How much does a ship pilot 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$105,000
- United States$92,460
- Iceland$85,340
- Luxembourg$81,720
- Norway$77,480
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$93,280
- United States$92,460
- Luxembourg$82,840
- Switzerland$81,940
- Norway$80,530
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $105,000 | $8,752 | CHF 94,510 | $81,940 |
| 2 | United States | $92,460 | $7,705 | $92,460 | |
| 3 | Iceland estimate | $85,340 | $7,112 | kr 10,872,100 | $74,630 |
| 4 | Luxembourg estimate | $81,720 | $6,810 | €73,200 | $82,840 |
| 5 | Norway estimate | $77,480 | $6,456 | kr 701,000 | $80,530 |
| 6 | Denmark estimate | $76,800 | $6,400 | kr 511,700 | $73,470 |
| 7 | Australia | $75,200 | $6,266 | A$109,400 | |
| 8 | Germany | $70,650 | $5,888 | €63,280 | $93,280 |
| 9 | Ireland estimate | $62,330 | $5,194 | €55,830 | $61,020 |
| 10 | Austria estimate | $61,770 | $5,148 | €55,330 | $72,860 |
| 11 | Belgium estimate | $60,650 | $5,054 | €54,320 | $69,540 |
| 12 | Qatar estimate | $58,040 | $4,836 | QAR 211,300 | $74,630 |
| 13 | Netherlands estimate | $57,510 | $4,793 | €51,510 | $66,330 |
| 14 | Canada | $56,090 | $4,674 | CA$78,890 | |
| 15 | Finland estimate | $51,610 | $4,301 | €46,230 | $56,950 |
| 16 | Sweden estimate | $50,200 | $4,183 | kr 477,900 | $55,460 |
| 17 | United Kingdom estimate | $49,260 | $4,105 | £37,410 | $53,330 |
| 18 | Italy estimate | $45,120 | $3,760 | €40,410 | $61,920 |
| 19 | France estimate | $41,320 | $3,444 | €37,010 | $49,920 |
| 20 | Israel estimate | $38,910 | $3,242 | ₪125,700 | $31,050 |
| 21 | Spain estimate | $36,820 | $3,068 | €32,980 | $53,600 |
| 22 | Singapore estimate | $34,940 | $2,912 | SGD 46,950 | $44,330 |
| 23 | Slovenia estimate | $33,090 | $2,757 | €29,630 | $49,390 |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $31,710 | $2,643 | AED 116,500 | $47,170 |
| 25 | Cyprus estimate | $31,480 | $2,623 | €28,200 | $47,040 |
| 26 | Malta estimate | $30,340 | $2,529 | €26,570 | $42,260 |
| 27 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $29,360 | $2,447 | HK$227,900 | $35,300 |
| 28 | Portugal estimate | $29,300 | $2,441 | €26,240 | $45,110 |
| 29 | Greece estimate | $28,810 | $2,400 | €25,800 | $43,950 |
| 30 | Bahamas estimate | $26,810 | $2,234 | BSD 26,810 | $24,220 |
| 31 | Puerto Rico estimate | $26,640 | $2,220 | $28,410 | |
| 32 | Estonia estimate | $25,130 | $2,094 | €22,510 | $33,100 |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $24,930 | $2,078 | SAR 93,490 | $48,180 |
| 34 | Czechia estimate | $23,790 | $1,982 | Kč 523,400 | $35,510 |
| 35 | Lithuania estimate | $23,140 | $1,928 | €20,720 | $37,260 |
| 36 | Slovakia estimate | $21,300 | $1,775 | €19,080 | $33,320 |
| 37 | Latvia estimate | $20,870 | $1,739 | €18,690 | $33,450 |
| 38 | Croatia estimate | $19,450 | $1,621 | €131,300 | $33,060 |
| 39 | Barbados estimate | $19,320 | $1,610 | BBD 38,640 | $16,100 |
| 40 | Brunei estimate | $19,040 | $1,587 | BND 24,130 | $31,860 |
| 41 | Hungary estimate | $18,560 | $1,547 | Ft 6,505,900 | $32,050 |
| 42 | Poland estimate | $18,320 | $1,526 | zł 76,880 | $33,390 |
| 43 | Romania estimate | $18,240 | $1,520 | lei 80,550 | $37,390 |
| 44 | Uruguay estimate | $17,670 | $1,472 | UYU 710,500 | $24,250 |
| 45 | Costa Rica estimate | $17,210 | $1,434 | ₡8,663,000 | $27,540 |
| 46 | Palau estimate | $15,560 | $1,297 | $15,550 | |
