How much does a waste collector 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$64,550
- Iceland$64,250
- United States$49,690
- Denmark$48,230
- Norway$46,970
Where pay goes furthest
- Iceland$56,180
- Switzerland$50,370
- United States$49,690
- Norway$48,820
- Denmark$46,140
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $64,550 | $5,380 | CHF 58,090 | $50,370 |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $64,250 | $5,354 | kr 8,184,600 | $56,180 |
| 3 | United States | $49,690 | $4,141 | $49,690 | |
| 4 | Denmark estimate | $48,230 | $4,019 | kr 321,400 | $46,140 |
| 5 | Norway estimate | $46,970 | $3,914 | kr 425,000 | $48,820 |
| 6 | Australia | $43,970 | $3,664 | A$64,000 | |
| 7 | Luxembourg estimate | $40,920 | $3,410 | €36,650 | $41,480 |
| 8 | Belgium estimate | $39,590 | $3,299 | €35,460 | $45,400 |
| 9 | United Kingdom | $37,290 | $3,107 | £27,860 | $40,370 |
| 10 | Ireland estimate | $33,890 | $2,824 | €30,350 | $33,170 |
| 11 | Austria estimate | $33,490 | $2,790 | €29,990 | $39,490 |
| 12 | Sweden estimate | $32,800 | $2,733 | kr 312,200 | $36,230 |
| 13 | Finland estimate | $32,790 | $2,732 | €29,370 | $36,180 |
| 14 | Germany estimate | $30,010 | $2,501 | €26,880 | $39,620 |
| 15 | Netherlands estimate | $29,270 | $2,439 | €26,210 | $33,750 |
| 16 | Italy estimate | $25,700 | $2,142 | €23,020 | $35,270 |
| 17 | France estimate | $25,500 | $2,125 | €22,840 | $30,810 |
| 18 | Spain estimate | $24,770 | $2,064 | €22,190 | $36,070 |
| 19 | Slovenia estimate | $21,180 | $1,765 | €18,970 | $31,610 |
| 20 | South Korea estimate | $20,270 | $1,689 | ₩26,172,500 | $28,950 |
| 21 | Greece estimate | $18,440 | $1,537 | €16,520 | $28,140 |
| 22 | Malta estimate | $17,420 | $1,452 | €15,250 | $24,260 |
| 23 | Israel estimate | $17,390 | $1,449 | ₪56,180 | $13,880 |
| 24 | Bahamas estimate | $16,740 | $1,395 | BSD 16,740 | $15,130 |
| 25 | Cyprus estimate | $15,880 | $1,323 | €14,220 | $23,730 |
| 26 | Puerto Rico estimate | $14,910 | $1,243 | $15,900 | |
| 27 | Portugal estimate | $14,280 | $1,190 | €12,790 | $21,980 |
| 28 | Singapore estimate | $13,360 | $1,113 | SGD 17,940 | $16,950 |
| 29 | Estonia estimate | $13,120 | $1,094 | €11,760 | $17,290 |
| 30 | Lithuania estimate | $12,450 | $1,038 | €11,150 | $20,050 |
| 31 | Czechia estimate | $12,280 | $1,023 | Kč 270,200 | $18,330 |
| 32 | Slovakia estimate | $11,660 | $972 | €10,440 | $18,240 |
| 33 | Latvia estimate | $11,120 | $927 | €9,962 | $17,830 |
| 34 | Poland estimate | $11,050 | $921 | zł 46,360 | $20,130 |
| 35 | Croatia estimate | $10,820 | $901 | €73,000 | $18,380 |
| 36 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $9,880 | $823 | HK$76,690 | $11,880 |
| 37 | Qatar estimate | $9,764 | $814 | QAR 35,540 | $12,550 |
| 38 | Barbados estimate | $9,659 | $805 | BBD 19,320 | $8,050 |
| 39 | Romania estimate | $9,601 | $800 | lei 42,400 | $19,680 |
| 40 | Hungary estimate | $9,079 | $757 | Ft 3,181,900 | $15,670 |
| 41 | Costa Rica estimate | $8,959 | $747 | ₡4,511,100 | $14,340 |
| 42 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $8,412 | $701 | KM 14,740 | $18,990 |
| 43 | Palau estimate | $8,200 | $683 | $8,196 | |
| 44 | Uruguay estimate | $8,013 | $668 | UYU 322,200 | $11,000 |
| 45 | Serbia estimate | $7,629 | $636 | RSD 802,500 | $14,990 |
