How much earthmoving and related plant operators earn in each country
144 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$80,620
- Belgium$77,850
- Switzerland$77,050
- Luxembourg$71,010
- Australia$64,370
Where pay goes furthest
- Belgium$89,270
- Germany$74,750
- Luxembourg$71,980
- Iceland$70,500
- Norway$63,480
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland estimate | $80,620 | $6,718 | kr 10,270,300 | $70,500 |
| 2 | Belgium estimate | $77,850 | $6,487 | €68,890 | $89,270 |
| 3 | Switzerland estimate | $77,050 | $6,421 | CHF 69,340 | $60,120 |
| 4 | Luxembourg estimate | $71,010 | $5,917 | €62,840 | $71,980 |
| 5 | Australia | $64,370 | $5,364 | A$93,690 | |
| 6 | Denmark estimate | $62,720 | $5,226 | kr 417,900 | $60,000 |
| 7 | Norway estimate | $61,070 | $5,089 | kr 552,600 | $63,480 |
| 8 | United States | $59,120 | $4,927 | $59,120 | |
| 9 | Germany | $56,620 | $4,718 | €50,710 | $74,750 |
| 10 | Sweden estimate | $54,070 | $4,506 | kr 527,600 | $59,740 |
| 11 | United Kingdom | $50,680 | $4,223 | £37,860 | $54,870 |
| 12 | Canada | $48,060 | $4,005 | CA$67,600 | |
| 13 | Finland estimate | $47,720 | $3,977 | €42,740 | $52,660 |
| 14 | Austria estimate | $45,800 | $3,817 | €41,020 | $54,020 |
| 15 | Netherlands estimate | $45,390 | $3,782 | €40,650 | $52,340 |
| 16 | Ireland estimate | $45,220 | $3,768 | €40,500 | $44,270 |
| 17 | Cyprus estimate | $35,450 | $2,954 | €31,370 | $52,970 |
| 18 | Italy estimate | $33,050 | $2,754 | €29,600 | $45,360 |
| 19 | South Korea estimate | $33,050 | $2,754 | ₩42,679,000 | $47,210 |
| 20 | France estimate | $32,690 | $2,724 | €29,280 | $39,490 |
| 21 | Israel estimate | $32,340 | $2,695 | ₪104,500 | $25,810 |
| 22 | Spain estimate | $30,970 | $2,581 | €27,740 | $45,090 |
| 23 | Slovenia estimate | $25,410 | $2,117 | €22,760 | $37,930 |
| 24 | Lithuania estimate | $25,170 | $2,098 | €22,270 | $40,530 |
| 25 | Greece estimate | $24,300 | $2,025 | €21,760 | $37,070 |
| 26 | Malta estimate | $23,330 | $1,944 | €20,890 | $32,490 |
| 27 | Bahamas estimate | $22,350 | $1,863 | BSD 22,350 | $20,200 |
| 28 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $21,740 | $1,812 | HK$168,800 | $26,140 |
| 29 | Puerto Rico estimate | $19,640 | $1,637 | $20,950 | |
| 30 | Estonia estimate | $18,700 | $1,558 | €16,750 | $24,640 |
| 31 | Portugal estimate | $18,140 | $1,512 | €16,250 | $27,940 |
| 32 | Singapore estimate | $18,050 | $1,504 | SGD 24,250 | $22,900 |
| 33 | Czechia estimate | $17,930 | $1,494 | Kč 394,600 | $26,770 |
| 34 | Slovakia estimate | $16,340 | $1,361 | €14,630 | $25,550 |
| 35 | Latvia estimate | $15,610 | $1,301 | €13,980 | $25,020 |
| 36 | Poland estimate | $15,420 | $1,285 | zł 64,730 | $28,110 |
| 37 | Hungary estimate | $14,960 | $1,247 | Ft 5,242,800 | $25,830 |
| 38 | Croatia estimate | $14,700 | $1,225 | €99,220 | $24,980 |
| 39 | Uruguay estimate | $14,160 | $1,180 | UYU 569,200 | $19,430 |
| 40 | Qatar estimate | $12,830 | $1,069 | QAR 46,700 | $16,500 |
| 41 | Romania estimate | $12,730 | $1,061 | lei 56,220 | $26,100 |
| 42 | Barbados estimate | $12,620 | $1,052 | BBD 25,240 | $10,520 |
| 43 | Costa Rica estimate | $11,380 | $949 | ₡5,731,900 | $18,220 |
| 44 | Palau estimate | $10,590 | $883 | $10,590 | |
| 45 | Argentina estimate | $10,130 | $845 | ARS 12,575,800 | $19,020 |
| 46 | Türkiye estimate | $10,070 | $839 | ₺397,100 | $22,380 |
| 47 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $9,806 | $817 | KM 17,180 | $22,140 |
