How much water and firewood collectors earn in each country
142 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$60,440
- Iceland$60,150
- Denmark$45,150
- Norway$43,980
- United States$40,240
Where pay goes furthest
- Iceland$52,600
- Switzerland$47,160
- Norway$45,710
- Denmark$43,200
- Belgium$42,500
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $60,440 | $5,037 | CHF 54,390 | $47,160 |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $60,150 | $5,013 | kr 7,663,000 | $52,600 |
| 3 | Denmark estimate | $45,150 | $3,763 | kr 300,900 | $43,200 |
| 4 | Norway estimate | $43,980 | $3,665 | kr 397,900 | $45,710 |
| 5 | United States | $40,240 | $3,353 | $40,240 | |
| 6 | Luxembourg estimate | $38,310 | $3,193 | €34,310 | $38,830 |
| 7 | Belgium estimate | $37,070 | $3,089 | €33,200 | $42,500 |
| 8 | Ireland estimate | $31,730 | $2,644 | €28,420 | $31,060 |
| 9 | Austria estimate | $31,350 | $2,613 | €28,080 | $36,980 |
| 10 | Sweden estimate | $30,710 | $2,559 | kr 292,300 | $33,920 |
| 11 | Finland estimate | $30,700 | $2,558 | €27,490 | $33,870 |
| 12 | Germany estimate | $28,100 | $2,341 | €25,170 | $37,100 |
| 13 | Netherlands estimate | $27,400 | $2,284 | €24,540 | $31,600 |
| 14 | Italy estimate | $24,060 | $2,005 | €21,550 | $33,020 |
| 15 | France estimate | $23,880 | $1,990 | €21,390 | $28,850 |
| 16 | United Kingdom estimate | $21,690 | $1,807 | £16,470 | $23,480 |
| 17 | Slovenia estimate | $19,830 | $1,652 | €17,760 | $29,600 |
| 18 | Spain estimate | $19,230 | $1,603 | €17,230 | $28,000 |
| 19 | South Korea estimate | $18,970 | $1,581 | ₩24,504,500 | $27,110 |
| 20 | Greece estimate | $17,270 | $1,439 | €15,470 | $26,340 |
| 21 | Malta estimate | $16,310 | $1,359 | €14,280 | $22,720 |
| 22 | Israel estimate | $16,280 | $1,357 | ₪52,600 | $12,990 |
| 23 | Bahamas estimate | $15,680 | $1,306 | BSD 15,680 | $14,160 |
| 24 | Cyprus estimate | $14,870 | $1,239 | €13,320 | $22,210 |
| 25 | Puerto Rico estimate | $13,960 | $1,163 | $14,890 | |
| 26 | Portugal estimate | $13,370 | $1,114 | €11,970 | $20,580 |
| 27 | Singapore estimate | $12,510 | $1,042 | SGD 16,800 | $15,870 |
| 28 | Estonia estimate | $12,290 | $1,024 | €11,010 | $16,190 |
| 29 | Lithuania estimate | $11,660 | $972 | €10,440 | $18,770 |
| 30 | Czechia estimate | $11,500 | $958 | Kč 253,000 | $17,160 |
| 31 | Slovakia estimate | $10,920 | $910 | €9,777 | $17,070 |
| 32 | Latvia estimate | $10,410 | $868 | €9,327 | $16,690 |
| 33 | Poland estimate | $10,340 | $862 | zł 43,410 | $18,850 |
| 34 | Croatia estimate | $10,130 | $844 | €68,340 | $17,210 |
| 35 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $9,250 | $771 | HK$71,800 | $11,120 |
| 36 | Qatar estimate | $9,141 | $762 | QAR 33,270 | $11,750 |
| 37 | Barbados estimate | $9,044 | $754 | BBD 18,090 | $7,537 |
| 38 | Romania estimate | $8,989 | $749 | lei 39,700 | $18,430 |
| 39 | Hungary estimate | $8,500 | $708 | Ft 2,979,100 | $14,680 |
| 40 | Costa Rica estimate | $8,388 | $699 | ₡4,223,600 | $13,430 |
| 41 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $7,876 | $656 | KM 13,800 | $17,780 |
| 42 | Palau estimate | $7,677 | $640 | $7,674 | |
| 43 | Uruguay estimate | $7,502 | $625 | UYU 301,700 | $10,300 |
| 44 | Serbia estimate | $7,142 | $595 | RSD 751,400 | $14,030 |
