Serbia estimate | $9,496 | $791 | RSD 999,000 | $18,650 |
| 50 | Argentina estimate | $9,223 | $769 | ARS 11,444,100 | $17,310 |
| 51 | Lebanon estimate | $9,110 | $759 | L£13,733,000 | $18,350 |
| 52 | Panama estimate | $8,583 | $715 | PAB 8,583 | $17,280 |
| 53 | North Macedonia estimate | $8,328 | $694 | MKD 459,700 | $16,790 |
| 54 | Chile estimate | $8,328 | $694 | CLP 7,857,900 | $16,900 |
| 55 | Bulgaria estimate | $7,844 | $654 | €13,740 | $16,740 |
| 56 | Montenegro estimate | $7,650 | $638 | €5,759 | $13,110 |
| 57 | Honduras estimate | $7,202 | $600 | L 186,900 | $14,820 |
| 58 | Guatemala estimate | $6,910 | $576 | Q 53,070 | $15,460 |
| 59 | Belize estimate | $6,868 | $572 | BZD 13,740 | $10,760 |
| 60 | Jordan estimate | $6,447 | $537 | JOD 4,578 | $14,250 |
| 61 | Maldives estimate | $6,444 | $537 | MVR 99,120 | $9,787 |
| 62 | Guyana estimate | $6,312 | $526 | GYD 1,316,100 | $13,540 |
| 63 | Albania estimate | $6,251 | $521 | ALL 666,100 | $14,460 |
| 64 | Mexico estimate | $6,170 | $514 | MX$118,700 | $10,500 |
| 65 | Mauritius estimate | $6,164 | $514 | Rs 286,100 | $14,370 |
| 66 | Ecuador estimate | $5,962 | $497 | $13,500 | |
| 67 | Peru estimate | $5,775 | $481 | PEN 20,600 | $10,690 |
| 68 | Marshall Islands estimate | $5,766 | $481 | $5,804 | |
| 69 | El Salvador estimate | $5,706 | $476 | $12,170 | |
| 70 | Malaysia estimate | $5,485 | $457 | RM 23,050 | $14,670 |
| 71 | Fiji estimate | $5,461 | $455 | FJD 12,390 | $13,370 |
| 72 | Samoa estimate | $5,437 | $453 | WST 14,620 | $7,956 |
| 73 | Moldova estimate | $5,268 | $439 | MDL 91,550 | $10,440 |
| 74 | Tonga estimate | $5,245 | $437 | TOP 12,400 | $6,807 |
| 75 | Thailand estimate | $5,220 | $435 | ฿171,700 | $16,180 |
| 76 | Russia estimate | $4,923 | $410 | ₽362,600 | $14,080 |
| 77 | Mongolia estimate | $4,842 | $404 | ₮17,166,200 | $14,540 |
| 78 | Eswatini estimate | $4,656 | $388 | SZL 83,280 | |
| 79 | Bolivia estimate | $4,637 | $386 | Bs 32,040 | $11,870 |
| 80 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $4,594 | $383 | FCFA 2,786,400 | $10,100 |
| 81 | Colombia estimate | $4,518 | $376 | COP 18,310,600 | $10,990 |
| 82 | Djibouti estimate | $4,508 | $376 | DJF 801,100 | $8,134 |
| 83 | Vanuatu estimate | $4,488 | $374 | VUV 434,900 | $3,671 |
| 84 | Cambodia estimate | $4,277 | $356 | ៛17,166,200 | $11,660 |
| 85 | Paraguay estimate | $4,247 | $354 | ₲32,043,600 | $11,150 |
| 86 | Kiribati estimate | $4,104 | $342 | A$6,177 | $6,579 |
| 87 | Brazil estimate | $4,096 | $341 | R$22,890 | $8,866 |
| 88 | Vietnam estimate | $4,073 | $339 | ₫98,419,700 | $13,740 |
| 89 | Philippines estimate | $3,919 | $327 | ₱224,500 | $10,820 |
| 90 | Senegal estimate | $3,908 | $326 | F CFA 2,274,100 | $10,040 |
| 91 | Kazakhstan estimate | $3,906 | $325 | ₸1,273,300 | $10,140 |
| 92 | Dominican Republic estimate | $3,877 | $323 | DOP 240,300 | $10,090 |
| 93 | Georgia estimate | $3,456 | $288 | ₾11,130 | $10,370 |
| 94 | Cape Verde estimate | $3,454 | $288 | CVE 343,300 | $6,816 |
| 95 | Jamaica estimate | $3,353 | $279 | JMD 371,900 | $5,321 |
| 96 | Bhutan estimate | $3,146 | $262 | BTN 263,200 | $12,610 |
| 97 | South Africa estimate | $3,129 | $261 | R 51,500 | $6,944 |
| 98 | Tunisia estimate | $2,925 | $244 | TND 8,583 | $10,460 |
