Cities with the highest average salaries in the world, 2019

Anna PapadopoulosCEO InsiderMay 21, 2019May 22, 2019

As it turns out, cities in Switzerland and the United States offer the highest salaries in the world, that’s according to a new “global city salary ranking 2019” from the CEOWORLD magazine. Published Today, the report analyzed the quality of living and salaries for residents in 300 cities around the world. (The survey calculated salaries “net of taxes,” or after taxes.)

San Francisco topped the index, with residents bringing in an average of $6,580 a month, the Golden Gate City has the highest salaries in the world for 2019.

San Jose, ranks second in monthly salaries, according to the analysis, in 2019, the average monthly salary after taxes for citizens of the city of San Jose was $6,457. San Jose was followed by 4 Swiss cities Zurich (No. 3), Bern (No.4), and Geneva (No. 5), and Basel (No. 5).

Cities with the highest average salaries in the world, 2019

Rank	City	Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
1	San Francisco, CA, United States	6580.25
2	San Jose, CA, United States	6457.25
3	Zurich, Switzerland	5909.42
4	Bern, Switzerland	5285.11
5	Geneva, Switzerland	5267.25
6	Basel, Switzerland	5211.49
7	Washington, DC, United States	5118.12
8	Seattle, WA, United States	4973.99
9	Lausanne, Switzerland	4942.65
10	Dallas, TX, United States	4826.59
11	Raleigh, NC, United States	4789.43
12	New York, NY, United States	4646.67
13	Boston, MA, United States	4525.56
14	San Diego, CA, United States	4352.96
15	Austin, TX, United States	4250.42
16	Los Angeles, CA, United States	4235.28
17	Atlanta, GA, United States	4198.52
18	Chicago, IL, United States	4061.05
19	Charlotte, NC, United States	4022.14
20	Anchorage, AK, United States	4021.56
21	Houston, TX, United States	3856.95
22	Nashville, TN, United States	3784.06
23	Aalborg, Denmark	3783.63
24	Portland, OR, United States	3783.3
25	Newcastle, Australia	3725.8
26	Sacramento, CA, United States	3676.18
27	Denver, CO, United States	3602.66
28	Minneapolis, MN, United States	3591.29
29	Luxembourg, Luxembourg	3581.7
30	Sydney, Australia	3580.69
31	Honolulu, HI, United States	3572.13
32	Canberra, Australia	3525.06
33	Stavanger, Norway	3461.41
34	Baltimore, MD, United States	3413.36
35	Bergen, Norway	3371.68
36	Las Vegas, NV, United States	3316.91
37	Phoenix, AZ, United States	3302.06
38	Brooklyn, NY, United States	3302.02
39	Reykjavik, Iceland	3282.08
40	Trondheim, Norway	3258.98
41	Calgary, Canada	3258.73
42	Salt Lake City, UT, United States	3256.62
43	Arhus, Denmark	3255.92
44	Oslo, Norway	3246.09
45	Copenhagen, Denmark	3225.4
46	Madison, WI, United States	3224.19
47	Brisbane, Australia	3209.39
48	Columbus, OH, United States	3187.35
49	San Antonio, TX, United States	3144.47
50	Melbourne, Australia	3130.78
51	Tampa, FL, United States	3098.24
52	Philadelphia, PA, United States	3081.88
53	Saint Louis, MO, United States	3067.44
54	Kansas City, MO, United States	3034.81
55	Ottawa, Canada	3025.55
56	Perth, Australia	3004.09
57	Reading, United Kingdom	2996.43
58	Pittsburgh, PA, United States	2985.55
59	Doha, Qatar	2981.66
60	Reno, NV, United States	2952.17
61	Eindhoven, Netherlands	2951.21
62	London, United Kingdom	2927.78
63	Miami, FL, United States	2921.6
64	Singapore, Singapore	2899.28
65	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	2888.52
66	Wellington, New Zealand	2878.2
67	Tokyo, Japan	2868.51
68	Adelaide, Australia	2830.88
69	Hamburg, Germany	2825.01
70	Edmonton, Canada	2816.91
71	Dublin, Ireland	2807.83
72	Karlsruhe, Germany	2800.88
73	Amsterdam, Netherlands	2775.84
74	Frankfurt, Germany	2768.92
