How much does a woodworker 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$69,370
- Belgium$67,760
- Switzerland$63,410
- Denmark$50,210
- Norway$46,340
Where pay goes furthest
- Belgium$77,700
- Iceland$60,660
- Germany$58,780
- Switzerland$49,480
- Norway$48,170
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland estimate | $69,370 | $5,781 | kr 8,837,900 | $60,660 |
| 2 | Belgium estimate | $67,760 | $5,647 | €59,970 | $77,700 |
| 3 | Switzerland estimate | $63,410 | $5,285 | CHF 57,060 | $49,480 |
| 4 | Denmark estimate | $50,210 | $4,184 | kr 334,600 | $48,030 |
| 5 | Norway estimate | $46,340 | $3,862 | kr 419,300 | $48,170 |
| 6 | Germany | $44,520 | $3,710 | €39,870 | $58,780 |
| 7 | United States | $43,380 | $3,615 | $43,380 | |
| 8 | Ireland estimate | $42,290 | $3,525 | €37,430 | $41,410 |
| 9 | United Kingdom | $40,640 | $3,386 | £30,360 | $43,990 |
| 10 | Luxembourg estimate | $38,290 | $3,191 | €34,290 | $38,810 |
| 11 | Australia | $38,140 | $3,178 | A$55,510 | |
| 12 | Canada | $38,030 | $3,169 | CA$53,500 | |
| 13 | Finland estimate | $37,660 | $3,139 | €33,730 | $41,560 |
| 14 | Austria estimate | $36,240 | $3,020 | €32,460 | $42,740 |
| 15 | Netherlands estimate | $34,610 | $2,884 | €31,000 | $39,910 |
| 16 | Sweden estimate | $32,570 | $2,714 | kr 310,100 | $35,980 |
| 17 | Israel estimate | $25,910 | $2,159 | ₪83,700 | $20,680 |
| 18 | South Korea estimate | $25,340 | $2,112 | ₩32,723,600 | $36,200 |
| 19 | Italy estimate | $24,840 | $2,070 | €22,250 | $34,090 |
| 20 | France estimate | $24,110 | $2,009 | €21,590 | $29,130 |
| 21 | Estonia estimate | $23,440 | $1,953 | €20,740 | $30,880 |
| 22 | Malta estimate | $20,980 | $1,748 | €18,790 | $29,210 |
| 23 | Bahamas estimate | $20,220 | $1,685 | BSD 20,220 | $18,270 |
| 24 | Slovenia estimate | $20,050 | $1,671 | €17,960 | $29,930 |
| 25 | Greece estimate | $19,630 | $1,636 | €17,580 | $29,950 |
| 26 | Spain estimate | $19,440 | $1,620 | €17,410 | $28,300 |
| 27 | Singapore estimate | $18,510 | $1,543 | SGD 24,870 | $23,490 |
| 28 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $17,050 | $1,421 | HK$132,300 | $20,500 |
| 29 | Cyprus estimate | $15,550 | $1,296 | €13,930 | $23,240 |
| 30 | Czechia estimate | $14,650 | $1,221 | Kč 322,300 | $21,870 |
| 31 | Lithuania estimate | $14,520 | $1,210 | €13,000 | $23,370 |
| 32 | Puerto Rico estimate | $13,620 | $1,135 | $14,530 | |
| 33 | Portugal estimate | $13,370 | $1,114 | €11,980 | $20,590 |
| 34 | Slovakia estimate | $13,360 | $1,113 | €11,960 | $20,890 |
| 35 | Latvia estimate | $12,730 | $1,061 | €11,400 | $20,400 |
| 36 | Hungary estimate | $11,690 | $974 | Ft 4,096,600 | $20,180 |
| 37 | Uruguay estimate | $11,300 | $942 | UYU 454,600 | $15,520 |
| 38 | Poland estimate | $11,150 | $929 | zł 46,790 | $20,320 |
| 39 | Croatia estimate | $10,810 | $901 | €72,960 | $18,370 |
| 40 | Barbados estimate | $10,380 | $865 | BBD 20,760 | $8,650 |
| 41 | Romania estimate | $10,380 | $865 | lei 45,830 | $21,270 |
| 42 | Qatar estimate | $10,180 | $848 | QAR 37,050 | $13,090 |
| 43 | Costa Rica estimate | $8,933 | $744 | ₡4,497,900 | $14,300 |
| 44 | Palau estimate | $7,846 | $654 | $7,842 | |
| 45 | Serbia estimate | $7,770 | $648 | RSD 817,400 | $15,260 |
| 46 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $7,558 | $630 | KM 13,240 | $17,060 |
