Compare Materials Engineer 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 | $123,352 | CHF 111,700 | +494% |
| 2 | 🇬🇬 Guernsey | $95,195 | GBP 75,900 | +359% |
| 3 | 🇺🇸 United States | $86,800 | USD 86,800 | +318% |
| 4 | 🇨🇦 Canada | $77,479 | CAD 105,200 | +273% |
| 5 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $73,497 | GBP 58,600 | +254% |
| 6 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | $70,967 | EUR 66,120 | +242% |
| 7 | 🇯🇪 Jersey | $64,116 | GBP 51,120 | +209% |
| 8 | 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | $62,813 | CHF 56,880 | +203% |
| 9 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | $60,350 | DKK 419,400 | +191% |
| 10 | 🇸🇬 Singapore | $58,560 | SGD 79,240 | +182% |
| 11 | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | $56,692 | EUR 52,820 | +173% |
| 12 | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $54,758 | AED 201,100 | +164% |
| 13 | 🇦🇺 Australia | $53,976 | AUD 83,200 | +160% |
| 14 | 🇲🇹 Malta | $53,687 | EUR 50,020 | +159% |
| 15 | 🇫🇮 Finland | $52,506 | EUR 48,920 | +153% |
| 16 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $52,313 | EUR 48,740 | +152% |
| 17 | 🇸🇲 San Marino | $50,574 | EUR 47,120 | +144% |
| 18 | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | $48,935 | NZD 82,300 | +136% |
| 19 | 🇳🇴 Norway | $47,496 | NOK 520,900 | +129% |
| 20 | 🇮🇸 Iceland | $47,223 | ISK 6,613,100 | +127% |
| 21 | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | $47,192 | HKD 369,300 | +127% |
| 22 | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | $46,231 | CRC 23,159,200 | +123% |
| 23 | 🇲🇨 Monaco | $46,109 | EUR 42,960 | +122% |
| 24 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | $46,098 | SEK 498,000 | +122% |
| 25 | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | $45,163 | KWD 13,900 | +118% |
| 26 | 🇬🇵 Guadeloupe | $44,972 | EUR 41,900 | +117% |
| 27 | 🇮🇹 Italy | $44,714 | EUR 41,660 | +115% |
| 28 | 🇦🇩 Andorra | $44,607 | EUR 41,560 | +115% |
| 29 | 🇫🇷 France | $44,435 | EUR 41,400 | +114% |
| 30 | 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $43,617 | BHD 16,400 | +110% |
| 31 | 🇩🇪 Germany | $43,190 | EUR 40,240 | +108% |
| 32 | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $43,013 | SAR 161,300 | +107% |
| 33 | 🇴🇲 Oman | $41,921 | OMR 16,140 | +102% |
| 34 | 🇬🇱 Greenland | $41,845 | DKK 290,800 | +102% |
| 35 | 🇬🇮 Gibraltar | $41,765 | GIP 33,300 | +101% |
| 36 | 🇶🇦 Qatar | $41,703 | QAR 151,800 | +101% |
| 37 | 🇦🇹 Austria | $41,623 | EUR 38,780 | +101% |
| 38 | 🇦🇽 Åland Islands | $41,537 | EUR 38,700 | +100% |
| 39 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | $41,187 | TWD 1,320,500 | +98% |
| 40 | 🇧🇸 Bahamas | $40,300 | BSD 40,300 | +94% |
| 41 | 🇨🇳 China | $39,928 | CNY 288,700 | +92% |
| 42 | 🇫🇴 Faroe Islands | $38,132 | DKK 265,000 | +84% |
| 43 | 🇲🇫 Saint Martin | $38,102 | EUR 35,500 | +84% |
| 44 | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | $37,501 | VES 1,357,900 | +81% |
| 45 | 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands | $36,857 | KYD 30,300 | +78% |
| 46 | 🇯🇵 Japan | $35,749 | JPY 5,423,100 | +72% |
| 47 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | $35,741 | EUR 33,300 | +72% |
| 48 | 🇬🇫 French Guiana | $34,281 | EUR 31,940 | +65% |
| 49 | 🇲🇶 Martinique | $34,281 | EUR 31,940 | +65% |
| 50 | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | $33,831 | EUR 31,520 | +63% |
| 51 | 🇪🇸 Spain | $33,101 | EUR 30,840 | +59% |
| 52 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | $31,705 | EUR 29,540 | +53% |
| 53 | 🇾🇹 Mayotte | $30,933 | EUR 28,820 | +49% |
| 54 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | $30,835 | KRW 41,761,800 | +49% |
| 55 | 🇪🇪 Estonia | $29,301 | EUR 27,300 | +41% |
