How much does a medical laboratory 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 $100,000 a year.
Where they earn the most
- Switzerland$86,740
- Iceland$70,480
- Luxembourg$67,490
- Norway$63,990
- Denmark$63,430
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$75,260
- Luxembourg$68,420
- Switzerland$67,680
- Norway$66,510
- Qatar$61,630
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $86,740 | $7,228 | CHF 78,050 | $67,680 |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $70,480 | $5,873 | kr 8,979,100 | $61,630 |
| 3 | Luxembourg estimate | $67,490 | $5,625 | €60,450 | $68,420 |
| 4 | Norway estimate | $63,990 | $5,332 | kr 579,000 | $66,510 |
| 5 | Denmark estimate | $63,430 | $5,285 | kr 422,600 | $60,680 |
| 6 | Australia | $59,400 | $4,950 | A$86,460 | |
| 7 | Germany | $57,000 | $4,750 | €51,050 | $75,260 |
| 8 | Ireland estimate | $51,480 | $4,290 | €46,110 | $50,390 |
| 9 | Austria estimate | $51,020 | $4,252 | €45,700 | $60,170 |
| 10 | United States estimate | $50,760 | $4,230 | $50,760 | |
| 11 | Canada | $50,570 | $4,214 | CA$71,140 | |
| 12 | Belgium estimate | $50,090 | $4,174 | €44,860 | $57,440 |
| 13 | Qatar estimate | $47,930 | $3,994 | QAR 174,500 | $61,630 |
| 14 | Netherlands estimate | $47,500 | $3,958 | €42,540 | $54,780 |
| 15 | Finland estimate | $42,630 | $3,552 | €38,180 | $47,030 |
| 16 | Sweden estimate | $41,460 | $3,455 | kr 394,700 | $45,800 |
| 17 | United Kingdom | $37,760 | $3,147 | £28,210 | $40,880 |
| 18 | Italy estimate | $37,260 | $3,105 | €33,370 | $51,140 |
| 19 | France estimate | $34,130 | $2,844 | €30,570 | $41,230 |
| 20 | Israel estimate | $32,130 | $2,678 | ₪103,800 | $25,640 |
| 21 | Spain estimate | $29,450 | $2,454 | €26,370 | $42,870 |
| 22 | Singapore estimate | $28,860 | $2,405 | SGD 38,770 | $36,620 |
| 23 | Slovenia estimate | $27,330 | $2,277 | €24,470 | $40,790 |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $26,190 | $2,183 | AED 96,190 | $38,950 |
| 25 | Cyprus estimate | $26,000 | $2,167 | €23,290 | $38,850 |
| 26 | Malta estimate | $25,060 | $2,088 | €21,940 | $34,900 |
| 27 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $24,250 | $2,021 | HK$188,200 | $29,160 |
| 28 | Portugal estimate | $24,200 | $2,016 | €21,670 | $37,260 |
| 29 | Greece estimate | $23,790 | $1,982 | €21,310 | $36,290 |
| 30 | Bahamas estimate | $22,140 | $1,845 | BSD 22,140 | $20,010 |
| 31 | Puerto Rico estimate | $22,000 | $1,833 | $23,460 | |
| 32 | Estonia estimate | $20,750 | $1,729 | €18,590 | $27,340 |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $20,590 | $1,716 | SAR 77,210 | $39,790 |
| 34 | Czechia estimate | $19,650 | $1,637 | Kč 432,300 | $29,330 |
| 35 | Lithuania estimate | $19,110 | $1,592 | €17,120 | $30,770 |
| 36 | Slovakia estimate | $17,590 | $1,466 | €15,760 | $27,520 |
| 37 | Latvia estimate | $17,230 | $1,436 | €15,440 | $27,620 |
| 38 | Croatia estimate | $16,070 | $1,339 | €108,400 | $27,300 |
| 39 | Barbados estimate | $15,960 | $1,330 | BBD 31,920 | $13,300 |
| 40 | Brunei estimate | $15,730 | $1,311 | BND 19,930 | $26,310 |
| 41 | Hungary estimate | $15,330 | $1,278 | Ft 5,373,200 | $26,470 |
| 42 | Poland estimate | $15,130 | $1,261 | zł 63,490 | $27,570 |
| 43 | Romania estimate | $15,060 | $1,255 | lei 66,530 | $30,880 |
| 44 | Uruguay estimate | $14,590 | $1,216 | UYU 586,800 | $20,030 |
| 45 | Costa Rica estimate | $14,210 | $1,184 | ₡7,154,600 | $22,750 |