| 99 | Uzbekistan estimate | $2,902 | $242 | UZS 32,067,400 | $10,690 |
| 100 | Suriname estimate | $2,779 | $232 | SRD 68,660 | $7,679 |
| 101 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $2,752 | $229 | F CFA 1,716,600 | $7,386 |
| 102 | Comoros estimate | $2,751 | $229 | CF 1,144,400 | $5,018 |
| 103 | Botswana estimate | $2,700 | $225 | P 36,620 | $6,893 |
| 104 | India estimate | $2,560 | $213 | ₹223,200 | $11,250 |
| 105 | Chad estimate | $2,293 | $191 | FCFA 1,430,500 | $6,766 |
| 106 | Liberia estimate | $2,289 | $191 | LRD 2,289 | $5,678 |
| 107 | Timor-Leste estimate | $2,289 | $191 | $5,137 | |
| 108 | Indonesia estimate | $2,269 | $189 | Rp 35,982,400 | $7,048 |
| 109 | Kenya estimate | $2,244 | $187 | KES 228,900 | $5,291 |
| 110 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,081 | $173 | FCFA 978,500 | $3,139 |
| 111 | Laos estimate | $2,034 | $169 | ₭28,544,600 | $7,691 |
| 112 | Zambia estimate | $1,986 | $166 | ZK 51,980 | $6,869 |
| 113 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,980 | $165 | ৳228,900 | $6,938 |
| 114 | Mozambique estimate | $1,972 | $164 | MZN 125,900 | $5,219 |
| 115 | Armenia estimate | $1,956 | $163 | ֏944,100 | $5,671 |
| 116 | Yemen estimate | $1,887 | $157 | YER 414,300 | $6,254 |
| 117 | Guinea estimate | $1,869 | $156 | FG 17,166,200 | $5,701 |
| 118 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,864 | $155 | K 2,574,900 | $5,912 |
| 119 | Niger estimate | $1,842 | $153 | F CFA 1,148,800 | $5,651 |
| 120 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,788 | $149 | ؋137,300 | $8,699 |
| 121 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,780 | $148 | Rs 537,900 | $6,148 |
| 122 | Cameroon estimate | $1,738 | $145 | FCFA 858,300 | $3,587 |
| 123 | Benin estimate | $1,733 | $144 | F CFA 1,079,300 | $5,252 |
| 124 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,661 | $138 | F CFA 1,036,000 | $4,692 |
| 125 | Nepal estimate | $1,643 | $137 | Rs 171,700 | $5,656 |
| 126 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,603 | $134 | CDF 1,619,300 | $3,299 |
| 127 | Lesotho estimate | $1,485 | $124 | LSL 27,210 | $4,432 |
| 128 | Togo estimate | $1,468 | $122 | F CFA 915,500 | $4,150 |
| 129 | Uganda estimate | $1,436 | $120 | UGX 5,149,900 | $3,915 |
| 130 | Mali estimate | $1,416 | $118 | F CFA 858,300 | $4,462 |
| 131 | Ghana estimate | $1,367 | $114 | GH₵17,170 | $3,270 |
| 132 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,363 | $114 | F CFA 793,200 | $4,108 |
| 133 | Burundi estimate | $1,270 | $106 | BIF 2,432,500 | $3,837 |
| 134 | Ukraine estimate | $1,235 | $103 | ₴31,550 | $5,077 |
| 135 | Egypt estimate | $1,213 | $101 | E£54,930 | $7,902 |
| 136 | Rwanda estimate | $1,129 | $94 | RF 1,487,700 | $4,117 |
| 137 | Angola estimate | $1,050 | $88 | Kz 913,800 | $2,936 |
| 138 | Pakistan estimate | $1,043 | $87 | Rs 293,400 | $4,486 |
| 139 | Gambia estimate | $1,010 | $84 | GMD 48,640 | $3,263 |
| 140 | Malawi estimate | $942 | $79 | MWK 343,300 | $2,887 |
| 141 | Ethiopia estimate | $916 | $76 | ETB 40,050 | $2,981 |
| 142 | Sudan estimate | $628 | $52 | SDG 343,300 | $1,531 |
| 143 | Nigeria estimate | $503 | $42 | ₦743,900 | $2,801 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).