How much does a metallurgist 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$99,310
- Iceland$80,700
- Luxembourg$77,280
- Australia$73,520
- Norway$73,260
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$83,890
- Luxembourg$78,340
- Switzerland$77,490
- Norway$76,150
- United States$71,360
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $99,310 | $8,276 | CHF 89,370 | $77,490 |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $80,700 | $6,725 | kr 10,280,600 | $70,570 |
| 3 | Luxembourg estimate | $77,280 | $6,440 | €69,220 | $78,340 |
| 4 | Australia | $73,520 | $6,127 | A$107,000 | |
| 5 | Norway estimate | $73,260 | $6,105 | kr 662,900 | $76,150 |
| 6 | Denmark estimate | $72,620 | $6,052 | kr 483,900 | $69,470 |
| 7 | United States | $71,360 | $5,947 | $71,360 | |
| 8 | Germany | $63,540 | $5,295 | €56,910 | $83,890 |
| 9 | Ireland estimate | $58,940 | $4,912 | €52,790 | $57,700 |
| 10 | Austria estimate | $58,410 | $4,868 | €52,320 | $68,890 |
| 11 | Belgium estimate | $57,350 | $4,779 | €51,370 | $65,760 |
| 12 | Qatar estimate | $54,880 | $4,573 | QAR 199,800 | $70,570 |
| 13 | Netherlands estimate | $54,380 | $4,532 | €48,710 | $62,720 |
| 14 | Canada | $54,300 | $4,525 | CA$76,370 | |
| 15 | Finland estimate | $48,810 | $4,067 | €43,710 | $53,850 |
| 16 | Sweden estimate | $47,460 | $3,955 | kr 451,900 | $52,440 |
| 17 | United Kingdom estimate | $46,580 | $3,882 | £35,380 | $50,430 |
| 18 | Italy estimate | $42,660 | $3,555 | €38,210 | $58,550 |
| 19 | France estimate | $39,070 | $3,256 | €35,000 | $47,210 |
| 20 | Israel estimate | $36,790 | $3,066 | ₪118,800 | $29,360 |
| 21 | Singapore estimate | $33,040 | $2,754 | SGD 44,390 | $41,920 |
| 22 | Spain estimate | $32,350 | $2,696 | €28,970 | $47,090 |
| 23 | Slovenia estimate | $31,290 | $2,607 | €28,020 | $46,710 |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $29,990 | $2,499 | AED 110,100 | $44,600 |
| 25 | Cyprus estimate | $29,770 | $2,481 | €26,660 | $44,480 |
| 26 | Malta estimate | $28,690 | $2,391 | €25,120 | $39,960 |
| 27 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $27,760 | $2,314 | HK$215,500 | $33,380 |
| 28 | Portugal estimate | $27,700 | $2,309 | €24,810 | $42,660 |
| 29 | Greece estimate | $27,240 | $2,270 | €24,400 | $41,560 |
| 30 | Bahamas estimate | $25,350 | $2,113 | BSD 25,350 | $22,910 |
| 31 | Puerto Rico estimate | $25,190 | $2,099 | $26,860 | |
| 32 | Estonia estimate | $23,760 | $1,980 | €21,280 | $31,300 |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $23,580 | $1,965 | SAR 88,410 | $45,560 |
| 34 | Czechia estimate | $22,490 | $1,875 | Kč 494,900 | $33,580 |
| 35 | Lithuania estimate | $21,880 | $1,823 | €19,600 | $35,230 |
| 36 | Slovakia estimate | $20,140 | $1,679 | €18,040 | $31,510 |
| 37 | Latvia estimate | $19,730 | $1,644 | €17,670 | $31,630 |
| 38 | Croatia estimate | $18,400 | $1,533 | €124,100 | $31,260 |
| 39 | Barbados estimate | $18,270 | $1,523 | BBD 36,540 | $15,230 |
| 40 | Brunei estimate | $18,010 | $1,501 | BND 22,820 | $30,120 |
| 41 | Hungary estimate | $17,550 | $1,463 | Ft 6,152,000 | $30,310 |
| 42 | Poland estimate | $17,320 | $1,443 | zł 72,690 | $31,570 |
| 43 | Romania estimate | $17,250 | $1,437 | lei 76,170 | $35,360 |
| 44 | Uruguay estimate | $16,710 | $1,392 | UYU 671,800 | $22,930 |
| 45 | Costa Rica estimate | $16,270 | $1,356 | ₡8,191,700 | $26,040 |
| 46 | Palau estimate | $14,710 | $1,226 | $14,710 | |
