Compare Prison Officer salaries across 218 countries. Find out where this job pays the most.
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| # | Country | Annual Salary (USD/yr) | Local Salary / year | vs Global Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | $65,154 | CHF 59,000 | +502% |
| 2 | 🇬🇬 Guernsey | $47,660 | GBP 38,000 | +340% |
| 3 | 🇺🇸 United States | $43,800 | USD 43,800 | +305% |
| 4 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $41,264 | GBP 32,900 | +281% |
| 5 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | $40,378 | EUR 37,620 | +273% |
| 6 | 🇨🇦 Canada | $38,150 | CAD 51,800 | +252% |
| 7 | 🇯🇪 Jersey | $36,247 | GBP 28,900 | +235% |
| 8 | 🇸🇬 Singapore | $33,699 | SGD 45,600 | +211% |
| 9 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | $30,952 | DKK 215,100 | +186% |
| 10 | 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | $29,838 | CHF 27,020 | +176% |
| 11 | 🇲🇹 Malta | $29,301 | EUR 27,300 | +171% |
| 12 | 🇦🇺 Australia | $29,259 | AUD 45,100 | +170% |
| 13 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $29,022 | EUR 27,040 | +168% |
| 14 | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | $28,443 | EUR 26,500 | +163% |
| 15 | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $28,270 | AED 103,820 | +161% |
| 16 | 🇸🇲 San Marino | $26,661 | EUR 24,840 | +146% |
| 17 | 🇮🇸 Iceland | $26,131 | ISK 3,659,400 | +141% |
| 18 | 🇦🇹 Austria | $25,244 | EUR 23,520 | +133% |
| 19 | 🇳🇴 Norway | $25,148 | NOK 275,800 | +132% |
| 20 | 🇲🇨 Monaco | $25,072 | EUR 23,360 | +132% |
| 21 | 🇫🇷 France | $24,901 | EUR 23,200 | +130% |
| 22 | 🇫🇮 Finland | $24,836 | EUR 23,140 | +129% |
| 23 | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | $24,759 | KWD 7,620 | +129% |
| 24 | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | $24,675 | NZD 41,500 | +128% |
| 25 | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | $24,484 | HKD 191,600 | +126% |
| 26 | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | $24,196 | CRC 12,121,000 | +123% |
| 27 | 🇧🇸 Bahamas | $23,800 | BSD 23,800 | +120% |
| 28 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | $23,354 | SEK 252,300 | +116% |
| 29 | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $23,136 | SAR 86,760 | +114% |
| 30 | 🇮🇹 Italy | $23,119 | EUR 21,540 | +114% |
| 31 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | $22,978 | TWD 736,700 | +112% |
| 32 | 🇬🇵 Guadeloupe | $22,969 | EUR 21,400 | +112% |
| 33 | 🇶🇦 Qatar | $22,780 | QAR 82,920 | +110% |
| 34 | 🇩🇪 Germany | $22,561 | EUR 21,020 | +108% |
| 35 | 🇨🇳 China | $22,045 | CNY 159,400 | +104% |
| 36 | 🇦🇩 Andorra | $21,960 | EUR 20,460 | +103% |
| 37 | 🇬🇮 Gibraltar | $21,447 | GIP 17,100 | +98% |
| 38 | 🇴🇲 Oman | $21,038 | OMR 8,100 | +94% |
| 39 | 🇦🇽 Åland Islands | $20,908 | EUR 19,480 | +93% |
| 40 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | $20,500 | EUR 19,100 | +89% |
| 41 | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | $20,157 | EUR 18,780 | +86% |
| 42 | 🇬🇱 Greenland | $19,973 | DKK 138,800 | +84% |
| 43 | 🇫🇴 Faroe Islands | $19,771 | DKK 137,400 | +83% |
| 44 | 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $19,415 | BHD 7,300 | +79% |
| 45 | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | $19,125 | VES 692,500 | +77% |
| 46 | 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands | $19,098 | KYD 15,700 | +76% |
| 47 | 🇬🇫 French Guiana | $18,912 | EUR 17,620 | +75% |
| 48 | 🇲🇫 Saint Martin | $18,912 | EUR 17,620 | +75% |
| 49 | 🇯🇵 Japan | $18,818 | JPY 2,854,700 | +74% |
| 50 | 🇪🇸 Spain | $18,117 | EUR 16,880 | +67% |
| 51 | British Indian Ocean Territory | $17,020 | USD 17,020 | +57% |
| 52 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | $16,481 | KRW 22,321,900 | +52% |
