How much does a process operator 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$120,800
- Australia$102,700
- Iceland$98,120
- Germany$94,940
- Luxembourg$93,960
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$125,300
- Luxembourg$95,250
- Switzerland$94,210
- Norway$92,590
- United States$90,010
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $120,800 | $10,060 | CHF 108,700 | $94,210 |
| 2 | Australia | $102,700 | $8,556 | A$149,400 | |
| 3 | Iceland estimate | $98,120 | $8,176 | kr 12,499,800 | $85,800 |
| 4 | Germany | $94,940 | $7,912 | €85,030 | $125,300 |
| 5 | Luxembourg estimate | $93,960 | $7,830 | €84,160 | $95,250 |
| 6 | United States | $90,010 | $7,501 | $90,010 | |
| 7 | Norway estimate | $89,080 | $7,423 | kr 806,000 | $92,590 |
| 8 | Denmark estimate | $88,290 | $7,358 | kr 588,300 | $84,470 |
| 9 | Ireland estimate | $71,660 | $5,972 | €64,180 | $70,150 |
| 10 | Austria estimate | $71,020 | $5,919 | €63,610 | $83,760 |
| 11 | Belgium estimate | $69,730 | $5,811 | €62,450 | $79,960 |
| 12 | Canada | $67,870 | $5,656 | CA$95,470 | |
| 13 | Qatar estimate | $66,730 | $5,561 | QAR 242,900 | $85,800 |
| 14 | Netherlands estimate | $66,120 | $5,510 | €59,220 | $76,260 |
| 15 | Finland estimate | $59,340 | $4,945 | €53,150 | $65,480 |
| 16 | Sweden estimate | $57,710 | $4,809 | kr 549,400 | $63,760 |
| 17 | United Kingdom estimate | $56,630 | $4,719 | £43,010 | $61,310 |
| 18 | Italy estimate | $51,870 | $4,323 | €46,460 | $71,190 |
| 19 | France estimate | $47,510 | $3,959 | €42,550 | $57,400 |
| 20 | Israel estimate | $44,730 | $3,728 | ₪144,500 | $35,690 |
| 21 | Singapore estimate | $40,180 | $3,348 | SGD 53,970 | $50,970 |
| 22 | Slovenia estimate | $38,040 | $3,170 | €34,070 | $56,790 |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $36,460 | $3,039 | AED 133,900 | $54,230 |
| 24 | Spain estimate | $36,330 | $3,027 | €32,540 | $52,890 |
| 25 | Cyprus estimate | $36,190 | $3,016 | €32,420 | $54,080 |
| 26 | Malta estimate | $34,890 | $2,907 | €30,540 | $48,590 |
| 27 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $33,750 | $2,813 | HK$262,000 | $40,590 |
| 28 | Portugal estimate | $33,680 | $2,807 | €30,170 | $51,860 |
| 29 | Greece estimate | $33,120 | $2,760 | €29,660 | $50,530 |
| 30 | Bahamas estimate | $30,830 | $2,569 | BSD 30,830 | $27,850 |
| 31 | Puerto Rico estimate | $30,620 | $2,552 | $32,660 | |
| 32 | Estonia estimate | $28,890 | $2,407 | €25,870 | $38,060 |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $28,660 | $2,389 | SAR 107,500 | $55,400 |
| 34 | Czechia estimate | $27,350 | $2,279 | Kč 601,800 | $40,830 |
| 35 | Lithuania estimate | $26,600 | $2,217 | €23,830 | $42,830 |
| 36 | Slovakia estimate | $24,490 | $2,041 | €21,930 | $38,310 |
| 37 | Latvia estimate | $23,990 | $1,999 | €21,490 | $38,450 |
| 38 | Croatia estimate | $22,370 | $1,864 | €150,900 | $38,010 |
| 39 | Barbados estimate | $22,210 | $1,851 | BBD 44,430 | $18,510 |
| 40 | Brunei estimate | $21,900 | $1,825 | BND 27,740 | $36,630 |
| 41 | Hungary estimate | $21,340 | $1,779 | Ft 7,480,000 | $36,850 |
| 42 | Poland estimate | $21,060 | $1,755 | zł 88,390 | $38,380 |
| 43 | Romania estimate | $20,970 | $1,747 | lei 92,610 | $42,990 |
| 44 | Uruguay estimate | $20,310 | $1,693 | UYU 816,900 | $27,880 |
| 45 | Costa Rica estimate | $19,780 | $1,648 | ₡9,960,000 | $31,670 |
| 46 | Palau estimate | $17,890 | $1,491 | $17,880 | |
