How much does a clinical research assistant make in each country?
141 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
- Switzerland$74,410
- Iceland$60,460
- Luxembourg$57,900
- Norway$54,890
- Denmark$54,410
Where pay goes furthest
- Luxembourg$58,690
- Germany$58,660
- Switzerland$58,060
- Norway$57,060
- Qatar$52,870
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $74,410 | $6,201 | CHF 66,960 | $58,060 |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $60,460 | $5,038 | kr 7,702,600 | $52,870 |
| 3 | Luxembourg estimate | $57,900 | $4,825 | €51,860 | $58,690 |
| 4 | Norway estimate | $54,890 | $4,574 | kr 496,700 | $57,060 |
| 5 | Denmark estimate | $54,410 | $4,534 | kr 362,500 | $52,050 |
| 6 | United States | $45,750 | $3,813 | $45,750 | |
| 7 | Germany | $44,430 | $3,702 | €39,790 | $58,660 |
| 8 | Ireland estimate | $44,160 | $3,680 | €39,550 | $43,230 |
| 9 | Austria estimate | $43,770 | $3,647 | €39,200 | $51,620 |
| 10 | Belgium estimate | $42,970 | $3,581 | €38,480 | $49,270 |
| 11 | Qatar estimate | $41,120 | $3,427 | QAR 149,700 | $52,870 |
| 12 | Netherlands estimate | $40,750 | $3,395 | €36,490 | $46,990 |
| 13 | United Kingdom | $37,820 | $3,152 | £28,260 | $40,940 |
| 14 | Finland estimate | $36,570 | $3,047 | €32,750 | $40,350 |
| 15 | Sweden estimate | $35,560 | $2,964 | kr 338,600 | $39,290 |
| 16 | Italy estimate | $31,960 | $2,664 | €28,630 | $43,870 |
| 17 | France estimate | $29,280 | $2,440 | €26,220 | $35,370 |
| 18 | Israel estimate | $27,560 | $2,297 | ₪89,040 | $21,990 |
| 19 | Singapore estimate | $24,760 | $2,063 | SGD 33,260 | $31,410 |
| 20 | Slovenia estimate | $23,440 | $1,953 | €20,990 | $34,990 |
| 21 | Spain estimate | $22,880 | $1,907 | €20,500 | $33,320 |
| 22 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $22,470 | $1,872 | AED 82,520 | $33,420 |
| 23 | Cyprus estimate | $22,300 | $1,859 | €19,980 | $33,330 |
| 24 | Malta estimate | $21,500 | $1,792 | €18,820 | $29,940 |
| 25 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $20,800 | $1,733 | HK$161,500 | $25,010 |
| 26 | Portugal estimate | $20,760 | $1,730 | €18,590 | $31,960 |
| 27 | Greece estimate | $20,410 | $1,701 | €18,280 | $31,130 |
| 28 | Bahamas estimate | $18,990 | $1,583 | BSD 18,990 | $17,160 |
| 29 | Puerto Rico estimate | $18,870 | $1,573 | $20,130 | |
| 30 | Estonia estimate | $17,800 | $1,484 | €15,940 | $23,450 |
| 31 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $17,660 | $1,472 | SAR 66,240 | $34,140 |
| 32 | Czechia estimate | $16,850 | $1,404 | Kč 370,800 | $25,160 |
| 33 | Lithuania estimate | $16,390 | $1,366 | €14,680 | $26,390 |
| 34 | Slovakia estimate | $15,090 | $1,258 | €13,520 | $23,610 |
| 35 | Latvia estimate | $14,780 | $1,232 | €13,240 | $23,700 |
| 36 | Croatia estimate | $13,780 | $1,149 | €93,020 | $23,420 |
| 37 | Barbados estimate | $13,690 | $1,141 | BBD 27,380 | $11,410 |
| 38 | Brunei estimate | $13,490 | $1,124 | BND 17,100 | $22,570 |
| 39 | Hungary estimate | $13,150 | $1,096 | Ft 4,609,300 | $22,710 |
| 40 | Poland estimate | $12,980 | $1,081 | zł 54,460 | $23,650 |
| 41 | Romania estimate | $12,920 | $1,077 | lei 57,070 | $26,490 |
| 42 | Uruguay estimate | $12,520 | $1,043 | UYU 503,400 | $17,180 |
| 43 | Costa Rica estimate | $12,190 | $1,016 | ₡6,137,500 | $19,510 |
| 44 | Palau estimate | $11,020 | $919 | $11,020 | |
