How much does a watch maker 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
- Iceland$78,610
- Belgium$76,790
- Switzerland$71,860
- United States$69,710
- Germany$57,310
Where pay goes furthest
- Belgium$88,050
- Germany$75,660
- United States$69,710
- Iceland$68,740
- United Kingdom$58,050
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland estimate | $78,610 | $6,551 | kr 10,015,200 | $68,740 |
| 2 | Belgium estimate | $76,790 | $6,399 | €67,960 | $88,050 |
| 3 | Switzerland estimate | $71,860 | $5,988 | CHF 64,670 | $56,070 |
| 4 | United States | $69,710 | $5,810 | $69,710 | |
| 5 | Germany | $57,310 | $4,776 | €51,330 | $75,660 |
| 6 | Denmark estimate | $56,900 | $4,741 | kr 379,100 | $54,430 |
| 7 | United Kingdom | $53,620 | $4,469 | £40,060 | $58,050 |
| 8 | Norway estimate | $52,510 | $4,376 | kr 475,100 | $54,580 |
| 9 | Ireland estimate | $47,930 | $3,994 | €42,410 | $46,920 |
| 10 | Luxembourg estimate | $43,390 | $3,616 | €38,860 | $43,980 |
| 11 | Finland estimate | $42,680 | $3,557 | €38,230 | $47,100 |
| 12 | Australia | $42,090 | $3,507 | A$61,260 | |
| 13 | Austria estimate | $41,070 | $3,422 | €36,780 | $48,430 |
| 14 | Netherlands estimate | $39,220 | $3,268 | €35,120 | $45,230 |
| 15 | Sweden estimate | $36,910 | $3,076 | kr 351,400 | $40,780 |
| 16 | Canada | $34,570 | $2,881 | CA$48,630 | |
| 17 | Israel estimate | $29,360 | $2,447 | ₪94,850 | $23,430 |
| 18 | South Korea estimate | $28,710 | $2,393 | ₩37,082,900 | $41,020 |
| 19 | Italy estimate | $28,150 | $2,346 | €25,210 | $38,630 |
| 20 | France estimate | $27,320 | $2,277 | €24,470 | $33,010 |
| 21 | Estonia estimate | $26,560 | $2,214 | €23,510 | $34,990 |
| 22 | Spain estimate | $25,370 | $2,114 | €22,720 | $36,930 |
| 23 | Malta estimate | $23,770 | $1,981 | €21,290 | $33,110 |
| 24 | Bahamas estimate | $22,920 | $1,910 | BSD 22,920 | $20,710 |
| 25 | Slovenia estimate | $22,720 | $1,893 | €20,350 | $33,920 |
| 26 | Greece estimate | $22,240 | $1,854 | €19,920 | $33,940 |
| 27 | Singapore estimate | $20,980 | $1,748 | SGD 28,180 | $26,620 |
| 28 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $19,320 | $1,610 | HK$150,000 | $23,230 |
| 29 | Cyprus estimate | $17,620 | $1,469 | €15,790 | $26,330 |
| 30 | Czechia estimate | $16,600 | $1,383 | Kč 365,200 | $24,780 |
| 31 | Lithuania estimate | $16,450 | $1,371 | €14,730 | $26,490 |
| 32 | Puerto Rico estimate | $15,440 | $1,286 | $16,470 | |
| 33 | Portugal estimate | $15,160 | $1,263 | €13,570 | $23,340 |
| 34 | Slovakia estimate | $15,140 | $1,261 | €13,560 | $23,680 |
| 35 | Latvia estimate | $14,420 | $1,202 | €12,920 | $23,120 |
| 36 | Hungary estimate | $13,250 | $1,104 | Ft 4,642,400 | $22,870 |
| 37 | Uruguay estimate | $12,810 | $1,068 | UYU 515,100 | $17,580 |
| 38 | Poland estimate | $12,630 | $1,053 | zł 53,020 | $23,030 |
| 39 | Croatia estimate | $12,250 | $1,021 | €82,680 | $20,820 |
| 40 | Barbados estimate | $11,760 | $980 | BBD 23,520 | $9,803 |
| 41 | Romania estimate | $11,760 | $980 | lei 51,930 | $24,110 |
| 42 | Qatar estimate | $11,530 | $961 | QAR 41,980 | $14,830 |
| 43 | Costa Rica estimate | $10,120 | $844 | ₡5,097,100 | $16,200 |
| 44 | Palau estimate | $8,891 | $741 | $8,887 | |
| 45 | Serbia estimate | $8,806 | $734 | RSD 926,300 | $17,300 |
| 46 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $8,565 | $714 | KM 15,000 | $19,330 |
