How much does a museum technician 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$79,870
- Iceland$64,900
- Luxembourg$62,150
- Germany$62,020
- Norway$58,920
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$81,890
- Luxembourg$63,000
- Switzerland$62,310
- Norway$61,240
- Qatar$56,750
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $79,870 | $6,656 | CHF 71,870 | $62,310 |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $64,900 | $5,408 | kr 8,267,500 | $56,750 |
| 3 | Luxembourg estimate | $62,150 | $5,179 | €55,660 | $63,000 |
| 4 | Germany | $62,020 | $5,168 | €55,550 | $81,890 |
| 5 | Norway estimate | $58,920 | $4,910 | kr 533,100 | $61,240 |
| 6 | Denmark estimate | $58,400 | $4,867 | kr 389,100 | $55,870 |
| 7 | Ireland estimate | $47,400 | $3,950 | €42,450 | $46,400 |
| 8 | Austria estimate | $46,980 | $3,915 | €42,070 | $55,400 |
| 9 | United States | $46,380 | $3,865 | $46,380 | |
| 10 | Belgium estimate | $46,120 | $3,843 | €41,310 | $52,880 |
| 11 | Qatar estimate | $44,130 | $3,678 | QAR 160,600 | $56,750 |
| 12 | Netherlands estimate | $43,730 | $3,645 | €39,170 | $50,440 |
| 13 | Canada | $41,840 | $3,487 | CA$58,860 | |
| 14 | Finland estimate | $39,250 | $3,271 | €35,150 | $43,310 |
| 15 | Sweden estimate | $38,170 | $3,181 | kr 363,400 | $42,170 |
| 16 | United Kingdom estimate | $37,460 | $3,121 | £28,450 | $40,550 |
| 17 | Australia | $34,790 | $2,899 | A$50,640 | |
| 18 | Italy estimate | $34,310 | $2,859 | €30,730 | $47,090 |
| 19 | France estimate | $31,420 | $2,619 | €28,140 | $37,960 |
| 20 | Israel estimate | $29,590 | $2,465 | ₪95,570 | $23,610 |
| 21 | Singapore estimate | $26,570 | $2,214 | SGD 35,700 | $33,710 |
| 22 | Slovenia estimate | $25,160 | $2,097 | €22,530 | $37,560 |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $24,120 | $2,010 | AED 88,570 | $35,870 |
| 24 | Cyprus estimate | $23,940 | $1,995 | €21,440 | $35,770 |
| 25 | Malta estimate | $23,080 | $1,923 | €20,200 | $32,140 |
| 26 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $22,330 | $1,860 | HK$173,300 | $26,840 |
| 27 | Portugal estimate | $22,280 | $1,856 | €19,950 | $34,300 |
| 28 | Greece estimate | $21,900 | $1,825 | €19,620 | $33,420 |
| 29 | Bahamas estimate | $20,390 | $1,699 | BSD 20,390 | $18,420 |
| 30 | Puerto Rico estimate | $20,260 | $1,688 | $21,600 | |
| 31 | Estonia estimate | $19,110 | $1,592 | €17,110 | $25,170 |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $18,960 | $1,580 | SAR 71,100 | $36,640 |
| 33 | Spain estimate | $18,770 | $1,565 | €16,820 | $27,330 |
| 34 | Czechia estimate | $18,090 | $1,507 | Kč 398,000 | $27,010 |
| 35 | Lithuania estimate | $17,600 | $1,466 | €15,760 | $28,330 |
| 36 | Slovakia estimate | $16,200 | $1,350 | €14,510 | $25,340 |
| 37 | Latvia estimate | $15,870 | $1,322 | €14,210 | $25,430 |
| 38 | Croatia estimate | $14,790 | $1,233 | €99,840 | $25,140 |
| 39 | Barbados estimate | $14,690 | $1,224 | BBD 29,390 | $12,250 |
| 40 | Brunei estimate | $14,480 | $1,207 | BND 18,350 | $24,230 |
| 41 | Hungary estimate | $14,120 | $1,176 | Ft 4,947,400 | $24,370 |
| 42 | Poland estimate | $13,930 | $1,161 | zł 58,460 | $25,390 |
| 43 | Romania estimate | $13,870 | $1,156 | lei 61,250 | $28,430 |
| 44 | Uruguay estimate | $13,440 | $1,120 | UYU 540,300 | $18,440 |
| 45 | Costa Rica estimate | $13,080 | $1,090 | ₡6,587,700 | $20,940 |
