How much does a meteorologist 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$118,900
- United States$99,070
- Luxembourg$97,580
- Germany$85,760
- Iceland$85,040
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$113,200
- Qatar$102,300
- United States$99,070
- Luxembourg$98,920
- Switzerland$92,740
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $118,900 | $9,905 | CHF 107,000 | $92,740 |
| 2 | United States | $99,070 | $8,256 | $99,070 | |
| 3 | Luxembourg estimate | $97,580 | $8,132 | €87,400 | $98,920 |
| 4 | Germany | $85,760 | $7,147 | €76,810 | $113,200 |
| 5 | Iceland estimate | $85,040 | $7,086 | kr 10,833,300 | $74,360 |
| 6 | Qatar estimate | $79,550 | $6,629 | QAR 289,600 | $102,300 |
| 7 | Denmark estimate | $76,550 | $6,379 | kr 510,100 | $73,230 |
| 8 | Canada | $75,540 | $6,295 | CA$106,300 | |
| 9 | United Kingdom | $74,310 | $6,193 | £55,520 | $80,450 |
| 10 | Norway estimate | $73,010 | $6,084 | kr 660,600 | $75,880 |
| 11 | Belgium estimate | $70,210 | $5,851 | €62,890 | $80,510 |
| 12 | Austria estimate | $70,180 | $5,848 | €62,850 | $82,770 |
| 13 | Ireland estimate | $69,220 | $5,769 | €62,000 | $67,770 |
| 14 | Netherlands estimate | $67,560 | $5,630 | €60,510 | $77,910 |
| 15 | Finland estimate | $61,680 | $5,140 | €55,250 | $68,060 |
| 16 | Singapore estimate | $55,660 | $4,639 | SGD 74,780 | $70,620 |
| 17 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $55,280 | $4,607 | HK$429,100 | $66,470 |
| 18 | Sweden estimate | $53,260 | $4,438 | kr 507,000 | $58,840 |
| 19 | Israel estimate | $51,480 | $4,290 | ₪166,300 | $41,080 |
| 20 | France estimate | $51,320 | $4,277 | €45,970 | $62,000 |
| 21 | Italy estimate | $45,260 | $3,771 | €40,530 | $62,110 |
| 22 | Spain estimate | $41,640 | $3,470 | €37,300 | $60,630 |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $39,990 | $3,332 | AED 146,800 | $59,470 |
| 24 | South Korea estimate | $38,530 | $3,211 | ₩49,765,300 | $55,050 |
| 25 | Cyprus estimate | $38,420 | $3,202 | €34,410 | $57,410 |
| 26 | Slovenia estimate | $37,840 | $3,154 | €33,890 | $56,490 |
| 27 | Malta estimate | $36,850 | $3,071 | €32,260 | $51,320 |
| 28 | Portugal estimate | $36,000 | $3,000 | €32,240 | $55,430 |
| 29 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $33,460 | $2,788 | SAR 125,500 | $64,660 |
| 30 | Bahamas estimate | $31,550 | $2,629 | BSD 31,550 | $28,510 |
| 31 | Puerto Rico estimate | $31,440 | $2,620 | $33,530 | |
| 32 | Czechia estimate | $30,200 | $2,517 | Kč 664,500 | $45,090 |
| 33 | Greece estimate | $30,160 | $2,514 | €27,020 | $46,020 |
| 34 | Brunei estimate | $29,880 | $2,490 | BND 37,860 | $49,990 |
| 35 | Lithuania estimate | $29,280 | $2,440 | €26,230 | $47,150 |
| 36 | Barbados estimate | $29,030 | $2,419 | BBD 58,060 | $24,190 |
| 37 | Estonia estimate | $28,910 | $2,409 | €25,890 | $38,090 |
| 38 | Costa Rica estimate | $27,680 | $2,306 | ₡13,935,400 | $44,300 |
| 39 | Latvia estimate | $26,620 | $2,218 | €23,840 | $42,660 |
| 40 | Romania estimate | $25,420 | $2,118 | lei 112,300 | $52,110 |
| 41 | Croatia estimate | $24,480 | $2,040 | €165,200 | $41,610 |
| 42 | Slovakia estimate | $24,000 | $2,000 | €21,490 | $37,540 |
| 43 | Hungary estimate | $23,790 | $1,983 | Ft 8,338,100 | $41,080 |
| 44 | Poland estimate | $20,930 | $1,744 | zł 87,830 | $38,140 |
| 45 | Türkiye estimate | $19,190 | $1,599 | ₺757,200 | $42,680 |
