How much does an architect make in each country?
144 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
- Switzerland$104,400
- United States$99,280
- Luxembourg$85,700
- Iceland$74,680
- Qatar$69,870
Where pay goes furthest
- United States$99,280
- Qatar$89,840
- Luxembourg$86,870
- Germany$86,660
- Switzerland$81,450
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $104,400 | $8,700 | CHF 93,940 | $81,450 |
| 2 | United States | $99,280 | $8,273 | $99,280 | |
| 3 | Luxembourg estimate | $85,700 | $7,142 | €76,760 | $86,870 |
| 4 | Iceland estimate | $74,680 | $6,224 | kr 9,514,600 | $65,310 |
| 5 | Qatar estimate | $69,870 | $5,822 | QAR 254,300 | $89,840 |
| 6 | Denmark estimate | $67,230 | $5,603 | kr 448,000 | $64,320 |
| 7 | Germany | $65,640 | $5,470 | €58,790 | $86,660 |
| 8 | Norway estimate | $64,120 | $5,343 | kr 580,200 | $66,650 |
| 9 | Belgium estimate | $61,670 | $5,139 | €55,230 | $70,710 |
| 10 | Austria estimate | $61,630 | $5,136 | €55,200 | $72,690 |
| 11 | Ireland estimate | $60,800 | $5,066 | €54,450 | $59,520 |
| 12 | United Kingdom | $60,770 | $5,065 | £45,410 | $65,790 |
| 13 | Australia | $60,500 | $5,042 | A$88,060 | |
| 14 | Netherlands estimate | $59,330 | $4,944 | €53,140 | $68,430 |
| 15 | Canada | $57,580 | $4,798 | CA$81,000 | |
| 16 | Finland estimate | $54,170 | $4,515 | €48,520 | $59,780 |
| 17 | Singapore estimate | $48,890 | $4,074 | SGD 65,680 | $62,020 |
| 18 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $48,550 | $4,046 | HK$376,900 | $58,380 |
| 19 | Sweden estimate | $46,770 | $3,898 | kr 445,300 | $51,680 |
| 20 | Israel estimate | $45,210 | $3,767 | ₪146,000 | $36,080 |
| 21 | France estimate | $45,070 | $3,756 | €40,370 | $54,450 |
| 22 | Spain estimate | $41,690 | $3,474 | €37,340 | $60,690 |
| 23 | Italy estimate | $39,750 | $3,312 | €35,600 | $54,550 |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $35,120 | $2,926 | AED 129,000 | $52,230 |
| 25 | South Korea estimate | $33,840 | $2,820 | ₩43,707,300 | $48,350 |
| 26 | Cyprus estimate | $33,740 | $2,812 | €30,220 | $50,420 |
| 27 | Slovenia estimate | $33,240 | $2,770 | €29,770 | $49,620 |
| 28 | Malta estimate | $32,360 | $2,697 | €28,330 | $45,070 |
| 29 | Portugal estimate | $31,620 | $2,635 | €28,320 | $48,680 |
| 30 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $29,390 | $2,449 | SAR 110,200 | $56,790 |
| 31 | Bahamas estimate | $27,710 | $2,309 | BSD 27,710 | $25,040 |
| 32 | Puerto Rico estimate | $27,610 | $2,301 | $29,450 | |
| 33 | Czechia estimate | $26,530 | $2,210 | Kč 583,600 | $39,600 |
| 34 | Greece estimate | $26,490 | $2,208 | €23,730 | $40,420 |
| 35 | Brunei estimate | $26,240 | $2,187 | BND 33,250 | $43,900 |
| 36 | Lithuania estimate | $25,720 | $2,143 | €23,030 | $41,410 |
| 37 | Barbados estimate | $25,490 | $2,125 | BBD 50,990 | $21,250 |
| 38 | Estonia estimate | $25,390 | $2,116 | €22,740 | $33,450 |
| 39 | Costa Rica estimate | $24,310 | $2,026 | ₡12,239,000 | $38,910 |
| 40 | Latvia estimate | $23,380 | $1,948 | €20,940 | $37,470 |
| 41 | Romania estimate | $22,320 | $1,860 | lei 98,600 | $45,770 |
| 42 | Croatia estimate | $21,500 | $1,792 | €145,100 | $36,540 |
| 43 | Slovakia estimate | $21,080 | $1,756 | €18,880 | $32,970 |
| 44 | Hungary estimate | $20,900 | $1,741 | Ft 7,323,100 | $36,080 |
| 45 | Poland estimate | $18,380 | $1,532 | zł 77,130 | $33,500 |
| 46 | Türkiye estimate | $16,860 | $1,405 | ₺665,100 | $37,480 |
