How much does a water-based fisheries worker make 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$58,020
- Iceland$57,740
- Denmark$43,340
- Norway$42,210
- Luxembourg$36,770
Where pay goes furthest
- Iceland$50,490
- Switzerland$45,260
- Norway$43,880
- Denmark$41,460
- Belgium$40,800
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $58,020 | $4,835 | CHF 52,210 | $45,260 |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $57,740 | $4,811 | kr 7,355,500 | $50,490 |
| 3 | Denmark estimate | $43,340 | $3,612 | kr 288,800 | $41,460 |
| 4 | Norway estimate | $42,210 | $3,518 | kr 381,900 | $43,880 |
| 5 | Luxembourg estimate | $36,770 | $3,064 | €32,940 | $37,280 |
| 6 | United States | $36,670 | $3,056 | $36,670 | |
| 7 | United Kingdom | $35,790 | $2,982 | £26,740 | $38,740 |
| 8 | Belgium estimate | $35,580 | $2,965 | €31,870 | $40,800 |
| 9 | Ireland estimate | $30,450 | $2,538 | €27,280 | $29,810 |
| 10 | Austria estimate | $30,090 | $2,508 | €26,950 | $35,490 |
| 11 | Sweden estimate | $29,470 | $2,456 | kr 280,600 | $32,560 |
| 12 | Finland estimate | $29,460 | $2,455 | €26,390 | $32,510 |
| 13 | Germany estimate | $26,970 | $2,247 | €24,160 | $35,610 |
| 14 | Netherlands estimate | $26,300 | $2,192 | €23,560 | $30,340 |
| 15 | Italy estimate | $23,100 | $1,925 | €20,690 | $31,700 |
| 16 | France estimate | $22,920 | $1,910 | €20,530 | $27,690 |
| 17 | Slovenia estimate | $19,030 | $1,586 | €17,050 | $28,410 |
| 18 | Spain estimate | $18,460 | $1,539 | €16,540 | $26,880 |
| 19 | South Korea estimate | $18,210 | $1,518 | ₩23,521,200 | $26,020 |
| 20 | Greece estimate | $16,580 | $1,381 | €14,850 | $25,290 |
| 21 | Malta estimate | $15,660 | $1,305 | €13,710 | $21,800 |
| 22 | Israel estimate | $15,630 | $1,303 | ₪50,490 | $12,470 |
| 23 | Bahamas estimate | $15,050 | $1,254 | BSD 15,050 | $13,600 |
| 24 | Cyprus estimate | $14,270 | $1,189 | €12,780 | $21,320 |
| 25 | Puerto Rico estimate | $13,400 | $1,117 | $14,290 | |
| 26 | Portugal estimate | $12,830 | $1,069 | €11,490 | $19,760 |
| 27 | Singapore estimate | $12,000 | $1,000 | SGD 16,130 | $15,230 |
| 28 | Estonia estimate | $11,800 | $983 | €10,560 | $15,540 |
| 29 | Lithuania estimate | $11,190 | $933 | €10,020 | $18,020 |
| 30 | Czechia estimate | $11,040 | $920 | Kč 242,800 | $16,480 |
| 31 | Slovakia estimate | $10,480 | $873 | €9,385 | $16,390 |
| 32 | Latvia estimate | $9,996 | $833 | €8,953 | $16,020 |
| 33 | Poland estimate | $9,927 | $827 | zł 41,670 | $18,090 |
| 34 | Croatia estimate | $9,720 | $810 | €65,600 | $16,520 |
| 35 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $8,879 | $740 | HK$68,920 | $10,680 |
| 36 | Qatar estimate | $8,775 | $731 | QAR 31,940 | $11,280 |
| 37 | Barbados estimate | $8,681 | $723 | BBD 17,360 | $7,234 |
| 38 | Romania estimate | $8,628 | $719 | lei 38,110 | $17,690 |
| 39 | Hungary estimate | $8,159 | $680 | Ft 2,859,500 | $14,090 |
| 40 | Costa Rica estimate | $8,052 | $671 | ₡4,054,100 | $12,890 |
| 41 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $7,560 | $630 | KM 13,240 | $17,070 |
| 42 | Palau estimate | $7,369 | $614 | $7,366 | |
| 43 | Uruguay estimate | $7,201 | $600 | UYU 289,600 | $9,884 |
| 44 | Serbia estimate | $6,856 | $571 | RSD 721,200 | $13,470 |
| 45 | North Macedonia estimate | $6,760 | $563 | MKD 373,100 | $13,630 |
