How much does a zoologist 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 $200,000 a year.
Where they earn the most
- Switzerland$111,100
- United States$100,600
- Luxembourg$91,170
- Iceland$79,450
- Germany$79,150
Where pay goes furthest
- Germany$104,500
- United States$100,600
- Qatar$95,580
- Luxembourg$92,420
- Switzerland$86,650
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $111,100 | $9,255 | CHF 99,940 | $86,650 |
| 2 | United States | $100,600 | $8,381 | $100,600 | |
| 3 | Luxembourg estimate | $91,170 | $7,598 | €81,660 | $92,420 |
| 4 | Iceland estimate | $79,450 | $6,621 | kr 10,122,200 | $69,480 |
| 5 | Germany | $79,150 | $6,596 | €70,900 | $104,500 |
| 6 | Qatar estimate | $74,330 | $6,194 | QAR 270,600 | $95,580 |
| 7 | Canada | $73,830 | $6,153 | CA$103,900 | |
| 8 | Denmark estimate | $71,520 | $5,960 | kr 476,600 | $68,430 |
| 9 | Norway estimate | $68,210 | $5,684 | kr 617,200 | $70,900 |
| 10 | Belgium estimate | $65,610 | $5,467 | €58,760 | $75,230 |
| 11 | Austria estimate | $65,570 | $5,464 | €58,730 | $77,330 |
| 12 | Ireland estimate | $64,680 | $5,390 | €57,930 | $63,320 |
| 13 | Netherlands estimate | $63,120 | $5,260 | €56,540 | $72,800 |
| 14 | United Kingdom | $60,980 | $5,081 | £45,560 | $66,010 |
| 15 | Australia | $60,740 | $5,062 | A$88,410 | |
| 16 | Finland estimate | $57,630 | $4,803 | €51,620 | $63,600 |
| 17 | Singapore estimate | $52,010 | $4,334 | SGD 69,870 | $65,990 |
| 18 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $51,650 | $4,304 | HK$400,900 | $62,110 |
| 19 | Sweden estimate | $49,760 | $4,147 | kr 473,800 | $54,980 |
| 20 | Israel estimate | $48,100 | $4,008 | ₪155,400 | $38,380 |
| 21 | France estimate | $47,950 | $3,996 | €42,950 | $57,930 |
| 22 | Italy estimate | $42,290 | $3,524 | €37,870 | $58,030 |
| 23 | Spain estimate | $41,960 | $3,497 | €37,580 | $61,090 |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $37,360 | $3,113 | AED 137,200 | $55,570 |
| 25 | South Korea estimate | $36,010 | $3,000 | ₩46,498,800 | $51,440 |
| 26 | Cyprus estimate | $35,900 | $2,992 | €32,150 | $53,640 |
| 27 | Slovenia estimate | $35,360 | $2,947 | €31,670 | $52,780 |
| 28 | Malta estimate | $34,430 | $2,869 | €30,140 | $47,950 |
| 29 | Portugal estimate | $33,640 | $2,803 | €30,130 | $51,790 |
| 30 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $31,260 | $2,605 | SAR 117,200 | $60,420 |
| 31 | Bahamas estimate | $29,480 | $2,457 | BSD 29,480 | $26,640 |
| 32 | Puerto Rico estimate | $29,380 | $2,448 | $31,330 | |
| 33 | Czechia estimate | $28,220 | $2,352 | Kč 620,900 | $42,130 |
| 34 | Greece estimate | $28,180 | $2,349 | €25,240 | $43,000 |
| 35 | Brunei estimate | $27,920 | $2,327 | BND 35,380 | $46,710 |
| 36 | Lithuania estimate | $27,360 | $2,280 | €24,500 | $44,050 |
| 37 | Barbados estimate | $27,120 | $2,260 | BBD 54,240 | $22,600 |
| 38 | Estonia estimate | $27,010 | $2,251 | €24,190 | $35,590 |
| 39 | Costa Rica estimate | $25,860 | $2,155 | ₡13,020,700 | $41,400 |
| 40 | Latvia estimate | $24,870 | $2,073 | €22,280 | $39,860 |
| 41 | Romania estimate | $23,750 | $1,979 | lei 104,900 | $48,690 |
| 42 | Croatia estimate | $22,880 | $1,906 | €154,400 | $38,870 |
| 43 | Slovakia estimate | $22,420 | $1,868 | €20,080 | $35,070 |
| 44 | Hungary estimate | $22,230 | $1,853 | Ft 7,790,800 | $38,380 |
| 45 | Poland estimate | $19,550 | $1,629 | zł 82,060 | $35,640 |
| 46 | Türkiye estimate | $17,930 | $1,494 | ₺707,500 | $39,870 |
