How much does a medical transcriber 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$78,950
- Iceland$64,150
- Luxembourg$61,430
- Norway$58,240
- Denmark$57,730
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$71,750
- Luxembourg$62,280
- Switzerland$61,600
- Norway$60,540
- Qatar$56,100
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $78,950 | $6,579 | CHF 71,040 | $61,600 |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $64,150 | $5,346 | kr 8,172,800 | $56,100 |
| 3 | Luxembourg estimate | $61,430 | $5,119 | €55,020 | $62,280 |
| 4 | Norway estimate | $58,240 | $4,853 | kr 527,000 | $60,540 |
| 5 | Denmark estimate | $57,730 | $4,811 | kr 384,700 | $55,230 |
| 6 | Germany | $54,340 | $4,529 | €48,670 | $71,750 |
| 7 | Ireland estimate | $46,850 | $3,905 | €41,970 | $45,870 |
| 8 | Austria estimate | $46,440 | $3,870 | €41,590 | $54,770 |
| 9 | United States | $45,700 | $3,808 | $45,700 | |
| 10 | Belgium estimate | $45,590 | $3,799 | €40,830 | $52,280 |
| 11 | Qatar estimate | $43,630 | $3,636 | QAR 158,800 | $56,100 |
| 12 | Netherlands estimate | $43,230 | $3,603 | €38,720 | $49,860 |
| 13 | United Kingdom | $43,040 | $3,587 | £32,160 | $46,600 |
| 14 | Australia | $39,670 | $3,306 | A$57,730 | |
| 15 | Finland estimate | $38,800 | $3,233 | €34,750 | $42,810 |
| 16 | Sweden estimate | $37,730 | $3,144 | kr 359,200 | $41,690 |
| 17 | Canada | $37,340 | $3,111 | CA$52,520 | |
| 18 | Italy estimate | $33,920 | $2,826 | €30,380 | $46,550 |
| 19 | France estimate | $31,060 | $2,589 | €27,820 | $37,530 |
| 20 | Israel estimate | $29,250 | $2,437 | ₪94,470 | $23,340 |
| 21 | Spain estimate | $26,480 | $2,207 | €23,720 | $38,550 |
| 22 | Singapore estimate | $26,270 | $2,189 | SGD 35,290 | $33,330 |
| 23 | Slovenia estimate | $24,870 | $2,073 | €22,280 | $37,130 |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $23,840 | $1,987 | AED 87,550 | $35,460 |
| 25 | Cyprus estimate | $23,660 | $1,972 | €21,200 | $35,360 |
| 26 | Malta estimate | $22,810 | $1,901 | €19,970 | $31,770 |
| 27 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $22,070 | $1,839 | HK$171,300 | $26,540 |
| 28 | Portugal estimate | $22,020 | $1,835 | €19,720 | $33,910 |
| 29 | Greece estimate | $21,650 | $1,804 | €19,390 | $33,040 |
| 30 | Bahamas estimate | $20,150 | $1,680 | BSD 20,150 | $18,210 |
| 31 | Puerto Rico estimate | $20,020 | $1,669 | $21,360 | |
| 32 | Estonia estimate | $18,890 | $1,574 | €16,920 | $24,880 |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $18,740 | $1,562 | SAR 70,280 | $36,220 |
| 34 | Czechia estimate | $17,880 | $1,490 | Kč 393,500 | $26,700 |
| 35 | Lithuania estimate | $17,390 | $1,449 | €15,580 | $28,010 |
| 36 | Slovakia estimate | $16,010 | $1,334 | €14,340 | $25,050 |
| 37 | Latvia estimate | $15,690 | $1,307 | €14,050 | $25,140 |
| 38 | Croatia estimate | $14,620 | $1,219 | €98,690 | $24,850 |
| 39 | Barbados estimate | $14,520 | $1,210 | BBD 29,050 | $12,100 |
| 40 | Brunei estimate | $14,320 | $1,193 | BND 18,140 | $23,950 |
| 41 | Hungary estimate | $13,950 | $1,163 | Ft 4,890,700 | $24,090 |
| 42 | Poland estimate | $13,770 | $1,147 | zł 57,790 | $25,100 |
| 43 | Romania estimate | $13,710 | $1,142 | lei 60,550 | $28,110 |
| 44 | Uruguay estimate | $13,280 | $1,107 | UYU 534,100 | $18,230 |
| 45 | Costa Rica estimate | $12,930 | $1,078 | ₡6,512,100 | $20,700 |
