Highest paying countries for Bookkeepers
Dreaming of international or remote work as a Bookkeeper? The ranking below shows the ten countries with the highest estimated salaries for this role. Salaries can vary significantly based on country, industry and individual experience.
- 1 Switzerland $71,100$5,925 / mo
- 2 Iceland $60,556$5,046 / mo
- 3 Luxembourg $58,297$4,858 / mo
- 4 Bermuda $53,796$4,483 / mo
- 5 United States $44,830$3,736 / mo
- 6 Vatican City $44,830$3,736 / mo
- 7 Singapore $44,651$3,721 / mo
- 8 Cayman Islands $40,347$3,362 / mo
- 9 Hong Kong $39,150$3,263 / mo
- 10 Jersey $38,106$3,175 / mo
The highest estimated salaries are found in Switzerland
The top 3 countries for Bookkeeper professionals are Switzerland, Iceland and Luxembourg, with estimated annual salaries of $71,100, $60,556 and $58,297.
Bookkeeper salaries by continent
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We compare 54 countries in Africa. The lowest estimate is in Niger at $1,192 per year.
- Equatorial Guinea $17,874$1,489 / mo
- Gabon $14,897$1,241 / mo
- South Africa $14,175$1,181 / mo
- Namibia $11,916$993 / mo
- Botswana $9,930$827 / mo
- Angola $7,944$662 / mo
- Zambia $7,446$621 / mo
- Seychelles $6,949$579 / mo
- Ghana $6,456$538 / mo
- Comoros $6,456$538 / mo
- Sao Tome and Principe $6,456$538 / mo
- Mauritius $6,182$515 / mo
- Malawi $6,160$513 / mo
- Congo $5,658$471 / mo
- Cabo Verde $5,510$459 / mo
- Rwanda $5,460$455 / mo
- Lesotho $4,967$414 / mo
- Uganda $4,864$405 / mo
- Burkina Faso $4,765$397 / mo
- Tanzania $4,568$381 / mo
- Ivory Coast $4,470$372 / mo
- Senegal $4,470$372 / mo
- Djibouti $4,470$372 / mo
- Morocco $4,138$345 / mo
- Central African Republic $4,071$339 / mo
- Cameroon $3,972$331 / mo
- Kenya $3,739$312 / mo
- Mozambique $3,676$306 / mo
- Nigeria $3,277$273 / mo
- Zimbabwe $3,277$273 / mo
- Libya $3,205$267 / mo
- Mali $3,178$265 / mo
- Burundi $3,178$265 / mo
- Tunisia $3,093$258 / mo
- Madagascar $2,977$248 / mo
- Guinea $2,977$248 / mo
- Togo $2,977$248 / mo
- Eritrea $2,977$248 / mo
- Eswatini $2,977$248 / mo
- Chad $2,878$240 / mo
- Somalia $2,779$232 / mo
- Sudan $2,730$228 / mo
- Liberia $2,582$215 / mo
- Ethiopia $2,484$207 / mo
- South Sudan $2,484$207 / mo
- Algeria $2,286$191 / mo
- Benin $1,986$165 / mo
- Mauritania $1,986$165 / mo
- DR Congo $1,789$149 / mo
- Sierra Leone $1,488$124 / mo
- Gambia $1,488$124 / mo
- Guinea-Bissau $1,488$124 / mo
- Egypt $1,452$121 / mo
- Niger $1,192$99 / mo
We compare 36 countries in Asia. The lowest estimate is in Palau at $991 per year.
- Singapore $44,651$3,721 / mo
- Hong Kong $39,150$3,263 / mo
- Israel $26,396$2,200 / mo
- South Korea $25,593$2,133 / mo
- Japan $22,787$1,899 / mo
- Maldives $21,846$1,820 / mo
- China $9,594$799 / mo
- Malaysia $9,589$799 / mo
- Jordan $6,415$535 / mo
- India $6,272$523 / mo
- Turkmenistan $5,958$496 / mo
- Mongolia $5,958$496 / mo
- Armenia $5,935$495 / mo
- Thailand $5,909$492 / mo
- Kazakhstan $5,783$482 / mo
- Russia $5,581$465 / mo
- Iraq $5,138$428 / mo
- Vietnam $4,626$386 / mo
- Azerbaijan $4,353$363 / mo
- Uzbekistan $4,349$362 / mo
- Timor-Leste $3,972$331 / mo
- Bhutan $3,972$331 / mo
- Philippines $3,811$318 / mo
- Indonesia $3,241$270 / mo
- Palau $3,205$267 / mo
- Tajikistan $2,977$248 / mo
- Kyrgyzstan $2,977$248 / mo
- Iran $2,636$220 / mo
- Laos $2,484$207 / mo
- Bangladesh $2,385$199 / mo
- Nepal $2,138$178 / mo
- Sri Lanka $1,977$165 / mo
- Cambodia $1,937$161 / mo
- Pakistan $1,789$149 / mo
- Myanmar $1,488$124 / mo
- Palau $991$83 / mo
We compare 46 countries in Europe. The lowest estimate is in Ukraine at $3,914 per year.
