How much does a paramedic 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$100,400
- Australia$86,400
- Iceland$81,580
- Luxembourg$78,120
- Norway$74,060
Where pay goes furthest
- Luxembourg$79,190
- Germany$78,670
- Switzerland$78,330
- Norway$76,980
- Qatar$71,340
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $100,400 | $8,367 | CHF 90,350 | $78,330 |
| 2 | Australia | $86,400 | $7,200 | A$125,700 | |
| 3 | Iceland estimate | $81,580 | $6,798 | kr 10,393,000 | $71,340 |
| 4 | Luxembourg estimate | $78,120 | $6,510 | €69,970 | $79,190 |
| 5 | Norway estimate | $74,060 | $6,172 | kr 670,200 | $76,980 |
| 6 | Denmark estimate | $73,410 | $6,118 | kr 489,200 | $70,230 |
| 7 | United Kingdom | $62,630 | $5,219 | £46,790 | $67,800 |
| 8 | Ireland estimate | $59,580 | $4,965 | €53,370 | $58,330 |
| 9 | Germany | $59,580 | $4,965 | €53,360 | $78,670 |
| 10 | Austria estimate | $59,050 | $4,921 | €52,890 | $69,650 |
| 11 | Belgium estimate | $57,980 | $4,831 | €51,930 | $66,480 |
| 12 | Canada | $56,190 | $4,683 | CA$79,040 | |
| 13 | Qatar estimate | $55,480 | $4,623 | QAR 201,900 | $71,340 |
| 14 | Netherlands estimate | $54,980 | $4,581 | €49,240 | $63,400 |
| 15 | United States | $50,240 | $4,187 | $50,240 | |
| 16 | Finland estimate | $49,340 | $4,112 | €44,190 | $54,440 |
| 17 | Sweden estimate | $47,980 | $3,999 | kr 456,800 | $53,010 |
| 18 | Italy estimate | $43,130 | $3,594 | €38,630 | $59,190 |
| 19 | France estimate | $39,500 | $3,292 | €35,380 | $47,720 |
| 20 | Israel estimate | $37,190 | $3,099 | ₪120,100 | $29,680 |
| 21 | Singapore estimate | $33,400 | $2,784 | SGD 44,880 | $42,380 |
| 22 | Slovenia estimate | $31,630 | $2,636 | €28,330 | $47,220 |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $30,320 | $2,526 | AED 111,300 | $45,090 |
| 24 | Cyprus estimate | $30,090 | $2,508 | €26,950 | $44,970 |
| 25 | Malta estimate | $29,010 | $2,417 | €25,400 | $40,400 |
| 26 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $28,070 | $2,339 | HK$217,900 | $33,750 |
| 27 | Portugal estimate | $28,010 | $2,334 | €25,080 | $43,120 |
| 28 | Greece estimate | $27,540 | $2,295 | €24,660 | $42,010 |
| 29 | Bahamas estimate | $25,630 | $2,136 | BSD 25,630 | $23,160 |
| 30 | Puerto Rico estimate | $25,460 | $2,122 | $27,160 | |
| 31 | Estonia estimate | $24,020 | $2,002 | €21,510 | $31,640 |
| 32 | Spain estimate | $23,980 | $1,998 | €21,480 | $34,910 |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $23,830 | $1,986 | SAR 89,370 | $46,060 |
| 34 | Czechia estimate | $22,740 | $1,895 | Kč 500,400 | $33,950 |
| 35 | Lithuania estimate | $22,120 | $1,843 | €19,810 | $35,610 |
| 36 | Slovakia estimate | $20,360 | $1,697 | €18,240 | $31,850 |
| 37 | Latvia estimate | $19,950 | $1,662 | €17,870 | $31,970 |
| 38 | Croatia estimate | $18,600 | $1,550 | €125,500 | $31,600 |
| 39 | Barbados estimate | $18,470 | $1,539 | BBD 36,940 | $15,390 |
| 40 | Brunei estimate | $18,210 | $1,517 | BND 23,070 | $30,450 |
| 41 | Hungary estimate | $17,750 | $1,479 | Ft 6,219,300 | $30,640 |
| 42 | Poland estimate | $17,510 | $1,459 | zł 73,490 | $31,920 |
| 43 | Romania estimate | $17,430 | $1,453 | lei 77,000 | $35,740 |
| 44 | Uruguay estimate | $16,890 | $1,407 | UYU 679,200 | $23,180 |
| 45 | Costa Rica estimate | $16,450 | $1,371 | ₡8,281,300 | $26,330 |
| 46 | Palau estimate | $14,880 | $1,240 | $14,870 | |
| 47 | Türkiye estimate | $13,640 | $1,137 | ₺538,200 | $30,330 |
