Highest paying countries for Geologists
Dreaming of international or remote work as a Geologist? The ranking below shows the ten countries with the highest estimated salaries for this role. Salaries can vary significantly based on country, industry and individual experience.
- 1 Switzerland $124,105$10,342 / mo
- 2 Iceland $105,700$8,808 / mo
- 3 Luxembourg $101,756$8,480 / mo
- 4 Bermuda $93,900$7,825 / mo
- 5 United States $78,250$6,521 / mo
- 6 Vatican City $78,250$6,521 / mo
- 7 Singapore $77,937$6,495 / mo
- 8 Cayman Islands $70,425$5,869 / mo
- 9 Hong Kong $68,336$5,695 / mo
- 10 Jersey $66,513$5,543 / mo
The highest estimated salaries are found in Switzerland
The top 3 countries for Geologist professionals are Switzerland, Iceland and Luxembourg, with estimated annual salaries of $124,105, $105,700 and $101,756.
Geologist salaries by continent
Pick a region to compare the estimated monthly and annual salaries by country.
We compare 54 countries in Africa. The lowest estimate is in Niger at $2,081 per year.
- Equatorial Guinea $31,198$2,600 / mo
- Gabon $26,002$2,167 / mo
- South Africa $24,743$2,062 / mo
- Namibia $20,799$1,733 / mo
- Botswana $17,332$1,444 / mo
- Angola $13,866$1,155 / mo
- Zambia $12,997$1,083 / mo
- Seychelles $12,129$1,011 / mo
- Ghana $11,268$939 / mo
- Comoros $11,268$939 / mo
- Sao Tome and Principe $11,268$939 / mo
- Mauritius $10,791$899 / mo
- Malawi $10,752$896 / mo
- Congo $9,875$823 / mo
- Cabo Verde $9,617$801 / mo
- Rwanda $9,531$794 / mo
- Lesotho $8,670$723 / mo
- Uganda $8,490$708 / mo
- Burkina Faso $8,318$693 / mo
- Tanzania $7,974$664 / mo
- Ivory Coast $7,802$650 / mo
- Senegal $7,802$650 / mo
- Djibouti $7,802$650 / mo
- Morocco $7,222$602 / mo
- Central African Republic $7,105$592 / mo
- Cameroon $6,933$578 / mo
- Kenya $6,526$544 / mo
- Mozambique $6,417$535 / mo
- Nigeria $5,720$477 / mo
- Zimbabwe $5,720$477 / mo
- Libya $5,595$466 / mo
- Mali $5,548$462 / mo
- Burundi $5,548$462 / mo
- Tunisia $5,399$450 / mo
- Madagascar $5,196$433 / mo
- Guinea $5,196$433 / mo
- Togo $5,196$433 / mo
- Eritrea $5,196$433 / mo
- Eswatini $5,196$433 / mo
- Chad $5,024$419 / mo
- Somalia $4,852$404 / mo
- Sudan $4,765$397 / mo
- Liberia $4,507$376 / mo
- Ethiopia $4,335$361 / mo
- South Sudan $4,335$361 / mo
- Algeria $3,991$333 / mo
- Benin $3,466$289 / mo
- Mauritania $3,466$289 / mo
- DR Congo $3,122$260 / mo
- Sierra Leone $2,598$216 / mo
- Gambia $2,598$216 / mo
- Guinea-Bissau $2,598$216 / mo
- Egypt $2,535$211 / mo
- Niger $2,081$173 / mo
We compare 36 countries in Asia. The lowest estimate is in Palau at $1,729 per year.
- Singapore $77,937$6,495 / mo
- Hong Kong $68,336$5,695 / mo
- Israel $46,074$3,839 / mo
- South Korea $44,673$3,723 / mo
- Japan $39,774$3,315 / mo
- Maldives $38,131$3,178 / mo
- China $16,746$1,395 / mo
- Malaysia $16,738$1,395 / mo
- Jordan $11,198$933 / mo
- India $10,947$912 / mo
- Turkmenistan $10,399$867 / mo
- Mongolia $10,399$867 / mo
- Armenia $10,360$863 / mo
- Thailand $10,313$859 / mo
- Kazakhstan $10,094$841 / mo
- Russia $9,742$812 / mo
- Iraq $8,967$747 / mo
- Vietnam $8,075$673 / mo
- Azerbaijan $7,598$633 / mo
- Uzbekistan $7,590$633 / mo
- Timor-Leste $6,933$578 / mo
- Bhutan $6,933$578 / mo
- Philippines $6,651$554 / mo
- Indonesia $5,657$471 / mo
- Palau $5,595$466 / mo
- Tajikistan $5,196$433 / mo
- Kyrgyzstan $5,196$433 / mo
- Iran $4,601$383 / mo
- Laos $4,335$361 / mo
- Bangladesh $4,163$347 / mo
- Nepal $3,733$311 / mo
- Sri Lanka $3,451$288 / mo
- Cambodia $3,380$282 / mo
- Pakistan $3,122$260 / mo
- Myanmar $2,598$216 / mo
- Palau $1,729$144 / mo
We compare 46 countries in Europe. The lowest estimate is in Ukraine at $6,831 per year.
