How much does a broadcast engineer 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
- United States$130,200
- Switzerland$124,600
- Luxembourg$102,300
- Germany$95,070
- Australia$93,380
Where pay goes furthest
- United States$130,200
- Germany$125,500
- Qatar$107,300
- Luxembourg$103,700
- Switzerland$97,240
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | $130,200 | $10,850 | $130,200 | |
| 2 | Switzerland estimate | $124,600 | $10,390 | CHF 112,100 | $97,240 |
| 3 | Luxembourg estimate | $102,300 | $8,526 | €91,640 | $103,700 |
| 4 | Germany | $95,070 | $7,923 | €85,150 | $125,500 |
| 5 | Australia | $93,380 | $7,782 | A$135,900 | |
| 6 | Iceland estimate | $89,160 | $7,430 | kr 11,358,700 | $77,970 |
| 7 | Qatar estimate | $83,410 | $6,951 | QAR 303,600 | $107,300 |
| 8 | Denmark estimate | $80,260 | $6,688 | kr 534,800 | $76,780 |
| 9 | Norway estimate | $76,550 | $6,379 | kr 692,600 | $79,560 |
| 10 | Canada | $74,930 | $6,244 | CA$105,400 | |
| 11 | Belgium estimate | $73,620 | $6,135 | €65,940 | $84,420 |
| 12 | Austria estimate | $73,580 | $6,132 | €65,900 | $86,780 |
| 13 | Ireland estimate | $72,580 | $6,048 | €65,010 | $71,050 |
| 14 | Netherlands estimate | $70,830 | $5,903 | €63,440 | $81,690 |
| 15 | Finland estimate | $64,670 | $5,390 | €57,930 | $71,360 |
| 16 | United Kingdom | $62,240 | $5,187 | £46,500 | $67,380 |
| 17 | Singapore estimate | $58,360 | $4,864 | SGD 78,410 | $74,050 |
| 18 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $57,960 | $4,830 | HK$449,900 | $69,690 |
| 19 | Sweden estimate | $55,840 | $4,653 | kr 531,600 | $61,690 |
| 20 | Israel estimate | $53,970 | $4,498 | ₪174,300 | $43,070 |
| 21 | France estimate | $53,810 | $4,484 | €48,190 | $65,010 |
| 22 | Spain estimate | $47,740 | $3,979 | €42,760 | $69,510 |
| 23 | Italy estimate | $47,450 | $3,954 | €42,500 | $65,120 |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $41,920 | $3,494 | AED 154,000 | $62,350 |
| 25 | South Korea estimate | $40,400 | $3,367 | ₩52,178,600 | $57,720 |
| 26 | Cyprus estimate | $40,280 | $3,357 | €36,080 | $60,190 |
| 27 | Slovenia estimate | $39,680 | $3,306 | €35,540 | $59,230 |
| 28 | Malta estimate | $38,630 | $3,220 | €33,830 | $53,810 |
| 29 | Portugal estimate | $37,740 | $3,145 | €33,810 | $58,120 |
| 30 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $35,080 | $2,923 | SAR 131,600 | $67,800 |
| 31 | Bahamas estimate | $33,080 | $2,757 | BSD 33,080 | $29,890 |
| 32 | Puerto Rico estimate | $32,960 | $2,747 | $35,160 | |
| 33 | Czechia estimate | $31,670 | $2,639 | Kč 696,700 | $47,270 |
| 34 | Greece estimate | $31,630 | $2,636 | €28,330 | $48,250 |
| 35 | Brunei estimate | $31,330 | $2,611 | BND 39,700 | $52,410 |
| 36 | Lithuania estimate | $30,700 | $2,558 | €27,500 | $49,430 |
| 37 | Barbados estimate | $30,440 | $2,536 | BBD 60,870 | $25,360 |
| 38 | Estonia estimate | $30,310 | $2,526 | €27,150 | $39,930 |
| 39 | Costa Rica estimate | $29,020 | $2,418 | ₡14,611,100 | $46,450 |
| 40 | Latvia estimate | $27,910 | $2,326 | €25,000 | $44,730 |
| 41 | Romania estimate | $26,650 | $2,221 | lei 117,700 | $54,640 |
| 42 | Croatia estimate | $25,670 | $2,139 | €173,200 | $43,620 |
| 43 | Slovakia estimate | $25,160 | $2,097 | €22,540 | $39,360 |
| 44 | Hungary estimate | $24,950 | $2,079 | Ft 8,742,400 | $43,070 |
| 45 | Poland estimate | $21,940 | $1,828 | zł 92,080 | $39,990 |
| 46 | Türkiye estimate | $20,120 | $1,677 | ₺794,000 | $44,740 |