| 46 | Palau estimate | $12,850 | $1,071 | $12,850 | |
| 47 | Türkiye estimate | $11,790 | $982 | ₺465,000 | $26,210 |
| 48 | Serbia estimate | $11,390 | $949 | RSD 1,198,100 | $22,370 |
| 49 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $11,300 | $942 | KM 19,790 | $25,500 |
| 50 | Bulgaria estimate | $11,040 | $920 | €19,350 | $23,570 |
| 51 | Belize estimate | $10,620 | $885 | BZD 21,240 | $16,640 |
| 52 | Montenegro estimate | $10,240 | $853 | €7,707 | $17,550 |
| 53 | Panama estimate | $9,964 | $830 | PAB 9,964 | $20,060 |
| 54 | Chile estimate | $9,363 | $780 | CLP 8,835,100 | $19,010 |
| 55 | North Macedonia estimate | $9,111 | $759 | MKD 502,800 | $18,370 |
| 56 | Marshall Islands estimate | $8,939 | $745 | $8,998 | |
| 57 | Argentina estimate | $8,922 | $744 | ARS 11,071,400 | $16,740 |
| 58 | Lebanon estimate | $8,813 | $734 | L£13,285,700 | $17,750 |
| 59 | Maldives estimate | $8,637 | $720 | MVR 132,900 | $13,120 |
| 60 | Botswana estimate | $8,281 | $690 | P 112,300 | $21,140 |
| 61 | Honduras estimate | $7,885 | $657 | L 204,600 | $16,220 |
| 62 | Mauritius estimate | $7,633 | $636 | Rs 354,300 | $17,790 |
| 63 | Malaysia estimate | $7,417 | $618 | RM 31,180 | $19,830 |
| 64 | Guatemala estimate | $7,220 | $602 | Q 55,450 | $16,160 |
| 65 | Guyana estimate | $7,034 | $586 | GYD 1,466,600 | $15,090 |
| 66 | Albania estimate | $7,026 | $585 | ALL 748,700 | $16,250 |
| 67 | Ecuador estimate | $6,975 | $581 | $15,800 | |
| 68 | Mexico estimate | $6,906 | $576 | MX$132,900 | $11,750 |
| 69 | Russia estimate | $6,848 | $571 | ₽504,400 | $19,580 |
| 70 | Thailand estimate | $6,734 | $561 | ฿221,400 | $20,880 |
| 71 | Fiji estimate | $6,285 | $524 | FJD 14,260 | $15,390 |
| 72 | Jordan estimate | $6,237 | $520 | JOD 4,429 | $13,790 |
| 73 | Peru estimate | $6,208 | $517 | PEN 22,140 | $11,490 |
| 74 | Djibouti estimate | $6,161 | $513 | DJF 1,094,900 | $11,120 |
| 75 | Samoa estimate | $6,070 | $506 | WST 16,320 | $8,882 |
| 76 | South Africa estimate | $6,054 | $504 | R 99,640 | $13,440 |
| 77 | El Salvador estimate | $5,997 | $500 | $12,790 | |
| 78 | Tonga estimate | $5,982 | $498 | TOP 14,140 | $7,763 |
| 79 | Brazil estimate | $5,945 | $495 | R$33,210 | $12,870 |
| 80 | Moldova estimate | $5,690 | $474 | MDL 98,880 | $11,270 |
| 81 | Mongolia estimate | $5,621 | $468 | ₮19,928,600 | $16,880 |
| 82 | Bolivia estimate | $5,608 | $467 | Bs 38,750 | $14,360 |
| 83 | Dominican Republic estimate | $5,467 | $456 | DOP 338,900 | $14,230 |
| 84 | Colombia estimate | $5,463 | $455 | COP 22,142,900 | $13,290 |
| 85 | Vanuatu estimate | $5,175 | $431 | VUV 501,500 | $4,234 |
| 86 | Paraguay estimate | $4,636 | $386 | ₲34,981,200 | $12,170 |
| 87 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $4,437 | $370 | F CFA 2,767,900 | $11,910 |
| 88 | Kiribati estimate | $4,409 | $367 | A$6,636 | $7,068 |
| 89 | Vietnam estimate | $4,169 | $347 | ₫100,750,100 | $14,070 |
| 90 | Philippines estimate | $4,115 | $343 | ₱235,700 | $11,360 |
| 91 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $4,016 | $335 | FCFA 2,435,700 | $8,833 |
| 92 | Cambodia estimate | $3,862 | $322 | ៛15,500,000 | $10,520 |
| 93 | Cape Verde estimate | $3,758 | $313 | CVE 373,500 | $7,414 |
| 94 | Bhutan estimate | $3,693 | $308 | BTN 309,000 | $14,800 |
| 95 | Kazakhstan estimate | $3,676 | $306 | ₸1,198,500 | $9,548 |
| 96 | Georgia estimate | $3,487 | $291 | ₾11,230 | $10,460 |
