How much does an underwater welder 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 $100,000 a year.
Where they earn the most
- Iceland$87,680
- Belgium$85,640
- Switzerland$80,150
- United States$72,990
- Denmark$63,460
Where pay goes furthest
- Belgium$98,210
- Iceland$76,670
- United States$72,990
- Switzerland$62,530
- Norway$60,880
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland estimate | $87,680 | $7,306 | kr 11,169,900 | $76,670 |
| 2 | Belgium estimate | $85,640 | $7,137 | €75,790 | $98,210 |
| 3 | Switzerland estimate | $80,150 | $6,679 | CHF 72,120 | $62,530 |
| 4 | United States | $72,990 | $6,083 | $72,990 | |
| 5 | Denmark estimate | $63,460 | $5,288 | kr 422,800 | $60,710 |
| 6 | Norway estimate | $58,560 | $4,880 | kr 529,900 | $60,880 |
| 7 | Ireland estimate | $53,450 | $4,455 | €47,300 | $52,330 |
| 8 | Luxembourg estimate | $48,390 | $4,033 | €43,340 | $49,050 |
| 9 | United Kingdom estimate | $48,200 | $4,017 | £36,610 | $52,190 |
| 10 | Finland estimate | $47,600 | $3,967 | €42,630 | $52,520 |
| 11 | Austria estimate | $45,800 | $3,817 | €41,020 | $54,020 |
| 12 | Germany estimate | $44,160 | $3,680 | €39,550 | $58,310 |
| 13 | Netherlands estimate | $43,740 | $3,645 | €39,170 | $50,440 |
| 14 | Sweden estimate | $41,160 | $3,430 | kr 391,900 | $45,480 |
| 15 | Israel estimate | $32,750 | $2,729 | ₪105,800 | $26,130 |
| 16 | South Korea estimate | $32,020 | $2,669 | ₩41,358,100 | $45,750 |
| 17 | Italy estimate | $31,400 | $2,616 | €28,120 | $43,090 |
| 18 | France estimate | $30,470 | $2,539 | €27,290 | $36,810 |
| 19 | Estonia estimate | $29,630 | $2,469 | €26,220 | $39,030 |
| 20 | Malta estimate | $26,510 | $2,209 | €23,740 | $36,920 |
| 21 | Bahamas estimate | $25,560 | $2,130 | BSD 25,560 | $23,100 |
| 22 | Slovenia estimate | $25,340 | $2,112 | €22,700 | $37,830 |
| 23 | Spain estimate | $25,220 | $2,101 | €22,580 | $36,710 |
| 24 | Greece estimate | $24,810 | $2,067 | €22,220 | $37,850 |
| 25 | Singapore estimate | $23,400 | $1,950 | SGD 31,430 | $29,690 |
| 26 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $21,550 | $1,796 | HK$167,300 | $25,910 |
| 27 | Cyprus estimate | $19,660 | $1,638 | €17,610 | $29,370 |
| 28 | Czechia estimate | $18,510 | $1,543 | Kč 407,300 | $27,640 |
| 29 | Lithuania estimate | $18,350 | $1,529 | €16,430 | $29,540 |
| 30 | Puerto Rico estimate | $17,220 | $1,435 | $18,360 | |
| 31 | Portugal estimate | $16,900 | $1,409 | €15,140 | $26,030 |
| 32 | Slovakia estimate | $16,880 | $1,407 | €15,120 | $26,410 |
| 33 | Latvia estimate | $16,080 | $1,340 | €14,410 | $25,780 |
| 34 | Hungary estimate | $14,770 | $1,231 | Ft 5,177,600 | $25,510 |
| 35 | Uruguay estimate | $14,290 | $1,191 | UYU 574,500 | $19,610 |
| 36 | Poland estimate | $14,090 | $1,174 | zł 59,130 | $25,680 |
| 37 | Croatia estimate | $13,660 | $1,139 | €92,210 | $23,220 |
| 38 | Barbados estimate | $13,120 | $1,093 | BBD 26,240 | $10,930 |
| 39 | Romania estimate | $13,110 | $1,093 | lei 57,920 | $26,890 |
| 40 | Qatar estimate | $12,860 | $1,072 | QAR 46,820 | $16,540 |
| 41 | Costa Rica estimate | $11,290 | $941 | ₡5,684,700 | $18,070 |
| 42 | Palau estimate | $9,916 | $826 | $9,911 | |
| 43 | Serbia estimate | $9,821 | $818 | RSD 1,033,100 | $19,290 |
| 44 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $9,552 | $796 | KM 16,730 | $21,560 |
