Highest paying countries for Geotechnical Engineers
Dreaming of international or remote work as a Geotechnical Engineer? 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 $116,571$9,714 / mo
- 2 Iceland $99,284$8,274 / mo
- 3 Luxembourg $95,579$7,965 / mo
- 4 Bermuda $88,200$7,350 / mo
- 5 United States $73,500$6,125 / mo
- 6 Vatican City $73,500$6,125 / mo
- 7 Singapore $73,206$6,101 / mo
- 8 Cayman Islands $66,150$5,513 / mo
- 9 Hong Kong $64,188$5,349 / mo
- 10 Jersey $62,475$5,206 / mo
The highest estimated salaries are found in Switzerland
The top 3 countries for Geotechnical Engineer professionals are Switzerland, Iceland and Luxembourg, with estimated annual salaries of $116,571, $99,284 and $95,579.
Geotechnical Engineer salaries by continent
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We compare 54 countries in Africa. The lowest estimate is in Niger at $1,955 per year.
- Equatorial Guinea $29,304$2,442 / mo
- Gabon $24,424$2,035 / mo
- South Africa $23,241$1,937 / mo
- Namibia $19,536$1,628 / mo
- Botswana $16,280$1,357 / mo
- Angola $13,024$1,085 / mo
- Zambia $12,208$1,017 / mo
- Seychelles $11,393$949 / mo
- Ghana $10,584$882 / mo
- Comoros $10,584$882 / mo
- Sao Tome and Principe $10,584$882 / mo
- Mauritius $10,136$845 / mo
- Malawi $10,099$842 / mo
- Congo $9,276$773 / mo
- Cabo Verde $9,033$753 / mo
- Rwanda $8,952$746 / mo
- Lesotho $8,144$679 / mo
- Uganda $7,975$665 / mo
- Burkina Faso $7,813$651 / mo
- Tanzania $7,490$624 / mo
- Ivory Coast $7,328$611 / mo
- Senegal $7,328$611 / mo
- Djibouti $7,328$611 / mo
- Morocco $6,784$565 / mo
- Central African Republic $6,674$556 / mo
- Cameroon $6,512$543 / mo
- Kenya $6,130$511 / mo
- Mozambique $6,027$502 / mo
- Nigeria $5,373$448 / mo
- Zimbabwe $5,373$448 / mo
- Libya $5,255$438 / mo
- Mali $5,211$434 / mo
- Burundi $5,211$434 / mo
- Tunisia $5,072$423 / mo
- Madagascar $4,880$407 / mo
- Guinea $4,880$407 / mo
- Togo $4,880$407 / mo
- Eritrea $4,880$407 / mo
- Eswatini $4,880$407 / mo
- Chad $4,719$393 / mo
- Somalia $4,557$380 / mo
- Sudan $4,476$373 / mo
- Liberia $4,234$353 / mo
- Ethiopia $4,072$339 / mo
- South Sudan $4,072$339 / mo
- Algeria $3,748$312 / mo
- Benin $3,256$271 / mo
- Mauritania $3,256$271 / mo
- DR Congo $2,933$244 / mo
- Sierra Leone $2,440$203 / mo
- Gambia $2,440$203 / mo
- Guinea-Bissau $2,440$203 / mo
- Egypt $2,381$198 / mo
- Niger $1,955$163 / mo
We compare 36 countries in Asia. The lowest estimate is in Palau at $1,624 per year.
- Singapore $73,206$6,101 / mo
- Hong Kong $64,188$5,349 / mo
- Israel $43,277$3,606 / mo
- South Korea $41,961$3,497 / mo
- Japan $37,360$3,113 / mo
- Maldives $35,817$2,985 / mo
- China $15,729$1,311 / mo
- Malaysia $15,722$1,310 / mo
- Jordan $10,518$876 / mo
- India $10,283$857 / mo
- Turkmenistan $9,768$814 / mo
- Mongolia $9,768$814 / mo
- Armenia $9,731$811 / mo
- Thailand $9,687$807 / mo
- Kazakhstan $9,482$790 / mo
- Russia $9,151$763 / mo
- Iraq $8,423$702 / mo
- Vietnam $7,585$632 / mo
- Azerbaijan $7,137$595 / mo
- Uzbekistan $7,130$594 / mo
- Timor-Leste $6,512$543 / mo
- Bhutan $6,512$543 / mo
- Philippines $6,248$521 / mo
- Indonesia $5,314$443 / mo
- Palau $5,255$438 / mo
- Tajikistan $4,880$407 / mo
- Kyrgyzstan $4,880$407 / mo
- Iran $4,322$360 / mo
- Laos $4,072$339 / mo
- Bangladesh $3,910$326 / mo
- Nepal $3,506$292 / mo
- Sri Lanka $3,241$270 / mo
- Cambodia $3,175$265 / mo
- Pakistan $2,933$244 / mo
- Myanmar $2,440$203 / mo
- Palau $1,624$135 / mo
We compare 46 countries in Europe. The lowest estimate is in Ukraine at $6,417 per year.
