Compare Defense Officer salaries across 218 countries. Find out where this job pays the most.
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| # | Country | Annual Salary (USD/yr) | Local Salary / year | vs Global Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | $148,751 | CHF 134,700 | +456% |
| 2 | 🇬🇬 Guernsey | $116,015 | GBP 92,500 | +334% |
| 3 | 🇺🇸 United States | $111,700 | USD 111,700 | +318% |
| 4 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $105,103 | GBP 83,800 | +293% |
| 5 | 🇨🇦 Canada | $102,445 | CAD 139,100 | +283% |
| 6 | 🇯🇪 Jersey | $93,590 | GBP 74,620 | +250% |
| 7 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | $83,847 | EUR 78,120 | +214% |
| 8 | 🇸🇬 Singapore | $80,553 | SGD 109,000 | +201% |
| 9 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | $78,826 | DKK 547,800 | +195% |
| 10 | 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | $76,639 | CHF 69,400 | +187% |
| 11 | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $74,418 | AED 273,300 | +178% |
| 12 | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | $71,933 | EUR 67,020 | +169% |
| 13 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $68,370 | EUR 63,700 | +156% |
| 14 | 🇦🇺 Australia | $67,211 | AUD 103,600 | +151% |
| 15 | 🇲🇹 Malta | $65,343 | EUR 60,880 | +144% |
| 16 | 🇮🇸 Iceland | $64,452 | ISK 9,025,900 | +141% |
| 17 | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | $64,037 | NZD 107,700 | +139% |
| 18 | 🇸🇲 San Marino | $63,025 | EUR 58,720 | +136% |
| 19 | 🇫🇮 Finland | $62,059 | EUR 57,820 | +132% |
| 20 | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | $60,366 | CRC 30,240,200 | +126% |
| 21 | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | $60,328 | HKD 472,100 | +126% |
| 22 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | $59,853 | SEK 646,600 | +124% |
| 23 | 🇳🇴 Norway | $58,958 | NOK 646,600 | +120% |
| 24 | 🇬🇵 Guadeloupe | $58,710 | EUR 54,700 | +120% |
| 25 | 🇴🇲 Oman | $57,089 | OMR 21,980 | +113% |
| 26 | 🇲🇨 Monaco | $56,756 | EUR 52,880 | +112% |
| 27 | 🇦🇩 Andorra | $56,692 | EUR 52,820 | +112% |
| 28 | 🇶🇦 Qatar | $56,511 | QAR 205,700 | +111% |
| 29 | 🇦🇹 Austria | $56,005 | EUR 52,180 | +109% |
| 30 | 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $55,691 | BHD 20,940 | +108% |
| 31 | 🇧🇸 Bahamas | $55,200 | BSD 55,200 | +106% |
| 32 | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $54,853 | SAR 205,700 | +105% |
| 33 | 🇫🇷 France | $54,846 | EUR 51,100 | +105% |
| 34 | 🇦🇽 Åland Islands | $54,288 | EUR 50,580 | +103% |
| 35 | 🇮🇹 Italy | $54,030 | EUR 50,340 | +102% |
| 36 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | $53,925 | TWD 1,728,900 | +102% |
| 37 | 🇬🇮 Gibraltar | $53,680 | GIP 42,800 | +101% |
| 38 | 🇨🇳 China | $53,288 | CNY 385,300 | +99% |
| 39 | 🇬🇱 Greenland | $52,119 | DKK 362,200 | +95% |
| 40 | 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands | $51,819 | KYD 42,600 | +94% |
| 41 | 🇩🇪 Germany | $51,669 | EUR 48,140 | +93% |
| 42 | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | $51,012 | KWD 15,700 | +91% |
| 43 | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | $49,095 | VES 1,777,700 | +84% |
| 44 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | $48,299 | EUR 45,000 | +81% |
| 45 | 🇯🇵 Japan | $47,851 | JPY 7,259,000 | +79% |
| 46 | 🇫🇴 Faroe Islands | $47,788 | DKK 332,100 | +79% |
| 47 | 🇲🇫 Saint Martin | $46,667 | EUR 43,480 | +74% |
| 48 | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | $46,517 | EUR 43,340 | +74% |
| 49 | 🇬🇫 French Guiana | $45,122 | EUR 42,040 | +69% |
| 50 | 🇲🇶 Martinique | $45,122 | EUR 42,040 | +69% |
| 51 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | $39,073 | KRW 52,918,800 | +46% |
| 52 | 🇾🇹 Mayotte | $38,811 | EUR 36,160 | +45% |
| 53 | 🇪🇪 Estonia | $38,661 | EUR 36,020 | +45% |
| 54 | 🇪🇸 Spain | $38,661 | EUR 36,020 | +45% |