- Switzerland $124,105$10,342 / mo
- Iceland $105,700$8,808 / mo
- Luxembourg $101,756$8,480 / mo
- Vatican City $78,250$6,521 / mo
- Jersey $66,513$5,543 / mo
- Denmark $65,683$5,474 / mo
- Guernsey $62,600$5,217 / mo
- Netherlands $62,553$5,213 / mo
- Norway $58,883$4,907 / mo
- Ireland $56,113$4,676 / mo
- United Kingdom $55,213$4,601 / mo
- Germany $54,900$4,575 / mo
- Belgium $53,233$4,436 / mo
- Monaco $51,997$4,333 / mo
- Sweden $51,465$4,289 / mo
- Finland $49,978$4,165 / mo
- Liechtenstein $48,515$4,043 / mo
- Austria $45,831$3,819 / mo
- France $44,962$3,747 / mo
- San Marino $43,327$3,611 / mo
- Spain $33,319$2,777 / mo
- Cyprus $31,550$2,629 / mo
- Italy $31,042$2,587 / mo
- Slovenia $28,906$2,409 / mo
- Estonia $28,186$2,349 / mo
- Poland $26,934$2,244 / mo
- Croatia $24,383$2,032 / mo
- Lithuania $24,250$2,021 / mo
- Slovakia $21,879$1,823 / mo
- Latvia $21,151$1,763 / mo
- Malta $20,799$1,733 / mo
- Portugal $19,891$1,658 / mo
- Hungary $18,076$1,506 / mo
- Greece $18,060$1,505 / mo
- Bulgaria $17,763$1,480 / mo
- Andorra $17,332$1,444 / mo
- Montenegro $16,456$1,371 / mo
- Romania $16,276$1,356 / mo
- Serbia $13,702$1,142 / mo
- Bosnia and Herzegovina $12,614$1,051 / mo
- Albania $11,111$926 / mo
- North Macedonia $10,783$899 / mo
- Moldova $10,306$859 / mo
- Belarus $8,991$749 / mo
- Georgia $8,474$706 / mo
- Ukraine $6,831$569 / mo
We compare 27 countries in North America. The lowest estimate is in Guatemala at $6,393 per year.
- Bermuda $93,900$7,825 / mo
- United States $78,250$6,521 / mo
- Cayman Islands $70,425$5,869 / mo
- Turks and Caicos Islands $58,688$4,891 / mo
- Canada $50,557$4,213 / mo
- Puerto Rico $31,198$2,600 / mo
- Antigua and Barbuda $26,002$2,167 / mo
- Bahamas $24,250$2,021 / mo
- Barbados $20,799$1,733 / mo
- Dominica $16,456$1,371 / mo
- Costa Rica $16,378$1,365 / mo
- Belize $15,595$1,300 / mo
- Saint Kitts and Nevis $15,595$1,300 / mo
- Trinidad and Tobago $14,734$1,228 / mo
- Panama $13,913$1,159 / mo
- Cuba $13,866$1,155 / mo
- Guyana $12,129$1,011 / mo
- Saint Lucia $12,129$1,011 / mo
- Mexico $12,043$1,004 / mo
- Jamaica $11,268$939 / mo
- Grenada $11,268$939 / mo
- Honduras $10,399$867 / mo
- Nicaragua $9,531$794 / mo
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines $8,670$723 / mo
- Haiti $6,933$578 / mo
- El Salvador $6,933$578 / mo
- Guatemala $6,393$533 / mo
We compare 11 countries in South America. The lowest estimate is in Venezuela at $3,224 per year.
- Uruguay $18,913$1,576 / mo
- Paraguay $12,364$1,030 / mo
- Chile $12,176$1,015 / mo
- Suriname $10,165$847 / mo
- Ecuador $8,701$725 / mo
- Argentina $7,966$664 / mo
- Brazil $7,277$606 / mo
- Peru $7,152$596 / mo
- Bolivia $6,972$581 / mo
- Colombia $6,393$533 / mo
- Venezuela $3,224$269 / mo
We compare 13 countries in Oceania. The lowest estimate is in Nauru at $2,598 per year.
- Australia $65,347$5,446 / mo
- New Zealand $53,844$4,487 / mo
- Brunei $51,997$4,333 / mo
- Fiji $12,129$1,011 / mo
- Tonga $12,129$1,011 / mo
- Papua New Guinea $10,399$867 / mo
- Solomon Islands $8,670$723 / mo
- Vanuatu $7,802$650 / mo
- Samoa $6,933$578 / mo
- Kiribati $6,064$505 / mo
- Marshall Islands $5,196$433 / mo
- Tuvalu $5,196$433 / mo
- Nauru $2,598$216 / mo
Methodology: how these estimates are calculated
All figures are estimates. We start from the average annual salary of Geologists in the United States ($78,250) and multiply it by a country-specific salary factor. The factor reflects the general wage level of each country compared with the U.S. and is based on public data such as:
The results show general differences in pay levels between countries. They do not account for differences in the role itself, taxes or individual negotiations.