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Elementary occupations salary by country
Average monthly earnings of elementary occupations in 125 countries, in US dollars and purchasing power (ILOSTAT).
| # | Country | USD/month | PPP$ | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Denmark | $4,558 | 4,361 | 2025 | |
| 2 |  Switzerland | $4,335 | 3,383 | 2025 | |
| 3 |  Iceland | $4,309 | 3,768 | 2020 | |
| 4 |  Belgium | $4,298 | 4,928 | 2025 | |
| 5 |  Luxembourg | $4,042 | 4,097 | 2025 | |
| 6 |  Norway | $3,899 | 4,052 | 2025 | |
| 7 |  Austria | $3,831 | 4,519 | 2025 | |
| 8 |  Finland | $3,761 | 4,150 | 2025 | |
| 9 |  United States | $3,623 | 3,623 | 2025 | |
| 10 |  Netherlands | $3,446 | 3,974 | 2025 | |
| 11 |  Ireland | $2,990 | 2,927 | 2025 | |
| 12 |  Sweden | $2,853 | 3,152 | 2025 | |
| 13 |  Bahamas | $2,566 | 2,318 | 2024 | |
| 14 |  Germany | $2,479 | 3,273 | 2022 | |
| 15 |  Italy | $2,467 | 3,385 | 2025 | |
| 16 |  Slovenia | $2,430 | 3,628 | 2025 | |
| 17 |  Spain | $2,237 | 3,257 | 2025 | |
| 18 |  United Kingdom | $1,980 | 2,144 | 2025 | |
| 19 |  South Korea | $1,850 | 2,643 | 2022 | |
| 20 |  Greece | $1,760 | 2,685 | 2025 | |
| 21 |  Czechia | $1,737 | 2,594 | 2025 | |
| 22 |  Slovakia | $1,625 | 2,542 | 2025 | |
| 23 |  Israel | $1,588 | 1,267 | 2021 | |
| 24 |  Croatia | $1,577 | 2,679 | 2025 | |
| 25 |  Malta | $1,566 | 2,180 | 2020 | |
| 26 |  Poland | $1,525 | 2,779 | 2025 | |
| 27 |  France | $1,506 | 1,820 | 2025 | |
| 28 |  Estonia | $1,494 | 1,968 | 2025 | |
| 29 |  Cyprus | $1,489 | 2,225 | 2025 | |
| 30 |  Latvia | $1,474 | 2,362 | 2025 | |
| 31 |  Lithuania | $1,451 | 2,336 | 2025 | |
| 32 |  Romania | $1,334 | 2,736 | 2025 | |
| 33 |  Puerto Rico | $1,249 | 1,332 | 2020 | |
| 34 |  Singapore | $1,219 | 1,547 | 2021 | |
| 35 |  Serbia | $1,039 | 2,041 | 2025 | |
| 36 |  Bulgaria | $956 | 2,041 | 2025 | |
| 37 |  Portugal | $892 | 1,374 | 2025 | |
| 38 |  Qatar | $891 | 1,146 | 2022 | |
| 39 |  Bosnia & Herzegovina | $890 | 2,008 | 2025 | |
| 40 |  Hungary | $734 | 1,267 | 2025 | |
| 41 |  Tonga | $714 | 926 | 2023 | |
| 42 |  Curaçao | $713 | 854 | 2018 | |
| 43 |  Türkiye | $685 | 1,523 | 2025 | |
| 44 |  Costa Rica | $675 | 1,080 | 2025 | |
| 45 |  Uruguay | $655 | 899 | 2024 | |
| 46 |  Palau | $654 | 654 | 2023 | |
| 47 |  Marshall Islands | $620 | 624 | 2019 | |
| 48 |  Saudi Arabia | $611 | 1,181 | 2022 | |
| 49 |  Chile | $530 | 1,076 | 2024 | |
| 50 |  Guyana | $503 | 1,079 | 2024 | |
| 51 |  Eswatini | $460 | – | 2025 | |
| 52 |  Panama | $449 | 904 | 2025 | |
| 53 |  Maldives | $447 | 678 | 2019 | |
| 54 |  Fiji | $426 | 1,043 | 2024 | |
| 55 |  Lebanon | $426 | 859 | 2019 | |
| 56 |  Malaysia | $411 | 1,099 | 2020 | |
| 57 |  Argentina | $410 | 770 | 2025 | |
| 58 |  Russia | $389 | 1,113 | 2021 | |
