How much environmental protection professionals 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 $200,000 a year.
Where they earn the most
- Switzerland$102,000
- Luxembourg$83,750
- United States$80,150
- Germany$74,320
- Iceland$72,980
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$98,130
- Qatar$87,790
- Luxembourg$84,900
- United States$80,150
- Switzerland$79,600
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $102,000 | $8,502 | CHF 91,800 | $79,600 |
| 2 | Luxembourg estimate | $83,750 | $6,979 | €75,010 | $84,900 |
| 3 | United States | $80,150 | $6,679 | $80,150 | |
| 4 | Germany | $74,320 | $6,193 | €66,570 | $98,130 |
| 5 | Iceland estimate | $72,980 | $6,082 | kr 9,298,000 | $63,820 |
| 6 | Qatar estimate | $68,280 | $5,690 | QAR 248,500 | $87,790 |
| 7 | Denmark estimate | $65,700 | $5,475 | kr 437,800 | $62,850 |
| 8 | Norway estimate | $62,660 | $5,222 | kr 567,000 | $65,130 |
| 9 | Canada | $60,760 | $5,063 | CA$85,470 | |
| 10 | Belgium estimate | $60,260 | $5,022 | €53,980 | $69,100 |
| 11 | Austria estimate | $60,230 | $5,019 | €53,950 | $71,040 |
| 12 | Ireland estimate | $59,410 | $4,951 | €53,210 | $58,160 |
| 13 | Netherlands estimate | $57,980 | $4,832 | €51,930 | $66,870 |
| 14 | Australia | $56,020 | $4,669 | A$81,540 | |
| 15 | United Kingdom | $53,150 | $4,429 | £39,710 | $57,540 |
| 16 | Finland estimate | $52,940 | $4,412 | €47,420 | $58,420 |
| 17 | Singapore estimate | $47,770 | $3,981 | SGD 64,180 | $60,610 |
| 18 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $47,450 | $3,954 | HK$368,300 | $57,050 |
| 19 | Sweden estimate | $45,710 | $3,809 | kr 435,200 | $50,500 |
| 20 | Israel estimate | $44,180 | $3,682 | ₪142,700 | $35,250 |
| 21 | France estimate | $44,050 | $3,671 | €39,450 | $53,210 |
| 22 | Italy estimate | $38,840 | $3,237 | €34,790 | $53,310 |
| 23 | Spain estimate | $37,460 | $3,121 | €33,550 | $54,530 |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $34,320 | $2,860 | AED 126,000 | $51,040 |
| 25 | South Korea estimate | $33,070 | $2,756 | ₩42,712,400 | $47,250 |
| 26 | Cyprus estimate | $32,980 | $2,748 | €29,530 | $49,270 |
| 27 | Slovenia estimate | $32,480 | $2,707 | €29,090 | $48,490 |
| 28 | Malta estimate | $31,630 | $2,635 | €27,690 | $44,050 |
| 29 | Portugal estimate | $30,900 | $2,575 | €27,670 | $47,570 |
| 30 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $28,720 | $2,393 | SAR 107,700 | $55,500 |
| 31 | Bahamas estimate | $27,080 | $2,257 | BSD 27,080 | $24,470 |
| 32 | Puerto Rico estimate | $26,980 | $2,249 | $28,780 | |
| 33 | Czechia estimate | $25,920 | $2,160 | Kč 570,300 | $38,700 |
| 34 | Greece estimate | $25,890 | $2,157 | €23,190 | $39,500 |
| 35 | Brunei estimate | $25,650 | $2,137 | BND 32,500 | $42,900 |
| 36 | Lithuania estimate | $25,130 | $2,094 | €22,510 | $40,470 |
| 37 | Barbados estimate | $24,910 | $2,076 | BBD 49,830 | $20,760 |
| 38 | Estonia estimate | $24,810 | $2,068 | €22,220 | $32,690 |
| 39 | Costa Rica estimate | $23,750 | $1,980 | ₡11,960,400 | $38,030 |
| 40 | Latvia estimate | $22,850 | $1,904 | €20,460 | $36,620 |
| 41 | Romania estimate | $21,820 | $1,818 | lei 96,360 | $44,730 |
| 42 | Croatia estimate | $21,010 | $1,751 | €141,800 | $35,710 |
| 43 | Slovakia estimate | $20,600 | $1,716 | €18,450 | $32,220 |
| 44 | Hungary estimate | $20,420 | $1,702 | Ft 7,156,400 | $35,260 |
| 45 | Poland estimate | $17,960 | $1,497 | zł 75,380 | $32,740 |
| 46 | Türkiye estimate | $16,470 | $1,373 | ₺649,900 | $36,630 |
