How much does a public health inspector 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
- Switzerland$107,800
- Luxembourg$88,510
- United States$81,850
- Iceland$77,130
- Qatar$72,160
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$94,700
- Qatar$92,780
- Luxembourg$89,720
- Switzerland$84,120
- United States$81,850
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $107,800 | $8,985 | CHF 97,020 | $84,120 |
| 2 | Luxembourg estimate | $88,510 | $7,376 | €79,270 | $89,720 |
| 3 | United States | $81,850 | $6,821 | $81,850 | |
| 4 | Iceland estimate | $77,130 | $6,428 | kr 9,826,500 | $67,450 |
| 5 | Qatar estimate | $72,160 | $6,013 | QAR 262,700 | $92,780 |
| 6 | Germany | $71,720 | $5,977 | €64,240 | $94,700 |
| 7 | Denmark estimate | $69,430 | $5,786 | kr 462,700 | $66,430 |
| 8 | Australia | $68,270 | $5,689 | A$99,370 | |
| 9 | Norway estimate | $66,220 | $5,518 | kr 599,200 | $68,830 |
| 10 | Canada | $64,240 | $5,353 | CA$90,360 | |
| 11 | Belgium estimate | $63,690 | $5,307 | €57,040 | $73,030 |
| 12 | Austria estimate | $63,650 | $5,305 | €57,010 | $75,070 |
| 13 | Ireland estimate | $62,790 | $5,233 | €56,240 | $61,470 |
| 14 | United Kingdom | $62,110 | $5,176 | £46,400 | $67,240 |
| 15 | Netherlands estimate | $61,280 | $5,107 | €54,880 | $70,670 |
| 16 | Finland estimate | $55,950 | $4,663 | €50,110 | $61,740 |
| 17 | Singapore estimate | $50,490 | $4,207 | SGD 67,830 | $64,060 |
| 18 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $50,140 | $4,179 | HK$389,200 | $60,290 |
| 19 | Sweden estimate | $48,310 | $4,026 | kr 459,900 | $53,370 |
| 20 | Israel estimate | $46,690 | $3,891 | ₪150,800 | $37,260 |
| 21 | France estimate | $46,550 | $3,879 | €41,690 | $56,240 |
| 22 | Italy estimate | $41,050 | $3,421 | €36,770 | $56,340 |
| 23 | Spain estimate | $38,020 | $3,169 | €34,060 | $55,360 |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $36,270 | $3,022 | AED 133,200 | $53,940 |
| 25 | South Korea estimate | $34,950 | $2,913 | ₩45,140,100 | $49,930 |
| 26 | Cyprus estimate | $34,850 | $2,904 | €31,210 | $52,070 |
| 27 | Slovenia estimate | $34,330 | $2,860 | €30,740 | $51,240 |
| 28 | Malta estimate | $33,420 | $2,785 | €29,260 | $46,550 |
| 29 | Portugal estimate | $32,650 | $2,721 | €29,250 | $50,280 |
| 30 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $30,350 | $2,529 | SAR 113,800 | $58,650 |
| 31 | Bahamas estimate | $28,620 | $2,385 | BSD 28,620 | $25,860 |
| 32 | Puerto Rico estimate | $28,520 | $2,377 | $30,420 | |
| 33 | Czechia estimate | $27,390 | $2,283 | Kč 602,800 | $40,900 |
| 34 | Greece estimate | $27,360 | $2,280 | €24,510 | $41,740 |
| 35 | Brunei estimate | $27,110 | $2,259 | BND 34,340 | $45,340 |
| 36 | Lithuania estimate | $26,560 | $2,213 | €23,790 | $42,770 |
| 37 | Barbados estimate | $26,330 | $2,194 | BBD 52,660 | $21,940 |
| 38 | Estonia estimate | $26,220 | $2,185 | €23,490 | $34,550 |
| 39 | Costa Rica estimate | $25,100 | $2,092 | ₡12,640,200 | $40,190 |
| 40 | Latvia estimate | $24,140 | $2,012 | €21,620 | $38,700 |
| 41 | Romania estimate | $23,060 | $1,921 | lei 101,800 | $47,270 |
| 42 | Croatia estimate | $22,210 | $1,851 | €149,900 | $37,740 |
| 43 | Slovakia estimate | $21,770 | $1,814 | €19,500 | $34,050 |
| 44 | Hungary estimate | $21,580 | $1,798 | Ft 7,563,100 | $37,260 |
| 45 | Poland estimate | $18,980 | $1,582 | zł 79,660 | $34,600 |
| 46 | Türkiye estimate | $17,410 | $1,451 | ₺686,900 | $38,710 |
