How much does a software developer make in each country?
144 countries, median gross salary a year in dollars.
Each line is a country, on a log scale from $100 to $200,000 a year.
Where they earn the most
- United States$134,900
- Switzerland$122,900
- Luxembourg$100,900
- Iceland$87,950
- Germany$85,250
Where pay goes furthest
- United States$134,900
- Germany$112,600
- Qatar$105,800
- Luxembourg$102,300
- Switzerland$95,930
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | $134,900 | $11,240 | $134,900 | |
| 2 | Switzerland estimate | $122,900 | $10,250 | CHF 110,600 | $95,930 |
| 3 | Luxembourg estimate | $100,900 | $8,411 | €90,400 | $102,300 |
| 4 | Iceland estimate | $87,950 | $7,330 | kr 11,205,300 | $76,910 |
| 5 | Germany | $85,250 | $7,104 | €76,350 | $112,600 |
| 6 | Australia | $83,930 | $6,994 | A$122,200 | |
| 7 | Qatar estimate | $82,280 | $6,857 | QAR 299,500 | $105,800 |
| 8 | Denmark estimate | $79,180 | $6,598 | kr 527,600 | $75,750 |
| 9 | United Kingdom | $76,180 | $6,348 | £56,910 | $82,470 |
| 10 | Norway estimate | $75,510 | $6,293 | kr 683,300 | $78,490 |
| 11 | Belgium estimate | $72,630 | $6,052 | €65,050 | $83,280 |
| 12 | Austria estimate | $72,590 | $6,049 | €65,010 | $85,610 |
| 13 | Ireland estimate | $71,600 | $5,967 | €64,130 | $70,100 |
| 14 | Netherlands estimate | $69,880 | $5,823 | €62,590 | $80,590 |
| 15 | Canada | $65,390 | $5,449 | CA$91,980 | |
| 16 | Finland estimate | $63,800 | $5,317 | €57,140 | $70,400 |
| 17 | Singapore estimate | $57,570 | $4,798 | SGD 77,350 | $73,050 |
| 18 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $57,180 | $4,765 | HK$443,800 | $68,750 |
| 19 | Sweden estimate | $55,090 | $4,590 | kr 524,400 | $60,860 |
| 20 | Israel estimate | $53,240 | $4,437 | ₪172,000 | $42,490 |
| 21 | France estimate | $53,080 | $4,424 | €47,540 | $64,130 |
| 22 | Spain estimate | $48,990 | $4,082 | €43,870 | $71,320 |
| 23 | Italy estimate | $46,810 | $3,901 | €41,930 | $64,240 |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $41,360 | $3,447 | AED 151,900 | $61,510 |
| 25 | South Korea estimate | $39,860 | $3,321 | ₩51,474,000 | $56,940 |
| 26 | Cyprus estimate | $39,740 | $3,312 | €35,590 | $59,380 |
| 27 | Slovenia estimate | $39,140 | $3,262 | €35,060 | $58,430 |
| 28 | Malta estimate | $38,110 | $3,176 | €33,370 | $53,080 |
| 29 | Portugal estimate | $37,230 | $3,103 | €33,350 | $57,330 |
| 30 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $34,610 | $2,884 | SAR 129,800 | $66,880 |
| 31 | Bahamas estimate | $32,640 | $2,720 | BSD 32,640 | $29,490 |
| 32 | Puerto Rico estimate | $32,520 | $2,710 | $34,680 | |
| 33 | Czechia estimate | $31,240 | $2,603 | Kč 687,300 | $46,640 |
| 34 | Greece estimate | $31,200 | $2,600 | €27,940 | $47,600 |
| 35 | Brunei estimate | $30,910 | $2,576 | BND 39,160 | $51,700 |
| 36 | Lithuania estimate | $30,290 | $2,524 | €27,130 | $48,770 |
| 37 | Barbados estimate | $30,020 | $2,502 | BBD 60,050 | $25,020 |
| 38 | Estonia estimate | $29,900 | $2,492 | €26,780 | $39,390 |
| 39 | Costa Rica estimate | $28,630 | $2,386 | ₡14,413,800 | $45,830 |
| 40 | Latvia estimate | $27,530 | $2,294 | €24,660 | $44,130 |
| 41 | Romania estimate | $26,290 | $2,191 | lei 116,100 | $53,900 |
| 42 | Croatia estimate | $25,320 | $2,110 | €170,900 | $43,030 |
| 43 | Slovakia estimate | $24,820 | $2,068 | €22,230 | $38,820 |
| 44 | Hungary estimate | $24,610 | $2,051 | Ft 8,624,400 | $42,490 |
| 45 | Poland estimate | $21,640 | $1,804 | zł 90,840 | $39,450 |
