How much does an air traffic controller make in each country?
143 countries, median gross salary a year in dollars.
Each line is a country, on a log scale from $100 to $200,000 a year.
Where they earn the most
- United States$148,100
- Switzerland$140,200
- Iceland$113,900
- United Kingdom$110,800
- Luxembourg$109,100
Where pay goes furthest
- United States$148,100
- United Kingdom$119,900
- Luxembourg$110,600
- Switzerland$109,400
- Norway$107,500
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | $148,100 | $12,340 | $148,100 | |
| 2 | Switzerland estimate | $140,200 | $11,680 | CHF 126,200 | $109,400 |
| 3 | Iceland estimate | $113,900 | $9,493 | kr 14,513,300 | $99,620 |
| 4 | United Kingdom | $110,800 | $9,230 | £82,750 | $119,900 |
| 5 | Luxembourg estimate | $109,100 | $9,091 | €97,710 | $110,600 |
| 6 | Norway estimate | $103,400 | $8,619 | kr 935,800 | $107,500 |
| 7 | Denmark estimate | $102,500 | $8,543 | kr 683,100 | $98,080 |
| 8 | Australia | $97,230 | $8,103 | A$141,500 | |
| 9 | Ireland estimate | $83,200 | $6,934 | €74,520 | $81,450 |
| 10 | Austria estimate | $82,460 | $6,872 | €73,860 | $97,260 |
| 11 | Canada | $81,150 | $6,763 | CA$114,200 | |
| 12 | Belgium estimate | $80,960 | $6,747 | €72,510 | $92,840 |
| 13 | Qatar estimate | $77,480 | $6,456 | QAR 282,000 | $99,620 |
| 14 | Netherlands estimate | $76,770 | $6,398 | €68,760 | $88,540 |
| 15 | Germany estimate | $75,060 | $6,255 | €67,230 | $99,100 |
| 16 | Finland estimate | $68,900 | $5,742 | €61,710 | $76,020 |
| 17 | Sweden estimate | $67,010 | $5,584 | kr 637,900 | $74,030 |
| 18 | Italy estimate | $60,230 | $5,019 | €53,940 | $82,660 |
| 19 | France estimate | $55,160 | $4,597 | €49,410 | $66,640 |
| 20 | Israel estimate | $51,940 | $4,328 | ₪167,800 | $41,440 |
| 21 | Singapore estimate | $46,650 | $3,887 | SGD 62,670 | $59,180 |
| 22 | Spain estimate | $46,600 | $3,883 | €41,730 | $67,840 |
| 23 | Slovenia estimate | $44,170 | $3,681 | €39,560 | $65,930 |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $42,340 | $3,528 | AED 155,500 | $62,960 |
| 25 | Cyprus estimate | $42,020 | $3,502 | €37,640 | $62,790 |
| 26 | Malta estimate | $40,510 | $3,376 | €35,460 | $56,420 |
| 27 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $39,190 | $3,266 | HK$304,200 | $47,130 |
| 28 | Portugal estimate | $39,110 | $3,259 | €35,030 | $60,220 |
| 29 | Greece estimate | $38,450 | $3,204 | €34,440 | $58,660 |
| 30 | Bahamas estimate | $35,790 | $2,983 | BSD 35,790 | $32,340 |
| 31 | Puerto Rico estimate | $35,560 | $2,963 | $37,920 | |
| 32 | Estonia estimate | $33,540 | $2,795 | €30,040 | $44,190 |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $33,280 | $2,773 | SAR 124,800 | $64,320 |
| 34 | Czechia estimate | $31,760 | $2,646 | Kč 698,700 | $47,410 |
| 35 | Lithuania estimate | $30,890 | $2,574 | €27,660 | $49,730 |
| 36 | Slovakia estimate | $28,440 | $2,370 | €25,470 | $44,480 |
| 37 | Latvia estimate | $27,860 | $2,321 | €24,950 | $44,650 |
| 38 | Croatia estimate | $25,970 | $2,164 | €175,300 | $44,130 |
| 39 | Barbados estimate | $25,790 | $2,149 | BBD 51,590 | $21,500 |
| 40 | Brunei estimate | $25,420 | $2,119 | BND 32,210 | $42,530 |
| 41 | Hungary estimate | $24,780 | $2,065 | Ft 8,684,900 | $42,780 |
| 42 | Poland estimate | $24,450 | $2,038 | zł 102,600 | $44,570 |
| 43 | Romania estimate | $24,350 | $2,029 | lei 107,500 | $49,910 |
| 44 | Uruguay estimate | $23,590 | $1,965 | UYU 948,400 | $32,370 |