- Switzerland $116,571$9,714 / mo
- Iceland $99,284$8,274 / mo
- Luxembourg $95,579$7,965 / mo
- Vatican City $73,500$6,125 / mo
- Jersey $62,475$5,206 / mo
- Denmark $61,696$5,141 / mo
- Guernsey $58,800$4,900 / mo
- Netherlands $58,756$4,896 / mo
- Norway $55,309$4,609 / mo
- Ireland $52,707$4,392 / mo
- United Kingdom $51,862$4,322 / mo
- Germany $51,568$4,297 / mo
- Belgium $50,002$4,167 / mo
- Monaco $48,841$4,070 / mo
- Sweden $48,341$4,028 / mo
- Finland $46,944$3,912 / mo
- Liechtenstein $45,570$3,798 / mo
- Austria $43,049$3,587 / mo
- France $42,233$3,519 / mo
- San Marino $40,697$3,391 / mo
- Spain $31,296$2,608 / mo
- Cyprus $29,635$2,470 / mo
- Italy $29,157$2,430 / mo
- Slovenia $27,151$2,263 / mo
- Estonia $26,475$2,206 / mo
- Poland $25,299$2,108 / mo
- Croatia $22,903$1,909 / mo
- Lithuania $22,778$1,898 / mo
- Slovakia $20,551$1,713 / mo
- Latvia $19,867$1,656 / mo
- Malta $19,536$1,628 / mo
- Portugal $18,684$1,557 / mo
- Hungary $16,979$1,415 / mo
- Greece $16,964$1,414 / mo
- Bulgaria $16,685$1,390 / mo
- Andorra $16,280$1,357 / mo
- Montenegro $15,457$1,288 / mo
- Romania $15,288$1,274 / mo
- Serbia $12,870$1,072 / mo
- Bosnia and Herzegovina $11,848$987 / mo
- Albania $10,437$870 / mo
- North Macedonia $10,128$844 / mo
- Moldova $9,680$807 / mo
- Belarus $8,445$704 / mo
- Georgia $7,960$663 / mo
- Ukraine $6,417$535 / mo
We compare 27 countries in North America. The lowest estimate is in Guatemala at $6,005 per year.
- Bermuda $88,200$7,350 / mo
- United States $73,500$6,125 / mo
- Cayman Islands $66,150$5,513 / mo
- Turks and Caicos Islands $55,125$4,594 / mo
- Canada $47,488$3,957 / mo
- Puerto Rico $29,304$2,442 / mo
- Antigua and Barbuda $24,424$2,035 / mo
- Bahamas $22,778$1,898 / mo
- Barbados $19,536$1,628 / mo
- Dominica $15,457$1,288 / mo
- Costa Rica $15,384$1,282 / mo
- Belize $14,649$1,221 / mo
- Saint Kitts and Nevis $14,649$1,221 / mo
- Trinidad and Tobago $13,840$1,153 / mo
- Panama $13,068$1,089 / mo
- Cuba $13,024$1,085 / mo
- Guyana $11,393$949 / mo
- Saint Lucia $11,393$949 / mo
- Mexico $11,312$943 / mo
- Jamaica $10,584$882 / mo
- Grenada $10,584$882 / mo
- Honduras $9,768$814 / mo
- Nicaragua $8,952$746 / mo
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines $8,144$679 / mo
- Haiti $6,512$543 / mo
- El Salvador $6,512$543 / mo
- Guatemala $6,005$500 / mo
We compare 11 countries in South America. The lowest estimate is in Venezuela at $3,028 per year.
- Uruguay $17,765$1,480 / mo
- Paraguay $11,613$968 / mo
- Chile $11,437$953 / mo
- Suriname $9,548$796 / mo
- Ecuador $8,173$681 / mo
- Argentina $7,482$624 / mo
- Brazil $6,836$570 / mo
- Peru $6,718$560 / mo
- Bolivia $6,549$546 / mo
- Colombia $6,005$500 / mo
- Venezuela $3,028$252 / mo
We compare 13 countries in Oceania. The lowest estimate is in Nauru at $2,440 per year.
- Australia $61,380$5,115 / mo
- New Zealand $50,575$4,215 / mo
- Brunei $48,841$4,070 / mo
- Fiji $11,393$949 / mo
- Tonga $11,393$949 / mo
- Papua New Guinea $9,768$814 / mo
- Solomon Islands $8,144$679 / mo
- Vanuatu $7,328$611 / mo
- Samoa $6,512$543 / mo
- Kiribati $5,696$475 / mo
- Marshall Islands $4,880$407 / mo
- Tuvalu $4,880$407 / mo
- Nauru $2,440$203 / mo
Methodology: how these estimates are calculated
All figures are estimates. We start from the average annual salary of Geotechnical Engineers in the United States ($73,500) 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.