How much does a quality inspector 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 $100,000 a year.
Where they earn the most
- Switzerland$98,230
- Iceland$79,820
- Luxembourg$76,440
- United States$73,120
- Norway$72,460
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$92,600
- Luxembourg$77,480
- Switzerland$76,640
- Norway$75,320
- United States$73,120
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $98,230 | $8,186 | CHF 88,390 | $76,640 |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $79,820 | $6,651 | kr 10,168,600 | $69,800 |
| 3 | Luxembourg estimate | $76,440 | $6,370 | €68,460 | $77,480 |
| 4 | United States | $73,120 | $6,093 | $73,120 | |
| 5 | Norway estimate | $72,460 | $6,039 | kr 655,700 | $75,320 |
| 6 | Denmark estimate | $71,830 | $5,986 | kr 478,600 | $68,720 |
| 7 | Germany | $70,140 | $5,845 | €62,820 | $92,600 |
| 8 | Australia | $58,650 | $4,888 | A$85,360 | |
| 9 | Canada | $58,590 | $4,883 | CA$82,420 | |
| 10 | Ireland estimate | $58,300 | $4,858 | €52,210 | $57,070 |
| 11 | Austria estimate | $57,780 | $4,815 | €51,750 | $68,140 |
| 12 | Belgium estimate | $56,720 | $4,727 | €50,810 | $65,040 |
| 13 | Qatar estimate | $54,280 | $4,524 | QAR 197,600 | $69,800 |
| 14 | Netherlands estimate | $53,790 | $4,483 | €48,180 | $62,040 |
| 15 | United Kingdom | $52,330 | $4,361 | £39,100 | $56,650 |
| 16 | Finland estimate | $48,270 | $4,023 | €43,240 | $53,270 |
| 17 | Sweden estimate | $46,950 | $3,912 | kr 447,000 | $51,870 |
| 18 | Italy estimate | $42,200 | $3,516 | €37,790 | $57,910 |
| 19 | France estimate | $38,650 | $3,221 | €34,620 | $46,690 |
| 20 | Israel estimate | $36,390 | $3,032 | ₪117,500 | $29,040 |
| 21 | Singapore estimate | $32,680 | $2,724 | SGD 43,910 | $41,470 |
| 22 | Slovenia estimate | $30,950 | $2,579 | €27,720 | $46,200 |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $29,660 | $2,472 | AED 108,900 | $44,110 |
| 24 | Cyprus estimate | $29,440 | $2,454 | €26,370 | $44,000 |
| 25 | Malta estimate | $28,380 | $2,365 | €24,850 | $39,530 |
| 26 | Spain estimate | $28,240 | $2,353 | €25,290 | $41,110 |
| 27 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $27,460 | $2,288 | HK$213,100 | $33,020 |
| 28 | Portugal estimate | $27,400 | $2,283 | €24,540 | $42,190 |
| 29 | Greece estimate | $26,940 | $2,245 | €24,130 | $41,100 |
| 30 | Bahamas estimate | $25,080 | $2,090 | BSD 25,080 | $22,660 |
| 31 | Puerto Rico estimate | $24,910 | $2,076 | $26,570 | |
| 32 | Estonia estimate | $23,500 | $1,958 | €21,050 | $30,960 |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $23,320 | $1,943 | SAR 87,440 | $45,070 |
| 34 | Czechia estimate | $22,250 | $1,854 | Kč 489,500 | $33,220 |
| 35 | Lithuania estimate | $21,640 | $1,803 | €19,380 | $34,850 |
| 36 | Slovakia estimate | $19,920 | $1,660 | €17,840 | $31,160 |
| 37 | Latvia estimate | $19,520 | $1,626 | €17,480 | $31,280 |
| 38 | Croatia estimate | $18,200 | $1,516 | €122,800 | $30,920 |
| 39 | Barbados estimate | $18,070 | $1,506 | BBD 36,140 | $15,060 |
| 40 | Brunei estimate | $17,810 | $1,484 | BND 22,570 | $29,800 |
| 41 | Hungary estimate | $17,360 | $1,447 | Ft 6,085,000 | $29,980 |
| 42 | Poland estimate | $17,130 | $1,428 | zł 71,900 | $31,230 |
| 43 | Romania estimate | $17,060 | $1,421 | lei 75,340 | $34,970 |
| 44 | Uruguay estimate | $16,530 | $1,377 | UYU 664,500 | $22,680 |
| 45 | Costa Rica estimate | $16,090 | $1,341 | ₡8,102,400 | $25,760 |