| 47 | Uruguay estimate | $17,080 | $1,423 | UYU 686,900 | $23,440 |
| 48 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $16,180 | $1,348 | KM 28,340 | $36,520 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $16,030 | $1,336 | PAB 16,030 | $32,270 |
| 50 | Bulgaria estimate | $15,960 | $1,330 | €27,970 | $34,070 |
| 51 | Serbia estimate | $15,490 | $1,291 | RSD 1,629,400 | $30,420 |
| 52 | Botswana estimate | $15,190 | $1,266 | P 206,100 | $38,790 |
| 53 | Chile estimate | $15,000 | $1,250 | CLP 14,152,100 | $30,440 |
| 54 | Palau estimate | $14,760 | $1,230 | $14,760 | |
| 55 | Montenegro estimate | $12,730 | $1,061 | €9,585 | $21,820 |
| 56 | Belize estimate | $12,580 | $1,048 | BZD 25,160 | $19,700 |
| 57 | North Macedonia estimate | $12,460 | $1,038 | MKD 687,500 | $25,110 |
| 58 | Malaysia estimate | $12,270 | $1,023 | RM 51,580 | $32,810 |
| 59 | South Africa estimate | $11,820 | $985 | R 194,600 | $26,240 |
| 60 | Marshall Islands estimate | $11,450 | $954 | $11,520 | |
| 61 | Lebanon estimate | $10,940 | $911 | L£16,484,700 | $22,030 |
| 62 | Honduras estimate | $10,290 | $858 | L 267,100 | $21,170 |
| 63 | Peru estimate | $10,270 | $856 | PEN 36,630 | $19,010 |
| 64 | Brazil estimate | $10,240 | $854 | R$57,240 | $22,170 |
| 65 | Colombia estimate | $10,170 | $847 | COP 41,211,800 | $24,740 |
| 66 | Dominican Republic estimate | $10,000 | $834 | DOP 620,100 | $26,040 |
| 67 | Mauritius estimate | $9,866 | $822 | Rs 457,900 | $22,990 |
| 68 | Eswatini estimate | $9,599 | $800 | SZL 171,700 | |
| 69 | Guatemala estimate | $9,297 | $775 | Q 71,400 | $20,800 |
| 70 | Maldives estimate | $9,240 | $770 | MVR 142,100 | $14,030 |
| 71 | Argentina estimate | $9,226 | $769 | ARS 11,447,700 | $17,310 |
| 72 | Ecuador estimate | $9,158 | $763 | $20,740 | |
| 73 | Thailand estimate | $8,940 | $745 | ฿294,000 | $27,720 |
| 74 | Mexico estimate | $8,774 | $731 | MX$168,800 | $14,930 |
| 75 | El Salvador estimate | $8,657 | $721 | $18,470 | |
| 76 | Russia estimate | $8,399 | $700 | ₽618,600 | $24,020 |
| 77 | Djibouti estimate | $8,052 | $671 | DJF 1,431,000 | $14,530 |
| 78 | Fiji estimate | $7,958 | $663 | FJD 18,050 | $19,490 |
| 79 | Samoa estimate | $7,816 | $651 | WST 21,020 | $11,440 |
| 80 | Albania estimate | $7,717 | $643 | ALL 822,400 | $17,850 |
| 81 | Guyana estimate | $7,687 | $641 | GYD 1,602,700 | $16,490 |
| 82 | Bolivia estimate | $7,455 | $621 | Bs 51,510 | $19,080 |
| 83 | Jordan estimate | $7,256 | $605 | JOD 5,151 | $16,040 |
| 84 | Paraguay estimate | $6,827 | $569 | ₲51,514,700 | $17,920 |
| 85 | Mongolia estimate | $6,458 | $538 | ₮22,895,400 | $19,390 |
| 86 | Jamaica estimate | $6,449 | $537 | JMD 715,500 | $10,240 |
| 87 | Moldova estimate | $6,377 | $531 | MDL 110,800 | $12,630 |
| 88 | Tonga estimate | $6,231 | $519 | TOP 14,730 | $8,086 |
| 89 | Philippines estimate | $6,078 | $506 | ₱348,200 | $16,790 |
| 90 | Cape Verde estimate | $5,729 | $477 | CVE 569,300 | $11,300 |
| 91 | Bhutan estimate | $5,610 | $467 | BTN 469,400 | $22,480 |
| 92 | Vanuatu estimate | $5,316 | $443 | VUV 515,100 | $4,349 |
| 93 | Vietnam estimate | $5,258 | $438 | ₫127,069,700 | $17,750 |
| 94 | Senegal estimate | $4,918 | $410 | F CFA 2,861,900 | $12,630 |
| 95 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,886 | $407 | ₸1,592,900 | $12,690 |
| 96 | Tunisia estimate | $4,681 | $390 | TND 13,740 | $16,750 |
| 97 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $4,588 | $382 | F CFA 2,861,900 | $12,310 |
