How much does a mine engineer make in each country?
144 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$129,200
- United States$126,900
- Luxembourg$106,100
- Australia$99,840
- Germany$95,760
Where pay goes furthest
- United States$126,900
- Germany$126,400
- Qatar$111,200
- Luxembourg$107,500
- Switzerland$100,800
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $129,200 | $10,770 | CHF 116,300 | $100,800 |
| 2 | United States | $126,900 | $10,580 | $126,900 | |
| 3 | Luxembourg estimate | $106,100 | $8,839 | €95,000 | $107,500 |
| 4 | Australia | $99,840 | $8,320 | A$145,300 | |
| 5 | Germany | $95,760 | $7,980 | €85,770 | $126,400 |
| 6 | Iceland estimate | $92,440 | $7,703 | kr 11,776,200 | $80,830 |
| 7 | Qatar estimate | $86,480 | $7,206 | QAR 314,800 | $111,200 |
| 8 | Denmark estimate | $83,210 | $6,934 | kr 554,500 | $79,610 |
| 9 | Canada | $82,610 | $6,884 | CA$116,200 | |
| 10 | Norway estimate | $79,360 | $6,613 | kr 718,100 | $82,490 |
| 11 | Belgium estimate | $76,330 | $6,360 | €68,360 | $87,520 |
| 12 | Austria estimate | $76,280 | $6,357 | €68,320 | $89,970 |
| 13 | Ireland estimate | $75,250 | $6,271 | €67,400 | $73,670 |
| 14 | Netherlands estimate | $73,440 | $6,120 | €65,770 | $84,690 |
| 15 | United Kingdom | $68,750 | $5,729 | £51,370 | $74,430 |
| 16 | Finland estimate | $67,050 | $5,588 | €60,060 | $73,990 |
| 17 | Singapore estimate | $60,510 | $5,042 | SGD 81,290 | $76,770 |
| 18 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $60,090 | $5,008 | HK$466,500 | $72,260 |
| 19 | Sweden estimate | $57,890 | $4,824 | kr 551,200 | $63,960 |
| 20 | Israel estimate | $55,960 | $4,663 | ₪180,700 | $44,650 |
| 21 | France estimate | $55,790 | $4,649 | €49,970 | $67,400 |
| 22 | Italy estimate | $49,200 | $4,100 | €44,060 | $67,520 |
| 23 | Spain estimate | $47,140 | $3,928 | €42,220 | $68,630 |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $43,470 | $3,622 | AED 159,600 | $64,640 |
| 25 | South Korea estimate | $41,890 | $3,491 | ₩54,096,600 | $59,840 |
| 26 | Cyprus estimate | $41,760 | $3,480 | €37,410 | $62,410 |
| 27 | Slovenia estimate | $41,140 | $3,428 | €36,840 | $61,410 |
| 28 | Malta estimate | $40,060 | $3,338 | €35,070 | $55,790 |
| 29 | Portugal estimate | $39,130 | $3,261 | €35,050 | $60,250 |
| 30 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $36,370 | $3,031 | SAR 136,400 | $70,290 |
| 31 | Bahamas estimate | $34,300 | $2,858 | BSD 34,300 | $30,990 |
| 32 | Puerto Rico estimate | $34,180 | $2,848 | $36,450 | |
| 33 | Czechia estimate | $32,830 | $2,736 | Kč 722,300 | $49,010 |
| 34 | Greece estimate | $32,790 | $2,732 | €29,370 | $50,020 |
| 35 | Brunei estimate | $32,480 | $2,707 | BND 41,160 | $54,340 |
| 36 | Lithuania estimate | $31,830 | $2,653 | €28,510 | $51,250 |
| 37 | Barbados estimate | $31,550 | $2,629 | BBD 63,110 | $26,300 |
| 38 | Estonia estimate | $31,430 | $2,619 | €28,150 | $41,400 |
| 39 | Costa Rica estimate | $30,090 | $2,507 | ₡15,148,200 | $48,160 |
| 40 | Latvia estimate | $28,930 | $2,411 | €25,920 | $46,380 |
| 41 | Romania estimate | $27,630 | $2,303 | lei 122,000 | $56,650 |
| 42 | Croatia estimate | $26,610 | $2,218 | €179,600 | $45,230 |
| 43 | Slovakia estimate | $26,090 | $2,174 | €23,360 | $40,800 |
| 44 | Hungary estimate | $25,860 | $2,155 | Ft 9,063,800 | $44,650 |
| 45 | Poland estimate | $22,750 | $1,896 | zł 95,470 | $41,460 |
| 46 | Türkiye estimate | $20,860 | $1,739 | ₺823,100 | $46,390 |
