How much does a rig driller 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 $100,000 a year.
Where they earn the most
- Australia$94,390
- Iceland$88,700
- Belgium$85,660
- Switzerland$84,780
- Luxembourg$78,130
Where pay goes furthest
- Belgium$98,220
- Luxembourg$79,200
- Iceland$77,570
- Germany$75,200
- Norway$69,850
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | $94,390 | $7,866 | A$137,400 | |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $88,700 | $7,392 | kr 11,300,800 | $77,570 |
| 3 | Belgium estimate | $85,660 | $7,138 | €75,810 | $98,220 |
| 4 | Switzerland estimate | $84,780 | $7,065 | CHF 76,290 | $66,150 |
| 5 | Luxembourg estimate | $78,130 | $6,511 | €69,140 | $79,200 |
| 6 | Denmark estimate | $69,010 | $5,751 | kr 459,800 | $66,020 |
| 7 | Norway estimate | $67,200 | $5,600 | kr 608,100 | $69,850 |
| 8 | Sweden estimate | $59,500 | $4,958 | kr 580,500 | $65,730 |
| 9 | United States | $57,170 | $4,765 | $57,170 | |
| 10 | Germany | $56,950 | $4,746 | €51,010 | $75,200 |
| 11 | Canada | $56,170 | $4,680 | CA$79,000 | |
| 12 | Finland estimate | $52,510 | $4,376 | €47,030 | $57,940 |
| 13 | Austria estimate | $50,400 | $4,200 | €45,140 | $59,440 |
| 14 | Netherlands estimate | $49,940 | $4,162 | €44,730 | $57,590 |
| 15 | Ireland estimate | $49,760 | $4,146 | €44,560 | $48,710 |
| 16 | United Kingdom estimate | $47,950 | $3,996 | £36,420 | $51,910 |
| 17 | Cyprus estimate | $39,010 | $3,251 | €34,520 | $58,290 |
| 18 | Italy estimate | $36,370 | $3,031 | €32,570 | $49,910 |
| 19 | South Korea estimate | $36,360 | $3,030 | ₩46,961,500 | $51,950 |
| 20 | France estimate | $35,970 | $2,997 | €32,220 | $43,450 |
| 21 | Israel estimate | $35,590 | $2,966 | ₪115,000 | $28,400 |
| 22 | Spain estimate | $31,960 | $2,663 | €28,620 | $46,530 |
| 23 | Slovenia estimate | $27,960 | $2,330 | €25,040 | $41,730 |
| 24 | Lithuania estimate | $27,700 | $2,308 | €24,510 | $44,590 |
| 25 | Greece estimate | $26,730 | $2,228 | €23,950 | $40,790 |
| 26 | Malta estimate | $25,670 | $2,139 | €22,990 | $35,750 |
| 27 | Bahamas estimate | $24,600 | $2,050 | BSD 24,600 | $22,220 |
| 28 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $23,930 | $1,994 | HK$185,700 | $28,770 |
| 29 | Puerto Rico estimate | $21,610 | $1,801 | $23,050 | |
| 30 | Estonia estimate | $20,580 | $1,715 | €18,430 | $27,110 |
| 31 | Portugal estimate | $19,960 | $1,664 | €17,880 | $30,740 |
| 32 | Singapore estimate | $19,860 | $1,655 | SGD 26,680 | $25,200 |
| 33 | Czechia estimate | $19,730 | $1,644 | Kč 434,200 | $29,460 |
| 34 | Slovakia estimate | $17,980 | $1,498 | €16,100 | $28,120 |
| 35 | Latvia estimate | $17,180 | $1,431 | €15,380 | $27,530 |
| 36 | Poland estimate | $16,970 | $1,414 | zł 71,230 | $30,930 |
| 37 | Hungary estimate | $16,460 | $1,372 | Ft 5,768,800 | $28,420 |
| 38 | Croatia estimate | $16,180 | $1,348 | €109,200 | $27,490 |
| 39 | Uruguay estimate | $15,580 | $1,298 | UYU 626,300 | $21,380 |
| 40 | Qatar estimate | $14,120 | $1,176 | QAR 51,380 | $18,150 |
| 41 | Romania estimate | $14,010 | $1,167 | lei 61,860 | $28,710 |
| 42 | Barbados estimate | $13,880 | $1,157 | BBD 27,770 | $11,570 |
| 43 | Costa Rica estimate | $12,530 | $1,044 | ₡6,307,100 | $20,050 |
| 44 | Palau estimate | $11,650 | $971 | $11,650 | |
| 45 | Argentina estimate | $11,150 | $929 | ARS 13,837,700 | $20,930 |
| 46 | Türkiye estimate | $11,080 | $923 | ₺437,000 | $24,630 |
