How much does a telecom administrator make in each country?
142 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$102,900
- Iceland$83,600
- Luxembourg$80,060
- Germany$78,300
- United States$78,190
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$103,400
- Luxembourg$81,150
- Switzerland$80,270
- Norway$78,890
- United States$78,190
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $102,900 | $8,574 | CHF 92,580 | $80,270 |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $83,600 | $6,967 | kr 10,650,400 | $73,110 |
| 3 | Luxembourg estimate | $80,060 | $6,672 | €71,700 | $81,150 |
| 4 | Germany | $78,300 | $6,525 | €70,130 | $103,400 |
| 5 | United States | $78,190 | $6,516 | $78,190 | |
| 6 | Norway estimate | $75,900 | $6,325 | kr 686,800 | $78,890 |
| 7 | Denmark estimate | $75,230 | $6,269 | kr 501,300 | $71,970 |
| 8 | Australia | $74,080 | $6,173 | A$107,800 | |
| 9 | Ireland estimate | $61,060 | $5,088 | €54,690 | $59,770 |
| 10 | Austria estimate | $60,520 | $5,043 | €54,200 | $71,370 |
| 11 | Belgium estimate | $59,410 | $4,951 | €53,210 | $68,130 |
| 12 | Qatar estimate | $56,850 | $4,738 | QAR 207,000 | $73,110 |
| 13 | Netherlands estimate | $56,340 | $4,695 | €50,460 | $64,970 |
| 14 | Finland estimate | $50,560 | $4,213 | €45,290 | $55,790 |
| 15 | United Kingdom | $49,960 | $4,163 | £37,330 | $54,090 |
| 16 | Sweden estimate | $49,170 | $4,098 | kr 468,100 | $54,330 |
| 17 | Italy estimate | $44,200 | $3,683 | €39,590 | $60,660 |
| 18 | France estimate | $40,480 | $3,373 | €36,260 | $48,910 |
| 19 | Israel estimate | $38,110 | $3,176 | ₪123,100 | $30,410 |
| 20 | Spain estimate | $34,400 | $2,866 | €30,810 | $50,080 |
| 21 | Singapore estimate | $34,230 | $2,853 | SGD 45,990 | $43,430 |
| 22 | Slovenia estimate | $32,410 | $2,701 | €29,030 | $48,390 |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $31,070 | $2,589 | AED 114,100 | $46,210 |
| 24 | Cyprus estimate | $30,840 | $2,570 | €27,620 | $46,080 |
| 25 | Malta estimate | $29,730 | $2,477 | €26,030 | $41,400 |
| 26 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $28,760 | $2,397 | HK$223,200 | $34,580 |
| 27 | Portugal estimate | $28,700 | $2,392 | €25,700 | $44,190 |
| 28 | Greece estimate | $28,220 | $2,352 | €25,270 | $43,050 |
| 29 | Bahamas estimate | $26,260 | $2,189 | BSD 26,260 | $23,730 |
| 30 | Puerto Rico estimate | $26,090 | $2,174 | $27,830 | |
| 31 | Estonia estimate | $24,620 | $2,051 | €22,050 | $32,430 |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $24,420 | $2,035 | SAR 91,590 | $47,200 |
| 33 | Czechia estimate | $23,300 | $1,942 | Kč 512,700 | $34,790 |
| 34 | Lithuania estimate | $22,670 | $1,889 | €20,300 | $36,500 |
| 35 | Slovakia estimate | $20,870 | $1,739 | €18,690 | $32,640 |
| 36 | Latvia estimate | $20,440 | $1,704 | €18,310 | $32,770 |
| 37 | Croatia estimate | $19,060 | $1,588 | €128,600 | $32,390 |
| 38 | Barbados estimate | $18,930 | $1,577 | BBD 37,860 | $15,770 |
| 39 | Brunei estimate | $18,660 | $1,555 | BND 23,640 | $31,210 |
| 40 | Hungary estimate | $18,190 | $1,515 | Ft 6,373,300 | $31,400 |
| 41 | Poland estimate | $17,940 | $1,495 | zł 75,310 | $32,710 |
| 42 | Romania estimate | $17,870 | $1,489 | lei 78,910 | $36,630 |
| 43 | Uruguay estimate | $17,310 | $1,442 | UYU 696,000 | $23,760 |
| 44 | Costa Rica estimate | $16,850 | $1,405 | ₡8,486,400 | $26,980 |
| 45 | Palau estimate | $15,240 | $1,270 | $15,240 | |
