Mid-career New York baseline: $220,000. Each city lists local-market pay and a COLI-scaled lifestyle equivalent — the equivalent is not market pay.
| # | City | Local market | Lifestyle equivalent | COLI | Take-Home % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zurich | CHF 115,864 | CHF 218,182 | 122.4 | 58.6% |
| 2 | Geneva | CHF 115,864 | CHF 211,408 | 118.6 | 54.6% |
| 3 | New York | $220,000 | $220,000 | 100.0 | 62.0% |
| 4 | San Francisco | $220,000 | $214,720 | 97.6 | 63.0% |
| 5 | Singapore | S$166,226 | S$251,345 | 87.7 | 78.7% |
| 6 | London | £96,084 | £144,955 | 87.5 | 66.1% |
| 7 | Copenhagen | kr 656,372 | kr 1,196,831 | 85.7 | 56.1% |
| 8 | Amsterdam | €110,056 | €154,079 | 82.6 | 59.1% |
| 9 | Boston | $220,000 | $181,280 | 82.4 | 63.3% |
| 10 | Tel Aviv | ₪395,934 | ₪643,788 | 81.3 | 63.8% |
| 11 | Miami | $220,000 | $176,220 | 80.1 | 72.3% |
| 12 | Washington DC | $220,000 | $175,560 | 79.8 | 63.8% |
| 13 | Seattle | $220,000 | $174,900 | 79.5 | 72.3% |
| 14 | Oslo | kr 1,104,970 | kr 1,734,803 | 78.5 | 62.7% |
| 15 | San Diego | $220,000 | $170,500 | 77.5 | 63.0% |
| 16 | Tokyo | ¥11,928,042 | ¥26,343,933 | 77.3 | 65.1% |
| 17 | Los Angeles | $220,000 | $167,860 | 76.3 | 63.0% |
| 18 | Sydney | A$209,446 | A$232,891 | 74.5 | 71.2% |
| 19 | Hong Kong | HK$895,904 | HK$1,268,048 | 73.6 | 84.9% |
| 20 | Chicago | $220,000 | $161,040 | 73.2 | 67.3% |
| 21 | Dublin | €93,268 | €135,798 | 72.8 | 65.0% |
| 22 | Dubai | AED 398,502 | AED 577,030 | 72.4 | 100.0% |
| 23 | Doha | QAR 368,831 | QAR 557,256 | 69.5 | 100.0% |
| 24 | Seoul | ₩97,757,530 | ₩192,442,681 | 68.9 | 71.4% |
| 25 | Philadelphia | $220,000 | $151,360 | 68.8 | 69.2% |
| 26 | Luxembourg City | €102,595 | €127,591 | 68.4 | 58.8% |
| 27 | Melbourne | A$209,446 | A$213,197 | 68.2 | 71.2% |
| 28 | Abu Dhabi | AED 398,502 | AED 540,368 | 67.8 | 100.0% |
| 29 | Portland | $220,000 | $147,840 | 67.2 | 62.4% |
| 30 | Denver | $220,000 | $144,540 | 65.7 | 67.9% |
| 31 | Vancouver | C$169,781 | C$194,801 | 65.4 | 68.7% |
| 32 | Austin | $220,000 | $142,560 | 64.8 | 72.3% |
| 33 | Tampa | $220,000 | $141,900 | 64.5 | 72.3% |
| 34 | Stockholm | kr 1,101,574 | kr 1,287,840 | 64.3 | 52.2% |
| 35 | Perth | A$209,446 | A$198,504 | 63.5 | 71.2% |
| 36 | Atlanta | $220,000 | $139,040 | 63.2 | 66.8% |
| 37 | Nashville | $220,000 | $138,160 | 62.8 | 72.3% |
| 38 | Osaka | ¥11,928,042 | ¥21,402,316 | 62.8 | 65.1% |
| 39 | Dallas | $220,000 | $137,500 | 62.5 | 72.3% |
| 40 | Toronto | C$169,781 | C$185,568 | 62.3 | 67.3% |
| 41 | Edinburgh | £96,084 | £102,877 | 62.1 | 66.4% |
