How much does a chemist 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$108,500
- United States$92,530
- Germany$89,610
- Luxembourg$89,080
- Iceland$77,630
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$118,300
- Qatar$93,380
- United States$92,530
- Luxembourg$90,300
- Switzerland$84,660
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $108,500 | $9,043 | CHF 97,650 | $84,660 |
| 2 | United States | $92,530 | $7,711 | $92,530 | |
| 3 | Germany | $89,610 | $7,468 | €80,260 | $118,300 |
| 4 | Luxembourg estimate | $89,080 | $7,423 | €79,790 | $90,300 |
| 5 | Iceland estimate | $77,630 | $6,469 | kr 9,889,700 | $67,880 |
| 6 | Qatar estimate | $72,620 | $6,052 | QAR 264,300 | $93,380 |
| 7 | Denmark estimate | $69,880 | $5,823 | kr 465,600 | $66,850 |
| 8 | Norway estimate | $66,650 | $5,554 | kr 603,000 | $69,280 |
| 9 | Australia | $65,170 | $5,430 | A$94,850 | |
| 10 | Belgium estimate | $64,100 | $5,342 | €57,410 | $73,500 |
| 11 | Austria estimate | $64,060 | $5,339 | €57,380 | $75,560 |
| 12 | Ireland estimate | $63,190 | $5,266 | €56,600 | $61,870 |
| 13 | Netherlands estimate | $61,670 | $5,139 | €55,240 | $71,130 |
| 14 | Canada | $59,750 | $4,979 | CA$84,040 | |
| 15 | Finland estimate | $56,310 | $4,693 | €50,440 | $62,130 |
| 16 | United Kingdom | $53,520 | $4,460 | £39,980 | $57,940 |
| 17 | Singapore estimate | $50,810 | $4,235 | SGD 68,270 | $64,470 |
| 18 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $50,470 | $4,205 | HK$391,700 | $60,680 |
| 19 | Sweden estimate | $48,620 | $4,052 | kr 462,900 | $53,710 |
| 20 | Israel estimate | $46,990 | $3,916 | ₪151,800 | $37,500 |
| 21 | France estimate | $46,850 | $3,904 | €41,960 | $56,600 |
| 22 | Italy estimate | $41,310 | $3,443 | €37,000 | $56,700 |
| 23 | Spain estimate | $40,250 | $3,354 | €36,050 | $58,590 |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $36,500 | $3,042 | AED 134,100 | $54,290 |
| 25 | South Korea estimate | $35,180 | $2,932 | ₩45,430,700 | $50,260 |
| 26 | Cyprus estimate | $35,070 | $2,923 | €31,410 | $52,410 |
| 27 | Slovenia estimate | $34,550 | $2,879 | €30,940 | $51,570 |
| 28 | Malta estimate | $33,640 | $2,803 | €29,450 | $46,850 |
| 29 | Portugal estimate | $32,860 | $2,739 | €29,430 | $50,600 |
| 30 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $30,540 | $2,545 | SAR 114,500 | $59,030 |
| 31 | Bahamas estimate | $28,800 | $2,400 | BSD 28,800 | $26,030 |
| 32 | Puerto Rico estimate | $28,700 | $2,392 | $30,610 | |
| 33 | Czechia estimate | $27,570 | $2,298 | Kč 606,600 | $41,160 |
| 34 | Greece estimate | $27,540 | $2,295 | €24,660 | $42,010 |
| 35 | Brunei estimate | $27,280 | $2,273 | BND 34,560 | $45,630 |
| 36 | Lithuania estimate | $26,730 | $2,228 | €23,940 | $43,040 |
| 37 | Barbados estimate | $26,500 | $2,208 | BBD 53,000 | $22,080 |
| 38 | Estonia estimate | $26,390 | $2,199 | €23,640 | $34,770 |
| 39 | Costa Rica estimate | $25,270 | $2,106 | ₡12,721,600 | $40,450 |
| 40 | Latvia estimate | $24,300 | $2,025 | €21,760 | $38,950 |
| 41 | Romania estimate | $23,200 | $1,934 | lei 102,500 | $47,570 |
| 42 | Croatia estimate | $22,350 | $1,863 | €150,800 | $37,980 |
| 43 | Slovakia estimate | $21,910 | $1,826 | €19,620 | $34,270 |
| 44 | Hungary estimate | $21,720 | $1,810 | Ft 7,611,800 | $37,500 |
| 45 | Poland estimate | $19,100 | $1,592 | zł 80,180 | $34,820 |
| 46 | Türkiye estimate | $17,520 | $1,460 | ₺691,300 | $38,960 |
| 47 | Uruguay estimate | $17,190 | $1,433 | UYU 691,300 | $23,590 |
