How much does a patent agent 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$107,000
- Iceland$86,980
- Germany$83,970
- Luxembourg$83,290
- United States$81,240
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$110,900
- Luxembourg$84,430
- Switzerland$83,520
- Norway$82,080
- United States$81,240
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $107,000 | $8,920 | CHF 96,320 | $83,520 |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $86,980 | $7,248 | kr 11,080,700 | $76,060 |
| 3 | Germany | $83,970 | $6,997 | €75,210 | $110,900 |
| 4 | Luxembourg estimate | $83,290 | $6,941 | €74,600 | $84,430 |
| 5 | United States | $81,240 | $6,770 | $81,240 | |
| 6 | Norway estimate | $78,960 | $6,580 | kr 714,500 | $82,080 |
| 7 | Denmark estimate | $78,270 | $6,523 | kr 521,500 | $74,880 |
| 8 | United Kingdom | $73,310 | $6,109 | £54,770 | $79,370 |
| 9 | Australia | $65,200 | $5,433 | A$94,890 | |
| 10 | Ireland estimate | $63,530 | $5,294 | €56,900 | $62,190 |
| 11 | Austria estimate | $62,960 | $5,247 | €56,390 | $74,250 |
| 12 | Belgium estimate | $61,810 | $5,151 | €55,360 | $70,880 |
| 13 | Qatar estimate | $59,150 | $4,929 | QAR 215,300 | $76,060 |
| 14 | Netherlands estimate | $58,620 | $4,885 | €52,500 | $67,600 |
| 15 | Finland estimate | $52,600 | $4,384 | €47,110 | $58,040 |
| 16 | Sweden estimate | $51,160 | $4,263 | kr 487,100 | $56,520 |
| 17 | Canada | $49,560 | $4,130 | CA$69,720 | |
| 18 | Italy estimate | $45,980 | $3,832 | €41,180 | $63,110 |
| 19 | France estimate | $42,120 | $3,510 | €37,720 | $50,880 |
| 20 | Israel estimate | $39,650 | $3,304 | ₪128,100 | $31,640 |
| 21 | Singapore estimate | $35,610 | $2,968 | SGD 47,850 | $45,190 |
| 22 | Spain estimate | $35,350 | $2,946 | €31,670 | $51,470 |
| 23 | Slovenia estimate | $33,720 | $2,810 | €30,200 | $50,340 |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $32,320 | $2,694 | AED 118,700 | $48,070 |
| 25 | Cyprus estimate | $32,090 | $2,674 | €28,740 | $47,940 |
| 26 | Malta estimate | $30,930 | $2,577 | €27,080 | $43,070 |
| 27 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $29,920 | $2,494 | HK$232,300 | $35,980 |
| 28 | Portugal estimate | $29,860 | $2,488 | €26,740 | $45,980 |
| 29 | Greece estimate | $29,360 | $2,446 | €26,290 | $44,790 |
| 30 | Bahamas estimate | $27,330 | $2,277 | BSD 27,330 | $24,690 |
| 31 | Puerto Rico estimate | $27,150 | $2,262 | $28,960 | |
| 32 | Estonia estimate | $25,610 | $2,134 | €22,940 | $33,740 |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $25,410 | $2,118 | SAR 95,290 | $49,110 |
| 34 | Czechia estimate | $24,240 | $2,020 | Kč 533,500 | $36,190 |
| 35 | Lithuania estimate | $23,580 | $1,965 | €21,120 | $37,970 |
| 36 | Slovakia estimate | $21,710 | $1,809 | €19,440 | $33,960 |
| 37 | Latvia estimate | $21,270 | $1,772 | €19,050 | $34,090 |
| 38 | Croatia estimate | $19,830 | $1,652 | €133,800 | $33,690 |
| 39 | Barbados estimate | $19,690 | $1,641 | BBD 39,390 | $16,410 |
| 40 | Brunei estimate | $19,410 | $1,617 | BND 24,590 | $32,470 |
| 41 | Hungary estimate | $18,920 | $1,577 | Ft 6,630,800 | $32,670 |
| 42 | Poland estimate | $18,670 | $1,556 | zł 78,350 | $34,030 |
| 43 | Romania estimate | $18,590 | $1,549 | lei 82,100 | $38,110 |
| 44 | Uruguay estimate | $18,010 | $1,501 | UYU 724,100 | $24,720 |
| 45 | Costa Rica estimate | $17,540 | $1,461 | ₡8,829,200 | $28,070 |
| 46 | Palau estimate | $15,860 | $1,322 | $15,850 | |