| 56 | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | $29,301 | EUR 27,300 | +41% |
| 57 | United States Virgin Islands | $28,720 | USD 28,720 | +38% |
| 58 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | $27,627 | THB 1,012,100 | +33% |
| 59 | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | $27,298 | CZK 643,400 | +31% |
| 60 | 🇨🇰 Cook Islands | $27,185 | NZD 45,720 | +31% |
| 61 | 🇵🇼 Palau | $26,860 | USD 26,860 | +29% |
| 62 | 🇯🇴 Jordan | $26,488 | JOD 18,780 | +28% |
| 63 | British Indian Ocean Territory | $26,100 | USD 26,100 | +26% |
| 64 | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | $25,094 | EUR 23,380 | +21% |
| 65 | 🇰🇮 Kiribati | $25,055 | AUD 38,620 | +21% |
| 66 | 🇧🇳 Brunei | $24,358 | BND 32,960 | +17% |
| 67 | 🇬🇷 Greece | $24,321 | EUR 22,660 | +17% |
| 68 | 🇬🇩 Grenada | $23,698 | XCD 64,040 | +14% |
| 69 | 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | $23,660 | USD 23,660 | +14% |
| 70 | 🇬🇪 Georgia | $23,523 | GEL 63,040 | +13% |
| 71 | 🇷🇪 Reunion | $23,140 | EUR 21,560 | +11% |
| 72 | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | $22,561 | EUR 21,020 | +9% |
| 73 | 🇭🇷 Croatia | $21,695 | HRK 152,300 | +5% |
| 74 | 🇵🇦 Panama | $21,400 | PAB 21,400 | +3% |
| 75 | 🇲🇵 Northern Mariana Islands | $21,380 | USD 21,380 | +3% |
| 76 | 🇵🇪 Peru | $20,969 | PEN 78,160 | +1% |
| 77 | 🇦🇲 Armenia | $20,773 | AMD 8,149,100 | +0% |
| 78 | 🇫🇯 Fiji | $20,761 | FJD 47,120 | +0% |
| 79 | 🇹🇱 East Timor | $20,760 | USD 20,760 | +0% |
| 80 | 🇧🇿 Belize | $20,541 | BZD 41,560 | -1% |
| 81 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | $20,489 | MXN 340,400 | -1% |
| 82 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | $20,328 | EUR 18,940 | -2% |
| 83 | 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | $20,309 | CVE 2,086,500 | -2% |
| 84 | 🇵🇱 Poland | $20,031 | PLN 80,180 | -4% |
| 85 | 🇲🇦 Morocco | $19,877 | MAD 201,100 | -4% |
| 86 | 🇷🇴 Romania | $19,730 | RON 91,380 | -5% |
| 87 | 🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands | $19,480 | USD 19,480 | -6% |
| 88 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | $19,394 | BGN 35,340 | -7% |
| 89 | 🇨🇱 Chile | $19,237 | CLP 18,958,500 | -7% |
| 90 | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | $18,782 | AZN 31,940 | -10% |
| 91 | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | $18,780 | USD 18,780 | -10% |
| 92 | 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda | $18,510 | XCD 50,020 | -11% |
| 93 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | $18,431 | ZAR 349,300 | -11% |
| 94 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | $18,076 | BRL 91,380 | -13% |
| 95 | 🇧🇧 Barbados | $17,780 | BBD 35,560 | -14% |
| 96 | 🇧🇲 Bermuda | $16,880 | BMD 16,880 | -19% |
| 97 | 🇮🇶 Iraq | $16,590 | IQD 21,719,900 | -20% |
| 98 | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | $16,100 | USD 16,100 | -22% |
| 99 | 🇲🇩 Moldova | $16,093 | MDL 283,700 | -22% |
| 100 | 🇦🇸 American Samoa | $15,700 | USD 15,700 | -24% |
| 101 | 🇹🇨 Turks and Caicos Islands | $15,580 | USD 15,580 | -25% |
| 102 | 🇩🇯 Djibouti | $15,509 | DJF 2,759,700 | -25% |
| 103 | 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | $15,494 | TMT 54,280 | -25% |
| 104 | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | $15,096 | TTD 102,460 | -27% |
| 105 | 🇸🇨 Seychelles | $14,318 | SCR 194,600 | -31% |
| 106 | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | $14,284 | MYR 67,800 | -31% |
| 107 | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | $13,960 | USD 13,960 | -33% |
| 108 | 🇬🇺 Guam | $13,900 | USD 13,900 | -33% |
| 109 | 🇩🇿 Algeria | $13,699 | DZD 1,846,200 | -34% |
| 110 | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | $13,594 | GTQ 105,940 | -35% |
| 111 | 🇱🇻 Latvia | $13,545 | EUR 12,620 | -35% |
