How much does a military officer make in each country?
111 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$156,500
- Norway$119,200
- Australia$119,100
- Austria$108,200
- Belgium$104,200
Where pay goes furthest
- Austria$127,600
- Norway$123,900
- Switzerland$122,100
- Belgium$119,500
- Finland$98,890
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $156,500 | $13,040 | CHF 130,100 | $122,100 |
| 2 | Norway estimate | $119,200 | $9,936 | kr 1,110,700 | $123,900 |
| 3 | Australia | $119,100 | $9,923 | A$173,300 | |
| 4 | Austria estimate | $108,200 | $9,015 | €95,740 | $127,600 |
| 5 | Belgium estimate | $104,200 | $8,681 | €92,190 | $119,500 |
| 6 | Finland estimate | $89,620 | $7,468 | €79,310 | $98,890 |
| 7 | Canada | $81,910 | $6,825 | CA$115,200 | |
| 8 | Netherlands estimate | $78,410 | $6,534 | €69,390 | $90,430 |
| 9 | United Kingdom estimate | $76,820 | $6,402 | £58,350 | $83,170 |
| 10 | Ireland estimate | $72,980 | $6,081 | €64,580 | $71,440 |
| 11 | Italy estimate | $67,010 | $5,584 | €59,300 | $91,970 |
| 12 | Denmark estimate | $66,610 | $5,551 | kr 472,900 | $65,260 |
| 13 | Sweden estimate | $66,140 | $5,512 | kr 645,400 | $73,070 |
| 14 | Luxembourg estimate | $63,580 | $5,299 | €58,740 | $69,520 |
| 15 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $62,920 | $5,244 | AED 231,100 | $93,590 |
| 16 | Slovenia estimate | $61,110 | $5,092 | €54,080 | $91,220 |
| 17 | Germany estimate | $55,990 | $4,666 | €53,170 | $73,920 |
| 18 | Spain estimate | $45,630 | $3,802 | €40,380 | $66,430 |
| 19 | Croatia estimate | $43,730 | $3,644 | €39,160 | $74,310 |
| 20 | Cyprus estimate | $42,450 | $3,537 | €37,570 | $63,430 |
| 21 | Puerto Rico estimate | $42,370 | $3,531 | $45,190 | |
| 22 | Estonia estimate | $42,160 | $3,513 | €37,310 | $55,540 |
| 23 | France estimate | $41,040 | $3,420 | €36,320 | $49,580 |
| 24 | Poland estimate | $39,880 | $3,323 | zł 155,000 | $72,690 |
| 25 | Czechia estimate | $37,790 | $3,149 | Kč 831,500 | $56,420 |
| 26 | Lithuania estimate | $35,410 | $2,951 | €31,330 | $57,010 |
| 27 | Greece estimate | $32,030 | $2,669 | €28,350 | $48,870 |
| 28 | Malta estimate | $27,810 | $2,318 | €24,350 | $38,740 |
| 29 | Portugal estimate | $24,480 | $2,040 | €21,660 | $37,690 |
| 30 | Slovakia estimate | $24,210 | $2,018 | €21,200 | $36,310 |
| 31 | Romania estimate | $23,610 | $1,968 | lei 116,600 | $54,870 |
| 32 | Serbia estimate | $23,520 | $1,960 | RSD 20,810 | $46,200 |
| 33 | Bulgaria estimate | $22,800 | $1,900 | €20,420 | $48,660 |
| 34 | Latvia estimate | $20,920 | $1,743 | €18,730 | $33,520 |
| 35 | Hungary estimate | $18,680 | $1,557 | Ft 6,016,200 | $32,250 |
| 36 | South Africa estimate | $16,110 | $1,342 | R 214,600 | $32,230 |
| 37 | Brunei estimate | $15,650 | $1,304 | BND 19,830 | $26,180 |
| 38 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $14,940 | $1,245 | KM 25,940 | $33,740 |
| 39 | Chile estimate | $14,110 | $1,176 | CLP 12,323,000 | $25,110 |
| 40 | Brazil estimate | $13,930 | $1,161 | R$77,830 | $30,150 |
| 41 | Maldives estimate | $13,880 | $1,156 | MVR 213,400 | $21,070 |
| 42 | Botswana estimate | $13,240 | $1,103 | P 179,600 | $33,800 |
| 43 | Ecuador estimate | $12,970 | $1,081 | $29,380 | |
| 44 | Uruguay estimate | $12,790 | $1,066 | UYU 514,300 | $17,560 |
| 45 | Jamaica estimate | $12,570 | $1,047 | JMD 1,394,400 | $19,950 |
| 46 | Lebanon estimate | $12,050 | $1,004 | L£18,160,300 | $24,270 |
| 47 | Peru estimate | $12,000 | $1,000 | PEN 42,810 | $22,210 |
| 48 | Bolivia estimate | $11,260 | $939 | Bs 77,830 | $28,830 |
| 49 | Colombia estimate | $11,200 | $933 | COP 45,400,700 | $27,260 |
| 50 | Mexico estimate | $10,840 | $903 | MX$208,500 | $18,440 |
| 51 | Argentina estimate | $10,500 | $875 | ARS 13,025,600 | $19,700 |
| 52 | Eswatini estimate | $10,150 | $846 | SZL 181,600 | |
| 53 | El Salvador estimate | $8,930 | $744 | $19,050 | |
| 54 | North Macedonia estimate | $8,875 | $740 | MKD 412,600 | $17,540 |
| 55 | Paraguay estimate | $8,764 | $730 | ₲66,130,000 | $23,010 |