| 47 | Montenegro estimate | $8,368 | $697 | €6,299 | $14,340 |
| 48 | Bulgaria estimate | $8,341 | $695 | €14,610 | $17,800 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $8,234 | $686 | PAB 8,234 | $16,580 |
| 50 | Chile estimate | $8,182 | $682 | CLP 7,720,100 | $16,610 |
| 51 | Türkiye estimate | $7,951 | $663 | ₺313,700 | $17,680 |
| 52 | Argentina estimate | $7,583 | $632 | ARS 9,410,000 | $14,230 |
| 53 | Tonga estimate | $7,547 | $629 | TOP 17,840 | $9,795 |
| 54 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $7,513 | $626 | SAR 28,170 | $14,520 |
| 55 | North Macedonia estimate | $7,460 | $622 | MKD 411,700 | $15,040 |
| 56 | Guyana estimate | $7,052 | $588 | GYD 1,470,300 | $15,130 |
| 57 | Russia estimate | $7,022 | $585 | ₽517,200 | $20,080 |
| 58 | Belize estimate | $6,776 | $565 | BZD 13,550 | $10,610 |
| 59 | Mongolia estimate | $6,636 | $553 | ₮23,524,900 | $19,920 |
| 60 | Marshall Islands estimate | $6,590 | $549 | $6,634 | |
| 61 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $6,513 | $543 | AED 23,920 | $9,687 |
| 62 | Maldives estimate | $6,500 | $542 | MVR 99,980 | $9,872 |
| 63 | Mexico estimate | $6,477 | $540 | MX$124,600 | $11,020 |
| 64 | Lebanon estimate | $6,242 | $520 | L£9,410,000 | $12,570 |
| 65 | Brunei estimate | $6,034 | $503 | BND 7,646 | $10,090 |
| 66 | Ecuador estimate | $5,528 | $461 | $12,520 | |
| 67 | Fiji estimate | $5,389 | $449 | FJD 12,220 | $13,200 |
| 68 | Mauritius estimate | $5,322 | $443 | Rs 247,000 | $12,400 |
| 69 | Djibouti estimate | $5,295 | $441 | DJF 941,000 | $9,555 |
| 70 | El Salvador estimate | $5,097 | $425 | $10,870 | |
| 71 | Moldova estimate | $5,076 | $423 | MDL 88,220 | $10,060 |
| 72 | Bolivia estimate | $5,012 | $418 | Bs 34,630 | $12,830 |
| 73 | Honduras estimate | $4,985 | $415 | L 129,400 | $10,250 |
| 74 | Jordan estimate | $4,970 | $414 | JOD 3,529 | $10,990 |
| 75 | Peru estimate | $4,946 | $412 | PEN 17,640 | $9,156 |
| 76 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,901 | $408 | ₸1,597,600 | $12,730 |
| 77 | Brazil estimate | $4,631 | $386 | R$25,880 | $10,020 |
| 78 | Guatemala estimate | $4,595 | $383 | Q 35,290 | $10,280 |
| 79 | Dominican Republic estimate | $4,582 | $382 | DOP 284,000 | $11,930 |
| 80 | Malaysia estimate | $4,498 | $375 | RM 18,910 | $12,030 |
| 81 | Paraguay estimate | $4,365 | $364 | ₲32,934,900 | $11,460 |
| 82 | Albania estimate | $4,330 | $361 | ALL 461,400 | $10,020 |
| 83 | Thailand estimate | $4,292 | $358 | ฿141,100 | $13,310 |
| 84 | Samoa estimate | $4,269 | $356 | WST 11,480 | $6,246 |
| 85 | Colombia estimate | $4,131 | $344 | COP 16,743,900 | $10,050 |
| 86 | Vietnam estimate | $3,894 | $325 | ₫94,099,700 | $13,140 |
| 87 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,878 | $323 | FCFA 2,352,500 | $8,531 |
| 88 | Georgia estimate | $3,658 | $305 | ₾11,780 | $10,980 |
| 89 | South Africa estimate | $3,572 | $298 | R 58,800 | $7,928 |
| 90 | Vanuatu estimate | $3,314 | $276 | VUV 321,200 | $2,712 |
| 91 | Cambodia estimate | $3,200 | $267 | ៛12,844,600 | $8,721 |
| 92 | Kiribati estimate | $3,126 | $260 | A$4,705 | $5,011 |
| 93 | Philippines estimate | $3,122 | $260 | ₱178,900 | $8,624 |
| 94 | Uzbekistan estimate | $2,917 | $243 | UZS 32,236,200 | $10,750 |
| 95 | Bhutan estimate | $2,812 | $234 | BTN 235,200 | $11,270 |
| 96 | Eswatini estimate | $2,630 | $219 | SZL 47,050 | |
