Highest and Lowest Salaries in the World
This ranking shows which countries have the highest and lowest average salaries. Norway, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Monaco and Singapore remain among the leaders, while the lowest salaries are recorded in Togo, Liberia, Sudan, Syria and Venezuela.
| 1 |  | Norway | $5 460 |
| 2 |  | Liechtenstein | $5 300 |
| 3 |  | Switzerland | $5 150 |
| 4 |  | Monaco | $4 600 |
| 5 |  | Singapore | $4 560 |
| 6 |  | Kuwait | $4 500 |
| 7 |  | UAE | $4 490 |
| 8 |  | Finland | $4 280 |
| 9 |  | Sweden | $3 890 |
| 10 |  | Luxembourg | $3 890 |
| 11 |  | Belgium | $3 850 |
| 12 |  | Denmark | $3 710 |
| 13 |  | New Zealand | $3 580 |
| 14 |  | Iceland | $3 550 |
| 15 |  | Austria | $3 360 |
| 16 |  | Australia | $3 320 |
| 17 |  | Israel | $3 300 |
| 18 |  | USA | $3 300 |
| 19 |  | South Korea | $3 270 |
| 20 |  | Qatar | $3 230 |
| 21 |  | Japan | $2 890 |
| 22 |  | Irish | $2 880 |
| 23 |  | Fiji | $2 810 |
| 24 |  | Great Britain | $2 790 |
| 25 |  | Germany | $2 750 |
| 26 |  | Saudi Arabia | $2 730 |
| 27 |  | Andorra | $2 580 |
| 28 |  | France | $2 540 |
| 29 |  | Netherlands | $2 440 |
| 30 |  | San Marino | $2 430 |
| 31 |  | Canada | $2 210 |
| 32 |  | Bahrain | $2 070 |
| 33 |  | Hong Kong | $2 020 |
| 34 |  | Italy | $2 000 |
| 35 |  | Spain | $1 990 |
| 36 |  | Cyprus | $1 880 |
| 37 |  | Palau | $1 790 |
| 38 |  | Oman | $1 750 |
| 39 |  | The Bahamas | $1 680 |
| 40 |  | South Africa | $1 630 |
| 41 |  | Malta | $1 630 |
| 42 |  | Slovenia | $1 610 |
| 43 |  | Barbados | $1 600 |
| 44 |  | Taiwan | $1 550 |
| 45 |  | Estonia | $1 540 |
| 46 |  | Hungary | $1 430 |
| 47 |  | Portugal | $1 400 |
| 48 |  | Czech Republic | $1 400 |
| 49 |  | Tonga | $1 360 |
| 50 |  | Slovakia | $1 350 |
| 51 |  | Samoa | $1 310 |
| 52 |  | Trinidad and Tobago | $1 240 |
| 53 |  | Poland | $1 220 |
| 54 |  | Panama hat | $1 210 |
| 55 |  | Antigua and Barbuda | $1 170 |
| 56 |  | Lithuania | $1 170 |
| 57 |  | Chile | $1 130 |
| 58 |  | Croatia | $1 120 |
| 59 |  | Brunei | $1 100 |
| 60 |  | Latvian | $1 090 |
| 61 |  | Greece | $1 010 |
| 62 |  | China | $970 |
| 63 |  | Grenada | $920 |
| 64 |  | Vanuatu | $900 |
| 65 |  | Bulgaria | $900 |
| 66 |  | Romania | $900 |
| 67 |  | Russia | $880 |
| 68 |  | Djibouti | $860 |
| 69 |  | Haiti | $850 |
| 70 |  | Argentina | $830 |
| 71 |  | Equatorial Guinea | $810 |
| 72 |  | Uruguay | $800 |
| 73 |  | Costa Rica | $780 |
| 74 |  | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $770 |
| 75 |  | Malaysia | $730 |
| 76 |  | Maldives | $650 |
| 77 |  | Palestine | $650 |
| 78 |  | Serbia | $630 |
| 79 |  | Honduras | $620 |
| 80 |  | Jordan | $610 |
| 81 |  | Kazakhstan | $600 |
| 82 |  | Guatemala | $560 |
| 83 |  | Montenegro | $560 |
| 84 |  | Kyrgyzstan | $560 |
| 85 |  | Belarus | $550 |
| 86 |  | Indonesia | $550 |
| 87 |  | Lebanon | $550 |
| 88 |  | Albania | $540 |
| 89 |  | Jamaica | $540 |
| 90 |  | Macedonia | $520 |
| 91 |  | Mauritius | $510 |
| 92 |  | Gabon | $500 |
| 93 |  | Botswana | $500 |
| 94 |  | Ukraine | $490 |
| 95 |  | Brazil | $490 |
| 96 |  | Bolivia | $480 |
| 97 |  | Mexico | $470 |
| 98 |  | Ecuador | $470 |
| 99 |  | Seychelles | $460 |
| 100 |  | Iran | $460 |
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Income rankings use BDEEX salary and pension indicators. Values are intended for comparison between countries and cities, not as official payroll statistics.