| 42 | Munich | €110,056 | €114,720 | 61.5 | 53.8% |
| 43 | Minneapolis | $220,000 | $135,080 | 61.4 | 64.4% |
| 44 | Auckland | NZ$145,352 | NZ$215,547 | 60.8 | 70.2% |
| 45 | Houston | $220,000 | $132,440 | 60.2 | 72.3% |
| 46 | Charlotte | $220,000 | $131,560 | 59.8 | 67.8% |
| 47 | Phoenix | $220,000 | $129,580 | 58.9 | 69.8% |
| 48 | Raleigh | $220,000 | $128,920 | 58.6 | 67.8% |
| 49 | Helsinki | €78,345 | €108,564 | 58.2 | 60.8% |
| 50 | Las Vegas | $220,000 | $128,040 | 58.2 | 72.3% |
| 51 | Milan | €59,692 | €107,818 | 57.8 | 59.7% |
| 52 | Nice | €95,133 | €98,305 | 52.7 | 53.6% |
| 53 | Montreal | C$169,781 | C$155,186 | 52.1 | 61.4% |
| 54 | Fukuoka | ¥11,928,042 | ¥17,517,182 | 51.4 | 65.1% |
| 55 | Berlin | €110,056 | €95,507 | 51.2 | 53.8% |
| 56 | Brussels | €78,345 | €93,828 | 50.3 | 52.5% |
| 57 | Rome | €59,692 | €91,962 | 49.3 | 59.7% |
| 58 | Vienna | €78,345 | €89,910 | 48.2 | 51.4% |
| 59 | Paris | €95,133 | €87,485 | 46.9 | 53.6% |
| 60 | Shanghai | ¥296,205 | ¥684,233 | 46.2 | 63.2% |
| 61 | Taipei | NT$2,087,349 | NT$3,117,108 | 44.8 | 81.5% |
| 62 | Beijing | ¥296,205 | ¥644,245 | 43.5 | 63.2% |
| 63 | Riyadh | SAR 330,000 | SAR 351,450 | 42.6 | 90.2% |
| 64 | Panama City | $39,600 | $93,060 | 42.3 | 79.4% |
| 65 | Barcelona | €59,692 | €78,532 | 42.1 | 64.2% |
| 66 | Shenzhen | ¥296,205 | ¥620,549 | 41.9 | 63.2% |
| 67 | São Paulo | R$177,590 | R$463,955 | 41.8 | 70.1% |
| 68 | Guangzhou | ¥296,205 | ¥573,156 | 38.7 | 63.2% |
| 69 | Madrid | €59,692 | €70,884 | 38.0 | 64.2% |
| 70 | Bangkok | ฿886,363 | ฿2,536,362 | 37.2 | 88.6% |
| 71 | Cancún | MX$521,837 | MX$1,334,413 | 35.8 | 79.1% |
| 72 | Lisbon | €52,230 | €64,728 | 34.7 | 58.2% |
| 73 | Valencia | €59,692 | €62,490 | 33.5 | 64.2% |
| 74 | Santiago | CLP 30,937,500 | CLP 68,475,000 | 33.2 | 76.2% |
| 75 | Kuala Lumpur | RM 161,024 | RM 293,422 | 32.8 | 73.7% |
| 76 | Mexico City | MX$521,837 | MX$1,211,408 | 32.5 | 79.1% |
| 77 | Montevideo | $U 1,294,157 | $U 3,004,292 | 32.5 | 71.1% |
| 78 | Split | €41,038 | €59,318 | 31.8 | 60.0% |
| 79 | Málaga | €59,692 | €58,199 | 31.2 | 64.2% |
| 80 | San José (CR) | ₡17,812,048 | ₡34,733,494 | 31.2 | 85.2% |
| 81 | Playa del Carmen | MX$521,837 | MX$1,148,042 | 30.8 | 79.1% |
| 82 | Athens | €44,769 | €57,080 | 30.6 | 60.2% |
| 83 | Prague | Kč 1,318,012 | Kč 1,551,199 | 30.6 | 74.0% |
| 84 | Phuket | ฿886,363 | ฿2,079,544 | 30.5 | 88.6% |
| 85 | Porto | €52,230 | €56,147 | 30.1 | 58.2% |
| 86 | Tallinn | €48,499 | €53,909 | 28.9 | 81.6% |
| 87 | Cape Town | R 641,446 | R 1,138,566 | 28.4 | 73.8% |
| 88 | Warsaw | zł 206,747 | zł 244,651 | 28.4 | 67.6% |
