How much does a medical 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$71,890
- Iceland$58,410
- Luxembourg$55,940
- Norway$53,030
- Denmark$52,570
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$61,290
- Luxembourg$56,700
- Switzerland$56,090
- Norway$55,120
- Qatar$51,080
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $71,890 | $5,991 | CHF 64,690 | $56,090 |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $58,410 | $4,868 | kr 7,441,700 | $51,080 |
| 3 | Luxembourg estimate | $55,940 | $4,662 | €50,100 | $56,700 |
| 4 | Norway estimate | $53,030 | $4,419 | kr 479,900 | $55,120 |
| 5 | Denmark estimate | $52,570 | $4,380 | kr 350,300 | $50,290 |
| 6 | Germany | $46,420 | $3,868 | €41,580 | $61,290 |
| 7 | United States | $45,680 | $3,807 | $45,680 | |
| 8 | Ireland estimate | $42,660 | $3,555 | €38,210 | $41,770 |
| 9 | Austria estimate | $42,280 | $3,524 | €37,870 | $49,870 |
| 10 | Belgium estimate | $41,510 | $3,459 | €37,180 | $47,600 |
| 11 | Qatar estimate | $39,730 | $3,310 | QAR 144,600 | $51,080 |
| 12 | Netherlands estimate | $39,370 | $3,280 | €35,260 | $45,400 |
| 13 | Finland estimate | $35,330 | $2,944 | €31,640 | $38,980 |
| 14 | Sweden estimate | $34,360 | $2,863 | kr 327,100 | $37,960 |
| 15 | United Kingdom | $31,830 | $2,653 | £23,780 | $34,460 |
| 16 | Italy estimate | $30,880 | $2,573 | €27,660 | $42,380 |
| 17 | France estimate | $28,280 | $2,357 | €25,330 | $34,170 |
| 18 | Israel estimate | $26,630 | $2,219 | ₪86,020 | $21,250 |
| 19 | Spain estimate | $24,400 | $2,034 | €21,860 | $35,530 |
| 20 | Singapore estimate | $23,920 | $1,993 | SGD 32,130 | $30,350 |
| 21 | Slovenia estimate | $22,650 | $1,887 | €20,280 | $33,810 |
| 22 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $21,710 | $1,809 | AED 79,720 | $32,280 |
| 23 | Cyprus estimate | $21,550 | $1,796 | €19,300 | $32,200 |
| 24 | Malta estimate | $20,770 | $1,731 | €18,180 | $28,930 |
| 25 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $20,100 | $1,675 | HK$156,000 | $24,160 |
| 26 | Portugal estimate | $20,050 | $1,671 | €17,960 | $30,880 |
| 27 | Greece estimate | $19,720 | $1,643 | €17,660 | $30,080 |
| 28 | Bahamas estimate | $18,350 | $1,529 | BSD 18,350 | $16,580 |
| 29 | Puerto Rico estimate | $18,230 | $1,519 | $19,450 | |
| 30 | Estonia estimate | $17,200 | $1,433 | €15,400 | $22,660 |
| 31 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $17,070 | $1,422 | SAR 63,990 | $32,980 |
| 32 | Czechia estimate | $16,280 | $1,357 | Kč 358,300 | $24,310 |
| 33 | Lithuania estimate | $15,840 | $1,320 | €14,190 | $25,500 |
| 34 | Slovakia estimate | $14,580 | $1,215 | €13,060 | $22,810 |
| 35 | Latvia estimate | $14,280 | $1,190 | €12,790 | $22,890 |
| 36 | Croatia estimate | $13,320 | $1,110 | €89,870 | $22,630 |
| 37 | Barbados estimate | $13,230 | $1,102 | BBD 26,450 | $11,020 |
| 38 | Brunei estimate | $13,040 | $1,086 | BND 16,520 | $21,810 |
| 39 | Hungary estimate | $12,710 | $1,059 | Ft 4,453,200 | $21,940 |
| 40 | Poland estimate | $12,540 | $1,045 | zł 52,620 | $22,850 |
| 41 | Romania estimate | $12,480 | $1,040 | lei 55,140 | $25,590 |
| 42 | Uruguay estimate | $12,090 | $1,008 | UYU 486,300 | $16,600 |
| 43 | Costa Rica estimate | $11,780 | $981 | ₡5,929,600 | $18,850 |
| 44 | Palau estimate | $10,650 | $888 | $10,650 | |