| 47 | Uruguay estimate | $16,540 | $1,378 | UYU 665,100 | $22,700 |
| 48 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $15,660 | $1,305 | KM 27,440 | $35,360 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $15,520 | $1,293 | PAB 15,520 | $31,240 |
| 50 | Bulgaria estimate | $15,460 | $1,288 | €27,080 | $32,990 |
| 51 | Serbia estimate | $15,000 | $1,250 | RSD 1,577,600 | $29,460 |
| 52 | Botswana estimate | $14,710 | $1,226 | P 199,500 | $37,550 |
| 53 | Chile estimate | $14,520 | $1,210 | CLP 13,702,900 | $29,480 |
| 54 | Palau estimate | $14,300 | $1,191 | $14,290 | |
| 55 | Montenegro estimate | $12,330 | $1,027 | €9,280 | $21,130 |
| 56 | Belize estimate | $12,180 | $1,015 | BZD 24,360 | $19,080 |
| 57 | North Macedonia estimate | $12,060 | $1,005 | MKD 665,700 | $24,320 |
| 58 | Malaysia estimate | $11,880 | $990 | RM 49,940 | $31,770 |
| 59 | South Africa estimate | $11,450 | $954 | R 188,400 | $25,410 |
| 60 | Marshall Islands estimate | $11,080 | $924 | $11,160 | |
| 61 | Lebanon estimate | $10,590 | $882 | L£15,961,500 | $21,330 |
| 62 | Honduras estimate | $9,966 | $830 | L 258,600 | $20,500 |
| 63 | Peru estimate | $9,944 | $829 | PEN 35,470 | $18,410 |
| 64 | Brazil estimate | $9,919 | $827 | R$55,420 | $21,470 |
| 65 | Colombia estimate | $9,845 | $820 | COP 39,903,700 | $23,960 |
| 66 | Dominican Republic estimate | $9,686 | $807 | DOP 600,400 | $25,220 |
| 67 | Mauritius estimate | $9,552 | $796 | Rs 443,400 | $22,260 |
| 68 | Eswatini estimate | $9,294 | $775 | SZL 166,300 | |
| 69 | Guatemala estimate | $9,002 | $750 | Q 69,130 | $20,140 |
| 70 | Maldives estimate | $8,947 | $746 | MVR 137,600 | $13,590 |
| 71 | Argentina estimate | $8,933 | $744 | ARS 11,084,400 | $16,760 |
| 72 | Ecuador estimate | $8,867 | $739 | $20,080 | |
| 73 | Thailand estimate | $8,656 | $721 | ฿284,600 | $26,840 |
| 74 | Mexico estimate | $8,496 | $708 | MX$163,400 | $14,450 |
| 75 | El Salvador estimate | $8,383 | $699 | $17,880 | |
| 76 | Russia estimate | $8,132 | $678 | ₽599,000 | $23,260 |
| 77 | Djibouti estimate | $7,796 | $650 | DJF 1,385,500 | $14,070 |
| 78 | Fiji estimate | $7,705 | $642 | FJD 17,480 | $18,870 |
| 79 | Samoa estimate | $7,568 | $631 | WST 20,350 | $11,070 |
| 80 | Albania estimate | $7,472 | $623 | ALL 796,300 | $17,280 |
| 81 | Guyana estimate | $7,443 | $620 | GYD 1,551,800 | $15,960 |
| 82 | Bolivia estimate | $7,218 | $602 | Bs 49,880 | $18,480 |
| 83 | Jordan estimate | $7,025 | $585 | JOD 4,988 | $15,530 |
| 84 | Paraguay estimate | $6,611 | $551 | ₲49,879,600 | $17,350 |
| 85 | Mongolia estimate | $6,253 | $521 | ₮22,168,700 | $18,780 |
| 86 | Jamaica estimate | $6,245 | $520 | JMD 692,800 | $9,911 |
| 87 | Moldova estimate | $6,174 | $515 | MDL 107,300 | $12,230 |
| 88 | Tonga estimate | $6,033 | $503 | TOP 14,260 | $7,829 |
| 89 | Philippines estimate | $5,885 | $490 | ₱337,100 | $16,250 |
| 90 | Cape Verde estimate | $5,547 | $462 | CVE 551,300 | $10,940 |
| 91 | Bhutan estimate | $5,432 | $453 | BTN 454,500 | $21,770 |
| 92 | Vanuatu estimate | $5,147 | $429 | VUV 498,800 | $4,211 |
| 93 | Vietnam estimate | $5,092 | $424 | ₫123,036,400 | $17,180 |
| 94 | Senegal estimate | $4,762 | $397 | F CFA 2,771,100 | $12,230 |
| 95 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,731 | $394 | ₸1,542,300 | $12,290 |
| 96 | Tunisia estimate | $4,533 | $378 | TND 13,300 | $16,220 |
| 97 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $4,443 | $370 | F CFA 2,771,100 | $11,920 |
