Countries where software engineers make a killing

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You will be surprised to know that among all the countries in the world a software engineer in Pakistan makes the most money compared to other professions in the country.

Taking data from PayScale, Bloomberg came up with a list of countries where software engineers are paid the highest compared to others workers.

The data do not talk plainly about the highest compensation. Rather, it compares the pay of software engineers with others’ taking into account average income in the country.

Let’s take a look at countries where it would be a wise choice to be a software engineer compared to other professions.

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Countries where software engineers make a killing

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Pakistan

Rank: 1

Ratio of median software engineer pay to average income: 5.56

Median annual pay for software engineers: $7,200

Average annual income: $1,296

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Countries where software engineers make a killing

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India

Rank: 2

Ratio of median software engineer pay to average income: 3.91

Median annual pay for software engineers: $6,200

Average annual income: $1,584

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Countries where software engineers make a killing

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South Africa

Rank: 3

Ratio of median software engineer pay to average income: 3.64

Median annual pay for software engineers: $24,000

Average annual income: $6,595

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Countries where software engineers make a killing

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Bulgaria

Rank: 4

Ratio of median software engineer pay to average income: 3.28

Median annual pay for software engineers: $25,200

Average annual income: $7,682

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Countries where software engineers make a killing

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China

Rank: 5

Ratio of median software engineer pay to average income: 3.15

Median annual pay for software engineers: $23,100

Average annual income: $7,333

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Countries where software engineers make a killing

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Ukraine

Rank: 6

Ratio of median software engineer pay to average income: 2.96

Median annual pay for software engineers: $11,600

Average annual income: $3,919

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Countries where software engineers make a killing

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Philippines

Rank: 7

Ratio of median software engineer pay to average income: 2.69

Median annual pay for software engineers: $7,900

Average annual income: $2,935

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Countries where software engineers make a killing

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Brazil

Rank: 8

Ratio of median software engineer pay to average income: 2.46

Median annual pay for software engineers: $27,300

Average annual income: $11,080

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Countries where software engineers make a killing

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Egypt

Rank: 9

Ratio of median software engineer pay to average income: 2.19

Median annual pay for software engineers: $7,300

Average annual income: $3,333

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Countries where software engineers make a killing

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Mexico

Rank: 10

Ratio of median software engineer pay to average income: 2.04

Median annual pay for software engineers: $22,000

Average annual income: $10,767

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Countries where software engineers make a killing

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Sri Lanka

Rank: 11

Ratio of median software engineer pay to average income: 1.98

Median annual pay for software engineers: $6,700

Average annual income: $3,385

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Countries where software engineers make a killing

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Indonesia

Rank: 12

Ratio of median software engineer pay to average income: 1.87

Median annual pay for software engineers: $6,400

Average annual income: $3,417

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Countries where software engineers make a killing

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Israel

Rank: 13

Ratio of median software engineer pay to average income: 1.86

Median annual pay for software engineers: $70,700

Average annual income: $38,004

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Countries where software engineers make a killing

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Czech Republic

Rank: 14

Ratio of median software engineer pay to average income: 1.75

Median annual pay for software engineers: $33,000

Average annual income: $18,846

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Countries where software engineers make a killing

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Turkey

Rank: 15

Ratio of median software engineer pay to average income: 1.72

Median annual pay for software engineers: $17,100

Average annual income: $9,920

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Countries where software engineers make a killing

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Poland

Rank: 16

Ratio of median software engineer pay to average income: 1.60

Median annual pay for software engineers: $22,600

Average annual income: $14,136

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Countries where software engineers make a killing

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Russia

Rank: 17

Ratio of median software engineer pay to average income: 1.51

Median annual pay for software engineers: $22,100

Average annual income: $14,645

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Countries where software engineers make a killing

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Argentina

Rank: 18

Ratio of median software engineer pay to average income: 1.45

Median annual pay for software engineers: $14,000

Average annual income: $9,640

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Countries where software engineers make a killing

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Malaysia

Rank: 18

Ratio of median software engineer pay to average income: 1.45

Median annual pay for software engineers: $16,500

Average annual income: $11,387

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Countries where software engineers make a killing

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Hungary

Rank: 20

Ratio of median software engineer pay to average income: 1.44

Median annual pay for software engineers: $19,300

Average annual income: $13,363

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Countries where software engineers make a killing

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United States

Rank: 21

Ratio of median software engineer pay to average income: 1.38

Median annual pay for software engineers: $76,000

Average annual income: $54,980

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Countries where software engineers make a killing

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United States

Rank: 21

Ratio of median software engineer pay to average income: 1.38

Median annual pay for software engineers: $76,000

Average annual income: $54,980

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Countries where software engineers make a killing

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Germany

Rank: 23

Ratio of median software engineer pay to average income: 1.33

Median annual pay for software engineers: $63,800

Average annual income: $47,893

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Countries where software engineers make a killing

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United Kingdom

Rank: 24

Ratio of median software engineer pay to average income: 1.28

Median annual pay for software engineers: $56,200

Average annual income: $43,830

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Countries where software engineers make a killing

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Lithuania

Rank: 25

Ratio of median software engineer pay to average income: 1.25

Median annual pay for software engineers: $21,000

Average annual income: $16,742

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Countries where software engineers make a killing

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Spain

Rank: 26

Ratio of median software engineer pay to average income: 1.22

Median annual pay for software engineers: $37,000

Average annual income: $30,432

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Countries where software engineers make a killing

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France

Rank: 27

Ratio of median software engineer pay to average income: 1.21

Median annual pay for software engineers: $54,700

Average annual income: $45,123

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Countries where software engineers make a killing

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Switzerland

Rank: 27

Ratio of median software engineer pay to average income: 1.21

Median annual pay for software engineers: $104,200

Average annual income: $86,145

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Countries where software engineers make a killing

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Denmark

Rank: 29

Ratio of median software engineer pay to average income: 1.16

Median annual pay for software engineers: $71,500

Average annual income: $61,889

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Countries where software engineers make a killing

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Canada

Rank: 30

Ratio of median software engineer pay to average income: 1.15

Median annual pay for software engineers: $57,500

Average annual income: $49,838

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