| 47 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $10,790 | $899 | KM 18,900 | $24,360 |
| 48 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $10,780 | $899 | AED 39,600 | $16,040 |
| 49 | Chile estimate | $10,780 | $898 | CLP 10,170,800 | $21,880 |
| 50 | Serbia estimate | $10,530 | $877 | RSD 1,107,500 | $20,680 |
| 51 | Panama estimate | $10,200 | $850 | PAB 10,200 | $20,530 |
| 52 | Montenegro estimate | $9,951 | $829 | €7,491 | $17,050 |
| 53 | Guyana estimate | $9,781 | $815 | GYD 2,039,200 | $20,980 |
| 54 | Bulgaria estimate | $9,523 | $794 | €16,680 | $20,330 |
| 55 | North Macedonia estimate | $9,469 | $789 | MKD 522,600 | $19,090 |
| 56 | Russia estimate | $8,903 | $742 | ₽655,800 | $25,460 |
| 57 | Maldives estimate | $8,777 | $731 | MVR 135,000 | $13,330 |
| 58 | Belize estimate | $8,762 | $730 | BZD 17,520 | $13,730 |
| 59 | Lebanon estimate | $8,696 | $725 | L£13,109,400 | $17,520 |
| 60 | Brunei estimate | $8,619 | $718 | BND 10,920 | $14,420 |
| 61 | Tonga estimate | $8,497 | $708 | TOP 20,080 | $11,030 |
| 62 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $8,274 | $689 | SAR 31,030 | $15,990 |
| 63 | Marshall Islands estimate | $8,264 | $689 | $8,318 | |
| 64 | Mongolia estimate | $8,217 | $685 | ₮29,132,000 | $24,670 |
| 65 | Guatemala estimate | $7,744 | $645 | Q 59,480 | $17,330 |
| 66 | Mexico estimate | $7,733 | $644 | MX$148,800 | $13,160 |
| 67 | Ecuador estimate | $7,720 | $643 | $17,490 | |
| 68 | Mauritius estimate | $7,400 | $617 | Rs 343,500 | $17,250 |
| 69 | Peru estimate | $7,350 | $613 | PEN 26,220 | $13,610 |
| 70 | Honduras estimate | $7,168 | $597 | L 186,000 | $14,740 |
| 71 | Bolivia estimate | $6,956 | $580 | Bs 48,070 | $17,810 |
| 72 | El Salvador estimate | $6,679 | $557 | $14,250 | |
| 73 | Brazil estimate | $6,517 | $543 | R$36,410 | $14,110 |
| 74 | Kazakhstan estimate | $6,405 | $534 | ₸2,088,100 | $16,640 |
| 75 | Fiji estimate | $6,395 | $533 | FJD 14,510 | $15,660 |
| 76 | South Africa estimate | $6,195 | $516 | R 102,000 | $13,750 |
| 77 | Jordan estimate | $6,155 | $513 | JOD 4,370 | $13,600 |
| 78 | Moldova estimate | $6,095 | $508 | MDL 105,900 | $12,070 |
| 79 | Thailand estimate | $5,891 | $491 | ฿193,700 | $18,260 |
| 80 | Samoa estimate | $5,864 | $489 | WST 15,770 | $8,579 |
| 81 | Dominican Republic estimate | $5,796 | $483 | DOP 359,300 | $15,090 |
| 82 | Paraguay estimate | $5,755 | $480 | ₲43,426,300 | $15,110 |
| 83 | Malaysia estimate | $5,649 | $471 | RM 23,750 | $15,110 |
| 84 | Albania estimate | $5,535 | $461 | ALL 589,900 | $12,800 |
| 85 | Colombia estimate | $5,319 | $443 | COP 21,557,700 | $12,940 |
| 86 | Vanuatu estimate | $5,261 | $438 | VUV 509,800 | $4,304 |
| 87 | Vietnam estimate | $4,882 | $407 | ₫117,984,500 | $16,480 |
| 88 | Kiribati estimate | $4,840 | $403 | A$7,285 | $7,759 |
| 89 | Georgia estimate | $4,274 | $356 | ₾13,770 | $12,830 |
| 90 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $4,077 | $340 | FCFA 2,472,700 | $8,967 |
| 91 | Cambodia estimate | $3,992 | $333 | ៛16,022,600 | $10,880 |
| 92 | Djibouti estimate | $3,955 | $330 | DJF 702,900 | $7,137 |
| 93 | Philippines estimate | $3,905 | $325 | ₱223,700 | $10,790 |
| 94 | Botswana estimate | $3,709 | $309 | P 50,300 | $9,469 |
| 95 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,640 | $303 | UZS 40,222,100 | $13,410 |
| 96 | Suriname estimate | $3,537 | $295 | SRD 87,400 | $9,774 |
| 97 | Sudan estimate | $3,483 | $290 | SDG 1,904,100 | $8,490 |