| 48 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $9,801 | $817 | AED 35,990 | $14,580 |
| 49 | Chile estimate | $9,796 | $816 | CLP 9,243,300 | $19,880 |
| 50 | Serbia estimate | $9,567 | $797 | RSD 1,006,500 | $18,790 |
| 51 | Panama estimate | $9,266 | $772 | PAB 9,266 | $18,660 |
| 52 | Montenegro estimate | $9,044 | $754 | €6,807 | $15,500 |
| 53 | Guyana estimate | $8,889 | $741 | GYD 1,853,300 | $19,070 |
| 54 | Bulgaria estimate | $8,655 | $721 | €15,160 | $18,470 |
| 55 | North Macedonia estimate | $8,606 | $717 | MKD 475,000 | $17,350 |
| 56 | Russia estimate | $8,091 | $674 | ₽596,000 | $23,140 |
| 57 | Maldives estimate | $7,977 | $665 | MVR 122,700 | $12,110 |
| 58 | Belize estimate | $7,963 | $664 | BZD 15,930 | $12,470 |
| 59 | Lebanon estimate | $7,903 | $659 | L£11,913,900 | $15,920 |
| 60 | Brunei estimate | $7,833 | $653 | BND 9,924 | $13,100 |
| 61 | Tonga estimate | $7,722 | $643 | TOP 18,250 | $10,020 |
| 62 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $7,519 | $627 | SAR 28,200 | $14,530 |
| 63 | Marshall Islands estimate | $7,510 | $626 | $7,560 | |
| 64 | Mongolia estimate | $7,468 | $622 | ₮26,475,400 | $22,420 |
| 65 | Guatemala estimate | $7,038 | $587 | Q 54,050 | $15,750 |
| 66 | Mexico estimate | $7,028 | $586 | MX$135,200 | $11,960 |
| 67 | Ecuador estimate | $7,016 | $585 | $15,890 | |
| 68 | Mauritius estimate | $6,725 | $560 | Rs 312,100 | $15,670 |
| 69 | Peru estimate | $6,680 | $557 | PEN 23,830 | $12,370 |
| 70 | Honduras estimate | $6,514 | $543 | L 169,100 | $13,400 |
| 71 | Bolivia estimate | $6,322 | $527 | Bs 43,680 | $16,180 |
| 72 | El Salvador estimate | $6,070 | $506 | $12,950 | |
| 73 | Brazil estimate | $5,923 | $494 | R$33,090 | $12,820 |
| 74 | Kazakhstan estimate | $5,821 | $485 | ₸1,897,700 | $15,120 |
| 75 | Fiji estimate | $5,812 | $484 | FJD 13,180 | $14,230 |
| 76 | South Africa estimate | $5,630 | $469 | R 92,660 | $12,490 |
| 77 | Jordan estimate | $5,593 | $466 | JOD 3,971 | $12,360 |
| 78 | Moldova estimate | $5,539 | $462 | MDL 96,250 | $10,970 |
| 79 | Thailand estimate | $5,354 | $446 | ฿176,000 | $16,600 |
| 80 | Samoa estimate | $5,329 | $444 | WST 14,330 | $7,797 |
| 81 | Dominican Republic estimate | $5,268 | $439 | DOP 326,500 | $13,710 |
| 82 | Paraguay estimate | $5,230 | $436 | ₲39,466,200 | $13,730 |
| 83 | Malaysia estimate | $5,134 | $428 | RM 21,580 | $13,730 |
| 84 | Albania estimate | $5,030 | $419 | ALL 536,100 | $11,640 |
| 85 | Colombia estimate | $4,834 | $403 | COP 19,591,800 | $11,760 |
| 86 | Vanuatu estimate | $4,781 | $398 | VUV 463,300 | $3,912 |
| 87 | Vietnam estimate | $4,437 | $370 | ₫107,225,300 | $14,970 |
| 88 | Kiribati estimate | $4,398 | $367 | A$6,620 | $7,051 |
| 89 | Georgia estimate | $3,884 | $324 | ₾12,510 | $11,660 |
| 90 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,705 | $309 | FCFA 2,247,200 | $8,149 |
| 91 | Cambodia estimate | $3,628 | $302 | ៛14,561,500 | $9,887 |
| 92 | Djibouti estimate | $3,594 | $300 | DJF 638,800 | $6,486 |
| 93 | Philippines estimate | $3,549 | $296 | ₱203,300 | $9,802 |
| 94 | Botswana estimate | $3,371 | $281 | P 45,720 | $8,605 |
| 95 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,308 | $276 | UZS 36,554,200 | $12,190 |
| 96 | Suriname estimate | $3,214 | $268 | SRD 79,430 | $8,882 |
| 97 | Sudan estimate | $3,165 | $264 | SDG 1,730,500 | $7,716 |
| 98 | Bhutan estimate | $3,164 | $264 | BTN 264,800 | $12,680 |