| 55 | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | $36,793 | EUR 34,280 | +38% |
| 56 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | $36,793 | EUR 34,280 | +38% |
| 57 | United States Virgin Islands | $36,700 | USD 36,700 | +37% |
| 58 | 🇨🇰 Cook Islands | $36,543 | NZD 61,460 | +37% |
| 59 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | $36,411 | THB 1,333,900 | +36% |
| 60 | 🇵🇼 Palau | $35,340 | USD 35,340 | +32% |
| 61 | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | $34,621 | CZK 816,000 | +29% |
| 62 | 🇬🇷 Greece | $34,281 | EUR 31,940 | +28% |
| 63 | British Indian Ocean Territory | $33,980 | USD 33,980 | +27% |
| 64 | 🇰🇮 Kiribati | $33,307 | AUD 51,340 | +25% |
| 65 | 🇯🇴 Jordan | $31,961 | JOD 22,660 | +20% |
| 66 | 🇧🇳 Brunei | $31,275 | BND 42,320 | +17% |
| 67 | 🇷🇪 Reunion | $31,169 | EUR 29,040 | +17% |
| 68 | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | $31,019 | EUR 28,900 | +16% |
| 69 | 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | $30,700 | USD 30,700 | +15% |
| 70 | 🇬🇩 Grenada | $30,522 | XCD 82,480 | +14% |
| 71 | 🇬🇪 Georgia | $30,090 | GEL 80,640 | +13% |
| 72 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | $29,387 | EUR 27,380 | +10% |
| 73 | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | $28,335 | EUR 26,400 | +6% |
| 74 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | $27,952 | MXN 464,400 | +5% |
| 75 | 🇭🇷 Croatia | $27,721 | HRK 194,600 | +4% |
| 76 | 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | $27,684 | CVE 2,844,200 | +4% |
| 77 | 🇫🇯 Fiji | $26,515 | FJD 60,180 | -1% |
| 78 | 🇵🇦 Panama | $26,400 | PAB 26,400 | -1% |
| 79 | 🇹🇱 East Timor | $26,280 | USD 26,280 | -2% |
| 80 | 🇦🇲 Armenia | $26,125 | AMD 10,248,600 | -2% |
| 81 | 🇲🇦 Morocco | $25,827 | MAD 261,300 | -3% |
| 82 | 🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands | $25,680 | USD 25,680 | -4% |
| 83 | 🇷🇴 Romania | $25,448 | RON 117,860 | -5% |
| 84 | 🇧🇿 Belize | $25,374 | BZD 51,340 | -5% |
| 85 | 🇨🇱 Chile | $24,838 | CLP 24,478,500 | -7% |
| 86 | 🇵🇪 Peru | $24,816 | PEN 92,500 | -7% |
| 87 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | $24,728 | BGN 45,060 | -8% |
| 88 | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | $24,721 | AZN 42,040 | -8% |
| 89 | 🇵🇱 Poland | $24,133 | PLN 96,600 | -10% |
| 90 | 🇧🇧 Barbados | $23,560 | BBD 47,120 | -12% |
| 91 | 🇦🇸 American Samoa | $23,520 | USD 23,520 | -12% |
| 92 | 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda | $23,461 | XCD 63,400 | -12% |
| 93 | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | $23,400 | USD 23,400 | -13% |
| 94 | 🇲🇵 Northern Mariana Islands | $23,360 | USD 23,360 | -13% |
| 95 | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | $22,300 | USD 22,300 | -17% |
| 96 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | $22,014 | ZAR 417,200 | -18% |
| 97 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | $21,665 | BRL 109,520 | -19% |
| 98 | 🇮🇶 Iraq | $21,357 | IQD 27,960,400 | -20% |
| 99 | 🇩🇯 Djibouti | $21,104 | DJF 3,755,300 | -21% |
| 100 | 🇹🇨 Turks and Caicos Islands | $20,500 | USD 20,500 | -23% |
| 101 | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | $20,362 | TTD 138,200 | -24% |
| 102 | 🇧🇲 Bermuda | $19,980 | BMD 19,980 | -25% |
| 103 | 🇲🇩 Moldova | $19,366 | MDL 341,400 | -28% |
| 104 | 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | $19,217 | TMT 67,320 | -28% |
| 105 | 🇱🇻 Latvia | $19,062 | EUR 17,760 | -29% |
| 106 | 🇫🇲 Micronesia | $18,780 | USD 18,780 | -30% |
| 107 | 🇩🇿 Algeria | $18,340 | DZD 2,471,700 | -31% |
| 108 | 🇸🇨 Seychelles | $18,137 | SCR 246,500 | -32% |
| 109 | 🇬🇺 Guam | $17,760 | USD 17,760 | -34% |
| 110 | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | $17,734 | GTQ 138,200 | -34% |
| 111 | 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | $17,670 | BAM 32,200 | -34% |