| 47 | Türkiye estimate | $14,540 | $1,212 | ₺573,800 | $32,340 |
| 48 | Serbia estimate | $14,050 | $1,171 | RSD 1,478,500 | $27,610 |
| 49 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $13,940 | $1,162 | KM 24,420 | $31,470 |
| 50 | Bulgaria estimate | $13,630 | $1,136 | €23,880 | $29,090 |
| 51 | Belize estimate | $13,110 | $1,092 | BZD 26,210 | $20,530 |
| 52 | Montenegro estimate | $12,640 | $1,053 | €9,511 | $21,650 |
| 53 | Panama estimate | $12,300 | $1,025 | PAB 12,300 | $24,760 |
| 54 | Chile estimate | $11,560 | $963 | CLP 10,903,000 | $23,450 |
| 55 | North Macedonia estimate | $11,240 | $937 | MKD 620,500 | $22,660 |
| 56 | Marshall Islands estimate | $11,030 | $919 | $11,100 | |
| 57 | Argentina estimate | $11,010 | $918 | ARS 13,662,800 | $20,660 |
| 58 | Lebanon estimate | $10,880 | $906 | L£16,395,300 | $21,910 |
| 59 | Maldives estimate | $10,660 | $888 | MVR 164,000 | $16,190 |
| 60 | Botswana estimate | $10,220 | $852 | P 138,600 | $26,090 |
| 61 | Honduras estimate | $9,731 | $811 | L 252,500 | $20,020 |
| 62 | Mauritius estimate | $9,420 | $785 | Rs 437,200 | $21,950 |
| 63 | Malaysia estimate | $9,153 | $763 | RM 38,480 | $24,480 |
| 64 | Guatemala estimate | $8,910 | $743 | Q 68,430 | $19,940 |
| 65 | Guyana estimate | $8,680 | $723 | GYD 1,809,900 | $18,620 |
| 66 | Albania estimate | $8,670 | $723 | ALL 924,000 | $20,060 |
| 67 | Ecuador estimate | $8,608 | $717 | $19,500 | |
| 68 | Mexico estimate | $8,523 | $710 | MX$164,000 | $14,500 |
| 69 | Russia estimate | $8,451 | $704 | ₽622,400 | $24,170 |
| 70 | Thailand estimate | $8,310 | $692 | ฿273,300 | $25,760 |
| 71 | Fiji estimate | $7,756 | $646 | FJD 17,590 | $18,990 |
| 72 | Jordan estimate | $7,697 | $641 | JOD 5,465 | $17,010 |
| 73 | Peru estimate | $7,661 | $638 | PEN 27,330 | $14,180 |
| 74 | Djibouti estimate | $7,603 | $634 | DJF 1,351,200 | $13,720 |
| 75 | Samoa estimate | $7,491 | $624 | WST 20,140 | $10,960 |
| 76 | South Africa estimate | $7,471 | $623 | R 123,000 | $16,580 |
| 77 | El Salvador estimate | $7,401 | $617 | $15,780 | |
| 78 | Tonga estimate | $7,382 | $615 | TOP 17,450 | $9,580 |
| 79 | Brazil estimate | $7,336 | $611 | R$40,990 | $15,880 |
| 80 | Moldova estimate | $7,022 | $585 | MDL 122,000 | $13,910 |
| 81 | Mongolia estimate | $6,937 | $578 | ₮24,593,000 | $20,830 |
| 82 | Bolivia estimate | $6,920 | $577 | Bs 47,820 | $17,720 |
| 83 | Dominican Republic estimate | $6,746 | $562 | DOP 418,200 | $17,560 |
| 84 | Colombia estimate | $6,742 | $562 | COP 27,325,600 | $16,410 |
| 85 | Vanuatu estimate | $6,386 | $532 | VUV 618,800 | $5,224 |
| 86 | Paraguay estimate | $5,721 | $477 | ₲43,168,900 | $15,020 |
| 87 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $5,476 | $456 | F CFA 3,415,700 | $14,700 |
| 88 | Kiribati estimate | $5,441 | $453 | A$8,189 | $8,722 |
| 89 | Vietnam estimate | $5,145 | $429 | ₫124,331,300 | $17,360 |
| 90 | Philippines estimate | $5,078 | $423 | ₱290,900 | $14,020 |
| 91 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $4,955 | $413 | FCFA 3,005,800 | $10,900 |
| 92 | Cambodia estimate | $4,766 | $397 | ៛19,127,900 | $12,990 |
| 93 | Cape Verde estimate | $4,637 | $386 | CVE 460,900 | $9,150 |
| 94 | Bhutan estimate | $4,557 | $380 | BTN 381,300 | $18,260 |
| 95 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,537 | $378 | ₸1,479,000 | $11,780 |
| 96 | Georgia estimate | $4,303 | $359 | ₾13,860 | $12,910 |