| 45 | North Macedonia estimate | $7,042 | $587 | MKD 388,700 | $14,200 |
| 46 | Türkiye estimate | $7,035 | $586 | ₺277,500 | $15,640 |
| 47 | Marshall Islands estimate | $6,758 | $563 | $6,802 | |
| 48 | Tonga estimate | $6,637 | $553 | TOP 15,690 | $8,613 |
| 49 | Chile estimate | $6,394 | $533 | CLP 6,033,600 | $12,980 |
| 50 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $6,266 | $522 | SAR 23,500 | $12,110 |
| 51 | Panama estimate | $6,034 | $503 | PAB 6,034 | $12,150 |
| 52 | Montenegro estimate | $6,009 | $501 | €4,523 | $10,300 |
| 53 | Bulgaria estimate | $5,983 | $499 | €10,480 | $12,770 |
| 54 | Guyana estimate | $5,209 | $434 | GYD 1,086,100 | $11,170 |
| 55 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $5,019 | $418 | AED 18,430 | $7,465 |
| 56 | Ecuador estimate | $4,827 | $402 | $10,930 | |
| 57 | Lebanon estimate | $4,803 | $400 | L£7,240,400 | $9,675 |
| 58 | Belize estimate | $4,706 | $392 | BZD 9,412 | $7,372 |
| 59 | Mauritius estimate | $4,680 | $390 | Rs 217,200 | $10,910 |
| 60 | Fiji estimate | $4,582 | $382 | FJD 10,390 | $11,220 |
| 61 | Maldives estimate | $4,432 | $369 | MVR 68,180 | $6,732 |
| 62 | Brunei estimate | $4,286 | $357 | BND 5,430 | $7,169 |
| 63 | Jordan estimate | $4,249 | $354 | JOD 3,017 | $9,392 |
| 64 | Malaysia estimate | $4,214 | $351 | RM 17,710 | $11,270 |
| 65 | Colombia estimate | $4,168 | $347 | COP 16,894,200 | $10,140 |
| 66 | Mexico estimate | $4,115 | $343 | MX$79,160 | $7,000 |
| 67 | Albania estimate | $4,112 | $343 | ALL 438,300 | $9,512 |
| 68 | Mongolia estimate | $4,085 | $340 | ₮14,480,800 | $12,260 |
| 69 | Peru estimate | $4,060 | $338 | PEN 14,480 | $7,515 |
| 70 | Russia estimate | $3,992 | $333 | ₽294,000 | $11,420 |
| 71 | El Salvador estimate | $3,922 | $327 | $8,365 | |
| 72 | Argentina estimate | $3,890 | $324 | ARS 4,826,900 | $7,299 |
| 73 | Samoa estimate | $3,886 | $324 | WST 10,450 | $5,686 |
| 74 | Moldova estimate | $3,819 | $318 | MDL 66,370 | $7,565 |
| 75 | Bolivia estimate | $3,781 | $315 | Bs 26,130 | $9,679 |
| 76 | Thailand estimate | $3,530 | $294 | ฿116,100 | $10,950 |
| 77 | Paraguay estimate | $3,358 | $280 | ₲25,341,300 | $8,816 |
| 78 | Brazil estimate | $3,279 | $273 | R$18,320 | $7,096 |
| 79 | Guatemala estimate | $3,142 | $262 | Q 24,130 | $7,032 |
| 80 | Dominican Republic estimate | $3,115 | $260 | DOP 193,100 | $8,110 |
| 81 | Kiribati estimate | $3,097 | $258 | A$4,661 | $4,964 |
| 82 | Vietnam estimate | $3,096 | $258 | ₫74,817,200 | $10,450 |
| 83 | Vanuatu estimate | $3,076 | $256 | VUV 298,100 | $2,517 |
| 84 | Philippines estimate | $2,563 | $214 | ₱146,800 | $7,078 |
| 85 | Djibouti estimate | $2,377 | $198 | DJF 422,400 | $4,289 |
| 86 | Honduras estimate | $2,325 | $194 | L 60,340 | $4,782 |
| 87 | Bhutan estimate | $2,321 | $193 | BTN 194,200 | $9,302 |
| 88 | Cambodia estimate | $2,165 | $180 | ៛8,688,500 | $5,899 |
| 89 | Georgia estimate | $2,146 | $179 | ₾6,914 | $6,441 |
| 90 | Sudan estimate | $2,008 | $167 | SDG 1,098,100 | $4,896 |
| 91 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $1,989 | $166 | FCFA 1,206,700 | $4,376 |
| 92 | Suriname estimate | $1,953 | $163 | SRD 48,270 | $5,398 |
| 93 | Kazakhstan estimate | $1,944 | $162 | ₸633,900 | $5,050 |
| 94 | Comoros estimate | $1,886 | $157 | CF 784,400 | $3,440 |
| 95 | Tunisia estimate | $1,851 | $154 | TND 5,430 | $6,621 |