| 46 | Uruguay estimate | $18,830 | $1,569 | UYU 757,200 | $25,850 |
| 47 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $17,840 | $1,486 | KM 31,240 | $40,260 |
| 48 | Panama estimate | $17,670 | $1,472 | PAB 17,670 | $35,570 |
| 49 | Bulgaria estimate | $17,600 | $1,467 | €30,830 | $37,560 |
| 50 | Serbia estimate | $17,070 | $1,423 | RSD 1,796,300 | $33,540 |
| 51 | Botswana estimate | $16,750 | $1,396 | P 227,200 | $42,760 |
| 52 | Chile estimate | $16,540 | $1,378 | CLP 15,602,200 | $33,560 |
| 53 | Palau estimate | $16,280 | $1,356 | $16,270 | |
| 54 | Montenegro estimate | $14,040 | $1,170 | €10,570 | $24,060 |
| 55 | Belize estimate | $13,870 | $1,156 | BZD 27,730 | $21,720 |
| 56 | North Macedonia estimate | $13,730 | $1,145 | MKD 758,000 | $27,690 |
| 57 | Malaysia estimate | $13,530 | $1,127 | RM 56,870 | $36,180 |
| 58 | South Africa estimate | $13,040 | $1,086 | R 214,600 | $28,930 |
| 59 | Marshall Islands estimate | $12,620 | $1,052 | $12,700 | |
| 60 | Lebanon estimate | $12,060 | $1,005 | L£18,173,800 | $24,290 |
| 61 | Honduras estimate | $11,350 | $946 | L 294,500 | $23,340 |
| 62 | Peru estimate | $11,320 | $943 | PEN 40,390 | $20,960 |
| 63 | Brazil estimate | $11,290 | $941 | R$63,100 | $24,440 |
| 64 | Colombia estimate | $11,210 | $934 | COP 45,434,500 | $27,280 |
| 65 | Dominican Republic estimate | $11,030 | $919 | DOP 683,600 | $28,710 |
| 66 | Mauritius estimate | $10,880 | $906 | Rs 504,800 | $25,350 |
| 67 | Eswatini estimate | $10,580 | $882 | SZL 189,300 | |
| 68 | Guatemala estimate | $10,250 | $854 | Q 78,720 | $22,930 |
| 69 | Maldives estimate | $10,190 | $849 | MVR 156,700 | $15,470 |
| 70 | Argentina estimate | $10,170 | $848 | ARS 12,620,700 | $19,090 |
| 71 | Ecuador estimate | $10,100 | $841 | $22,870 | |
| 72 | Thailand estimate | $9,856 | $821 | ฿324,100 | $30,560 |
| 73 | Mexico estimate | $9,674 | $806 | MX$186,100 | $16,460 |
| 74 | El Salvador estimate | $9,544 | $795 | $20,360 | |
| 75 | Russia estimate | $9,259 | $772 | ₽682,000 | $26,480 |
| 76 | Djibouti estimate | $8,877 | $740 | DJF 1,577,600 | $16,020 |
| 77 | Fiji estimate | $8,773 | $731 | FJD 19,900 | $21,480 |
| 78 | Samoa estimate | $8,617 | $718 | WST 23,170 | $12,610 |
| 79 | Albania estimate | $8,508 | $709 | ALL 906,700 | $19,680 |
| 80 | Guyana estimate | $8,474 | $706 | GYD 1,766,900 | $18,180 |
| 81 | Bolivia estimate | $8,219 | $685 | Bs 56,790 | $21,040 |
| 82 | Jordan estimate | $7,999 | $667 | JOD 5,679 | $17,680 |
| 83 | Paraguay estimate | $7,527 | $627 | ₲56,793,100 | $19,760 |
| 84 | Mongolia estimate | $7,120 | $593 | ₮25,241,400 | $21,380 |
| 85 | Jamaica estimate | $7,110 | $593 | JMD 788,800 | $11,280 |
| 86 | Moldova estimate | $7,030 | $586 | MDL 122,200 | $13,930 |
| 87 | Tonga estimate | $6,869 | $572 | TOP 16,240 | $8,915 |
| 88 | Philippines estimate | $6,701 | $558 | ₱383,900 | $18,510 |
| 89 | Cape Verde estimate | $6,316 | $526 | CVE 627,700 | $12,460 |
| 90 | Bhutan estimate | $6,184 | $515 | BTN 517,400 | $24,780 |
| 91 | Vanuatu estimate | $5,861 | $488 | VUV 567,900 | $4,795 |
| 92 | Vietnam estimate | $5,797 | $483 | ₫140,089,800 | $19,560 |
| 93 | Senegal estimate | $5,422 | $452 | F CFA 3,155,200 | $13,930 |
| 94 | Kazakhstan estimate | $5,387 | $449 | ₸1,756,100 | $13,990 |
| 95 | Tunisia estimate | $5,161 | $430 | TND 15,140 | $18,460 |
| 96 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $5,058 | $422 | F CFA 3,155,200 | $13,580 |
