How much does a vocational teacher 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
- Switzerland$99,780
- Luxembourg$81,910
- Iceland$71,380
- Canada$67,530
- Germany$66,920
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$88,360
- Qatar$85,870
- Luxembourg$83,040
- Switzerland$77,850
- Austria$69,480
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $99,780 | $8,315 | CHF 89,790 | $77,850 |
| 2 | Luxembourg estimate | $81,910 | $6,826 | €73,370 | $83,040 |
| 3 | Iceland estimate | $71,380 | $5,949 | kr 9,094,100 | $62,420 |
| 4 | Canada | $67,530 | $5,628 | CA$94,990 | |
| 5 | Germany | $66,920 | $5,577 | €59,940 | $88,360 |
| 6 | Qatar estimate | $66,780 | $5,565 | QAR 243,100 | $85,870 |
| 7 | United States | $65,030 | $5,419 | $65,030 | |
| 8 | Denmark estimate | $64,260 | $5,355 | kr 428,200 | $61,480 |
| 9 | Norway estimate | $61,280 | $5,107 | kr 554,500 | $63,700 |
| 10 | Belgium estimate | $58,940 | $4,912 | €52,790 | $67,590 |
| 11 | Austria estimate | $58,910 | $4,909 | €52,760 | $69,480 |
| 12 | Ireland estimate | $58,110 | $4,843 | €52,050 | $56,890 |
| 13 | Netherlands estimate | $56,710 | $4,726 | €50,790 | $65,400 |
| 14 | United Kingdom | $55,620 | $4,635 | £41,560 | $60,220 |
| 15 | Australia | $52,670 | $4,389 | A$76,660 | |
| 16 | Finland estimate | $51,780 | $4,315 | €46,380 | $57,140 |
| 17 | Singapore estimate | $46,730 | $3,894 | SGD 62,780 | $59,280 |
| 18 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $46,410 | $3,867 | HK$360,200 | $55,800 |
| 19 | Sweden estimate | $44,710 | $3,726 | kr 425,600 | $49,390 |
| 20 | Israel estimate | $43,210 | $3,601 | ₪139,600 | $34,480 |
| 21 | France estimate | $43,080 | $3,590 | €38,590 | $52,050 |
| 22 | Italy estimate | $37,990 | $3,166 | €34,030 | $52,140 |
| 23 | Spain estimate | $37,990 | $3,166 | €34,030 | $55,310 |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $33,570 | $2,797 | AED 123,300 | $49,920 |
| 25 | South Korea estimate | $32,350 | $2,696 | ₩41,775,900 | $46,210 |
| 26 | Cyprus estimate | $32,250 | $2,688 | €28,890 | $48,190 |
| 27 | Slovenia estimate | $31,770 | $2,647 | €28,450 | $47,420 |
| 28 | Malta estimate | $30,930 | $2,578 | €27,080 | $43,080 |
| 29 | Portugal estimate | $30,220 | $2,518 | €27,070 | $46,530 |
| 30 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $28,090 | $2,341 | SAR 105,300 | $54,280 |
| 31 | Bahamas estimate | $26,490 | $2,207 | BSD 26,490 | $23,930 |
| 32 | Puerto Rico estimate | $26,390 | $2,199 | $28,150 | |
| 33 | Czechia estimate | $25,350 | $2,113 | Kč 557,800 | $37,850 |
| 34 | Greece estimate | $25,320 | $2,110 | €22,680 | $38,630 |
| 35 | Brunei estimate | $25,080 | $2,090 | BND 31,780 | $41,960 |
| 36 | Lithuania estimate | $24,580 | $2,048 | €22,020 | $39,580 |
| 37 | Barbados estimate | $24,370 | $2,031 | BBD 48,730 | $20,310 |
| 38 | Estonia estimate | $24,270 | $2,022 | €21,740 | $31,970 |
| 39 | Costa Rica estimate | $23,230 | $1,936 | ₡11,698,200 | $37,190 |
| 40 | Latvia estimate | $22,340 | $1,862 | €20,010 | $35,810 |
| 41 | Romania estimate | $21,340 | $1,778 | lei 94,240 | $43,750 |
| 42 | Croatia estimate | $20,550 | $1,713 | €138,700 | $34,930 |
| 43 | Slovakia estimate | $20,140 | $1,679 | €18,040 | $31,510 |
| 44 | Hungary estimate | $19,970 | $1,664 | Ft 6,999,500 | $34,480 |
| 45 | Poland estimate | $17,570 | $1,464 | zł 73,730 | $32,020 |
| 46 | Türkiye estimate | $16,110 | $1,343 | ₺635,700 | $35,820 |
