How much does an airline pilot 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$197,800
- Switzerland$143,200
- Iceland$116,300
- Luxembourg$111,400
- United Kingdom$110,800
Where pay goes furthest
- United States$197,800
- United Kingdom$119,900
- Luxembourg$112,900
- Switzerland$111,700
- Norway$109,800
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | $197,800 | $16,490 | $197,800 | |
| 2 | Switzerland estimate | $143,200 | $11,930 | CHF 128,800 | $111,700 |
| 3 | Iceland estimate | $116,300 | $9,694 | kr 14,819,500 | $101,700 |
| 4 | Luxembourg estimate | $111,400 | $9,283 | €99,770 | $112,900 |
| 5 | United Kingdom | $110,800 | $9,230 | £82,750 | $119,900 |
| 6 | Norway estimate | $105,600 | $8,801 | kr 955,600 | $109,800 |
| 7 | Denmark estimate | $104,700 | $8,723 | kr 697,500 | $100,100 |
| 8 | Australia | $97,230 | $8,103 | A$141,500 | |
| 9 | Ireland estimate | $84,960 | $7,080 | €76,090 | $83,170 |
| 10 | Austria estimate | $84,200 | $7,017 | €75,420 | $99,310 |
| 11 | Belgium estimate | $82,670 | $6,889 | €74,040 | $94,790 |
| 12 | Qatar estimate | $79,110 | $6,593 | QAR 288,000 | $101,700 |
| 13 | Netherlands estimate | $78,390 | $6,533 | €70,210 | $90,410 |
| 14 | Canada | $76,890 | $6,408 | CA$108,200 | |
| 15 | Germany estimate | $76,640 | $6,387 | €68,650 | $101,200 |
| 16 | Finland estimate | $70,350 | $5,863 | €63,010 | $77,630 |
| 17 | Sweden estimate | $68,420 | $5,702 | kr 651,400 | $75,590 |
| 18 | Italy estimate | $61,500 | $5,125 | €55,080 | $84,400 |
| 19 | France estimate | $56,330 | $4,694 | €50,450 | $68,050 |
| 20 | Spain estimate | $53,860 | $4,488 | €48,240 | $78,410 |
| 21 | Israel estimate | $53,030 | $4,419 | ₪171,300 | $42,320 |
| 22 | Singapore estimate | $47,630 | $3,969 | SGD 63,990 | $60,430 |
| 23 | Slovenia estimate | $45,100 | $3,758 | €40,390 | $67,330 |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $43,230 | $3,602 | AED 158,800 | $64,290 |
| 25 | Cyprus estimate | $42,910 | $3,576 | €38,430 | $64,120 |
| 26 | Malta estimate | $41,360 | $3,447 | €36,210 | $57,610 |
| 27 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $40,020 | $3,335 | HK$310,600 | $48,120 |
| 28 | Portugal estimate | $39,930 | $3,328 | €35,770 | $61,490 |
| 29 | Greece estimate | $39,260 | $3,272 | €35,170 | $59,900 |
| 30 | Bahamas estimate | $36,550 | $3,045 | BSD 36,550 | $33,020 |
| 31 | Puerto Rico estimate | $36,310 | $3,026 | $38,730 | |
| 32 | Estonia estimate | $34,250 | $2,854 | €30,680 | $45,120 |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $33,980 | $2,832 | SAR 127,400 | $65,680 |
| 34 | Czechia estimate | $32,430 | $2,702 | Kč 713,500 | $48,410 |
| 35 | Lithuania estimate | $31,540 | $2,628 | €28,250 | $50,780 |
| 36 | Slovakia estimate | $29,040 | $2,420 | €26,010 | $45,420 |
| 37 | Latvia estimate | $28,440 | $2,370 | €25,480 | $45,590 |
| 38 | Croatia estimate | $26,520 | $2,210 | €179,000 | $45,060 |
| 39 | Barbados estimate | $26,340 | $2,195 | BBD 52,670 | $21,950 |
| 40 | Brunei estimate | $25,960 | $2,163 | BND 32,890 | $43,420 |
| 41 | Hungary estimate | $25,300 | $2,109 | Ft 8,868,100 | $43,690 |
| 42 | Poland estimate | $24,970 | $2,081 | zł 104,800 | $45,510 |
| 43 | Romania estimate | $24,860 | $2,072 | lei 109,800 | $50,970 |
| 44 | Uruguay estimate | $24,080 | $2,007 | UYU 968,500 | $33,060 |
| 45 | Costa Rica estimate | $23,450 | $1,954 | ₡11,808,300 | $37,540 |
