How much does a mechanical engineering technician make in each country?
143 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$105,800
- Iceland$85,930
- Australia$85,890
- Luxembourg$82,290
- Norway$78,020
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$92,570
- Luxembourg$83,420
- Switzerland$82,520
- Norway$81,090
- United States$76,030
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $105,800 | $8,813 | CHF 95,170 | $82,520 |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $85,930 | $7,161 | kr 10,947,800 | $75,150 |
| 3 | Australia | $85,890 | $7,157 | A$125,000 | |
| 4 | Luxembourg estimate | $82,290 | $6,858 | €73,710 | $83,420 |
| 5 | Norway estimate | $78,020 | $6,501 | kr 705,900 | $81,090 |
| 6 | Denmark estimate | $77,330 | $6,444 | kr 515,300 | $73,980 |
| 7 | United States | $76,030 | $6,336 | $76,030 | |
| 8 | Germany | $70,110 | $5,843 | €62,800 | $92,570 |
| 9 | Ireland estimate | $62,760 | $5,230 | €56,210 | $61,440 |
| 10 | Austria estimate | $62,210 | $5,184 | €55,710 | $73,360 |
| 11 | Belgium estimate | $61,070 | $5,089 | €54,700 | $70,030 |
| 12 | United Kingdom | $60,020 | $5,002 | £44,840 | $64,980 |
| 13 | Qatar estimate | $58,440 | $4,870 | QAR 212,700 | $75,150 |
| 14 | Netherlands estimate | $57,910 | $4,826 | €51,870 | $66,790 |
| 15 | Canada | $56,400 | $4,700 | CA$79,340 | |
| 16 | Finland estimate | $51,970 | $4,331 | €46,550 | $57,350 |
| 17 | Sweden estimate | $50,550 | $4,212 | kr 481,200 | $55,840 |
| 18 | Italy estimate | $45,430 | $3,786 | €40,690 | $62,350 |
| 19 | France estimate | $41,610 | $3,468 | €37,270 | $50,270 |
| 20 | Israel estimate | $39,180 | $3,265 | ₪126,500 | $31,260 |
| 21 | Singapore estimate | $35,190 | $2,932 | SGD 47,270 | $44,640 |
| 22 | Spain estimate | $33,390 | $2,782 | €29,900 | $48,610 |
| 23 | Slovenia estimate | $33,320 | $2,776 | €29,840 | $49,740 |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $31,940 | $2,661 | AED 117,300 | $47,500 |
| 25 | Cyprus estimate | $31,700 | $2,642 | €28,390 | $47,370 |
| 26 | Malta estimate | $30,560 | $2,546 | €26,750 | $42,560 |
| 27 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $29,560 | $2,464 | HK$229,500 | $35,550 |
| 28 | Portugal estimate | $29,500 | $2,458 | €26,420 | $45,430 |
| 29 | Greece estimate | $29,010 | $2,417 | €25,980 | $44,250 |
| 30 | Bahamas estimate | $27,000 | $2,250 | BSD 27,000 | $24,390 |
| 31 | Puerto Rico estimate | $26,820 | $2,235 | $28,610 | |
| 32 | Estonia estimate | $25,300 | $2,109 | €22,660 | $33,330 |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $25,110 | $2,092 | SAR 94,150 | $48,520 |
| 34 | Czechia estimate | $23,950 | $1,996 | Kč 527,100 | $35,760 |
| 35 | Lithuania estimate | $23,300 | $1,942 | €20,870 | $37,520 |
| 36 | Slovakia estimate | $21,450 | $1,787 | €19,210 | $33,550 |
| 37 | Latvia estimate | $21,010 | $1,751 | €18,820 | $33,680 |
| 38 | Croatia estimate | $19,590 | $1,632 | €132,200 | $33,290 |
| 39 | Barbados estimate | $19,460 | $1,621 | BBD 38,910 | $16,220 |
| 40 | Brunei estimate | $19,180 | $1,598 | BND 24,300 | $32,080 |
| 41 | Hungary estimate | $18,690 | $1,558 | Ft 6,551,300 | $32,270 |
| 42 | Poland estimate | $18,440 | $1,537 | zł 77,410 | $33,620 |
| 43 | Romania estimate | $18,360 | $1,530 | lei 81,110 | $37,650 |
| 44 | Uruguay estimate | $17,790 | $1,483 | UYU 715,400 | $24,420 |
| 45 | Costa Rica estimate | $17,330 | $1,444 | ₡8,723,400 | $27,730 |