| 53 | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | $15,928 | EUR 14,840 | +47% |
| 54 | 🇲🇶 Martinique | $15,906 | EUR 14,820 | +47% |
| 55 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | $15,240 | THB 558,300 | +41% |
| 56 | 🇰🇮 Kiribati | $15,168 | AUD 23,380 | +40% |
| 57 | 🇨🇰 Cook Islands | $14,996 | NZD 25,220 | +39% |
| 58 | 🇧🇳 Brunei | $14,514 | BND 19,640 | +34% |
| 59 | 🇬🇪 Georgia | $14,038 | GEL 37,620 | +30% |
| 60 | 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | $13,660 | USD 13,660 | +26% |
| 61 | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | $13,598 | CZK 320,500 | +26% |
| 62 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | $13,502 | EUR 12,580 | +25% |
| 63 | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | $13,438 | EUR 12,520 | +24% |
| 64 | 🇵🇼 Palau | $13,100 | USD 13,100 | +21% |
| 65 | 🇬🇷 Greece | $13,094 | EUR 12,200 | +21% |
| 66 | 🇪🇪 Estonia | $12,880 | EUR 12,000 | +19% |
| 67 | 🇾🇹 Mayotte | $12,751 | EUR 11,880 | +18% |
| 68 | United States Virgin Islands | $12,580 | USD 12,580 | +16% |
| 69 | 🇹🇱 East Timor | $12,200 | USD 12,200 | +13% |
| 70 | 🇬🇩 Grenada | $12,071 | XCD 32,620 | +11% |
| 71 | 🇫🇯 Fiji | $11,464 | FJD 26,020 | +6% |
| 72 | 🇭🇷 Croatia | $11,248 | HRK 78,960 | +4% |
| 73 | 🇦🇲 Armenia | $11,195 | AMD 4,391,800 | +3% |
| 74 | 🇯🇴 Jordan | $11,001 | JOD 7,800 | +2% |
| 75 | 🇷🇪 Reunion | $10,969 | EUR 10,220 | +1% |
| 76 | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | $10,733 | EUR 10,000 | -1% |
| 77 | 🇧🇿 Belize | $10,695 | BZD 21,640 | -1% |
| 78 | 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | $10,598 | CVE 1,088,800 | -2% |
| 79 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | $10,587 | MXN 175,900 | -2% |
| 80 | 🇲🇦 Morocco | $10,513 | MAD 106,360 | -3% |
| 81 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | $10,454 | EUR 9,740 | -3% |
| 82 | 🇨🇱 Chile | $10,312 | CLP 10,162,800 | -5% |
| 83 | 🇵🇪 Peru | $10,141 | PEN 37,800 | -6% |
| 84 | 🇵🇱 Poland | $10,098 | PLN 40,420 | -7% |
| 85 | 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda | $9,999 | XCD 27,020 | -8% |
| 86 | 🇷🇴 Romania | $9,941 | RON 46,040 | -8% |
| 87 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | $9,735 | BGN 17,740 | -10% |
| 88 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | $9,641 | BRL 48,740 | -11% |
| 89 | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | $9,608 | AZN 16,340 | -11% |
| 90 | 🇧🇲 Bermuda | $9,360 | BMD 9,360 | -14% |
| 91 | 🇱🇻 Latvia | $9,059 | EUR 8,440 | -16% |
| 92 | 🇲🇵 Northern Mariana Islands | $8,880 | USD 8,880 | -18% |
| 93 | 🇵🇦 Panama | $8,880 | PAB 8,880 | -18% |
| 94 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | $8,817 | ZAR 167,100 | -19% |
| 95 | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | $8,560 | USD 8,560 | -21% |
| 96 | 🇮🇶 Iraq | $8,516 | IQD 11,149,200 | -21% |
| 97 | 🇩🇯 Djibouti | $8,229 | DJF 1,464,200 | -24% |
| 98 | 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | $8,198 | TMT 28,720 | -24% |
| 99 | 🇲🇩 Moldova | $8,072 | MDL 142,300 | -25% |
| 100 | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | $7,970 | USD 7,970 | -26% |
| 101 | 🇧🇧 Barbados | $7,850 | BBD 15,700 | -27% |
| 102 | 🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands | $7,820 | USD 7,820 | -28% |
| 103 | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | $7,707 | MYR 36,580 | -29% |
| 104 | 🇸🇨 Seychelles | $7,655 | SCR 104,040 | -29% |
| 105 | 🇦🇼 Aruba | $7,564 | AWG 13,540 | -30% |
| 106 | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | $7,393 | TTD 50,180 | -32% |
| 107 | 🇩🇿 Algeria | $7,295 | DZD 983,100 | -33% |
| 108 | 🇦🇸 American Samoa | $7,240 | USD 7,240 | -33% |
| 109 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | $7,111 | HUF 2,617,900 | -34% |
| 110 | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | $7,040 | USD 7,040 | -35% |