| 46 | Palau estimate | $21,210 | $1,768 | $21,200 | |
| 47 | Türkiye estimate | $19,450 | $1,621 | ₺767,500 | $43,250 |
| 48 | Serbia estimate | $18,800 | $1,566 | RSD 1,977,400 | $36,920 |
| 49 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $18,650 | $1,554 | KM 32,670 | $42,090 |
| 50 | Bulgaria estimate | $18,230 | $1,519 | €31,930 | $38,910 |
| 51 | Belize estimate | $17,530 | $1,461 | BZD 35,060 | $27,460 |
| 52 | Montenegro estimate | $16,900 | $1,408 | €12,720 | $28,960 |
| 53 | Panama estimate | $16,450 | $1,370 | PAB 16,450 | $33,110 |
| 54 | Chile estimate | $15,450 | $1,288 | CLP 14,581,800 | $31,370 |
| 55 | North Macedonia estimate | $15,040 | $1,253 | MKD 829,900 | $30,310 |
| 56 | Marshall Islands estimate | $14,750 | $1,229 | $14,850 | |
| 57 | Argentina estimate | $14,730 | $1,227 | ARS 18,272,800 | $27,630 |
| 58 | Lebanon estimate | $14,550 | $1,212 | L£21,927,400 | $29,300 |
| 59 | Maldives estimate | $14,260 | $1,188 | MVR 219,300 | $21,650 |
| 60 | Botswana estimate | $13,670 | $1,139 | P 185,400 | $34,890 |
| 61 | Honduras estimate | $13,010 | $1,085 | L 337,800 | $26,770 |
| 62 | Mauritius estimate | $12,600 | $1,050 | Rs 584,700 | $29,360 |
| 63 | Malaysia estimate | $12,240 | $1,020 | RM 51,460 | $32,740 |
| 64 | Guatemala estimate | $11,920 | $993 | Q 91,520 | $26,670 |
| 65 | Guyana estimate | $11,610 | $967 | GYD 2,420,500 | $24,900 |
| 66 | Albania estimate | $11,600 | $966 | ALL 1,235,700 | $26,820 |
| 67 | Ecuador estimate | $11,510 | $959 | $26,070 | |
| 68 | Mexico estimate | $11,400 | $950 | MX$219,300 | $19,390 |
| 69 | Russia estimate | $11,300 | $942 | ₽832,400 | $32,320 |
| 70 | Thailand estimate | $11,110 | $926 | ฿365,500 | $34,460 |
| 71 | Fiji estimate | $10,370 | $864 | FJD 23,530 | $25,400 |
| 72 | Jordan estimate | $10,290 | $858 | JOD 7,309 | $22,760 |
| 73 | Peru estimate | $10,250 | $854 | PEN 36,550 | $18,960 |
| 74 | Djibouti estimate | $10,170 | $847 | DJF 1,807,100 | $18,350 |
| 75 | Samoa estimate | $10,020 | $835 | WST 26,940 | $14,660 |
| 76 | South Africa estimate | $9,992 | $833 | R 164,500 | $22,170 |
| 77 | El Salvador estimate | $9,898 | $825 | $21,110 | |
| 78 | Tonga estimate | $9,872 | $823 | TOP 23,340 | $12,810 |
| 79 | Brazil estimate | $9,811 | $818 | R$54,820 | $21,240 |
| 80 | Moldova estimate | $9,391 | $783 | MDL 163,200 | $18,600 |
| 81 | Mongolia estimate | $9,278 | $773 | ₮32,891,100 | $27,860 |
| 82 | Bolivia estimate | $9,255 | $771 | Bs 63,950 | $23,690 |
| 83 | Dominican Republic estimate | $9,023 | $752 | DOP 559,300 | $23,490 |
| 84 | Colombia estimate | $9,017 | $751 | COP 36,545,600 | $21,940 |
| 85 | Vanuatu estimate | $8,541 | $712 | VUV 827,600 | $6,987 |
| 86 | Paraguay estimate | $7,652 | $638 | ₲57,734,700 | $20,080 |
| 87 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $7,324 | $610 | F CFA 4,568,200 | $19,650 |
| 88 | Kiribati estimate | $7,276 | $606 | A$10,950 | $11,660 |
| 89 | Vietnam estimate | $6,881 | $573 | ₫166,282,600 | $23,220 |
| 90 | Philippines estimate | $6,791 | $566 | ₱389,100 | $18,760 |
| 91 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $6,627 | $552 | FCFA 4,020,000 | $14,580 |
| 92 | Cambodia estimate | $6,374 | $531 | ៛25,581,900 | $17,370 |
| 93 | Cape Verde estimate | $6,202 | $517 | CVE 616,400 | $12,240 |
| 94 | Bhutan estimate | $6,095 | $508 | BTN 510,000 | $24,430 |
| 95 | Kazakhstan estimate | $6,068 | $506 | ₸1,978,000 | $15,760 |