| 56 | Thailand estimate | $8,696 | $725 | ฿286,000 | $26,960 |
| 57 | Fiji estimate | $8,616 | $718 | FJD 15,430 | $15,180 |
| 58 | Belize estimate | $8,368 | $697 | BZD 16,740 | $13,110 |
| 59 | Dominican Republic estimate | $7,872 | $656 | DOP 487,900 | $20,490 |
| 60 | Vietnam estimate | $7,515 | $626 | ₫181,602,800 | $25,360 |
| 61 | Marshall Islands estimate | $7,003 | $584 | $7,049 | |
| 62 | Albania estimate | $6,996 | $583 | ALL 790,800 | $16,180 |
| 63 | Zambia estimate | $6,940 | $578 | ZK 181,600 | $24,000 |
| 64 | Guyana estimate | $6,822 | $569 | GYD 1,422,400 | $14,630 |
| 65 | Mongolia estimate | $6,586 | $549 | ₮23,348,900 | $19,780 |
| 66 | Honduras estimate | $6,174 | $514 | L 160,200 | $12,700 |
| 67 | Moldova estimate | $6,118 | $510 | MDL 108,800 | $13,020 |
| 68 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $5,776 | $481 | FCFA 3,503,600 | $12,710 |
| 69 | Djibouti estimate | $5,474 | $456 | DJF 972,900 | $9,879 |
| 70 | Lesotho estimate | $5,308 | $442 | LSL 97,290 | $15,850 |
| 71 | Cambodia estimate | $5,171 | $431 | ៛20,754,600 | $14,090 |
| 72 | Cameroon estimate | $4,842 | $403 | FCFA 2,390,800 | $9,992 |
| 73 | Kenya estimate | $4,789 | $399 | KES 488,500 | $11,290 |
| 74 | Tonga estimate | $4,733 | $394 | TOP 11,190 | $6,142 |
| 75 | Guatemala estimate | $4,648 | $387 | Q 36,020 | $10,570 |
| 76 | Indonesia estimate | $4,617 | $385 | Rp 73,203,600 | $14,340 |
| 77 | Mali estimate | $4,543 | $379 | F CFA 2,754,400 | $14,320 |
| 78 | Senegal estimate | $4,458 | $372 | F CFA 2,594,300 | $11,450 |
| 79 | Ghana estimate | $4,132 | $344 | GH₵51,890 | $9,883 |
| 80 | Bhutan estimate | $3,721 | $310 | BTN 324,300 | $15,400 |
| 81 | Philippines estimate | $3,705 | $309 | ₱213,100 | $10,380 |
| 82 | Suriname estimate | $3,675 | $306 | SRD 90,800 | $10,150 |
| 83 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $3,625 | $302 | F CFA 2,261,400 | $9,729 |
| 84 | Niger estimate | $3,327 | $277 | F CFA 2,075,500 | $10,210 |
| 85 | Togo estimate | $3,312 | $276 | F CFA 2,066,100 | $9,366 |
| 86 | Chad estimate | $3,119 | $260 | FCFA 1,945,700 | $9,203 |
| 87 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,917 | $243 | ৳337,300 | $10,220 |
| 88 | Sudan estimate | $2,847 | $237 | SDG 1,556,600 | $6,940 |
| 89 | Timor-Leste estimate | $2,838 | $236 | $6,370 | |
| 90 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,791 | $233 | Rs 843,200 | $9,637 |
| 91 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,758 | $230 | FCFA 1,297,200 | $4,161 |
| 92 | Angola estimate | $2,684 | $224 | Kz 2,334,900 | $7,503 |
| 93 | Pakistan estimate | $2,565 | $214 | Rs 415,100 | $10,400 |
| 94 | Guinea estimate | $2,542 | $212 | FG 23,348,900 | $7,755 |
| 95 | Nepal estimate | $2,482 | $207 | Rs 259,400 | $8,547 |
| 96 | Afghanistan estimate | $2,364 | $197 | ؋181,600 | $11,500 |
| 97 | Egypt estimate | $2,356 | $196 | E£14,270 | $8,260 |
| 98 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $2,159 | $180 | K 2,983,500 | $6,851 |
| 99 | Mozambique estimate | $1,984 | $165 | MZN 126,700 | $5,251 |
| 100 | Comoros estimate | $1,871 | $156 | CF 778,300 | $3,413 |
| 101 | Laos estimate | $1,830 | $152 | ₭25,683,800 | $6,920 |
| 102 | Uganda estimate | $1,808 | $151 | UGX 6,485,800 | $4,931 |
| 103 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,783 | $149 | F CFA 1,037,700 | $5,374 |
| 104 | Benin estimate | $1,742 | $145 | F CFA 1,085,200 | $5,280 |
| 105 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,528 | $127 | F CFA 953,000 | $4,316 |
| 106 | Burundi estimate | $1,355 | $113 | BIF 2,594,300 | $4,093 |
| 107 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,194 | $100 | CDF 1,206,400 | $2,457 |
| 108 | Yemen estimate | $1,188 | $99 | YER 260,900 | $3,939 |
| 109 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,096 | $91 | ETB 47,930 | $3,567 |
| 110 | Rwanda estimate | $787 | $66 | RF 778,300 | $2,669 |
| 111 | Gambia estimate | $741 | $62 | GMD 35,670 | $2,393 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).