How much does a civil 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
- Switzerland$116,700
- United States$100,800
- Luxembourg$95,790
- Iceland$83,470
- Germany$80,870
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$106,800
- United States$100,800
- Qatar$100,400
- Luxembourg$97,100
- Switzerland$91,040
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $116,700 | $9,723 | CHF 105,000 | $91,040 |
| 2 | United States | $100,800 | $8,403 | $100,800 | |
| 3 | Luxembourg estimate | $95,790 | $7,982 | €85,790 | $97,100 |
| 4 | Iceland estimate | $83,470 | $6,956 | kr 10,634,300 | $72,990 |
| 5 | Germany | $80,870 | $6,739 | €72,430 | $106,800 |
| 6 | Qatar estimate | $78,090 | $6,508 | QAR 284,200 | $100,400 |
| 7 | Australia | $75,170 | $6,264 | A$109,400 | |
| 8 | Denmark estimate | $75,140 | $6,262 | kr 500,700 | $71,890 |
| 9 | Canada | $71,810 | $5,984 | CA$101,000 | |
| 10 | Norway estimate | $71,660 | $5,972 | kr 648,400 | $74,490 |
| 11 | Belgium estimate | $68,920 | $5,744 | €61,730 | $79,030 |
| 12 | Austria estimate | $68,890 | $5,741 | €61,700 | $81,240 |
| 13 | United Kingdom | $68,750 | $5,729 | £51,370 | $74,430 |
| 14 | Ireland estimate | $67,950 | $5,663 | €60,860 | $66,520 |
| 15 | Netherlands estimate | $66,320 | $5,526 | €59,400 | $76,480 |
| 16 | Finland estimate | $60,550 | $5,046 | €54,230 | $66,810 |
| 17 | Singapore estimate | $54,640 | $4,553 | SGD 73,410 | $69,320 |
| 18 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $54,270 | $4,522 | HK$421,200 | $65,250 |
| 19 | Sweden estimate | $52,280 | $4,357 | kr 497,700 | $57,760 |
| 20 | Israel estimate | $50,530 | $4,211 | ₪163,200 | $40,320 |
| 21 | France estimate | $50,380 | $4,198 | €45,120 | $60,860 |
| 22 | Italy estimate | $44,420 | $3,702 | €39,790 | $60,970 |
| 23 | Spain estimate | $42,010 | $3,501 | €37,630 | $61,170 |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $39,250 | $3,271 | AED 144,100 | $58,380 |
| 25 | South Korea estimate | $37,830 | $3,152 | ₩48,851,000 | $54,040 |
| 26 | Cyprus estimate | $37,710 | $3,143 | €33,780 | $56,350 |
| 27 | Slovenia estimate | $37,150 | $3,096 | €33,270 | $55,450 |
| 28 | Malta estimate | $36,170 | $3,014 | €31,670 | $50,380 |
| 29 | Portugal estimate | $35,340 | $2,945 | €31,650 | $54,410 |
| 30 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $32,840 | $2,737 | SAR 123,200 | $63,480 |
| 31 | Bahamas estimate | $30,970 | $2,581 | BSD 30,970 | $27,980 |
| 32 | Puerto Rico estimate | $30,860 | $2,572 | $32,920 | |
| 33 | Czechia estimate | $29,650 | $2,471 | Kč 652,300 | $44,260 |
| 34 | Greece estimate | $29,610 | $2,467 | €26,520 | $45,170 |
| 35 | Brunei estimate | $29,330 | $2,444 | BND 37,170 | $49,070 |
| 36 | Lithuania estimate | $28,740 | $2,395 | €25,740 | $46,280 |
| 37 | Barbados estimate | $28,490 | $2,375 | BBD 56,990 | $23,750 |
| 38 | Estonia estimate | $28,380 | $2,365 | €25,420 | $37,390 |
| 39 | Costa Rica estimate | $27,170 | $2,264 | ₡13,679,300 | $43,490 |
| 40 | Latvia estimate | $26,130 | $2,177 | €23,400 | $41,880 |
| 41 | Romania estimate | $24,950 | $2,079 | lei 110,200 | $51,150 |
| 42 | Croatia estimate | $24,030 | $2,003 | €162,200 | $40,840 |
| 43 | Slovakia estimate | $23,560 | $1,963 | €21,100 | $36,850 |
| 44 | Hungary estimate | $23,350 | $1,946 | Ft 8,184,900 | $40,320 |
| 45 | Poland estimate | $20,540 | $1,712 | zł 86,210 | $37,440 |
| 46 | Türkiye estimate | $18,840 | $1,570 | ₺743,300 | $41,890 |