| 46 | Palau estimate | $14,550 | $1,213 | $14,550 | |
| 47 | Türkiye estimate | $13,350 | $1,112 | ₺526,600 | $29,680 |
| 48 | Serbia estimate | $12,900 | $1,075 | RSD 1,356,800 | $25,330 |
| 49 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $12,800 | $1,066 | KM 22,410 | $28,880 |
| 50 | Bulgaria estimate | $12,510 | $1,042 | €21,910 | $26,700 |
| 51 | Belize estimate | $12,030 | $1,002 | BZD 24,050 | $18,840 |
| 52 | Montenegro estimate | $11,600 | $966 | €8,728 | $19,870 |
| 53 | Panama estimate | $11,280 | $940 | PAB 11,280 | $22,720 |
| 54 | Chile estimate | $10,600 | $884 | CLP 10,005,500 | $21,520 |
| 55 | North Macedonia estimate | $10,320 | $860 | MKD 569,400 | $20,800 |
| 56 | Marshall Islands estimate | $10,120 | $844 | $10,190 | |
| 57 | Argentina estimate | $10,100 | $842 | ARS 12,538,200 | $18,960 |
| 58 | Lebanon estimate | $9,981 | $832 | L£15,045,800 | $20,110 |
| 59 | Maldives estimate | $9,781 | $815 | MVR 150,500 | $14,860 |
| 60 | Botswana estimate | $9,378 | $781 | P 127,200 | $23,940 |
| 61 | Honduras estimate | $8,930 | $744 | L 231,800 | $18,370 |
| 62 | Mauritius estimate | $8,644 | $720 | Rs 401,200 | $20,150 |
| 63 | Malaysia estimate | $8,400 | $700 | RM 35,310 | $22,460 |
| 64 | Guatemala estimate | $8,177 | $681 | Q 62,800 | $18,300 |
| 65 | Guyana estimate | $7,966 | $664 | GYD 1,660,900 | $17,090 |
| 66 | Albania estimate | $7,956 | $663 | ALL 847,900 | $18,400 |
| 67 | Ecuador estimate | $7,899 | $658 | $17,890 | |
| 68 | Mexico estimate | $7,821 | $652 | MX$150,500 | $13,300 |
| 69 | Russia estimate | $7,755 | $646 | ₽571,200 | $22,180 |
| 70 | Thailand estimate | $7,626 | $635 | ฿250,800 | $23,640 |
| 71 | Fiji estimate | $7,118 | $593 | FJD 16,150 | $17,430 |
| 72 | Jordan estimate | $7,064 | $589 | JOD 5,015 | $15,610 |
| 73 | Peru estimate | $7,030 | $586 | PEN 25,080 | $13,010 |
| 74 | Djibouti estimate | $6,977 | $581 | DJF 1,240,000 | $12,590 |
| 75 | Samoa estimate | $6,875 | $573 | WST 18,490 | $10,060 |
| 76 | South Africa estimate | $6,856 | $571 | R 112,800 | $15,220 |
| 77 | El Salvador estimate | $6,792 | $566 | $14,490 | |
| 78 | Tonga estimate | $6,774 | $565 | TOP 16,010 | $8,791 |
| 79 | Brazil estimate | $6,732 | $561 | R$37,610 | $14,570 |
| 80 | Moldova estimate | $6,444 | $537 | MDL 112,000 | $12,760 |
| 81 | Mongolia estimate | $6,366 | $531 | ₮22,568,700 | $19,110 |
| 82 | Bolivia estimate | $6,351 | $529 | Bs 43,880 | $16,260 |
| 83 | Dominican Republic estimate | $6,191 | $516 | DOP 383,800 | $16,120 |
| 84 | Colombia estimate | $6,187 | $516 | COP 25,076,300 | $15,060 |
| 85 | Vanuatu estimate | $5,860 | $488 | VUV 567,900 | $4,794 |
| 86 | Paraguay estimate | $5,250 | $438 | ₲39,615,500 | $13,780 |
| 87 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $5,025 | $419 | F CFA 3,134,500 | $13,490 |
| 88 | Kiribati estimate | $4,993 | $416 | A$7,515 | $8,004 |
| 89 | Vietnam estimate | $4,722 | $393 | ₫114,097,200 | $15,930 |
| 90 | Philippines estimate | $4,660 | $388 | ₱267,000 | $12,870 |
| 91 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $4,548 | $379 | FCFA 2,758,400 | $10,000 |
| 92 | Cambodia estimate | $4,374 | $364 | ៛17,553,400 | $11,920 |
| 93 | Cape Verde estimate | $4,256 | $355 | CVE 423,000 | $8,397 |
| 94 | Bhutan estimate | $4,182 | $349 | BTN 349,900 | $16,760 |
| 95 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,163 | $347 | ₸1,357,300 | $10,810 |
| 96 | Georgia estimate | $3,949 | $329 | ₾12,720 | $11,850 |
