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Armed forces occupations salary by country
Average monthly earnings of armed forces occupations in 97 countries, in US dollars and purchasing power (ILOSTAT).
| # | Country | USD/month | PPP$ | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Switzerland | $12,069 | 9,416 | 2025 | |
| 2 |  Norway | $10,340 | 10,748 | 2025 | |
| 3 |  Austria | $9,354 | 11,032 | 2025 | |
| 4 |  Belgium | $9,111 | 10,447 | 2025 | |
| 5 |  Finland | $7,279 | 8,032 | 2025 | |
| 6 |  Netherlands | $7,058 | 8,139 | 2025 | |
| 7 |  Ireland | $6,960 | 6,814 | 2025 | |
| 8 |  United Kingdom | $6,554 | 7,096 | 2025 | |
| 9 |  Luxembourg | $6,031 | 6,593 | 2024 | |
| 10 |  Sweden | $5,607 | 6,195 | 2025 | |
| 11 |  Italy | $5,548 | 7,614 | 2025 | |
| 12 |  Denmark | $5,455 | 5,344 | 2022 | |
| 13 |  Slovenia | $5,177 | 7,729 | 2025 | |
| 14 |  Germany | $4,926 | 6,504 | 2022 | |
| 15 |  Spain | $4,104 | 5,975 | 2025 | |
| 16 |  Latvia | $4,023 | 6,448 | 2025 | |
| 17 |  Croatia | $3,790 | 6,440 | 2025 | |
| 18 |  Cyprus | $3,650 | 5,453 | 2025 | |
| 19 |  Puerto Rico | $3,569 | 3,807 | 2020 | |
| 20 |  Poland | $3,252 | 5,928 | 2025 | |
| 21 |  France | $3,246 | 3,922 | 2025 | |
| 22 |  Estonia | $3,156 | 4,157 | 2025 | |
| 23 |  Czechia | $3,078 | 4,595 | 2025 | |
| 24 |  Lithuania | $2,626 | 4,228 | 2025 | |
| 25 |  Greece | $2,554 | 3,897 | 2025 | |
| 26 |  Malta | $2,427 | 3,381 | 2020 | |
| 27 |  Romania | $2,053 | 4,771 | 2023 | |
| 28 |  Bulgaria | $1,994 | 4,257 | 2025 | |
| 29 |  Portugal | $1,957 | 3,013 | 2025 | |
| 30 |  Serbia | $1,776 | 3,489 | 2025 | |
| 31 |  Hungary | $1,663 | 2,871 | 2025 | |
| 32 |  Curaçao | $1,363 | 1,634 | 2018 | |
| 33 |  Chile | $1,320 | 2,348 | 2022 | |
| 34 |  Brazil | $1,309 | 2,833 | 2025 | |
| 35 |  Botswana | $1,255 | 3,203 | 2024 | |
| 36 |  Ecuador | $1,221 | 2,765 | 2025 | |
| 37 |  Maldives | $1,174 | 1,783 | 2019 | |
| 38 |  Uruguay | $1,130 | 1,552 | 2024 | |
| 39 |  Bosnia & Herzegovina | $1,048 | 2,365 | 2025 | |
| 40 |  Lebanon | $1,008 | 2,031 | 2019 | |
| 41 |  Peru | $981 | 1,816 | 2025 | |
| 42 |  Argentina | $924 | 1,734 | 2025 | |
| 43 |  Mexico | $917 | 1,559 | 2025 | |
| 44 |  Colombia | $916 | 2,229 | 2025 | |
| 45 |  Bolivia | $898 | 2,299 | 2025 | |
| 46 |  Eswatini | $873 | – | 2025 | |
| 47 |  Thailand | $858 | 2,659 | 2025 | |
| 48 |  Belize | $750 | 1,266 | 2020 | |
| 49 |  Paraguay | $747 | 1,960 | 2025 | |
| 50 |  Kenya | $706 | 1,665 | 2019 | |
| 51 |  El Salvador | $697 | 1,487 | 2025 | |
| 52 |  Albania | $634 | 1,468 | 2022 | |
| 53 |  Dominican Republic | $629 | 1,638 | 2025 | |
| 54 |  Guyana | $578 | 1,241 | 2024 | |
| 55 |  Vietnam | $567 | 1,913 | 2024 | |
| 56 |  Honduras | $565 | 1,163 | 2025 | |
| 57 |  Senegal | $561 | 1,442 | 2025 | |
| 58 |  Equatorial Guinea | $546 | 1,201 | 2023 | |
| 59 |  Moldova | $533 | 1,134 | 2024 | |
| 60 |  Mongolia | $521 | 1,566 | 2025 | |
| 61 |  Marshall Islands | $454 | 457 | 2019 | |
| 62 |  Zambia | $449 | 1,553 | 2024 | |
| 63 |  Tonga | $435 | 564 | 2023 | |
| 64 |  Tanzania | $408 | 1,612 | 2024 | |
| 65 |  Cambodia | $399 | 1,087 | 2025 | |
| 66 |  Togo | $382 | 1,081 | 2022 | |
| 67 |  Suriname | $376 | 1,039 | 2022 | |
| 68 |  Indonesia | $374 | 1,161 | 2024 | |
| 69 |  Mali | $373 | 1,175 | 2024 | |
| 70 |  Lesotho | $347 | 1,037 | 2024 | |
| 71 |  Philippines | $347 | 971 | 2025 | |
| 72 |  Guatemala | $335 | 761 | 2022 | |
| 73 |  Bhutan | $324 | 1,339 | 2025 | |
| 74 |  Ghana | $309 | 739 | 2025 | |
| 75 |  Côte d’Ivoire | $270 | 725 | 2022 | |
| 76 |  Chad | $268 | 792 | 2022 | |
| 77 |  Mozambique | $263 | 696 | 2022 | |
| 78 |  Sudan | $260 | 635 | 2022 | |
| 79 |  Niger | $256 | 786 | 2022 | |
| 80 |  Bangladesh | $250 | 876 | 2024 | |
| 81 |  Timor-Leste | $250 | 562 | 2021 | |
| 82 |  Sri Lanka | $245 | 846 | 2024 | |
| 83 |  Guinea-Bissau | $227 | 641 | 2022 | |
| 84 |  Benin | $223 | 675 | 2022 | |
| 85 |  Guinea | $220 | 671 | 2019 | |
| 86 |  Angola | $214 | 598 | 2024 | |
| 87 |  Afghanistan | $200 | 973 | 2020 | |
| 88 |  Comoros | $185 | 338 | 2021 | |
| 89 |  Burkina Faso | $167 | 504 | 2025 | |
| 90 |  Myanmar (Burma) | $167 | 528 | 2020 | |
| 91 |  Uganda | $167 | 455 | 2021 | |
| 92 |  Burundi | $143 | 432 | 2020 | |
| 93 |  Laos | $142 | 536 | 2022 | |
| 94 |  Ethiopia | $89 | 291 | 2021 | |
| 95 |  Rwanda | $86 | 293 | 2021 | |
| 96 |  Gambia | $74 | 238 | 2018 | |
| 97 |  Madagascar | $0 | 2 | 2022 |
ℹ️ Averages come from each country’s own official surveys, so the year and method differ between countries — compare with care. Earnings are gross (before tax) where the survey reports it.