Countries with the Highest Salaries in the World

Zurich, Switzerland

Do you want to work abroad and earn as much money as possible? Or just curious as to which countries offer the best salaries?

There are so many places around the world where you can earn a really big salary, can you guess what number one is?

20. New Zealand

Auckland skyline night
  • Average monthly wage: 3,861.07 USD

19. France

Eiffel Tower, Paris
  • 3,952.41 USD

18. Singapore

Singapore skylline night
  • 3,954.16 USD

17. Ireland

Dublin
  • 4,095.18 USD

16. Finland

Finland ski resort
  • 4,274.05 USD

15. Canada

Vancouver
  • 4,336.51 USD

14. Sweden

Stockholm
  • 4,344.95 USD

13. Austria

  • 4,460.57 USD

12. Belgium

Brussels
  • 4,628.15 USD

11. Monaco

Monaco
  • 4,736.49 USD

10. Australia

Australia flag

4,829.63 USD

9. Netherlands

Amsterdam

4,843.38 USD

8. Germany

Germany
  • 5,010.22 USD

7. Norway

Norway
  • 5,166.95 USD

6. Iceland

Reykjavik
  • 5,355.40 USD

5. United States

NYC
  • 5,429.80 USD

4. Luxembourg

Luxembourg
  • 5,708.32 USD

3. Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein
  • 6,009.89 USD

2. Denmark

Copenhagen
  • 6,030.23 USD

1. Switzerland

Switzerland Alps
  • 6,324.75 USD

So there we have it, Switzerland is officially the country with the highest salaries worldwide. So should you move to Switzerland? Yes! Expect a high stand of living with modern clean cities, a range of jobs in different industries and really high take home pay.

If you would like to try living in Switzerland as an introduction you might want to apply for winter ski jobs or search summer jobs.

Hopefully our guide has helping you to see where the best places are to work if you are after the most money. Remember though what you get paid really depends on the country, employer and position. Taxes is another important consideration, as some countries, especially in the Middle East have zero income tax.

Do you want to move to any of these countries? Let us know.