| 47 | Türkiye estimate | $13,490 | $1,125 | ₺532,400 | $30,000 |
| 48 | Serbia estimate | $13,040 | $1,087 | RSD 1,371,700 | $25,610 |
| 49 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $12,940 | $1,078 | KM 22,660 | $29,200 |
| 50 | Bulgaria estimate | $12,650 | $1,054 | €22,150 | $26,990 |
| 51 | Belize estimate | $12,160 | $1,013 | BZD 24,320 | $19,050 |
| 52 | Montenegro estimate | $11,720 | $977 | €8,825 | $20,090 |
| 53 | Panama estimate | $11,410 | $951 | PAB 11,410 | $22,970 |
| 54 | Chile estimate | $10,720 | $893 | CLP 10,115,800 | $21,760 |
| 55 | North Macedonia estimate | $10,430 | $869 | MKD 575,700 | $21,030 |
| 56 | Marshall Islands estimate | $10,230 | $853 | $10,300 | |
| 57 | Argentina estimate | $10,220 | $851 | ARS 12,676,300 | $19,170 |
| 58 | Lebanon estimate | $10,090 | $841 | L£15,211,600 | $20,330 |
| 59 | Maldives estimate | $9,889 | $824 | MVR 152,100 | $15,020 |
| 60 | Botswana estimate | $9,481 | $790 | P 128,600 | $24,210 |
| 61 | Honduras estimate | $9,028 | $752 | L 234,300 | $18,570 |
| 62 | Mauritius estimate | $8,740 | $728 | Rs 405,600 | $20,370 |
| 63 | Malaysia estimate | $8,492 | $708 | RM 35,700 | $22,710 |
| 64 | Guatemala estimate | $8,267 | $689 | Q 63,490 | $18,500 |
| 65 | Guyana estimate | $8,054 | $671 | GYD 1,679,200 | $17,270 |
| 66 | Albania estimate | $8,044 | $670 | ALL 857,300 | $18,610 |
| 67 | Ecuador estimate | $7,986 | $666 | $18,090 | |
| 68 | Mexico estimate | $7,907 | $659 | MX$152,100 | $13,450 |
| 69 | Russia estimate | $7,841 | $653 | ₽577,500 | $22,420 |
| 70 | Thailand estimate | $7,710 | $642 | ฿253,500 | $23,900 |
| 71 | Fiji estimate | $7,196 | $600 | FJD 16,320 | $17,620 |
| 72 | Jordan estimate | $7,142 | $595 | JOD 5,071 | $15,790 |
| 73 | Peru estimate | $7,107 | $592 | PEN 25,350 | $13,160 |
| 74 | Djibouti estimate | $7,054 | $588 | DJF 1,253,600 | $12,730 |
| 75 | Samoa estimate | $6,950 | $579 | WST 18,690 | $10,170 |
| 76 | South Africa estimate | $6,932 | $578 | R 114,100 | $15,380 |
| 77 | El Salvador estimate | $6,866 | $572 | $14,650 | |
| 78 | Tonga estimate | $6,849 | $571 | TOP 16,190 | $8,888 |
| 79 | Brazil estimate | $6,806 | $567 | R$38,030 | $14,730 |
| 80 | Moldova estimate | $6,515 | $543 | MDL 113,200 | $12,910 |
| 81 | Mongolia estimate | $6,436 | $536 | ₮22,817,400 | $19,320 |
| 82 | Bolivia estimate | $6,421 | $535 | Bs 44,370 | $16,440 |
| 83 | Dominican Republic estimate | $6,259 | $522 | DOP 388,000 | $16,300 |
| 84 | Colombia estimate | $6,255 | $521 | COP 25,352,600 | $15,220 |
| 85 | Vanuatu estimate | $5,925 | $494 | VUV 574,100 | $4,847 |
| 86 | Paraguay estimate | $5,308 | $442 | ₲40,052,000 | $13,930 |
| 87 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $5,081 | $423 | F CFA 3,169,100 | $13,630 |
| 88 | Kiribati estimate | $5,048 | $421 | A$7,598 | $8,092 |
| 89 | Vietnam estimate | $4,774 | $398 | ₫115,354,500 | $16,110 |
| 90 | Philippines estimate | $4,711 | $393 | ₱269,900 | $13,010 |
| 91 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $4,598 | $383 | FCFA 2,788,800 | $10,110 |
| 92 | Cambodia estimate | $4,422 | $368 | ៛17,746,800 | $12,050 |
| 93 | Cape Verde estimate | $4,303 | $359 | CVE 427,600 | $8,489 |
| 94 | Bhutan estimate | $4,228 | $352 | BTN 353,800 | $16,950 |
| 95 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,209 | $351 | ₸1,372,200 | $10,930 |
| 96 | Georgia estimate | $3,992 | $333 | ₾12,860 | $11,980 |