| 47 | Uruguay estimate | $17,590 | $1,466 | UYU 707,500 | $24,150 |
| 48 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $16,660 | $1,389 | KM 29,190 | $37,620 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $16,510 | $1,376 | PAB 16,510 | $33,240 |
| 50 | Bulgaria estimate | $16,440 | $1,370 | €28,810 | $35,100 |
| 51 | Serbia estimate | $15,950 | $1,329 | RSD 1,678,400 | $31,340 |
| 52 | Botswana estimate | $15,650 | $1,304 | P 212,300 | $39,950 |
| 53 | Chile estimate | $15,450 | $1,287 | CLP 14,578,100 | $31,360 |
| 54 | Palau estimate | $15,210 | $1,267 | $15,200 | |
| 55 | Montenegro estimate | $13,120 | $1,093 | €9,873 | $22,480 |
| 56 | Belize estimate | $12,960 | $1,080 | BZD 25,910 | $20,300 |
| 57 | North Macedonia estimate | $12,830 | $1,069 | MKD 708,200 | $25,870 |
| 58 | Malaysia estimate | $12,640 | $1,053 | RM 53,130 | $33,800 |
| 59 | South Africa estimate | $12,180 | $1,015 | R 200,500 | $27,030 |
| 60 | Marshall Islands estimate | $11,790 | $983 | $11,870 | |
| 61 | Lebanon estimate | $11,260 | $939 | L£16,980,900 | $22,690 |
| 62 | Honduras estimate | $10,600 | $884 | L 275,200 | $21,810 |
| 63 | Peru estimate | $10,580 | $882 | PEN 37,740 | $19,580 |
| 64 | Brazil estimate | $10,550 | $879 | R$58,960 | $22,840 |
| 65 | Colombia estimate | $10,470 | $873 | COP 42,452,300 | $25,490 |
| 66 | Dominican Republic estimate | $10,300 | $859 | DOP 638,700 | $26,830 |
| 67 | Mauritius estimate | $10,160 | $847 | Rs 471,700 | $23,680 |
| 68 | Eswatini estimate | $9,888 | $824 | SZL 176,900 | |
| 69 | Guatemala estimate | $9,577 | $798 | Q 73,550 | $21,430 |
| 70 | Maldives estimate | $9,518 | $793 | MVR 146,400 | $14,460 |
| 71 | Argentina estimate | $9,503 | $792 | ARS 11,792,300 | $17,830 |
| 72 | Ecuador estimate | $9,434 | $786 | $21,370 | |
| 73 | Thailand estimate | $9,209 | $767 | ฿302,800 | $28,550 |
| 74 | Mexico estimate | $9,039 | $753 | MX$173,900 | $15,380 |
| 75 | El Salvador estimate | $8,918 | $743 | $19,020 | |
| 76 | Russia estimate | $8,652 | $721 | ₽637,200 | $24,740 |
| 77 | Djibouti estimate | $8,294 | $691 | DJF 1,474,000 | $14,970 |
| 78 | Fiji estimate | $8,197 | $683 | FJD 18,590 | $20,070 |
| 79 | Samoa estimate | $8,052 | $671 | WST 21,650 | $11,780 |
| 80 | Albania estimate | $7,949 | $662 | ALL 847,100 | $18,390 |
| 81 | Guyana estimate | $7,918 | $660 | GYD 1,650,900 | $16,980 |
| 82 | Bolivia estimate | $7,680 | $640 | Bs 53,070 | $19,660 |
| 83 | Jordan estimate | $7,474 | $623 | JOD 5,307 | $16,520 |
| 84 | Paraguay estimate | $7,033 | $586 | ₲53,065,400 | $18,460 |
| 85 | Mongolia estimate | $6,653 | $554 | ₮23,584,600 | $19,970 |
| 86 | Jamaica estimate | $6,644 | $554 | JMD 737,000 | $10,540 |
| 87 | Moldova estimate | $6,569 | $547 | MDL 114,200 | $13,010 |
| 88 | Tonga estimate | $6,418 | $535 | TOP 15,170 | $8,329 |
| 89 | Philippines estimate | $6,261 | $522 | ₱358,700 | $17,290 |
| 90 | Cape Verde estimate | $5,901 | $492 | CVE 586,500 | $11,640 |
| 91 | Bhutan estimate | $5,779 | $482 | BTN 483,500 | $23,160 |
| 92 | Vanuatu estimate | $5,476 | $456 | VUV 530,700 | $4,480 |
| 93 | Vietnam estimate | $5,417 | $451 | ₫130,894,500 | $18,280 |
| 94 | Senegal estimate | $5,066 | $422 | F CFA 2,948,100 | $13,010 |
| 95 | Kazakhstan estimate | $5,033 | $419 | ₸1,640,800 | $13,070 |
| 96 | Tunisia estimate | $4,822 | $402 | TND 14,150 | $17,250 |
| 97 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $4,726 | $394 | F CFA 2,948,100 | $12,680 |