| 45 | Türkiye estimate | $10,110 | $843 | ₺398,900 | $22,480 |
| 46 | Serbia estimate | $9,769 | $814 | RSD 1,027,700 | $19,190 |
| 47 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $9,692 | $808 | KM 16,980 | $21,880 |
| 48 | Bulgaria estimate | $9,475 | $790 | €16,600 | $20,220 |
| 49 | Belize estimate | $9,110 | $759 | BZD 18,220 | $14,270 |
| 50 | Montenegro estimate | $8,784 | $732 | €6,612 | $15,050 |
| 51 | Panama estimate | $8,548 | $712 | PAB 8,548 | $17,210 |
| 52 | Chile estimate | $8,032 | $669 | CLP 7,579,000 | $16,300 |
| 53 | North Macedonia estimate | $7,815 | $651 | MKD 431,300 | $15,750 |
| 54 | Marshall Islands estimate | $7,668 | $639 | $7,719 | |
| 55 | Argentina estimate | $7,654 | $638 | ARS 9,497,500 | $14,360 |
| 56 | Lebanon estimate | $7,560 | $630 | L£11,397,000 | $15,230 |
| 57 | Maldives estimate | $7,409 | $617 | MVR 114,000 | $11,250 |
| 58 | Botswana estimate | $7,104 | $592 | P 96,350 | $18,140 |
| 59 | Honduras estimate | $6,764 | $564 | L 175,500 | $13,910 |
| 60 | Mauritius estimate | $6,548 | $546 | Rs 303,900 | $15,260 |
| 61 | Malaysia estimate | $6,363 | $530 | RM 26,750 | $17,010 |
| 62 | Guatemala estimate | $6,194 | $516 | Q 47,570 | $13,860 |
| 63 | Guyana estimate | $6,034 | $503 | GYD 1,258,100 | $12,940 |
| 64 | Albania estimate | $6,027 | $502 | ALL 642,300 | $13,940 |
| 65 | Ecuador estimate | $5,983 | $499 | $13,550 | |
| 66 | Mexico estimate | $5,924 | $494 | MX$114,000 | $10,080 |
| 67 | Russia estimate | $5,874 | $490 | ₽432,700 | $16,800 |
| 68 | Thailand estimate | $5,777 | $481 | ฿189,900 | $17,910 |
| 69 | Fiji estimate | $5,392 | $449 | FJD 12,230 | $13,200 |
| 70 | Jordan estimate | $5,351 | $446 | JOD 3,799 | $11,830 |
| 71 | Peru estimate | $5,325 | $444 | PEN 18,990 | $9,857 |
| 72 | Djibouti estimate | $5,285 | $440 | DJF 939,300 | $9,537 |
| 73 | Samoa estimate | $5,207 | $434 | WST 14,000 | $7,619 |
| 74 | South Africa estimate | $5,193 | $433 | R 85,480 | $11,530 |
| 75 | El Salvador estimate | $5,144 | $429 | $10,970 | |
| 76 | Tonga estimate | $5,131 | $428 | TOP 12,130 | $6,659 |
| 77 | Brazil estimate | $5,100 | $425 | R$28,490 | $11,040 |
| 78 | Moldova estimate | $4,881 | $407 | MDL 84,820 | $9,669 |
| 79 | Mongolia estimate | $4,822 | $402 | ₮17,095,400 | $14,480 |
| 80 | Bolivia estimate | $4,811 | $401 | Bs 33,240 | $12,320 |
| 81 | Dominican Republic estimate | $4,690 | $391 | DOP 290,700 | $12,210 |
| 82 | Colombia estimate | $4,686 | $391 | COP 18,994,900 | $11,400 |
| 83 | Vanuatu estimate | $4,439 | $370 | VUV 430,200 | $3,632 |
| 84 | Paraguay estimate | $3,977 | $331 | ₲30,008,100 | $10,440 |
| 85 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $3,807 | $317 | F CFA 2,374,400 | $10,220 |
| 86 | Kiribati estimate | $3,782 | $315 | A$5,693 | $6,063 |
| 87 | Vietnam estimate | $3,577 | $298 | ₫86,426,900 | $12,070 |
| 88 | Philippines estimate | $3,530 | $294 | ₱202,200 | $9,748 |
| 89 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,445 | $287 | FCFA 2,089,400 | $7,577 |
| 90 | Cambodia estimate | $3,313 | $276 | ៛13,296,500 | $9,028 |
| 91 | Cape Verde estimate | $3,224 | $269 | CVE 320,400 | $6,360 |
| 92 | Bhutan estimate | $3,168 | $264 | BTN 265,100 | $12,700 |
| 93 | Kazakhstan estimate | $3,154 | $263 | ₸1,028,100 | $8,191 |
| 94 | Georgia estimate | $2,991 | $249 | ₾9,636 | $8,977 |