| 45 | Costa Rica estimate | $22,970 | $1,914 | ₡11,564,300 | $36,770 |
| 46 | Palau estimate | $20,770 | $1,731 | $20,760 | |
| 47 | Türkiye estimate | $19,050 | $1,587 | ₺751,600 | $42,360 |
| 48 | Serbia estimate | $18,410 | $1,534 | RSD 1,936,500 | $36,160 |
| 49 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $18,260 | $1,522 | KM 31,990 | $41,220 |
| 50 | Bulgaria estimate | $17,850 | $1,488 | €31,270 | $38,100 |
| 51 | Belize estimate | $17,170 | $1,431 | BZD 34,330 | $26,890 |
| 52 | Montenegro estimate | $16,550 | $1,379 | €12,460 | $28,360 |
| 53 | Panama estimate | $16,110 | $1,342 | PAB 16,110 | $32,430 |
| 54 | Chile estimate | $15,130 | $1,261 | CLP 14,280,500 | $30,720 |
| 55 | North Macedonia estimate | $14,730 | $1,227 | MKD 812,700 | $29,680 |
| 56 | Marshall Islands estimate | $14,450 | $1,204 | $14,540 | |
| 57 | Argentina estimate | $14,420 | $1,202 | ARS 17,895,300 | $27,060 |
| 58 | Lebanon estimate | $14,240 | $1,187 | L£21,474,300 | $28,700 |
| 59 | Maldives estimate | $13,960 | $1,163 | MVR 214,700 | $21,200 |
| 60 | Botswana estimate | $13,380 | $1,115 | P 181,500 | $34,170 |
| 61 | Honduras estimate | $12,750 | $1,062 | L 330,800 | $26,220 |
| 62 | Mauritius estimate | $12,340 | $1,028 | Rs 572,600 | $28,750 |
| 63 | Malaysia estimate | $11,990 | $999 | RM 50,390 | $32,060 |
| 64 | Guatemala estimate | $11,670 | $973 | Q 89,630 | $26,110 |
| 65 | Guyana estimate | $11,370 | $947 | GYD 2,370,500 | $24,390 |
| 66 | Albania estimate | $11,360 | $946 | ALL 1,210,200 | $26,270 |
| 67 | Ecuador estimate | $11,270 | $940 | $25,540 | |
| 68 | Mexico estimate | $11,160 | $930 | MX$214,700 | $18,990 |
| 69 | Russia estimate | $11,070 | $922 | ₽815,200 | $31,650 |
| 70 | Thailand estimate | $10,880 | $907 | ฿357,900 | $33,740 |
| 71 | Fiji estimate | $10,160 | $847 | FJD 23,040 | $24,880 |
| 72 | Jordan estimate | $10,080 | $840 | JOD 7,158 | $22,290 |
| 73 | Peru estimate | $10,030 | $836 | PEN 35,790 | $18,570 |
| 74 | Djibouti estimate | $9,958 | $830 | DJF 1,769,800 | $17,970 |
| 75 | Samoa estimate | $9,812 | $818 | WST 26,380 | $14,360 |
| 76 | South Africa estimate | $9,785 | $815 | R 161,100 | $21,720 |
| 77 | El Salvador estimate | $9,693 | $808 | $20,670 | |
| 78 | Tonga estimate | $9,668 | $806 | TOP 22,850 | $12,550 |
| 79 | Brazil estimate | $9,609 | $801 | R$53,690 | $20,800 |
| 80 | Moldova estimate | $9,197 | $766 | MDL 159,800 | $18,220 |
| 81 | Mongolia estimate | $9,086 | $757 | ₮32,211,500 | $27,280 |
| 82 | Bolivia estimate | $9,064 | $755 | Bs 62,630 | $23,200 |
| 83 | Dominican Republic estimate | $8,836 | $736 | DOP 547,700 | $23,010 |
| 84 | Colombia estimate | $8,830 | $736 | COP 35,790,500 | $21,490 |
| 85 | Vanuatu estimate | $8,364 | $697 | VUV 810,500 | $6,843 |
| 86 | Paraguay estimate | $7,494 | $624 | ₲56,541,800 | $19,670 |
| 87 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $7,172 | $598 | F CFA 4,473,800 | $19,250 |
| 88 | Kiribati estimate | $7,126 | $594 | A$10,730 | $11,420 |
| 89 | Vietnam estimate | $6,739 | $562 | ₫162,846,900 | $22,740 |
| 90 | Philippines estimate | $6,651 | $554 | ₱381,000 | $18,370 |
| 91 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $6,491 | $541 | FCFA 3,937,000 | $14,280 |
| 92 | Cambodia estimate | $6,242 | $520 | ៛25,053,400 | $17,010 |
| 93 | Cape Verde estimate | $6,074 | $506 | CVE 603,700 | $11,980 |
| 94 | Bhutan estimate | $5,969 | $497 | BTN 499,400 | $23,920 |
| 95 | Kazakhstan estimate | $5,942 | $495 | ₸1,937,200 | $15,430 |
