How much does an optometrist 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
- United States$136,600
- Switzerland$104,600
- Luxembourg$85,880
- Iceland$74,840
- Qatar$70,020
Where pay goes furthest
- United States$136,600
- Qatar$90,030
- Luxembourg$87,060
- Switzerland$81,620
- United Kingdom$73,940
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | $136,600 | $11,380 | $136,600 | |
| 2 | Switzerland estimate | $104,600 | $8,718 | CHF 94,140 | $81,620 |
| 3 | Luxembourg estimate | $85,880 | $7,157 | €76,920 | $87,060 |
| 4 | Iceland estimate | $74,840 | $6,237 | kr 9,534,800 | $65,450 |
| 5 | Qatar estimate | $70,020 | $5,835 | QAR 254,900 | $90,030 |
| 6 | United Kingdom | $68,300 | $5,692 | £51,030 | $73,940 |
| 7 | Denmark estimate | $67,370 | $5,615 | kr 448,900 | $64,460 |
| 8 | Norway estimate | $64,250 | $5,355 | kr 581,400 | $66,790 |
| 9 | Belgium estimate | $61,800 | $5,150 | €55,350 | $70,860 |
| 10 | Austria estimate | $61,770 | $5,147 | €55,320 | $72,840 |
| 11 | Ireland estimate | $60,930 | $5,077 | €54,570 | $59,650 |
| 12 | Australia | $60,490 | $5,041 | A$88,040 | |
| 13 | Netherlands estimate | $59,460 | $4,955 | €53,260 | $68,570 |
| 14 | Canada | $57,580 | $4,799 | CA$81,000 | |
| 15 | Finland estimate | $54,290 | $4,524 | €48,630 | $59,900 |
| 16 | Germany | $50,470 | $4,206 | €45,200 | $66,640 |
| 17 | Spain estimate | $49,120 | $4,093 | €43,990 | $71,510 |
| 18 | Singapore estimate | $48,990 | $4,083 | SGD 65,820 | $62,160 |
| 19 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $48,650 | $4,055 | HK$377,700 | $58,500 |
| 20 | Sweden estimate | $46,870 | $3,906 | kr 446,300 | $51,790 |
| 21 | Israel estimate | $45,310 | $3,776 | ₪146,300 | $36,150 |
| 22 | France estimate | $45,170 | $3,764 | €40,460 | $54,570 |
| 23 | Italy estimate | $39,830 | $3,319 | €35,680 | $54,670 |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $35,190 | $2,933 | AED 129,200 | $52,340 |
| 25 | South Korea estimate | $33,920 | $2,826 | ₩43,800,500 | $48,450 |
| 26 | Cyprus estimate | $33,820 | $2,818 | €30,290 | $50,530 |
| 27 | Slovenia estimate | $33,310 | $2,776 | €29,830 | $49,720 |
| 28 | Malta estimate | $32,430 | $2,703 | €28,390 | $45,170 |
| 29 | Portugal estimate | $31,680 | $2,640 | €28,380 | $48,790 |
| 30 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $29,450 | $2,454 | SAR 110,400 | $56,910 |
| 31 | Bahamas estimate | $27,770 | $2,314 | BSD 27,770 | $25,090 |
| 32 | Puerto Rico estimate | $27,670 | $2,306 | $29,510 | |
| 33 | Czechia estimate | $26,580 | $2,215 | Kč 584,900 | $39,680 |
| 34 | Greece estimate | $26,550 | $2,212 | €23,780 | $40,500 |
| 35 | Brunei estimate | $26,300 | $2,192 | BND 33,320 | $44,000 |
| 36 | Lithuania estimate | $25,770 | $2,148 | €23,080 | $41,500 |
| 37 | Barbados estimate | $25,550 | $2,129 | BBD 51,100 | $21,290 |
| 38 | Estonia estimate | $25,450 | $2,120 | €22,790 | $33,520 |
| 39 | Costa Rica estimate | $24,360 | $2,030 | ₡12,265,100 | $38,990 |
| 40 | Latvia estimate | $23,430 | $1,952 | €20,980 | $37,550 |
| 41 | Romania estimate | $22,370 | $1,864 | lei 98,810 | $45,870 |
| 42 | Croatia estimate | $21,550 | $1,796 | €145,400 | $36,620 |
| 43 | Slovakia estimate | $21,120 | $1,760 | €18,920 | $33,040 |
| 44 | Hungary estimate | $20,940 | $1,745 | Ft 7,338,700 | $36,150 |
| 45 | Poland estimate | $18,420 | $1,535 | zł 77,300 | $33,570 |
| 46 | Türkiye estimate | $16,890 | $1,408 | ₺666,500 | $37,560 |
