How much does a specialist doctor 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 $500,000 a year.
Where they earn the most
- United States$313,700
- Canada$259,700
- Switzerland$183,300
- Luxembourg$150,400
- Iceland$131,100
Where pay goes furthest
- United States$313,700
- Qatar$157,700
- Luxembourg$152,500
- Switzerland$143,000
- Germany$140,500
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | $313,700 | $26,140 | $313,700 | |
| 2 | Canada | $259,700 | $21,640 | CA$365,200 | |
| 3 | Switzerland estimate | $183,300 | $15,270 | CHF 164,900 | $143,000 |
| 4 | Luxembourg estimate | $150,400 | $12,540 | €134,700 | $152,500 |
| 5 | Iceland estimate | $131,100 | $10,930 | kr 16,702,600 | $114,600 |
| 6 | Australia | $130,000 | $10,830 | A$189,200 | |
| 7 | Qatar estimate | $122,700 | $10,220 | QAR 446,500 | $157,700 |
| 8 | Denmark estimate | $118,000 | $9,835 | kr 786,400 | $112,900 |
| 9 | United Kingdom | $117,600 | $9,800 | £87,860 | $127,300 |
| 10 | Norway estimate | $112,600 | $9,380 | kr 1,018,500 | $117,000 |
| 11 | Belgium estimate | $108,300 | $9,021 | €96,960 | $124,100 |
| 12 | Austria estimate | $108,200 | $9,016 | €96,910 | $127,600 |
| 13 | Ireland estimate | $106,700 | $8,894 | €95,590 | $104,500 |
| 14 | Germany | $106,400 | $8,866 | €95,290 | $140,500 |
| 15 | Netherlands estimate | $104,200 | $8,680 | €93,290 | $120,100 |
| 16 | Finland estimate | $95,100 | $7,925 | €85,180 | $104,900 |
| 17 | Singapore estimate | $85,820 | $7,152 | SGD 115,300 | $108,900 |
| 18 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $85,230 | $7,103 | HK$661,600 | $102,500 |
| 19 | Sweden estimate | $82,110 | $6,843 | kr 781,700 | $90,720 |
| 20 | Israel estimate | $79,360 | $6,614 | ₪256,400 | $63,330 |
| 21 | France estimate | $79,120 | $6,594 | €70,870 | $95,590 |
| 22 | Spain estimate | $74,440 | $6,203 | €66,670 | $108,400 |
| 23 | Italy estimate | $69,780 | $5,815 | €62,490 | $95,760 |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $61,650 | $5,137 | AED 226,400 | $91,690 |
| 25 | South Korea estimate | $59,410 | $4,951 | ₩76,727,000 | $84,880 |
| 26 | Cyprus estimate | $59,240 | $4,936 | €53,050 | $88,510 |
| 27 | Slovenia estimate | $58,340 | $4,862 | €52,260 | $87,100 |
| 28 | Malta estimate | $56,810 | $4,734 | €49,740 | $79,120 |
| 29 | Portugal estimate | $55,500 | $4,625 | €49,710 | $85,460 |
| 30 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $51,590 | $4,299 | SAR 193,400 | $99,700 |
| 31 | Bahamas estimate | $48,650 | $4,054 | BSD 48,650 | $43,950 |
| 32 | Puerto Rico estimate | $48,470 | $4,039 | $51,700 | |
| 33 | Czechia estimate | $46,560 | $3,880 | Kč 1,024,500 | $69,510 |
| 34 | Greece estimate | $46,510 | $3,876 | €41,650 | $70,950 |
| 35 | Brunei estimate | $46,070 | $3,839 | BND 58,370 | $77,070 |
| 36 | Lithuania estimate | $45,150 | $3,762 | €40,440 | $72,690 |
| 37 | Barbados estimate | $44,750 | $3,730 | BBD 89,510 | $37,300 |
| 38 | Estonia estimate | $44,570 | $3,714 | €39,920 | $58,720 |
| 39 | Costa Rica estimate | $42,670 | $3,556 | ₡21,485,200 | $68,310 |
| 40 | Latvia estimate | $41,040 | $3,420 | €36,760 | $65,780 |
| 41 | Romania estimate | $39,190 | $3,266 | lei 173,100 | $80,340 |
| 42 | Croatia estimate | $37,750 | $3,146 | €254,700 | $64,150 |
| 43 | Slovakia estimate | $37,000 | $3,083 | €33,140 | $57,870 |
| 44 | Hungary estimate | $36,680 | $3,057 | Ft 12,855,400 | $63,330 |
| 45 | Poland estimate | $32,260 | $2,689 | zł 135,400 | $58,800 |