| 98 | Cambodia estimate | $4,419 | $368 | ៛17,735,000 | $12,040 |
| 99 | Kiribati estimate | $4,245 | $354 | A$6,389 | $6,805 |
| 100 | India estimate | $4,070 | $339 | ₹354,700 | $17,880 |
| 101 | Georgia estimate | $3,901 | $325 | ₾12,570 | $11,710 |
| 102 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,733 | $311 | FCFA 2,264,100 | $8,211 |
| 103 | Chad estimate | $3,689 | $307 | FCFA 2,301,300 | $10,880 |
| 104 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,526 | $294 | UZS 38,960,100 | $12,990 |
| 105 | Zambia estimate | $3,389 | $282 | ZK 88,670 | $11,720 |
| 106 | Suriname estimate | $3,140 | $262 | SRD 77,590 | $8,677 |
| 107 | Mozambique estimate | $3,125 | $260 | MZN 199,500 | $8,272 |
| 108 | Timor-Leste estimate | $2,993 | $249 | $6,717 | |
| 109 | Yemen estimate | $2,867 | $239 | YER 629,500 | $9,503 |
| 110 | Burkina Faso estimate | $2,857 | $238 | F CFA 1,662,700 | $8,610 |
| 111 | Mali estimate | $2,742 | $229 | F CFA 1,662,700 | $8,643 |
| 112 | Kenya estimate | $2,678 | $223 | KES 273,100 | $6,313 |
| 113 | Comoros estimate | $2,665 | $222 | CF 1,108,400 | $4,861 |
| 114 | Ghana estimate | $2,472 | $206 | GH₵31,040 | $5,912 |
| 115 | Cameroon estimate | $2,469 | $206 | FCFA 1,219,300 | $5,096 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,385 | $199 | Rs 720,500 | $8,235 |
| 117 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,357 | $196 | FCFA 1,108,400 | $3,556 |
| 118 | Nepal estimate | $2,333 | $194 | Rs 243,900 | $8,034 |
| 119 | Guinea estimate | $2,172 | $181 | FG 19,951,800 | $6,626 |
| 120 | Indonesia estimate | $2,150 | $179 | Rp 34,087,500 | $6,677 |
| 121 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $2,132 | $178 | F CFA 1,330,100 | $6,024 |
| 122 | Lesotho estimate | $2,117 | $176 | LSL 38,800 | $6,319 |
| 123 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,109 | $176 | ৳243,900 | $7,392 |
| 124 | Ukraine estimate | $2,042 | $170 | ₴52,170 | $8,397 |
| 125 | Armenia estimate | $1,952 | $163 | ֏942,200 | $5,659 |
| 126 | Angola estimate | $1,911 | $159 | Kz 1,662,700 | $5,343 |
| 127 | Uganda estimate | $1,700 | $142 | UGX 6,096,400 | $4,635 |
| 128 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,698 | $142 | ETB 74,270 | $5,527 |
| 129 | Benin estimate | $1,690 | $141 | F CFA 1,053,000 | $5,124 |
| 130 | Niger estimate | $1,685 | $140 | F CFA 1,050,800 | $5,169 |
| 131 | Togo estimate | $1,683 | $140 | F CFA 1,050,000 | $4,760 |
| 132 | Laos estimate | $1,658 | $138 | ₭23,277,200 | $6,271 |
| 133 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,646 | $137 | CDF 1,662,700 | $3,387 |
| 134 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,605 | $134 | K 2,216,900 | $5,090 |
| 135 | Pakistan estimate | $1,366 | $114 | Rs 384,000 | $5,871 |
| 136 | Egypt estimate | $1,223 | $102 | E£55,420 | $7,972 |
| 137 | Sudan estimate | $1,216 | $101 | SDG 665,100 | $2,965 |
| 138 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,177 | $98 | ؋90,390 | $5,725 |
| 139 | Burundi estimate | $1,144 | $95 | BIF 2,191,000 | $3,456 |
| 140 | Liberia estimate | $1,108 | $92 | LRD 1,108 | $2,750 |
| 141 | Rwanda estimate | $1,093 | $91 | RF 1,441,000 | $3,987 |
| 142 | Gambia estimate | $978 | $82 | GMD 47,110 | $3,161 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $973 | $81 | MWK 354,700 | $2,983 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $375 | $31 | ₦554,200 | $2,087 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).