| 97 | Jamaica estimate | $3,714 | $309 | JMD 412,000 | $5,894 |
| 98 | Tunisia estimate | $3,672 | $306 | TND 10,770 | $13,140 |
| 99 | Zambia estimate | $3,422 | $285 | ZK 89,550 | $11,830 |
| 100 | Yemen estimate | $3,407 | $284 | YER 748,200 | $11,290 |
| 101 | Suriname estimate | $3,335 | $278 | SRD 82,400 | $9,215 |
| 102 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,274 | $273 | UZS 36,179,300 | $12,060 |
| 103 | Timor-Leste estimate | $3,169 | $264 | $7,113 | |
| 104 | Senegal estimate | $3,166 | $264 | F CFA 1,842,200 | $8,133 |
| 105 | Ghana estimate | $3,029 | $252 | GH₵38,030 | $7,244 |
| 106 | Indonesia estimate | $3,013 | $251 | Rp 47,776,900 | $9,359 |
| 107 | India estimate | $2,909 | $242 | ₹253,500 | $12,780 |
| 108 | Nepal estimate | $2,846 | $237 | Rs 297,400 | $9,799 |
| 109 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,695 | $225 | FCFA 1,267,600 | $4,067 |
| 110 | Liberia estimate | $2,535 | $211 | LRD 2,535 | $6,289 |
| 111 | Kenya estimate | $2,486 | $207 | KES 253,500 | $5,860 |
| 112 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $2,406 | $200 | K 3,324,100 | $7,633 |
| 113 | Mozambique estimate | $2,392 | $199 | MZN 152,800 | $6,333 |
| 114 | Angola estimate | $2,332 | $194 | Kz 2,028,200 | $6,518 |
| 115 | Comoros estimate | $2,286 | $190 | CF 950,700 | $4,169 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,245 | $187 | Rs 678,200 | $7,752 |
| 117 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,235 | $186 | ৳258,400 | $7,832 |
| 118 | Eswatini estimate | $2,155 | $180 | SZL 38,560 | |
| 119 | Armenia estimate | $2,101 | $175 | ֏1,014,100 | $6,091 |
| 120 | Mali estimate | $2,091 | $174 | F CFA 1,267,600 | $6,590 |
| 121 | Guinea estimate | $1,973 | $164 | FG 18,118,400 | $6,018 |
| 122 | Uganda estimate | $1,944 | $162 | UGX 6,972,000 | $5,301 |
| 123 | Rwanda estimate | $1,923 | $160 | RF 2,534,800 | $7,014 |
| 124 | Ukraine estimate | $1,920 | $160 | ₴49,050 | $7,894 |
| 125 | Lesotho estimate | $1,827 | $152 | LSL 33,480 | $5,454 |
| 126 | Laos estimate | $1,806 | $151 | ₭25,352,600 | $6,831 |
| 127 | Cameroon estimate | $1,797 | $150 | FCFA 887,300 | $3,709 |
| 128 | Pakistan estimate | $1,796 | $150 | Rs 505,000 | $7,722 |
| 129 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,700 | $142 | F CFA 989,400 | $5,124 |
| 130 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,650 | $137 | ؋126,700 | $8,026 |
| 131 | Niger estimate | $1,626 | $135 | F CFA 1,014,100 | $4,988 |
| 132 | Benin estimate | $1,526 | $127 | F CFA 950,700 | $4,626 |
| 133 | Chad estimate | $1,526 | $127 | FCFA 951,800 | $4,502 |
| 134 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,480 | $123 | F CFA 923,300 | $4,182 |
| 135 | Sudan estimate | $1,445 | $120 | SDG 789,900 | $3,522 |
| 136 | Egypt estimate | $1,399 | $117 | E£63,380 | $9,117 |
| 137 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,362 | $114 | ETB 59,580 | $4,434 |
| 138 | Burundi estimate | $1,324 | $110 | BIF 2,535,300 | $4,000 |
| 139 | Togo estimate | $1,199 | $100 | F CFA 748,200 | $3,392 |
| 140 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,129 | $94 | CDF 1,140,900 | $2,324 |
| 141 | Gambia estimate | $1,119 | $93 | GMD 53,870 | $3,615 |
| 142 | Nigeria estimate | $719 | $60 | ₦1,063,000 | $4,003 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $431 | $36 | MWK 157,000 | $1,321 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).