| 47 | Uruguay estimate | $20,470 | $1,706 | UYU 823,100 | $28,100 |
| 48 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $19,390 | $1,616 | KM 33,960 | $43,760 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $19,210 | $1,601 | PAB 19,210 | $38,670 |
| 50 | Bulgaria estimate | $19,130 | $1,594 | €33,510 | $40,830 |
| 51 | Serbia estimate | $18,560 | $1,547 | RSD 1,952,600 | $36,460 |
| 52 | Botswana estimate | $18,210 | $1,517 | P 246,900 | $46,480 |
| 53 | Chile estimate | $17,970 | $1,498 | CLP 16,960,100 | $36,480 |
| 54 | Palau estimate | $17,690 | $1,475 | $17,690 | |
| 55 | Montenegro estimate | $15,260 | $1,272 | €11,490 | $26,150 |
| 56 | Belize estimate | $15,070 | $1,256 | BZD 30,150 | $23,610 |
| 57 | North Macedonia estimate | $14,930 | $1,244 | MKD 824,000 | $30,090 |
| 58 | Malaysia estimate | $14,710 | $1,225 | RM 61,820 | $39,330 |
| 59 | South Africa estimate | $14,170 | $1,181 | R 233,200 | $31,450 |
| 60 | Marshall Islands estimate | $13,720 | $1,143 | $13,810 | |
| 61 | Lebanon estimate | $13,100 | $1,092 | L£19,755,500 | $26,400 |
| 62 | Honduras estimate | $12,330 | $1,028 | L 320,100 | $25,370 |
| 63 | Peru estimate | $12,310 | $1,026 | PEN 43,900 | $22,780 |
| 64 | Brazil estimate | $12,280 | $1,023 | R$68,600 | $26,570 |
| 65 | Colombia estimate | $12,190 | $1,015 | COP 49,388,900 | $29,650 |
| 66 | Dominican Republic estimate | $11,990 | $999 | DOP 743,100 | $31,210 |
| 67 | Mauritius estimate | $11,820 | $985 | Rs 548,800 | $27,550 |
| 68 | Eswatini estimate | $11,500 | $959 | SZL 205,800 | |
| 69 | Guatemala estimate | $11,140 | $928 | Q 85,570 | $24,930 |
| 70 | Maldives estimate | $11,070 | $923 | MVR 170,300 | $16,820 |
| 71 | Argentina estimate | $11,060 | $921 | ARS 13,719,100 | $20,750 |
| 72 | Ecuador estimate | $10,980 | $915 | $24,860 | |
| 73 | Thailand estimate | $10,710 | $893 | ฿352,300 | $33,220 |
| 74 | Mexico estimate | $10,520 | $876 | MX$202,300 | $17,890 |
| 75 | El Salvador estimate | $10,380 | $865 | $22,130 | |
| 76 | Russia estimate | $10,070 | $839 | ₽741,300 | $28,780 |
| 77 | Djibouti estimate | $9,649 | $804 | DJF 1,714,900 | $17,410 |
| 78 | Fiji estimate | $9,537 | $795 | FJD 21,630 | $23,350 |
| 79 | Samoa estimate | $9,367 | $781 | WST 25,190 | $13,710 |
| 80 | Albania estimate | $9,248 | $771 | ALL 985,600 | $21,390 |
| 81 | Guyana estimate | $9,212 | $768 | GYD 1,920,700 | $19,760 |
| 82 | Bolivia estimate | $8,934 | $745 | Bs 61,740 | $22,870 |
| 83 | Jordan estimate | $8,695 | $725 | JOD 6,174 | $19,220 |
| 84 | Paraguay estimate | $8,182 | $682 | ₲61,736,100 | $21,480 |
| 85 | Mongolia estimate | $7,740 | $645 | ₮27,438,300 | $23,240 |
| 86 | Jamaica estimate | $7,729 | $644 | JMD 857,400 | $12,270 |
| 87 | Moldova estimate | $7,642 | $637 | MDL 132,800 | $15,140 |
| 88 | Tonga estimate | $7,467 | $622 | TOP 17,650 | $9,690 |
| 89 | Philippines estimate | $7,284 | $607 | ₱417,300 | $20,120 |
| 90 | Cape Verde estimate | $6,865 | $572 | CVE 682,300 | $13,550 |
| 91 | Bhutan estimate | $6,723 | $560 | BTN 562,500 | $26,940 |
| 92 | Vanuatu estimate | $6,371 | $531 | VUV 617,400 | $5,212 |
| 93 | Vietnam estimate | $6,302 | $525 | ₫152,282,300 | $21,270 |
| 94 | Senegal estimate | $5,894 | $491 | F CFA 3,429,800 | $15,140 |
| 95 | Kazakhstan estimate | $5,856 | $488 | ₸1,909,000 | $15,210 |
| 96 | Tunisia estimate | $5,610 | $468 | TND 16,460 | $20,070 |
| 97 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $5,499 | $458 | F CFA 3,429,800 | $14,760 |