| 46 | North Macedonia estimate | $7,521 | $627 | MKD 415,100 | $15,160 |
| 47 | Türkiye estimate | $7,513 | $626 | ₺296,400 | $16,710 |
| 48 | Marshall Islands estimate | $7,218 | $601 | $7,265 | |
| 49 | Tonga estimate | $7,089 | $591 | TOP 16,760 | $9,200 |
| 50 | Chile estimate | $6,830 | $569 | CLP 6,444,400 | $13,860 |
| 51 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $6,693 | $558 | SAR 25,100 | $12,940 |
| 52 | Panama estimate | $6,444 | $537 | PAB 6,444 | $12,970 |
| 53 | Montenegro estimate | $6,418 | $535 | €4,831 | $11,000 |
| 54 | Bulgaria estimate | $6,390 | $533 | €11,190 | $13,640 |
| 55 | Guyana estimate | $5,563 | $464 | GYD 1,160,000 | $11,930 |
| 56 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $5,361 | $447 | AED 19,690 | $7,973 |
| 57 | Ecuador estimate | $5,155 | $430 | $11,680 | |
| 58 | Lebanon estimate | $5,130 | $427 | L£7,733,200 | $10,330 |
| 59 | Belize estimate | $5,027 | $419 | BZD 10,050 | $7,874 |
| 60 | Mauritius estimate | $4,998 | $417 | Rs 232,000 | $11,650 |
| 61 | Fiji estimate | $4,894 | $408 | FJD 11,100 | $11,980 |
| 62 | Maldives estimate | $4,734 | $395 | MVR 72,820 | $7,190 |
| 63 | Brunei estimate | $4,578 | $381 | BND 5,800 | $7,657 |
| 64 | Jordan estimate | $4,538 | $378 | JOD 3,222 | $10,030 |
| 65 | Malaysia estimate | $4,501 | $375 | RM 18,920 | $12,040 |
| 66 | Colombia estimate | $4,452 | $371 | COP 18,044,200 | $10,830 |
| 67 | Mexico estimate | $4,395 | $366 | MX$84,550 | $7,477 |
| 68 | Albania estimate | $4,392 | $366 | ALL 468,100 | $10,160 |
| 69 | Mongolia estimate | $4,363 | $364 | ₮15,466,500 | $13,100 |
| 70 | Peru estimate | $4,336 | $361 | PEN 15,470 | $8,026 |
| 71 | Russia estimate | $4,264 | $355 | ₽314,000 | $12,190 |
| 72 | El Salvador estimate | $4,189 | $349 | $8,934 | |
| 73 | Argentina estimate | $4,155 | $346 | ARS 5,155,500 | $7,796 |
| 74 | Samoa estimate | $4,151 | $346 | WST 11,160 | $6,073 |
| 75 | Moldova estimate | $4,079 | $340 | MDL 70,890 | $8,080 |
| 76 | Bolivia estimate | $4,038 | $337 | Bs 27,900 | $10,340 |
| 77 | Thailand estimate | $3,771 | $314 | ฿124,000 | $11,690 |
| 78 | Paraguay estimate | $3,587 | $299 | ₲27,066,300 | $9,416 |
| 79 | Brazil estimate | $3,502 | $292 | R$19,570 | $7,579 |
| 80 | Guatemala estimate | $3,356 | $280 | Q 25,780 | $7,511 |
| 81 | Dominican Republic estimate | $3,327 | $277 | DOP 206,200 | $8,662 |
| 82 | Kiribati estimate | $3,307 | $276 | A$4,978 | $5,302 |
| 83 | Vietnam estimate | $3,307 | $276 | ₫79,910,100 | $11,160 |
| 84 | Vanuatu estimate | $3,286 | $274 | VUV 318,400 | $2,688 |
| 85 | Philippines estimate | $2,737 | $228 | ₱156,800 | $7,560 |
| 86 | Djibouti estimate | $2,538 | $212 | DJF 451,100 | $4,581 |
| 87 | Honduras estimate | $2,483 | $207 | L 64,440 | $5,108 |
| 88 | Bhutan estimate | $2,479 | $207 | BTN 207,400 | $9,935 |
| 89 | Cambodia estimate | $2,312 | $193 | ៛9,279,900 | $6,301 |
| 90 | Georgia estimate | $2,292 | $191 | ₾7,385 | $6,880 |
| 91 | Sudan estimate | $2,145 | $179 | SDG 1,172,900 | $5,229 |
| 92 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $2,125 | $177 | FCFA 1,288,900 | $4,674 |
| 93 | Suriname estimate | $2,086 | $174 | SRD 51,550 | $5,766 |
| 94 | Kazakhstan estimate | $2,077 | $173 | ₸677,000 | $5,394 |
| 95 | Comoros estimate | $2,014 | $168 | CF 837,800 | $3,674 |
| 96 | Tunisia estimate | $1,977 | $165 | TND 5,800 | $7,071 |