| 112 | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | $17,508 | MYR 83,100 | -35% |
| 113 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | $17,441 | HUF 6,420,700 | -35% |
| 114 | 🇵🇫 French Polynesia | $17,060 | XPF 1,896,700 | -36% |
| 115 | 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $16,867 | XCD 45,580 | -37% |
| 116 | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | $16,821 | BOB 116,380 | -37% |
| 117 | 🇨🇬 Congo | $16,804 | XAF 10,270,100 | -37% |
| 118 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | $16,732 | TND 52,460 | -37% |
| 119 | 🇦🇼 Aruba | $16,559 | AWG 29,640 | -38% |
| 120 | 🇨🇴 Colombia | $16,464 | COP 63,599,700 | -38% |
| 121 | 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis | $16,349 | XCD 44,180 | -39% |
| 122 | 🇲🇻 Maldives | $15,977 | MVR 246,500 | -40% |
| 123 | 🇷🇸 Serbia | $15,965 | RSD 1,741,800 | -40% |
| 124 | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | $15,700 | USD 15,700 | -41% |
| 125 | 🇷🇺 Russia | $15,209 | RUB 1,391,600 | -43% |
| 126 | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | $15,046 | PYG 111,119,100 | -44% |
| 127 | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | $14,829 | PGK 56,060 | -45% |
| 128 | 🇰🇪 Kenya | $14,779 | KES 1,942,700 | -45% |
| 129 | 🇭🇳 Honduras | $14,655 | HNL 361,600 | -45% |
| 130 | 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | $14,626 | AFN 1,042,000 | -45% |
| 131 | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | $14,514 | TJS 158,700 | -46% |
| 132 | 🇮🇷 Iran | $14,450 | IRR 604,799,000 | -46% |
| 133 | 🇲🇸 Montserrat | $13,921 | XCD 37,620 | -48% |
| 134 | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | $13,743 | MUR 637,500 | -49% |
| 135 | 🇦🇱 Albania | $13,665 | ALL 1,306,100 | -49% |
| 136 | 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia | $13,381 | XCD 36,160 | -50% |
| 137 | 🇲🇴 Macao | $12,908 | MOP 104,040 | -52% |
| 138 | 🇳🇦 Namibia | $12,611 | NAD 239,000 | -53% |
| 139 | 🇧🇾 Belarus | $12,138 | BYN 39,640 | -55% |
| 140 | 🇼🇸 Samoa | $12,072 | WST 33,440 | -55% |
| 141 | 🇬🇦 Gabon | $11,997 | XAF 7,331,800 | -55% |
| 142 | 🇹🇬 Togo | $11,941 | XOF 7,297,800 | -55% |
| 143 | 🇧🇼 Botswana | $11,748 | BWP 161,600 | -56% |
| 144 | 🇹🇴 Tonga | $11,500 | TOP 27,380 | -57% |
| 145 | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | $11,408 | UYU 428,400 | -57% |
| 146 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | $11,343 | KZT 5,076,600 | -58% |
| 147 | 🇲🇰 Macedonia | $11,148 | MKD 637,500 | -58% |
| 148 | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | $11,136 | KHR 44,998,200 | -58% |
| 149 | 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | $10,782 | VUV 1,306,100 | -60% |
| 150 | 🇬🇾 Guyana | $10,455 | GYD 2,184,900 | -61% |
| 151 | 🇹🇩 Chad | $10,328 | XAF 6,311,900 | -61% |
| 152 | 🇳🇨 New Caledonia | $10,299 | XPF 1,145,100 | -61% |
| 153 | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | $10,292 | XAF 6,289,900 | -62% |
| 154 | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | $10,292 | XAF 6,289,900 | -62% |
| 155 | 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | $10,190 | SBD 84,780 | -62% |
| 156 | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | $10,161 | IDR 162,000,100 | -62% |
| 157 | 🇬🇳 Guinea | $9,933 | GNF 85,440,100 | -63% |
| 158 | 🇵🇭 Philippines | $9,856 | PHP 555,800 | -63% |
| 159 | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | $9,497 | VND 234,000,600 | -64% |
| 160 | 🇺🇬 Uganda | $9,177 | UGX 35,640,500 | -66% |
| 161 | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | $9,090 | XAF 5,555,200 | -66% |
| 162 | 🇰🇲 Comoros | $9,009 | KMF 4,129,300 | -66% |
| 163 | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | $8,747 | JMD 1,345,400 | -67% |
| 164 | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | $8,506 | MZN 543,200 | -68% |