| 46 | Palau estimate | $11,700 | $975 | $11,690 | |
| 47 | Türkiye estimate | $10,730 | $894 | ₺423,200 | $23,850 |
| 48 | Serbia estimate | $10,370 | $864 | RSD 1,090,500 | $20,360 |
| 49 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $10,280 | $857 | KM 18,010 | $23,210 |
| 50 | Bulgaria estimate | $10,050 | $838 | €17,610 | $21,460 |
| 51 | Belize estimate | $9,667 | $806 | BZD 19,330 | $15,140 |
| 52 | Montenegro estimate | $9,320 | $777 | €7,015 | $15,970 |
| 53 | Panama estimate | $9,070 | $756 | PAB 9,070 | $18,260 |
| 54 | Chile estimate | $8,523 | $710 | CLP 8,041,700 | $17,300 |
| 55 | North Macedonia estimate | $8,292 | $691 | MKD 457,700 | $16,720 |
| 56 | Marshall Islands estimate | $8,136 | $678 | $8,190 | |
| 57 | Argentina estimate | $8,121 | $677 | ARS 10,077,200 | $15,240 |
| 58 | Lebanon estimate | $8,022 | $668 | L£12,092,700 | $16,160 |
| 59 | Maldives estimate | $7,862 | $655 | MVR 120,900 | $11,940 |
| 60 | Botswana estimate | $7,537 | $628 | P 102,200 | $19,240 |
| 61 | Honduras estimate | $7,177 | $598 | L 186,300 | $14,760 |
| 62 | Mauritius estimate | $6,948 | $579 | Rs 322,500 | $16,190 |
| 63 | Malaysia estimate | $6,751 | $563 | RM 28,380 | $18,050 |
| 64 | Guatemala estimate | $6,572 | $548 | Q 50,470 | $14,710 |
| 65 | Guyana estimate | $6,402 | $534 | GYD 1,334,900 | $13,730 |
| 66 | Albania estimate | $6,395 | $533 | ALL 681,500 | $14,790 |
| 67 | Ecuador estimate | $6,349 | $529 | $14,380 | |
| 68 | Mexico estimate | $6,286 | $524 | MX$120,900 | $10,690 |
| 69 | Russia estimate | $6,233 | $519 | ₽459,100 | $17,820 |
| 70 | Thailand estimate | $6,129 | $511 | ฿201,500 | $19,000 |
| 71 | Fiji estimate | $5,721 | $477 | FJD 12,980 | $14,010 |
| 72 | Jordan estimate | $5,677 | $473 | JOD 4,031 | $12,550 |
| 73 | Peru estimate | $5,650 | $471 | PEN 20,150 | $10,460 |
| 74 | Djibouti estimate | $5,608 | $467 | DJF 996,600 | $10,120 |
| 75 | Samoa estimate | $5,525 | $460 | WST 14,860 | $8,084 |
| 76 | South Africa estimate | $5,510 | $459 | R 90,700 | $12,230 |
| 77 | El Salvador estimate | $5,459 | $455 | $11,640 | |
| 78 | Tonga estimate | $5,444 | $454 | TOP 12,870 | $7,066 |
| 79 | Brazil estimate | $5,411 | $451 | R$30,230 | $11,710 |
| 80 | Moldova estimate | $5,179 | $432 | MDL 90,000 | $10,260 |
| 81 | Mongolia estimate | $5,117 | $426 | ₮18,139,000 | $15,360 |
| 82 | Bolivia estimate | $5,104 | $425 | Bs 35,270 | $13,070 |
| 83 | Dominican Republic estimate | $4,976 | $415 | DOP 308,400 | $12,960 |
| 84 | Colombia estimate | $4,973 | $414 | COP 20,154,500 | $12,100 |
| 85 | Vanuatu estimate | $4,710 | $393 | VUV 456,400 | $3,853 |
| 86 | Paraguay estimate | $4,220 | $352 | ₲31,840,000 | $11,080 |
| 87 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $4,039 | $337 | F CFA 2,519,300 | $10,840 |
| 88 | Kiribati estimate | $4,013 | $334 | A$6,040 | $6,433 |
| 89 | Vietnam estimate | $3,795 | $316 | ₫91,702,800 | $12,810 |
| 90 | Philippines estimate | $3,745 | $312 | ₱214,600 | $10,340 |
| 91 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,655 | $305 | FCFA 2,217,000 | $8,040 |
| 92 | Cambodia estimate | $3,515 | $293 | ៛14,108,100 | $9,579 |
| 93 | Cape Verde estimate | $3,420 | $285 | CVE 339,900 | $6,749 |
| 94 | Bhutan estimate | $3,361 | $280 | BTN 281,200 | $13,470 |
| 95 | Kazakhstan estimate | $3,346 | $279 | ₸1,090,900 | $8,691 |
| 96 | Georgia estimate | $3,174 | $264 | ₾10,220 | $9,525 |
