Transport & LogisticsMedium demandRemote: Low

⚓Ship Captain

⚓ Commands merchant vessels. Master's certificate + extensive seafaring experience required. Offshore, LNG and container shipping pay the highest. Unique career with long voyages.

Key Insights

→🇨🇭 Switzerland offers the highest take-home at $146,723 USD/yr — 7.2× more than 🇮🇳 India.
→Best purchasing power: 🇨🇭 Switzerland (Int'l $124,341). Your dollar stretches furthest here.
→Biggest tax difference: 🇦🇪 UAE (0.0%) vs 🇩🇪 Germany (45.9%) — a 45.9% gap.
→Global average take-home for a Ship Captain is roughly $61,114 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

Ship Captain — All Countries

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

Estimated rates

🇨🇭Switzerland#1

$146,723

take-home USD

Gross

Fr165k

Tax rate

20.9%

PPP power

$124,341

🇺🇸United States#2

$99,872

take-home USD

Gross

$130k

Tax rate

23.2%

PPP power

$99,872

🇦🇪UAE#3

$85,761

take-home USD

Gross

AED315k

Tax rate

0.0%

PPP power

$112,843

🇸🇬Singapore

$79,157

take-home USD

Gross

S$130k

Tax rate

18.3%

PPP power

$88,941

🇬🇧United Kingdom

$75,961

take-home USD

Gross

£85k

Tax rate

29.6%

PPP power

$105,502

🇦🇺Australia

$71,487

take-home USD

Gross

A$150k

Tax rate

26.6%

PPP power

$47,978

🇮🇪Ireland

$68,138

take-home USD

Gross

€98k

Tax rate

36.0%

PPP power

$82,094

🇩🇰Denmark

$64,978

take-home USD

Gross

kr745k

Tax rate

39.9%

PPP power

$9,556

🇨🇦Canada

$63,729

take-home USD

Gross

C$120k

Tax rate

27.7%

PPP power

$51,394

🇳🇴Norway

$62,579

take-home USD

Gross

kr970k

Tax rate

31.4%

PPP power

$6,451

🇳🇱Netherlands

$59,579

take-home USD

Gross

€86k

Tax rate

36.3%

PPP power

$72,658

🇳🇿New ZealandYou

$55,393

take-home USD

Gross

NZ$130k

Tax rate

30.5%

PPP power

$36,443

🇫🇷France

$54,906

take-home USD

Gross

€73k

Tax rate

30.8%

PPP power

$67,786

🇩🇪Germany

$51,756

take-home USD

Gross

€88k

Tax rate

45.9%

PPP power

$66,354

🇯🇵Japan

$49,834

take-home USD

Gross

¥11.0M

Tax rate

32.3%

PPP power

$514

🇪🇺Europe (avg.)

$49,770

take-home USD

Gross

€80k

Tax rate

42.8%

PPP power

$63,808

🇸🇪Sweden

$48,602

take-home USD

Gross

kr820k

Tax rate

38.2%

PPP power

$5,170

🇵🇹Portugal

$26,979

take-home USD

Gross

€40k

Tax rate

37.9%

PPP power

$44,228

🇿🇦South Africa

$24,693

take-home USD

Gross

R600k

Tax rate

23.0%

PPP power

$3,430

🇹🇭Thailand

$23,038

take-home USD

Gross

฿880k

Tax rate

7.9%

PPP power

$1,646

🇮🇳India

$20,455

take-home USD

Gross

₹2.0M

Tax rate

15.0%

PPP power

$852

#	Country	Gross (local)	Tax rate	Take-home USD	PPP power
🥇	🇨🇭Switzerland	Fr165k	20.9%	$146,723	Int'l $124,341
🥈	🇺🇸United States	$130k	23.2%	$99,872	Int'l $99,872
🥉	🇦🇪UAE	AED315k	0.0%	$85,761	Int'l $112,843
4	🇸🇬Singapore	S$130k	18.3%	$79,157	Int'l $88,941
5	🇬🇧United Kingdom	£85k	29.6%	$75,961	Int'l $105,502
6	🇦🇺Australia	A$150k	26.6%	$71,487	Int'l $47,978
7	🇮🇪Ireland	€98k	36.0%	$68,138	Int'l $82,094
8	🇩🇰Denmark	kr745k	39.9%	$64,978	Int'l $9,556
9	🇨🇦Canada	C$120k	27.7%	$63,729	Int'l $51,394
10	🇳🇴Norway	kr970k	31.4%	$62,579	Int'l $6,451
11	🇳🇱Netherlands	€86k	36.3%	$59,579	Int'l $72,658
12	🇳🇿New ZealandYou	NZ$130k	30.5%	$55,393	Int'l $36,443
13	🇫🇷France	€73k	30.8%	$54,906	Int'l $67,786
14	🇩🇪Germany	€88k	45.9%	$51,756	Int'l $66,354
15	🇯🇵Japan	¥11.0M	32.3%	$49,834	Int'l $514
16	🇪🇺Europe (avg.)	€80k	42.8%	$49,770	Int'l $63,808
17	🇸🇪Sweden	kr820k	38.2%	$48,602	Int'l $5,170
18	🇵🇹Portugal	€40k	37.9%	$26,979	Int'l $44,228
19	🇿🇦South Africa	R600k	23.0%	$24,693	Int'l $3,430
20	🇹🇭Thailand	฿880k	7.9%	$23,038	Int'l $1,646
21	🇮🇳India	₹2.0M	15.0%	$20,455	Int'l $852

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.