Senior Executive was the highest-earning software development job worldwide as of 2024, with the average annual salary amounting to around *** thousand U.S. dollars. Developer advocate and engineering manager were the other developer jobs with high salaries. Software developer A software developer, or more commonly known as a programmer or a coder, is a person who creates software by using computer languages. There are two main types of software developers: application developer – those who design computer or mobile applications – and system developer – those who focus on operating systems-level software and network distribution software. In 2021, there were around **** million software developers worldwide. Programming languages A programming language is a formal language that instruct a computer or computing device to perform certain tasks. Languages that software developers use to write code are called “high-level languages”; these can be complied into a “low-level language” which can be understood by the computer hardware. Programming languages that are most used by developers include JavaScript, HTML/CSS, SQL, and Python. Clojure, F# and Elixir, on the other hand, are the languages associated with the highest salaries.

In 2024, senior executives in the IT market reported the highest total annual compensation, with a median of over 127,388 thousand U.S. dollars. Developer advocates, managers, and developer experience engineers earned well over 100 thousand U.S. dollars annually. Site reliability engineers and cloud infrastructure engineers had median earnings of one thousand and 97 thousand U.S. dollars, respectively. At the lower end of the spectrum, academic researchers, front-end developers, and students earned less than 50 thousand U.S. dollars in total annual compensation.

Luxembourg had the highest average monthly salary of employees in the world in 2024 in terms of purchasing power parities (PPP), which takes the average cost of living in a country into account. Belgium followed in second, with the Netherlands in third.

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This dataset provides information on the average wage in various countries. Understanding the average wage in different countries is essential for economic analysis, benchmarking, and comparisons. Researchers, analysts, and policymakers can use this dataset to gain insights into global income disparities, labor market conditions, and economic trends.

Country_Gross Average Monthly Wages in 2020

The dataset comprises two primary columns: "Country" and "Gross Average Monthly Wages in 2020 (US$, at current Exchange Rates)." Each entry in the "Country" column represents a distinct country or region, while the corresponding entry in the "Gross Average Monthly Wages" column denotes the average earnings in US dollars for the specified location in the year 2020.

Development of Average Annual Wages

The "Development of Average Annual Wages" dataset, available on Kaggle, offers a comprehensive collection of average annual wage data spanning from the year 2000 to 2022. This dataset is a valuable resource for researchers, analysts, economists, and data enthusiasts interested in understanding the economic trends and wage dynamics across various countries over the past two decades.

This dataset provides values for WAGES reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

As of September 2024, the average annual salary for software developers in Switzerland amounted to over ** thousand U.S. dollars. By contrast, annual software developers' salaries in the Netherlands were approximately **** thousand U.S. dollars.

This dataset provides values for WAGES IN MANUFACTURING reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

Explore the progression of average salaries for graduates in International And World History from 2020 to 2023 through this detailed chart. It compares these figures against the national average for all graduates, offering a comprehensive look at the earning potential of International And World History relative to other fields. This data is essential for students assessing the return on investment of their education in International And World History, providing a clear picture of financial prospects post-graduation.

Explore the progression of average salaries for graduates in World Language Education from 2020 to 2023 through this detailed chart. It compares these figures against the national average for all graduates, offering a comprehensive look at the earning potential of World Language Education relative to other fields. This data is essential for students assessing the return on investment of their education in World Language Education, providing a clear picture of financial prospects post-graduation.

As of 2023, Rwanda had the lowest average monthly salary of employees in the world in terms of purchasing power parities (PPP), which takes the average cost of living in a country into account. Gambia had the second lowest average wages, with Ethiopia in third. Of the 20 countries with the lowest average salaries in the world, 17 were located in Africa. On the other hand, Luxembourg had the highest average monthly salaries of employees.

This dataset provides values for WAGES reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

Georgia Monthly Average Gross Salary: Annual data was reported at 999.134 GEL in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 940.010 GEL for 2016. Georgia Monthly Average Gross Salary: Annual data is updated yearly, averaging 277.872 GEL from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2017, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 999.134 GEL in 2017 and a record low of 13.500 GEL in 1995. Georgia Monthly Average Gross Salary: Annual data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Statistics Office of Georgia. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Georgia – Table GE.G010: Monthly Average Gross Salary.

Key information about United States Monthly Earnings

• United States Monthly Earnings stood at 4,901 USD in Feb 2025, compared with the previous figure of 4,887 USD in Jan 2025
• US Monthly Earnings data is updated monthly, available from Mar 2006 to Feb 2025, with an average number of 3,469 USD
• The data reached the an all-time high of 4,901 USD in Feb 2025 and a record low of 2,743 USD in Mar 2006

• In the latest reports, US Population reached 341 million people in Dec 2024
• Unemployment Rate of US increased to 4 % in Feb 2025
• The country's Labour Force Participation Rate remained the same rate at 62 % in Feb 2025

This dataset provides values for AVERAGE HOURLY EARNINGS reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

How much do software development professionals earn in Latin America? Among the presented countries, software developers in Panama had the highest median annual salary, amounting to ** thousand U.S. dollars.

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This dataset provides values for WAGE GROWTH reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

Among presented CIS countries, Ukraine had the highest median salary in game development, measured at *** thousand U.S. dollars per month in 2021. To compare, game developers working in Russia earned *** U.S. dollars less.

Explore the progression of average salaries for graduates in World Economy from 2020 to 2023 through this detailed chart. It compares these figures against the national average for all graduates, offering a comprehensive look at the earning potential of World Economy relative to other fields. This data is essential for students assessing the return on investment of their education in World Economy, providing a clear picture of financial prospects post-graduation.

Of the seven largest developed economies, in 2023, the United States had the highest average wage by a significant margin at over 77,000 U.S. dollars per year. Canada had the second highest annual average wages, followed by Germany. Meanwhile, Japan had the lowest average wages out of the seven largest developed economies.