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Avg. Remote Salary (USD)

Average monthly salary for remote workers — composite of local remote job market rates and typical earnings of nationals on global freelance platforms, expressed as a 0–100 index (100 = highest global salaries). Measures both job availability at high wage levels and typical local remote freelancing rates. Switzerland 95: remote software engineers earn CHF 120,000–180,000/year (€11,000–16,000/month). USA 95: full-stack remote engineers average $120,000–180,000/year; product managers $130,000+/year. Norway/Denmark/Luxembourg 88–90: €8,000–12,000/month for senior technical remote roles. UK/Australia/Netherlands/Germany 80–88: €5,000–9,000/month typical senior remote. India 42: while Upwork rates for Indian developers average $25–45/hour, local remote salary benchmarks are lower; however platform earnings can reach $3,000–6,000/month for senior developers. Philippines 38: BPO + freelance ecosystem delivers $800–2,500/month for typical remote workers. Somalia/Yemen/CAR/Chad: 2–5 — essentially no functioning remote salary market, payments infrastructure absent.

#↑ Country↕ Raw Value↕ Score↕
1 United States95 95 94
1 Switzerland95 95 94
3 Norway90 90 89
4 England88 88 87
4 Denmark88 88 87
4 Sweden88 88 87
4 Germany88 88 87
4 Luxembourg88 88 87
4 Netherlands88 88 87
4 Monaco88 88 87
11 Finland85 85 84
12 Australia82 82 81
12 Ireland82 82 81
12 Singapore82 82 81
12 Iceland82 82 81
16 Scotland80 80 79
16 Liechtenstein80 80 79
16 New Zealand80 80 79
19 Belgium78 78 77
19 Canada78 78 77
19 Hong Kong78 78 77
19 France78 78 77
19 Austria78 78 77
24 Estonia75 75 75
25 United Arab Emirates72 72 72
25 Korea Republic72 72 72
25 Israel72 72 72
28 Wales70 70 70
28 Bermuda70 70 70
28 Japan70 70 70
31 Northern Ireland68 68 68
31 Gibraltar68 68 68
31 Chinese Taipei68 68 68
34 Spain65 65 65
34 Cayman Islands65 65 65
36 Malta62 62 62
36 Czech Republic62 62 62
36 Faroe Islands62 62 62
36 Italy62 62 62
40 San Marino60 60 60
40 Portugal60 60 60
42 Poland58 58 58
42 Slovenia58 58 58
42 Cyprus58 58 58
42 Puerto Rico58 58 58
46 Latvia55 55 55
46 Lithuania55 55 55
46 Andorra55 55 55
46 Mexico55 55 55
50 Macau52 52 52
50 Slovakia52 52 52
50 Malaysia52 52 52
50 Croatia52 52 52
50 Greece52 52 52
55 Qatar50 50 50
55 Georgia50 50 50
57 Hungary48 48 48
57 Barbados48 48 48
57 Panama48 48 48
57 U.S. Virgin Islands48 48 48
61 Brazil45 45 45
61 South Africa45 45 45
61 Bahrain45 45 45
61 Saudi Arabia45 45 45
61 Armenia45 45 45
61 Costa Rica45 45 45
67 Uruguay42 42 42
67 Kuwait42 42 42
67 Mauritius42 42 42
67 Bahamas42 42 42
67 India42 42 42
67 Turks and Caicos Islands42 42 42
67 Romania42 42 42
67 British Virgin Islands42 42 42
67 Colombia42 42 42
67 Turkey42 42 42
67 Chile42 42 42
78 Aruba40 40 40
78 Thailand40 40 40
78 China40 40 40
78 Bulgaria40 40 40
78 Réunion40 40 40
78 Serbia40 40 40
84 Seychelles38 38 38
84 Curacao38 38 38
84 Belize38 38 38
84 Argentina38 38 38
84 Anguilla38 38 38
84 Sint Maarten38 38 38
