How much does a systems administrator 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$114,700
- United States$99,130
- Luxembourg$94,140
- Iceland$82,040
- Australia$77,280
Where pay goes furthest
- United States$99,130
- Qatar$98,690
- Germany$97,930
- Luxembourg$95,430
- Switzerland$89,480
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $114,700 | $9,557 | CHF 103,200 | $89,480 |
| 2 | United States | $99,130 | $8,261 | $99,130 | |
| 3 | Luxembourg estimate | $94,140 | $7,845 | €84,320 | $95,430 |
| 4 | Iceland estimate | $82,040 | $6,837 | kr 10,452,000 | $71,740 |
| 5 | Australia | $77,280 | $6,440 | A$112,500 | |
| 6 | Qatar estimate | $76,750 | $6,396 | QAR 279,400 | $98,690 |
| 7 | Germany | $74,170 | $6,181 | €66,430 | $97,930 |
| 8 | Denmark estimate | $73,850 | $6,155 | kr 492,100 | $70,660 |
| 9 | Norway estimate | $70,440 | $5,870 | kr 637,300 | $73,210 |
| 10 | Belgium estimate | $67,740 | $5,645 | €60,670 | $77,680 |
| 11 | Austria estimate | $67,710 | $5,642 | €60,640 | $79,850 |
| 12 | Ireland estimate | $66,790 | $5,566 | €59,820 | $65,380 |
| 13 | Netherlands estimate | $65,180 | $5,432 | €58,380 | $75,170 |
| 14 | Finland estimate | $59,510 | $4,959 | €53,300 | $65,670 |
| 15 | United Kingdom estimate | $56,140 | $4,678 | £42,630 | $60,770 |
| 16 | Singapore estimate | $53,700 | $4,475 | SGD 72,150 | $68,140 |
| 17 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $53,340 | $4,445 | HK$414,000 | $64,130 |
| 18 | Sweden estimate | $51,380 | $4,282 | kr 489,200 | $56,770 |
| 19 | Israel estimate | $49,660 | $4,139 | ₪160,400 | $39,630 |
| 20 | France estimate | $49,510 | $4,126 | €44,350 | $59,820 |
| 21 | Italy estimate | $43,660 | $3,639 | €39,110 | $59,920 |
| 22 | Spain estimate | $42,000 | $3,500 | €37,620 | $61,150 |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $38,580 | $3,215 | AED 141,700 | $57,380 |
| 24 | South Korea estimate | $37,180 | $3,098 | ₩48,013,700 | $53,110 |
| 25 | Cyprus estimate | $37,070 | $3,089 | €33,200 | $55,390 |
| 26 | Slovenia estimate | $36,510 | $3,043 | €32,700 | $54,500 |
| 27 | Malta estimate | $35,550 | $2,963 | €31,130 | $49,510 |
| 28 | Portugal estimate | $34,730 | $2,894 | €31,110 | $53,480 |
| 29 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $32,280 | $2,690 | SAR 121,100 | $62,390 |
| 30 | Bahamas estimate | $30,440 | $2,537 | BSD 30,440 | $27,500 |
| 31 | Puerto Rico estimate | $30,330 | $2,528 | $32,350 | |
| 32 | Czechia estimate | $29,140 | $2,428 | Kč 641,100 | $43,500 |
| 33 | Greece estimate | $29,100 | $2,425 | €26,070 | $44,400 |
| 34 | Brunei estimate | $28,830 | $2,403 | BND 36,530 | $48,230 |
| 35 | Lithuania estimate | $28,250 | $2,354 | €25,300 | $45,490 |
| 36 | Barbados estimate | $28,010 | $2,334 | BBD 56,010 | $23,340 |
| 37 | Estonia estimate | $27,890 | $2,324 | €24,980 | $36,750 |
| 38 | Costa Rica estimate | $26,700 | $2,225 | ₡13,444,900 | $42,740 |
| 39 | Latvia estimate | $25,680 | $2,140 | €23,000 | $41,160 |
| 40 | Romania estimate | $24,520 | $2,044 | lei 108,300 | $50,280 |
| 41 | Croatia estimate | $23,620 | $1,968 | €159,400 | $40,140 |
| 42 | Slovakia estimate | $23,150 | $1,929 | €20,740 | $36,210 |
| 43 | Hungary estimate | $22,950 | $1,913 | Ft 8,044,600 | $39,630 |
| 44 | Poland estimate | $20,190 | $1,682 | zł 84,730 | $36,800 |
| 45 | Türkiye estimate | $18,520 | $1,543 | ₺730,600 | $41,170 |
| 46 | Uruguay estimate | $18,170 | $1,514 | UYU 730,600 | $24,940 |