| 96 | South Africa estimate | $1,833 | $153 | R 30,170 | $4,068 |
| 97 | Jamaica estimate | $1,822 | $152 | JMD 202,100 | $2,892 |
| 98 | Cape Verde estimate | $1,815 | $151 | CVE 180,400 | $3,581 |
| 99 | Yemen estimate | $1,781 | $148 | YER 391,100 | $5,904 |
| 100 | Eswatini estimate | $1,759 | $147 | SZL 31,460 | |
| 101 | Laos estimate | $1,720 | $143 | ₭24,134,600 | $6,502 |
| 102 | Uzbekistan estimate | $1,702 | $142 | UZS 18,810,200 | $6,272 |
| 103 | Armenia estimate | $1,625 | $135 | ֏784,400 | $4,712 |
| 104 | Nepal estimate | $1,405 | $117 | Rs 146,800 | $4,837 |
| 105 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,388 | $116 | $3,115 | |
| 106 | India estimate | $1,385 | $115 | ₹120,700 | $6,083 |
| 107 | Indonesia estimate | $1,325 | $110 | Rp 21,003,500 | $4,114 |
| 108 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $1,283 | $107 | FCFA 603,400 | $1,936 |
| 109 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,257 | $105 | ؋96,540 | $6,115 |
| 110 | Ghana estimate | $1,249 | $104 | GH₵15,690 | $2,988 |
| 111 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,223 | $102 | K 1,689,400 | $3,879 |
| 112 | Liberia estimate | $1,207 | $101 | LRD 1,207 | $2,993 |
| 113 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,198 | $100 | Rs 362,000 | $4,138 |
| 114 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,161 | $97 | F CFA 724,000 | $3,115 |
| 115 | Botswana estimate | $1,157 | $96 | P 15,690 | $2,953 |
| 116 | Senegal estimate | $1,123 | $94 | F CFA 653,600 | $2,886 |
| 117 | Egypt estimate | $1,066 | $89 | E£48,270 | $6,943 |
| 118 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,044 | $87 | ৳120,700 | $3,658 |
| 119 | Pakistan estimate | $1,041 | $87 | Rs 292,600 | $4,474 |
| 120 | Guinea estimate | $1,040 | $87 | FG 9,550,000 | $3,172 |
| 121 | Ukraine estimate | $1,022 | $85 | ₴26,100 | $4,202 |
| 122 | Chad estimate | $1,006 | $84 | FCFA 627,500 | $2,968 |
| 123 | Cameroon estimate | $978 | $81 | FCFA 482,700 | $2,017 |
| 124 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $871 | $73 | F CFA 543,000 | $2,460 |
| 125 | Togo estimate | $871 | $73 | F CFA 543,000 | $2,462 |
| 126 | Mozambique estimate | $756 | $63 | MZN 48,270 | $2,001 |
| 127 | Gambia estimate | $689 | $57 | GMD 33,190 | $2,226 |
| 128 | Lesotho estimate | $658 | $55 | LSL 12,070 | $1,966 |
| 129 | Burkina Faso estimate | $622 | $52 | F CFA 362,000 | $1,875 |
| 130 | Mali estimate | $597 | $50 | F CFA 362,000 | $1,882 |
| 131 | Benin estimate | $581 | $48 | F CFA 362,000 | $1,761 |
| 132 | Niger estimate | $580 | $48 | F CFA 362,000 | $1,781 |
| 133 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $555 | $46 | CDF 561,100 | $1,143 |
| 134 | Zambia estimate | $553 | $46 | ZK 14,480 | $1,914 |
| 135 | Ethiopia estimate | $448 | $37 | ETB 19,600 | $1,458 |
| 136 | Angola estimate | $416 | $35 | Kz 362,000 | $1,163 |
| 137 | Nigeria estimate | $392 | $33 | ₦579,500 | $2,182 |
| 138 | Uganda estimate | $364 | $30 | UGX 1,307,300 | $994 |
| 139 | Malawi estimate | $265 | $22 | MWK 96,540 | $812 |
| 140 | Rwanda estimate | $238 | $20 | RF 313,700 | $868 |
| 141 | Burundi estimate | $202 | $17 | BIF 386,200 | $609 |
| 142 | Kenya estimate | $118 | $10 | KES 12,070 | $279 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).