| 46 | Palau estimate | $15,670 | $1,306 | $15,660 | |
| 47 | Türkiye estimate | $14,370 | $1,197 | ₺567,000 | $31,950 |
| 48 | Serbia estimate | $13,880 | $1,157 | RSD 1,460,800 | $27,280 |
| 49 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $13,780 | $1,148 | KM 24,130 | $31,100 |
| 50 | Bulgaria estimate | $13,470 | $1,122 | €23,590 | $28,740 |
| 51 | Belize estimate | $12,950 | $1,079 | BZD 25,900 | $20,280 |
| 52 | Montenegro estimate | $12,480 | $1,040 | €9,397 | $21,390 |
| 53 | Panama estimate | $12,150 | $1,012 | PAB 12,150 | $24,460 |
| 54 | Chile estimate | $11,420 | $951 | CLP 10,772,300 | $23,170 |
| 55 | North Macedonia estimate | $11,110 | $926 | MKD 613,100 | $22,390 |
| 56 | Marshall Islands estimate | $10,900 | $908 | $10,970 | |
| 57 | Argentina estimate | $10,880 | $907 | ARS 13,499,000 | $20,410 |
| 58 | Lebanon estimate | $10,750 | $895 | L£16,198,800 | $21,650 |
| 59 | Maldives estimate | $10,530 | $878 | MVR 162,000 | $15,990 |
| 60 | Botswana estimate | $10,100 | $841 | P 136,900 | $25,780 |
| 61 | Honduras estimate | $9,614 | $801 | L 249,500 | $19,780 |
| 62 | Mauritius estimate | $9,307 | $776 | Rs 432,000 | $21,690 |
| 63 | Malaysia estimate | $9,043 | $754 | RM 38,010 | $24,180 |
| 64 | Guatemala estimate | $8,803 | $734 | Q 67,610 | $19,700 |
| 65 | Guyana estimate | $8,576 | $715 | GYD 1,788,200 | $18,400 |
| 66 | Albania estimate | $8,566 | $714 | ALL 912,900 | $19,810 |
| 67 | Ecuador estimate | $8,504 | $709 | $19,260 | |
| 68 | Mexico estimate | $8,420 | $702 | MX$162,000 | $14,320 |
| 69 | Russia estimate | $8,349 | $696 | ₽615,000 | $23,880 |
| 70 | Thailand estimate | $8,210 | $684 | ฿270,000 | $25,450 |
| 71 | Fiji estimate | $7,663 | $639 | FJD 17,380 | $18,770 |
| 72 | Jordan estimate | $7,605 | $634 | JOD 5,400 | $16,810 |
| 73 | Peru estimate | $7,569 | $631 | PEN 27,000 | $14,010 |
| 74 | Djibouti estimate | $7,512 | $626 | DJF 1,335,000 | $13,560 |
| 75 | Samoa estimate | $7,402 | $617 | WST 19,900 | $10,830 |
| 76 | South Africa estimate | $7,381 | $615 | R 121,500 | $16,380 |
| 77 | El Salvador estimate | $7,312 | $609 | $15,600 | |
| 78 | Tonga estimate | $7,293 | $608 | TOP 17,240 | $9,465 |
| 79 | Brazil estimate | $7,248 | $604 | R$40,500 | $15,690 |
| 80 | Moldova estimate | $6,938 | $578 | MDL 120,600 | $13,740 |
| 81 | Mongolia estimate | $6,854 | $571 | ₮24,298,200 | $20,580 |
| 82 | Bolivia estimate | $6,837 | $570 | Bs 47,250 | $17,500 |
| 83 | Dominican Republic estimate | $6,666 | $555 | DOP 413,200 | $17,350 |
| 84 | Colombia estimate | $6,661 | $555 | COP 26,998,000 | $16,210 |
| 85 | Vanuatu estimate | $6,309 | $526 | VUV 611,400 | $5,162 |
| 86 | Paraguay estimate | $5,653 | $471 | ₲42,651,300 | $14,840 |
| 87 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $5,410 | $451 | F CFA 3,374,700 | $14,520 |
| 88 | Kiribati estimate | $5,375 | $448 | A$8,091 | $8,617 |
| 89 | Vietnam estimate | $5,083 | $424 | ₫122,840,800 | $17,150 |
| 90 | Philippines estimate | $5,017 | $418 | ₱287,400 | $13,860 |
| 91 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $4,896 | $408 | FCFA 2,969,800 | $10,770 |
| 92 | Cambodia estimate | $4,709 | $392 | ៛18,898,600 | $12,830 |
| 93 | Cape Verde estimate | $4,582 | $382 | CVE 455,400 | $9,040 |
| 94 | Bhutan estimate | $4,503 | $375 | BTN 376,700 | $18,050 |
| 95 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,482 | $374 | ₸1,461,300 | $11,640 |
| 96 | Georgia estimate | $4,251 | $354 | ₾13,700 | $12,760 |