| 45 | Montenegro estimate | $9,333 | $778 | €7,025 | $15,990 |
| 46 | Bulgaria estimate | $9,303 | $775 | €16,300 | $19,860 |
| 47 | Panama estimate | $9,183 | $765 | PAB 9,183 | $18,490 |
| 48 | Chile estimate | $9,125 | $760 | CLP 8,610,200 | $18,520 |
| 49 | Türkiye estimate | $8,868 | $739 | ₺349,900 | $19,720 |
| 50 | Argentina estimate | $8,458 | $705 | ARS 10,494,800 | $15,870 |
| 51 | Tonga estimate | $8,418 | $701 | TOP 19,900 | $10,920 |
| 52 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $8,379 | $698 | SAR 31,420 | $16,190 |
| 53 | North Macedonia estimate | $8,320 | $693 | MKD 459,200 | $16,770 |
| 54 | Guyana estimate | $7,865 | $655 | GYD 1,639,800 | $16,870 |
| 55 | Russia estimate | $7,832 | $653 | ₽576,900 | $22,400 |
| 56 | Belize estimate | $7,558 | $630 | BZD 15,120 | $11,840 |
| 57 | Mongolia estimate | $7,401 | $617 | ₮26,237,000 | $22,220 |
| 58 | Marshall Islands estimate | $7,350 | $612 | $7,398 | |
| 59 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $7,264 | $605 | AED 26,680 | $10,800 |
| 60 | Maldives estimate | $7,249 | $604 | MVR 111,500 | $11,010 |
| 61 | Mexico estimate | $7,223 | $602 | MX$139,000 | $12,290 |
| 62 | Lebanon estimate | $6,962 | $580 | L£10,494,800 | $14,020 |
| 63 | Brunei estimate | $6,730 | $561 | BND 8,527 | $11,260 |
| 64 | Ecuador estimate | $6,166 | $514 | $13,970 | |
| 65 | Fiji estimate | $6,010 | $501 | FJD 13,630 | $14,720 |
| 66 | Mauritius estimate | $5,935 | $495 | Rs 275,500 | $13,830 |
| 67 | Djibouti estimate | $5,905 | $492 | DJF 1,049,500 | $10,660 |
| 68 | El Salvador estimate | $5,685 | $474 | $12,120 | |
| 69 | Moldova estimate | $5,662 | $472 | MDL 98,390 | $11,220 |
| 70 | Bolivia estimate | $5,590 | $466 | Bs 38,630 | $14,310 |
| 71 | Honduras estimate | $5,560 | $463 | L 144,300 | $11,440 |
| 72 | Jordan estimate | $5,543 | $462 | JOD 3,936 | $12,250 |
| 73 | Peru estimate | $5,517 | $460 | PEN 19,680 | $10,210 |
| 74 | Kazakhstan estimate | $5,466 | $455 | ₸1,781,800 | $14,200 |
| 75 | Brazil estimate | $5,165 | $430 | R$28,860 | $11,180 |
| 76 | Guatemala estimate | $5,124 | $427 | Q 39,360 | $11,470 |
| 77 | Dominican Republic estimate | $5,110 | $426 | DOP 316,700 | $13,300 |
| 78 | Malaysia estimate | $5,016 | $418 | RM 21,090 | $13,410 |
| 79 | Paraguay estimate | $4,868 | $406 | ₲36,731,900 | $12,780 |
| 80 | Albania estimate | $4,829 | $402 | ALL 514,600 | $11,170 |
| 81 | Thailand estimate | $4,787 | $399 | ฿157,400 | $14,840 |
| 82 | Samoa estimate | $4,761 | $397 | WST 12,800 | $6,966 |
| 83 | Colombia estimate | $4,607 | $384 | COP 18,674,200 | $11,210 |
| 84 | Vietnam estimate | $4,343 | $362 | ₫104,948,200 | $14,660 |
| 85 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $4,325 | $360 | FCFA 2,623,700 | $9,515 |
| 86 | Georgia estimate | $4,079 | $340 | ₾13,140 | $12,240 |
| 87 | South Africa estimate | $3,984 | $332 | R 65,580 | $8,842 |
| 88 | Vanuatu estimate | $3,696 | $308 | VUV 358,200 | $3,024 |
| 89 | Cambodia estimate | $3,569 | $297 | ៛14,325,400 | $9,727 |
| 90 | Kiribati estimate | $3,486 | $291 | A$5,247 | $5,589 |
| 91 | Philippines estimate | $3,482 | $290 | ₱199,500 | $9,618 |
| 92 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,254 | $271 | UZS 35,952,700 | $11,990 |
| 93 | Bhutan estimate | $3,136 | $261 | BTN 262,400 | $12,570 |
| 94 | Eswatini estimate | $2,933 | $244 | SZL 52,470 | |