| 98 | Cambodia estimate | $5,469 | $456 | ៛21,950,600 | $14,900 |
| 99 | Kiribati estimate | $5,254 | $438 | A$7,908 | $8,423 |
| 100 | India estimate | $5,037 | $420 | ₹439,000 | $22,130 |
| 101 | Georgia estimate | $4,828 | $402 | ₾15,550 | $14,490 |
| 102 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $4,620 | $385 | FCFA 2,802,300 | $10,160 |
| 103 | Chad estimate | $4,566 | $381 | FCFA 2,848,300 | $13,470 |
| 104 | Uzbekistan estimate | $4,364 | $364 | UZS 48,221,000 | $16,080 |
| 105 | Zambia estimate | $4,194 | $350 | ZK 109,800 | $14,510 |
| 106 | Suriname estimate | $3,887 | $324 | SRD 96,030 | $10,740 |
| 107 | Mozambique estimate | $3,868 | $322 | MZN 246,900 | $10,240 |
| 108 | Timor-Leste estimate | $3,704 | $309 | $8,314 | |
| 109 | Yemen estimate | $3,548 | $296 | YER 779,100 | $11,760 |
| 110 | Burkina Faso estimate | $3,536 | $295 | F CFA 2,057,900 | $10,660 |
| 111 | Mali estimate | $3,394 | $283 | F CFA 2,057,900 | $10,700 |
| 112 | Kenya estimate | $3,314 | $276 | KES 338,000 | $7,814 |
| 113 | Comoros estimate | $3,298 | $275 | CF 1,371,900 | $6,016 |
| 114 | Ghana estimate | $3,059 | $255 | GH₵38,410 | $7,317 |
| 115 | Cameroon estimate | $3,056 | $255 | FCFA 1,509,100 | $6,307 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,952 | $246 | Rs 891,700 | $10,190 |
| 117 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,917 | $243 | FCFA 1,371,900 | $4,401 |
| 118 | Nepal estimate | $2,888 | $241 | Rs 301,800 | $9,944 |
| 119 | Guinea estimate | $2,689 | $224 | FG 24,694,400 | $8,202 |
| 120 | Indonesia estimate | $2,661 | $222 | Rp 42,190,100 | $8,264 |
| 121 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $2,639 | $220 | F CFA 1,646,300 | $7,457 |
| 122 | Lesotho estimate | $2,620 | $218 | LSL 48,020 | $7,822 |
| 123 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,611 | $218 | ৳301,800 | $9,149 |
| 124 | Ukraine estimate | $2,527 | $211 | ₴64,570 | $10,390 |
| 125 | Armenia estimate | $2,416 | $201 | ֏1,166,100 | $7,005 |
| 126 | Angola estimate | $2,366 | $197 | Kz 2,057,900 | $6,613 |
| 127 | Uganda estimate | $2,104 | $175 | UGX 7,545,500 | $5,737 |
| 128 | Ethiopia estimate | $2,102 | $175 | ETB 91,920 | $6,841 |
| 129 | Benin estimate | $2,092 | $174 | F CFA 1,303,300 | $6,342 |
| 130 | Niger estimate | $2,085 | $174 | F CFA 1,300,600 | $6,398 |
| 131 | Togo estimate | $2,083 | $174 | F CFA 1,299,600 | $5,891 |
| 132 | Laos estimate | $2,053 | $171 | ₭28,810,200 | $7,762 |
| 133 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $2,037 | $170 | CDF 2,057,900 | $4,192 |
| 134 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,986 | $165 | K 2,743,800 | $6,300 |
| 135 | Pakistan estimate | $1,690 | $141 | Rs 475,200 | $7,267 |
| 136 | Egypt estimate | $1,514 | $126 | E£68,600 | $9,867 |
| 137 | Sudan estimate | $1,506 | $125 | SDG 823,100 | $3,670 |
| 138 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,456 | $121 | ؋111,900 | $7,086 |
| 139 | Burundi estimate | $1,416 | $118 | BIF 2,711,700 | $4,278 |
| 140 | Liberia estimate | $1,372 | $114 | LRD 1,372 | $3,403 |
| 141 | Rwanda estimate | $1,353 | $113 | RF 1,783,500 | $4,935 |
| 142 | Gambia estimate | $1,211 | $101 | GMD 58,310 | $3,912 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $1,205 | $100 | MWK 439,000 | $3,692 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $464 | $39 | ₦686,000 | $2,583 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).