| 48 | Serbia estimate | $13,180 | $1,098 | RSD 1,386,700 | $25,890 |
| 49 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $13,080 | $1,090 | KM 22,910 | $29,520 |
| 50 | Bulgaria estimate | $12,780 | $1,065 | €22,390 | $27,290 |
| 51 | Belize estimate | $12,290 | $1,024 | BZD 24,590 | $19,260 |
| 52 | Montenegro estimate | $11,850 | $988 | €8,921 | $20,310 |
| 53 | Panama estimate | $11,530 | $961 | PAB 11,530 | $23,220 |
| 54 | Chile estimate | $10,840 | $903 | CLP 10,226,300 | $22,000 |
| 55 | North Macedonia estimate | $10,550 | $879 | MKD 582,000 | $21,260 |
| 56 | Marshall Islands estimate | $10,350 | $862 | $10,410 | |
| 57 | Argentina estimate | $10,330 | $861 | ARS 12,814,900 | $19,380 |
| 58 | Lebanon estimate | $10,200 | $850 | L£15,377,800 | $20,550 |
| 59 | Maldives estimate | $9,997 | $833 | MVR 153,800 | $15,180 |
| 60 | Botswana estimate | $9,585 | $799 | P 130,000 | $24,470 |
| 61 | Honduras estimate | $9,127 | $761 | L 236,900 | $18,770 |
| 62 | Mauritius estimate | $8,835 | $736 | Rs 410,100 | $20,590 |
| 63 | Malaysia estimate | $8,585 | $715 | RM 36,090 | $22,960 |
| 64 | Guatemala estimate | $8,357 | $696 | Q 64,190 | $18,700 |
| 65 | Guyana estimate | $8,142 | $678 | GYD 1,697,500 | $17,460 |
| 66 | Albania estimate | $8,132 | $678 | ALL 866,600 | $18,810 |
| 67 | Ecuador estimate | $8,073 | $673 | $18,290 | |
| 68 | Mexico estimate | $7,994 | $666 | MX$153,800 | $13,600 |
| 69 | Russia estimate | $7,926 | $661 | ₽583,800 | $22,670 |
| 70 | Thailand estimate | $7,794 | $650 | ฿256,300 | $24,160 |
| 71 | Fiji estimate | $7,275 | $606 | FJD 16,500 | $17,820 |
| 72 | Jordan estimate | $7,220 | $602 | JOD 5,126 | $15,960 |
| 73 | Peru estimate | $7,185 | $599 | PEN 25,630 | $13,300 |
| 74 | Djibouti estimate | $7,131 | $594 | DJF 1,267,300 | $12,870 |
| 75 | Samoa estimate | $7,026 | $586 | WST 18,890 | $10,280 |
| 76 | South Africa estimate | $7,007 | $584 | R 115,300 | $15,550 |
| 77 | El Salvador estimate | $6,941 | $578 | $14,810 | |
| 78 | Tonga estimate | $6,924 | $577 | TOP 16,370 | $8,985 |
| 79 | Brazil estimate | $6,881 | $573 | R$38,440 | $14,890 |
| 80 | Moldova estimate | $6,586 | $549 | MDL 114,500 | $13,050 |
| 81 | Mongolia estimate | $6,507 | $542 | ₮23,066,800 | $19,540 |
| 82 | Bolivia estimate | $6,491 | $541 | Bs 44,850 | $16,620 |
| 83 | Dominican Republic estimate | $6,328 | $527 | DOP 392,200 | $16,470 |
| 84 | Colombia estimate | $6,323 | $527 | COP 25,629,700 | $15,390 |
| 85 | Vanuatu estimate | $5,990 | $499 | VUV 580,400 | $4,900 |
| 86 | Paraguay estimate | $5,366 | $447 | ₲40,489,800 | $14,090 |
| 87 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $5,136 | $428 | F CFA 3,203,700 | $13,780 |
| 88 | Kiribati estimate | $5,103 | $425 | A$7,681 | $8,180 |
| 89 | Vietnam estimate | $4,826 | $402 | ₫116,615,300 | $16,290 |
| 90 | Philippines estimate | $4,763 | $397 | ₱272,800 | $13,150 |
| 91 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $4,648 | $387 | FCFA 2,819,300 | $10,220 |
| 92 | Cambodia estimate | $4,470 | $373 | ៛17,940,800 | $12,180 |
| 93 | Cape Verde estimate | $4,350 | $362 | CVE 432,300 | $8,582 |
| 94 | Bhutan estimate | $4,275 | $356 | BTN 357,700 | $17,130 |
| 95 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,255 | $355 | ₸1,387,200 | $11,050 |
| 96 | Georgia estimate | $4,036 | $336 | ₾13,000 | $12,110 |