| 47 | Uruguay estimate | $18,480 | $1,540 | UYU 743,300 | $25,370 |
| 48 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $17,510 | $1,459 | KM 30,670 | $39,520 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $17,340 | $1,445 | PAB 17,340 | $34,920 |
| 50 | Bulgaria estimate | $17,280 | $1,440 | €30,260 | $36,870 |
| 51 | Serbia estimate | $16,760 | $1,397 | RSD 1,763,300 | $32,930 |
| 52 | Botswana estimate | $16,440 | $1,370 | P 223,000 | $41,970 |
| 53 | Chile estimate | $16,230 | $1,353 | CLP 15,315,600 | $32,950 |
| 54 | Palau estimate | $15,980 | $1,332 | $15,970 | |
| 55 | Montenegro estimate | $13,780 | $1,148 | €10,370 | $23,610 |
| 56 | Belize estimate | $13,610 | $1,134 | BZD 27,220 | $21,320 |
| 57 | North Macedonia estimate | $13,480 | $1,123 | MKD 744,100 | $27,180 |
| 58 | Malaysia estimate | $13,280 | $1,107 | RM 55,820 | $35,510 |
| 59 | South Africa estimate | $12,800 | $1,066 | R 210,600 | $28,400 |
| 60 | Marshall Islands estimate | $12,390 | $1,032 | $12,470 | |
| 61 | Lebanon estimate | $11,830 | $986 | L£17,839,900 | $23,840 |
| 62 | Honduras estimate | $11,140 | $928 | L 289,100 | $22,910 |
| 63 | Peru estimate | $11,110 | $926 | PEN 39,640 | $20,570 |
| 64 | Brazil estimate | $11,090 | $924 | R$61,940 | $24,000 |
| 65 | Colombia estimate | $11,000 | $917 | COP 44,599,800 | $26,780 |
| 66 | Dominican Republic estimate | $10,830 | $902 | DOP 671,100 | $28,190 |
| 67 | Mauritius estimate | $10,680 | $890 | Rs 495,600 | $24,880 |
| 68 | Eswatini estimate | $10,390 | $866 | SZL 185,800 | |
| 69 | Guatemala estimate | $10,060 | $838 | Q 77,270 | $22,510 |
| 70 | Maldives estimate | $10,000 | $833 | MVR 153,800 | $15,190 |
| 71 | Argentina estimate | $9,984 | $832 | ARS 12,388,800 | $18,730 |
| 72 | Ecuador estimate | $9,911 | $826 | $22,450 | |
| 73 | Thailand estimate | $9,675 | $806 | ฿318,100 | $30,000 |
| 74 | Mexico estimate | $9,496 | $791 | MX$182,700 | $16,150 |
| 75 | El Salvador estimate | $9,369 | $781 | $19,980 | |
| 76 | Russia estimate | $9,089 | $757 | ₽669,500 | $25,990 |
| 77 | Djibouti estimate | $8,714 | $726 | DJF 1,548,600 | $15,720 |
| 78 | Fiji estimate | $8,612 | $718 | FJD 19,530 | $21,090 |
| 79 | Samoa estimate | $8,459 | $705 | WST 22,750 | $12,380 |
| 80 | Albania estimate | $8,352 | $696 | ALL 890,000 | $19,320 |
| 81 | Guyana estimate | $8,319 | $693 | GYD 1,734,400 | $17,840 |
| 82 | Bolivia estimate | $8,068 | $672 | Bs 55,750 | $20,650 |
| 83 | Jordan estimate | $7,852 | $654 | JOD 5,575 | $17,360 |
| 84 | Paraguay estimate | $7,389 | $616 | ₲55,749,700 | $19,390 |
| 85 | Mongolia estimate | $6,989 | $582 | ₮24,777,700 | $20,990 |
| 86 | Jamaica estimate | $6,980 | $582 | JMD 774,300 | $11,080 |
| 87 | Moldova estimate | $6,901 | $575 | MDL 119,900 | $13,670 |
| 88 | Tonga estimate | $6,743 | $562 | TOP 15,940 | $8,751 |
| 89 | Philippines estimate | $6,577 | $548 | ₱376,800 | $18,170 |
| 90 | Cape Verde estimate | $6,199 | $517 | CVE 616,100 | $12,230 |
| 91 | Bhutan estimate | $6,071 | $506 | BTN 507,900 | $24,330 |
| 92 | Vanuatu estimate | $5,753 | $479 | VUV 557,500 | $4,707 |
| 93 | Vietnam estimate | $5,691 | $474 | ₫137,516,000 | $19,200 |
| 94 | Senegal estimate | $5,322 | $444 | F CFA 3,097,200 | $13,670 |
| 95 | Kazakhstan estimate | $5,288 | $441 | ₸1,723,900 | $13,730 |
| 96 | Tunisia estimate | $5,066 | $422 | TND 14,870 | $18,130 |
| 97 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $4,965 | $414 | F CFA 3,097,200 | $13,330 |