| 46 | Palau estimate | $11,830 | $986 | $11,830 | |
| 47 | Türkiye estimate | $10,850 | $904 | ₺428,200 | $24,130 |
| 48 | Serbia estimate | $10,490 | $874 | RSD 1,103,100 | $20,600 |
| 49 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $10,400 | $867 | KM 18,220 | $23,480 |
| 50 | Bulgaria estimate | $10,170 | $847 | €17,810 | $21,710 |
| 51 | Belize estimate | $9,779 | $815 | BZD 19,560 | $15,320 |
| 52 | Montenegro estimate | $9,428 | $786 | €7,097 | $16,160 |
| 53 | Panama estimate | $9,175 | $765 | PAB 9,175 | $18,470 |
| 54 | Chile estimate | $8,621 | $718 | CLP 8,134,900 | $17,500 |
| 55 | North Macedonia estimate | $8,389 | $699 | MKD 463,000 | $16,910 |
| 56 | Marshall Islands estimate | $8,231 | $686 | $8,285 | |
| 57 | Argentina estimate | $8,215 | $685 | ARS 10,194,100 | $15,420 |
| 58 | Lebanon estimate | $8,115 | $676 | L£12,232,900 | $16,350 |
| 59 | Maldives estimate | $7,953 | $663 | MVR 122,300 | $12,080 |
| 60 | Botswana estimate | $7,625 | $635 | P 103,400 | $19,470 |
| 61 | Honduras estimate | $7,260 | $605 | L 188,400 | $14,930 |
| 62 | Mauritius estimate | $7,028 | $586 | Rs 326,200 | $16,380 |
| 63 | Malaysia estimate | $6,829 | $569 | RM 28,710 | $18,260 |
| 64 | Guatemala estimate | $6,648 | $554 | Q 51,060 | $14,880 |
| 65 | Guyana estimate | $6,477 | $540 | GYD 1,350,400 | $13,890 |
| 66 | Albania estimate | $6,469 | $539 | ALL 689,400 | $14,960 |
| 67 | Ecuador estimate | $6,422 | $535 | $14,550 | |
| 68 | Mexico estimate | $6,359 | $530 | MX$122,300 | $10,820 |
| 69 | Russia estimate | $6,305 | $525 | ₽464,400 | $18,030 |
| 70 | Thailand estimate | $6,200 | $517 | ฿203,900 | $19,220 |
| 71 | Fiji estimate | $5,787 | $482 | FJD 13,130 | $14,170 |
| 72 | Jordan estimate | $5,743 | $479 | JOD 4,078 | $12,690 |
| 73 | Peru estimate | $5,716 | $476 | PEN 20,390 | $10,580 |
| 74 | Djibouti estimate | $5,673 | $473 | DJF 1,008,200 | $10,240 |
| 75 | Samoa estimate | $5,589 | $466 | WST 15,030 | $8,178 |
| 76 | South Africa estimate | $5,574 | $465 | R 91,750 | $12,370 |
| 77 | El Salvador estimate | $5,522 | $460 | $11,780 | |
| 78 | Tonga estimate | $5,508 | $459 | TOP 13,020 | $7,148 |
| 79 | Brazil estimate | $5,474 | $456 | R$30,580 | $11,850 |
| 80 | Moldova estimate | $5,239 | $437 | MDL 91,050 | $10,380 |
| 81 | Mongolia estimate | $5,176 | $431 | ₮18,349,400 | $15,540 |
| 82 | Bolivia estimate | $5,163 | $430 | Bs 35,680 | $13,220 |
| 83 | Dominican Republic estimate | $5,034 | $419 | DOP 312,000 | $13,110 |
| 84 | Colombia estimate | $5,030 | $419 | COP 20,388,200 | $12,240 |
| 85 | Vanuatu estimate | $4,765 | $397 | VUV 461,700 | $3,898 |
| 86 | Paraguay estimate | $4,269 | $356 | ₲32,209,200 | $11,200 |
| 87 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $4,086 | $340 | F CFA 2,548,500 | $10,970 |
| 88 | Kiribati estimate | $4,059 | $338 | A$6,110 | $6,507 |
| 89 | Vietnam estimate | $3,839 | $320 | ₫92,766,300 | $12,950 |
| 90 | Philippines estimate | $3,789 | $316 | ₱217,000 | $10,460 |
| 91 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,697 | $308 | FCFA 2,242,700 | $8,133 |
| 92 | Cambodia estimate | $3,556 | $296 | ៛14,271,700 | $9,690 |
| 93 | Cape Verde estimate | $3,460 | $288 | CVE 343,900 | $6,827 |
| 94 | Bhutan estimate | $3,400 | $283 | BTN 284,500 | $13,630 |
| 95 | Kazakhstan estimate | $3,385 | $282 | ₸1,103,500 | $8,791 |
| 96 | Georgia estimate | $3,211 | $268 | ₾10,340 | $9,635 |
