Salary data for country: Iceland

Salaries in Iceland

The salary range of employees working in Iceland is, by default, in the range of 3,000 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 9,804 EUR (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Iceland is

80% of people earn:

3,000 - 9,804 EUR

10% earn less lthan 3,000 EUR

10% earns more than 9,804 EUR

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Salary ranges

Distribution of employees in Iceland into salary brackets in EUR.

Salaries by age group

Average salary and range in Iceland by age in EUR.

<24

Average 4K

median 29K

25-34

Average 6K

median 29K

35-44

Average 7K

median 29K

45-54

Average 6K

median 29K

55+

Average 6K

median 29K

Salaries by gender

Comparison of the average salary of men and women in Iceland (EUR).

Men

6,708 EUR

5,376 EUR

Women

In general, in Iceland, men earn 24.8% more than women.

The best paid positions in Iceland

List of the best paid positions and their average monthly salary in Iceland (EUR).

1. Design associate Journalism, Printing Arts & Media

7,298,553,600 EUR

2. Mining Manager Water Management, Forestry, Environment

7,298,553,600 EUR

3. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care

7,298,553,600 EUR

4. Technical Staff Telecommunications

7,298,553,600 EUR

5. Varnisher Production

7,298,553,600 EUR

6. Miner Mining, Metallurgy

7,298,553,600 EUR

7. Mining Technician Mining, Metallurgy

7,298,553,600 EUR

8. Activity Instructor Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

7,298,553,600 EUR

9. Upholsterer Wood Processing Industry

7,298,553,600 EUR

10. Risk Manager Leasing

7,298,553,600 EUR

11. Claims Administrator Leasing

7,298,553,600 EUR

12. Promotional Assistant Marketing, Advertising, PR

7,298,553,600 EUR

13. Promotional Assistant Commerce

7,298,553,600 EUR

14. Food Technician Agriculture, Food Industry

7,298,553,600 EUR

15. Cobbler Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

7,298,553,600 EUR

16. Technical Manager Technology, Development

7,298,553,600 EUR

17. Occupational Psychologist Human Resources

7,298,553,600 EUR

18. DTP Operator Marketing, Advertising, PR

7,298,553,600 EUR

19. Security Service Director Security & Protection

7,298,553,600 EUR

20. Agricultural Specialist Agriculture, Food Industry

7,298,553,600 EUR

The worst paid positions in Iceland

List of the worst-paid positions and their average monthly salary in Iceland (EUR)

1. Teacher Education, Science & Research

7,298,553,600 EUR

2. Retail Store Manager Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

7,298,553,600 EUR

3. Retail Store Manager Commerce

7,298,553,600 EUR

4. Accountant Economy, Finance, Accountancy

7,298,553,600 EUR

5. Cleaner General labour

7,298,553,600 EUR

6. Sales Office Manager Management

7,298,553,600 EUR

7. Technician Electrical & Power Engineering

7,298,553,600 EUR

8. Business Group Manager Management

7,298,553,600 EUR

9. Sales Office Manager Transport, Haulage, Logistics

7,298,553,600 EUR

10. Technician Mechanical Engineering

7,298,553,600 EUR

11. Technologist Production

7,298,553,600 EUR

12. Technician Telecommunications

7,298,553,600 EUR

13. Technologist Car Industry

7,298,553,600 EUR

14. Petroleum engineer Mining, Metallurgy

7,298,553,600 EUR

15. Brand Manager Management

7,298,553,600 EUR

16. Technologist Electrical & Power Engineering

7,298,553,600 EUR

17. Technologist Chemical Industry

7,298,553,600 EUR

18. ESG manager Management

7,298,553,600 EUR

19. IT Network Administrator Information Technology

7,298,553,600 EUR

20. IT System Administrator Information Technology

7,298,553,600 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Hungary

22,817 EUR (gross)

Estonia

23,555 EUR (net)

Lithuania

23,694 EUR (net)

Slovak Republic

Slovak Republic

22,979 EUR (gross)

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