| 46 | Türkiye estimate | $29,590 | $2,466 | ₺1,167,500 | $65,800 |
| 47 | Uruguay estimate | $29,030 | $2,419 | UYU 1,167,500 | $39,850 |
| 48 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $27,500 | $2,292 | KM 48,170 | $62,070 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $27,240 | $2,270 | PAB 27,240 | $54,840 |
| 50 | Bulgaria estimate | $27,130 | $2,261 | €47,530 | $57,920 |
| 51 | Serbia estimate | $26,330 | $2,194 | RSD 2,769,500 | $51,710 |
| 52 | Botswana estimate | $25,820 | $2,152 | P 350,200 | $65,930 |
| 53 | Chile estimate | $25,490 | $2,124 | CLP 24,055,100 | $51,750 |
| 54 | Palau estimate | $25,100 | $2,091 | $25,090 | |
| 55 | Montenegro estimate | $21,640 | $1,804 | €16,290 | $37,090 |
| 56 | Belize estimate | $21,380 | $1,782 | BZD 42,760 | $33,490 |
| 57 | North Macedonia estimate | $21,170 | $1,765 | MKD 1,168,700 | $42,680 |
| 58 | Malaysia estimate | $20,860 | $1,738 | RM 87,680 | $55,780 |
| 59 | South Africa estimate | $20,100 | $1,675 | R 330,800 | $44,600 |
| 60 | Marshall Islands estimate | $19,460 | $1,622 | $19,590 | |
| 61 | Lebanon estimate | $18,590 | $1,549 | L£28,020,000 | $37,440 |
| 62 | Honduras estimate | $17,490 | $1,458 | L 454,000 | $35,990 |
| 63 | Peru estimate | $17,460 | $1,455 | PEN 62,270 | $32,310 |
| 64 | Brazil estimate | $17,410 | $1,451 | R$97,290 | $37,690 |
| 65 | Colombia estimate | $17,280 | $1,440 | COP 70,049,900 | $42,060 |
| 66 | Dominican Republic estimate | $17,000 | $1,417 | DOP 1,054,000 | $44,270 |
| 67 | Mauritius estimate | $16,770 | $1,397 | Rs 778,300 | $39,080 |
| 68 | Eswatini estimate | $16,320 | $1,360 | SZL 291,900 | |
| 69 | Guatemala estimate | $15,800 | $1,317 | Q 121,400 | $35,360 |
| 70 | Maldives estimate | $15,710 | $1,309 | MVR 241,600 | $23,850 |
| 71 | Argentina estimate | $15,680 | $1,307 | ARS 19,458,300 | $29,420 |
| 72 | Ecuador estimate | $15,570 | $1,297 | $35,260 | |
| 73 | Thailand estimate | $15,200 | $1,266 | ฿499,700 | $47,110 |
| 74 | Mexico estimate | $14,910 | $1,243 | MX$286,900 | $25,370 |
| 75 | El Salvador estimate | $14,720 | $1,226 | $31,390 | |
| 76 | Russia estimate | $14,280 | $1,190 | ₽1,051,500 | $40,820 |
| 77 | Djibouti estimate | $13,690 | $1,140 | DJF 2,432,300 | $24,700 |
| 78 | Fiji estimate | $13,530 | $1,127 | FJD 30,680 | $33,120 |
| 79 | Samoa estimate | $13,290 | $1,107 | WST 35,730 | $19,440 |
| 80 | Albania estimate | $13,120 | $1,093 | ALL 1,397,900 | $30,340 |
| 81 | Guyana estimate | $13,070 | $1,089 | GYD 2,724,200 | $28,020 |
| 82 | Bolivia estimate | $12,670 | $1,056 | Bs 87,560 | $32,440 |
| 83 | Jordan estimate | $12,330 | $1,028 | JOD 8,756 | $27,260 |
| 84 | Paraguay estimate | $11,600 | $967 | ₲87,562,300 | $30,460 |
| 85 | Mongolia estimate | $10,980 | $915 | ₮38,916,600 | $32,960 |
| 86 | Jamaica estimate | $10,960 | $914 | JMD 1,216,100 | $17,400 |
| 87 | Moldova estimate | $10,840 | $903 | MDL 188,400 | $21,470 |
| 88 | Tonga estimate | $10,590 | $883 | TOP 25,030 | $13,740 |
| 89 | Philippines estimate | $10,330 | $861 | ₱591,900 | $28,530 |
| 90 | Cape Verde estimate | $9,737 | $811 | CVE 967,700 | $19,210 |
| 91 | Bhutan estimate | $9,535 | $795 | BTN 797,800 | $38,210 |
| 92 | Vanuatu estimate | $9,036 | $753 | VUV 875,600 | $7,392 |
| 93 | Vietnam estimate | $8,938 | $745 | ₫215,987,100 | $30,160 |
| 94 | Senegal estimate | $8,359 | $697 | F CFA 4,864,600 | $21,480 |
| 95 | Kazakhstan estimate | $8,305 | $692 | ₸2,707,500 | $21,570 |
| 96 | Tunisia estimate | $7,957 | $663 | TND 23,350 | $28,470 |
