How much does a mechanical 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$122,500
- United States$109,800
- Luxembourg$100,600
- Germany$96,450
- Iceland$87,630
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$127,400
- United States$109,800
- Qatar$105,400
- Luxembourg$101,900
- Switzerland$95,570
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $122,500 | $10,210 | CHF 110,200 | $95,570 |
| 2 | United States | $109,800 | $9,154 | $109,800 | |
| 3 | Luxembourg estimate | $100,600 | $8,379 | €90,060 | $101,900 |
| 4 | Germany | $96,450 | $8,038 | €86,390 | $127,400 |
| 5 | Iceland estimate | $87,630 | $7,302 | kr 11,163,500 | $76,630 |
| 6 | Australia | $83,080 | $6,923 | A$120,900 | |
| 7 | Qatar estimate | $81,980 | $6,831 | QAR 298,400 | $105,400 |
| 8 | Denmark estimate | $78,880 | $6,574 | kr 525,600 | $75,460 |
| 9 | Norway estimate | $75,230 | $6,269 | kr 680,700 | $78,200 |
| 10 | Belgium estimate | $72,350 | $6,029 | €64,800 | $82,970 |
| 11 | Canada | $72,330 | $6,028 | CA$101,700 | |
| 12 | Austria estimate | $72,310 | $6,026 | €64,770 | $85,290 |
| 13 | Ireland estimate | $71,330 | $5,944 | €63,890 | $69,830 |
| 14 | Netherlands estimate | $69,620 | $5,801 | €62,350 | $80,290 |
| 15 | United Kingdom | $68,170 | $5,681 | £50,930 | $73,800 |
| 16 | Finland estimate | $63,560 | $5,297 | €56,930 | $70,140 |
| 17 | Singapore estimate | $57,360 | $4,780 | SGD 77,060 | $72,770 |
| 18 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $56,970 | $4,747 | HK$442,200 | $68,500 |
| 19 | Sweden estimate | $54,880 | $4,573 | kr 522,500 | $60,630 |
| 20 | Israel estimate | $53,040 | $4,420 | ₪171,300 | $42,330 |
| 21 | France estimate | $52,880 | $4,407 | €47,370 | $63,890 |
| 22 | Italy estimate | $46,640 | $3,886 | €41,770 | $64,000 |
| 23 | Spain estimate | $43,850 | $3,654 | €39,280 | $63,840 |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $41,200 | $3,434 | AED 151,300 | $61,280 |
| 25 | South Korea estimate | $39,710 | $3,309 | ₩51,281,900 | $56,730 |
| 26 | Cyprus estimate | $39,590 | $3,299 | €35,460 | $59,160 |
| 27 | Slovenia estimate | $39,000 | $3,250 | €34,930 | $58,210 |
| 28 | Malta estimate | $37,970 | $3,164 | €33,240 | $52,880 |
| 29 | Portugal estimate | $37,090 | $3,091 | €33,220 | $57,120 |
| 30 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $34,480 | $2,873 | SAR 129,300 | $66,630 |
| 31 | Bahamas estimate | $32,510 | $2,709 | BSD 32,510 | $29,380 |
| 32 | Puerto Rico estimate | $32,400 | $2,700 | $34,560 | |
| 33 | Czechia estimate | $31,120 | $2,594 | Kč 684,800 | $46,460 |
| 34 | Greece estimate | $31,080 | $2,590 | €27,840 | $47,420 |
| 35 | Brunei estimate | $30,790 | $2,566 | BND 39,020 | $51,510 |
| 36 | Lithuania estimate | $30,170 | $2,514 | €27,030 | $48,580 |
| 37 | Barbados estimate | $29,910 | $2,493 | BBD 59,820 | $24,930 |
| 38 | Estonia estimate | $29,790 | $2,483 | €26,680 | $39,250 |
| 39 | Costa Rica estimate | $28,520 | $2,377 | ₡14,360,000 | $45,650 |
| 40 | Latvia estimate | $27,430 | $2,286 | €24,570 | $43,960 |
| 41 | Romania estimate | $26,190 | $2,183 | lei 115,700 | $53,700 |
| 42 | Croatia estimate | $25,230 | $2,102 | €170,300 | $42,870 |
| 43 | Slovakia estimate | $24,730 | $2,061 | €22,150 | $38,680 |
| 44 | Hungary estimate | $24,520 | $2,043 | Ft 8,592,200 | $42,330 |
| 45 | Poland estimate | $21,560 | $1,797 | zł 90,500 | $39,300 |
| 46 | Türkiye estimate | $19,780 | $1,648 | ₺780,300 | $43,980 |