| 48 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $16,280 | $1,357 | KM 28,520 | $36,750 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $16,130 | $1,344 | PAB 16,130 | $32,470 |
| 50 | Bulgaria estimate | $16,070 | $1,339 | €28,150 | $34,290 |
| 51 | Serbia estimate | $15,590 | $1,299 | RSD 1,639,800 | $30,620 |
| 52 | Botswana estimate | $15,290 | $1,274 | P 207,400 | $39,040 |
| 53 | Chile estimate | $15,100 | $1,258 | CLP 14,243,300 | $30,640 |
| 54 | Palau estimate | $14,860 | $1,238 | $14,850 | |
| 55 | Montenegro estimate | $12,820 | $1,068 | €9,646 | $21,960 |
| 56 | Belize estimate | $12,660 | $1,055 | BZD 25,320 | $19,830 |
| 57 | North Macedonia estimate | $12,540 | $1,045 | MKD 692,000 | $25,270 |
| 58 | Malaysia estimate | $12,350 | $1,029 | RM 51,910 | $33,030 |
| 59 | South Africa estimate | $11,900 | $992 | R 195,900 | $26,410 |
| 60 | Marshall Islands estimate | $11,520 | $960 | $11,600 | |
| 61 | Lebanon estimate | $11,010 | $917 | L£16,590,900 | $22,170 |
| 62 | Honduras estimate | $10,360 | $863 | L 268,800 | $21,310 |
| 63 | Peru estimate | $10,340 | $861 | PEN 36,870 | $19,130 |
| 64 | Brazil estimate | $10,310 | $859 | R$57,610 | $22,320 |
| 65 | Colombia estimate | $10,230 | $853 | COP 41,477,100 | $24,900 |
| 66 | Dominican Republic estimate | $10,070 | $839 | DOP 624,100 | $26,210 |
| 67 | Mauritius estimate | $9,929 | $827 | Rs 460,900 | $23,140 |
| 68 | Eswatini estimate | $9,661 | $805 | SZL 172,800 | |
| 69 | Guatemala estimate | $9,357 | $780 | Q 71,860 | $20,940 |
| 70 | Maldives estimate | $9,300 | $775 | MVR 143,000 | $14,120 |
| 71 | Argentina estimate | $9,285 | $774 | ARS 11,521,400 | $17,420 |
| 72 | Ecuador estimate | $9,217 | $768 | $20,880 | |
| 73 | Thailand estimate | $8,998 | $750 | ฿295,900 | $27,900 |
| 74 | Mexico estimate | $8,831 | $736 | MX$169,900 | $15,020 |
| 75 | El Salvador estimate | $8,713 | $726 | $18,580 | |
| 76 | Russia estimate | $8,453 | $704 | ₽622,600 | $24,170 |
| 77 | Djibouti estimate | $8,104 | $675 | DJF 1,440,200 | $14,620 |
| 78 | Fiji estimate | $8,009 | $667 | FJD 18,170 | $19,610 |
| 79 | Samoa estimate | $7,867 | $656 | WST 21,150 | $11,510 |
| 80 | Albania estimate | $7,767 | $647 | ALL 827,700 | $17,970 |
| 81 | Guyana estimate | $7,736 | $645 | GYD 1,613,000 | $16,590 |
| 82 | Bolivia estimate | $7,503 | $625 | Bs 51,850 | $19,210 |
| 83 | Jordan estimate | $7,302 | $609 | JOD 5,185 | $16,140 |
| 84 | Paraguay estimate | $6,871 | $573 | ₲51,846,400 | $18,040 |
| 85 | Mongolia estimate | $6,500 | $542 | ₮23,042,900 | $19,520 |
| 86 | Jamaica estimate | $6,491 | $541 | JMD 720,100 | $10,300 |
| 87 | Moldova estimate | $6,418 | $535 | MDL 111,500 | $12,710 |
| 88 | Tonga estimate | $6,271 | $523 | TOP 14,820 | $8,138 |
| 89 | Philippines estimate | $6,117 | $510 | ₱350,400 | $16,890 |
| 90 | Cape Verde estimate | $5,765 | $480 | CVE 573,000 | $11,380 |
| 91 | Bhutan estimate | $5,646 | $470 | BTN 472,400 | $22,630 |
| 92 | Vanuatu estimate | $5,350 | $446 | VUV 518,500 | $4,377 |
| 93 | Vietnam estimate | $5,292 | $441 | ₫127,887,800 | $17,860 |
| 94 | Senegal estimate | $4,950 | $412 | F CFA 2,880,400 | $12,720 |
| 95 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,918 | $410 | ₸1,603,200 | $12,770 |
| 96 | Tunisia estimate | $4,712 | $393 | TND 13,830 | $16,860 |
| 97 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $4,618 | $385 | F CFA 2,880,400 | $12,390 |