| 46 | Türkiye estimate | $19,850 | $1,654 | ₺783,200 | $44,140 |
| 47 | Uruguay estimate | $19,480 | $1,623 | UYU 783,200 | $26,730 |
| 48 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $18,450 | $1,537 | KM 32,320 | $41,640 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $18,280 | $1,523 | PAB 18,280 | $36,790 |
| 50 | Bulgaria estimate | $18,200 | $1,517 | €31,890 | $38,850 |
| 51 | Serbia estimate | $17,660 | $1,472 | RSD 1,858,000 | $34,690 |
| 52 | Botswana estimate | $17,320 | $1,444 | P 235,000 | $44,230 |
| 53 | Chile estimate | $17,100 | $1,425 | CLP 16,137,900 | $34,710 |
| 54 | Palau estimate | $16,840 | $1,403 | $16,830 | |
| 55 | Montenegro estimate | $14,520 | $1,210 | €10,930 | $24,880 |
| 56 | Belize estimate | $14,340 | $1,195 | BZD 28,690 | $22,470 |
| 57 | North Macedonia estimate | $14,210 | $1,184 | MKD 784,000 | $28,640 |
| 58 | Malaysia estimate | $13,990 | $1,166 | RM 58,820 | $37,420 |
| 59 | South Africa estimate | $13,480 | $1,124 | R 221,900 | $29,920 |
| 60 | Marshall Islands estimate | $13,050 | $1,088 | $13,140 | |
| 61 | Lebanon estimate | $12,470 | $1,039 | L£18,797,800 | $25,120 |
| 62 | Honduras estimate | $11,740 | $978 | L 304,600 | $24,140 |
| 63 | Peru estimate | $11,710 | $976 | PEN 41,770 | $21,680 |
| 64 | Brazil estimate | $11,680 | $973 | R$65,270 | $25,280 |
| 65 | Colombia estimate | $11,590 | $966 | COP 46,994,500 | $28,210 |
| 66 | Dominican Republic estimate | $11,410 | $951 | DOP 707,100 | $29,700 |
| 67 | Mauritius estimate | $11,250 | $937 | Rs 522,200 | $26,220 |
| 68 | Eswatini estimate | $10,950 | $912 | SZL 195,800 | |
| 69 | Guatemala estimate | $10,600 | $883 | Q 81,420 | $23,720 |
| 70 | Maldives estimate | $10,540 | $878 | MVR 162,100 | $16,000 |
| 71 | Argentina estimate | $10,520 | $877 | ARS 13,054,000 | $19,740 |
| 72 | Ecuador estimate | $10,440 | $870 | $23,650 | |
| 73 | Thailand estimate | $10,190 | $850 | ฿335,200 | $31,610 |
| 74 | Mexico estimate | $10,010 | $834 | MX$192,500 | $17,020 |
| 75 | El Salvador estimate | $9,872 | $823 | $21,060 | |
| 76 | Russia estimate | $9,577 | $798 | ₽705,400 | $27,390 |
| 77 | Djibouti estimate | $9,182 | $765 | DJF 1,631,800 | $16,570 |
| 78 | Fiji estimate | $9,074 | $756 | FJD 20,580 | $22,220 |
| 79 | Samoa estimate | $8,913 | $743 | WST 23,970 | $13,040 |
| 80 | Albania estimate | $8,800 | $733 | ALL 937,800 | $20,360 |
| 81 | Guyana estimate | $8,765 | $730 | GYD 1,827,600 | $18,800 |
| 82 | Bolivia estimate | $8,501 | $708 | Bs 58,740 | $21,760 |
| 83 | Jordan estimate | $8,274 | $689 | JOD 5,874 | $18,290 |
| 84 | Paraguay estimate | $7,785 | $649 | ₲58,743,100 | $20,440 |
| 85 | Mongolia estimate | $7,364 | $614 | ₮26,108,100 | $22,110 |
| 86 | Jamaica estimate | $7,354 | $613 | JMD 815,900 | $11,670 |
| 87 | Moldova estimate | $7,272 | $606 | MDL 126,400 | $14,400 |
| 88 | Tonga estimate | $7,105 | $592 | TOP 16,790 | $9,221 |
| 89 | Philippines estimate | $6,931 | $578 | ₱397,100 | $19,140 |
| 90 | Cape Verde estimate | $6,532 | $544 | CVE 649,200 | $12,890 |
| 91 | Bhutan estimate | $6,397 | $533 | BTN 535,200 | $25,640 |
| 92 | Vanuatu estimate | $6,062 | $505 | VUV 587,400 | $4,959 |
| 93 | Vietnam estimate | $5,996 | $500 | ₫144,899,700 | $20,240 |
| 94 | Senegal estimate | $5,608 | $467 | F CFA 3,263,500 | $14,410 |
| 95 | Kazakhstan estimate | $5,572 | $464 | ₸1,816,400 | $14,470 |
| 96 | Tunisia estimate | $5,338 | $445 | TND 15,660 | $19,100 |