| 111 | 🇲🇻 Maldives | $7,021 | MVR 108,320 | -35% |
| 112 | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | $6,958 | BOB 48,140 | -36% |
| 113 | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | $6,886 | GTQ 53,660 | -36% |
| 114 | 🇵🇫 French Polynesia | $6,882 | XPF 765,100 | -36% |
| 115 | 🇨🇬 Congo | $6,834 | XAF 4,176,700 | -37% |
| 116 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | $6,825 | TND 21,400 | -37% |
| 117 | 🇨🇴 Colombia | $6,741 | COP 26,040,800 | -38% |
| 118 | 🇷🇸 Serbia | $6,667 | RSD 727,400 | -38% |
| 119 | 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | $6,651 | BAM 12,120 | -39% |
| 120 | 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis | $6,572 | XCD 17,760 | -39% |
| 121 | 🇹🇨 Turks and Caicos Islands | $6,440 | USD 6,440 | -41% |
| 122 | 🇰🇪 Kenya | $6,318 | KES 830,500 | -42% |
| 123 | 🇬🇺 Guam | $6,080 | USD 6,080 | -44% |
| 124 | 🇷🇺 Russia | $6,053 | RUB 553,800 | -44% |
| 125 | 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $6,047 | XCD 16,340 | -44% |
| 126 | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | $6,045 | TJS 66,100 | -44% |
| 127 | 🇭🇳 Honduras | $6,010 | HNL 148,300 | -44% |
| 128 | 🇫🇲 Micronesia | $5,960 | USD 5,960 | -45% |
| 129 | 🇲🇸 Montserrat | $5,876 | XCD 15,880 | -46% |
| 130 | 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | $5,854 | AFN 417,100 | -46% |
| 131 | 🇮🇷 Iran | $5,791 | IRR 242,398,700 | -47% |
| 132 | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | $5,638 | PYG 41,638,700 | -48% |
| 133 | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | $5,539 | PGK 20,940 | -49% |
| 134 | 🇦🇱 Albania | $5,487 | ALL 524,400 | -49% |
| 135 | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | $5,288 | MUR 245,300 | -51% |
| 136 | 🇲🇴 Macao | $5,268 | MOP 42,460 | -51% |
| 137 | 🇳🇦 Namibia | $5,064 | NAD 95,980 | -53% |
| 138 | 🇹🇬 Togo | $5,009 | XOF 3,061,300 | -54% |
| 139 | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | $4,993 | UYU 187,500 | -54% |
| 140 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | $4,882 | KZT 2,184,900 | -55% |
| 141 | 🇬🇦 Gabon | $4,791 | XAF 2,928,100 | -56% |
| 142 | 🇧🇼 Botswana | $4,719 | BWP 64,920 | -56% |
| 143 | 🇼🇸 Samoa | $4,715 | WST 13,060 | -56% |
| 144 | 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia | $4,670 | XCD 12,620 | -57% |
| 145 | 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | $4,665 | VUV 565,100 | -57% |
| 146 | 🇧🇾 Belarus | $4,538 | BYN 14,820 | -58% |
| 147 | 🇲🇰 Macedonia | $4,456 | MKD 254,800 | -59% |
| 148 | 🇬🇾 Guyana | $4,335 | GYD 906,000 | -60% |
| 149 | 🇹🇩 Chad | $4,322 | XAF 2,641,300 | -60% |
| 150 | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | $4,322 | XAF 2,641,300 | -60% |
| 151 | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | $4,306 | KHR 17,399,400 | -60% |
| 152 | 🇬🇳 Guinea | $4,171 | GNF 35,878,200 | -61% |
| 153 | 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | $4,152 | SBD 34,540 | -62% |
| 154 | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | $4,102 | IDR 65,401,000 | -62% |
| 155 | 🇳🇨 New Caledonia | $4,092 | XPF 454,900 | -62% |
| 156 | 🇵🇭 Philippines | $4,036 | PHP 227,600 | -63% |
| 157 | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | $3,965 | XAF 2,423,000 | -63% |
| 158 | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | $3,808 | XAF 2,327,100 | -65% |
| 159 | 🇺🇬 Uganda | $3,708 | UGX 14,400,800 | -66% |
| 160 | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | $3,667 | VND 90,358,800 | -66% |
| 161 | 🇰🇲 Comoros | $3,661 | KMF 1,678,300 | -66% |
| 162 | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | $3,469 | MZN 221,500 | -68% |
| 163 | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | $3,457 | JMD 531,700 | -68% |
