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Countries that will pay the most and least to do your job

Highest- and lowest-paying nations
Highest-paying country for teachers: Luxembourg – $131,000 (£100k) average salary
Lowest-paying country for teachers: Guinea-Bassau – $1,300 (£1k) average salary
Highest-paying country for secretaries/executive assistants: Switzerland – $86,000 (£66k) average salary
Lowest-paying country for secretaries/executive assistants: India – $3,800 (£2.9k) average salary
Highest-paying country for doctors (specialists): Netherlands –  $253,000 (£194k) average salary
Lowest-paying country for doctors (specialists): Cuba –  $804 (£617) average salary
Highest-paying country for doctors (general practitioners): USA – $161,000 (£124k) average salary
Lowest-paying country for doctors (general practitioners): Cuba – $360 (£276) average salary
Highest-paying country for nurses: Luxembourg – $82,000 (£63k) average salary
Lowest-paying country for nurses: Cuba – $300 (£230) average salary
Highest-paying country for fast food workers: Denmark – $45,000 (£35k) average salary
Lowest-paying country for fast food workers: India – $2,500 (£1.9k) average salary
Highest-paying country for skilled factory workers: Norway – $168,000 (£129k) average salary
Lowest-paying country for skilled factory workers: Bangladesh – $792 (£608) average salary
Highest-paying country for civil servants: Canada – $90,600 (£69k) average salary
Lowest-paying country for civil servants: Bhutan – $804 (£617) average salary
Highest-paying country for cleaners: Luxembourg – $27,152 (£21k) average salary
Lowest-paying country for cleaners: Uganda – $19.80 (£15.12) average salary
Highest-paying country for construction workers: USA – $69,300 (£53k) average salary
Lowest-paying country for construction workers: Qatar – $2,290 (£1.8k) average salary
Highest-paying country for police officers: Canada –  $70,000 (£54k) average salary
Lowest-paying country for police officers: Nigeria – $1,700 (£1.3k) average salary
Highest-paying country for flight attendants: USA – $80,000 (£46k) average salary
Lowest-paying country for flight attendants: India – $6,300 (£4.8k) average salary
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Highest- and lowest-paying nations

The average annual salary across the world is $17,760 (£13.6k), according to the UN's International Labour Organization. But given the planet's vast income inequalities, wages differ widely from country to country. To give you an idea of just how different things are, we've rounded up the countries that pay the most, and least, for 12 common jobs.
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23 May 2017

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