| 47 | Uruguay estimate | $19,740 | $1,645 | UYU 794,000 | $27,100 |
| 48 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $18,700 | $1,558 | KM 32,760 | $42,210 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $18,530 | $1,544 | PAB 18,530 | $37,300 |
| 50 | Bulgaria estimate | $18,450 | $1,538 | €32,330 | $39,390 |
| 51 | Serbia estimate | $17,900 | $1,492 | RSD 1,883,400 | $35,170 |
| 52 | Botswana estimate | $17,560 | $1,463 | P 238,200 | $44,830 |
| 53 | Chile estimate | $17,340 | $1,445 | CLP 16,358,800 | $35,190 |
| 54 | Palau estimate | $17,070 | $1,422 | $17,060 | |
| 55 | Montenegro estimate | $14,720 | $1,227 | €11,080 | $25,220 |
| 56 | Belize estimate | $14,540 | $1,212 | BZD 29,080 | $22,780 |
| 57 | North Macedonia estimate | $14,400 | $1,200 | MKD 794,800 | $29,030 |
| 58 | Malaysia estimate | $14,180 | $1,182 | RM 59,620 | $37,930 |
| 59 | South Africa estimate | $13,670 | $1,139 | R 225,000 | $30,330 |
| 60 | Marshall Islands estimate | $13,230 | $1,103 | $13,320 | |
| 61 | Lebanon estimate | $12,640 | $1,053 | L£19,055,100 | $25,460 |
| 62 | Honduras estimate | $11,900 | $991 | L 308,800 | $24,470 |
| 63 | Peru estimate | $11,870 | $989 | PEN 42,340 | $21,970 |
| 64 | Brazil estimate | $11,840 | $987 | R$66,160 | $25,630 |
| 65 | Colombia estimate | $11,750 | $979 | COP 47,637,800 | $28,600 |
| 66 | Dominican Republic estimate | $11,560 | $964 | DOP 716,800 | $30,110 |
| 67 | Mauritius estimate | $11,400 | $950 | Rs 529,300 | $26,580 |
| 68 | Eswatini estimate | $11,100 | $925 | SZL 198,500 | |
| 69 | Guatemala estimate | $10,750 | $896 | Q 82,530 | $24,050 |
| 70 | Maldives estimate | $10,680 | $890 | MVR 164,300 | $16,220 |
| 71 | Argentina estimate | $10,660 | $889 | ARS 13,232,700 | $20,010 |
| 72 | Ecuador estimate | $10,590 | $882 | $23,980 | |
| 73 | Thailand estimate | $10,330 | $861 | ฿339,800 | $32,040 |
| 74 | Mexico estimate | $10,140 | $845 | MX$195,100 | $17,250 |
| 75 | El Salvador estimate | $10,010 | $834 | $21,340 | |
| 76 | Russia estimate | $9,708 | $809 | ₽715,100 | $27,760 |
| 77 | Djibouti estimate | $9,307 | $776 | DJF 1,654,100 | $16,800 |
| 78 | Fiji estimate | $9,199 | $767 | FJD 20,870 | $22,530 |
| 79 | Samoa estimate | $9,035 | $753 | WST 24,300 | $13,220 |
| 80 | Albania estimate | $8,920 | $743 | ALL 950,600 | $20,630 |
| 81 | Guyana estimate | $8,885 | $740 | GYD 1,852,600 | $19,060 |
| 82 | Bolivia estimate | $8,618 | $718 | Bs 59,550 | $22,060 |
| 83 | Jordan estimate | $8,387 | $699 | JOD 5,955 | $18,540 |
| 84 | Paraguay estimate | $7,892 | $658 | ₲59,547,300 | $20,720 |
| 85 | Mongolia estimate | $7,465 | $622 | ₮26,465,500 | $22,410 |
| 86 | Jamaica estimate | $7,455 | $621 | JMD 827,000 | $11,830 |
| 87 | Moldova estimate | $7,371 | $614 | MDL 128,100 | $14,600 |
| 88 | Tonga estimate | $7,202 | $600 | TOP 17,020 | $9,347 |
| 89 | Philippines estimate | $7,025 | $585 | ₱402,500 | $19,400 |
| 90 | Cape Verde estimate | $6,622 | $552 | CVE 658,100 | $13,060 |
| 91 | Bhutan estimate | $6,484 | $540 | BTN 542,500 | $25,990 |
| 92 | Vanuatu estimate | $6,145 | $512 | VUV 595,500 | $5,027 |
| 93 | Vietnam estimate | $6,078 | $507 | ₫146,883,300 | $20,510 |
| 94 | Senegal estimate | $5,685 | $474 | F CFA 3,308,200 | $14,600 |
| 95 | Kazakhstan estimate | $5,648 | $471 | ₸1,841,300 | $14,670 |
| 96 | Tunisia estimate | $5,411 | $451 | TND 15,880 | $19,360 |
| 97 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $5,304 | $442 | F CFA 3,308,200 | $14,230 |