| 47 | Türkiye estimate | $16,410 | $1,367 | ₺647,300 | $36,480 |
| 48 | Serbia estimate | $15,850 | $1,321 | RSD 1,667,800 | $31,140 |
| 49 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $15,730 | $1,311 | KM 27,550 | $35,500 |
| 50 | Bulgaria estimate | $15,380 | $1,281 | €26,930 | $32,820 |
| 51 | Belize estimate | $14,780 | $1,232 | BZD 29,570 | $23,160 |
| 52 | Montenegro estimate | $14,250 | $1,188 | €10,730 | $24,430 |
| 53 | Panama estimate | $13,870 | $1,156 | PAB 13,870 | $27,930 |
| 54 | Chile estimate | $13,030 | $1,086 | CLP 12,299,300 | $26,460 |
| 55 | North Macedonia estimate | $12,680 | $1,057 | MKD 700,000 | $25,570 |
| 56 | Marshall Islands estimate | $12,440 | $1,037 | $12,530 | |
| 57 | Argentina estimate | $12,420 | $1,035 | ARS 15,412,600 | $23,310 |
| 58 | Lebanon estimate | $12,270 | $1,022 | L£18,495,100 | $24,720 |
| 59 | Maldives estimate | $12,020 | $1,002 | MVR 185,000 | $18,260 |
| 60 | Botswana estimate | $11,530 | $961 | P 156,400 | $29,430 |
| 61 | Honduras estimate | $10,980 | $915 | L 284,900 | $22,580 |
| 62 | Mauritius estimate | $10,630 | $886 | Rs 493,200 | $24,760 |
| 63 | Malaysia estimate | $10,330 | $860 | RM 43,400 | $27,610 |
| 64 | Guatemala estimate | $10,050 | $838 | Q 77,200 | $22,490 |
| 65 | Guyana estimate | $9,792 | $816 | GYD 2,041,700 | $21,000 |
| 66 | Albania estimate | $9,781 | $815 | ALL 1,042,300 | $22,620 |
| 67 | Ecuador estimate | $9,710 | $809 | $21,990 | |
| 68 | Mexico estimate | $9,614 | $801 | MX$185,000 | $16,350 |
| 69 | Russia estimate | $9,533 | $794 | ₽702,100 | $27,260 |
| 70 | Thailand estimate | $9,374 | $781 | ฿308,300 | $29,060 |
| 71 | Fiji estimate | $8,750 | $729 | FJD 19,850 | $21,430 |
| 72 | Jordan estimate | $8,683 | $724 | JOD 6,165 | $19,190 |
| 73 | Peru estimate | $8,642 | $720 | PEN 30,830 | $16,000 |
| 74 | Djibouti estimate | $8,577 | $715 | DJF 1,524,200 | $15,480 |
| 75 | Samoa estimate | $8,451 | $704 | WST 22,720 | $12,360 |
| 76 | South Africa estimate | $8,428 | $702 | R 138,700 | $18,700 |
| 77 | El Salvador estimate | $8,348 | $696 | $17,810 | |
| 78 | Tonga estimate | $8,327 | $694 | TOP 19,680 | $10,810 |
| 79 | Brazil estimate | $8,276 | $690 | R$46,240 | $17,910 |
| 80 | Moldova estimate | $7,921 | $660 | MDL 137,700 | $15,690 |
| 81 | Mongolia estimate | $7,826 | $652 | ₮27,742,600 | $23,500 |
| 82 | Bolivia estimate | $7,807 | $651 | Bs 53,940 | $19,980 |
| 83 | Dominican Republic estimate | $7,610 | $634 | DOP 471,700 | $19,810 |
| 84 | Colombia estimate | $7,605 | $634 | COP 30,825,200 | $18,510 |
| 85 | Vanuatu estimate | $7,204 | $600 | VUV 698,100 | $5,894 |
| 86 | Paraguay estimate | $6,454 | $538 | ₲48,697,500 | $16,940 |
| 87 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $6,177 | $515 | F CFA 3,853,100 | $16,580 |
| 88 | Kiribati estimate | $6,137 | $511 | A$9,238 | $9,839 |
| 89 | Vietnam estimate | $5,804 | $484 | ₫140,254,500 | $19,590 |
| 90 | Philippines estimate | $5,728 | $477 | ₱328,200 | $15,820 |
| 91 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $5,590 | $466 | FCFA 3,390,800 | $12,300 |
| 92 | Cambodia estimate | $5,376 | $448 | ៛21,577,600 | $14,650 |
| 93 | Cape Verde estimate | $5,231 | $436 | CVE 519,900 | $10,320 |
| 94 | Bhutan estimate | $5,141 | $428 | BTN 430,200 | $20,600 |
| 95 | Kazakhstan estimate | $5,118 | $426 | ₸1,668,400 | $13,290 |
| 96 | Georgia estimate | $4,854 | $405 | ₾15,640 | $14,570 |