| 98 | Cambodia estimate | $4,593 | $383 | ៛18,434,300 | $12,520 |
| 99 | Kiribati estimate | $4,412 | $368 | A$6,641 | $7,073 |
| 100 | India estimate | $4,230 | $353 | ₹368,700 | $18,580 |
| 101 | Georgia estimate | $4,054 | $338 | ₾13,060 | $12,170 |
| 102 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,880 | $323 | FCFA 2,353,400 | $8,534 |
| 103 | Chad estimate | $3,835 | $320 | FCFA 2,392,000 | $11,310 |
| 104 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,665 | $305 | UZS 40,496,400 | $13,500 |
| 105 | Zambia estimate | $3,523 | $294 | ZK 92,170 | $12,180 |
| 106 | Suriname estimate | $3,264 | $272 | SRD 80,650 | $9,019 |
| 107 | Mozambique estimate | $3,248 | $271 | MZN 207,400 | $8,598 |
| 108 | Timor-Leste estimate | $3,111 | $259 | $6,982 | |
| 109 | Yemen estimate | $2,980 | $248 | YER 654,300 | $9,878 |
| 110 | Burkina Faso estimate | $2,970 | $247 | F CFA 1,728,200 | $8,949 |
| 111 | Mali estimate | $2,850 | $238 | F CFA 1,728,200 | $8,984 |
| 112 | Kenya estimate | $2,783 | $232 | KES 283,900 | $6,562 |
| 113 | Comoros estimate | $2,770 | $231 | CF 1,152,100 | $5,052 |
| 114 | Ghana estimate | $2,569 | $214 | GH₵32,260 | $6,145 |
| 115 | Cameroon estimate | $2,567 | $214 | FCFA 1,267,400 | $5,297 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,479 | $207 | Rs 748,900 | $8,560 |
| 117 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,450 | $204 | FCFA 1,152,100 | $3,696 |
| 118 | Nepal estimate | $2,425 | $202 | Rs 253,500 | $8,351 |
| 119 | Guinea estimate | $2,258 | $188 | FG 20,738,600 | $6,888 |
| 120 | Indonesia estimate | $2,235 | $186 | Rp 35,431,600 | $6,941 |
| 121 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $2,217 | $185 | F CFA 1,382,600 | $6,262 |
| 122 | Lesotho estimate | $2,200 | $183 | LSL 40,320 | $6,569 |
| 123 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,193 | $183 | ৳253,500 | $7,683 |
| 124 | Ukraine estimate | $2,122 | $177 | ₴54,230 | $8,728 |
| 125 | Armenia estimate | $2,029 | $169 | ֏979,300 | $5,883 |
| 126 | Angola estimate | $1,987 | $166 | Kz 1,728,200 | $5,554 |
| 127 | Uganda estimate | $1,767 | $147 | UGX 6,336,800 | $4,818 |
| 128 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,765 | $147 | ETB 77,190 | $5,745 |
| 129 | Benin estimate | $1,757 | $146 | F CFA 1,094,500 | $5,326 |
| 130 | Niger estimate | $1,751 | $146 | F CFA 1,092,200 | $5,373 |
| 131 | Togo estimate | $1,750 | $146 | F CFA 1,091,400 | $4,947 |
| 132 | Laos estimate | $1,724 | $144 | ₭24,195,000 | $6,519 |
| 133 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,711 | $143 | CDF 1,728,200 | $3,520 |
| 134 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,668 | $139 | K 2,304,300 | $5,291 |
| 135 | Pakistan estimate | $1,420 | $118 | Rs 399,100 | $6,103 |
| 136 | Egypt estimate | $1,272 | $106 | E£57,610 | $8,287 |
| 137 | Sudan estimate | $1,264 | $105 | SDG 691,300 | $3,082 |
| 138 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,223 | $102 | ؋93,950 | $5,951 |
| 139 | Burundi estimate | $1,189 | $99 | BIF 2,277,300 | $3,593 |
| 140 | Liberia estimate | $1,152 | $96 | LRD 1,152 | $2,858 |
| 141 | Rwanda estimate | $1,136 | $95 | RF 1,497,800 | $4,144 |
| 142 | Gambia estimate | $1,017 | $85 | GMD 48,970 | $3,285 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $1,012 | $84 | MWK 368,700 | $3,100 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $390 | $32 | ₦576,100 | $2,169 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).