Trades & ConstructionHigh demandRemote: Moderate

📐Quantity Surveyor

Manages costs and contracts in construction projects. BQS or RICS qualification valued. Strong demand in construction-heavy markets including NZ, AU and UAE.

Key Insights

→🇨🇭 Switzerland offers the highest take-home at $114,952 USD/yr — 8.0× more than 🇮🇳 India.
→Best purchasing power: 🇨🇭 Switzerland (Int'l $97,417). Your dollar stretches furthest here.
→Biggest tax difference: 🇦🇪 UAE (0.0%) vs 🇩🇪 Germany (38.5%) — a 38.5% gap.
→Global average take-home for a Quantity Surveyor is roughly $45,877 USD/yr across the 21 countries tracked.

Take-Home Pay (USD)

After tax, converted to USD — top 12 countries

Purchasing Power (Int'l $)

After tax, PPP-adjusted — what it actually buys you

Quantity Surveyor — All Countries

21 countries · Click column headers to sort · Top 1 2 3 Bottom 3

Estimated rates

🇨🇭Switzerland#1

$114,952

take-home USD

Gross

Fr125k

Tax rate

18.2%

PPP power

$97,417

🇺🇸United States#2

$75,461

take-home USD

Gross

$95k

Tax rate

20.6%

PPP power

$75,461

🇬🇧United Kingdom#3

$57,560

take-home USD

Gross

£60k

Tax rate

24.4%

PPP power

$79,945

🇦🇪UAE

$56,629

take-home USD

Gross

AED208k

Tax rate

0.0%

PPP power

$74,512

🇦🇺Australia

$53,635

take-home USD

Gross

A$108k

Tax rate

23.5%

PPP power

$35,997

🇮🇪Ireland

$53,528

take-home USD

Gross

€70k

Tax rate

29.6%

PPP power

$64,491

🇸🇬Singapore

$49,720

take-home USD

Gross

S$85k

Tax rate

21.6%

PPP power

$55,866

🇩🇰Denmark

$49,046

take-home USD

Gross

kr530k

Tax rate

36.3%

PPP power

$7,213

🇳🇴Norway

$47,256

take-home USD

Gross

kr680k

Tax rate

26.1%

PPP power

$4,872

🇳🇱Netherlands

$46,357

take-home USD

Gross

€60k

Tax rate

28.9%

PPP power

$56,533

🇨🇦Canada

$45,585

take-home USD

Gross

C$84k

Tax rate

26.1%

PPP power

$36,762

🇳🇿New ZealandYou

$41,979

take-home USD

Gross

NZ$95k

Tax rate

28.0%

PPP power

$27,618

🇩🇪Germany

$41,456

take-home USD

Gross

€62k

Tax rate

38.5%

PPP power

$53,148

🇸🇪Sweden

$40,984

take-home USD

Gross

kr610k

Tax rate

30.0%

PPP power

$4,360

🇫🇷France

$40,558

take-home USD

Gross

€51k

Tax rate

26.8%

PPP power

$50,072

🇪🇺Europe (avg.)

$38,602

take-home USD

Gross

€56k

Tax rate

36.6%

PPP power

$49,489

🇯🇵Japan

$37,225

take-home USD

Gross

¥8.0M

Tax rate

30.4%

PPP power

$384

🇵🇹Portugal

$21,341

take-home USD

Gross

€30k

Tax rate

34.6%

PPP power

$34,986

🇿🇦South Africa

$19,028

take-home USD

Gross

R440k

Tax rate

19.0%

PPP power

$2,643

🇹🇭Thailand

$18,206

take-home USD

Gross

฿680k

Tax rate

5.8%

PPP power

$1,300

🇮🇳India

$14,317

take-home USD

Gross

₹1.3M

Tax rate

8.5%

PPP power

$597

#	Country	Gross (local)	Tax rate	Take-home USD	PPP power
🥇	🇨🇭Switzerland	Fr125k	18.2%	$114,952	Int'l $97,417
🥈	🇺🇸United States	$95k	20.6%	$75,461	Int'l $75,461
🥉	🇬🇧United Kingdom	£60k	24.4%	$57,560	Int'l $79,945
4	🇦🇪UAE	AED208k	0.0%	$56,629	Int'l $74,512
5	🇦🇺Australia	A$108k	23.5%	$53,635	Int'l $35,997
6	🇮🇪Ireland	€70k	29.6%	$53,528	Int'l $64,491
7	🇸🇬Singapore	S$85k	21.6%	$49,720	Int'l $55,866
8	🇩🇰Denmark	kr530k	36.3%	$49,046	Int'l $7,213
9	🇳🇴Norway	kr680k	26.1%	$47,256	Int'l $4,872
10	🇳🇱Netherlands	€60k	28.9%	$46,357	Int'l $56,533
11	🇨🇦Canada	C$84k	26.1%	$45,585	Int'l $36,762
12	🇳🇿New ZealandYou	NZ$95k	28.0%	$41,979	Int'l $27,618
13	🇩🇪Germany	€62k	38.5%	$41,456	Int'l $53,148
14	🇸🇪Sweden	kr610k	30.0%	$40,984	Int'l $4,360
15	🇫🇷France	€51k	26.8%	$40,558	Int'l $50,072
16	🇪🇺Europe (avg.)	€56k	36.6%	$38,602	Int'l $49,489
17	🇯🇵Japan	¥8.0M	30.4%	$37,225	Int'l $384
18	🇵🇹Portugal	€30k	34.6%	$21,341	Int'l $34,986
19	🇿🇦South Africa	R440k	19.0%	$19,028	Int'l $2,643
20	🇹🇭Thailand	฿680k	5.8%	$18,206	Int'l $1,300
21	🇮🇳India	₹1.3M	8.5%	$14,317	Int'l $597

Gross = annual before tax in local currency · Take-home = after income tax & social contributions · PPP = Int'l dollars (purchasing power parity) · Data: 2025-26 estimates

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ℹ️Sources: LinkedIn Salary Insights, Seek, Indeed, Glassdoor.Verified May 2026.Salary data is approximate and varies by experience, location and employer. Updated annually.