| 165 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | $8,074 | UAH 315,700 | -70% |
| 166 | 🇱🇸 Lesotho | $8,020 | LSL 152,000 | -70% |
| 167 | 🇳🇵 Nepal | $7,660 | NPR 1,023,400 | -71% |
| 168 | 🇩🇲 Dominica | $7,512 | XCD 20,300 | -72% |
| 169 | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | $7,489 | MNT 25,440,400 | -72% |
| 170 | 🇧🇯 Benin | $7,424 | XOF 4,537,100 | -72% |
| 171 | 🇳🇪 Niger | $7,424 | XOF 4,537,100 | -72% |
| 172 | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | $7,224 | XOF 4,414,800 | -73% |
| 173 | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | $7,127 | XOF 4,355,800 | -73% |
| 174 | 🇲🇱 Mali | $7,069 | XOF 4,320,200 | -74% |
| 175 | 🇸🇳 Senegal | $7,069 | XOF 4,320,200 | -74% |
| 176 | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | $6,972 | NIO 253,400 | -74% |
| 177 | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | $6,891 | XOF 4,211,600 | -74% |
| 178 | 🇲🇷 Mauritania | $6,809 | MRU 271,300 | -75% |
| 179 | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | $6,690 | TZS 17,159,700 | -75% |
| 180 | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | $6,565 | RWF 8,460,900 | -75% |
| 181 | 🇭🇹 Haiti | $6,483 | HTG 860,300 | -76% |
| 182 | 🇱🇾 Libya | $6,134 | LYD 29,640 | -77% |
| 183 | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | $6,044 | BTN 504,500 | -77% |
| 184 | 🇸🇴 Somalia | $6,013 | SOS 3,432,600 | -78% |
| 185 | 🇪🇷 Eritrea | $5,956 | ERN 89,340 | -78% |
| 186 | 🇧🇮 Burundi | $5,579 | BIF 15,960,700 | -79% |
| 187 | 🇮🇳 India | $5,042 | INR 420,800 | -81% |
| 188 | 🇱🇷 Liberia | $4,862 | LRD 939,000 | -82% |
| 189 | 🇬🇭 Ghana | $4,781 | GHS 63,320 | -82% |
| 190 | 🇦🇴 Angola | $4,385 | AOA 3,685,200 | -84% |
| 191 | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | $4,243 | DOP 251,500 | -84% |
| 192 | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | $4,189 | MGA 18,359,600 | -84% |
| 193 | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | $4,118 | LKR 1,235,600 | -85% |
| 194 | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | $3,808 | PKR 1,058,800 | -86% |
| 195 | 🇲🇲 Myanmar | $3,547 | MMK 7,441,400 | -87% |
| 196 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | $3,511 | NGN 4,585,100 | -87% |
| 197 | 🇸🇿 Swaziland | $3,483 | SZL 66,000 | -87% |
| 198 | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | $3,352 | BDT 367,900 | -87% |
| 199 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | $3,223 | TRY 104,080 | -88% |
| 200 | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | $3,164 | SLL 72,240,100 | -88% |
| 201 | 🇿🇲 Zambia | $3,157 | ZMW 79,360 | -88% |
| 202 | 🇬🇲 Gambia | $3,101 | GMD 210,500 | -88% |
| 203 | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | $3,034 | KGS 271,300 | -89% |
| 204 | 🇱🇦 Laos | $2,997 | LAK 63,599,700 | -89% |
| 205 | 🇰🇵 North Korea | $2,909 | KPW 2,617,900 | -89% |
| 206 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | $2,500 | EGP 119,020 | -91% |
| 207 | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | $2,130 | CDF 5,963,300 | -92% |
| 208 | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | $2,104 | ETB 119,700 | -92% |
| 209 | 🇸🇷 Suriname | $2,020 | SRD 70,880 | -92% |
| 210 | 🇾🇪 Yemen | $1,712 | YER 428,400 | -94% |
| 211 | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | $1,372 | UZS 17,278,100 | -95% |
| 212 | 🇲🇼 Malawi | $1,330 | MWK 2,314,800 | -95% |
| 213 | 🇸🇩 Sudan | $840 | SDG 504,500 | -97% |
| 214 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | $688 | ARS 592,600 | -97% |
| 215 | 🇵🇸 Palestine | $474 | EGP 22,540 | -98% |
| 216 | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | $357 | LBP 32,398,700 | -99% |
| 217 | 🇸🇾 Syria | $151 | SYP 1,967,000 | -99% |
| 218 | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | $128 | ZWL 2,831,100 | -100% |