2026 decision snapshot
Calculated 2026 snapshot
How the ranking changes between the same offer and local pay
The same gross salary answers the job-offer question. Local median salaries show what each labour market actually pays.
Same €80,000 gross salary
Ranked by annual net pay
- 1€64,607Switzerland
- 2€60,155Australia
- 3€59,696USA
- 4€57,560Canada
- 5€57,481United Kingdom
- 6€54,979Ireland
- 7€51,938Austria
- 8€47,839Germany
Local median salary
Ranked by annual net pay. Small figure: local median gross.
- 1€73,093Switzerland€91,957
- 2€44,214Australia€56,558
- 3€43,999USA€56,005
- 4€38,981Austria€55,678
- 5€36,368United Kingdom€46,833
- 6€34,305Germany€54,066
- 7€33,530Canada€43,935
- 8€32,121Ireland€38,006
Eight-country snapshot on local median pay
| Country | Median gross | Net/year | Rent benchmark/month | After rent/month | PPP after rent/year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | €91,957 | €73,093 | €1,259 | €4,832 | €36,530 |
| Australia | €56,558 | €44,214 | €1,844 | €1,841 | €20,103 |
| USA | €56,005 | €43,999 | €1,431 | €2,235 | €22,801 |
| Austria | €55,678 | €38,981 | €1,610 | €1,639 | €18,487 |
| United Kingdom | €46,833 | €36,368 | €1,799 | €1,231 | €14,036 |
| Germany | €54,066 | €34,305 | €1,188 | €1,671 | €20,049 |
| Canada | €43,935 | €33,530 | €896 | €1,898 | €22,321 |
| Ireland | €38,006 | €32,121 | €2,000 | €677 | €5,766 |
This page shows how the same salary offer and local median salaries produce different rankings for net pay, rent pressure and purchasing power.
Sources and result scope
- Net pay: Obolus TaxCompare API · 2026
- DE · Median gross: German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) (2025) · Rent: Kiel Institut für Weltwirtschaft auf Basis der VALUE Marktdatenbank (2026-Q1)
Berlin: Mean asking cold rent per m² across apartment sizes; 75 m² is a modelled scenario, not an observed mean for 75 m² apartments. Berlin city value, not a national average. Operating costs and heating excluded.
- AT · Median gross: Statistics Austria (2024) · Rent: DER STANDARD / immopreise.at (2026-08)
Vienna, district 2 Leopoldstadt: Mean asking rent for 51–80 m² apartments, modelled at 75 m². Leopoldstadt district example, not a citywide or national average. Operating costs and VAT included. Heating, electricity and internet are not confirmed as included.
- CH · Median gross: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO) (2024) · Rent: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO) (2022)
Switzerland: Average monthly net rent for a two-room dwelling in the occupied rental stock. CHF 1,154 net rent per month. Excludes ancillary and heating costs; existing tenancies, not asking rents for a new arrival.
· Health insurance: BAG / Priminfo (2026) · Currency conversion: ECB 2026-11-03 - US · Median gross: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) (2025) · Rent: editorial assumption; not a verified statistic · Currency conversion: ECB 2026-11-03
- UK · Median gross: UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) (April 2025) · Rent: editorial assumption; not a verified statistic · Currency conversion: ECB 2026-11-03
- IE · Median gross: Central Statistics Office Ireland (CSO) (2024) · Rent: editorial assumption; not a verified statistic
- CA · Median gross: Statistics Canada (2025) · Rent: editorial assumption; not a verified statistic · Currency conversion: ECB 2026-11-03
- AU · Median gross: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) (August 2025) · Rent: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), citing Cotality (December 2025)
Australia: National median advertised rent across the rental-market dwelling mix. AUD 681 per week; dwelling type, bedroom count and floor area are not standardized. Utilities are not included.
· Health insurance: Services Australia (2026 rules) · Currency conversion: ECB 2026-11-03