| 97 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $7,799 | $650 | F CFA 4,864,600 | $20,930 |
| 98 | Cambodia estimate | $7,757 | $646 | ៛31,133,300 | $21,140 |
| 99 | Kiribati estimate | $7,452 | $621 | A$11,220 | $11,950 |
| 100 | India estimate | $7,144 | $595 | ₹622,700 | $31,390 |
| 101 | Georgia estimate | $6,847 | $571 | ₾22,060 | $20,550 |
| 102 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $6,553 | $546 | FCFA 3,974,600 | $14,410 |
| 103 | Chad estimate | $6,477 | $540 | FCFA 4,039,800 | $19,110 |
| 104 | Uzbekistan estimate | $6,189 | $516 | UZS 68,393,500 | $22,800 |
| 105 | Zambia estimate | $5,949 | $496 | ZK 155,700 | $20,570 |
| 106 | Suriname estimate | $5,512 | $459 | SRD 136,200 | $15,230 |
| 107 | Mozambique estimate | $5,485 | $457 | MZN 350,200 | $14,520 |
| 108 | Timor-Leste estimate | $5,254 | $438 | $11,790 | |
| 109 | Yemen estimate | $5,033 | $419 | YER 1,105,100 | $16,680 |
| 110 | Burkina Faso estimate | $5,016 | $418 | F CFA 2,918,700 | $15,110 |
| 111 | Mali estimate | $4,814 | $401 | F CFA 2,918,700 | $15,170 |
| 112 | Kenya estimate | $4,701 | $392 | KES 479,400 | $11,080 |
| 113 | Comoros estimate | $4,678 | $390 | CF 1,945,800 | $8,533 |
| 114 | Ghana estimate | $4,339 | $362 | GH₵54,480 | $10,380 |
| 115 | Cameroon estimate | $4,335 | $361 | FCFA 2,140,400 | $8,946 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $4,186 | $349 | Rs 1,264,800 | $14,460 |
| 117 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $4,137 | $345 | FCFA 1,945,800 | $6,242 |
| 118 | Nepal estimate | $4,096 | $341 | Rs 428,100 | $14,100 |
| 119 | Guinea estimate | $3,814 | $318 | FG 35,024,900 | $11,630 |
| 120 | Indonesia estimate | $3,774 | $315 | Rp 59,839,600 | $11,720 |
| 121 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $3,743 | $312 | F CFA 2,335,000 | $10,580 |
| 122 | Lesotho estimate | $3,716 | $310 | LSL 68,100 | $11,090 |
| 123 | Bangladesh estimate | $3,703 | $309 | ৳428,100 | $12,980 |
| 124 | Ukraine estimate | $3,584 | $299 | ₴91,580 | $14,740 |
| 125 | Armenia estimate | $3,426 | $286 | ֏1,654,000 | $9,935 |
| 126 | Angola estimate | $3,355 | $280 | Kz 2,918,700 | $9,379 |
| 127 | Uganda estimate | $2,984 | $249 | UGX 10,702,100 | $8,137 |
| 128 | Ethiopia estimate | $2,981 | $248 | ETB 130,400 | $9,703 |
| 129 | Benin estimate | $2,968 | $247 | F CFA 1,848,500 | $8,994 |
| 130 | Niger estimate | $2,957 | $246 | F CFA 1,844,600 | $9,074 |
| 131 | Togo estimate | $2,955 | $246 | F CFA 1,843,200 | $8,356 |
| 132 | Laos estimate | $2,911 | $243 | ₭40,862,400 | $11,010 |
| 133 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $2,889 | $241 | CDF 2,918,700 | $5,945 |
| 134 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $2,817 | $235 | K 3,891,700 | $8,936 |
| 135 | Pakistan estimate | $2,397 | $200 | Rs 674,000 | $10,310 |
| 136 | Egypt estimate | $2,148 | $179 | E£97,290 | $14,000 |
| 137 | Sudan estimate | $2,135 | $178 | SDG 1,167,500 | $5,205 |
| 138 | Afghanistan estimate | $2,066 | $172 | ؋158,700 | $10,050 |
| 139 | Burundi estimate | $2,008 | $167 | BIF 3,846,200 | $6,068 |
| 140 | Liberia estimate | $1,946 | $162 | LRD 1,946 | $4,827 |
| 141 | Rwanda estimate | $1,919 | $160 | RF 2,529,600 | $6,999 |
| 142 | Gambia estimate | $1,717 | $143 | GMD 82,700 | $5,548 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $1,709 | $142 | MWK 622,700 | $5,236 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $658 | $55 | ₦972,900 | $3,664 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).