| 47 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $17,210 | $1,434 | KM 30,140 | $38,840 |
| 48 | Panama estimate | $17,050 | $1,421 | PAB 17,050 | $34,320 |
| 49 | Bulgaria estimate | $16,980 | $1,415 | €29,750 | $36,240 |
| 50 | Serbia estimate | $16,470 | $1,373 | RSD 1,733,100 | $32,360 |
| 51 | Botswana estimate | $16,160 | $1,347 | P 219,200 | $41,260 |
| 52 | Chile estimate | $15,950 | $1,329 | CLP 15,053,100 | $32,380 |
| 53 | Palau estimate | $15,700 | $1,309 | $15,700 | |
| 54 | Montenegro estimate | $13,540 | $1,129 | €10,190 | $23,210 |
| 55 | Belize estimate | $13,380 | $1,115 | BZD 26,760 | $20,960 |
| 56 | North Macedonia estimate | $13,250 | $1,104 | MKD 731,300 | $26,710 |
| 57 | Malaysia estimate | $13,050 | $1,088 | RM 54,870 | $34,900 |
| 58 | South Africa estimate | $12,580 | $1,048 | R 207,000 | $27,910 |
| 59 | Marshall Islands estimate | $12,180 | $1,015 | $12,260 | |
| 60 | Lebanon estimate | $11,630 | $969 | L£17,534,100 | $23,430 |
| 61 | Honduras estimate | $10,950 | $912 | L 284,100 | $22,520 |
| 62 | Peru estimate | $10,920 | $910 | PEN 38,960 | $20,220 |
| 63 | Brazil estimate | $10,900 | $908 | R$60,880 | $23,580 |
| 64 | Colombia estimate | $10,820 | $901 | COP 43,835,300 | $26,320 |
| 65 | Dominican Republic estimate | $10,640 | $887 | DOP 659,600 | $27,700 |
| 66 | Mauritius estimate | $10,490 | $874 | Rs 487,100 | $24,460 |
| 67 | Eswatini estimate | $10,210 | $851 | SZL 182,600 | |
| 68 | Guatemala estimate | $9,889 | $824 | Q 75,950 | $22,130 |
| 69 | Maldives estimate | $9,828 | $819 | MVR 151,200 | $14,930 |
| 70 | Argentina estimate | $9,813 | $818 | ARS 12,176,500 | $18,410 |
| 71 | Ecuador estimate | $9,741 | $812 | $22,060 | |
| 72 | Thailand estimate | $9,509 | $792 | ฿312,700 | $29,480 |
| 73 | Mexico estimate | $9,333 | $778 | MX$179,500 | $15,880 |
| 74 | El Salvador estimate | $9,208 | $767 | $19,640 | |
| 75 | Russia estimate | $8,933 | $744 | ₽658,000 | $25,550 |
| 76 | Djibouti estimate | $8,564 | $714 | DJF 1,522,100 | $15,460 |
| 77 | Fiji estimate | $8,464 | $705 | FJD 19,200 | $20,730 |
| 78 | Samoa estimate | $8,314 | $693 | WST 22,360 | $12,160 |
| 79 | Albania estimate | $8,208 | $684 | ALL 874,700 | $18,990 |
| 80 | Guyana estimate | $8,176 | $681 | GYD 1,704,700 | $17,540 |
| 81 | Bolivia estimate | $7,930 | $661 | Bs 54,790 | $20,300 |
| 82 | Jordan estimate | $7,717 | $643 | JOD 5,479 | $17,060 |
| 83 | Paraguay estimate | $7,262 | $605 | ₲54,794,200 | $19,060 |
| 84 | Mongolia estimate | $6,869 | $572 | ₮24,353,000 | $20,630 |
| 85 | Jamaica estimate | $6,860 | $572 | JMD 761,000 | $10,890 |
| 86 | Moldova estimate | $6,783 | $565 | MDL 117,900 | $13,440 |
| 87 | Tonga estimate | $6,627 | $552 | TOP 15,660 | $8,601 |
| 88 | Philippines estimate | $6,465 | $539 | ₱370,400 | $17,850 |
| 89 | Cape Verde estimate | $6,093 | $508 | CVE 605,600 | $12,020 |
| 90 | Bhutan estimate | $5,967 | $497 | BTN 499,200 | $23,910 |
| 91 | Vanuatu estimate | $5,654 | $471 | VUV 547,900 | $4,626 |
| 92 | Vietnam estimate | $5,593 | $466 | ₫135,158,900 | $18,880 |
| 93 | Senegal estimate | $5,231 | $436 | F CFA 3,044,100 | $13,440 |
| 94 | Kazakhstan estimate | $5,197 | $433 | ₸1,694,300 | $13,500 |
| 95 | Tunisia estimate | $4,979 | $415 | TND 14,610 | $17,810 |
| 96 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $4,880 | $407 | F CFA 3,044,100 | $13,100 |