| 112 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | $13,229 | HUF 4,870,300 | -36% |
| 113 | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | $13,208 | BOB 91,380 | -36% |
| 114 | 🇷🇸 Serbia | $13,096 | RSD 1,428,800 | -37% |
| 115 | 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | $12,984 | BAM 23,660 | -37% |
| 116 | 🇨🇬 Congo | $12,958 | XAF 7,919,400 | -38% |
| 117 | 🇦🇼 Aruba | $12,659 | AWG 22,660 | -39% |
| 118 | 🇲🇻 Maldives | $12,652 | MVR 195,200 | -39% |
| 119 | 🇫🇲 Micronesia | $12,620 | USD 12,620 | -39% |
| 120 | 🇵🇫 French Polynesia | $12,516 | XPF 1,391,600 | -40% |
| 121 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | $12,318 | TND 38,620 | -41% |
| 122 | 🇨🇴 Colombia | $12,301 | COP 47,519,800 | -41% |
| 123 | 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | $12,189 | AFN 868,400 | -41% |
| 124 | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | $11,797 | TJS 129,000 | -43% |
| 125 | 🇰🇪 Kenya | $11,773 | KES 1,547,500 | -43% |
| 126 | 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis | $11,664 | XCD 31,520 | -44% |
| 127 | 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $11,664 | XCD 31,520 | -44% |
| 128 | 🇮🇷 Iran | $11,640 | IRR 487,200,600 | -44% |
| 129 | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | $11,585 | PYG 85,560,900 | -44% |
| 130 | 🇷🇺 Russia | $11,107 | RUB 1,016,300 | -46% |
| 131 | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | $10,736 | MUR 498,000 | -48% |
| 132 | 🇭🇳 Honduras | $10,696 | HNL 263,900 | -48% |
| 133 | 🇦🇱 Albania | $10,633 | ALL 1,016,300 | -49% |
| 134 | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | $10,216 | PGK 38,620 | -51% |
| 135 | 🇲🇸 Montserrat | $9,999 | XCD 27,020 | -52% |
| 136 | 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia | $9,910 | XCD 26,780 | -52% |
| 137 | 🇳🇦 Namibia | $9,767 | NAD 185,100 | -53% |
| 138 | 🇲🇴 Macao | $9,737 | MOP 78,480 | -53% |
| 139 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | $9,332 | KZT 4,176,700 | -55% |
| 140 | 🇬🇦 Gabon | $9,110 | XAF 5,567,700 | -56% |
| 141 | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | $9,065 | UYU 340,400 | -56% |
| 142 | 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | $8,838 | VUV 1,070,600 | -57% |
| 143 | 🇧🇾 Belarus | $8,837 | BYN 28,860 | -57% |
| 144 | 🇹🇬 Togo | $8,776 | XOF 5,363,700 | -58% |
| 145 | 🇧🇼 Botswana | $8,606 | BWP 118,380 | -59% |
| 146 | 🇬🇾 Guyana | $8,558 | GYD 1,788,300 | -59% |
| 147 | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | $8,505 | IDR 135,600,300 | -59% |
| 148 | 🇹🇩 Chad | $8,327 | XAF 5,088,900 | -60% |
| 149 | 🇲🇰 Macedonia | $8,318 | MKD 475,700 | -60% |
| 150 | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | $8,196 | KHR 33,119,100 | -61% |
| 151 | 🇼🇸 Samoa | $8,180 | WST 22,660 | -61% |
| 152 | 🇳🇨 New Caledonia | $8,137 | XPF 904,700 | -61% |
| 153 | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | $8,089 | XAF 4,943,500 | -61% |
| 154 | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | $7,969 | XAF 4,870,300 | -62% |
| 155 | 🇹🇴 Tonga | $7,955 | TOP 18,940 | -62% |
| 156 | 🇬🇳 Guinea | $7,896 | GNF 67,920,100 | -62% |
| 157 | 🇵🇭 Philippines | $7,806 | PHP 440,200 | -62% |
| 158 | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | $7,581 | XAF 4,633,100 | -63% |
| 159 | 🇺🇬 Uganda | $7,354 | UGX 28,560,900 | -65% |
| 160 | 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | $7,318 | SBD 60,880 | -65% |
| 161 | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | $6,964 | VND 171,598,600 | -66% |
| 162 | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | $6,786 | JMD 1,043,700 | -67% |
| 163 | 🇰🇲 Comoros | $6,495 | KMF 2,976,900 | -69% |
| 164 | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | $6,375 | MZN 407,100 | -69% |
