How much does a chief engineer 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$111,900
- United States$109,500
- Germany$91,870
- Iceland$90,960
- Luxembourg$87,110
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$121,300
- United States$109,500
- Luxembourg$88,300
- Switzerland$87,340
- Norway$85,840
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $111,900 | $9,329 | CHF 100,700 | $87,340 |
| 2 | United States | $109,500 | $9,128 | $109,500 | |
| 3 | Germany | $91,870 | $7,655 | €82,280 | $121,300 |
| 4 | Iceland estimate | $90,960 | $7,580 | kr 11,588,100 | $79,540 |
| 5 | Luxembourg estimate | $87,110 | $7,259 | €78,020 | $88,300 |
| 6 | Norway estimate | $82,580 | $6,882 | kr 747,200 | $85,840 |
| 7 | Denmark estimate | $81,850 | $6,821 | kr 545,400 | $78,310 |
| 8 | Ireland estimate | $66,430 | $5,536 | €59,500 | $65,040 |
| 9 | Austria estimate | $65,840 | $5,487 | €58,970 | $77,650 |
| 10 | Belgium estimate | $64,640 | $5,387 | €57,900 | $74,120 |
| 11 | Qatar estimate | $61,860 | $5,155 | QAR 225,200 | $79,540 |
| 12 | Netherlands estimate | $61,300 | $5,108 | €54,900 | $70,690 |
| 13 | Finland estimate | $55,010 | $4,584 | €49,270 | $60,700 |
| 14 | Canada | $54,710 | $4,559 | CA$76,960 | |
| 15 | Sweden estimate | $53,500 | $4,458 | kr 509,400 | $59,110 |
| 16 | United Kingdom estimate | $52,500 | $4,375 | £39,870 | $56,840 |
| 17 | Italy estimate | $48,090 | $4,007 | €43,070 | $66,000 |
| 18 | France estimate | $44,040 | $3,670 | €39,450 | $53,210 |
| 19 | Israel estimate | $41,470 | $3,456 | ₪133,900 | $33,090 |
| 20 | Spain estimate | $40,070 | $3,340 | €35,890 | $58,340 |
| 21 | Singapore estimate | $37,250 | $3,104 | SGD 50,040 | $47,250 |
| 22 | Slovenia estimate | $35,270 | $2,939 | €31,590 | $52,650 |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $33,800 | $2,817 | AED 124,100 | $50,270 |
| 24 | Cyprus estimate | $33,550 | $2,796 | €30,050 | $50,140 |
| 25 | Malta estimate | $32,340 | $2,695 | €28,320 | $45,050 |
| 26 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $31,290 | $2,608 | HK$242,900 | $37,630 |
| 27 | Portugal estimate | $31,230 | $2,602 | €27,970 | $48,080 |
| 28 | Greece estimate | $30,700 | $2,559 | €27,500 | $46,840 |
| 29 | Bahamas estimate | $28,580 | $2,381 | BSD 28,580 | $25,820 |
| 30 | Puerto Rico estimate | $28,390 | $2,366 | $30,280 | |
| 31 | Estonia estimate | $26,780 | $2,232 | €23,990 | $35,280 |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $26,570 | $2,214 | SAR 99,650 | $51,360 |
| 33 | Czechia estimate | $25,360 | $2,113 | Kč 557,900 | $37,850 |
| 34 | Lithuania estimate | $24,660 | $2,055 | €22,090 | $39,710 |
| 35 | Slovakia estimate | $22,700 | $1,892 | €20,340 | $35,510 |
| 36 | Latvia estimate | $22,240 | $1,853 | €19,920 | $35,650 |
| 37 | Croatia estimate | $20,740 | $1,728 | €139,900 | $35,240 |
| 38 | Barbados estimate | $20,590 | $1,716 | BBD 41,190 | $17,160 |
| 39 | Brunei estimate | $20,300 | $1,692 | BND 25,720 | $33,960 |
| 40 | Hungary estimate | $19,790 | $1,649 | Ft 6,934,400 | $34,160 |
| 41 | Poland estimate | $19,520 | $1,627 | zł 81,940 | $35,590 |
| 42 | Romania estimate | $19,440 | $1,620 | lei 85,860 | $39,850 |
| 43 | Uruguay estimate | $18,830 | $1,569 | UYU 757,300 | $25,850 |
| 44 | Costa Rica estimate | $18,340 | $1,528 | ₡9,233,500 | $29,360 |
| 45 | Palau estimate | $16,590 | $1,382 | $16,580 | |
| 46 | Türkiye estimate | $15,210 | $1,268 | ₺600,100 | $33,820 |