75	Munich, Germany	2757.26
76	Little Rock, AR, United States	2744.22
77	Memphis, TN, United States	2731.79
78	Gold Coast, Australia	2711.8
79	Orlando, FL, United States	2710.15
80	Vancouver, Canada	2704.53
81	Albany, NY, United States	2692.06
82	Stuttgart, Germany	2683.56
83	Helsinki, Finland	2674.52
84	Buffalo, NY, United States	2667.81
85	Stockholm, Sweden	2665.67
86	Derby, United Kingdom	2654.87
87	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	2652.89
88	Dusseldorf, Germany	2637.58
89	Hanover, Germany	2633.61
90	Indianapolis, IN, United States	2605.79
91	Cologne, Germany	2605.07
92	Aberdeen, United Kingdom	2603.03
93	Toronto, Canada	2601.52
94	Rotterdam, Netherlands	2587.41
95	Bristol, United Kingdom	2581.78
96	Paris, France	2572.66
97	Tampere, Finland	2552.25
98	Louisville, KY, United States	2536.63
99	Auckland, New Zealand	2533.15
100	Tucson, AZ, United States	2530.32
101	Brussels, Belgium	2497.6
102	Cork, Ireland	2478.73
103	Aachen, Germany	2464.01
104	The Hague (Den Haag), Netherlands	2463.26
105	Boise, ID, United States	2463.13
106	Edinburgh, United Kingdom	2454.13
107	Leeds, United Kingdom	2443.29
108	Mannheim, Germany	2441.48
109	Milwaukee, WI, United States	2441.28
110	Berlin, Germany	2438.73
111	Hong Kong, Hong Kong	2433.67
112	Gothenburg, Sweden	2421.07
113	Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel	2420.72
114	Cambridge, United Kingdom	2404.28
115	Christchurch, New Zealand	2402.47
116	Kelowna, Canada	2401.5
117	Hamilton, Canada	2397.79
118	Utrecht, Netherlands	2388.5
119	Toulouse, France	2373.64
120	Seoul, South Korea	2364.84
121	Victoria, Canada	2350.48
122	Dresden, Germany	2339.59
123	Montreal, Canada	2324.45
124	Uppsala, Sweden	2316.2
125	Galway, Ireland	2309.4
126	Cardiff, United Kingdom	2302.16
127	Saskatoon, Canada	2288.87
128	Oxford, United Kingdom	2288.79
129	Bonn, Germany	2286.56
130	Malmo, Sweden	2253.8
131	Liverpool, United Kingdom	2246.95
132	Manchester, United Kingdom	2232.8
133	London, Canada	2212.86
134	Vienna, Austria	2207.66
135	Leicester, United Kingdom	2199.48
136	Glasgow, United Kingdom	2180.96
137	Nuremberg, Germany	2179.42
138	Linz, Austria	2177.25
139	Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom	2152.96
140	Antwerp, Belgium	2149.14
141	Birmingham, United Kingdom	2147.05
142	Lyon, France	2141.11
143	Brighton, United Kingdom	2139.34
144	Groningen, Netherlands	2134.12
145	Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia	2120.46
146	Winnipeg, Canada	2102.89
147	Sheffield, United Kingdom	2095.19
148	San Juan, Puerto Rico	2094.79
149	Halifax, Canada	2089.51
150	Bremen, Germany	2077.8
151	Jerusalem, Israel	2072.47
152	Haifa, Israel	2051.31
153	Dundee, United Kingdom	2049.98
154	Delft, Netherlands	1979.95
155	Belfast, United Kingdom	1969.55
156	Gent, Belgium	1967.72
157	Ad Dammam, Saudi Arabia	1791.76
158	Sharjah, United Arab Emirates	1781.19
159	Madrid, Spain	1781.11
160	Kuwait City, Kuwait	1775.22
161	Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom	1716.86
162	Milan, Italy	1709.86
163	Limassol, Cyprus	1675.52
164	Genoa, Italy	1648.31
165	Barcelona, Spain	1605.41
166	Taipei, Taiwan	1592.76
167	Leipzig, Germany	1576.53
168	Turin, Italy	1572.18
169	Florence, Italy	1557.2
170	Rome, Italy	1527.38
171	Bologna, Italy	1523.76
172	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	1498.9
173	Valencia, Spain	1473.78
174	Palma de Mallorca, Spain	1465.49
175	Muscat, Oman	1442.12
176	Sliema, Malta	1440.72
177	Jeddah (Jiddah), Saudi Arabia	1428.88
178	Seville (Sevilla), Spain	1387.68
179	Alicante, Spain	1343.65
180	Palermo, Italy	1327.82
181	Malaga, Spain	1306.02
182	Cape Town, South Africa	1279.23