| 46 | Türkiye estimate | $13,980 | $1,165 | ₺551,600 | $31,080 |
| 47 | Serbia estimate | $13,510 | $1,126 | RSD 1,421,100 | $26,530 |
| 48 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $13,400 | $1,117 | KM 23,480 | $30,250 |
| 49 | Bulgaria estimate | $13,100 | $1,092 | €22,950 | $27,960 |
| 50 | Belize estimate | $12,600 | $1,050 | BZD 25,190 | $19,730 |
| 51 | Montenegro estimate | $12,150 | $1,012 | €9,142 | $20,810 |
| 52 | Panama estimate | $11,820 | $985 | PAB 11,820 | $23,790 |
| 53 | Chile estimate | $11,110 | $926 | CLP 10,479,600 | $22,540 |
| 54 | North Macedonia estimate | $10,810 | $901 | MKD 596,400 | $21,780 |
| 55 | Marshall Islands estimate | $10,600 | $884 | $10,670 | |
| 56 | Argentina estimate | $10,580 | $882 | ARS 13,132,300 | $19,860 |
| 57 | Lebanon estimate | $10,450 | $871 | L£15,758,800 | $21,060 |
| 58 | Maldives estimate | $10,240 | $854 | MVR 157,600 | $15,560 |
| 59 | Botswana estimate | $9,822 | $819 | P 133,200 | $25,080 |
| 60 | Honduras estimate | $9,353 | $779 | L 242,700 | $19,240 |
| 61 | Mauritius estimate | $9,054 | $754 | Rs 420,200 | $21,100 |
| 62 | Malaysia estimate | $8,798 | $733 | RM 36,980 | $23,530 |
| 63 | Guatemala estimate | $8,564 | $714 | Q 65,770 | $19,160 |
| 64 | Guyana estimate | $8,343 | $695 | GYD 1,739,600 | $17,900 |
| 65 | Albania estimate | $8,334 | $694 | ALL 888,100 | $19,280 |
| 66 | Ecuador estimate | $8,273 | $689 | $18,740 | |
| 67 | Mexico estimate | $8,192 | $683 | MX$157,600 | $13,930 |
| 68 | Russia estimate | $8,123 | $677 | ₽598,300 | $23,230 |
| 69 | Thailand estimate | $7,987 | $666 | ฿262,600 | $24,760 |
| 70 | Fiji estimate | $7,455 | $621 | FJD 16,910 | $18,260 |
| 71 | Jordan estimate | $7,398 | $617 | JOD 5,253 | $16,350 |
| 72 | Peru estimate | $7,363 | $614 | PEN 26,260 | $13,630 |
| 73 | Djibouti estimate | $7,308 | $609 | DJF 1,298,700 | $13,190 |
| 74 | Samoa estimate | $7,200 | $600 | WST 19,360 | $10,540 |
| 75 | South Africa estimate | $7,181 | $598 | R 118,200 | $15,940 |
| 76 | El Salvador estimate | $7,113 | $593 | $15,170 | |
| 77 | Tonga estimate | $7,095 | $591 | TOP 16,770 | $9,208 |
| 78 | Brazil estimate | $7,051 | $588 | R$39,400 | $15,260 |
| 79 | Moldova estimate | $6,749 | $562 | MDL 117,300 | $13,370 |
| 80 | Mongolia estimate | $6,668 | $556 | ₮23,638,100 | $20,020 |
| 81 | Bolivia estimate | $6,652 | $554 | Bs 45,960 | $17,030 |
| 82 | Dominican Republic estimate | $6,484 | $540 | DOP 401,900 | $16,880 |
| 83 | Colombia estimate | $6,480 | $540 | COP 26,264,600 | $15,770 |
| 84 | Vanuatu estimate | $6,138 | $511 | VUV 594,800 | $5,022 |
| 85 | Paraguay estimate | $5,499 | $458 | ₲41,492,700 | $14,430 |
| 86 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $5,263 | $439 | F CFA 3,283,100 | $14,130 |
| 87 | Kiribati estimate | $5,229 | $436 | A$7,871 | $8,383 |
| 88 | Vietnam estimate | $4,945 | $412 | ₫119,503,900 | $16,690 |
| 89 | Philippines estimate | $4,881 | $407 | ₱279,600 | $13,480 |
| 90 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $4,763 | $397 | FCFA 2,889,100 | $10,480 |
| 91 | Cambodia estimate | $4,581 | $382 | ៛18,385,200 | $12,480 |
| 92 | Cape Verde estimate | $4,457 | $371 | CVE 443,000 | $8,795 |
| 93 | Bhutan estimate | $4,380 | $365 | BTN 366,500 | $17,550 |
| 94 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,361 | $363 | ₸1,421,600 | $11,330 |
| 95 | Georgia estimate | $4,136 | $345 | ₾13,320 | $12,410 |