| 97 | Cambodia estimate | $5,031 | $419 | ៛20,193,100 | $13,710 |
| 98 | Kiribati estimate | $4,833 | $403 | A$7,275 | $7,748 |
| 99 | India estimate | $4,634 | $386 | ₹403,900 | $20,360 |
| 100 | Georgia estimate | $4,441 | $370 | ₾14,310 | $13,330 |
| 101 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $4,250 | $354 | FCFA 2,577,900 | $9,349 |
| 102 | Chad estimate | $4,201 | $350 | FCFA 2,620,200 | $12,390 |
| 103 | Uzbekistan estimate | $4,014 | $335 | UZS 44,360,200 | $14,790 |
| 104 | Zambia estimate | $3,859 | $322 | ZK 101,000 | $13,340 |
| 105 | Suriname estimate | $3,575 | $298 | SRD 88,340 | $9,880 |
| 106 | Mozambique estimate | $3,558 | $296 | MZN 227,200 | $9,418 |
| 107 | Timor-Leste estimate | $3,408 | $284 | $7,648 | |
| 108 | Yemen estimate | $3,264 | $272 | YER 716,800 | $10,820 |
| 109 | Burkina Faso estimate | $3,253 | $271 | F CFA 1,893,100 | $9,803 |
| 110 | Mali estimate | $3,122 | $260 | F CFA 1,893,100 | $9,841 |
| 111 | Kenya estimate | $3,049 | $254 | KES 311,000 | $7,188 |
| 112 | Comoros estimate | $3,034 | $253 | CF 1,262,100 | $5,534 |
| 113 | Ghana estimate | $2,814 | $235 | GH₵35,340 | $6,731 |
| 114 | Cameroon estimate | $2,812 | $234 | FCFA 1,388,300 | $5,802 |
| 115 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,715 | $226 | Rs 820,300 | $9,377 |
| 116 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,684 | $224 | FCFA 1,262,100 | $4,049 |
| 117 | Nepal estimate | $2,657 | $221 | Rs 277,700 | $9,148 |
| 118 | Guinea estimate | $2,474 | $206 | FG 22,717,300 | $7,545 |
| 119 | Indonesia estimate | $2,448 | $204 | Rp 38,812,100 | $7,603 |
| 120 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $2,428 | $202 | F CFA 1,514,500 | $6,860 |
| 121 | Lesotho estimate | $2,410 | $201 | LSL 44,170 | $7,195 |
| 122 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,402 | $200 | ৳277,700 | $8,416 |
| 123 | Ukraine estimate | $2,325 | $194 | ₴59,400 | $9,560 |
| 124 | Armenia estimate | $2,222 | $185 | ֏1,072,800 | $6,444 |
| 125 | Angola estimate | $2,176 | $181 | Kz 1,893,100 | $6,084 |
| 126 | Uganda estimate | $1,935 | $161 | UGX 6,941,400 | $5,278 |
| 127 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,933 | $161 | ETB 84,560 | $6,293 |
| 128 | Benin estimate | $1,925 | $160 | F CFA 1,199,000 | $5,834 |
| 129 | Niger estimate | $1,918 | $160 | F CFA 1,196,400 | $5,885 |
| 130 | Togo estimate | $1,917 | $160 | F CFA 1,195,500 | $5,420 |
| 131 | Laos estimate | $1,888 | $157 | ₭26,503,500 | $7,141 |
| 132 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,874 | $156 | CDF 1,893,100 | $3,856 |
| 133 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,827 | $152 | K 2,524,100 | $5,796 |
| 134 | Pakistan estimate | $1,555 | $130 | Rs 437,200 | $6,685 |
| 135 | Egypt estimate | $1,393 | $116 | E£63,100 | $9,077 |
| 136 | Sudan estimate | $1,385 | $115 | SDG 757,200 | $3,376 |
| 137 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,340 | $112 | ؋102,900 | $6,519 |
| 138 | Burundi estimate | $1,303 | $109 | BIF 2,494,600 | $3,935 |
| 139 | Liberia estimate | $1,262 | $105 | LRD 1,262 | $3,131 |
| 140 | Rwanda estimate | $1,245 | $104 | RF 1,640,700 | $4,540 |
| 141 | Gambia estimate | $1,114 | $93 | GMD 53,640 | $3,599 |
| 142 | Malawi estimate | $1,108 | $92 | MWK 403,900 | $3,396 |
| 143 | Nigeria estimate | $427 | $36 | ₦631,000 | $2,376 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).