| 47 | Uruguay estimate | $15,810 | $1,317 | UYU 635,700 | $21,700 |
| 48 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $14,970 | $1,248 | KM 26,230 | $33,800 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $14,830 | $1,236 | PAB 14,830 | $29,860 |
| 50 | Bulgaria estimate | $14,770 | $1,231 | €25,880 | $31,530 |
| 51 | Serbia estimate | $14,330 | $1,194 | RSD 1,507,900 | $28,160 |
| 52 | Botswana estimate | $14,060 | $1,172 | P 190,700 | $35,900 |
| 53 | Chile estimate | $13,880 | $1,157 | CLP 13,097,400 | $28,170 |
| 54 | Palau estimate | $13,660 | $1,139 | $13,660 | |
| 55 | Montenegro estimate | $11,780 | $982 | €8,870 | $20,190 |
| 56 | Belize estimate | $11,640 | $970 | BZD 23,280 | $18,230 |
| 57 | North Macedonia estimate | $11,530 | $961 | MKD 636,300 | $23,240 |
| 58 | Malaysia estimate | $11,360 | $946 | RM 47,740 | $30,370 |
| 59 | South Africa estimate | $10,940 | $912 | R 180,100 | $24,280 |
| 60 | Marshall Islands estimate | $10,590 | $883 | $10,660 | |
| 61 | Lebanon estimate | $10,120 | $843 | L£15,256,200 | $20,390 |
| 62 | Honduras estimate | $9,525 | $794 | L 247,200 | $19,590 |
| 63 | Peru estimate | $9,504 | $792 | PEN 33,900 | $17,590 |
| 64 | Brazil estimate | $9,481 | $790 | R$52,970 | $20,520 |
| 65 | Colombia estimate | $9,410 | $784 | COP 38,140,400 | $22,900 |
| 66 | Dominican Republic estimate | $9,258 | $772 | DOP 573,900 | $24,100 |
| 67 | Mauritius estimate | $9,130 | $761 | Rs 423,800 | $21,280 |
| 68 | Eswatini estimate | $8,884 | $740 | SZL 158,900 | |
| 69 | Guatemala estimate | $8,604 | $717 | Q 66,080 | $19,250 |
| 70 | Maldives estimate | $8,551 | $713 | MVR 131,500 | $12,990 |
| 71 | Argentina estimate | $8,538 | $712 | ARS 10,594,600 | $16,020 |
| 72 | Ecuador estimate | $8,476 | $706 | $19,200 | |
| 73 | Thailand estimate | $8,274 | $689 | ฿272,100 | $25,650 |
| 74 | Mexico estimate | $8,121 | $677 | MX$156,200 | $13,810 |
| 75 | El Salvador estimate | $8,012 | $668 | $17,090 | |
| 76 | Russia estimate | $7,773 | $648 | ₽572,500 | $22,230 |
| 77 | Djibouti estimate | $7,452 | $621 | DJF 1,324,300 | $13,450 |
| 78 | Fiji estimate | $7,365 | $614 | FJD 16,710 | $18,040 |
| 79 | Samoa estimate | $7,234 | $603 | WST 19,450 | $10,580 |
| 80 | Albania estimate | $7,142 | $595 | ALL 761,100 | $16,520 |
| 81 | Guyana estimate | $7,114 | $593 | GYD 1,483,200 | $15,260 |
| 82 | Bolivia estimate | $6,899 | $575 | Bs 47,680 | $17,660 |
| 83 | Jordan estimate | $6,715 | $560 | JOD 4,768 | $14,840 |
| 84 | Paraguay estimate | $6,318 | $527 | ₲47,675,500 | $16,590 |
| 85 | Mongolia estimate | $5,977 | $498 | ₮21,189,100 | $17,950 |
| 86 | Jamaica estimate | $5,969 | $497 | JMD 662,100 | $9,473 |
| 87 | Moldova estimate | $5,902 | $492 | MDL 102,600 | $11,690 |
| 88 | Tonga estimate | $5,766 | $481 | TOP 13,630 | $7,483 |
| 89 | Philippines estimate | $5,625 | $469 | ₱322,300 | $15,540 |
| 90 | Cape Verde estimate | $5,302 | $442 | CVE 526,900 | $10,460 |
| 91 | Bhutan estimate | $5,192 | $433 | BTN 434,400 | $20,810 |
| 92 | Vanuatu estimate | $4,920 | $410 | VUV 476,800 | $4,025 |
| 93 | Vietnam estimate | $4,867 | $406 | ₫117,599,600 | $16,420 |
| 94 | Senegal estimate | $4,551 | $379 | F CFA 2,648,600 | $11,690 |
| 95 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,522 | $377 | ₸1,474,200 | $11,740 |
| 96 | Tunisia estimate | $4,333 | $361 | TND 12,710 | $15,500 |
| 97 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $4,246 | $354 | F CFA 2,648,600 | $11,400 |
