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🖌️Painter & Decorator

Prepares and paints surfaces in residential and commercial buildings. Entry-level trade with strong self-employment opportunities. Owner-operators earn the most.

Key Insights

→🇨🇭 Switzerland offers the highest take-home at $76,942 USD/yr — 15.7× more than 🇮🇳 India.
→Best purchasing power: 🇨🇭 Switzerland (Int'l $65,205). Your dollar stretches furthest here.
→Biggest tax difference: 🇦🇪 UAE (0.0%) vs 🇩🇰 Denmark (34.2%) — a 34.2% gap.
→Global average take-home for a Painter & Decorator is roughly $29,068 USD/yr across the 21 countries tracked.

Take-Home Pay (USD)

After tax, converted to USD — top 12 countries

Purchasing Power (Int'l $)

After tax, PPP-adjusted — what it actually buys you

Painter & Decorator — All Countries

21 countries · Click column headers to sort · Top 1 2 3 Bottom 3

Estimated rates

🇨🇭Switzerland#1

$76,942

take-home USD

Gross

Fr80k

Tax rate

14.4%

PPP power

$65,205

🇺🇸United States#2

$40,739

take-home USD

Gross

$48k

Tax rate

15.1%

PPP power

$40,739

🇬🇧United Kingdom#3

$39,187

take-home USD

Gross

£38k

Tax rate

18.7%

PPP power

$54,427

🇮🇪Ireland

$38,832

take-home USD

Gross

€44k

Tax rate

18.8%

PPP power

$46,785

🇦🇺Australia

$36,867

take-home USD

Gross

A$70k

Tax rate

18.8%

PPP power

$24,743

🇳🇴Norway

$35,532

take-home USD

Gross

kr490k

Tax rate

22.9%

PPP power

$3,663

🇩🇰Denmark

$34,573

take-home USD

Gross

kr362k

Tax rate

34.2%

PPP power

$5,084

🇳🇱Netherlands

$31,685

take-home USD

Gross

€34k

Tax rate

14.3%

PPP power

$38,640

🇨🇦Canada

$30,977

take-home USD

Gross

C$54k

Tax rate

21.9%

PPP power

$24,982

🇳🇿New ZealandYou

$29,185

take-home USD

Gross

NZ$62k

Tax rate

23.3%

PPP power

$19,201

🇸🇪Sweden

$28,401

take-home USD

Gross

kr390k

Tax rate

24.1%

PPP power

$3,021

🇦🇪UAE

$27,770

take-home USD

Gross

AED102k

Tax rate

0.0%

PPP power

$36,540

🇩🇪Germany

$26,847

take-home USD

Gross

€34k

Tax rate

27.4%

PPP power

$34,419

🇸🇬Singapore

$24,541

take-home USD

Gross

S$42k

Tax rate

21.6%

PPP power

$27,575

🇫🇷France

$24,535

take-home USD

Gross

€27k

Tax rate

16.4%

PPP power

$30,290

🇪🇺Europe (avg.)

$24,492

take-home USD

Gross

€30k

Tax rate

24.9%

PPP power

$31,400

🇯🇵Japan

$21,317

take-home USD

Gross

¥4.2M

Tax rate

24.1%

PPP power

$220

🇵🇹Portugal

$13,208

take-home USD

Gross

€17k

Tax rate

28.5%

PPP power

$21,652

🇿🇦South Africa

$10,794

take-home USD

Gross

R228k

Tax rate

11.4%

PPP power

$1,499

🇹🇭Thailand

$9,096

take-home USD

Gross

฿330k

Tax rate

3.0%

PPP power

$650

🇮🇳India

$4,913

take-home USD

Gross

₹430k

Tax rate

5.0%

PPP power

$205

#	Country	Gross (local)	Tax rate	Take-home USD	PPP power
🥇	🇨🇭Switzerland	Fr80k	14.4%	$76,942	Int'l $65,205
🥈	🇺🇸United States	$48k	15.1%	$40,739	Int'l $40,739
🥉	🇬🇧United Kingdom	£38k	18.7%	$39,187	Int'l $54,427
4	🇮🇪Ireland	€44k	18.8%	$38,832	Int'l $46,785
5	🇦🇺Australia	A$70k	18.8%	$36,867	Int'l $24,743
6	🇳🇴Norway	kr490k	22.9%	$35,532	Int'l $3,663
7	🇩🇰Denmark	kr362k	34.2%	$34,573	Int'l $5,084
8	🇳🇱Netherlands	€34k	14.3%	$31,685	Int'l $38,640
9	🇨🇦Canada	C$54k	21.9%	$30,977	Int'l $24,982
10	🇳🇿New ZealandYou	NZ$62k	23.3%	$29,185	Int'l $19,201
11	🇸🇪Sweden	kr390k	24.1%	$28,401	Int'l $3,021
12	🇦🇪UAE	AED102k	0.0%	$27,770	Int'l $36,540
13	🇩🇪Germany	€34k	27.4%	$26,847	Int'l $34,419
14	🇸🇬Singapore	S$42k	21.6%	$24,541	Int'l $27,575
15	🇫🇷France	€27k	16.4%	$24,535	Int'l $30,290
16	🇪🇺Europe (avg.)	€30k	24.9%	$24,492	Int'l $31,400
17	🇯🇵Japan	¥4.2M	24.1%	$21,317	Int'l $220
18	🇵🇹Portugal	€17k	28.5%	$13,208	Int'l $21,652
19	🇿🇦South Africa	R228k	11.4%	$10,794	Int'l $1,499
20	🇹🇭Thailand	฿330k	3.0%	$9,096	Int'l $650
21	🇮🇳India	₹430k	5.0%	$4,913	Int'l $205

Gross = annual before tax in local currency · Take-home = after income tax & social contributions · PPP = Int'l dollars (purchasing power parity) · Data: 2025-26 estimates

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ℹ️Sources: LinkedIn Salary Insights, Seek, Indeed, Glassdoor.Verified May 2026.Salary data is approximate and varies by experience, location and employer. Updated annually.