| 45 | Türkiye estimate | $9,768 | $814 | ₺385,400 | $21,720 |
| 46 | Serbia estimate | $9,438 | $787 | RSD 992,900 | $18,540 |
| 47 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $9,364 | $780 | KM 16,400 | $21,140 |
| 48 | Bulgaria estimate | $9,154 | $763 | €16,040 | $19,540 |
| 49 | Belize estimate | $8,802 | $733 | BZD 17,600 | $13,790 |
| 50 | Montenegro estimate | $8,486 | $707 | €6,388 | $14,540 |
| 51 | Panama estimate | $8,258 | $688 | PAB 8,258 | $16,630 |
| 52 | Chile estimate | $7,760 | $647 | CLP 7,322,400 | $15,750 |
| 53 | North Macedonia estimate | $7,551 | $629 | MKD 416,700 | $15,220 |
| 54 | Marshall Islands estimate | $7,409 | $617 | $7,457 | |
| 55 | Argentina estimate | $7,395 | $616 | ARS 9,175,900 | $13,880 |
| 56 | Lebanon estimate | $7,304 | $609 | L£11,011,000 | $14,710 |
| 57 | Maldives estimate | $7,158 | $597 | MVR 110,100 | $10,870 |
| 58 | Botswana estimate | $6,863 | $572 | P 93,080 | $17,520 |
| 59 | Honduras estimate | $6,535 | $545 | L 169,600 | $13,440 |
| 60 | Mauritius estimate | $6,326 | $527 | Rs 293,600 | $14,740 |
| 61 | Malaysia estimate | $6,147 | $512 | RM 25,840 | $16,440 |
| 62 | Guatemala estimate | $5,984 | $499 | Q 45,960 | $13,390 |
| 63 | Guyana estimate | $5,830 | $486 | GYD 1,215,500 | $12,500 |
| 64 | Albania estimate | $5,823 | $485 | ALL 620,500 | $13,470 |
| 65 | Ecuador estimate | $5,781 | $482 | $13,090 | |
| 66 | Mexico estimate | $5,724 | $477 | MX$110,100 | $9,737 |
| 67 | Russia estimate | $5,675 | $473 | ₽418,000 | $16,230 |
| 68 | Thailand estimate | $5,581 | $465 | ฿183,500 | $17,300 |
| 69 | Fiji estimate | $5,209 | $434 | FJD 11,820 | $12,760 |
| 70 | Jordan estimate | $5,169 | $431 | JOD 3,670 | $11,430 |
| 71 | Peru estimate | $5,145 | $429 | PEN 18,350 | $9,523 |
| 72 | Djibouti estimate | $5,106 | $426 | DJF 907,500 | $9,214 |
| 73 | Samoa estimate | $5,031 | $419 | WST 13,530 | $7,361 |
| 74 | South Africa estimate | $5,017 | $418 | R 82,580 | $11,130 |
| 75 | El Salvador estimate | $4,970 | $414 | $10,600 | |
| 76 | Tonga estimate | $4,957 | $413 | TOP 11,720 | $6,434 |
| 77 | Brazil estimate | $4,927 | $411 | R$27,530 | $10,660 |
| 78 | Moldova estimate | $4,716 | $393 | MDL 81,950 | $9,341 |
| 79 | Mongolia estimate | $4,659 | $388 | ₮16,516,500 | $13,990 |
| 80 | Bolivia estimate | $4,648 | $387 | Bs 32,120 | $11,900 |
| 81 | Dominican Republic estimate | $4,531 | $378 | DOP 280,900 | $11,800 |
| 82 | Colombia estimate | $4,528 | $377 | COP 18,351,700 | $11,020 |
| 83 | Vanuatu estimate | $4,289 | $357 | VUV 415,600 | $3,509 |
| 84 | Paraguay estimate | $3,842 | $320 | ₲28,992,000 | $10,090 |
| 85 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $3,678 | $306 | F CFA 2,294,000 | $9,870 |
| 86 | Kiribati estimate | $3,654 | $304 | A$5,500 | $5,857 |
| 87 | Vietnam estimate | $3,455 | $288 | ₫83,500,300 | $11,660 |
| 88 | Philippines estimate | $3,410 | $284 | ₱195,400 | $9,418 |
| 89 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,328 | $277 | FCFA 2,018,700 | $7,321 |
| 90 | Cambodia estimate | $3,201 | $267 | ៛12,846,200 | $8,722 |
| 91 | Cape Verde estimate | $3,115 | $260 | CVE 309,500 | $6,145 |
| 92 | Bhutan estimate | $3,061 | $255 | BTN 256,100 | $12,270 |
| 93 | Kazakhstan estimate | $3,047 | $254 | ₸993,300 | $7,913 |
| 94 | Georgia estimate | $2,890 | $241 | ₾9,310 | $8,673 |