| 98 | Bhutan estimate | $3,482 | $290 | BTN 291,300 | $13,950 |
| 99 | Cape Verde estimate | $3,107 | $259 | CVE 308,800 | $6,131 |
| 100 | Armenia estimate | $2,888 | $241 | ֏1,393,900 | $8,373 |
| 101 | Eswatini estimate | $2,850 | $237 | SZL 50,980 | |
| 102 | Indonesia estimate | $2,668 | $222 | Rp 42,308,100 | $8,288 |
| 103 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,668 | $222 | FCFA 1,254,800 | $4,025 |
| 104 | Comoros estimate | $2,626 | $219 | CF 1,092,400 | $4,790 |
| 105 | Laos estimate | $2,595 | $216 | ₭36,415,000 | $9,811 |
| 106 | India estimate | $2,507 | $209 | ₹218,500 | $11,010 |
| 107 | Tunisia estimate | $2,482 | $207 | TND 7,283 | $8,879 |
| 108 | Guinea estimate | $2,456 | $205 | FG 22,552,800 | $7,490 |
| 109 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $2,335 | $195 | F CFA 1,456,600 | $6,267 |
| 110 | Niger estimate | $2,335 | $195 | F CFA 1,456,600 | $7,165 |
| 111 | Ghana estimate | $2,320 | $193 | GH₵29,130 | $5,549 |
| 112 | Jamaica estimate | $2,275 | $190 | JMD 252,400 | $3,611 |
| 113 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $2,214 | $184 | K 3,058,900 | $7,024 |
| 114 | Timor-Leste estimate | $2,185 | $182 | $4,904 | |
| 115 | Senegal estimate | $2,169 | $181 | F CFA 1,262,400 | $5,573 |
| 116 | Ukraine estimate | $2,131 | $178 | ₴54,450 | $8,764 |
| 117 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,108 | $176 | Rs 636,900 | $7,280 |
| 118 | Nepal estimate | $2,091 | $174 | Rs 218,500 | $7,198 |
| 119 | Yemen estimate | $1,996 | $166 | YER 438,300 | $6,616 |
| 120 | Lesotho estimate | $1,987 | $166 | LSL 36,410 | $5,932 |
| 121 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,896 | $158 | ؋145,700 | $9,226 |
| 122 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,890 | $157 | ৳218,500 | $6,623 |
| 123 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,877 | $156 | F CFA 1,092,400 | $5,657 |
| 124 | Mali estimate | $1,834 | $153 | F CFA 1,111,900 | $5,780 |
| 125 | Mozambique estimate | $1,825 | $152 | MZN 116,500 | $4,831 |
| 126 | Liberia estimate | $1,818 | $152 | LRD 1,818 | $4,510 |
| 127 | Cameroon estimate | $1,770 | $148 | FCFA 874,000 | $3,653 |
| 128 | Zambia estimate | $1,753 | $146 | ZK 45,860 | $6,061 |
| 129 | Chad estimate | $1,751 | $146 | FCFA 1,092,400 | $5,167 |
| 130 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,635 | $136 | F CFA 1,019,600 | $4,618 |
| 131 | Benin estimate | $1,520 | $127 | F CFA 946,800 | $4,607 |
| 132 | Egypt estimate | $1,467 | $122 | E£66,460 | $9,560 |
| 133 | Rwanda estimate | $1,437 | $120 | RF 1,893,600 | $5,240 |
| 134 | Kenya estimate | $1,428 | $119 | KES 145,700 | $3,367 |
| 135 | Pakistan estimate | $1,346 | $112 | Rs 378,400 | $5,787 |
| 136 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,325 | $110 | CDF 1,338,400 | $2,726 |
| 137 | Gambia estimate | $1,286 | $107 | GMD 61,910 | $4,153 |
| 138 | Uganda estimate | $1,252 | $104 | UGX 4,490,400 | $3,414 |
| 139 | Togo estimate | $1,168 | $97 | F CFA 728,300 | $3,302 |
| 140 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,166 | $97 | ETB 50,980 | $3,794 |
| 141 | Angola estimate | $1,005 | $84 | Kz 874,000 | $2,808 |
| 142 | Burundi estimate | $692 | $58 | BIF 1,324,500 | $2,089 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $600 | $50 | MWK 218,500 | $1,837 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $492 | $41 | ₦728,300 | $2,743 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).