Where Are You On The Global Pay Scale?

[lovelaos]

The BBC seem to have got the Thai Baht converter a bit wrong.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17543356

[FritsSikkink]

Do they ???

[Crossy]

If I use US and UK equivalents of my salary they're fairly close, but using Thailand it's a factor of 2 bigger against the World Average.

The 'How it's Worked Out' link holds the clue, those are not real dollars they are 'spending power' dollars.

[richard_smith237]

According to the BBC the average Thai wage is THB 8650 per month, which is 33% of the average global wage.

The Average UK wage is GB£ 2075 per month before tax (US$ 3051 / THB 94,000)

The Average US wage is US$ 3270 per month before tax (THB 100,800)

[lovelaos]

If I use US and UK equivalents of my salary they're fairly close, but using Thailand it's a factor of 2 bigger against the World Average.

The 'How it's Worked Out' link holds the clue, those are not real dollars they are 'spending power' dollars.

My bad

[Lifer]

Where Are You On The Global Pay Scale?

Way down!

[Huayrat]

258% world average whatever that means,, confused me ha

[maccaroni man]

these types of things IMO don't mean much. The measuring stick should be, can you travel, have a roof over your head and eat 3 square meals a day and still afford to put a little money away for rainy days. I have known people in indonesia who were earning 1 dollar a day who had a much better standard of living than many wage earners in developed countries.

[impulse]

The measuring stick should be, can you travel, have a roof over your head and eat 3 square meals a day and still afford to put a little money away for rainy days. I have known people in indonesia who were earning 1 dollar a day who had a much better standard of living than many wage earners in developed countries.

+1 if you'd add: "can you and your kids get treated if you get sick?"

[PattayaParent]

5,751% of the Thai average.

1,900% of the world average

but it says my wage is $28,121 per month.

I wish!!

[Kananga]

So you earn 500,000 baht per month pattaya parent?

Thats almost twice as much as me. I wouldnt be complaining if I were you :-)

[AussieyoungMan]

hmmmm.....I earn AU$5500 a month and I thought my income was low......Bangkok holiday here I come!

[geriatrickid]

oops tmi