| 98 | Cambodia estimate | $4,939 | $412 | ៛19,822,100 | $13,460 |
| 99 | Kiribati estimate | $4,744 | $395 | A$7,141 | $7,606 |
| 100 | India estimate | $4,549 | $379 | ₹396,400 | $19,980 |
| 101 | Georgia estimate | $4,360 | $363 | ₾14,040 | $13,080 |
| 102 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $4,172 | $348 | FCFA 2,530,600 | $9,177 |
| 103 | Chad estimate | $4,124 | $344 | FCFA 2,572,100 | $12,170 |
| 104 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,941 | $328 | UZS 43,545,200 | $14,520 |
| 105 | Zambia estimate | $3,788 | $316 | ZK 99,110 | $13,100 |
| 106 | Suriname estimate | $3,510 | $292 | SRD 86,720 | $9,698 |
| 107 | Mozambique estimate | $3,492 | $291 | MZN 223,000 | $9,245 |
| 108 | Timor-Leste estimate | $3,345 | $279 | $7,508 | |
| 109 | Yemen estimate | $3,204 | $267 | YER 703,600 | $10,620 |
| 110 | Burkina Faso estimate | $3,193 | $266 | F CFA 1,858,300 | $9,623 |
| 111 | Mali estimate | $3,065 | $255 | F CFA 1,858,300 | $9,661 |
| 112 | Kenya estimate | $2,993 | $249 | KES 305,300 | $7,056 |
| 113 | Comoros estimate | $2,978 | $248 | CF 1,238,900 | $5,433 |
| 114 | Ghana estimate | $2,763 | $230 | GH₵34,690 | $6,607 |
| 115 | Cameroon estimate | $2,760 | $230 | FCFA 1,362,800 | $5,696 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,665 | $222 | Rs 805,300 | $9,204 |
| 117 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,634 | $220 | FCFA 1,238,900 | $3,974 |
| 118 | Nepal estimate | $2,608 | $217 | Rs 272,600 | $8,980 |
| 119 | Guinea estimate | $2,428 | $202 | FG 22,299,900 | $7,406 |
| 120 | Indonesia estimate | $2,403 | $200 | Rp 38,099,100 | $7,463 |
| 121 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $2,383 | $199 | F CFA 1,486,700 | $6,733 |
| 122 | Lesotho estimate | $2,366 | $197 | LSL 43,360 | $7,063 |
| 123 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,358 | $196 | ৳272,600 | $8,262 |
| 124 | Ukraine estimate | $2,282 | $190 | ₴58,310 | $9,385 |
| 125 | Armenia estimate | $2,182 | $182 | ֏1,053,100 | $6,325 |
| 126 | Angola estimate | $2,136 | $178 | Kz 1,858,300 | $5,972 |
| 127 | Uganda estimate | $1,900 | $158 | UGX 6,813,900 | $5,181 |
| 128 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,898 | $158 | ETB 83,010 | $6,177 |
| 129 | Benin estimate | $1,889 | $157 | F CFA 1,176,900 | $5,727 |
| 130 | Niger estimate | $1,883 | $157 | F CFA 1,174,500 | $5,777 |
| 131 | Togo estimate | $1,881 | $157 | F CFA 1,173,600 | $5,320 |
| 132 | Laos estimate | $1,854 | $154 | ₭26,016,500 | $7,009 |
| 133 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,839 | $153 | CDF 1,858,300 | $3,785 |
| 134 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,793 | $149 | K 2,477,800 | $5,689 |
| 135 | Pakistan estimate | $1,526 | $127 | Rs 429,100 | $6,562 |
| 136 | Egypt estimate | $1,367 | $114 | E£61,940 | $8,910 |
| 137 | Sudan estimate | $1,360 | $113 | SDG 743,300 | $3,314 |
| 138 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,315 | $110 | ؋101,000 | $6,399 |
| 139 | Burundi estimate | $1,279 | $107 | BIF 2,448,800 | $3,863 |
| 140 | Liberia estimate | $1,239 | $103 | LRD 1,239 | $3,073 |
| 141 | Rwanda estimate | $1,222 | $102 | RF 1,610,500 | $4,456 |
| 142 | Gambia estimate | $1,093 | $91 | GMD 52,650 | $3,533 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $1,088 | $91 | MWK 396,400 | $3,334 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $419 | $35 | ₦619,400 | $2,333 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).