| 98 | Cambodia estimate | $4,224 | $352 | ៛16,951,300 | $11,510 |
| 99 | Kiribati estimate | $4,057 | $338 | A$6,107 | $6,504 |
| 100 | India estimate | $3,890 | $324 | ₹339,000 | $17,090 |
| 101 | Georgia estimate | $3,728 | $311 | ₾12,010 | $11,190 |
| 102 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,568 | $297 | FCFA 2,164,100 | $7,848 |
| 103 | Chad estimate | $3,526 | $294 | FCFA 2,199,600 | $10,400 |
| 104 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,370 | $281 | UZS 37,238,500 | $12,420 |
| 105 | Zambia estimate | $3,239 | $270 | ZK 84,760 | $11,200 |
| 106 | Suriname estimate | $3,001 | $250 | SRD 74,160 | $8,294 |
| 107 | Mozambique estimate | $2,987 | $249 | MZN 190,700 | $7,906 |
| 108 | Timor-Leste estimate | $2,861 | $238 | $6,420 | |
| 109 | Yemen estimate | $2,740 | $228 | YER 601,700 | $9,083 |
| 110 | Burkina Faso estimate | $2,731 | $228 | F CFA 1,589,200 | $8,230 |
| 111 | Mali estimate | $2,621 | $218 | F CFA 1,589,200 | $8,261 |
| 112 | Kenya estimate | $2,559 | $213 | KES 261,000 | $6,034 |
| 113 | Comoros estimate | $2,547 | $212 | CF 1,059,500 | $4,646 |
| 114 | Ghana estimate | $2,362 | $197 | GH₵29,660 | $5,650 |
| 115 | Cameroon estimate | $2,360 | $197 | FCFA 1,165,400 | $4,871 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,279 | $190 | Rs 688,600 | $7,871 |
| 117 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,253 | $188 | FCFA 1,059,500 | $3,399 |
| 118 | Nepal estimate | $2,230 | $186 | Rs 233,100 | $7,679 |
| 119 | Guinea estimate | $2,076 | $173 | FG 19,070,200 | $6,334 |
| 120 | Indonesia estimate | $2,055 | $171 | Rp 32,581,200 | $6,382 |
| 121 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $2,038 | $170 | F CFA 1,271,300 | $5,758 |
| 122 | Lesotho estimate | $2,023 | $169 | LSL 37,080 | $6,040 |
| 123 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,016 | $168 | ৳233,100 | $7,065 |
| 124 | Ukraine estimate | $1,951 | $163 | ₴49,860 | $8,025 |
| 125 | Armenia estimate | $1,866 | $155 | ֏900,500 | $5,409 |
| 126 | Angola estimate | $1,827 | $152 | Kz 1,589,200 | $5,107 |
| 127 | Uganda estimate | $1,624 | $135 | UGX 5,827,000 | $4,430 |
| 128 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,623 | $135 | ETB 70,980 | $5,283 |
| 129 | Benin estimate | $1,616 | $135 | F CFA 1,006,500 | $4,897 |
| 130 | Niger estimate | $1,610 | $134 | F CFA 1,004,400 | $4,940 |
| 131 | Togo estimate | $1,609 | $134 | F CFA 1,003,600 | $4,549 |
| 132 | Laos estimate | $1,585 | $132 | ₭22,248,600 | $5,994 |
| 133 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,573 | $131 | CDF 1,589,200 | $3,237 |
| 134 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,534 | $128 | K 2,118,900 | $4,865 |
| 135 | Pakistan estimate | $1,305 | $109 | Rs 367,000 | $5,612 |
| 136 | Egypt estimate | $1,169 | $97 | E£52,970 | $7,620 |
| 137 | Sudan estimate | $1,163 | $97 | SDG 635,700 | $2,834 |
| 138 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,125 | $94 | ؋86,390 | $5,472 |
| 139 | Burundi estimate | $1,094 | $91 | BIF 2,094,100 | $3,304 |
| 140 | Liberia estimate | $1,059 | $88 | LRD 1,059 | $2,628 |
| 141 | Rwanda estimate | $1,045 | $87 | RF 1,377,300 | $3,811 |
| 142 | Gambia estimate | $935 | $78 | GMD 45,030 | $3,021 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $930 | $78 | MWK 339,000 | $2,851 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $358 | $30 | ₦529,700 | $1,995 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).