| 99 | Cape Verde estimate | $2,824 | $235 | CVE 280,700 | $5,572 |
| 100 | Armenia estimate | $2,624 | $219 | ֏1,266,800 | $7,609 |
| 101 | Eswatini estimate | $2,590 | $216 | SZL 46,330 | |
| 102 | Indonesia estimate | $2,425 | $202 | Rp 38,449,900 | $7,532 |
| 103 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,425 | $202 | FCFA 1,140,400 | $3,658 |
| 104 | Comoros estimate | $2,387 | $199 | CF 992,800 | $4,354 |
| 105 | Laos estimate | $2,358 | $196 | ₭33,094,200 | $8,916 |
| 106 | India estimate | $2,278 | $190 | ₹198,600 | $10,010 |
| 107 | Tunisia estimate | $2,256 | $188 | TND 6,619 | $8,070 |
| 108 | Guinea estimate | $2,232 | $186 | FG 20,496,200 | $6,807 |
| 109 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $2,122 | $177 | F CFA 1,323,800 | $5,696 |
| 110 | Niger estimate | $2,122 | $177 | F CFA 1,323,800 | $6,512 |
| 111 | Ghana estimate | $2,108 | $176 | GH₵26,480 | $5,043 |
| 112 | Jamaica estimate | $2,068 | $172 | JMD 229,400 | $3,282 |
| 113 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $2,012 | $168 | K 2,779,900 | $6,383 |
| 114 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,986 | $165 | $4,457 | |
| 115 | Senegal estimate | $1,971 | $164 | F CFA 1,147,300 | $5,065 |
| 116 | Ukraine estimate | $1,937 | $161 | ₴49,490 | $7,965 |
| 117 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,916 | $160 | Rs 578,900 | $6,616 |
| 118 | Nepal estimate | $1,900 | $158 | Rs 198,600 | $6,542 |
| 119 | Yemen estimate | $1,814 | $151 | YER 398,300 | $6,013 |
| 120 | Lesotho estimate | $1,806 | $150 | LSL 33,090 | $5,391 |
| 121 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,723 | $144 | ؋132,400 | $8,385 |
| 122 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,718 | $143 | ৳198,600 | $6,019 |
| 123 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,706 | $142 | F CFA 992,800 | $5,141 |
| 124 | Mali estimate | $1,667 | $139 | F CFA 1,010,500 | $5,253 |
| 125 | Mozambique estimate | $1,659 | $138 | MZN 105,900 | $4,390 |
| 126 | Liberia estimate | $1,652 | $138 | LRD 1,652 | $4,099 |
| 127 | Cameroon estimate | $1,609 | $134 | FCFA 794,300 | $3,320 |
| 128 | Zambia estimate | $1,593 | $133 | ZK 41,680 | $5,508 |
| 129 | Chad estimate | $1,592 | $133 | FCFA 992,800 | $4,696 |
| 130 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,486 | $124 | F CFA 926,600 | $4,197 |
| 131 | Benin estimate | $1,381 | $115 | F CFA 860,400 | $4,187 |
| 132 | Egypt estimate | $1,333 | $111 | E£60,400 | $8,688 |
| 133 | Rwanda estimate | $1,306 | $109 | RF 1,720,900 | $4,762 |
| 134 | Kenya estimate | $1,298 | $108 | KES 132,400 | $3,060 |
| 135 | Pakistan estimate | $1,223 | $102 | Rs 343,900 | $5,259 |
| 136 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,204 | $100 | CDF 1,216,400 | $2,478 |
| 137 | Gambia estimate | $1,168 | $97 | GMD 56,260 | $3,775 |
| 138 | Uganda estimate | $1,138 | $95 | UGX 4,080,900 | $3,103 |
| 139 | Togo estimate | $1,061 | $88 | F CFA 661,900 | $3,000 |
| 140 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,059 | $88 | ETB 46,330 | $3,448 |
| 141 | Angola estimate | $913 | $76 | Kz 794,300 | $2,552 |
| 142 | Burundi estimate | $629 | $52 | BIF 1,203,700 | $1,899 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $545 | $45 | MWK 198,600 | $1,670 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $448 | $37 | ₦661,900 | $2,493 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).