| 98 | Cambodia estimate | $5,275 | $440 | ៛21,172,400 | $14,380 |
| 99 | Kiribati estimate | $5,068 | $422 | A$7,628 | $8,124 |
| 100 | India estimate | $4,858 | $405 | ₹423,400 | $21,340 |
| 101 | Georgia estimate | $4,657 | $388 | ₾15,000 | $13,970 |
| 102 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $4,456 | $371 | FCFA 2,703,000 | $9,802 |
| 103 | Chad estimate | $4,404 | $367 | FCFA 2,747,300 | $12,990 |
| 104 | Uzbekistan estimate | $4,209 | $351 | UZS 46,511,400 | $15,510 |
| 105 | Zambia estimate | $4,046 | $337 | ZK 105,900 | $13,990 |
| 106 | Suriname estimate | $3,749 | $312 | SRD 92,630 | $10,360 |
| 107 | Mozambique estimate | $3,730 | $311 | MZN 238,200 | $9,875 |
| 108 | Timor-Leste estimate | $3,573 | $298 | $8,019 | |
| 109 | Yemen estimate | $3,422 | $285 | YER 751,500 | $11,340 |
| 110 | Burkina Faso estimate | $3,411 | $284 | F CFA 1,984,900 | $10,280 |
| 111 | Mali estimate | $3,274 | $273 | F CFA 1,984,900 | $10,320 |
| 112 | Kenya estimate | $3,197 | $266 | KES 326,000 | $7,537 |
| 113 | Comoros estimate | $3,181 | $265 | CF 1,323,300 | $5,803 |
| 114 | Ghana estimate | $2,951 | $246 | GH₵37,050 | $7,058 |
| 115 | Cameroon estimate | $2,948 | $246 | FCFA 1,455,600 | $6,084 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,847 | $237 | Rs 860,100 | $9,831 |
| 117 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,814 | $234 | FCFA 1,323,300 | $4,245 |
| 118 | Nepal estimate | $2,786 | $232 | Rs 291,100 | $9,591 |
| 119 | Guinea estimate | $2,594 | $216 | FG 23,818,900 | $7,911 |
| 120 | Indonesia estimate | $2,567 | $214 | Rp 40,694,300 | $7,971 |
| 121 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $2,546 | $212 | F CFA 1,587,900 | $7,192 |
| 122 | Lesotho estimate | $2,527 | $211 | LSL 46,310 | $7,544 |
| 123 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,518 | $210 | ৳291,100 | $8,824 |
| 124 | Ukraine estimate | $2,437 | $203 | ₴62,280 | $10,020 |
| 125 | Armenia estimate | $2,330 | $194 | ֏1,124,800 | $6,756 |
| 126 | Angola estimate | $2,282 | $190 | Kz 1,984,900 | $6,379 |
| 127 | Uganda estimate | $2,029 | $169 | UGX 7,278,000 | $5,533 |
| 128 | Ethiopia estimate | $2,027 | $169 | ETB 88,660 | $6,598 |
| 129 | Benin estimate | $2,018 | $168 | F CFA 1,257,100 | $6,117 |
| 130 | Niger estimate | $2,011 | $168 | F CFA 1,254,500 | $6,171 |
| 131 | Togo estimate | $2,010 | $167 | F CFA 1,253,500 | $5,682 |
| 132 | Laos estimate | $1,980 | $165 | ₭27,788,700 | $7,487 |
| 133 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,965 | $164 | CDF 1,984,900 | $4,043 |
| 134 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,916 | $160 | K 2,646,500 | $6,077 |
| 135 | Pakistan estimate | $1,630 | $136 | Rs 458,400 | $7,009 |
| 136 | Egypt estimate | $1,461 | $122 | E£66,160 | $9,517 |
| 137 | Sudan estimate | $1,452 | $121 | SDG 794,000 | $3,540 |
| 138 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,405 | $117 | ؋107,900 | $6,835 |
| 139 | Burundi estimate | $1,366 | $114 | BIF 2,615,600 | $4,126 |
| 140 | Liberia estimate | $1,323 | $110 | LRD 1,323 | $3,283 |
| 141 | Rwanda estimate | $1,305 | $109 | RF 1,720,300 | $4,760 |
| 142 | Gambia estimate | $1,168 | $97 | GMD 56,240 | $3,773 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $1,162 | $97 | MWK 423,400 | $3,561 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $447 | $37 | ₦661,600 | $2,492 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).