How much chemical products plant and machine operators earn in each country
143 countries, median gross salary a year in dollars.
Each line is a country, on a log scale from $100 to $100,000 a year.
Where they earn the most
- Iceland$81,750
- Belgium$78,950
- Switzerland$78,140
- Luxembourg$72,010
- Germany$68,450
Where pay goes furthest
- Belgium$90,530
- Germany$90,380
- Luxembourg$73,000
- Iceland$71,490
- Norway$64,380
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland estimate | $81,750 | $6,813 | kr 10,415,400 | $71,490 |
| 2 | Belgium estimate | $78,950 | $6,579 | €69,870 | $90,530 |
| 3 | Switzerland estimate | $78,140 | $6,512 | CHF 70,320 | $60,970 |
| 4 | Luxembourg estimate | $72,010 | $6,001 | €63,730 | $73,000 |
| 5 | Germany | $68,450 | $5,704 | €61,310 | $90,380 |
| 6 | Denmark estimate | $63,600 | $5,300 | kr 423,800 | $60,850 |
| 7 | Norway estimate | $61,940 | $5,161 | kr 560,400 | $64,380 |
| 8 | United States | $56,560 | $4,714 | $56,560 | |
| 9 | Sweden estimate | $54,840 | $4,570 | kr 535,100 | $60,580 |
| 10 | Canada | $51,990 | $4,333 | CA$73,130 | |
| 11 | Finland estimate | $48,400 | $4,033 | €43,350 | $53,400 |
| 12 | Austria estimate | $46,450 | $3,871 | €41,600 | $54,780 |
| 13 | Netherlands estimate | $46,030 | $3,836 | €41,220 | $53,080 |
| 14 | Ireland estimate | $45,860 | $3,821 | €41,070 | $44,890 |
| 15 | United Kingdom | $45,450 | $3,788 | £33,960 | $49,210 |
| 16 | Cyprus estimate | $35,950 | $2,996 | €31,820 | $53,720 |
| 17 | Italy estimate | $33,520 | $2,793 | €30,020 | $46,000 |
| 18 | South Korea estimate | $33,510 | $2,793 | ₩43,281,900 | $47,880 |
| 19 | France estimate | $33,150 | $2,763 | €29,690 | $40,050 |
| 20 | Israel estimate | $32,800 | $2,733 | ₪106,000 | $26,170 |
| 21 | Spain estimate | $31,790 | $2,649 | €28,470 | $46,280 |
| 22 | Slovenia estimate | $25,770 | $2,147 | €23,080 | $38,460 |
| 23 | Lithuania estimate | $25,530 | $2,127 | €22,590 | $41,100 |
| 24 | Greece estimate | $24,640 | $2,053 | €22,070 | $37,590 |
| 25 | Malta estimate | $23,660 | $1,971 | €21,190 | $32,950 |
| 26 | Bahamas estimate | $22,670 | $1,889 | BSD 22,670 | $20,480 |
| 27 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $22,050 | $1,838 | HK$171,200 | $26,510 |
| 28 | Puerto Rico estimate | $19,920 | $1,660 | $21,250 | |
| 29 | Estonia estimate | $18,960 | $1,580 | €16,990 | $24,980 |
| 30 | Portugal estimate | $18,400 | $1,533 | €16,480 | $28,330 |
| 31 | Singapore estimate | $18,300 | $1,525 | SGD 24,590 | $23,220 |
| 32 | Czechia estimate | $18,190 | $1,515 | Kč 400,100 | $27,150 |
| 33 | Slovakia estimate | $16,570 | $1,381 | €14,840 | $25,920 |
| 34 | Latvia estimate | $15,830 | $1,319 | €14,180 | $25,370 |
| 35 | Poland estimate | $15,640 | $1,303 | zł 65,640 | $28,510 |
| 36 | Hungary estimate | $15,170 | $1,264 | Ft 5,316,800 | $26,190 |
| 37 | Croatia estimate | $14,910 | $1,243 | €100,600 | $25,340 |
| 38 | Uruguay estimate | $14,360 | $1,196 | UYU 577,300 | $19,700 |
| 39 | Qatar estimate | $13,010 | $1,084 | QAR 47,360 | $16,730 |
| 40 | Romania estimate | $12,910 | $1,076 | lei 57,010 | $26,460 |
| 41 | Barbados estimate | $12,800 | $1,066 | BBD 25,590 | $10,660 |
| 42 | Costa Rica estimate | $11,550 | $962 | ₡5,812,900 | $18,480 |
| 43 | Palau estimate | $10,740 | $895 | $10,740 | |
| 44 | Argentina estimate | $10,280 | $857 | ARS 12,753,500 | $19,290 |
| 45 | Türkiye estimate | $10,210 | $851 | ₺402,700 | $22,700 |