| 47 | Serbia estimate | $14,700 | $1,225 | RSD 1,546,200 | $28,870 |
| 48 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $14,580 | $1,215 | KM 25,540 | $32,920 |
| 49 | Bulgaria estimate | $14,250 | $1,188 | €24,970 | $30,420 |
| 50 | Belize estimate | $13,710 | $1,142 | BZD 27,410 | $21,470 |
| 51 | Montenegro estimate | $13,210 | $1,101 | €9,947 | $22,650 |
| 52 | Panama estimate | $12,860 | $1,072 | PAB 12,860 | $25,890 |
| 53 | Chile estimate | $12,080 | $1,007 | CLP 11,402,300 | $24,530 |
| 54 | North Macedonia estimate | $11,760 | $980 | MKD 648,900 | $23,700 |
| 55 | Marshall Islands estimate | $11,540 | $961 | $11,610 | |
| 56 | Argentina estimate | $11,520 | $960 | ARS 14,288,400 | $21,610 |
| 57 | Lebanon estimate | $11,370 | $948 | L£17,146,100 | $22,910 |
| 58 | Maldives estimate | $11,150 | $929 | MVR 171,500 | $16,930 |
| 59 | Botswana estimate | $10,690 | $891 | P 144,900 | $27,280 |
| 60 | Honduras estimate | $10,180 | $848 | L 264,100 | $20,930 |
| 61 | Mauritius estimate | $9,851 | $821 | Rs 457,200 | $22,960 |
| 62 | Malaysia estimate | $9,572 | $798 | RM 40,240 | $25,600 |
| 63 | Guatemala estimate | $9,318 | $777 | Q 71,570 | $20,850 |
| 64 | Guyana estimate | $9,078 | $756 | GYD 1,892,700 | $19,470 |
| 65 | Albania estimate | $9,067 | $756 | ALL 966,300 | $20,970 |
| 66 | Ecuador estimate | $9,002 | $750 | $20,390 | |
| 67 | Mexico estimate | $8,913 | $743 | MX$171,500 | $15,160 |
| 68 | Russia estimate | $8,838 | $736 | ₽650,900 | $25,270 |
| 69 | Thailand estimate | $8,691 | $724 | ฿285,800 | $26,940 |
| 70 | Fiji estimate | $8,112 | $676 | FJD 18,400 | $19,860 |
| 71 | Jordan estimate | $8,050 | $671 | JOD 5,715 | $17,790 |
| 72 | Peru estimate | $8,011 | $668 | PEN 28,580 | $14,830 |
| 73 | Djibouti estimate | $7,951 | $663 | DJF 1,413,100 | $14,350 |
| 74 | Samoa estimate | $7,834 | $653 | WST 21,070 | $11,460 |
| 75 | South Africa estimate | $7,813 | $651 | R 128,600 | $17,340 |
| 76 | El Salvador estimate | $7,740 | $645 | $16,510 | |
| 77 | Tonga estimate | $7,720 | $643 | TOP 18,250 | $10,020 |
| 78 | Brazil estimate | $7,672 | $639 | R$42,870 | $16,600 |
| 79 | Moldova estimate | $7,344 | $612 | MDL 127,600 | $14,550 |
| 80 | Mongolia estimate | $7,255 | $605 | ₮25,719,200 | $21,780 |
| 81 | Bolivia estimate | $7,237 | $603 | Bs 50,010 | $18,530 |
| 82 | Dominican Republic estimate | $7,055 | $588 | DOP 437,300 | $18,370 |
| 83 | Colombia estimate | $7,051 | $588 | COP 28,576,900 | $17,160 |
| 84 | Vanuatu estimate | $6,678 | $557 | VUV 647,200 | $5,464 |
| 85 | Paraguay estimate | $5,983 | $499 | ₲45,145,700 | $15,710 |
| 86 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $5,727 | $477 | F CFA 3,572,100 | $15,370 |
| 87 | Kiribati estimate | $5,690 | $474 | A$8,564 | $9,121 |
| 88 | Vietnam estimate | $5,381 | $448 | ₫130,024,800 | $18,160 |
| 89 | Philippines estimate | $5,310 | $443 | ₱304,200 | $14,670 |
| 90 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $5,182 | $432 | FCFA 3,143,500 | $11,400 |
| 91 | Cambodia estimate | $4,984 | $415 | ៛20,003,800 | $13,580 |
| 92 | Cape Verde estimate | $4,850 | $404 | CVE 482,000 | $9,569 |
| 93 | Bhutan estimate | $4,766 | $397 | BTN 398,800 | $19,100 |
| 94 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,745 | $395 | ₸1,546,700 | $12,320 |
| 95 | Georgia estimate | $4,500 | $375 | ₾14,500 | $13,500 |
