How much does a chemical engineering technician make in each country?
142 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$104,100
- Iceland$84,600
- Luxembourg$81,010
- Norway$76,800
- Denmark$76,130
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$94,440
- Luxembourg$82,120
- Switzerland$81,230
- Norway$79,830
- United States$75,650
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $104,100 | $8,676 | CHF 93,690 | $81,230 |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $84,600 | $7,050 | kr 10,777,300 | $73,980 |
| 3 | Luxembourg estimate | $81,010 | $6,751 | €72,560 | $82,120 |
| 4 | Norway estimate | $76,800 | $6,400 | kr 694,900 | $79,830 |
| 5 | Denmark estimate | $76,130 | $6,344 | kr 507,300 | $72,830 |
| 6 | United States | $75,650 | $6,304 | $75,650 | |
| 7 | Germany | $71,530 | $5,961 | €64,060 | $94,440 |
| 8 | Canada | $68,020 | $5,668 | CA$95,680 | |
| 9 | Ireland estimate | $61,790 | $5,149 | €55,340 | $60,490 |
| 10 | Austria estimate | $61,240 | $5,103 | €54,850 | $72,220 |
| 11 | Belgium estimate | $60,120 | $5,010 | €53,850 | $68,940 |
| 12 | Qatar estimate | $57,530 | $4,794 | QAR 209,400 | $73,980 |
| 13 | Netherlands estimate | $57,010 | $4,751 | €51,060 | $65,750 |
| 14 | Finland estimate | $51,160 | $4,264 | €45,820 | $56,450 |
| 15 | Sweden estimate | $49,760 | $4,147 | kr 473,700 | $54,970 |
| 16 | United Kingdom estimate | $48,830 | $4,069 | £37,080 | $52,860 |
| 17 | Italy estimate | $44,720 | $3,727 | €40,060 | $61,380 |
| 18 | France estimate | $40,960 | $3,414 | €36,690 | $49,490 |
| 19 | Israel estimate | $38,570 | $3,214 | ₪124,600 | $30,770 |
| 20 | Singapore estimate | $34,640 | $2,887 | SGD 46,540 | $43,950 |
| 21 | Spain estimate | $33,300 | $2,775 | €29,830 | $48,490 |
| 22 | Slovenia estimate | $32,800 | $2,733 | €29,380 | $48,960 |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $31,440 | $2,620 | AED 115,500 | $46,760 |
| 24 | Cyprus estimate | $31,210 | $2,601 | €27,950 | $46,630 |
| 25 | Malta estimate | $30,080 | $2,507 | €26,340 | $41,890 |
| 26 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $29,100 | $2,425 | HK$225,900 | $34,990 |
| 27 | Portugal estimate | $29,040 | $2,420 | €26,010 | $44,720 |
| 28 | Greece estimate | $28,550 | $2,380 | €25,570 | $43,560 |
| 29 | Bahamas estimate | $26,580 | $2,215 | BSD 26,580 | $24,010 |
| 30 | Puerto Rico estimate | $26,400 | $2,200 | $28,160 | |
| 31 | Estonia estimate | $24,910 | $2,076 | €22,310 | $32,810 |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $24,710 | $2,060 | SAR 92,680 | $47,760 |
| 33 | Czechia estimate | $23,580 | $1,965 | Kč 518,900 | $35,200 |
| 34 | Lithuania estimate | $22,940 | $1,911 | €20,540 | $36,930 |
| 35 | Slovakia estimate | $21,120 | $1,760 | €18,910 | $33,030 |
| 36 | Latvia estimate | $20,690 | $1,724 | €18,530 | $33,160 |
| 37 | Croatia estimate | $19,280 | $1,607 | €130,100 | $32,770 |
| 38 | Barbados estimate | $19,150 | $1,596 | BBD 38,310 | $15,960 |
| 39 | Brunei estimate | $18,880 | $1,573 | BND 23,920 | $31,580 |
| 40 | Hungary estimate | $18,400 | $1,534 | Ft 6,449,300 | $31,770 |
| 41 | Poland estimate | $18,160 | $1,513 | zł 76,210 | $33,100 |
| 42 | Romania estimate | $18,080 | $1,507 | lei 79,850 | $37,060 |
| 43 | Uruguay estimate | $17,510 | $1,460 | UYU 704,300 | $24,040 |
| 44 | Costa Rica estimate | $17,060 | $1,421 | ₡8,587,500 | $27,300 |
| 45 | Palau estimate | $15,430 | $1,285 | $15,420 | |