| 97 | Jamaica estimate | $3,243 | $270 | JMD 359,800 | $5,148 |
| 98 | Tunisia estimate | $3,207 | $267 | TND 9,411 | $11,470 |
| 99 | Zambia estimate | $2,989 | $249 | ZK 78,210 | $10,340 |
| 100 | Yemen estimate | $2,976 | $248 | YER 653,500 | $9,865 |
| 101 | Suriname estimate | $2,912 | $243 | SRD 71,960 | $8,048 |
| 102 | Uzbekistan estimate | $2,860 | $238 | UZS 31,598,800 | $10,540 |
| 103 | Timor-Leste estimate | $2,768 | $231 | $6,212 | |
| 104 | Senegal estimate | $2,765 | $230 | F CFA 1,608,900 | $7,103 |
| 105 | Ghana estimate | $2,645 | $220 | GH₵33,210 | $6,327 |
| 106 | Indonesia estimate | $2,632 | $219 | Rp 41,728,200 | $8,174 |
| 107 | India estimate | $2,541 | $212 | ₹221,400 | $11,160 |
| 108 | Nepal estimate | $2,486 | $207 | Rs 259,800 | $8,559 |
| 109 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,354 | $196 | FCFA 1,107,100 | $3,552 |
| 110 | Liberia estimate | $2,214 | $185 | LRD 2,214 | $5,493 |
| 111 | Kenya estimate | $2,171 | $181 | KES 221,400 | $5,118 |
| 112 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $2,101 | $175 | K 2,903,200 | $6,666 |
| 113 | Mozambique estimate | $2,089 | $174 | MZN 133,400 | $5,531 |
| 114 | Angola estimate | $2,036 | $170 | Kz 1,771,400 | $5,693 |
| 115 | Comoros estimate | $1,996 | $166 | CF 830,400 | $3,641 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,961 | $163 | Rs 592,300 | $6,770 |
| 117 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,952 | $163 | ৳225,700 | $6,840 |
| 118 | Eswatini estimate | $1,882 | $157 | SZL 33,680 | |
| 119 | Armenia estimate | $1,835 | $153 | ֏885,700 | $5,320 |
| 120 | Mali estimate | $1,826 | $152 | F CFA 1,107,100 | $5,756 |
| 121 | Guinea estimate | $1,723 | $144 | FG 15,824,500 | $5,256 |
| 122 | Uganda estimate | $1,698 | $141 | UGX 6,089,300 | $4,630 |
| 123 | Rwanda estimate | $1,680 | $140 | RF 2,213,900 | $6,126 |
| 124 | Ukraine estimate | $1,677 | $140 | ₴42,840 | $6,895 |
| 125 | Lesotho estimate | $1,596 | $133 | LSL 29,250 | $4,764 |
| 126 | Laos estimate | $1,578 | $131 | ₭22,142,900 | $5,966 |
| 127 | Cameroon estimate | $1,570 | $131 | FCFA 775,000 | $3,239 |
| 128 | Pakistan estimate | $1,569 | $131 | Rs 441,000 | $6,744 |
| 129 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,485 | $124 | F CFA 864,100 | $4,475 |
| 130 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,441 | $120 | ؋110,700 | $7,010 |
| 131 | Niger estimate | $1,420 | $118 | F CFA 885,700 | $4,357 |
| 132 | Benin estimate | $1,333 | $111 | F CFA 830,400 | $4,040 |
| 133 | Chad estimate | $1,333 | $111 | FCFA 831,300 | $3,932 |
| 134 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,293 | $108 | F CFA 806,400 | $3,652 |
| 135 | Sudan estimate | $1,262 | $105 | SDG 689,900 | $3,076 |
| 136 | Egypt estimate | $1,222 | $102 | E£55,360 | $7,963 |
| 137 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,190 | $99 | ETB 52,040 | $3,873 |
| 138 | Burundi estimate | $1,156 | $96 | BIF 2,214,300 | $3,493 |
| 139 | Togo estimate | $1,048 | $87 | F CFA 653,400 | $2,962 |
| 140 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $986 | $82 | CDF 996,400 | $2,030 |
| 141 | Gambia estimate | $977 | $81 | GMD 47,050 | $3,157 |
| 142 | Nigeria estimate | $628 | $52 | ₦928,400 | $3,496 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $376 | $31 | MWK 137,200 | $1,153 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).