| 46 | Türkiye estimate | $6,752 | $563 | ₺266,400 | $15,010 |
| 47 | Marshall Islands estimate | $6,487 | $541 | $6,529 | |
| 48 | Tonga estimate | $6,371 | $531 | TOP 15,060 | $8,268 |
| 49 | Chile estimate | $6,138 | $511 | CLP 5,791,500 | $12,460 |
| 50 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $6,015 | $501 | SAR 22,560 | $11,620 |
| 51 | Panama estimate | $5,792 | $483 | PAB 5,792 | $11,660 |
| 52 | Montenegro estimate | $5,768 | $481 | €4,342 | $9,885 |
| 53 | Bulgaria estimate | $5,743 | $479 | €10,060 | $12,260 |
| 54 | Guyana estimate | $5,000 | $417 | GYD 1,042,500 | $10,720 |
| 55 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $4,818 | $401 | AED 17,690 | $7,165 |
| 56 | Ecuador estimate | $4,633 | $386 | $10,490 | |
| 57 | Lebanon estimate | $4,610 | $384 | L£6,949,900 | $9,287 |
| 58 | Belize estimate | $4,517 | $376 | BZD 9,035 | $7,076 |
| 59 | Mauritius estimate | $4,492 | $374 | Rs 208,500 | $10,470 |
| 60 | Fiji estimate | $4,398 | $367 | FJD 9,976 | $10,770 |
| 61 | Maldives estimate | $4,255 | $355 | MVR 65,440 | $6,462 |
| 62 | Brunei estimate | $4,114 | $343 | BND 5,212 | $6,882 |
| 63 | Jordan estimate | $4,079 | $340 | JOD 2,896 | $9,015 |
| 64 | Malaysia estimate | $4,045 | $337 | RM 17,000 | $10,820 |
| 65 | Colombia estimate | $4,001 | $333 | COP 16,216,300 | $9,736 |
| 66 | Mexico estimate | $3,950 | $329 | MX$75,990 | $6,719 |
| 67 | Albania estimate | $3,947 | $329 | ALL 420,700 | $9,131 |
| 68 | Mongolia estimate | $3,921 | $327 | ₮13,899,700 | $11,770 |
| 69 | Peru estimate | $3,897 | $325 | PEN 13,900 | $7,213 |
| 70 | Russia estimate | $3,832 | $319 | ₽282,200 | $10,960 |
| 71 | El Salvador estimate | $3,765 | $314 | $8,029 | |
| 72 | Argentina estimate | $3,734 | $311 | ARS 4,633,200 | $7,006 |
| 73 | Samoa estimate | $3,730 | $311 | WST 10,030 | $5,458 |
| 74 | Moldova estimate | $3,666 | $305 | MDL 63,710 | $7,262 |
| 75 | Bolivia estimate | $3,629 | $302 | Bs 25,080 | $9,291 |
| 76 | Thailand estimate | $3,389 | $282 | ฿111,400 | $10,510 |
| 77 | Paraguay estimate | $3,224 | $269 | ₲24,324,500 | $8,462 |
| 78 | Brazil estimate | $3,147 | $262 | R$17,580 | $6,811 |
| 79 | Guatemala estimate | $3,016 | $251 | Q 23,170 | $6,750 |
| 80 | Dominican Republic estimate | $2,990 | $249 | DOP 185,300 | $7,784 |
| 81 | Kiribati estimate | $2,972 | $248 | A$4,474 | $4,765 |
| 82 | Vietnam estimate | $2,972 | $248 | ₫71,815,200 | $10,030 |
| 83 | Vanuatu estimate | $2,953 | $246 | VUV 286,100 | $2,416 |
| 84 | Philippines estimate | $2,460 | $205 | ₱140,900 | $6,794 |
| 85 | Djibouti estimate | $2,281 | $190 | DJF 405,400 | $4,117 |
| 86 | Honduras estimate | $2,232 | $186 | L 57,920 | $4,590 |
| 87 | Bhutan estimate | $2,228 | $186 | BTN 186,400 | $8,929 |
| 88 | Cambodia estimate | $2,078 | $173 | ៛8,339,800 | $5,663 |
| 89 | Georgia estimate | $2,060 | $172 | ₾6,637 | $6,183 |
| 90 | Sudan estimate | $1,928 | $161 | SDG 1,054,100 | $4,700 |
| 91 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $1,910 | $159 | FCFA 1,158,300 | $4,201 |
| 92 | Suriname estimate | $1,875 | $156 | SRD 46,330 | $5,182 |
| 93 | Kazakhstan estimate | $1,866 | $156 | ₸608,400 | $4,847 |
| 94 | Comoros estimate | $1,810 | $151 | CF 752,900 | $3,302 |
| 95 | Tunisia estimate | $1,776 | $148 | TND 5,212 | $6,355 |