| 47 | Uruguay estimate | $19,400 | $1,617 | UYU 780,300 | $26,630 |
| 48 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $18,380 | $1,532 | KM 32,200 | $41,490 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $18,210 | $1,517 | PAB 18,210 | $36,660 |
| 50 | Bulgaria estimate | $18,140 | $1,511 | €31,770 | $38,710 |
| 51 | Serbia estimate | $17,600 | $1,466 | RSD 1,851,000 | $34,560 |
| 52 | Botswana estimate | $17,260 | $1,438 | P 234,100 | $44,060 |
| 53 | Chile estimate | $17,040 | $1,420 | CLP 16,077,700 | $34,580 |
| 54 | Palau estimate | $16,770 | $1,398 | $16,770 | |
| 55 | Montenegro estimate | $14,470 | $1,205 | €10,890 | $24,790 |
| 56 | Belize estimate | $14,290 | $1,191 | BZD 28,580 | $22,380 |
| 57 | North Macedonia estimate | $14,150 | $1,179 | MKD 781,100 | $28,530 |
| 58 | Malaysia estimate | $13,940 | $1,162 | RM 58,600 | $37,280 |
| 59 | South Africa estimate | $13,430 | $1,119 | R 221,100 | $29,810 |
| 60 | Marshall Islands estimate | $13,010 | $1,084 | $13,090 | |
| 61 | Lebanon estimate | $12,420 | $1,035 | L£18,727,600 | $25,030 |
| 62 | Honduras estimate | $11,690 | $974 | L 303,500 | $24,050 |
| 63 | Peru estimate | $11,670 | $972 | PEN 41,620 | $21,600 |
| 64 | Brazil estimate | $11,640 | $970 | R$65,030 | $25,190 |
| 65 | Colombia estimate | $11,550 | $963 | COP 46,819,100 | $28,110 |
| 66 | Dominican Republic estimate | $11,360 | $947 | DOP 704,500 | $29,590 |
| 67 | Mauritius estimate | $11,210 | $934 | Rs 520,200 | $26,120 |
| 68 | Eswatini estimate | $10,910 | $909 | SZL 195,100 | |
| 69 | Guatemala estimate | $10,560 | $880 | Q 81,110 | $23,630 |
| 70 | Maldives estimate | $10,500 | $875 | MVR 161,500 | $15,940 |
| 71 | Argentina estimate | $10,480 | $873 | ARS 13,005,300 | $19,670 |
| 72 | Ecuador estimate | $10,400 | $867 | $23,570 | |
| 73 | Thailand estimate | $10,160 | $846 | ฿334,000 | $31,490 |
| 74 | Mexico estimate | $9,968 | $831 | MX$191,800 | $16,960 |
| 75 | El Salvador estimate | $9,835 | $820 | $20,980 | |
| 76 | Russia estimate | $9,541 | $795 | ₽702,800 | $27,290 |
| 77 | Djibouti estimate | $9,147 | $762 | DJF 1,625,700 | $16,510 |
| 78 | Fiji estimate | $9,041 | $753 | FJD 20,510 | $22,140 |
| 79 | Samoa estimate | $8,880 | $740 | WST 23,880 | $12,990 |
| 80 | Albania estimate | $8,767 | $731 | ALL 934,300 | $20,280 |
| 81 | Guyana estimate | $8,733 | $728 | GYD 1,820,700 | $18,730 |
| 82 | Bolivia estimate | $8,469 | $706 | Bs 58,520 | $21,680 |
| 83 | Jordan estimate | $8,243 | $687 | JOD 5,852 | $18,220 |
| 84 | Paraguay estimate | $7,756 | $646 | ₲58,523,900 | $20,360 |
| 85 | Mongolia estimate | $7,337 | $611 | ₮26,010,600 | $22,030 |
| 86 | Jamaica estimate | $7,327 | $611 | JMD 812,800 | $11,630 |
| 87 | Moldova estimate | $7,244 | $604 | MDL 125,900 | $14,350 |
| 88 | Tonga estimate | $7,078 | $590 | TOP 16,730 | $9,186 |
| 89 | Philippines estimate | $6,905 | $575 | ₱395,600 | $19,070 |
| 90 | Cape Verde estimate | $6,508 | $542 | CVE 646,800 | $12,840 |
| 91 | Bhutan estimate | $6,373 | $531 | BTN 533,200 | $25,540 |
| 92 | Vanuatu estimate | $6,039 | $503 | VUV 585,200 | $4,941 |
| 93 | Vietnam estimate | $5,974 | $498 | ₫144,358,900 | $20,160 |
| 94 | Senegal estimate | $5,587 | $466 | F CFA 3,251,300 | $14,350 |
| 95 | Kazakhstan estimate | $5,551 | $463 | ₸1,809,600 | $14,420 |
| 96 | Tunisia estimate | $5,318 | $443 | TND 15,610 | $19,030 |
| 97 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $5,212 | $434 | F CFA 3,251,300 | $13,990 |