| 47 | Türkiye estimate | $14,270 | $1,189 | ₺563,000 | $31,730 |
| 48 | Serbia estimate | $13,790 | $1,149 | RSD 1,450,700 | $27,090 |
| 49 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $13,680 | $1,140 | KM 23,960 | $30,880 |
| 50 | Bulgaria estimate | $13,370 | $1,114 | €23,430 | $28,540 |
| 51 | Belize estimate | $12,860 | $1,072 | BZD 25,720 | $20,140 |
| 52 | Montenegro estimate | $12,400 | $1,033 | €9,332 | $21,250 |
| 53 | Panama estimate | $12,060 | $1,005 | PAB 12,060 | $24,290 |
| 54 | Chile estimate | $11,340 | $945 | CLP 10,697,700 | $23,010 |
| 55 | North Macedonia estimate | $11,030 | $919 | MKD 608,800 | $22,240 |
| 56 | Marshall Islands estimate | $10,820 | $902 | $10,890 | |
| 57 | Argentina estimate | $10,800 | $900 | ARS 13,405,600 | $20,270 |
| 58 | Lebanon estimate | $10,670 | $889 | L£16,086,700 | $21,500 |
| 59 | Maldives estimate | $10,460 | $872 | MVR 160,900 | $15,880 |
| 60 | Botswana estimate | $10,030 | $836 | P 136,000 | $25,600 |
| 61 | Honduras estimate | $9,548 | $796 | L 247,800 | $19,640 |
| 62 | Mauritius estimate | $9,242 | $770 | Rs 429,000 | $21,540 |
| 63 | Malaysia estimate | $8,981 | $748 | RM 37,750 | $24,020 |
| 64 | Guatemala estimate | $8,743 | $729 | Q 67,140 | $19,560 |
| 65 | Guyana estimate | $8,517 | $710 | GYD 1,775,800 | $18,270 |
| 66 | Albania estimate | $8,507 | $709 | ALL 906,600 | $19,680 |
| 67 | Ecuador estimate | $8,445 | $704 | $19,130 | |
| 68 | Mexico estimate | $8,362 | $697 | MX$160,900 | $14,220 |
| 69 | Russia estimate | $8,292 | $691 | ₽610,700 | $23,710 |
| 70 | Thailand estimate | $8,154 | $679 | ฿268,100 | $25,280 |
| 71 | Fiji estimate | $7,610 | $634 | FJD 17,260 | $18,640 |
| 72 | Jordan estimate | $7,552 | $629 | JOD 5,362 | $16,690 |
| 73 | Peru estimate | $7,516 | $626 | PEN 26,810 | $13,910 |
| 74 | Djibouti estimate | $7,460 | $622 | DJF 1,325,700 | $13,460 |
| 75 | Samoa estimate | $7,350 | $613 | WST 19,760 | $10,750 |
| 76 | South Africa estimate | $7,330 | $611 | R 120,600 | $16,270 |
| 77 | El Salvador estimate | $7,261 | $605 | $15,490 | |
| 78 | Tonga estimate | $7,243 | $604 | TOP 17,120 | $9,400 |
| 79 | Brazil estimate | $7,198 | $600 | R$40,220 | $15,580 |
| 80 | Moldova estimate | $6,890 | $574 | MDL 119,700 | $13,650 |
| 81 | Mongolia estimate | $6,806 | $567 | ₮24,130,000 | $20,440 |
| 82 | Bolivia estimate | $6,790 | $566 | Bs 46,920 | $17,380 |
| 83 | Dominican Republic estimate | $6,619 | $552 | DOP 410,300 | $17,230 |
| 84 | Colombia estimate | $6,615 | $551 | COP 26,811,100 | $16,100 |
| 85 | Vanuatu estimate | $6,266 | $522 | VUV 607,200 | $5,126 |
| 86 | Paraguay estimate | $5,613 | $468 | ₲42,356,100 | $14,730 |
| 87 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $5,373 | $448 | F CFA 3,351,400 | $14,420 |
| 88 | Kiribati estimate | $5,338 | $445 | A$8,035 | $8,558 |
| 89 | Vietnam estimate | $5,048 | $421 | ₫121,990,500 | $17,040 |
| 90 | Philippines estimate | $4,982 | $415 | ₱285,400 | $13,760 |
| 91 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $4,862 | $405 | FCFA 2,949,200 | $10,700 |
| 92 | Cambodia estimate | $4,676 | $390 | ៛18,767,800 | $12,740 |
| 93 | Cape Verde estimate | $4,550 | $379 | CVE 452,200 | $8,978 |
| 94 | Bhutan estimate | $4,472 | $373 | BTN 374,100 | $17,920 |
| 95 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,451 | $371 | ₸1,451,200 | $11,560 |
| 96 | Georgia estimate | $4,222 | $352 | ₾13,600 | $12,670 |