| 96 | Jamaica estimate | $3,847 | $321 | JMD 426,800 | $6,106 |
| 97 | Tunisia estimate | $3,804 | $317 | TND 11,160 | $13,610 |
| 98 | Zambia estimate | $3,545 | $295 | ZK 92,770 | $12,260 |
| 99 | Yemen estimate | $3,530 | $294 | YER 775,100 | $11,700 |
| 100 | Suriname estimate | $3,455 | $288 | SRD 85,360 | $9,546 |
| 101 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,392 | $283 | UZS 37,480,700 | $12,500 |
| 102 | Timor-Leste estimate | $3,283 | $274 | $7,369 | |
| 103 | Senegal estimate | $3,279 | $273 | F CFA 1,908,400 | $8,425 |
| 104 | Ghana estimate | $3,137 | $261 | GH₵39,400 | $7,504 |
| 105 | Indonesia estimate | $3,122 | $260 | Rp 49,495,500 | $9,696 |
| 106 | India estimate | $3,013 | $251 | ₹262,600 | $13,240 |
| 107 | Nepal estimate | $2,948 | $246 | Rs 308,100 | $10,150 |
| 108 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,792 | $233 | FCFA 1,313,200 | $4,213 |
| 109 | Liberia estimate | $2,626 | $219 | LRD 2,626 | $6,515 |
| 110 | Kenya estimate | $2,575 | $215 | KES 262,600 | $6,071 |
| 111 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $2,492 | $208 | K 3,443,600 | $7,907 |
| 112 | Mozambique estimate | $2,478 | $207 | MZN 158,200 | $6,560 |
| 113 | Angola estimate | $2,416 | $201 | Kz 2,101,200 | $6,752 |
| 114 | Comoros estimate | $2,368 | $197 | CF 984,900 | $4,319 |
| 115 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,326 | $194 | Rs 702,600 | $8,030 |
| 116 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,315 | $193 | ৳267,700 | $8,113 |
| 117 | Eswatini estimate | $2,233 | $186 | SZL 39,940 | |
| 118 | Armenia estimate | $2,176 | $181 | ֏1,050,600 | $6,311 |
| 119 | Mali estimate | $2,166 | $180 | F CFA 1,313,200 | $6,827 |
| 120 | Guinea estimate | $2,044 | $170 | FG 18,770,200 | $6,234 |
| 121 | Uganda estimate | $2,014 | $168 | UGX 7,222,800 | $5,491 |
| 122 | Rwanda estimate | $1,992 | $166 | RF 2,626,000 | $7,266 |
| 123 | Ukraine estimate | $1,989 | $166 | ₴50,810 | $8,178 |
| 124 | Lesotho estimate | $1,893 | $158 | LSL 34,690 | $5,651 |
| 125 | Laos estimate | $1,871 | $156 | ₭26,264,600 | $7,076 |
| 126 | Cameroon estimate | $1,862 | $155 | FCFA 919,300 | $3,842 |
| 127 | Pakistan estimate | $1,861 | $155 | Rs 523,100 | $8,000 |
| 128 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,761 | $147 | F CFA 1,025,000 | $5,308 |
| 129 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,709 | $142 | ؋131,300 | $8,315 |
| 130 | Niger estimate | $1,684 | $140 | F CFA 1,050,600 | $5,168 |
| 131 | Benin estimate | $1,581 | $132 | F CFA 984,900 | $4,792 |
| 132 | Chad estimate | $1,581 | $132 | FCFA 986,100 | $4,664 |
| 133 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,533 | $128 | F CFA 956,500 | $4,332 |
| 134 | Sudan estimate | $1,497 | $125 | SDG 818,300 | $3,648 |
| 135 | Egypt estimate | $1,450 | $121 | E£65,660 | $9,445 |
| 136 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,411 | $118 | ETB 61,720 | $4,594 |
| 137 | Burundi estimate | $1,371 | $114 | BIF 2,626,500 | $4,143 |
| 138 | Togo estimate | $1,243 | $104 | F CFA 775,100 | $3,514 |
| 139 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,170 | $97 | CDF 1,181,900 | $2,408 |
| 140 | Gambia estimate | $1,159 | $97 | GMD 55,810 | $3,745 |
| 141 | Nigeria estimate | $745 | $62 | ₦1,101,200 | $4,147 |
| 142 | Malawi estimate | $446 | $37 | MWK 162,700 | $1,368 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).