| 96 | South Africa estimate | $1,759 | $147 | R 28,960 | $3,904 |
| 97 | Jamaica estimate | $1,749 | $146 | JMD 194,000 | $2,776 |
| 98 | Cape Verde estimate | $1,742 | $145 | CVE 173,100 | $3,437 |
| 99 | Yemen estimate | $1,710 | $142 | YER 375,400 | $5,667 |
| 100 | Eswatini estimate | $1,688 | $141 | SZL 30,200 | |
| 101 | Laos estimate | $1,651 | $138 | ₭23,166,200 | $6,241 |
| 102 | Uzbekistan estimate | $1,634 | $136 | UZS 18,055,400 | $6,020 |
| 103 | Armenia estimate | $1,560 | $130 | ֏752,900 | $4,523 |
| 104 | Nepal estimate | $1,348 | $112 | Rs 140,900 | $4,643 |
| 105 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,332 | $111 | $2,990 | |
| 106 | India estimate | $1,329 | $111 | ₹115,800 | $5,839 |
| 107 | Indonesia estimate | $1,272 | $106 | Rp 20,160,700 | $3,949 |
| 108 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $1,231 | $103 | FCFA 579,200 | $1,858 |
| 109 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,206 | $101 | ؋92,660 | $5,870 |
| 110 | Ghana estimate | $1,199 | $100 | GH₵15,060 | $2,868 |
| 111 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,174 | $98 | K 1,621,600 | $3,724 |
| 112 | Liberia estimate | $1,158 | $97 | LRD 1,158 | $2,873 |
| 113 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,150 | $96 | Rs 347,500 | $3,972 |
| 114 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,114 | $93 | F CFA 695,000 | $2,990 |
| 115 | Botswana estimate | $1,110 | $93 | P 15,060 | $2,834 |
| 116 | Senegal estimate | $1,078 | $90 | F CFA 627,400 | $2,770 |
| 117 | Egypt estimate | $1,023 | $85 | E£46,330 | $6,665 |
| 118 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,002 | $83 | ৳115,800 | $3,511 |
| 119 | Pakistan estimate | $999 | $83 | Rs 280,900 | $4,295 |
| 120 | Guinea estimate | $998 | $83 | FG 9,166,800 | $3,044 |
| 121 | Ukraine estimate | $981 | $82 | ₴25,060 | $4,033 |
| 122 | Chad estimate | $966 | $80 | FCFA 602,300 | $2,849 |
| 123 | Cameroon estimate | $938 | $78 | FCFA 463,300 | $1,936 |
| 124 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $836 | $70 | F CFA 521,200 | $2,361 |
| 125 | Togo estimate | $836 | $70 | F CFA 521,200 | $2,363 |
| 126 | Mozambique estimate | $726 | $60 | MZN 46,330 | $1,921 |
| 127 | Gambia estimate | $662 | $55 | GMD 31,850 | $2,137 |
| 128 | Lesotho estimate | $632 | $53 | LSL 11,580 | $1,887 |
| 129 | Burkina Faso estimate | $597 | $50 | F CFA 347,500 | $1,799 |
| 130 | Mali estimate | $573 | $48 | F CFA 347,500 | $1,806 |
| 131 | Benin estimate | $558 | $46 | F CFA 347,500 | $1,691 |
| 132 | Niger estimate | $557 | $46 | F CFA 347,500 | $1,709 |
| 133 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $533 | $44 | CDF 538,600 | $1,097 |
| 134 | Zambia estimate | $531 | $44 | ZK 13,900 | $1,837 |
| 135 | Ethiopia estimate | $430 | $36 | ETB 18,810 | $1,400 |
| 136 | Angola estimate | $399 | $33 | Kz 347,500 | $1,117 |
| 137 | Nigeria estimate | $376 | $31 | ₦556,200 | $2,095 |
| 138 | Uganda estimate | $350 | $29 | UGX 1,254,800 | $954 |
| 139 | Malawi estimate | $254 | $21 | MWK 92,660 | $779 |
| 140 | Rwanda estimate | $228 | $19 | RF 301,200 | $833 |
| 141 | Burundi estimate | $194 | $16 | BIF 370,700 | $585 |
| 142 | Kenya estimate | $114 | $9 | KES 11,580 | $268 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).