| 97 | Jamaica estimate | $2,986 | $249 | JMD 331,300 | $4,740 |
| 98 | Tunisia estimate | $2,953 | $246 | TND 8,665 | $10,560 |
| 99 | Zambia estimate | $2,752 | $229 | ZK 72,010 | $9,517 |
| 100 | Yemen estimate | $2,740 | $228 | YER 601,700 | $9,083 |
| 101 | Suriname estimate | $2,682 | $223 | SRD 66,260 | $7,410 |
| 102 | Uzbekistan estimate | $2,633 | $219 | UZS 29,094,800 | $9,701 |
| 103 | Timor-Leste estimate | $2,549 | $212 | $5,720 | |
| 104 | Senegal estimate | $2,546 | $212 | F CFA 1,481,400 | $6,540 |
| 105 | Ghana estimate | $2,436 | $203 | GH₵30,580 | $5,825 |
| 106 | Indonesia estimate | $2,423 | $202 | Rp 38,421,500 | $7,526 |
| 107 | India estimate | $2,339 | $195 | ₹203,900 | $10,280 |
| 108 | Nepal estimate | $2,289 | $191 | Rs 239,200 | $7,881 |
| 109 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,168 | $181 | FCFA 1,019,400 | $3,270 |
| 110 | Liberia estimate | $2,039 | $170 | LRD 2,039 | $5,058 |
| 111 | Kenya estimate | $1,999 | $167 | KES 203,900 | $4,713 |
| 112 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,935 | $161 | K 2,673,200 | $6,138 |
| 113 | Mozambique estimate | $1,924 | $160 | MZN 122,800 | $5,093 |
| 114 | Angola estimate | $1,875 | $156 | Kz 1,631,100 | $5,241 |
| 115 | Comoros estimate | $1,838 | $153 | CF 764,600 | $3,353 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,805 | $150 | Rs 545,400 | $6,234 |
| 117 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,797 | $150 | ৳207,800 | $6,298 |
| 118 | Eswatini estimate | $1,733 | $144 | SZL 31,010 | |
| 119 | Armenia estimate | $1,689 | $141 | ֏815,500 | $4,899 |
| 120 | Mali estimate | $1,681 | $140 | F CFA 1,019,400 | $5,299 |
| 121 | Guinea estimate | $1,587 | $132 | FG 14,570,600 | $4,839 |
| 122 | Uganda estimate | $1,563 | $130 | UGX 5,606,800 | $4,263 |
| 123 | Rwanda estimate | $1,546 | $129 | RF 2,038,400 | $5,640 |
| 124 | Ukraine estimate | $1,544 | $129 | ₴39,440 | $6,348 |
| 125 | Lesotho estimate | $1,469 | $122 | LSL 26,930 | $4,386 |
| 126 | Laos estimate | $1,453 | $121 | ₭20,388,200 | $5,493 |
| 127 | Cameroon estimate | $1,445 | $120 | FCFA 713,600 | $2,982 |
| 128 | Pakistan estimate | $1,444 | $120 | Rs 406,100 | $6,210 |
| 129 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,367 | $114 | F CFA 795,700 | $4,120 |
| 130 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,327 | $111 | ؋101,900 | $6,454 |
| 131 | Niger estimate | $1,307 | $109 | F CFA 815,500 | $4,012 |
| 132 | Benin estimate | $1,227 | $102 | F CFA 764,600 | $3,720 |
| 133 | Chad estimate | $1,227 | $102 | FCFA 765,500 | $3,620 |
| 134 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,190 | $99 | F CFA 742,500 | $3,363 |
| 135 | Sudan estimate | $1,162 | $97 | SDG 635,200 | $2,832 |
| 136 | Egypt estimate | $1,125 | $94 | E£50,970 | $7,332 |
| 137 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,096 | $91 | ETB 47,910 | $3,566 |
| 138 | Burundi estimate | $1,065 | $89 | BIF 2,038,800 | $3,216 |
| 139 | Togo estimate | $965 | $80 | F CFA 601,700 | $2,727 |
| 140 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $908 | $76 | CDF 917,500 | $1,869 |
| 141 | Gambia estimate | $900 | $75 | GMD 43,320 | $2,907 |
| 142 | Nigeria estimate | $578 | $48 | ₦854,800 | $3,219 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $347 | $29 | MWK 126,300 | $1,062 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).