| 47 | Uruguay estimate | $16,570 | $1,381 | UYU 666,500 | $22,750 |
| 48 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $15,700 | $1,308 | KM 27,500 | $35,430 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $15,550 | $1,296 | PAB 15,550 | $31,310 |
| 50 | Bulgaria estimate | $15,490 | $1,291 | €27,140 | $33,060 |
| 51 | Serbia estimate | $15,030 | $1,252 | RSD 1,581,000 | $29,520 |
| 52 | Botswana estimate | $14,740 | $1,228 | P 199,900 | $37,630 |
| 53 | Chile estimate | $14,550 | $1,213 | CLP 13,732,100 | $29,540 |
| 54 | Palau estimate | $14,330 | $1,194 | $14,320 | |
| 55 | Montenegro estimate | $12,360 | $1,030 | €9,300 | $21,170 |
| 56 | Belize estimate | $12,210 | $1,017 | BZD 24,410 | $19,120 |
| 57 | North Macedonia estimate | $12,090 | $1,007 | MKD 667,100 | $24,370 |
| 58 | Malaysia estimate | $11,910 | $992 | RM 50,050 | $31,840 |
| 59 | South Africa estimate | $11,470 | $956 | R 188,800 | $25,460 |
| 60 | Marshall Islands estimate | $11,110 | $926 | $11,180 | |
| 61 | Lebanon estimate | $10,610 | $884 | L£15,995,500 | $21,370 |
| 62 | Honduras estimate | $9,987 | $832 | L 259,200 | $20,540 |
| 63 | Peru estimate | $9,965 | $830 | PEN 35,550 | $18,450 |
| 64 | Brazil estimate | $9,940 | $828 | R$55,540 | $21,510 |
| 65 | Colombia estimate | $9,866 | $822 | COP 39,988,800 | $24,010 |
| 66 | Dominican Republic estimate | $9,707 | $809 | DOP 601,700 | $25,270 |
| 67 | Mauritius estimate | $9,573 | $798 | Rs 444,300 | $22,310 |
| 68 | Eswatini estimate | $9,314 | $776 | SZL 166,600 | |
| 69 | Guatemala estimate | $9,021 | $752 | Q 69,280 | $20,190 |
| 70 | Maldives estimate | $8,966 | $747 | MVR 137,900 | $13,620 |
| 71 | Argentina estimate | $8,952 | $746 | ARS 11,108,000 | $16,800 |
| 72 | Ecuador estimate | $8,886 | $741 | $20,130 | |
| 73 | Thailand estimate | $8,675 | $723 | ฿285,300 | $26,890 |
| 74 | Mexico estimate | $8,514 | $710 | MX$163,800 | $14,480 |
| 75 | El Salvador estimate | $8,400 | $700 | $17,920 | |
| 76 | Russia estimate | $8,149 | $679 | ₽600,200 | $23,310 |
| 77 | Djibouti estimate | $7,813 | $651 | DJF 1,388,500 | $14,100 |
| 78 | Fiji estimate | $7,722 | $643 | FJD 17,520 | $18,910 |
| 79 | Samoa estimate | $7,584 | $632 | WST 20,390 | $11,100 |
| 80 | Albania estimate | $7,488 | $624 | ALL 798,000 | $17,320 |
| 81 | Guyana estimate | $7,459 | $622 | GYD 1,555,100 | $16,000 |
| 82 | Bolivia estimate | $7,234 | $603 | Bs 49,990 | $18,520 |
| 83 | Jordan estimate | $7,040 | $587 | JOD 4,999 | $15,560 |
| 84 | Paraguay estimate | $6,625 | $552 | ₲49,986,000 | $17,390 |
| 85 | Mongolia estimate | $6,267 | $522 | ₮22,216,000 | $18,820 |
| 86 | Jamaica estimate | $6,258 | $522 | JMD 694,200 | $9,932 |
| 87 | Moldova estimate | $6,188 | $516 | MDL 107,500 | $12,260 |
| 88 | Tonga estimate | $6,046 | $504 | TOP 14,290 | $7,846 |
| 89 | Philippines estimate | $5,897 | $491 | ₱337,900 | $16,290 |
| 90 | Cape Verde estimate | $5,559 | $463 | CVE 552,400 | $10,970 |
| 91 | Bhutan estimate | $5,443 | $454 | BTN 455,400 | $21,810 |
| 92 | Vanuatu estimate | $5,158 | $430 | VUV 499,900 | $4,220 |
| 93 | Vietnam estimate | $5,102 | $425 | ₫123,298,700 | $17,220 |
| 94 | Senegal estimate | $4,772 | $398 | F CFA 2,777,000 | $12,260 |
| 95 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,741 | $395 | ₸1,545,600 | $12,310 |
| 96 | Tunisia estimate | $4,542 | $379 | TND 13,330 | $16,250 |
| 97 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $4,452 | $371 | F CFA 2,777,000 | $11,950 |
