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12 countries · 35 careers

Salaries by country

Where your employer sits is the biggest pay lever there is. Countries ranked by the typical salary across every career we track, converted to US dollars.

  1. 01 United States Best paid: Surgeon $123k
  2. 02 Switzerland Best paid: Surgeon $110k
  3. 03 United Arab Emirates Best paid: Surgeon $99k
  4. 04 Australia Best paid: Surgeon $85k
  5. 05 Germany Best paid: Surgeon $79k
  6. 06 Netherlands Best paid: Surgeon $77k
  7. 07 Canada Best paid: Surgeon $74k
  8. 08 Singapore Best paid: Surgeon $73k
  9. 09 United Kingdom Best paid: Investment Banker $68k
  10. 10 Ireland Best paid: Surgeon $66k
  11. 11 France Best paid: Surgeon $57k
  12. 12 Spain Best paid: Surgeon $44k

Typical salary = the middle median of the careers we track in each country (32 to 35), in US dollars at 2026 exchange rates.

Also covered: Gibraltar and Monaco

Two small places with their own rules on pay, tax and the right to work, and thousands of people crossing a border to work there every day.