| 47 | Montenegro estimate | $7,384 | $615 | €5,558 | $12,650 |
| 48 | Bulgaria estimate | $7,361 | $613 | €12,890 | $15,710 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $7,266 | $605 | PAB 7,266 | $14,630 |
| 50 | Chile estimate | $7,220 | $602 | CLP 6,812,600 | $14,650 |
| 51 | Türkiye estimate | $7,017 | $585 | ₺276,800 | $15,600 |
| 52 | Argentina estimate | $6,692 | $558 | ARS 8,303,800 | $12,560 |
| 53 | Tonga estimate | $6,660 | $555 | TOP 15,740 | $8,644 |
| 54 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $6,630 | $553 | SAR 24,860 | $12,810 |
| 55 | North Macedonia estimate | $6,583 | $549 | MKD 363,300 | $13,270 |
| 56 | Guyana estimate | $6,223 | $519 | GYD 1,297,500 | $13,350 |
| 57 | Russia estimate | $6,197 | $516 | ₽456,400 | $17,720 |
| 58 | Belize estimate | $5,980 | $498 | BZD 11,960 | $9,367 |
| 59 | Mongolia estimate | $5,856 | $488 | ₮20,759,400 | $17,580 |
| 60 | Marshall Islands estimate | $5,815 | $485 | $5,854 | |
| 61 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $5,748 | $479 | AED 21,110 | $8,548 |
| 62 | Maldives estimate | $5,736 | $478 | MVR 88,230 | $8,711 |
| 63 | Mexico estimate | $5,715 | $476 | MX$109,900 | $9,722 |
| 64 | Lebanon estimate | $5,508 | $459 | L£8,303,800 | $11,100 |
| 65 | Brunei estimate | $5,325 | $444 | BND 6,747 | $8,907 |
| 66 | Ecuador estimate | $4,878 | $407 | $11,050 | |
| 67 | Fiji estimate | $4,755 | $396 | FJD 10,790 | $11,650 |
| 68 | Mauritius estimate | $4,696 | $391 | Rs 218,000 | $10,940 |
| 69 | Djibouti estimate | $4,672 | $389 | DJF 830,400 | $8,432 |
| 70 | El Salvador estimate | $4,498 | $375 | $9,593 | |
| 71 | Moldova estimate | $4,480 | $373 | MDL 77,850 | $8,874 |
| 72 | Bolivia estimate | $4,423 | $369 | Bs 30,560 | $11,320 |
| 73 | Honduras estimate | $4,399 | $367 | L 114,200 | $9,049 |
| 74 | Jordan estimate | $4,386 | $365 | JOD 3,114 | $9,695 |
| 75 | Peru estimate | $4,365 | $364 | PEN 15,570 | $8,080 |
| 76 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,325 | $360 | ₸1,409,800 | $11,230 |
| 77 | Brazil estimate | $4,087 | $341 | R$22,840 | $8,846 |
| 78 | Guatemala estimate | $4,055 | $338 | Q 31,140 | $9,073 |
| 79 | Dominican Republic estimate | $4,043 | $337 | DOP 250,600 | $10,530 |
| 80 | Malaysia estimate | $3,969 | $331 | RM 16,680 | $10,610 |
| 81 | Paraguay estimate | $3,852 | $321 | ₲29,063,200 | $10,110 |
| 82 | Albania estimate | $3,821 | $318 | ALL 407,200 | $8,839 |
| 83 | Thailand estimate | $3,788 | $316 | ฿124,600 | $11,740 |
| 84 | Samoa estimate | $3,767 | $314 | WST 10,130 | $5,512 |
| 85 | Colombia estimate | $3,645 | $304 | COP 14,775,500 | $8,871 |
| 86 | Vietnam estimate | $3,436 | $286 | ₫83,037,600 | $11,600 |
| 87 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,422 | $285 | FCFA 2,075,900 | $7,528 |
| 88 | Georgia estimate | $3,228 | $269 | ₾10,400 | $9,687 |
| 89 | South Africa estimate | $3,152 | $263 | R 51,880 | $6,996 |
| 90 | Vanuatu estimate | $2,925 | $244 | VUV 283,400 | $2,393 |
| 91 | Cambodia estimate | $2,824 | $235 | ៛11,334,600 | $7,696 |
| 92 | Kiribati estimate | $2,758 | $230 | A$4,152 | $4,422 |
| 93 | Philippines estimate | $2,755 | $230 | ₱157,900 | $7,610 |
| 94 | Uzbekistan estimate | $2,574 | $215 | UZS 28,446,600 | $9,485 |
| 95 | Bhutan estimate | $2,481 | $207 | BTN 207,600 | $9,943 |
| 96 | Eswatini estimate | $2,321 | $193 | SZL 41,520 | |