| 97 | Jamaica estimate | $3,673 | $306 | JMD 407,500 | $5,830 |
| 98 | Tunisia estimate | $3,632 | $303 | TND 10,660 | $12,990 |
| 99 | Zambia estimate | $3,385 | $282 | ZK 88,570 | $11,710 |
| 100 | Yemen estimate | $3,370 | $281 | YER 740,000 | $11,170 |
| 101 | Suriname estimate | $3,298 | $275 | SRD 81,500 | $9,114 |
| 102 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,238 | $270 | UZS 35,784,900 | $11,930 |
| 103 | Timor-Leste estimate | $3,135 | $261 | $7,035 | |
| 104 | Senegal estimate | $3,131 | $261 | F CFA 1,822,100 | $8,044 |
| 105 | Ghana estimate | $2,996 | $250 | GH₵37,610 | $7,165 |
| 106 | Indonesia estimate | $2,980 | $248 | Rp 47,256,200 | $9,257 |
| 107 | India estimate | $2,877 | $240 | ₹250,800 | $12,640 |
| 108 | Nepal estimate | $2,815 | $235 | Rs 294,200 | $9,693 |
| 109 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,666 | $222 | FCFA 1,253,800 | $4,022 |
| 110 | Liberia estimate | $2,508 | $209 | LRD 2,508 | $6,221 |
| 111 | Kenya estimate | $2,459 | $205 | KES 250,800 | $5,796 |
| 112 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $2,380 | $198 | K 3,287,800 | $7,549 |
| 113 | Mozambique estimate | $2,366 | $197 | MZN 151,100 | $6,264 |
| 114 | Angola estimate | $2,306 | $192 | Kz 2,006,100 | $6,447 |
| 115 | Comoros estimate | $2,261 | $188 | CF 940,400 | $4,124 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,220 | $185 | Rs 670,800 | $7,667 |
| 117 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,211 | $184 | ৳255,600 | $7,746 |
| 118 | Eswatini estimate | $2,132 | $178 | SZL 38,140 | |
| 119 | Armenia estimate | $2,078 | $173 | ֏1,003,100 | $6,025 |
| 120 | Mali estimate | $2,068 | $172 | F CFA 1,253,800 | $6,518 |
| 121 | Guinea estimate | $1,951 | $163 | FG 17,920,900 | $5,952 |
| 122 | Uganda estimate | $1,922 | $160 | UGX 6,896,000 | $5,243 |
| 123 | Rwanda estimate | $1,902 | $159 | RF 2,507,200 | $6,937 |
| 124 | Ukraine estimate | $1,899 | $158 | ₴48,510 | $7,808 |
| 125 | Lesotho estimate | $1,807 | $151 | LSL 33,120 | $5,395 |
| 126 | Laos estimate | $1,787 | $149 | ₭25,076,300 | $6,756 |
| 127 | Cameroon estimate | $1,778 | $148 | FCFA 877,700 | $3,668 |
| 128 | Pakistan estimate | $1,777 | $148 | Rs 499,500 | $7,638 |
| 129 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,682 | $140 | F CFA 978,600 | $5,068 |
| 130 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,632 | $136 | ؋125,300 | $7,939 |
| 131 | Niger estimate | $1,608 | $134 | F CFA 1,003,100 | $4,934 |
| 132 | Benin estimate | $1,510 | $126 | F CFA 940,400 | $4,575 |
| 133 | Chad estimate | $1,509 | $126 | FCFA 941,500 | $4,453 |
| 134 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,464 | $122 | F CFA 913,200 | $4,136 |
| 135 | Sudan estimate | $1,429 | $119 | SDG 781,300 | $3,483 |
| 136 | Egypt estimate | $1,384 | $115 | E£62,690 | $9,018 |
| 137 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,347 | $112 | ETB 58,930 | $4,386 |
| 138 | Burundi estimate | $1,309 | $109 | BIF 2,507,600 | $3,956 |
| 139 | Togo estimate | $1,186 | $99 | F CFA 740,000 | $3,355 |
| 140 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,117 | $93 | CDF 1,128,400 | $2,299 |
| 141 | Gambia estimate | $1,107 | $92 | GMD 53,290 | $3,575 |
| 142 | Nigeria estimate | $711 | $59 | ₦1,051,400 | $3,960 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $426 | $36 | MWK 155,300 | $1,306 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).