| 97 | South Africa estimate | $1,958 | $163 | R 32,220 | $4,345 |
| 98 | Jamaica estimate | $1,946 | $162 | JMD 215,900 | $3,088 |
| 99 | Cape Verde estimate | $1,938 | $162 | CVE 192,700 | $3,825 |
| 100 | Yemen estimate | $1,902 | $159 | YER 417,700 | $6,306 |
| 101 | Eswatini estimate | $1,878 | $157 | SZL 33,600 | |
| 102 | Laos estimate | $1,837 | $153 | ₭25,777,500 | $6,945 |
| 103 | Uzbekistan estimate | $1,818 | $152 | UZS 20,090,600 | $6,699 |
| 104 | Armenia estimate | $1,736 | $145 | ֏837,800 | $5,032 |
| 105 | Nepal estimate | $1,500 | $125 | Rs 156,800 | $5,166 |
| 106 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,482 | $124 | $3,327 | |
| 107 | India estimate | $1,479 | $123 | ₹128,900 | $6,497 |
| 108 | Indonesia estimate | $1,415 | $118 | Rp 22,433,200 | $4,394 |
| 109 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $1,370 | $114 | FCFA 644,400 | $2,067 |
| 110 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,342 | $112 | ؋103,100 | $6,531 |
| 111 | Ghana estimate | $1,334 | $111 | GH₵16,760 | $3,192 |
| 112 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,306 | $109 | K 1,804,400 | $4,143 |
| 113 | Liberia estimate | $1,289 | $107 | LRD 1,289 | $3,197 |
| 114 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,280 | $107 | Rs 386,700 | $4,420 |
| 115 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,240 | $103 | F CFA 773,300 | $3,327 |
| 116 | Botswana estimate | $1,235 | $103 | P 16,760 | $3,154 |
| 117 | Senegal estimate | $1,200 | $100 | F CFA 698,100 | $3,082 |
| 118 | Egypt estimate | $1,138 | $95 | E£51,550 | $7,416 |
| 119 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,115 | $93 | ৳128,900 | $3,907 |
| 120 | Pakistan estimate | $1,112 | $93 | Rs 312,500 | $4,779 |
| 121 | Guinea estimate | $1,111 | $93 | FG 10,200,000 | $3,388 |
| 122 | Ukraine estimate | $1,091 | $91 | ₴27,880 | $4,488 |
| 123 | Chad estimate | $1,074 | $90 | FCFA 670,200 | $3,170 |
| 124 | Cameroon estimate | $1,044 | $87 | FCFA 515,500 | $2,155 |
| 125 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $930 | $77 | F CFA 580,000 | $2,627 |
| 126 | Togo estimate | $930 | $77 | F CFA 580,000 | $2,629 |
| 127 | Mozambique estimate | $807 | $67 | MZN 51,550 | $2,137 |
| 128 | Gambia estimate | $736 | $61 | GMD 35,440 | $2,378 |
| 129 | Lesotho estimate | $703 | $59 | LSL 12,890 | $2,099 |
| 130 | Burkina Faso estimate | $664 | $55 | F CFA 386,700 | $2,002 |
| 131 | Mali estimate | $638 | $53 | F CFA 386,700 | $2,010 |
| 132 | Benin estimate | $621 | $52 | F CFA 386,700 | $1,881 |
| 133 | Niger estimate | $620 | $52 | F CFA 386,700 | $1,902 |
| 134 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $593 | $49 | CDF 599,300 | $1,221 |
| 135 | Zambia estimate | $591 | $49 | ZK 15,470 | $2,044 |
| 136 | Ethiopia estimate | $479 | $40 | ETB 20,930 | $1,558 |
| 137 | Angola estimate | $445 | $37 | Kz 386,700 | $1,243 |
| 138 | Nigeria estimate | $418 | $35 | ₦618,900 | $2,331 |
| 139 | Uganda estimate | $389 | $32 | UGX 1,396,300 | $1,062 |
| 140 | Malawi estimate | $283 | $24 | MWK 103,100 | $867 |
| 141 | Rwanda estimate | $254 | $21 | RF 335,100 | $927 |
| 142 | Burundi estimate | $215 | $18 | BIF 412,400 | $651 |
| 143 | Kenya estimate | $126 | $11 | KES 12,890 | $298 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).