| 96 | Georgia estimate | $5,755 | $480 | ₾18,540 | $17,270 |
| 97 | Jamaica estimate | $5,353 | $446 | JMD 593,800 | $8,496 |
| 98 | Tunisia estimate | $5,293 | $441 | TND 15,530 | $18,940 |
| 99 | Zambia estimate | $4,933 | $411 | ZK 129,100 | $17,060 |
| 100 | Yemen estimate | $4,912 | $409 | YER 1,078,500 | $16,280 |
| 101 | Suriname estimate | $4,807 | $401 | SRD 118,800 | $13,280 |
| 102 | Uzbekistan estimate | $4,720 | $393 | UZS 52,152,200 | $17,390 |
| 103 | Timor-Leste estimate | $4,568 | $381 | $10,250 | |
| 104 | Senegal estimate | $4,563 | $380 | F CFA 2,655,500 | $11,720 |
| 105 | Ghana estimate | $4,366 | $364 | GH₵54,820 | $10,440 |
| 106 | Indonesia estimate | $4,344 | $362 | Rp 68,870,100 | $13,490 |
| 107 | India estimate | $4,193 | $349 | ₹365,500 | $18,420 |
| 108 | Nepal estimate | $4,102 | $342 | Rs 428,800 | $14,130 |
| 109 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $3,885 | $324 | FCFA 1,827,300 | $5,862 |
| 110 | Liberia estimate | $3,655 | $305 | LRD 3,655 | $9,066 |
| 111 | Kenya estimate | $3,583 | $299 | KES 365,500 | $8,448 |
| 112 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $3,468 | $289 | K 4,791,600 | $11,000 |
| 113 | Mozambique estimate | $3,448 | $287 | MZN 220,200 | $9,128 |
| 114 | Angola estimate | $3,361 | $280 | Kz 2,923,700 | $9,395 |
| 115 | Comoros estimate | $3,295 | $275 | CF 1,370,500 | $6,010 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $3,236 | $270 | Rs 977,600 | $11,170 |
| 117 | Bangladesh estimate | $3,222 | $268 | ৳372,400 | $11,290 |
| 118 | Eswatini estimate | $3,107 | $259 | SZL 55,580 | |
| 119 | Armenia estimate | $3,028 | $252 | ֏1,461,800 | $8,781 |
| 120 | Mali estimate | $3,014 | $251 | F CFA 1,827,300 | $9,499 |
| 121 | Guinea estimate | $2,844 | $237 | FG 26,117,600 | $8,674 |
| 122 | Uganda estimate | $2,802 | $233 | UGX 10,050,100 | $7,641 |
| 123 | Rwanda estimate | $2,772 | $231 | RF 3,653,900 | $10,110 |
| 124 | Ukraine estimate | $2,767 | $231 | ₴70,700 | $11,380 |
| 125 | Lesotho estimate | $2,633 | $219 | LSL 48,270 | $7,863 |
| 126 | Laos estimate | $2,604 | $217 | ₭36,545,600 | $9,846 |
| 127 | Cameroon estimate | $2,591 | $216 | FCFA 1,279,100 | $5,346 |
| 128 | Pakistan estimate | $2,589 | $216 | Rs 727,900 | $11,130 |
| 129 | Burkina Faso estimate | $2,451 | $204 | F CFA 1,426,200 | $7,386 |
| 130 | Afghanistan estimate | $2,378 | $198 | ؋182,700 | $11,570 |
| 131 | Niger estimate | $2,344 | $195 | F CFA 1,461,800 | $7,191 |
| 132 | Benin estimate | $2,200 | $183 | F CFA 1,370,500 | $6,668 |
| 133 | Chad estimate | $2,200 | $183 | FCFA 1,372,100 | $6,490 |
| 134 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $2,134 | $178 | F CFA 1,330,900 | $6,028 |
| 135 | Sudan estimate | $2,082 | $174 | SDG 1,138,600 | $5,077 |
| 136 | Egypt estimate | $2,017 | $168 | E£91,360 | $13,140 |
| 137 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,964 | $164 | ETB 85,880 | $6,392 |
| 138 | Burundi estimate | $1,908 | $159 | BIF 3,654,600 | $5,765 |
| 139 | Togo estimate | $1,729 | $144 | F CFA 1,078,500 | $4,889 |
| 140 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,628 | $136 | CDF 1,644,600 | $3,350 |
| 141 | Gambia estimate | $1,613 | $134 | GMD 77,660 | $5,210 |
| 142 | Nigeria estimate | $1,036 | $86 | ₦1,532,300 | $5,771 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $621 | $52 | MWK 226,400 | $1,904 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).