| 97 | Cambodia estimate | $4,854 | $405 | ៛19,482,400 | $13,230 |
| 98 | Kiribati estimate | $4,663 | $389 | A$7,019 | $7,475 |
| 99 | India estimate | $4,471 | $373 | ₹389,600 | $19,640 |
| 100 | Georgia estimate | $4,285 | $357 | ₾13,800 | $12,860 |
| 101 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $4,100 | $342 | FCFA 2,487,200 | $9,020 |
| 102 | Chad estimate | $4,053 | $338 | FCFA 2,528,000 | $11,960 |
| 103 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,873 | $323 | UZS 42,798,800 | $14,270 |
| 104 | Zambia estimate | $3,723 | $310 | ZK 97,410 | $12,870 |
| 105 | Suriname estimate | $3,450 | $287 | SRD 85,240 | $9,532 |
| 106 | Mozambique estimate | $3,433 | $286 | MZN 219,200 | $9,086 |
| 107 | Timor-Leste estimate | $3,288 | $274 | $7,379 | |
| 108 | Yemen estimate | $3,149 | $262 | YER 691,500 | $10,440 |
| 109 | Burkina Faso estimate | $3,139 | $262 | F CFA 1,826,500 | $9,458 |
| 110 | Mali estimate | $3,012 | $251 | F CFA 1,826,500 | $9,495 |
| 111 | Kenya estimate | $2,942 | $245 | KES 300,000 | $6,935 |
| 112 | Comoros estimate | $2,927 | $244 | CF 1,217,600 | $5,339 |
| 113 | Ghana estimate | $2,715 | $226 | GH₵34,090 | $6,494 |
| 114 | Cameroon estimate | $2,713 | $226 | FCFA 1,339,400 | $5,598 |
| 115 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,620 | $218 | Rs 791,500 | $9,046 |
| 116 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,589 | $216 | FCFA 1,217,600 | $3,906 |
| 117 | Nepal estimate | $2,563 | $214 | Rs 267,900 | $8,826 |
| 118 | Guinea estimate | $2,387 | $199 | FG 21,917,700 | $7,279 |
| 119 | Indonesia estimate | $2,362 | $197 | Rp 37,446,000 | $7,335 |
| 120 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $2,343 | $195 | F CFA 1,461,200 | $6,618 |
| 121 | Lesotho estimate | $2,325 | $194 | LSL 42,620 | $6,942 |
| 122 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,317 | $193 | ৳267,900 | $8,120 |
| 123 | Ukraine estimate | $2,243 | $187 | ₴57,310 | $9,224 |
| 124 | Armenia estimate | $2,144 | $179 | ֏1,035,000 | $6,217 |
| 125 | Angola estimate | $2,100 | $175 | Kz 1,826,500 | $5,869 |
| 126 | Uganda estimate | $1,867 | $156 | UGX 6,697,100 | $5,092 |
| 127 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,865 | $155 | ETB 81,580 | $6,072 |
| 128 | Benin estimate | $1,857 | $155 | F CFA 1,156,800 | $5,628 |
| 129 | Niger estimate | $1,851 | $154 | F CFA 1,154,300 | $5,678 |
| 130 | Togo estimate | $1,849 | $154 | F CFA 1,153,400 | $5,229 |
| 131 | Laos estimate | $1,822 | $152 | ₭25,570,600 | $6,889 |
| 132 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,808 | $151 | CDF 1,826,500 | $3,720 |
| 133 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,763 | $147 | K 2,435,300 | $5,592 |
| 134 | Pakistan estimate | $1,500 | $125 | Rs 421,800 | $6,450 |
| 135 | Egypt estimate | $1,344 | $112 | E£60,880 | $8,758 |
| 136 | Sudan estimate | $1,336 | $111 | SDG 730,600 | $3,257 |
| 137 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,293 | $108 | ؋99,300 | $6,290 |
| 138 | Burundi estimate | $1,257 | $105 | BIF 2,406,800 | $3,797 |
| 139 | Liberia estimate | $1,218 | $101 | LRD 1,218 | $3,021 |
| 140 | Rwanda estimate | $1,201 | $100 | RF 1,582,900 | $4,380 |
| 141 | Gambia estimate | $1,075 | $90 | GMD 51,750 | $3,472 |
| 142 | Malawi estimate | $1,069 | $89 | MWK 389,600 | $3,277 |
| 143 | Nigeria estimate | $412 | $34 | ₦608,800 | $2,293 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).