183	Ajman, United Arab Emirates	1255.37
184	Tallinn, Estonia	1250.93
185	Prague, Czech Republic	1248.5
186	Ljubljana, Slovenia	1238.52
187	Naples, Italy	1218.45
188	Johannesburg, South Africa	1212.78
189	Manama, Bahrain	1207.49
190	Catania, Italy	1201.59
191	Shanghai, China	1190.11
192	Pretoria, South Africa	1189.63
193	Nicosia, Cyprus	1176.74
194	Beijing, China	1174.06
195	Shenzhen, China	1162.06
196	Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain	1157.69
197	Bratislava, Slovakia	1129.21
198	Tartu, Estonia	1124.47
199	Brno, Czech Republic	1079.12
200	Warsaw, Poland	1075.98
201	Moscow, Russia	1038.66
202	Gurgaon, India	1025.08
203	Durban, South Africa	1011.62
204	Beirut, Lebanon	1011.36
205	Lisbon, Portugal	1008.21
206	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	999.9
207	Zagreb, Croatia	982.12
208	Olomouc, Czech Republic	956.67
209	Guangzhou, China	951.81
210	Coimbra, Portugal	943.7
211	Krakow (Cracow), Poland	927.79
212	Penang, Malaysia	921.82
213	Ostrava, Czech Republic	913.14
214	Vilnius, Lithuania	907.39
215	Wroclaw, Poland	900.8
216	Gdansk, Poland	900.63
217	San Jose, Costa Rica	893.91
218	Porto, Portugal	877.03
219	Riga, Latvia	869.41
220	Port Elizabeth, South Africa	868.57
221	Athens, Greece	845.84
222	Heraklion, Greece	836.55
223	Katowice, Poland	835.78
224	Navi Mumbai, India	832.32
225	Budapest, Hungary	825.73
226	Poznan, Poland	822.35
227	Santiago, Chile	814.59
228	Panama City, Panama	805.97
229	Kosice, Slovakia	792.67
230	Brasilia, Brazil	779.23
231	Kaunas, Lithuania	777.27
232	Bangalore, India	767.26
233	Sofia, Bulgaria	761.63
234	Rijeka, Croatia	760.24
235	Klaipeda, Lithuania	758.47
236	Bangkok, Thailand	758.29
237	Thessaloniki, Greece	751.3
238	Split, Croatia	733.6
239	Patras, Greece	725.45
240	Lodz, Poland	720.75
241	Montevideo, Uruguay	717.68
242	Monterrey, Mexico	710.29
243	Bucharest, Romania	704.18
244	Cluj-Napoca, Romania	688.66
245	Szczecin, Poland	678.99
246	Saint Petersburg, Russia	677.29
247	Osijek, Croatia	665.82
248	Mexico City, Mexico	637.47
249	Brasov, Romania	634.77
250	Quito, Ecuador	633.04
251	Noida, India	629.32
252	Irbil, Iraq	627.78
253	Debrecen, Hungary	604.69
254	Queretaro, Mexico	603.62
255	Santa Cruz, Bolivia	600.38
256	Amman, Jordan	596.16
257	Pune, India	594.78
258	Mumbai, India	592.27
259	Guatemala City, Guatemala	591.88
260	Iasi, Romania	579.94
261	Thane, India	578.83
262	Sao Paulo, Brazil	568.46
263	Timisoara, Romania	555.01
264	Szeged, Hungary	549.55
265	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	539.69
266	Buenos Aires, Argentina	538.41
267	Yekaterinburg, Russia	534.55
268	Baghdad, Iraq	533.56
269	Plovdiv, Bulgaria	523.88
270	Arad, Romania	522.76
271	Rabat, Morocco	522.64
272	Podgorica, Montenegro	521.24
273	Ploiesti, Romania	520.98
274	Chiang Mai, Thailand	520.88
275	Guayaquil, Ecuador	520.71
276	Varna, Bulgaria	514.59
277	Pristina, Kosovo (Disputed Territory)	512.49
278	Delhi, India	509.38
279	Constanta, Romania	507.45
280	Sarajevo, Bosnia And Herzegovina	505.79
281	Craiova, Romania	502.26
282	Guadalajara, Mexico	500.85
283	Nizhny Novgorod, Russia	484.59
284	Campinas, Brazil	481.3
285	Banja Luka, Bosnia And Herzegovina	479.38
286	Oradea, Romania	477.56
287	Minsk, Belarus	475.37
288	Jaipur, India	474.56
289	Krasnoyarsk, Russia	473.58
290	Hyderabad, India	472.73
291	Lima, Peru	472.71
292	Manila, Philippines	469.78
293	Tomsk, Russia	465.95
294	Cuenca, Ecuador	465.56
295	Chennai, India	464.45
296	Harare, Zimbabwe	462.5
297	Novosibirsk, Russia	457.96
298	Vadodara, India	456.76
299	Kiev, Ukraine	455.5
300	Kazan, Russia	454.31

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