| 46 | Türkiye estimate | $14,150 | $1,179 | ₺558,100 | $31,450 |
| 47 | Serbia estimate | $13,670 | $1,139 | RSD 1,438,000 | $26,850 |
| 48 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $13,560 | $1,130 | KM 23,760 | $30,610 |
| 49 | Bulgaria estimate | $13,260 | $1,105 | €23,220 | $28,290 |
| 50 | Belize estimate | $12,750 | $1,062 | BZD 25,490 | $19,970 |
| 51 | Montenegro estimate | $12,290 | $1,024 | €9,251 | $21,060 |
| 52 | Panama estimate | $11,960 | $997 | PAB 11,960 | $24,080 |
| 53 | Chile estimate | $11,240 | $937 | CLP 10,604,500 | $22,810 |
| 54 | North Macedonia estimate | $10,940 | $911 | MKD 603,500 | $22,040 |
| 55 | Marshall Islands estimate | $10,730 | $894 | $10,800 | |
| 56 | Argentina estimate | $10,710 | $892 | ARS 13,288,700 | $20,100 |
| 57 | Lebanon estimate | $10,580 | $882 | L£15,946,500 | $21,310 |
| 58 | Maldives estimate | $10,370 | $864 | MVR 159,500 | $15,740 |
| 59 | Botswana estimate | $9,939 | $828 | P 134,800 | $25,370 |
| 60 | Honduras estimate | $9,464 | $789 | L 245,600 | $19,470 |
| 61 | Mauritius estimate | $9,162 | $763 | Rs 425,200 | $21,350 |
| 62 | Malaysia estimate | $8,903 | $742 | RM 37,420 | $23,810 |
| 63 | Guatemala estimate | $8,666 | $722 | Q 66,560 | $19,390 |
| 64 | Guyana estimate | $8,443 | $704 | GYD 1,760,300 | $18,110 |
| 65 | Albania estimate | $8,433 | $703 | ALL 898,700 | $19,510 |
| 66 | Ecuador estimate | $8,372 | $698 | $18,960 | |
| 67 | Mexico estimate | $8,289 | $691 | MX$159,500 | $14,100 |
| 68 | Russia estimate | $8,219 | $685 | ₽605,400 | $23,510 |
| 69 | Thailand estimate | $8,082 | $674 | ฿265,800 | $25,060 |
| 70 | Fiji estimate | $7,544 | $629 | FJD 17,110 | $18,470 |
| 71 | Jordan estimate | $7,487 | $624 | JOD 5,315 | $16,550 |
| 72 | Peru estimate | $7,451 | $621 | PEN 26,580 | $13,790 |
| 73 | Djibouti estimate | $7,395 | $616 | DJF 1,314,200 | $13,340 |
| 74 | Samoa estimate | $7,286 | $607 | WST 19,590 | $10,660 |
| 75 | South Africa estimate | $7,266 | $606 | R 119,600 | $16,130 |
| 76 | El Salvador estimate | $7,198 | $600 | $15,350 | |
| 77 | Tonga estimate | $7,180 | $598 | TOP 16,970 | $9,318 |
| 78 | Brazil estimate | $7,135 | $595 | R$39,870 | $15,440 |
| 79 | Moldova estimate | $6,830 | $569 | MDL 118,700 | $13,530 |
| 80 | Mongolia estimate | $6,747 | $562 | ₮23,919,700 | $20,260 |
| 81 | Bolivia estimate | $6,731 | $561 | Bs 46,510 | $17,230 |
| 82 | Dominican Republic estimate | $6,562 | $547 | DOP 406,700 | $17,080 |
| 83 | Colombia estimate | $6,557 | $546 | COP 26,577,500 | $15,960 |
| 84 | Vanuatu estimate | $6,211 | $518 | VUV 601,900 | $5,081 |
| 85 | Paraguay estimate | $5,565 | $464 | ₲41,987,000 | $14,610 |
| 86 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $5,326 | $444 | F CFA 3,322,200 | $14,290 |
| 87 | Kiribati estimate | $5,292 | $441 | A$7,965 | $8,483 |
| 88 | Vietnam estimate | $5,004 | $417 | ₫120,927,600 | $16,890 |
| 89 | Philippines estimate | $4,939 | $412 | ₱282,900 | $13,640 |
| 90 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $4,820 | $402 | FCFA 2,923,500 | $10,600 |
| 91 | Cambodia estimate | $4,636 | $386 | ៛18,604,200 | $12,630 |
| 92 | Cape Verde estimate | $4,511 | $376 | CVE 448,300 | $8,899 |
| 93 | Bhutan estimate | $4,433 | $369 | BTN 370,900 | $17,760 |
| 94 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,413 | $368 | ₸1,438,500 | $11,460 |
| 95 | Georgia estimate | $4,185 | $349 | ₾13,480 | $12,560 |