| 46 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $9,945 | $829 | KM 17,420 | $22,450 |
| 47 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $9,939 | $828 | AED 36,500 | $14,780 |
| 48 | Chile estimate | $9,934 | $828 | CLP 9,373,900 | $20,160 |
| 49 | Serbia estimate | $9,702 | $808 | RSD 1,020,700 | $19,060 |
| 50 | Panama estimate | $9,397 | $783 | PAB 9,397 | $18,920 |
| 51 | Montenegro estimate | $9,171 | $764 | €6,904 | $15,720 |
| 52 | Guyana estimate | $9,014 | $751 | GYD 1,879,500 | $19,330 |
| 53 | Bulgaria estimate | $8,777 | $731 | €15,370 | $18,730 |
| 54 | North Macedonia estimate | $8,727 | $727 | MKD 481,700 | $17,590 |
| 55 | Russia estimate | $8,206 | $684 | ₽604,400 | $23,470 |
| 56 | Maldives estimate | $8,089 | $674 | MVR 124,400 | $12,290 |
| 57 | Belize estimate | $8,076 | $673 | BZD 16,150 | $12,650 |
| 58 | Lebanon estimate | $8,015 | $668 | L£12,082,200 | $16,150 |
| 59 | Brunei estimate | $7,943 | $662 | BND 10,060 | $13,290 |
| 60 | Tonga estimate | $7,831 | $653 | TOP 18,510 | $10,160 |
| 61 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $7,626 | $635 | SAR 28,600 | $14,740 |
| 62 | Marshall Islands estimate | $7,616 | $635 | $7,666 | |
| 63 | Mongolia estimate | $7,574 | $631 | ₮26,849,400 | $22,740 |
| 64 | Guatemala estimate | $7,138 | $595 | Q 54,820 | $15,970 |
| 65 | Mexico estimate | $7,127 | $594 | MX$137,100 | $12,120 |
| 66 | Ecuador estimate | $7,115 | $593 | $16,120 | |
| 67 | Mauritius estimate | $6,820 | $568 | Rs 316,600 | $15,890 |
| 68 | Peru estimate | $6,774 | $565 | PEN 24,160 | $12,540 |
| 69 | Honduras estimate | $6,606 | $551 | L 171,500 | $13,590 |
| 70 | Bolivia estimate | $6,411 | $534 | Bs 44,300 | $16,410 |
| 71 | El Salvador estimate | $6,156 | $513 | $13,130 | |
| 72 | Brazil estimate | $6,007 | $501 | R$33,560 | $13,000 |
| 73 | Kazakhstan estimate | $5,903 | $492 | ₸1,924,500 | $15,330 |
| 74 | Fiji estimate | $5,894 | $491 | FJD 13,370 | $14,430 |
| 75 | South Africa estimate | $5,709 | $476 | R 93,970 | $12,670 |
| 76 | Jordan estimate | $5,672 | $473 | JOD 4,027 | $12,540 |
| 77 | Moldova estimate | $5,617 | $468 | MDL 97,610 | $11,130 |
| 78 | Thailand estimate | $5,429 | $452 | ฿178,500 | $16,830 |
| 79 | Samoa estimate | $5,404 | $450 | WST 14,530 | $7,907 |
| 80 | Dominican Republic estimate | $5,342 | $445 | DOP 331,100 | $13,910 |
| 81 | Paraguay estimate | $5,304 | $442 | ₲40,023,700 | $13,920 |
| 82 | Malaysia estimate | $5,207 | $434 | RM 21,890 | $13,920 |
| 83 | Albania estimate | $5,101 | $425 | ALL 543,600 | $11,800 |
| 84 | Colombia estimate | $4,902 | $409 | COP 19,868,600 | $11,930 |
| 85 | Vanuatu estimate | $4,849 | $404 | VUV 469,900 | $3,967 |
| 86 | Vietnam estimate | $4,500 | $375 | ₫108,740,100 | $15,190 |
| 87 | Kiribati estimate | $4,461 | $372 | A$6,714 | $7,151 |
| 88 | Georgia estimate | $3,939 | $328 | ₾12,690 | $11,820 |
| 89 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,757 | $313 | FCFA 2,279,000 | $8,265 |
| 90 | Cambodia estimate | $3,679 | $307 | ៛14,767,200 | $10,030 |
| 91 | Djibouti estimate | $3,645 | $304 | DJF 647,800 | $6,578 |
| 92 | Philippines estimate | $3,599 | $300 | ₱206,200 | $9,941 |
| 93 | Botswana estimate | $3,418 | $285 | P 46,360 | $8,727 |
| 94 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,355 | $280 | UZS 37,070,600 | $12,360 |
| 95 | Suriname estimate | $3,260 | $272 | SRD 80,550 | $9,008 |
