Salary data for country: Iceland

Salaries in Iceland

The salary range of employees working in Iceland is, by default, in the range of 36,088.00 ISK (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 118,025.00 ISK (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Iceland is

80% of people earn:

36K - 118K ISK

10% earn less lthan 36K ISK

10% earns more than 118K ISK

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Salary ranges

Distribution of employees in Iceland into salary brackets in ISK.

Salaries by age group

Average salary and range in Iceland by age in ISK.

<24

Average 54K

median 351K

25-34

Average 72K

median 351K

35-44

Average 81K

median 351K

45-54

Average 77K

median 351K

55+

Average 71K

median 351K

Salaries by gender

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

Men

80,746 ISK

64,757 ISK

Women

In general, in Iceland, men earn 24.7% more than women.

The best paid positions in Iceland

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

1. Design associate Journalism, Printing Arts & Media

2. Mining Manager Water Management, Forestry, Environment

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

4. Technical Staff Telecommunications

5. Varnisher Production

6. Miner Mining, Metallurgy

7. Mining Technician Mining, Metallurgy

8. Activity Instructor Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

9. Upholsterer Wood Processing Industry

10. Risk Manager Leasing

11. Claims Administrator Leasing

12. Promotional Assistant Marketing, Advertising, PR

13. Promotional Assistant Commerce

14. Food Technician Agriculture, Food Industry

15. Cobbler Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

16. Technical Manager Technology, Development

17. Occupational Psychologist Human Resources

18. DTP Operator Marketing, Advertising, PR

19. Security Service Director Security & Protection

20. Agricultural Specialist Agriculture, Food Industry

The worst paid positions in Iceland

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

1. Teacher Education, Science & Research

2. Retail Store Manager Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

3. Retail Store Manager Commerce

4. Accountant Economy, Finance, Accountancy

5. Cleaner General labour

6. Sales Office Manager Management

7. Technician Electrical & Power Engineering

8. Business Group Manager Management

9. Sales Office Manager Transport, Haulage, Logistics

10. Technician Mechanical Engineering

11. Technologist Production

12. Technician Telecommunications

13. Technologist Car Industry

14. Petroleum engineer Mining, Metallurgy

15. Brand Manager Management

16. Technologist Electrical & Power Engineering

17. Technologist Chemical Industry

18. ESG manager Management

19. IT Network Administrator Information Technology

20. IT System Administrator Information Technology

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina

132,705 ISK (net)

Bulgaria

204,299 ISK (net)

Slovak Republic

Slovak Republic

276,136 ISK (gross)

Lithuania

284,727 ISK (net)

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