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🔩Plumber

🔩 Installs and repairs water and gas systems. Apprenticeship + registration required. Owner-operators can earn significantly above employed rates.

Key Insights

→🇨🇭 Switzerland offers the highest take-home at $94,133 USD/yr — 14.5× more than 🇮🇳 India.
→Best purchasing power: 🇨🇭 Switzerland (Int'l $79,773). Your dollar stretches furthest here.
→Biggest tax difference: 🇦🇪 UAE (0.0%) vs 🇩🇰 Denmark (35.0%) — a 35.0% gap.
→Global average take-home for a Plumber is roughly $36,057 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

Plumber — All Countries

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

Estimated rates

🇨🇭Switzerland#1

$94,133

take-home USD

Gross

Fr100k

Tax rate

16.2%

PPP power

$79,773

🇺🇸United States#2

$54,356

take-home USD

Gross

$65k

Tax rate

16.4%

PPP power

$54,356

🇬🇧United Kingdom#3

$48,324

take-home USD

Gross

£48k

Tax rate

20.7%

PPP power

$67,117

🇦🇺Australia

$47,899

take-home USD

Gross

A$95k

Tax rate

22.3%

PPP power

$32,147

🇮🇪Ireland

$45,615

take-home USD

Gross

€56k

Tax rate

25.1%

PPP power

$54,957

🇳🇴Norway

$41,750

take-home USD

Gross

kr590k

Tax rate

24.8%

PPP power

$4,304

🇩🇰Denmark

$41,329

take-home USD

Gross

kr438k

Tax rate

35.0%

PPP power

$6,078

🇨🇦Canada

$39,418

take-home USD

Gross

C$72k

Tax rate

25.5%

PPP power

$31,788

🇳🇱Netherlands

$38,684

take-home USD

Gross

€46k

Tax rate

22.6%

PPP power

$47,175

🇦🇪UAE

$37,027

take-home USD

Gross

AED136k

Tax rate

0.0%

PPP power

$48,720

🇳🇿New ZealandYou

$36,997

take-home USD

Gross

NZ$82k

Tax rate

26.5%

PPP power

$24,340

🇸🇪Sweden

$33,069

take-home USD

Gross

kr470k

Tax rate

26.7%

PPP power

$3,518

🇩🇪Germany

$32,441

take-home USD

Gross

€44k

Tax rate

32.2%

PPP power

$41,591

🇸🇬Singapore

$32,163

take-home USD

Gross

S$56k

Tax rate

23.0%

PPP power

$36,138

🇫🇷France

$30,776

take-home USD

Gross

€36k

Tax rate

21.4%

PPP power

$37,995

🇪🇺Europe (avg.)

$30,254

take-home USD

Gross

€40k

Tax rate

30.4%

PPP power

$38,787

🇯🇵Japan

$25,938

take-home USD

Gross

¥5.2M

Tax rate

25.4%

PPP power

$267

🇵🇹Portugal

$15,947

take-home USD

Gross

€21k

Tax rate

30.1%

PPP power

$26,143

🇿🇦South Africa

$13,482

take-home USD

Gross

R295k

Tax rate

14.4%

PPP power

$1,872

🇹🇭Thailand

$11,121

take-home USD

Gross

฿405k

Tax rate

3.4%

PPP power

$794

🇮🇳India

$6,477

take-home USD

Gross

₹560k

Tax rate

3.9%

PPP power

$270

#	Country	Gross (local)	Tax rate	Take-home USD	PPP power
🥇	🇨🇭Switzerland	Fr100k	16.2%	$94,133	Int'l $79,773
🥈	🇺🇸United States	$65k	16.4%	$54,356	Int'l $54,356
🥉	🇬🇧United Kingdom	£48k	20.7%	$48,324	Int'l $67,117
4	🇦🇺Australia	A$95k	22.3%	$47,899	Int'l $32,147
5	🇮🇪Ireland	€56k	25.1%	$45,615	Int'l $54,957
6	🇳🇴Norway	kr590k	24.8%	$41,750	Int'l $4,304
7	🇩🇰Denmark	kr438k	35.0%	$41,329	Int'l $6,078
8	🇨🇦Canada	C$72k	25.5%	$39,418	Int'l $31,788
9	🇳🇱Netherlands	€46k	22.6%	$38,684	Int'l $47,175
10	🇦🇪UAE	AED136k	0.0%	$37,027	Int'l $48,720
11	🇳🇿New ZealandYou	NZ$82k	26.5%	$36,997	Int'l $24,340
12	🇸🇪Sweden	kr470k	26.7%	$33,069	Int'l $3,518
13	🇩🇪Germany	€44k	32.2%	$32,441	Int'l $41,591
14	🇸🇬Singapore	S$56k	23.0%	$32,163	Int'l $36,138
15	🇫🇷France	€36k	21.4%	$30,776	Int'l $37,995
16	🇪🇺Europe (avg.)	€40k	30.4%	$30,254	Int'l $38,787
17	🇯🇵Japan	¥5.2M	25.4%	$25,938	Int'l $267
18	🇵🇹Portugal	€21k	30.1%	$15,947	Int'l $26,143
19	🇿🇦South Africa	R295k	14.4%	$13,482	Int'l $1,872
20	🇹🇭Thailand	฿405k	3.4%	$11,121	Int'l $794
21	🇮🇳India	₹560k	3.9%	$6,477	Int'l $270

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.