| 96 | Jamaica estimate | $4,186 | $349 | JMD 464,400 | $6,643 |
| 97 | Tunisia estimate | $4,139 | $345 | TND 12,150 | $14,810 |
| 98 | Zambia estimate | $3,857 | $321 | ZK 100,900 | $13,340 |
| 99 | Yemen estimate | $3,841 | $320 | YER 843,300 | $12,730 |
| 100 | Suriname estimate | $3,759 | $313 | SRD 92,870 | $10,390 |
| 101 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,690 | $308 | UZS 40,780,400 | $13,600 |
| 102 | Timor-Leste estimate | $3,572 | $298 | $8,017 | |
| 103 | Senegal estimate | $3,568 | $297 | F CFA 2,076,400 | $9,167 |
| 104 | Ghana estimate | $3,414 | $284 | GH₵42,870 | $8,165 |
| 105 | Indonesia estimate | $3,397 | $283 | Rp 53,853,000 | $10,550 |
| 106 | India estimate | $3,279 | $273 | ₹285,800 | $14,400 |
| 107 | Nepal estimate | $3,208 | $267 | Rs 335,300 | $11,050 |
| 108 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $3,038 | $253 | FCFA 1,428,800 | $4,584 |
| 109 | Liberia estimate | $2,858 | $238 | LRD 2,858 | $7,089 |
| 110 | Kenya estimate | $2,802 | $233 | KES 285,800 | $6,606 |
| 111 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $2,712 | $226 | K 3,746,800 | $8,603 |
| 112 | Mozambique estimate | $2,697 | $225 | MZN 172,200 | $7,138 |
| 113 | Angola estimate | $2,628 | $219 | Kz 2,286,200 | $7,347 |
| 114 | Comoros estimate | $2,576 | $215 | CF 1,071,600 | $4,699 |
| 115 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,530 | $211 | Rs 764,400 | $8,737 |
| 116 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,519 | $210 | ৳291,200 | $8,828 |
| 117 | Eswatini estimate | $2,429 | $202 | SZL 43,460 | |
| 118 | Armenia estimate | $2,368 | $197 | ֏1,143,100 | $6,866 |
| 119 | Mali estimate | $2,356 | $196 | F CFA 1,428,800 | $7,428 |
| 120 | Guinea estimate | $2,224 | $185 | FG 20,422,700 | $6,783 |
| 121 | Uganda estimate | $2,191 | $183 | UGX 7,858,600 | $5,975 |
| 122 | Rwanda estimate | $2,168 | $181 | RF 2,857,200 | $7,906 |
| 123 | Ukraine estimate | $2,164 | $180 | ₴55,280 | $8,898 |
| 124 | Lesotho estimate | $2,059 | $172 | LSL 37,740 | $6,148 |
| 125 | Laos estimate | $2,036 | $170 | ₭28,576,900 | $7,699 |
| 126 | Cameroon estimate | $2,026 | $169 | FCFA 1,000,200 | $4,180 |
| 127 | Pakistan estimate | $2,025 | $169 | Rs 569,200 | $8,704 |
| 128 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,916 | $160 | F CFA 1,115,200 | $5,775 |
| 129 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,859 | $155 | ؋142,800 | $9,047 |
| 130 | Niger estimate | $1,833 | $153 | F CFA 1,143,100 | $5,623 |
| 131 | Benin estimate | $1,720 | $143 | F CFA 1,071,600 | $5,214 |
| 132 | Chad estimate | $1,720 | $143 | FCFA 1,072,900 | $5,074 |
| 133 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,668 | $139 | F CFA 1,040,700 | $4,714 |
| 134 | Sudan estimate | $1,628 | $136 | SDG 890,300 | $3,970 |
| 135 | Egypt estimate | $1,577 | $131 | E£71,440 | $10,280 |
| 136 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,536 | $128 | ETB 67,160 | $4,998 |
| 137 | Burundi estimate | $1,492 | $124 | BIF 2,857,700 | $4,508 |
| 138 | Togo estimate | $1,352 | $113 | F CFA 843,300 | $3,823 |
| 139 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,273 | $106 | CDF 1,286,000 | $2,619 |
| 140 | Gambia estimate | $1,261 | $105 | GMD 60,730 | $4,074 |
| 141 | Nigeria estimate | $810 | $68 | ₦1,198,200 | $4,512 |
| 142 | Malawi estimate | $486 | $40 | MWK 177,000 | $1,489 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).