| 97 | Jamaica estimate | $3,955 | $330 | JMD 438,700 | $6,276 |
| 98 | Tunisia estimate | $3,910 | $326 | TND 11,470 | $13,990 |
| 99 | Zambia estimate | $3,644 | $304 | ZK 95,360 | $12,600 |
| 100 | Yemen estimate | $3,628 | $302 | YER 796,800 | $12,030 |
| 101 | Suriname estimate | $3,551 | $296 | SRD 87,740 | $9,813 |
| 102 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,487 | $291 | UZS 38,527,300 | $12,850 |
| 103 | Timor-Leste estimate | $3,375 | $281 | $7,574 | |
| 104 | Senegal estimate | $3,371 | $281 | F CFA 1,961,700 | $8,660 |
| 105 | Ghana estimate | $3,225 | $269 | GH₵40,500 | $7,714 |
| 106 | Indonesia estimate | $3,209 | $267 | Rp 50,877,600 | $9,966 |
| 107 | India estimate | $3,098 | $258 | ₹270,000 | $13,610 |
| 108 | Nepal estimate | $3,031 | $253 | Rs 316,700 | $10,440 |
| 109 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,870 | $239 | FCFA 1,349,900 | $4,330 |
| 110 | Liberia estimate | $2,700 | $225 | LRD 2,700 | $6,697 |
| 111 | Kenya estimate | $2,647 | $221 | KES 270,000 | $6,241 |
| 112 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $2,562 | $214 | K 3,539,800 | $8,128 |
| 113 | Mozambique estimate | $2,548 | $212 | MZN 162,700 | $6,744 |
| 114 | Angola estimate | $2,483 | $207 | Kz 2,159,800 | $6,941 |
| 115 | Comoros estimate | $2,434 | $203 | CF 1,012,400 | $4,440 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,390 | $199 | Rs 722,200 | $8,255 |
| 117 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,380 | $198 | ৳275,100 | $8,340 |
| 118 | Eswatini estimate | $2,295 | $191 | SZL 41,060 | |
| 119 | Armenia estimate | $2,237 | $186 | ֏1,079,900 | $6,487 |
| 120 | Mali estimate | $2,226 | $186 | F CFA 1,349,900 | $7,017 |
| 121 | Guinea estimate | $2,101 | $175 | FG 19,294,300 | $6,408 |
| 122 | Uganda estimate | $2,070 | $172 | UGX 7,424,400 | $5,645 |
| 123 | Rwanda estimate | $2,048 | $171 | RF 2,699,300 | $7,469 |
| 124 | Ukraine estimate | $2,044 | $170 | ₴52,230 | $8,407 |
| 125 | Lesotho estimate | $1,945 | $162 | LSL 35,660 | $5,808 |
| 126 | Laos estimate | $1,924 | $160 | ₭26,998,000 | $7,274 |
| 127 | Cameroon estimate | $1,914 | $159 | FCFA 944,900 | $3,949 |
| 128 | Pakistan estimate | $1,913 | $159 | Rs 537,700 | $8,223 |
| 129 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,811 | $151 | F CFA 1,053,600 | $5,456 |
| 130 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,757 | $146 | ؋134,900 | $8,547 |
| 131 | Niger estimate | $1,731 | $144 | F CFA 1,079,900 | $5,312 |
| 132 | Benin estimate | $1,625 | $135 | F CFA 1,012,400 | $4,926 |
| 133 | Chad estimate | $1,625 | $135 | FCFA 1,013,600 | $4,794 |
| 134 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,576 | $131 | F CFA 983,200 | $4,453 |
| 135 | Sudan estimate | $1,538 | $128 | SDG 841,100 | $3,750 |
| 136 | Egypt estimate | $1,490 | $124 | E£67,490 | $9,709 |
| 137 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,451 | $121 | ETB 63,450 | $4,722 |
| 138 | Burundi estimate | $1,410 | $117 | BIF 2,699,800 | $4,259 |
| 139 | Togo estimate | $1,277 | $106 | F CFA 796,700 | $3,612 |
| 140 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,203 | $100 | CDF 1,214,900 | $2,475 |
| 141 | Gambia estimate | $1,191 | $99 | GMD 57,370 | $3,849 |
| 142 | Nigeria estimate | $765 | $64 | ₦1,132,000 | $4,263 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $459 | $38 | MWK 167,200 | $1,406 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).