| 98 | Cambodia estimate | $4,701 | $392 | ៛18,867,700 | $12,810 |
| 99 | Kiribati estimate | $4,516 | $376 | A$6,798 | $7,240 |
| 100 | India estimate | $4,330 | $361 | ₹377,400 | $19,020 |
| 101 | Georgia estimate | $4,150 | $346 | ₾13,370 | $12,450 |
| 102 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,971 | $331 | FCFA 2,408,700 | $8,735 |
| 103 | Chad estimate | $3,925 | $327 | FCFA 2,448,200 | $11,580 |
| 104 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,751 | $313 | UZS 41,448,400 | $13,820 |
| 105 | Zambia estimate | $3,605 | $300 | ZK 94,340 | $12,470 |
| 106 | Suriname estimate | $3,341 | $278 | SRD 82,550 | $9,231 |
| 107 | Mozambique estimate | $3,324 | $277 | MZN 212,300 | $8,800 |
| 108 | Timor-Leste estimate | $3,184 | $265 | $7,146 | |
| 109 | Yemen estimate | $3,050 | $254 | YER 669,700 | $10,110 |
| 110 | Burkina Faso estimate | $3,040 | $253 | F CFA 1,768,800 | $9,160 |
| 111 | Mali estimate | $2,917 | $243 | F CFA 1,768,800 | $9,195 |
| 112 | Kenya estimate | $2,849 | $237 | KES 290,600 | $6,716 |
| 113 | Comoros estimate | $2,835 | $236 | CF 1,179,200 | $5,171 |
| 114 | Ghana estimate | $2,630 | $219 | GH₵33,020 | $6,289 |
| 115 | Cameroon estimate | $2,627 | $219 | FCFA 1,297,200 | $5,421 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,537 | $211 | Rs 766,500 | $8,761 |
| 117 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,507 | $209 | FCFA 1,179,200 | $3,783 |
| 118 | Nepal estimate | $2,482 | $207 | Rs 259,400 | $8,547 |
| 119 | Guinea estimate | $2,311 | $193 | FG 21,226,100 | $7,050 |
| 120 | Indonesia estimate | $2,287 | $191 | Rp 36,264,600 | $7,104 |
| 121 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $2,269 | $189 | F CFA 1,415,100 | $6,409 |
| 122 | Lesotho estimate | $2,252 | $188 | LSL 41,270 | $6,723 |
| 123 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,244 | $187 | ৳259,400 | $7,864 |
| 124 | Ukraine estimate | $2,172 | $181 | ₴55,500 | $8,933 |
| 125 | Armenia estimate | $2,076 | $173 | ֏1,002,300 | $6,021 |
| 126 | Angola estimate | $2,034 | $169 | Kz 1,768,800 | $5,684 |
| 127 | Uganda estimate | $1,808 | $151 | UGX 6,485,800 | $4,931 |
| 128 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,807 | $151 | ETB 79,010 | $5,880 |
| 129 | Benin estimate | $1,798 | $150 | F CFA 1,120,300 | $5,451 |
| 130 | Niger estimate | $1,792 | $149 | F CFA 1,117,900 | $5,499 |
| 131 | Togo estimate | $1,791 | $149 | F CFA 1,117,100 | $5,064 |
| 132 | Laos estimate | $1,764 | $147 | ₭24,763,800 | $6,672 |
| 133 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,751 | $146 | CDF 1,768,800 | $3,603 |
| 134 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,707 | $142 | K 2,358,500 | $5,415 |
| 135 | Pakistan estimate | $1,453 | $121 | Rs 408,500 | $6,246 |
| 136 | Egypt estimate | $1,302 | $108 | E£58,960 | $8,481 |
| 137 | Sudan estimate | $1,294 | $108 | SDG 707,500 | $3,155 |
| 138 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,252 | $104 | ؋96,160 | $6,091 |
| 139 | Burundi estimate | $1,217 | $101 | BIF 2,330,900 | $3,677 |
| 140 | Liberia estimate | $1,179 | $98 | LRD 1,179 | $2,925 |
| 141 | Rwanda estimate | $1,163 | $97 | RF 1,533,000 | $4,242 |
| 142 | Gambia estimate | $1,041 | $87 | GMD 50,120 | $3,363 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $1,036 | $86 | MWK 377,400 | $3,173 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $399 | $33 | ₦589,600 | $2,220 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).