| 98 | Cambodia estimate | $4,428 | $369 | ៛17,772,800 | $12,070 |
| 99 | Kiribati estimate | $4,254 | $354 | A$6,403 | $6,819 |
| 100 | India estimate | $4,078 | $340 | ₹355,500 | $17,920 |
| 101 | Georgia estimate | $3,909 | $326 | ₾12,590 | $11,730 |
| 102 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,741 | $312 | FCFA 2,268,900 | $8,228 |
| 103 | Chad estimate | $3,697 | $308 | FCFA 2,306,200 | $10,910 |
| 104 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,533 | $294 | UZS 39,043,200 | $13,020 |
| 105 | Zambia estimate | $3,396 | $283 | ZK 88,860 | $11,740 |
| 106 | Suriname estimate | $3,147 | $262 | SRD 77,760 | $8,696 |
| 107 | Mozambique estimate | $3,131 | $261 | MZN 199,900 | $8,289 |
| 108 | Timor-Leste estimate | $2,999 | $250 | $6,731 | |
| 109 | Yemen estimate | $2,873 | $239 | YER 630,900 | $9,523 |
| 110 | Burkina Faso estimate | $2,863 | $239 | F CFA 1,666,200 | $8,628 |
| 111 | Mali estimate | $2,748 | $229 | F CFA 1,666,200 | $8,662 |
| 112 | Kenya estimate | $2,683 | $224 | KES 273,700 | $6,326 |
| 113 | Comoros estimate | $2,670 | $223 | CF 1,110,800 | $4,871 |
| 114 | Ghana estimate | $2,477 | $206 | GH₵31,100 | $5,924 |
| 115 | Cameroon estimate | $2,475 | $206 | FCFA 1,221,900 | $5,107 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,390 | $199 | Rs 722,000 | $8,253 |
| 117 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,362 | $197 | FCFA 1,110,800 | $3,563 |
| 118 | Nepal estimate | $2,338 | $195 | Rs 244,400 | $8,051 |
| 119 | Guinea estimate | $2,177 | $181 | FG 19,994,400 | $6,641 |
| 120 | Indonesia estimate | $2,154 | $180 | Rp 34,160,100 | $6,692 |
| 121 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $2,137 | $178 | F CFA 1,333,000 | $6,037 |
| 122 | Lesotho estimate | $2,121 | $177 | LSL 38,880 | $6,333 |
| 123 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,114 | $176 | ৳244,400 | $7,407 |
| 124 | Ukraine estimate | $2,046 | $171 | ₴52,280 | $8,414 |
| 125 | Armenia estimate | $1,956 | $163 | ֏944,200 | $5,671 |
| 126 | Angola estimate | $1,916 | $160 | Kz 1,666,200 | $5,354 |
| 127 | Uganda estimate | $1,703 | $142 | UGX 6,109,400 | $4,645 |
| 128 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,702 | $142 | ETB 74,420 | $5,539 |
| 129 | Benin estimate | $1,694 | $141 | F CFA 1,055,300 | $5,135 |
| 130 | Niger estimate | $1,688 | $141 | F CFA 1,053,000 | $5,180 |
| 131 | Togo estimate | $1,687 | $141 | F CFA 1,052,200 | $4,770 |
| 132 | Laos estimate | $1,662 | $139 | ₭23,326,800 | $6,285 |
| 133 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,649 | $137 | CDF 1,666,200 | $3,394 |
| 134 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,608 | $134 | K 2,221,600 | $5,101 |
| 135 | Pakistan estimate | $1,369 | $114 | Rs 384,800 | $5,884 |
| 136 | Egypt estimate | $1,226 | $102 | E£55,540 | $7,989 |
| 137 | Sudan estimate | $1,219 | $102 | SDG 666,500 | $2,972 |
| 138 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,179 | $98 | ؋90,580 | $5,738 |
| 139 | Burundi estimate | $1,147 | $96 | BIF 2,195,600 | $3,464 |
| 140 | Liberia estimate | $1,111 | $93 | LRD 1,111 | $2,755 |
| 141 | Rwanda estimate | $1,096 | $91 | RF 1,444,000 | $3,996 |
| 142 | Gambia estimate | $980 | $82 | GMD 47,210 | $3,167 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $975 | $81 | MWK 355,500 | $2,989 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $376 | $31 | ₦555,400 | $2,092 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).