| 47 | Uruguay estimate | $16,160 | $1,347 | UYU 649,900 | $22,180 |
| 48 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $15,310 | $1,276 | KM 26,820 | $34,550 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $15,160 | $1,264 | PAB 15,160 | $30,530 |
| 50 | Bulgaria estimate | $15,110 | $1,259 | €26,460 | $32,240 |
| 51 | Serbia estimate | $14,650 | $1,221 | RSD 1,541,700 | $28,790 |
| 52 | Botswana estimate | $14,380 | $1,198 | P 195,000 | $36,700 |
| 53 | Chile estimate | $14,190 | $1,183 | CLP 13,391,000 | $28,810 |
| 54 | Palau estimate | $13,970 | $1,164 | $13,960 | |
| 55 | Montenegro estimate | $12,050 | $1,004 | €9,069 | $20,650 |
| 56 | Belize estimate | $11,900 | $992 | BZD 23,800 | $18,640 |
| 57 | North Macedonia estimate | $11,790 | $982 | MKD 650,600 | $23,760 |
| 58 | Malaysia estimate | $11,610 | $968 | RM 48,810 | $31,050 |
| 59 | South Africa estimate | $11,190 | $932 | R 184,100 | $24,830 |
| 60 | Marshall Islands estimate | $10,830 | $903 | $10,900 | |
| 61 | Lebanon estimate | $10,350 | $862 | L£15,598,200 | $20,840 |
| 62 | Honduras estimate | $9,739 | $812 | L 252,700 | $20,030 |
| 63 | Peru estimate | $9,717 | $810 | PEN 34,660 | $17,990 |
| 64 | Brazil estimate | $9,693 | $808 | R$54,160 | $20,980 |
| 65 | Colombia estimate | $9,621 | $802 | COP 38,995,400 | $23,410 |
| 66 | Dominican Republic estimate | $9,466 | $789 | DOP 586,700 | $24,640 |
| 67 | Mauritius estimate | $9,335 | $778 | Rs 433,300 | $21,760 |
| 68 | Eswatini estimate | $9,083 | $757 | SZL 162,500 | |
| 69 | Guatemala estimate | $8,797 | $733 | Q 67,560 | $19,680 |
| 70 | Maldives estimate | $8,743 | $729 | MVR 134,500 | $13,280 |
| 71 | Argentina estimate | $8,730 | $727 | ARS 10,832,100 | $16,380 |
| 72 | Ecuador estimate | $8,666 | $722 | $19,630 | |
| 73 | Thailand estimate | $8,459 | $705 | ฿278,200 | $26,230 |
| 74 | Mexico estimate | $8,303 | $692 | MX$159,700 | $14,120 |
| 75 | El Salvador estimate | $8,192 | $683 | $17,470 | |
| 76 | Russia estimate | $7,947 | $662 | ₽585,300 | $22,730 |
| 77 | Djibouti estimate | $7,619 | $635 | DJF 1,354,000 | $13,750 |
| 78 | Fiji estimate | $7,530 | $627 | FJD 17,080 | $18,440 |
| 79 | Samoa estimate | $7,396 | $616 | WST 19,890 | $10,820 |
| 80 | Albania estimate | $7,302 | $609 | ALL 778,200 | $16,890 |
| 81 | Guyana estimate | $7,273 | $606 | GYD 1,516,500 | $15,600 |
| 82 | Bolivia estimate | $7,054 | $588 | Bs 48,740 | $18,060 |
| 83 | Jordan estimate | $6,865 | $572 | JOD 4,874 | $15,180 |
| 84 | Paraguay estimate | $6,460 | $538 | ₲48,744,300 | $16,960 |
| 85 | Mongolia estimate | $6,111 | $509 | ₮21,664,100 | $18,350 |
| 86 | Jamaica estimate | $6,103 | $509 | JMD 677,000 | $9,685 |
| 87 | Moldova estimate | $6,034 | $503 | MDL 104,900 | $11,950 |
| 88 | Tonga estimate | $5,895 | $491 | TOP 13,940 | $7,651 |
| 89 | Philippines estimate | $5,751 | $479 | ₱329,500 | $15,880 |
| 90 | Cape Verde estimate | $5,420 | $452 | CVE 538,700 | $10,690 |
| 91 | Bhutan estimate | $5,308 | $442 | BTN 444,100 | $21,270 |
| 92 | Vanuatu estimate | $5,030 | $419 | VUV 487,400 | $4,115 |
| 93 | Vietnam estimate | $4,976 | $415 | ₫120,235,800 | $16,790 |
| 94 | Senegal estimate | $4,654 | $388 | F CFA 2,708,000 | $11,960 |
| 95 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,623 | $385 | ₸1,507,200 | $12,010 |
| 96 | Tunisia estimate | $4,430 | $369 | TND 13,000 | $15,850 |
| 97 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $4,341 | $362 | F CFA 2,708,000 | $11,650 |