| 95 | Jamaica estimate | $2,688 | $224 | JMD 298,200 | $4,266 |
| 96 | Tunisia estimate | $2,658 | $221 | TND 7,799 | $9,509 |
| 97 | Zambia estimate | $2,477 | $206 | ZK 64,820 | $8,567 |
| 98 | Yemen estimate | $2,466 | $206 | YER 541,600 | $8,176 |
| 99 | Suriname estimate | $2,414 | $201 | SRD 59,640 | $6,670 |
| 100 | Uzbekistan estimate | $2,370 | $197 | UZS 26,188,700 | $8,732 |
| 101 | Timor-Leste estimate | $2,294 | $191 | $5,149 | |
| 102 | Senegal estimate | $2,291 | $191 | F CFA 1,333,500 | $5,887 |
| 103 | Ghana estimate | $2,192 | $183 | GH₵27,530 | $5,243 |
| 104 | Indonesia estimate | $2,181 | $182 | Rp 34,583,700 | $6,774 |
| 105 | India estimate | $2,106 | $175 | ₹183,500 | $9,250 |
| 106 | Nepal estimate | $2,060 | $172 | Rs 215,300 | $7,093 |
| 107 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $1,951 | $163 | FCFA 917,600 | $2,944 |
| 108 | Liberia estimate | $1,835 | $153 | LRD 1,835 | $4,552 |
| 109 | Kenya estimate | $1,799 | $150 | KES 183,500 | $4,242 |
| 110 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,742 | $145 | K 2,406,200 | $5,525 |
| 111 | Mozambique estimate | $1,732 | $144 | MZN 110,600 | $4,584 |
| 112 | Angola estimate | $1,688 | $141 | Kz 1,468,100 | $4,718 |
| 113 | Comoros estimate | $1,654 | $138 | CF 688,200 | $3,018 |
| 114 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,625 | $135 | Rs 490,900 | $5,611 |
| 115 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,618 | $135 | ৳187,000 | $5,669 |
| 116 | Eswatini estimate | $1,560 | $130 | SZL 27,910 | |
| 117 | Armenia estimate | $1,521 | $127 | ֏734,100 | $4,409 |
| 118 | Mali estimate | $1,513 | $126 | F CFA 917,600 | $4,770 |
| 119 | Guinea estimate | $1,428 | $119 | FG 13,115,200 | $4,356 |
| 120 | Uganda estimate | $1,407 | $117 | UGX 5,046,700 | $3,837 |
| 121 | Rwanda estimate | $1,392 | $116 | RF 1,834,800 | $5,077 |
| 122 | Ukraine estimate | $1,389 | $116 | ₴35,500 | $5,714 |
| 123 | Lesotho estimate | $1,322 | $110 | LSL 24,240 | $3,948 |
| 124 | Laos estimate | $1,308 | $109 | ₭18,351,700 | $4,944 |
| 125 | Cameroon estimate | $1,301 | $108 | FCFA 642,300 | $2,684 |
| 126 | Pakistan estimate | $1,300 | $108 | Rs 365,500 | $5,589 |
| 127 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,231 | $103 | F CFA 716,200 | $3,709 |
| 128 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,194 | $100 | ؋91,720 | $5,810 |
| 129 | Niger estimate | $1,177 | $98 | F CFA 734,100 | $3,611 |
| 130 | Benin estimate | $1,105 | $92 | F CFA 688,200 | $3,349 |
| 131 | Chad estimate | $1,105 | $92 | FCFA 689,000 | $3,259 |
| 132 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,071 | $89 | F CFA 668,300 | $3,027 |
| 133 | Sudan estimate | $1,046 | $87 | SDG 571,800 | $2,549 |
| 134 | Egypt estimate | $1,013 | $84 | E£45,880 | $6,600 |
| 135 | Ethiopia estimate | $986 | $82 | ETB 43,130 | $3,210 |
| 136 | Burundi estimate | $958 | $80 | BIF 1,835,200 | $2,895 |
| 137 | Togo estimate | $868 | $72 | F CFA 541,600 | $2,455 |
| 138 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $817 | $68 | CDF 825,800 | $1,682 |
| 139 | Gambia estimate | $810 | $67 | GMD 39,000 | $2,616 |
| 140 | Nigeria estimate | $520 | $43 | ₦769,500 | $2,898 |
| 141 | Malawi estimate | $312 | $26 | MWK 113,700 | $956 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).