| 97 | Jamaica estimate | $3,754 | $313 | JMD 416,500 | $5,958 |
| 98 | Tunisia estimate | $3,712 | $309 | TND 10,890 | $13,280 |
| 99 | Zambia estimate | $3,460 | $288 | ZK 90,530 | $11,960 |
| 100 | Yemen estimate | $3,444 | $287 | YER 756,400 | $11,420 |
| 101 | Suriname estimate | $3,371 | $281 | SRD 83,300 | $9,315 |
| 102 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,310 | $276 | UZS 36,574,700 | $12,190 |
| 103 | Timor-Leste estimate | $3,204 | $267 | $7,191 | |
| 104 | Senegal estimate | $3,200 | $267 | F CFA 1,862,300 | $8,222 |
| 105 | Ghana estimate | $3,062 | $255 | GH₵38,440 | $7,323 |
| 106 | Indonesia estimate | $3,046 | $254 | Rp 48,299,100 | $9,461 |
| 107 | India estimate | $2,941 | $245 | ₹256,300 | $12,920 |
| 108 | Nepal estimate | $2,877 | $240 | Rs 300,700 | $9,907 |
| 109 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,725 | $227 | FCFA 1,281,500 | $4,111 |
| 110 | Liberia estimate | $2,563 | $214 | LRD 2,563 | $6,358 |
| 111 | Kenya estimate | $2,513 | $209 | KES 256,300 | $5,924 |
| 112 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $2,432 | $203 | K 3,360,400 | $7,716 |
| 113 | Mozambique estimate | $2,418 | $202 | MZN 154,400 | $6,402 |
| 114 | Angola estimate | $2,357 | $196 | Kz 2,050,400 | $6,589 |
| 115 | Comoros estimate | $2,311 | $193 | CF 961,100 | $4,215 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,269 | $189 | Rs 685,600 | $7,836 |
| 117 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,259 | $188 | ৳261,200 | $7,917 |
| 118 | Eswatini estimate | $2,179 | $182 | SZL 38,980 | |
| 119 | Armenia estimate | $2,124 | $177 | ֏1,025,200 | $6,158 |
| 120 | Mali estimate | $2,113 | $176 | F CFA 1,281,500 | $6,662 |
| 121 | Guinea estimate | $1,994 | $166 | FG 18,316,400 | $6,083 |
| 122 | Uganda estimate | $1,965 | $164 | UGX 7,048,200 | $5,359 |
| 123 | Rwanda estimate | $1,944 | $162 | RF 2,562,500 | $7,091 |
| 124 | Ukraine estimate | $1,941 | $162 | ₴49,580 | $7,980 |
| 125 | Lesotho estimate | $1,847 | $154 | LSL 33,850 | $5,514 |
| 126 | Laos estimate | $1,826 | $152 | ₭25,629,700 | $6,905 |
| 127 | Cameroon estimate | $1,817 | $151 | FCFA 897,000 | $3,749 |
| 128 | Pakistan estimate | $1,816 | $151 | Rs 510,500 | $7,806 |
| 129 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,719 | $143 | F CFA 1,000,200 | $5,180 |
| 130 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,668 | $139 | ؋128,100 | $8,114 |
| 131 | Niger estimate | $1,644 | $137 | F CFA 1,025,200 | $5,043 |
| 132 | Benin estimate | $1,543 | $129 | F CFA 961,100 | $4,676 |
| 133 | Chad estimate | $1,543 | $129 | FCFA 962,300 | $4,551 |
| 134 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,496 | $125 | F CFA 933,400 | $4,227 |
| 135 | Sudan estimate | $1,460 | $122 | SDG 798,500 | $3,560 |
| 136 | Egypt estimate | $1,414 | $118 | E£64,070 | $9,217 |
| 137 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,377 | $115 | ETB 60,230 | $4,482 |
| 138 | Burundi estimate | $1,338 | $112 | BIF 2,563,000 | $4,043 |
| 139 | Togo estimate | $1,213 | $101 | F CFA 756,300 | $3,429 |
| 140 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,142 | $95 | CDF 1,153,300 | $2,349 |
| 141 | Gambia estimate | $1,131 | $94 | GMD 54,460 | $3,654 |
| 142 | Nigeria estimate | $727 | $61 | ₦1,074,600 | $4,047 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $436 | $36 | MWK 158,700 | $1,335 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).