| 96 | Jamaica estimate | $3,893 | $324 | JMD 431,900 | $6,179 |
| 97 | Tunisia estimate | $3,849 | $321 | TND 11,300 | $13,770 |
| 98 | Zambia estimate | $3,588 | $299 | ZK 93,870 | $12,410 |
| 99 | Yemen estimate | $3,572 | $298 | YER 784,300 | $11,840 |
| 100 | Suriname estimate | $3,496 | $291 | SRD 86,380 | $9,660 |
| 101 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,432 | $286 | UZS 37,927,200 | $12,650 |
| 102 | Timor-Leste estimate | $3,322 | $277 | $7,456 | |
| 103 | Senegal estimate | $3,319 | $277 | F CFA 1,931,200 | $8,526 |
| 104 | Ghana estimate | $3,175 | $265 | GH₵39,870 | $7,594 |
| 105 | Indonesia estimate | $3,159 | $263 | Rp 50,085,200 | $9,811 |
| 106 | India estimate | $3,049 | $254 | ₹265,800 | $13,400 |
| 107 | Nepal estimate | $2,983 | $249 | Rs 311,800 | $10,270 |
| 108 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,826 | $235 | FCFA 1,328,900 | $4,263 |
| 109 | Liberia estimate | $2,658 | $221 | LRD 2,658 | $6,593 |
| 110 | Kenya estimate | $2,606 | $217 | KES 265,800 | $6,143 |
| 111 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $2,522 | $210 | K 3,484,700 | $8,001 |
| 112 | Mozambique estimate | $2,508 | $209 | MZN 160,100 | $6,639 |
| 113 | Angola estimate | $2,444 | $204 | Kz 2,126,200 | $6,833 |
| 114 | Comoros estimate | $2,396 | $200 | CF 996,700 | $4,370 |
| 115 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,353 | $196 | Rs 710,900 | $8,126 |
| 116 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,343 | $195 | ৳270,900 | $8,210 |
| 117 | Eswatini estimate | $2,259 | $188 | SZL 40,420 | |
| 118 | Armenia estimate | $2,202 | $184 | ֏1,063,100 | $6,386 |
| 119 | Mali estimate | $2,192 | $183 | F CFA 1,328,900 | $6,908 |
| 120 | Guinea estimate | $2,068 | $172 | FG 18,993,800 | $6,308 |
| 121 | Uganda estimate | $2,038 | $170 | UGX 7,308,800 | $5,557 |
| 122 | Rwanda estimate | $2,016 | $168 | RF 2,657,300 | $7,353 |
| 123 | Ukraine estimate | $2,012 | $168 | ₴51,420 | $8,276 |
| 124 | Lesotho estimate | $1,915 | $160 | LSL 35,100 | $5,718 |
| 125 | Laos estimate | $1,894 | $158 | ₭26,577,500 | $7,161 |
| 126 | Cameroon estimate | $1,884 | $157 | FCFA 930,200 | $3,888 |
| 127 | Pakistan estimate | $1,883 | $157 | Rs 529,400 | $8,095 |
| 128 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,782 | $149 | F CFA 1,037,200 | $5,371 |
| 129 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,729 | $144 | ؋132,800 | $8,414 |
| 130 | Niger estimate | $1,704 | $142 | F CFA 1,063,100 | $5,229 |
| 131 | Benin estimate | $1,600 | $133 | F CFA 996,700 | $4,849 |
| 132 | Chad estimate | $1,600 | $133 | FCFA 997,800 | $4,719 |
| 133 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,552 | $129 | F CFA 967,900 | $4,384 |
| 134 | Sudan estimate | $1,514 | $126 | SDG 828,000 | $3,692 |
| 135 | Egypt estimate | $1,467 | $122 | E£66,440 | $9,558 |
| 136 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,428 | $119 | ETB 62,460 | $4,648 |
| 137 | Burundi estimate | $1,388 | $116 | BIF 2,657,700 | $4,193 |
| 138 | Togo estimate | $1,257 | $105 | F CFA 784,300 | $3,555 |
| 139 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,184 | $99 | CDF 1,196,000 | $2,436 |
| 140 | Gambia estimate | $1,173 | $98 | GMD 56,480 | $3,789 |
| 141 | Nigeria estimate | $753 | $63 | ₦1,114,400 | $4,197 |
| 142 | Malawi estimate | $452 | $38 | MWK 164,600 | $1,384 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).