| 95 | Jamaica estimate | $2,782 | $232 | JMD 308,700 | $4,416 |
| 96 | Tunisia estimate | $2,751 | $229 | TND 8,073 | $9,842 |
| 97 | Zambia estimate | $2,564 | $214 | ZK 67,090 | $8,867 |
| 98 | Yemen estimate | $2,553 | $213 | YER 560,600 | $8,462 |
| 99 | Suriname estimate | $2,498 | $208 | SRD 61,730 | $6,904 |
| 100 | Uzbekistan estimate | $2,453 | $204 | UZS 27,106,600 | $9,038 |
| 101 | Timor-Leste estimate | $2,374 | $198 | $5,329 | |
| 102 | Senegal estimate | $2,372 | $198 | F CFA 1,380,200 | $6,093 |
| 103 | Ghana estimate | $2,269 | $189 | GH₵28,490 | $5,427 |
| 104 | Indonesia estimate | $2,258 | $188 | Rp 35,795,900 | $7,012 |
| 105 | India estimate | $2,179 | $182 | ₹189,900 | $9,575 |
| 106 | Nepal estimate | $2,132 | $178 | Rs 222,800 | $7,342 |
| 107 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,019 | $168 | FCFA 949,700 | $3,047 |
| 108 | Liberia estimate | $1,899 | $158 | LRD 1,899 | $4,712 |
| 109 | Kenya estimate | $1,862 | $155 | KES 189,900 | $4,391 |
| 110 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,803 | $150 | K 2,490,500 | $5,719 |
| 111 | Mozambique estimate | $1,792 | $149 | MZN 114,400 | $4,745 |
| 112 | Angola estimate | $1,747 | $146 | Kz 1,519,600 | $4,883 |
| 113 | Comoros estimate | $1,712 | $143 | CF 712,300 | $3,124 |
| 114 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,682 | $140 | Rs 508,100 | $5,808 |
| 115 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,674 | $140 | ৳193,600 | $5,868 |
| 116 | Eswatini estimate | $1,615 | $135 | SZL 28,890 | |
| 117 | Armenia estimate | $1,574 | $131 | ֏759,800 | $4,564 |
| 118 | Mali estimate | $1,566 | $131 | F CFA 949,700 | $4,937 |
| 119 | Guinea estimate | $1,478 | $123 | FG 13,574,800 | $4,509 |
| 120 | Uganda estimate | $1,456 | $121 | UGX 5,223,600 | $3,972 |
| 121 | Rwanda estimate | $1,441 | $120 | RF 1,899,100 | $5,255 |
| 122 | Ukraine estimate | $1,438 | $120 | ₴36,750 | $5,915 |
| 123 | Lesotho estimate | $1,369 | $114 | LSL 25,090 | $4,087 |
| 124 | Laos estimate | $1,353 | $113 | ₭18,994,900 | $5,118 |
| 125 | Cameroon estimate | $1,346 | $112 | FCFA 664,800 | $2,779 |
| 126 | Pakistan estimate | $1,346 | $112 | Rs 378,300 | $5,785 |
| 127 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,274 | $106 | F CFA 741,300 | $3,839 |
| 128 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,236 | $103 | ؋94,930 | $6,013 |
| 129 | Niger estimate | $1,218 | $102 | F CFA 759,800 | $3,737 |
| 130 | Benin estimate | $1,144 | $95 | F CFA 712,300 | $3,466 |
| 131 | Chad estimate | $1,143 | $95 | FCFA 713,200 | $3,373 |
| 132 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,109 | $92 | F CFA 691,700 | $3,133 |
| 133 | Sudan estimate | $1,082 | $90 | SDG 591,800 | $2,639 |
| 134 | Egypt estimate | $1,048 | $87 | E£47,490 | $6,831 |
| 135 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,021 | $85 | ETB 44,640 | $3,322 |
| 136 | Burundi estimate | $992 | $83 | BIF 1,899,500 | $2,997 |
| 137 | Togo estimate | $899 | $75 | F CFA 560,500 | $2,541 |
| 138 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $846 | $71 | CDF 854,800 | $1,741 |
| 139 | Gambia estimate | $838 | $70 | GMD 40,360 | $2,708 |
| 140 | Nigeria estimate | $539 | $45 | ₦796,400 | $2,999 |
| 141 | Malawi estimate | $323 | $27 | MWK 117,700 | $989 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).