| 97 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $5,232 | $436 | F CFA 3,263,500 | $14,040 |
| 98 | Cambodia estimate | $5,204 | $434 | ៛20,886,400 | $14,180 |
| 99 | Kiribati estimate | $4,999 | $417 | A$7,525 | $8,014 |
| 100 | India estimate | $4,793 | $399 | ₹417,700 | $21,060 |
| 101 | Georgia estimate | $4,594 | $383 | ₾14,800 | $13,790 |
| 102 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $4,396 | $366 | FCFA 2,666,500 | $9,670 |
| 103 | Chad estimate | $4,345 | $362 | FCFA 2,710,200 | $12,820 |
| 104 | Uzbekistan estimate | $4,152 | $346 | UZS 45,883,300 | $15,300 |
| 105 | Zambia estimate | $3,991 | $333 | ZK 104,400 | $13,800 |
| 106 | Suriname estimate | $3,698 | $308 | SRD 91,380 | $10,220 |
| 107 | Mozambique estimate | $3,680 | $307 | MZN 235,000 | $9,741 |
| 108 | Timor-Leste estimate | $3,525 | $294 | $7,911 | |
| 109 | Yemen estimate | $3,376 | $281 | YER 741,400 | $11,190 |
| 110 | Burkina Faso estimate | $3,365 | $280 | F CFA 1,958,100 | $10,140 |
| 111 | Mali estimate | $3,229 | $269 | F CFA 1,958,100 | $10,180 |
| 112 | Kenya estimate | $3,154 | $263 | KES 321,600 | $7,435 |
| 113 | Comoros estimate | $3,138 | $262 | CF 1,305,400 | $5,724 |
| 114 | Ghana estimate | $2,911 | $243 | GH₵36,550 | $6,962 |
| 115 | Cameroon estimate | $2,908 | $242 | FCFA 1,435,900 | $6,001 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,809 | $234 | Rs 848,500 | $9,698 |
| 117 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,776 | $231 | FCFA 1,305,400 | $4,188 |
| 118 | Nepal estimate | $2,748 | $229 | Rs 287,200 | $9,462 |
| 119 | Guinea estimate | $2,559 | $213 | FG 23,497,300 | $7,804 |
| 120 | Indonesia estimate | $2,532 | $211 | Rp 40,144,700 | $7,864 |
| 121 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $2,511 | $209 | F CFA 1,566,500 | $7,095 |
| 122 | Lesotho estimate | $2,493 | $208 | LSL 45,690 | $7,442 |
| 123 | Bangladesh estimate | $2,484 | $207 | ৳287,200 | $8,705 |
| 124 | Ukraine estimate | $2,404 | $200 | ₴61,440 | $9,889 |
| 125 | Armenia estimate | $2,299 | $192 | ֏1,109,600 | $6,665 |
| 126 | Angola estimate | $2,251 | $188 | Kz 1,958,100 | $6,292 |
| 127 | Uganda estimate | $2,002 | $167 | UGX 7,179,700 | $5,459 |
| 128 | Ethiopia estimate | $2,000 | $167 | ETB 87,460 | $6,509 |
| 129 | Benin estimate | $1,991 | $166 | F CFA 1,240,100 | $6,034 |
| 130 | Niger estimate | $1,984 | $165 | F CFA 1,237,500 | $6,087 |
| 131 | Togo estimate | $1,982 | $165 | F CFA 1,236,600 | $5,606 |
| 132 | Laos estimate | $1,953 | $163 | ₭27,413,500 | $7,386 |
| 133 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,938 | $162 | CDF 1,958,100 | $3,989 |
| 134 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,890 | $157 | K 2,610,800 | $5,995 |
| 135 | Pakistan estimate | $1,608 | $134 | Rs 452,200 | $6,915 |
| 136 | Egypt estimate | $1,441 | $120 | E£65,270 | $9,389 |
| 137 | Sudan estimate | $1,433 | $119 | SDG 783,200 | $3,492 |
| 138 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,386 | $115 | ؋106,500 | $6,743 |
| 139 | Burundi estimate | $1,347 | $112 | BIF 2,580,300 | $4,071 |
| 140 | Liberia estimate | $1,305 | $109 | LRD 1,305 | $3,238 |
| 141 | Rwanda estimate | $1,287 | $107 | RF 1,697,000 | $4,696 |
| 142 | Gambia estimate | $1,152 | $96 | GMD 55,480 | $3,722 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $1,146 | $96 | MWK 417,700 | $3,513 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $441 | $37 | ₦652,700 | $2,458 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).