| 59 |  Mongolia | $388 | 1,165 | 2025 | |
| 60 |  Mauritius | $387 | 903 | 2024 | |
| 61 |  Samoa | $386 | 565 | 2022 | |
| 62 |  Ecuador | $382 | 864 | 2025 | |
| 63 |  Mexico | $367 | 624 | 2025 | |
| 64 |  Jordan | $356 | 787 | 2024 | |
| 65 |  Peru | $354 | 654 | 2025 | |
| 66 |  Albania | $346 | 801 | 2022 | |
| 67 |  Moldova | $345 | 684 | 2025 | |
| 68 |  El Salvador | $341 | 727 | 2025 | |
| 69 |  Sudan | $334 | 815 | 2022 | |
| 70 |  Belize | $330 | 557 | 2020 | |
| 71 |  Bolivia | $317 | 810 | 2025 | |
| 72 |  Colombia | $311 | 757 | 2025 | |
| 73 |  Guatemala | $304 | 681 | 2025 | |
| 74 |  Thailand | $302 | 938 | 2025 | |
| 75 |  Kiribati | $294 | 472 | 2023 | |
| 76 |  Brazil | $291 | 629 | 2025 | |
| 77 |  Dominican Republic | $289 | 754 | 2025 | |
| 78 |  Paraguay | $281 | 738 | 2025 | |
| 79 |  Vietnam | $263 | 887 | 2024 | |
| 80 |  Honduras | $237 | 487 | 2025 | |
| 81 |  Philippines | $217 | 599 | 2024 | |
| 82 |  Georgia | $209 | 628 | 2021 | |
| 83 |  South Africa | $208 | 461 | 2020 | |
| 84 |  Bhutan | $207 | 828 | 2024 | |
| 85 |  Comoros | $201 | 366 | 2021 | |
| 86 |  Equatorial Guinea | $201 | 443 | 2023 | |
| 87 |  Cambodia | $197 | 537 | 2025 | |
| 88 |  Laos | $192 | 727 | 2022 | |
| 89 |  Suriname | $187 | 518 | 2022 | |
| 90 |  Timor-Leste | $186 | 418 | 2021 | |
| 91 |  Ghana | $172 | 412 | 2025 | |
| 92 |  Tunisia | $171 | 611 | 2019 | |
| 93 |  Uzbekistan | $166 | 611 | 2022 | |
| 94 |  Senegal | $156 | 400 | 2025 | |
| 95 |  Burkina Faso | $140 | 423 | 2025 | |
| 96 |  India | $132 | 581 | 2025 | |
| 97 |  Indonesia | $123 | 381 | 2024 | |
| 98 |  Côte d’Ivoire | $118 | 316 | 2022 | |
| 99 |  Afghanistan | $112 | 544 | 2020 | |
| 100 |  Guinea | $108 | 330 | 2019 | |
| 101 |  Botswana | $107 | 272 | 2024 | |
| 102 |  Sri Lanka | $105 | 362 | 2024 | |
| 103 |  Tanzania | $105 | – | 2024 | |
| 104 |  Myanmar (Burma) | $104 | 328 | 2020 | |
| 105 |  Chad | $99 | 292 | 2022 | |
| 106 |  Egypt | $97 | 630 | 2024 | |
| 107 |  Bangladesh | $92 | 323 | 2024 | |
| 108 |  Pakistan | $89 | 385 | 2025 | |
| 109 |  Guinea-Bissau | $82 | 231 | 2022 | |
| 110 |  Togo | $82 | 233 | 2022 | |
| 111 |  Mozambique | $79 | 209 | 2022 | |
| 112 |  Lesotho | $71 | 213 | 2024 | |
| 113 |  Zambia | $68 | 235 | 2024 | |
| 114 |  Gambia | $67 | 215 | 2018 | |
| 115 |  Mali | $66 | 208 | 2024 | |
| 116 |  Benin | $63 | 190 | 2022 | |
| 117 |  Niger | $63 | 195 | 2022 | |
| 118 |  Ethiopia | $48 | 156 | 2021 | |
| 119 |  Angola | $47 | 131 | 2024 | |
| 120 |  Kenya | $47 | 111 | 2019 | |
| 121 |  Uganda | $44 | 119 | 2021 | |
| 122 |  Nigeria | $38 | 213 | 2024 | |
| 123 |  Rwanda | $27 | 99 | 2024 | |
| 124 |  Burundi | $24 | 72 | 2020 | |
| 125 |  Madagascar | $0 | 0 | 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.