| 97 | Jamaica estimate | $2,952 | $246 | JMD 327,500 | $4,685 |
| 98 | Tunisia estimate | $2,919 | $243 | TND 8,566 | $10,440 |
| 99 | Zambia estimate | $2,721 | $227 | ZK 71,190 | $9,408 |
| 100 | Yemen estimate | $2,709 | $226 | YER 594,800 | $8,979 |
| 101 | Suriname estimate | $2,651 | $221 | SRD 65,500 | $7,325 |
| 102 | Uzbekistan estimate | $2,603 | $217 | UZS 28,761,300 | $9,589 |
| 103 | Timor-Leste estimate | $2,519 | $210 | $5,654 | |
| 104 | Senegal estimate | $2,517 | $210 | F CFA 1,464,500 | $6,465 |
| 105 | Ghana estimate | $2,408 | $201 | GH₵30,230 | $5,758 |
| 106 | Indonesia estimate | $2,395 | $200 | Rp 37,981,000 | $7,440 |
| 107 | India estimate | $2,312 | $193 | ₹201,500 | $10,160 |
| 108 | Nepal estimate | $2,262 | $189 | Rs 236,500 | $7,790 |
| 109 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,143 | $179 | FCFA 1,007,700 | $3,233 |
| 110 | Liberia estimate | $2,015 | $168 | LRD 2,015 | $5,000 |
| 111 | Kenya estimate | $1,976 | $165 | KES 201,500 | $4,659 |
| 112 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,913 | $159 | K 2,642,500 | $6,068 |
| 113 | Mozambique estimate | $1,902 | $158 | MZN 121,400 | $5,034 |
| 114 | Angola estimate | $1,854 | $154 | Kz 1,612,400 | $5,181 |
| 115 | Comoros estimate | $1,817 | $151 | CF 755,800 | $3,314 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,785 | $149 | Rs 539,100 | $6,162 |
| 117 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,777 | $148 | ৳205,400 | $6,226 |
| 118 | Eswatini estimate | $1,713 | $143 | SZL 30,650 | |
| 119 | Armenia estimate | $1,670 | $139 | ֏806,200 | $4,843 |
| 120 | Mali estimate | $1,662 | $138 | F CFA 1,007,700 | $5,239 |
| 121 | Guinea estimate | $1,568 | $131 | FG 14,403,500 | $4,784 |
| 122 | Uganda estimate | $1,545 | $129 | UGX 5,542,500 | $4,214 |
| 123 | Rwanda estimate | $1,529 | $127 | RF 2,015,100 | $5,576 |
| 124 | Ukraine estimate | $1,526 | $127 | ₴38,990 | $6,276 |
| 125 | Lesotho estimate | $1,452 | $121 | LSL 26,620 | $4,336 |
| 126 | Laos estimate | $1,436 | $120 | ₭20,154,500 | $5,430 |
| 127 | Cameroon estimate | $1,429 | $119 | FCFA 705,400 | $2,948 |
| 128 | Pakistan estimate | $1,428 | $119 | Rs 401,400 | $6,139 |
| 129 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,352 | $113 | F CFA 786,500 | $4,073 |
| 130 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,311 | $109 | ؋100,700 | $6,380 |
| 131 | Niger estimate | $1,292 | $108 | F CFA 806,200 | $3,966 |
| 132 | Benin estimate | $1,213 | $101 | F CFA 755,800 | $3,677 |
| 133 | Chad estimate | $1,213 | $101 | FCFA 756,700 | $3,579 |
| 134 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,177 | $98 | F CFA 734,000 | $3,324 |
| 135 | Sudan estimate | $1,148 | $96 | SDG 627,900 | $2,800 |
| 136 | Egypt estimate | $1,112 | $93 | E£50,390 | $7,248 |
| 137 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,083 | $90 | ETB 47,360 | $3,525 |
| 138 | Burundi estimate | $1,052 | $88 | BIF 2,015,400 | $3,180 |
| 139 | Togo estimate | $954 | $79 | F CFA 594,800 | $2,696 |
| 140 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $898 | $75 | CDF 907,000 | $1,847 |
| 141 | Gambia estimate | $889 | $74 | GMD 42,830 | $2,873 |
| 142 | Nigeria estimate | $571 | $48 | ₦845,000 | $3,182 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $343 | $29 | MWK 124,800 | $1,050 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).