Do you dream of exchanging your current job for a brand new one abroad? You are certainly not the only one.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many people to rethink their relationship with work – including where exactly they would like to do it.
As we emerge from strict pandemic lockdowns and restrictions, many workers in Europe and the United States are still considering leaving jobs that do not meet their needs or offer a good work-life balance. private life.
And if you’re anything like the 1 in 5 respondents recently polled by PWC who say they’re likely to change employers in the next 12 months, a new salary calculator could be useful.
The tool, created by insurance company William Russell, shows how average wages for different jobs vary across the 38 countries of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
The company used Glassdoor data to find the average salary in each OECD country for 36 different positions, then converted those salaries into US dollars and pounds sterling. Hourly rates were converted to an annual salary based on a 37.5 hour work week.
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Using this calculator, a web developer who wants to be based in Europe can see that they would be paid more in Switzerland ($88,496) or Denmark ($70,763), than in France ($43,757) or the Netherlands ($40,531), and in stark contrast to Greece ($13,492) or Portugal ($15,557).
The calculator lists salaries for a wide range of occupations, including nurses, doctors, bartenders, graphic designers and accountants (although data was not available for every job in every country).
Of course, salaries can vary greatly from country to country, but so can the cost of living.
Switzerland and Denmark might pay salaries at the top end of the scale, but both countries are also among the 10 most expensive countries to live in, according to the OECD’s cost of living index.
Included alongside the calculator is a list of the most expensive and least expensive countries, based on this index.
Switzerland, Iceland, Norway, Israel and Australia are the 5 countries with the highest cost of living. Meanwhile, Turkey, Colombia, Mexico, Poland and Hungary are listed as the most affordable.
Here is an overview of typical salaries for some of these jobs, in selected OECD countries:
UX/UI designer
According to the Salary Calculator, the United States ($105,000) has one of the highest average salaries for a UX/UI designer, followed by Switzerland ($88,496), while the highest pay levels lows are found in Turkey ($6,217) and Colombia ($12,311). Here is what you would get in some European countries:
Top 5 (in USD)
Switzerland – $88,496
United Kingdom – $64,478
Germany – $58,782
Ireland – $52,076
Luxemburg – $51,648
Bottom 5
Poland – $20,613
Hungary – $18,404
Portugal – $17,769
Greece – $16,731
Slovakia – $16,461
Doctor
Doctors in the United States ($151,000), Canada ($112,290) and Norway ($110,668) have the highest average salaries in the OECD, while those in Turkey ($7,994), from Mexico ($10,243) and the Czech Republic ($14,853) are among the lowest-paid.
Top 5 (in USD)
Norway – $110,668
Switzerland – $101,447
Italy – $93,152
Netherlands – $70,484
Ireland – $69,842
Bottom 5
Greece – $35,347
Spain – $35,053
Slovakia – $23,126
Portugal – $21,615
Czech Republic – $14,853
Graphic designer
The highest average salaries for graphic designers are found in Switzerland ($85,258), Lithuania ($58,467) and Norway ($57,990), while Turkey ($4,441), Colombia ($6 $155) and Mexico ($6,829) were among the lowest.
Top 5 (in USD)
Switzerland – $85,258
Lithuania – $58,467
Norway – $57,990
Denmark – $56,248
Italy – $48,527
Bottom 5
Slovenia – $15,759
Portugal – $12,049
Poland – $11,779
Greece – $11,725
Hungary – $11,314
Accounting
For accountants, the highest average salaries are in Switzerland ($118,714), Iceland ($83,219) and Austria ($72,060). Meanwhile, Turkey ($7,994), Mexico ($12,520) and Greece ($14,126) are among the lowest.
Top 5 (in USD)
Switzerland – $118,714
Iceland – $83,219
Austria – $72,060
Netherlands – $69,570
Denmark – $68,949
Bottom 5
Slovakia – $19,038
Portugal – $18,700
Hungary – $18,073
Poland – $17,668
Greece – $14,126
For more jobs and comparisons, check out the salary calculator to see what you would earn as a digital nomad in other countries.