| 164 | 🇹🇴 Tonga | $3,402 | TOP 8,100 | -69% |
| 165 | 🇱🇸 Lesotho | $3,249 | LSL 61,580 | -70% |
| 166 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | $3,215 | UAH 125,700 | -70% |
| 167 | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | $3,123 | MNT 10,608,800 | -71% |
| 168 | 🇳🇵 Nepal | $3,099 | NPR 414,000 | -71% |
| 169 | 🇲🇱 Mali | $3,060 | XOF 1,870,400 | -72% |
| 170 | 🇧🇯 Benin | $3,021 | XOF 1,846,200 | -72% |
| 171 | 🇸🇳 Senegal | $2,946 | XOF 1,800,200 | -73% |
| 172 | 🇳🇪 Niger | $2,926 | XOF 1,788,300 | -73% |
| 173 | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | $2,876 | RWF 3,706,100 | -73% |
| 174 | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | $2,866 | XOF 1,751,700 | -74% |
| 175 | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | $2,850 | XOF 1,741,800 | -74% |
| 176 | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | $2,830 | TZS 7,259,000 | -74% |
| 177 | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | $2,809 | XOF 1,716,600 | -74% |
| 178 | 🇱🇾 Libya | $2,703 | LYD 13,060 | -75% |
| 179 | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | $2,682 | NIO 97,460 | -75% |
| 180 | 🇭🇹 Haiti | $2,668 | HTG 354,000 | -75% |
| 181 | 🇲🇷 Mauritania | $2,660 | MRU 105,980 | -75% |
| 182 | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | $2,444 | BTN 204,000 | -77% |
| 183 | 🇸🇴 Somalia | $2,438 | SOS 1,391,600 | -77% |
| 184 | 🇩🇲 Dominica | $2,383 | XCD 6,440 | -78% |
| 185 | 🇪🇷 Eritrea | $2,235 | ERN 33,520 | -79% |
| 186 | 🇧🇮 Burundi | $2,160 | BIF 6,179,700 | -80% |
| 187 | 🇮🇳 India | $2,063 | INR 172,200 | -81% |
| 188 | 🇬🇭 Ghana | $2,013 | GHS 26,660 | -81% |
| 189 | 🇱🇷 Liberia | $1,995 | LRD 385,300 | -82% |
| 190 | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | $1,819 | DOP 107,820 | -83% |
| 191 | 🇦🇴 Angola | $1,726 | AOA 1,450,700 | -84% |
| 192 | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | $1,673 | MGA 7,331,800 | -85% |
| 193 | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | $1,636 | LKR 491,000 | -85% |
| 194 | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | $1,609 | PKR 447,300 | -85% |
| 195 | 🇲🇲 Myanmar | $1,447 | MMK 3,035,200 | -87% |
| 196 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | $1,379 | NGN 1,800,200 | -87% |
| 197 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | $1,311 | TRY 42,320 | -88% |
| 198 | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | $1,304 | SLL 29,761,800 | -88% |
| 199 | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | $1,267 | BDT 139,100 | -88% |
| 200 | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | $1,266 | KGS 113,220 | -88% |
| 201 | 🇿🇲 Zambia | $1,254 | ZMW 31,520 | -88% |
| 202 | 🇸🇿 Swaziland | $1,251 | SZL 23,700 | -88% |
| 203 | 🇰🇵 North Korea | $1,232 | KPW 1,109,200 | -89% |
| 204 | 🇬🇲 Gambia | $1,232 | GMD 83,640 | -89% |
| 205 | 🇱🇦 Laos | $1,131 | LAK 24,000,900 | -90% |
| 206 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | $1,073 | EGP 51,080 | -90% |
| 207 | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | $861 | CDF 2,411,500 | -92% |
| 208 | 🇸🇷 Suriname | $850 | SRD 29,840 | -92% |
| 209 | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | $821 | ETB 46,720 | -92% |
| 210 | 🇾🇪 Yemen | $721 | YER 180,300 | -93% |
| 211 | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | $595 | UZS 7,499,500 | -95% |
| 212 | 🇲🇼 Malawi | $530 | MWK 922,900 | -95% |
| 213 | 🇸🇩 Sudan | $333 | SDG 200,000 | -97% |
| 214 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | $296 | ARS 254,700 | -97% |
| 215 | 🇵🇸 Palestine | $180 | EGP 8,560 | -98% |
| 216 | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | $133 | LBP 12,121,000 | -99% |
| 217 | 🇸🇾 Syria | $65 | SYP 840,100 | -99% |
| 218 | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | $53 | ZWL 1,179,800 | -100% |