| 96 | Georgia estimate | $5,636 | $470 | ₾18,160 | $16,910 |
| 97 | Jamaica estimate | $5,243 | $437 | JMD 581,600 | $8,320 |
| 98 | Tunisia estimate | $5,184 | $432 | TND 15,210 | $18,550 |
| 99 | Zambia estimate | $4,831 | $403 | ZK 126,400 | $16,710 |
| 100 | Yemen estimate | $4,810 | $401 | YER 1,056,200 | $15,940 |
| 101 | Suriname estimate | $4,708 | $392 | SRD 116,300 | $13,010 |
| 102 | Uzbekistan estimate | $4,622 | $385 | UZS 51,074,600 | $17,030 |
| 103 | Timor-Leste estimate | $4,474 | $373 | $10,040 | |
| 104 | Senegal estimate | $4,469 | $372 | F CFA 2,600,600 | $11,480 |
| 105 | Ghana estimate | $4,275 | $356 | GH₵53,690 | $10,230 |
| 106 | Indonesia estimate | $4,254 | $354 | Rp 67,447,100 | $13,210 |
| 107 | India estimate | $4,106 | $342 | ₹357,900 | $18,040 |
| 108 | Nepal estimate | $4,018 | $335 | Rs 419,900 | $13,830 |
| 109 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $3,805 | $317 | FCFA 1,789,500 | $5,741 |
| 110 | Liberia estimate | $3,579 | $298 | LRD 3,579 | $8,878 |
| 111 | Kenya estimate | $3,509 | $292 | KES 357,900 | $8,273 |
| 112 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $3,396 | $283 | K 4,692,600 | $10,780 |
| 113 | Mozambique estimate | $3,377 | $281 | MZN 215,600 | $8,940 |
| 114 | Angola estimate | $3,292 | $274 | Kz 2,863,200 | $9,201 |
| 115 | Comoros estimate | $3,227 | $269 | CF 1,342,100 | $5,885 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $3,169 | $264 | Rs 957,400 | $10,940 |
| 117 | Bangladesh estimate | $3,155 | $263 | ৳364,700 | $11,060 |
| 118 | Eswatini estimate | $3,043 | $254 | SZL 54,430 | |
| 119 | Armenia estimate | $2,966 | $247 | ֏1,431,600 | $8,599 |
| 120 | Mali estimate | $2,951 | $246 | F CFA 1,789,500 | $9,303 |
| 121 | Guinea estimate | $2,785 | $232 | FG 25,577,900 | $8,495 |
| 122 | Uganda estimate | $2,744 | $229 | UGX 9,842,400 | $7,483 |
| 123 | Rwanda estimate | $2,715 | $226 | RF 3,578,400 | $9,902 |
| 124 | Ukraine estimate | $2,710 | $226 | ₴69,240 | $11,140 |
| 125 | Lesotho estimate | $2,579 | $215 | LSL 47,270 | $7,700 |
| 126 | Laos estimate | $2,550 | $213 | ₭35,790,500 | $9,643 |
| 127 | Cameroon estimate | $2,537 | $211 | FCFA 1,252,700 | $5,235 |
| 128 | Pakistan estimate | $2,536 | $211 | Rs 712,900 | $10,900 |
| 129 | Burkina Faso estimate | $2,400 | $200 | F CFA 1,396,800 | $7,233 |
| 130 | Afghanistan estimate | $2,329 | $194 | ؋178,900 | $11,330 |
| 131 | Niger estimate | $2,295 | $191 | F CFA 1,431,600 | $7,042 |
| 132 | Benin estimate | $2,155 | $180 | F CFA 1,342,100 | $6,530 |
| 133 | Chad estimate | $2,154 | $180 | FCFA 1,343,700 | $6,355 |
| 134 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $2,090 | $174 | F CFA 1,303,400 | $5,903 |
| 135 | Sudan estimate | $2,039 | $170 | SDG 1,115,100 | $4,972 |
| 136 | Egypt estimate | $1,975 | $165 | E£89,480 | $12,870 |
| 137 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,923 | $160 | ETB 84,110 | $6,260 |
| 138 | Burundi estimate | $1,869 | $156 | BIF 3,579,100 | $5,646 |
| 139 | Togo estimate | $1,693 | $141 | F CFA 1,056,200 | $4,788 |
| 140 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,594 | $133 | CDF 1,610,600 | $3,281 |
| 141 | Gambia estimate | $1,579 | $132 | GMD 76,050 | $5,103 |
| 142 | Nigeria estimate | $1,015 | $85 | ₦1,500,600 | $5,651 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $608 | $51 | MWK 221,700 | $1,864 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).