| 98 | Cambodia estimate | $4,564 | $380 | ៛18,316,400 | $12,440 |
| 99 | Kiribati estimate | $4,384 | $365 | A$6,599 | $7,028 |
| 100 | India estimate | $4,203 | $350 | ₹366,300 | $18,470 |
| 101 | Georgia estimate | $4,028 | $336 | ₾12,980 | $12,090 |
| 102 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,855 | $321 | FCFA 2,338,300 | $8,480 |
| 103 | Chad estimate | $3,810 | $318 | FCFA 2,376,700 | $11,240 |
| 104 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,641 | $303 | UZS 40,237,300 | $13,420 |
| 105 | Zambia estimate | $3,500 | $292 | ZK 91,580 | $12,100 |
| 106 | Suriname estimate | $3,243 | $270 | SRD 80,130 | $8,962 |
| 107 | Mozambique estimate | $3,227 | $269 | MZN 206,100 | $8,543 |
| 108 | Timor-Leste estimate | $3,091 | $258 | $6,937 | |
| 109 | Yemen estimate | $2,961 | $247 | YER 650,100 | $9,815 |
| 110 | Burkina Faso estimate | $2,951 | $246 | F CFA 1,717,200 | $8,892 |
| 111 | Mali estimate | $2,832 | $236 | F CFA 1,717,200 | $8,927 |
| 112 | Kenya estimate | $2,766 | $230 | KES 282,100 | $6,520 |
| 113 | Comoros estimate | $2,752 | $229 | CF 1,144,800 | $5,020 |
| 114 | Ghana estimate | $2,553 | $213 | GH₵32,050 | $6,106 |
| 115 | Cameroon estimate | $2,550 | $213 | FCFA 1,259,200 | $5,263 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,463 | $205 | Rs 744,100 | $8,505 |
| 117 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,434 | $203 | FCFA 1,144,800 | $3,672 |
| 118 | Nepal estimate | $2,410 | $201 | Rs 251,800 | $8,298 |
| 119 | Guinea estimate | $2,244 | $187 | FG 20,605,900 | $6,844 |
| 120 | Indonesia estimate | $2,220 | $185 | Rp 35,204,900 | $6,896 |
| 121 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $2,202 | $184 | F CFA 1,373,700 | $6,222 |
| 122 | Lesotho estimate | $2,186 | $182 | LSL 40,070 | $6,527 |
| 123 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,179 | $182 | ৳251,800 | $7,634 |
| 124 | Ukraine estimate | $2,109 | $176 | ₴53,880 | $8,672 |
| 125 | Armenia estimate | $2,016 | $168 | ֏973,100 | $5,845 |
| 126 | Angola estimate | $1,974 | $165 | Kz 1,717,200 | $5,518 |
| 127 | Uganda estimate | $1,755 | $146 | UGX 6,296,200 | $4,787 |
| 128 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,754 | $146 | ETB 76,700 | $5,708 |
| 129 | Benin estimate | $1,746 | $145 | F CFA 1,087,500 | $5,292 |
| 130 | Niger estimate | $1,740 | $145 | F CFA 1,085,200 | $5,338 |
| 131 | Togo estimate | $1,739 | $145 | F CFA 1,084,400 | $4,916 |
| 132 | Laos estimate | $1,713 | $143 | ₭24,040,200 | $6,477 |
| 133 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,700 | $142 | CDF 1,717,200 | $3,498 |
| 134 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,657 | $138 | K 2,289,500 | $5,257 |
| 135 | Pakistan estimate | $1,410 | $118 | Rs 396,500 | $6,064 |
| 136 | Egypt estimate | $1,264 | $105 | E£57,240 | $8,234 |
| 137 | Sudan estimate | $1,256 | $105 | SDG 686,900 | $3,062 |
| 138 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,215 | $101 | ؋93,350 | $5,913 |
| 139 | Burundi estimate | $1,182 | $98 | BIF 2,262,800 | $3,570 |
| 140 | Liberia estimate | $1,145 | $95 | LRD 1,145 | $2,840 |
| 141 | Rwanda estimate | $1,129 | $94 | RF 1,488,200 | $4,118 |
| 142 | Gambia estimate | $1,010 | $84 | GMD 48,650 | $3,264 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $1,005 | $84 | MWK 366,300 | $3,081 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $387 | $32 | ₦572,400 | $2,156 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).