| 97 | Cape Verde estimate | $2,604 | $217 | CVE 258,800 | $5,137 |
| 98 | Botswana estimate | $2,602 | $217 | P 35,290 | $6,642 |
| 99 | Nepal estimate | $2,396 | $200 | Rs 250,400 | $8,251 |
| 100 | Suriname estimate | $2,380 | $198 | SRD 58,810 | $6,577 |
| 101 | Comoros estimate | $2,265 | $189 | CF 942,200 | $4,131 |
| 102 | Tunisia estimate | $2,205 | $184 | TND 6,469 | $7,887 |
| 103 | Armenia estimate | $2,193 | $183 | ֏1,058,600 | $6,359 |
| 104 | Sudan estimate | $2,070 | $172 | SDG 1,131,500 | $5,045 |
| 105 | India estimate | $2,024 | $169 | ₹176,400 | $8,893 |
| 106 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,001 | $167 | FCFA 941,000 | $3,019 |
| 107 | Ghana estimate | $1,948 | $162 | GH₵24,470 | $4,660 |
| 108 | Ukraine estimate | $1,873 | $156 | ₴47,860 | $7,703 |
| 109 | Jamaica estimate | $1,837 | $153 | JMD 203,800 | $2,916 |
| 110 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,764 | $147 | $3,960 | |
| 111 | Senegal estimate | $1,752 | $146 | F CFA 1,019,400 | $4,500 |
| 112 | Indonesia estimate | $1,748 | $146 | Rp 27,716,600 | $5,429 |
| 113 | Laos estimate | $1,676 | $140 | ₭23,524,900 | $6,338 |
| 114 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,635 | $136 | K 2,258,400 | $5,186 |
| 115 | Liberia estimate | $1,614 | $134 | LRD 1,614 | $4,003 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,557 | $130 | Rs 470,500 | $5,378 |
| 117 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,509 | $126 | F CFA 941,000 | $4,049 |
| 118 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,506 | $125 | ৳174,100 | $5,277 |
| 119 | Mozambique estimate | $1,453 | $121 | MZN 92,760 | $3,846 |
| 120 | Zambia estimate | $1,349 | $112 | ZK 35,290 | $4,664 |
| 121 | Lesotho estimate | $1,284 | $107 | LSL 23,520 | $3,832 |
| 122 | Egypt estimate | $1,264 | $105 | E£57,240 | $8,234 |
| 123 | Chad estimate | $1,226 | $102 | FCFA 764,600 | $3,616 |
| 124 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,225 | $102 | ؋94,100 | $5,961 |
| 125 | Cameroon estimate | $1,191 | $99 | FCFA 588,100 | $2,458 |
| 126 | Rwanda estimate | $1,160 | $97 | RF 1,529,100 | $4,231 |
| 127 | Niger estimate | $1,131 | $94 | F CFA 705,700 | $3,472 |
| 128 | Pakistan estimate | $1,087 | $91 | Rs 305,600 | $4,673 |
| 129 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,076 | $90 | CDF 1,087,400 | $2,215 |
| 130 | Uganda estimate | $1,066 | $89 | UGX 3,822,800 | $2,906 |
| 131 | Yemen estimate | $1,039 | $87 | YER 228,000 | $3,443 |
| 132 | Togo estimate | $987 | $82 | F CFA 615,900 | $2,792 |
| 133 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $981 | $82 | F CFA 611,600 | $2,770 |
| 134 | Benin estimate | $850 | $71 | F CFA 529,300 | $2,575 |
| 135 | Mali estimate | $776 | $65 | F CFA 470,500 | $2,446 |
| 136 | Angola estimate | $676 | $56 | Kz 588,100 | $1,890 |
| 137 | Ethiopia estimate | $672 | $56 | ETB 29,410 | $2,188 |
| 138 | Gambia estimate | $672 | $56 | GMD 32,350 | $2,170 |
| 139 | Burundi estimate | $664 | $55 | BIF 1,271,600 | $2,006 |
| 140 | Guinea estimate | $640 | $53 | FG 5,881,200 | $1,953 |
| 141 | Burkina Faso estimate | $606 | $51 | F CFA 352,900 | $1,827 |
| 142 | Malawi estimate | $549 | $46 | MWK 200,000 | $1,682 |
| 143 | Nigeria estimate | $345 | $29 | ₦509,700 | $1,920 |
| 144 | Kenya estimate | $138 | $12 | KES 14,110 | $326 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).