| 95 | Cape Verde estimate | $2,904 | $242 | CVE 288,600 | $5,730 |
| 96 | Botswana estimate | $2,902 | $242 | P 39,360 | $7,408 |
| 97 | Nepal estimate | $2,673 | $223 | Rs 279,300 | $9,202 |
| 98 | Suriname estimate | $2,655 | $221 | SRD 65,590 | $7,335 |
| 99 | Comoros estimate | $2,526 | $211 | CF 1,050,800 | $4,608 |
| 100 | Tunisia estimate | $2,459 | $205 | TND 7,215 | $8,797 |
| 101 | Armenia estimate | $2,446 | $204 | ֏1,180,700 | $7,092 |
| 102 | Sudan estimate | $2,308 | $192 | SDG 1,262,000 | $5,627 |
| 103 | India estimate | $2,258 | $188 | ₹196,800 | $9,919 |
| 104 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,232 | $186 | FCFA 1,049,500 | $3,367 |
| 105 | Ghana estimate | $2,173 | $181 | GH₵27,290 | $5,197 |
| 106 | Ukraine estimate | $2,089 | $174 | ₴53,380 | $8,591 |
| 107 | Jamaica estimate | $2,049 | $171 | JMD 227,300 | $3,252 |
| 108 | Timor-Leste estimate | $1,968 | $164 | $4,417 | |
| 109 | Senegal estimate | $1,954 | $163 | F CFA 1,136,900 | $5,019 |
| 110 | Indonesia estimate | $1,950 | $162 | Rp 30,912,000 | $6,055 |
| 111 | Laos estimate | $1,869 | $156 | ₭26,237,000 | $7,069 |
| 112 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,823 | $152 | K 2,518,800 | $5,783 |
| 113 | Liberia estimate | $1,800 | $150 | LRD 1,800 | $4,464 |
| 114 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,737 | $145 | Rs 524,700 | $5,998 |
| 115 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $1,683 | $140 | F CFA 1,049,500 | $4,515 |
| 116 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,679 | $140 | ৳194,200 | $5,885 |
| 117 | Mozambique estimate | $1,620 | $135 | MZN 103,500 | $4,289 |
| 118 | Zambia estimate | $1,504 | $125 | ZK 39,360 | $5,201 |
| 119 | Lesotho estimate | $1,431 | $119 | LSL 26,240 | $4,274 |
| 120 | Egypt estimate | $1,409 | $117 | E£63,840 | $9,184 |
| 121 | Chad estimate | $1,367 | $114 | FCFA 852,700 | $4,033 |
| 122 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,366 | $114 | ؋104,900 | $6,648 |
| 123 | Cameroon estimate | $1,328 | $111 | FCFA 655,900 | $2,741 |
| 124 | Rwanda estimate | $1,294 | $108 | RF 1,705,400 | $4,719 |
| 125 | Niger estimate | $1,262 | $105 | F CFA 787,100 | $3,872 |
| 126 | Pakistan estimate | $1,212 | $101 | Rs 340,800 | $5,212 |
| 127 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,200 | $100 | CDF 1,212,800 | $2,470 |
| 128 | Uganda estimate | $1,189 | $99 | UGX 4,263,500 | $3,242 |
| 129 | Yemen estimate | $1,158 | $97 | YER 254,300 | $3,839 |
| 130 | Togo estimate | $1,101 | $92 | F CFA 686,900 | $3,114 |
| 131 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,094 | $91 | F CFA 682,200 | $3,090 |
| 132 | Benin estimate | $948 | $79 | F CFA 590,300 | $2,872 |
| 133 | Mali estimate | $865 | $72 | F CFA 524,700 | $2,728 |
| 134 | Angola estimate | $754 | $63 | Kz 655,900 | $2,108 |
| 135 | Ethiopia estimate | $750 | $62 | ETB 32,800 | $2,441 |
| 136 | Gambia estimate | $749 | $62 | GMD 36,080 | $2,420 |
| 137 | Burundi estimate | $741 | $62 | BIF 1,418,200 | $2,237 |
| 138 | Guinea estimate | $714 | $60 | FG 6,559,300 | $2,178 |
| 139 | Burkina Faso estimate | $676 | $56 | F CFA 393,600 | $2,038 |
| 140 | Malawi estimate | $612 | $51 | MWK 223,000 | $1,875 |
| 141 | Nigeria estimate | $384 | $32 | ₦568,500 | $2,141 |
| 142 | Kenya estimate | $154 | $13 | KES 15,740 | $364 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).