| 96 | Sudan estimate | $3,210 | $267 | SDG 1,754,900 | $7,825 |
| 97 | Bhutan estimate | $3,209 | $267 | BTN 268,500 | $12,860 |
| 98 | Cape Verde estimate | $2,864 | $239 | CVE 284,600 | $5,650 |
| 99 | Armenia estimate | $2,661 | $222 | ֏1,284,700 | $7,717 |
| 100 | Eswatini estimate | $2,627 | $219 | SZL 46,990 | |
| 101 | Indonesia estimate | $2,459 | $205 | Rp 38,993,100 | $7,638 |
| 102 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,459 | $205 | FCFA 1,156,500 | $3,710 |
| 103 | Comoros estimate | $2,421 | $202 | CF 1,006,900 | $4,415 |
| 104 | Laos estimate | $2,391 | $199 | ₭33,561,800 | $9,042 |
| 105 | India estimate | $2,310 | $193 | ₹201,400 | $10,150 |
| 106 | Tunisia estimate | $2,287 | $191 | TND 6,712 | $8,184 |
| 107 | Guinea estimate | $2,263 | $189 | FG 20,785,700 | $6,903 |
| 108 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $2,152 | $179 | F CFA 1,342,500 | $5,776 |
| 109 | Niger estimate | $2,152 | $179 | F CFA 1,342,500 | $6,604 |
| 110 | Ghana estimate | $2,138 | $178 | GH₵26,850 | $5,114 |
| 111 | Jamaica estimate | $2,097 | $175 | JMD 232,600 | $3,328 |
| 112 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $2,041 | $170 | K 2,819,200 | $6,473 |
| 113 | Timor-Leste estimate | $2,014 | $168 | $4,520 | |
| 114 | Senegal estimate | $1,999 | $167 | F CFA 1,163,500 | $5,136 |
| 115 | Ukraine estimate | $1,964 | $164 | ₴50,190 | $8,077 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,943 | $162 | Rs 587,000 | $6,710 |
| 117 | Nepal estimate | $1,927 | $161 | Rs 201,400 | $6,634 |
| 118 | Yemen estimate | $1,839 | $153 | YER 403,900 | $6,098 |
| 119 | Lesotho estimate | $1,831 | $153 | LSL 33,560 | $5,467 |
| 120 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,748 | $146 | ؋134,200 | $8,504 |
| 121 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,742 | $145 | ৳201,400 | $6,104 |
| 122 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,730 | $144 | F CFA 1,006,900 | $5,214 |
| 123 | Mali estimate | $1,690 | $141 | F CFA 1,024,800 | $5,327 |
| 124 | Mozambique estimate | $1,682 | $140 | MZN 107,400 | $4,452 |
| 125 | Liberia estimate | $1,676 | $140 | LRD 1,676 | $4,157 |
| 126 | Cameroon estimate | $1,631 | $136 | FCFA 805,500 | $3,366 |
| 127 | Zambia estimate | $1,615 | $135 | ZK 42,270 | $5,586 |
| 128 | Chad estimate | $1,614 | $135 | FCFA 1,006,900 | $4,762 |
| 129 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,507 | $126 | F CFA 939,700 | $4,256 |
| 130 | Benin estimate | $1,401 | $117 | F CFA 872,600 | $4,246 |
| 131 | Egypt estimate | $1,352 | $113 | E£61,250 | $8,811 |
| 132 | Rwanda estimate | $1,324 | $110 | RF 1,745,200 | $4,829 |
| 133 | Kenya estimate | $1,316 | $110 | KES 134,200 | $3,103 |
| 134 | Pakistan estimate | $1,241 | $103 | Rs 348,800 | $5,333 |
| 135 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,221 | $102 | CDF 1,233,600 | $2,513 |
| 136 | Gambia estimate | $1,185 | $99 | GMD 57,050 | $3,828 |
| 137 | Uganda estimate | $1,154 | $96 | UGX 4,138,600 | $3,147 |
| 138 | Togo estimate | $1,076 | $90 | F CFA 671,200 | $3,043 |
| 139 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,074 | $90 | ETB 46,990 | $3,497 |
| 140 | Angola estimate | $926 | $77 | Kz 805,500 | $2,588 |
| 141 | Burundi estimate | $637 | $53 | BIF 1,220,700 | $1,926 |
| 142 | Malawi estimate | $553 | $46 | MWK 201,400 | $1,693 |
| 143 | Nigeria estimate | $454 | $38 | ₦671,200 | $2,528 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).