| 97 | Jamaica estimate | $3,927 | $327 | JMD 435,700 | $6,233 |
| 98 | Tunisia estimate | $3,883 | $324 | TND 11,390 | $13,890 |
| 99 | Zambia estimate | $3,619 | $302 | ZK 94,700 | $12,520 |
| 100 | Yemen estimate | $3,603 | $300 | YER 791,200 | $11,940 |
| 101 | Suriname estimate | $3,526 | $294 | SRD 87,140 | $9,745 |
| 102 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,462 | $289 | UZS 38,260,600 | $12,760 |
| 103 | Timor-Leste estimate | $3,351 | $279 | $7,522 | |
| 104 | Senegal estimate | $3,348 | $279 | F CFA 1,948,100 | $8,601 |
| 105 | Ghana estimate | $3,203 | $267 | GH₵40,220 | $7,660 |
| 106 | Indonesia estimate | $3,187 | $266 | Rp 50,525,400 | $9,897 |
| 107 | India estimate | $3,076 | $256 | ₹268,100 | $13,510 |
| 108 | Nepal estimate | $3,010 | $251 | Rs 314,500 | $10,360 |
| 109 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,850 | $238 | FCFA 1,340,600 | $4,300 |
| 110 | Liberia estimate | $2,681 | $223 | LRD 2,681 | $6,651 |
| 111 | Kenya estimate | $2,629 | $219 | KES 268,100 | $6,197 |
| 112 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $2,544 | $212 | K 3,515,300 | $8,072 |
| 113 | Mozambique estimate | $2,530 | $211 | MZN 161,500 | $6,697 |
| 114 | Angola estimate | $2,466 | $205 | Kz 2,144,900 | $6,893 |
| 115 | Comoros estimate | $2,417 | $201 | CF 1,005,400 | $4,409 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,374 | $198 | Rs 717,200 | $8,198 |
| 117 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,364 | $197 | ৳273,200 | $8,282 |
| 118 | Eswatini estimate | $2,279 | $190 | SZL 40,780 | |
| 119 | Armenia estimate | $2,222 | $185 | ֏1,072,400 | $6,442 |
| 120 | Mali estimate | $2,211 | $184 | F CFA 1,340,600 | $6,969 |
| 121 | Guinea estimate | $2,086 | $174 | FG 19,160,700 | $6,364 |
| 122 | Uganda estimate | $2,055 | $171 | UGX 7,373,100 | $5,606 |
| 123 | Rwanda estimate | $2,034 | $169 | RF 2,680,600 | $7,417 |
| 124 | Ukraine estimate | $2,030 | $169 | ₴51,870 | $8,348 |
| 125 | Lesotho estimate | $1,932 | $161 | LSL 35,410 | $5,768 |
| 126 | Laos estimate | $1,910 | $159 | ₭26,811,100 | $7,224 |
| 127 | Cameroon estimate | $1,901 | $158 | FCFA 938,400 | $3,922 |
| 128 | Pakistan estimate | $1,899 | $158 | Rs 534,000 | $8,166 |
| 129 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,798 | $150 | F CFA 1,046,300 | $5,418 |
| 130 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,744 | $145 | ؋134,000 | $8,488 |
| 131 | Niger estimate | $1,719 | $143 | F CFA 1,072,400 | $5,275 |
| 132 | Benin estimate | $1,614 | $135 | F CFA 1,005,400 | $4,892 |
| 133 | Chad estimate | $1,614 | $134 | FCFA 1,006,600 | $4,761 |
| 134 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,565 | $130 | F CFA 976,400 | $4,422 |
| 135 | Sudan estimate | $1,528 | $127 | SDG 835,300 | $3,724 |
| 136 | Egypt estimate | $1,480 | $123 | E£67,030 | $9,642 |
| 137 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,441 | $120 | ETB 63,010 | $4,689 |
| 138 | Burundi estimate | $1,400 | $117 | BIF 2,681,100 | $4,230 |
| 139 | Togo estimate | $1,268 | $106 | F CFA 791,200 | $3,587 |
| 140 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,194 | $100 | CDF 1,206,500 | $2,458 |
| 141 | Gambia estimate | $1,183 | $99 | GMD 56,970 | $3,823 |
| 142 | Nigeria estimate | $760 | $63 | ₦1,124,100 | $4,233 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $456 | $38 | MWK 166,100 | $1,397 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).