| 97 | Jamaica estimate | $4,003 | $334 | JMD 444,000 | $6,352 |
| 98 | Tunisia estimate | $3,958 | $330 | TND 11,610 | $14,160 |
| 99 | Zambia estimate | $3,689 | $307 | ZK 96,520 | $12,760 |
| 100 | Yemen estimate | $3,672 | $306 | YER 806,400 | $12,170 |
| 101 | Suriname estimate | $3,594 | $300 | SRD 88,810 | $9,932 |
| 102 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,529 | $294 | UZS 38,994,700 | $13,000 |
| 103 | Timor-Leste estimate | $3,416 | $285 | $7,666 | |
| 104 | Senegal estimate | $3,412 | $284 | F CFA 1,985,500 | $8,766 |
| 105 | Ghana estimate | $3,264 | $272 | GH₵40,990 | $7,807 |
| 106 | Indonesia estimate | $3,248 | $271 | Rp 51,494,900 | $10,090 |
| 107 | India estimate | $3,135 | $261 | ₹273,300 | $13,770 |
| 108 | Nepal estimate | $3,067 | $256 | Rs 320,600 | $10,560 |
| 109 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,905 | $242 | FCFA 1,366,300 | $4,383 |
| 110 | Liberia estimate | $2,733 | $228 | LRD 2,733 | $6,778 |
| 111 | Kenya estimate | $2,679 | $223 | KES 273,300 | $6,316 |
| 112 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $2,593 | $216 | K 3,582,800 | $8,227 |
| 113 | Mozambique estimate | $2,578 | $215 | MZN 164,600 | $6,825 |
| 114 | Angola estimate | $2,513 | $209 | Kz 2,186,000 | $7,025 |
| 115 | Comoros estimate | $2,464 | $205 | CF 1,024,700 | $4,493 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,419 | $202 | Rs 731,000 | $8,355 |
| 117 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,409 | $201 | ৳278,500 | $8,441 |
| 118 | Eswatini estimate | $2,323 | $194 | SZL 41,560 | |
| 119 | Armenia estimate | $2,264 | $189 | ֏1,093,000 | $6,566 |
| 120 | Mali estimate | $2,253 | $188 | F CFA 1,366,300 | $7,103 |
| 121 | Guinea estimate | $2,126 | $177 | FG 19,528,400 | $6,486 |
| 122 | Uganda estimate | $2,095 | $175 | UGX 7,514,500 | $5,713 |
| 123 | Rwanda estimate | $2,073 | $173 | RF 2,732,100 | $7,560 |
| 124 | Ukraine estimate | $2,069 | $172 | ₴52,860 | $8,509 |
| 125 | Lesotho estimate | $1,969 | $164 | LSL 36,090 | $5,879 |
| 126 | Laos estimate | $1,947 | $162 | ₭27,325,600 | $7,362 |
| 127 | Cameroon estimate | $1,937 | $161 | FCFA 956,400 | $3,997 |
| 128 | Pakistan estimate | $1,936 | $161 | Rs 544,300 | $8,323 |
| 129 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,833 | $153 | F CFA 1,066,400 | $5,522 |
| 130 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,778 | $148 | ؋136,600 | $8,651 |
| 131 | Niger estimate | $1,752 | $146 | F CFA 1,093,000 | $5,377 |
| 132 | Benin estimate | $1,645 | $137 | F CFA 1,024,700 | $4,986 |
| 133 | Chad estimate | $1,645 | $137 | FCFA 1,025,900 | $4,852 |
| 134 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,595 | $133 | F CFA 995,100 | $4,507 |
| 135 | Sudan estimate | $1,557 | $130 | SDG 851,300 | $3,796 |
| 136 | Egypt estimate | $1,508 | $126 | E£68,310 | $9,827 |
| 137 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,468 | $122 | ETB 64,220 | $4,779 |
| 138 | Burundi estimate | $1,427 | $119 | BIF 2,732,600 | $4,311 |
| 139 | Togo estimate | $1,293 | $108 | F CFA 806,400 | $3,655 |
| 140 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,217 | $101 | CDF 1,229,700 | $2,505 |
| 141 | Gambia estimate | $1,206 | $100 | GMD 58,070 | $3,896 |
| 142 | Nigeria estimate | $775 | $65 | ₦1,145,700 | $4,315 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $464 | $39 | MWK 169,300 | $1,423 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).