| 165 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | $6,215 | UAH 243,000 | -70% |
| 166 | 🇱🇸 Lesotho | $6,197 | LSL 117,440 | -70% |
| 167 | 🇳🇵 Nepal | $6,096 | NPR 814,500 | -71% |
| 168 | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | $5,832 | XOF 3,564,300 | -72% |
| 169 | 🇳🇪 Niger | $5,832 | XOF 3,564,300 | -72% |
| 170 | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | $5,828 | MNT 19,799,400 | -72% |
| 171 | 🇧🇯 Benin | $5,775 | XOF 3,529,600 | -72% |
| 172 | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | $5,711 | XOF 3,490,200 | -72% |
| 173 | 🇩🇲 Dominica | $5,521 | XCD 14,920 | -73% |
| 174 | 🇲🇱 Mali | $5,419 | XOF 3,312,100 | -74% |
| 175 | 🇸🇳 Senegal | $5,419 | XOF 3,312,100 | -74% |
| 176 | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | $5,287 | TZS 13,561,900 | -75% |
| 177 | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | $5,265 | XOF 3,217,900 | -75% |
| 178 | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | $5,131 | RWF 6,613,100 | -75% |
| 179 | 🇭🇹 Haiti | $5,118 | HTG 679,200 | -75% |
| 180 | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | $5,093 | NIO 185,100 | -75% |
| 181 | 🇲🇷 Mauritania | $4,959 | MRU 197,600 | -76% |
| 182 | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | $4,847 | BTN 404,600 | -77% |
| 183 | 🇱🇾 Libya | $4,814 | LYD 23,260 | -77% |
| 184 | 🇸🇴 Somalia | $4,710 | SOS 2,688,800 | -77% |
| 185 | 🇪🇷 Eritrea | $4,408 | ERN 66,120 | -79% |
| 186 | 🇧🇮 Burundi | $4,237 | BIF 12,121,000 | -80% |
| 187 | 🇱🇷 Liberia | $4,059 | LRD 783,800 | -80% |
| 188 | 🇮🇳 India | $3,964 | INR 330,900 | -81% |
| 189 | 🇬🇭 Ghana | $3,849 | GHS 50,980 | -81% |
| 190 | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | $3,519 | DOP 208,600 | -83% |
| 191 | 🇦🇴 Angola | $3,284 | AOA 2,759,700 | -84% |
| 192 | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | $3,086 | LKR 925,900 | -85% |
| 193 | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | $3,011 | MGA 13,199,100 | -85% |
| 194 | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | $2,847 | PKR 791,600 | -86% |
| 195 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | $2,687 | TRY 86,760 | -87% |
| 196 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | $2,666 | NGN 3,481,100 | -87% |
| 197 | 🇲🇲 Myanmar | $2,556 | MMK 5,363,700 | -88% |
| 198 | 🇿🇲 Zambia | $2,548 | ZMW 64,040 | -88% |
| 199 | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | $2,527 | BDT 277,400 | -88% |
| 200 | 🇸🇿 Swaziland | $2,486 | SZL 47,120 | -88% |
| 201 | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | $2,413 | SLL 55,081,300 | -88% |
| 202 | 🇰🇵 North Korea | $2,374 | KPW 2,136,200 | -89% |
| 203 | 🇱🇦 Laos | $2,352 | LAK 49,919,200 | -89% |
| 204 | 🇬🇲 Gambia | $2,322 | GMD 157,600 | -89% |
| 205 | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | $2,210 | KGS 197,600 | -89% |
| 206 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | $1,859 | EGP 88,480 | -91% |
| 207 | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | $1,753 | CDF 4,908,200 | -92% |
| 208 | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | $1,641 | ETB 93,340 | -92% |
| 209 | 🇸🇷 Suriname | $1,547 | SRD 54,280 | -93% |
| 210 | 🇾🇪 Yemen | $1,428 | YER 357,300 | -93% |
| 211 | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | $1,048 | UZS 13,199,100 | -95% |
| 212 | 🇲🇼 Malawi | $1,027 | MWK 1,788,300 | -95% |
| 213 | 🇸🇩 Sudan | $674 | SDG 404,600 | -97% |
| 214 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | $566 | ARS 487,600 | -97% |
| 215 | 🇵🇸 Palestine | $330 | EGP 15,700 | -98% |
| 216 | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | $261 | LBP 23,759,100 | -99% |
| 217 | 🇸🇾 Syria | $120 | SYP 1,560,800 | -99% |
| 218 | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | $100 | ZWL 2,207,600 | -100% |