| 97 | Jamaica estimate | $4,515 | $376 | JMD 500,900 | $7,166 |
| 98 | Tunisia estimate | $4,464 | $372 | TND 13,100 | $15,970 |
| 99 | Zambia estimate | $4,161 | $347 | ZK 108,900 | $14,390 |
| 100 | Yemen estimate | $4,143 | $345 | YER 909,700 | $13,730 |
| 101 | Suriname estimate | $4,054 | $338 | SRD 100,200 | $11,200 |
| 102 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,981 | $332 | UZS 43,988,800 | $14,670 |
| 103 | Timor-Leste estimate | $3,853 | $321 | $8,648 | |
| 104 | Senegal estimate | $3,849 | $321 | F CFA 2,239,800 | $9,888 |
| 105 | Ghana estimate | $3,682 | $307 | GH₵46,240 | $8,807 |
| 106 | Indonesia estimate | $3,664 | $305 | Rp 58,089,900 | $11,380 |
| 107 | India estimate | $3,537 | $295 | ₹308,300 | $15,540 |
| 108 | Nepal estimate | $3,460 | $288 | Rs 361,600 | $11,910 |
| 109 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $3,277 | $273 | FCFA 1,541,300 | $4,944 |
| 110 | Liberia estimate | $3,083 | $257 | LRD 3,083 | $7,647 |
| 111 | Kenya estimate | $3,022 | $252 | KES 308,300 | $7,125 |
| 112 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $2,925 | $244 | K 4,041,600 | $9,280 |
| 113 | Mozambique estimate | $2,909 | $242 | MZN 185,700 | $7,700 |
| 114 | Angola estimate | $2,835 | $236 | Kz 2,466,000 | $7,925 |
| 115 | Comoros estimate | $2,779 | $232 | CF 1,155,900 | $5,069 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,729 | $227 | Rs 824,600 | $9,425 |
| 117 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,717 | $226 | ৳314,100 | $9,522 |
| 118 | Eswatini estimate | $2,621 | $218 | SZL 46,880 | |
| 119 | Armenia estimate | $2,554 | $213 | ֏1,233,000 | $7,406 |
| 120 | Mali estimate | $2,542 | $212 | F CFA 1,541,300 | $8,012 |
| 121 | Guinea estimate | $2,399 | $200 | FG 22,029,400 | $7,316 |
| 122 | Uganda estimate | $2,363 | $197 | UGX 8,476,900 | $6,445 |
| 123 | Rwanda estimate | $2,338 | $195 | RF 3,082,000 | $8,528 |
| 124 | Ukraine estimate | $2,334 | $194 | ₴59,630 | $9,598 |
| 125 | Lesotho estimate | $2,221 | $185 | LSL 40,710 | $6,632 |
| 126 | Laos estimate | $2,196 | $183 | ₭30,825,200 | $8,305 |
| 127 | Cameroon estimate | $2,185 | $182 | FCFA 1,078,900 | $4,509 |
| 128 | Pakistan estimate | $2,184 | $182 | Rs 614,000 | $9,389 |
| 129 | Burkina Faso estimate | $2,067 | $172 | F CFA 1,203,000 | $6,230 |
| 130 | Afghanistan estimate | $2,006 | $167 | ؋154,100 | $9,759 |
| 131 | Niger estimate | $1,977 | $165 | F CFA 1,233,000 | $6,065 |
| 132 | Benin estimate | $1,856 | $155 | F CFA 1,155,900 | $5,624 |
| 133 | Chad estimate | $1,855 | $155 | FCFA 1,157,300 | $5,474 |
| 134 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,800 | $150 | F CFA 1,122,600 | $5,084 |
| 135 | Sudan estimate | $1,756 | $146 | SDG 960,400 | $4,282 |
| 136 | Egypt estimate | $1,701 | $142 | E£77,060 | $11,090 |
| 137 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,656 | $138 | ETB 72,440 | $5,391 |
| 138 | Burundi estimate | $1,610 | $134 | BIF 3,082,500 | $4,863 |
| 139 | Togo estimate | $1,458 | $122 | F CFA 909,600 | $4,124 |
| 140 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,373 | $114 | CDF 1,387,100 | $2,826 |
| 141 | Gambia estimate | $1,360 | $113 | GMD 65,500 | $4,395 |
| 142 | Nigeria estimate | $874 | $73 | ₦1,292,500 | $4,867 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $524 | $44 | MWK 190,900 | $1,606 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).