84 Saint-Martin38 38 38
84 Antigua and Barbuda38 38 38
84 Guam38 38 38
84 Martinique38 38 38
84 Guadeloupe38 38 38
84 Philippines38 38 38
96 French Guiana35 35 35
96 Saint Pierre and Miquelon35 35 35
96 Oman35 35 35
96 Kenya35 35 35
96 New Caledonia35 35 35
96 Indonesia35 35 35
102 Morocco32 32 32
102 Vietnam32 32 32
102 Tahiti32 32 32
102 Montenegro32 32 32
102 Grenada32 32 32
102 Jamaica32 32 32
102 Saint Lucia32 32 32
102 Dominican Republic32 32 32
102 Saint Kitts and Nevis32 32 32
102 Northern Mariana Islands32 32 32
112 Maldives30 30 30
112 Paraguay30 30 30
112 Egypt30 30 30
112 Brunei30 30 30
112 Ukraine30 30 30
112 Rwanda30 30 30
112 Trinidad and Tobago30 30 30
112 Albania30 30 30
112 Dominica30 30 30
121 Ghana28 28 28
121 Nigeria28 28 28
121 Tunisia28 28 28
121 Kazakhstan28 28 28
121 American Samoa28 28 28
121 Bosnia and Herzegovina28 28 28
121 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines28 28 28
121 Fiji28 28 28
121 Peru28 28 28
121 Ecuador28 28 28
131 Kosovo25 25 26
131 Russia25 25 26
131 Sri Lanka25 25 26
131 Cape Verde25 25 26
131 Azerbaijan25 25 26
131 Montserrat25 25 26
131 El Salvador25 25 26
138 Namibia22 22 23
138 Botswana22 22 23
138 Cambodia22 22 23
138 Uzbekistan22 22 23
138 Jordan22 22 23
138 Moldova22 22 23
138 North Macedonia22 22 23
138 Kyrgyzstan22 22 23
146 Bangladesh20 20 21
146 Guatemala20 20 21
148 Senegal18 18 19
148 Ivory Coast18 18 19
148 Guyana18 18 19
148 Tanzania18 18 19
148 Bolivia18 18 19
148 Pakistan18 18 19
148 Mayotte18 18 19
148 Nepal18 18 19
156 Belarus15 15 16
156 Suriname15 15 16
156 Swaziland15 15 16
156 Laos15 15 16
156 Uganda15 15 16
156 Honduras15 15 16
156 Algeria15 15 16
156 Mongolia15 15 16
156 Cook Islands15 15 16
165 Gambia12 12 13
165 Angola12 12 13
165 Cameroon12 12 13
165 Zambia12 12 13
165 Zanzibar12 12 13
165 Palau12 12 13
165 Nicaragua12 12 13
165 Vanuatu12 12 13
173 Benin10 10 11
173 Lesotho10 10 11
173 Zimbabwe10 10 11
173 Ethiopia10 10 11
173 Samoa10 10 11
173 Tajikistan10 10 11
179 Madagascar8 8 9
179 Burkina Faso8 8 9
179 Togo8 8 9
179 Gabon8 8 9
179 Congo8 8 9
179 Liberia8 8 9
179 Equatorial Guinea8 8 9
179 Congo DR8 8 9
179 São Tomé and Príncipe8 8 9
179 Venezuela8 8 9
179 Mozambique8 8 9
179 Malawi8 8 9
179 Lebanon8 8 9
179 Djibouti8 8 9
179 Timor-Leste8 8 9
179 Tonga8 8 9
179 Papua New Guinea8 8 9
179 Bhutan8 8 9
197 Mali5 5 6
197 Mauritania5 5 6
197 Guinea-Bissau5 5 6
197 Sierra Leone5 5 6
197 Guinea5 5 6
197 Libya5 5 6
197 Marshall Islands5 5 6
197 Iraq5 5 6
197 Burundi5 5 6
197 Kiribati5 5 6
197 Comoros5 5 6
197 Palestine5 5 6
197 Niue5 5 6
197 Myanmar5 5 6
197 Micronesia5 5 6
197 Iran5 5 6
197 Solomon Islands5 5 6
214 Niger3 3 4
214 Chad3 3 4
214 Central African Republic3 3 4
214 Sudan3 3 4
214 Nauru3 3 4
214 Tuvalu3 3 4
214 Turkmenistan3 3 4
214 Wallis and Futuna3 3 4
214 Haiti3 3 4
223 Yemen2 2 3
223 Syria2 2 3
223 Western Sahara2 2 3
223 South Sudan2 2 3
223 Somalia2 2 3
223 Korea DPR2 2 3
223 Cuba2 2 3
223 Eritrea2 2 3
223 Afghanistan2 2 3