| 98 | Cambodia estimate | $4,318 | $360 | ៛17,331,300 | $11,770 |
| 99 | Kiribati estimate | $4,148 | $346 | A$6,244 | $6,650 |
| 100 | India estimate | $3,977 | $331 | ₹346,600 | $17,470 |
| 101 | Georgia estimate | $3,812 | $318 | ₾12,280 | $11,440 |
| 102 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,648 | $304 | FCFA 2,212,600 | $8,024 |
| 103 | Chad estimate | $3,605 | $300 | FCFA 2,248,900 | $10,640 |
| 104 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,445 | $287 | UZS 38,073,300 | $12,690 |
| 105 | Zambia estimate | $3,312 | $276 | ZK 86,660 | $11,450 |
| 106 | Suriname estimate | $3,069 | $256 | SRD 75,820 | $8,480 |
| 107 | Mozambique estimate | $3,054 | $254 | MZN 195,000 | $8,083 |
| 108 | Timor-Leste estimate | $2,925 | $244 | $6,564 | |
| 109 | Yemen estimate | $2,802 | $233 | YER 615,200 | $9,287 |
| 110 | Burkina Faso estimate | $2,792 | $233 | F CFA 1,624,800 | $8,414 |
| 111 | Mali estimate | $2,680 | $223 | F CFA 1,624,800 | $8,447 |
| 112 | Kenya estimate | $2,617 | $218 | KES 266,900 | $6,169 |
| 113 | Comoros estimate | $2,604 | $217 | CF 1,083,200 | $4,750 |
| 114 | Ghana estimate | $2,415 | $201 | GH₵30,330 | $5,777 |
| 115 | Cameroon estimate | $2,413 | $201 | FCFA 1,191,500 | $4,980 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,331 | $194 | Rs 704,100 | $8,048 |
| 117 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,303 | $192 | FCFA 1,083,200 | $3,475 |
| 118 | Nepal estimate | $2,280 | $190 | Rs 238,300 | $7,851 |
| 119 | Guinea estimate | $2,123 | $177 | FG 19,497,700 | $6,476 |
| 120 | Indonesia estimate | $2,101 | $175 | Rp 33,311,600 | $6,525 |
| 121 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $2,084 | $174 | F CFA 1,299,800 | $5,887 |
| 122 | Lesotho estimate | $2,068 | $172 | LSL 37,910 | $6,176 |
| 123 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,061 | $172 | ৳238,300 | $7,223 |
| 124 | Ukraine estimate | $1,995 | $166 | ₴50,980 | $8,205 |
| 125 | Armenia estimate | $1,907 | $159 | ֏920,700 | $5,531 |
| 126 | Angola estimate | $1,868 | $156 | Kz 1,624,800 | $5,221 |
| 127 | Uganda estimate | $1,661 | $138 | UGX 5,957,600 | $4,530 |
| 128 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,659 | $138 | ETB 72,570 | $5,401 |
| 129 | Benin estimate | $1,652 | $138 | F CFA 1,029,000 | $5,007 |
| 130 | Niger estimate | $1,646 | $137 | F CFA 1,026,900 | $5,051 |
| 131 | Togo estimate | $1,645 | $137 | F CFA 1,026,100 | $4,651 |
| 132 | Laos estimate | $1,621 | $135 | ₭22,747,300 | $6,129 |
| 133 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,608 | $134 | CDF 1,624,800 | $3,310 |
| 134 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,568 | $131 | K 2,166,400 | $4,974 |
| 135 | Pakistan estimate | $1,335 | $111 | Rs 375,200 | $5,738 |
| 136 | Egypt estimate | $1,196 | $100 | E£54,160 | $7,791 |
| 137 | Sudan estimate | $1,189 | $99 | SDG 649,900 | $2,898 |
| 138 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,150 | $96 | ؋88,330 | $5,595 |
| 139 | Burundi estimate | $1,118 | $93 | BIF 2,141,100 | $3,378 |
| 140 | Liberia estimate | $1,083 | $90 | LRD 1,083 | $2,687 |
| 141 | Rwanda estimate | $1,068 | $89 | RF 1,408,200 | $3,896 |
| 142 | Gambia estimate | $956 | $80 | GMD 46,040 | $3,089 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $951 | $79 | MWK 346,600 | $2,915 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $366 | $31 | ₦541,600 | $2,040 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).