| 97 | Cape Verde estimate | $2,298 | $191 | CVE 228,400 | $4,533 |
| 98 | Botswana estimate | $2,296 | $191 | P 31,140 | $5,861 |
| 99 | Nepal estimate | $2,115 | $176 | Rs 221,000 | $7,281 |
| 100 | Suriname estimate | $2,100 | $175 | SRD 51,900 | $5,804 |
| 101 | Comoros estimate | $1,999 | $167 | CF 831,400 | $3,646 |
| 102 | Tunisia estimate | $1,945 | $162 | TND 5,709 | $6,960 |
| 103 | Armenia estimate | $1,935 | $161 | ֏934,200 | $5,611 |
| 104 | Sudan estimate | $1,826 | $152 | SDG 998,500 | $4,452 |
| 105 | India estimate | $1,786 | $149 | ₹155,700 | $7,848 |
| 106 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $1,766 | $147 | FCFA 830,400 | $2,664 |
| 107 | Ghana estimate | $1,719 | $143 | GH₵21,590 | $4,112 |
| 108 | Ukraine estimate | $1,653 | $138 | ₴42,230 | $6,798 |
| 109 | Jamaica estimate | $1,621 | $135 | JMD 179,900 | $2,573 |
| 110 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,557 | $130 | $3,494 | |
| 111 | Senegal estimate | $1,546 | $129 | F CFA 899,600 | $3,971 |
| 112 | Indonesia estimate | $1,543 | $129 | Rp 24,458,300 | $4,791 |
| 113 | Laos estimate | $1,479 | $123 | ₭20,759,400 | $5,593 |
| 114 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,442 | $120 | K 1,992,900 | $4,576 |
| 115 | Liberia estimate | $1,424 | $119 | LRD 1,424 | $3,532 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,374 | $115 | Rs 415,200 | $4,746 |
| 117 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,331 | $111 | F CFA 830,400 | $3,573 |
| 118 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,329 | $111 | ৳153,600 | $4,656 |
| 119 | Mozambique estimate | $1,282 | $107 | MZN 81,860 | $3,394 |
| 120 | Zambia estimate | $1,190 | $99 | ZK 31,140 | $4,115 |
| 121 | Lesotho estimate | $1,133 | $94 | LSL 20,760 | $3,382 |
| 122 | Egypt estimate | $1,115 | $93 | E£50,510 | $7,266 |
| 123 | Chad estimate | $1,082 | $90 | FCFA 674,700 | $3,191 |
| 124 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,081 | $90 | ؋83,040 | $5,260 |
| 125 | Cameroon estimate | $1,051 | $88 | FCFA 519,000 | $2,169 |
| 126 | Rwanda estimate | $1,024 | $85 | RF 1,349,400 | $3,734 |
| 127 | Niger estimate | $998 | $83 | F CFA 622,800 | $3,063 |
| 128 | Pakistan estimate | $959 | $80 | Rs 269,700 | $4,124 |
| 129 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $950 | $79 | CDF 959,600 | $1,955 |
| 130 | Uganda estimate | $940 | $78 | UGX 3,373,400 | $2,565 |
| 131 | Yemen estimate | $916 | $76 | YER 201,200 | $3,038 |
| 132 | Togo estimate | $871 | $73 | F CFA 543,500 | $2,464 |
| 133 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $865 | $72 | F CFA 539,700 | $2,445 |
| 134 | Benin estimate | $750 | $62 | F CFA 467,100 | $2,273 |
| 135 | Mali estimate | $685 | $57 | F CFA 415,200 | $2,158 |
| 136 | Angola estimate | $597 | $50 | Kz 519,000 | $1,668 |
| 137 | Ethiopia estimate | $593 | $49 | ETB 25,950 | $1,931 |
| 138 | Gambia estimate | $593 | $49 | GMD 28,540 | $1,915 |
| 139 | Burundi estimate | $586 | $49 | BIF 1,122,100 | $1,770 |
| 140 | Guinea estimate | $565 | $47 | FG 5,189,800 | $1,724 |
| 141 | Burkina Faso estimate | $535 | $45 | F CFA 311,400 | $1,613 |
| 142 | Malawi estimate | $484 | $40 | MWK 176,500 | $1,484 |
| 143 | Nigeria estimate | $304 | $25 | ₦449,800 | $1,694 |
| 144 | Kenya estimate | $122 | $10 | KES 12,460 | $288 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).