- Switzerland $71,100$5,925 / mo
- Iceland $60,556$5,046 / mo
- Luxembourg $58,297$4,858 / mo
- Vatican City $44,830$3,736 / mo
- Jersey $38,106$3,175 / mo
- Denmark $37,630$3,136 / mo
- Guernsey $35,864$2,989 / mo
- Netherlands $35,837$2,986 / mo
- Norway $33,735$2,811 / mo
- Ireland $32,148$2,679 / mo
- United Kingdom $31,632$2,636 / mo
- Germany $31,453$2,621 / mo
- Belgium $30,498$2,541 / mo
- Monaco $29,790$2,482 / mo
- Sweden $29,485$2,457 / mo
- Finland $28,633$2,386 / mo
- Liechtenstein $27,795$2,316 / mo
- Austria $26,257$2,188 / mo
- France $25,759$2,147 / mo
- San Marino $24,822$2,069 / mo
- Spain $19,089$1,591 / mo
- Cyprus $18,075$1,506 / mo
- Italy $17,784$1,482 / mo
- Slovenia $16,560$1,380 / mo
- Estonia $16,148$1,346 / mo
- Poland $15,430$1,286 / mo
- Croatia $13,969$1,164 / mo
- Lithuania $13,893$1,158 / mo
- Slovakia $12,534$1,045 / mo
- Latvia $12,118$1,010 / mo
- Malta $11,916$993 / mo
- Portugal $11,396$950 / mo
- Hungary $10,356$863 / mo
- Greece $10,347$862 / mo
- Bulgaria $10,176$848 / mo
- Andorra $9,930$827 / mo
- Montenegro $9,428$786 / mo
- Romania $9,325$777 / mo
- Serbia $7,850$654 / mo
- Bosnia and Herzegovina $7,227$602 / mo
- Albania $6,366$530 / mo
- North Macedonia $6,178$515 / mo
- Moldova $5,904$492 / mo
- Belarus $5,151$429 / mo
- Georgia $4,855$405 / mo
- Ukraine $3,914$326 / mo
We compare 27 countries in North America. The lowest estimate is in Guatemala at $3,663 per year.
- Bermuda $53,796$4,483 / mo
- United States $44,830$3,736 / mo
- Cayman Islands $40,347$3,362 / mo
- Turks and Caicos Islands $33,623$2,802 / mo
- Canada $28,965$2,414 / mo
- Puerto Rico $17,874$1,489 / mo
- Antigua and Barbuda $14,897$1,241 / mo
- Bahamas $13,893$1,158 / mo
- Barbados $11,916$993 / mo
- Dominica $9,428$786 / mo
- Costa Rica $9,383$782 / mo
- Belize $8,935$745 / mo
- Saint Kitts and Nevis $8,935$745 / mo
- Trinidad and Tobago $8,441$703 / mo
- Panama $7,971$664 / mo
- Cuba $7,944$662 / mo
- Guyana $6,949$579 / mo
- Saint Lucia $6,949$579 / mo
- Mexico $6,899$575 / mo
- Jamaica $6,456$538 / mo
- Grenada $6,456$538 / mo
- Honduras $5,958$496 / mo
- Nicaragua $5,460$455 / mo
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines $4,967$414 / mo
- Haiti $3,972$331 / mo
- El Salvador $3,972$331 / mo
- Guatemala $3,663$305 / mo
We compare 11 countries in South America. The lowest estimate is in Venezuela at $1,847 per year.
- Uruguay $10,835$903 / mo
- Paraguay $7,083$590 / mo
- Chile $6,976$581 / mo
- Suriname $5,823$485 / mo
- Ecuador $4,985$415 / mo
- Argentina $4,564$380 / mo
- Brazil $4,169$347 / mo
- Peru $4,097$341 / mo
- Bolivia $3,994$333 / mo
- Colombia $3,663$305 / mo
- Venezuela $1,847$154 / mo
We compare 13 countries in Oceania. The lowest estimate is in Nauru at $1,488 per year.
- Australia $37,438$3,120 / mo
- New Zealand $30,848$2,571 / mo
- Brunei $29,790$2,482 / mo
- Fiji $6,949$579 / mo
- Tonga $6,949$579 / mo
- Papua New Guinea $5,958$496 / mo
- Solomon Islands $4,967$414 / mo
- Vanuatu $4,470$372 / mo
- Samoa $3,972$331 / mo
- Kiribati $3,474$290 / mo
- Marshall Islands $2,977$248 / mo
- Tuvalu $2,977$248 / mo
- Nauru $1,488$124 / mo
Methodology: how these estimates are calculated
All figures are estimates. We start from the average annual salary of Bookkeepers in the United States ($44,830) and multiply it by a country-specific salary factor. The factor reflects the general wage level of each country compared with the U.S. and is based on public data such as:
The results show general differences in pay levels between countries. They do not account for differences in the role itself, taxes or individual negotiations.