| 89 | Lagos | ₦24,352,410 | ₦94,974,398 | 27.3 | 68.9% |
| 90 | Manila | ₱987,349 | ₱3,307,620 | 26.8 | 79.9% |
| 91 | Ho Chi Minh City | ₫440,000,000 | ₫1,452,000,000 | 26.4 | 73.4% |
| 92 | Budapest | Ft 15,804,217 | Ft 20,624,503 | 26.1 | 66.5% |
| 93 | Lima | S/73,355 | S/210,286 | 25.8 | 80.6% |
| 94 | Buenos Aires | AR$26,969,880 | AR$62,766,265 | 25.6 | 51.2% |
| 95 | Bali (Denpasar) | Rp 271,686,747 | Rp 859,209,337 | 25.3 | 81.4% |
| 96 | Riga | €41,038 | €47,194 | 25.3 | 68.0% |
| 97 | Phnom Penh | $15,400 | $54,560 | 24.8 | 100.0% |
| 98 | Nairobi | KSh 1,988,780 | KSh 7,017,553 | 24.7 | 67.1% |
| 99 | Jakarta | Rp 271,686,747 | Rp 832,040,663 | 24.5 | 81.4% |
| 100 | Hanoi | ₫440,000,000 | ₫1,325,500,000 | 24.1 | 73.4% |
| 101 | Krakow | zł 206,747 | zł 205,024 | 23.8 | 67.6% |
| 102 | Istanbul | ₺1,126,506 | ₺1,626,393 | 23.1 | 56.0% |
| 103 | Bogotá | COP 91,445,783 | COP 209,410,843 | 22.9 | 80.7% |
| 104 | Chiang Mai | ฿886,363 | ฿1,540,908 | 22.6 | 88.6% |
| 105 | Bucharest | lei 167,584 | lei 209,480 | 22.5 | 55.0% |
| 106 | Mumbai | ₹1,830,572 | ₹4,082,176 | 22.3 | 85.8% |
| 107 | Casablanca | MAD 170,964 | MAD 472,288 | 22.1 | 69.8% |
| 108 | Bangalore | ₹1,830,572 | ₹3,807,590 | 20.8 | 85.8% |
| 109 | Medellín | COP 91,445,783 | COP 186,549,398 | 20.4 | 80.7% |
| 110 | Delhi | ₹1,830,572 | ₹3,569,616 | 19.5 | 85.8% |
| 111 | Marrakech | MAD 170,964 | MAD 410,313 | 19.2 | 69.8% |
| 112 | Chennai | ₹1,830,572 | ₹3,459,782 | 18.9 | 85.8% |
| 113 | Cairo | E£644,096 | E£1,803,470 | 16.8 | 67.9% |
Data covers 113 cities. Local market = verified / OECD / COLI badge (same as /is-my-salary-good/). Lifestyle equivalent = NYC baseline × city COLI / 100 — not market pay. Updated 2026.
Typical ceo / executive salary range (New York baseline, USD):
The mid-career ceo / executive New York baseline is $220,000. Each city shows two numbers: local-market pay (verified national stats, OECD estimate, or COLI fallback) and a lifestyle equivalent (NYC baseline scaled by city COLI). The equivalent is not what someone earns locally.
The highest COLI-scaled lifestyle equivalent for a ceo / executive is Zurich at $269,280 USD. That figure is purchasing-power scaled from the New York baseline, not local market pay. See both columns in the table for all 113 cities.
Local-market pay uses the same country multipliers as /is-my-salary-good/ (verified national statistics, OECD wage ratios, or COLI fallback). Lifestyle equivalent starts from the New York baseline and scales by city COLI (NYC = 100). Take-home percentage is tax and social contributions on the local-market figure.