| 98 | Cambodia estimate | $5,185 | $432 | ៛20,808,500 | $14,130 |
| 99 | Kiribati estimate | $4,981 | $415 | A$7,497 | $7,984 |
| 100 | India estimate | $4,775 | $398 | ₹416,200 | $20,980 |
| 101 | Georgia estimate | $4,577 | $381 | ₾14,740 | $13,730 |
| 102 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $4,380 | $365 | FCFA 2,656,500 | $9,634 |
| 103 | Chad estimate | $4,329 | $361 | FCFA 2,700,100 | $12,770 |
| 104 | Uzbekistan estimate | $4,137 | $345 | UZS 45,712,000 | $15,240 |
| 105 | Zambia estimate | $3,976 | $331 | ZK 104,000 | $13,750 |
| 106 | Suriname estimate | $3,684 | $307 | SRD 91,040 | $10,180 |
| 107 | Mozambique estimate | $3,666 | $306 | MZN 234,100 | $9,705 |
| 108 | Timor-Leste estimate | $3,511 | $293 | $7,881 | |
| 109 | Yemen estimate | $3,364 | $280 | YER 738,600 | $11,150 |
| 110 | Burkina Faso estimate | $3,352 | $279 | F CFA 1,950,800 | $10,100 |
| 111 | Mali estimate | $3,217 | $268 | F CFA 1,950,800 | $10,140 |
| 112 | Kenya estimate | $3,142 | $262 | KES 320,400 | $7,407 |
| 113 | Comoros estimate | $3,127 | $261 | CF 1,300,500 | $5,703 |
| 114 | Ghana estimate | $2,900 | $242 | GH₵36,410 | $6,936 |
| 115 | Cameroon estimate | $2,897 | $241 | FCFA 1,430,600 | $5,979 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,798 | $233 | Rs 845,300 | $9,662 |
| 117 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,765 | $230 | FCFA 1,300,500 | $4,172 |
| 118 | Nepal estimate | $2,738 | $228 | Rs 286,100 | $9,426 |
| 119 | Guinea estimate | $2,549 | $212 | FG 23,409,500 | $7,775 |
| 120 | Indonesia estimate | $2,522 | $210 | Rp 39,994,900 | $7,834 |
| 121 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $2,502 | $208 | F CFA 1,560,600 | $7,069 |
| 122 | Lesotho estimate | $2,483 | $207 | LSL 45,520 | $7,415 |
| 123 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,475 | $206 | ৳286,100 | $8,673 |
| 124 | Ukraine estimate | $2,396 | $200 | ₴61,210 | $9,852 |
| 125 | Armenia estimate | $2,290 | $191 | ֏1,105,500 | $6,640 |
| 126 | Angola estimate | $2,243 | $187 | Kz 1,950,800 | $6,269 |
| 127 | Uganda estimate | $1,994 | $166 | UGX 7,152,900 | $5,438 |
| 128 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,992 | $166 | ETB 87,140 | $6,485 |
| 129 | Benin estimate | $1,983 | $165 | F CFA 1,235,500 | $6,012 |
| 130 | Niger estimate | $1,977 | $165 | F CFA 1,232,900 | $6,065 |
| 131 | Togo estimate | $1,975 | $165 | F CFA 1,232,000 | $5,585 |
| 132 | Laos estimate | $1,946 | $162 | ₭27,311,100 | $7,358 |
| 133 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,931 | $161 | CDF 1,950,800 | $3,974 |
| 134 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,883 | $157 | K 2,601,100 | $5,972 |
| 135 | Pakistan estimate | $1,602 | $134 | Rs 450,500 | $6,889 |
| 136 | Egypt estimate | $1,435 | $120 | E£65,030 | $9,354 |
| 137 | Sudan estimate | $1,427 | $119 | SDG 780,300 | $3,479 |
| 138 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,381 | $115 | ؋106,100 | $6,718 |
| 139 | Burundi estimate | $1,342 | $112 | BIF 2,570,600 | $4,055 |
| 140 | Liberia estimate | $1,301 | $108 | LRD 1,301 | $3,226 |
| 141 | Rwanda estimate | $1,283 | $107 | RF 1,690,700 | $4,678 |
| 142 | Gambia estimate | $1,148 | $96 | GMD 55,270 | $3,708 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $1,142 | $95 | MWK 416,200 | $3,500 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $440 | $37 | ₦650,300 | $2,449 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).