Mid-career New York baseline: $70,000. 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 36,866 | CHF 69,421 | 122.4 | 65.5% |
| 2 | Geneva | CHF 36,866 | CHF 67,266 | 118.6 | 61.5% |
| 3 | New York | $70,000 | $70,000 | 100.0 | 67.1% |
| 4 | San Francisco | $70,000 | $68,320 | 97.6 | 68.1% |
| 5 | Singapore | S$52,890 | S$79,973 | 87.7 | 77.3% |
| 6 | London | £30,572 | £46,122 | 87.5 | 74.3% |
| 7 | Copenhagen | kr 208,846 | kr 380,810 | 85.7 | 63.3% |
| 8 | Amsterdam | €35,018 | €49,025 | 82.6 | 63.0% |
| 9 | Boston | $70,000 | $57,680 | 82.4 | 68.4% |
| 10 | Tel Aviv | ₪125,979 | ₪204,842 | 81.3 | 76.4% |
| 11 | Miami | $70,000 | $56,070 | 80.1 | 77.4% |
| 12 | Washington DC | $70,000 | $55,860 | 79.8 | 68.9% |
| 13 | Seattle | $70,000 | $55,650 | 79.5 | 77.4% |
| 14 | Oslo | kr 351,581 | kr 551,983 | 78.5 | 69.0% |
| 15 | San Diego | $70,000 | $54,250 | 77.5 | 68.1% |
| 16 | Tokyo | ¥3,795,286 | ¥8,382,161 | 77.3 | 76.5% |
| 17 | Los Angeles | $70,000 | $53,410 | 76.3 | 68.1% |
| 18 | Sydney | A$66,642 | A$74,102 | 74.5 | 83.8% |
| 19 | Hong Kong | HK$285,060 | HK$403,470 | 73.6 | 89.0% |
| 20 | Chicago | $70,000 | $51,240 | 73.2 | 72.5% |
| 21 | Dublin | €29,676 | €43,209 | 72.8 | 76.0% |
| 22 | Dubai | AED 126,796 | AED 183,601 | 72.4 | 100.0% |
| 23 | Doha | QAR 117,355 | QAR 177,309 | 69.5 | 100.0% |
| 24 | Seoul | ₩31,104,669 | ₩61,231,762 | 68.9 | 79.7% |
| 25 | Philadelphia | $70,000 | $48,160 | 68.8 | 74.3% |
| 26 | Luxembourg City | €32,644 | €40,597 | 68.4 | 74.6% |
| 27 | Melbourne | A$66,642 | A$67,835 | 68.2 | 83.8% |
| 28 | Abu Dhabi | AED 126,796 | AED 171,935 | 67.8 | 100.0% |
| 29 | Portland | $70,000 | $47,040 | 67.2 | 67.5% |
| 30 | Denver | $70,000 | $45,990 | 65.7 | 73.0% |
| 31 | Vancouver | C$54,021 | C$61,982 | 65.4 | 70.5% |
| 32 | Austin | $70,000 | $45,360 | 64.8 | 77.4% |
| 33 | Tampa | $70,000 | $45,150 | 64.5 | 77.4% |
| 34 | Stockholm | kr 350,501 | kr 409,767 | 64.3 | 61.0% |
| 35 | Perth | A$66,642 | A$63,161 | 63.5 | 83.8% |
| 36 | Atlanta | $70,000 | $44,240 | 63.2 | 71.9% |
| 37 | Nashville | $70,000 | $43,960 | 62.8 | 77.4% |
| 38 | Osaka | ¥3,795,286 | ¥6,809,828 | 62.8 | 76.5% |
| 39 | Dallas | $70,000 | $43,750 | 62.5 | 77.4% |
| 40 | Toronto | C$54,021 | C$59,044 | 62.3 | 69.1% |
| 41 | Edinburgh | £30,572 | £32,733 | 62.1 | 75.3% |
| 42 | Munich | €35,018 | €36,502 | 61.5 | 64.5% |
| 43 | Minneapolis | $70,000 | $42,980 | 61.4 | 69.6% |
| 44 | Auckland | NZ$46,248 | NZ$68,583 | 60.8 | 81.6% |
| 45 | Houston | $70,000 | $42,140 | 60.2 | 77.4% |
| 46 | Charlotte | $70,000 | $41,860 | 59.8 | 72.9% |
| 47 | Phoenix | $70,000 | $41,230 | 58.9 | 74.9% |
| 48 | Raleigh | $70,000 | $41,020 | 58.6 | 72.9% |
| 49 | Helsinki | €24,928 | €34,543 | 58.2 | 82.9% |
| 50 | Las Vegas | $70,000 | $40,740 | 58.2 | 77.4% |
| 51 | Milan | €18,993 | €34,306 | 57.8 | 67.4% |
| 52 | Nice | €30,270 | €31,279 | 52.7 | 70.2% |
| 53 | Montreal | C$54,021 | C$49,377 | 52.1 | 63.2% |
| 54 | Fukuoka | ¥3,795,286 | ¥5,573,649 | 51.4 | 76.5% |
| 55 | Berlin | €35,018 | €30,388 | 51.2 | 64.5% |
| 56 | Brussels | €24,928 | €29,854 | 50.3 | 77.2% |
| 57 | Rome | €18,993 | €29,261 | 49.3 | 67.4% |
| 58 | Vienna | €24,928 | €28,608 | 48.2 | 71.0% |
| 59 | Paris | €30,270 | €27,836 | 46.9 | 70.2% |
| 60 | Shanghai | ¥94,247 | ¥217,711 | 46.2 | 70.2% |
| 61 | Taipei | NT$664,157 | NT$991,807 | 44.8 | 88.7% |
| 62 | Beijing | ¥94,247 | ¥204,987 | 43.5 | 70.2% |
| 63 | Riyadh | SAR 105,000 | SAR 111,825 | 42.6 | 90.2% |
| 64 | Panama City | $12,600 | $29,610 | 42.3 | 88.3% |
| 65 | Barcelona | €18,993 | €24,987 | 42.1 | 72.9% |
| 66 | Shenzhen | ¥94,247 | ¥197,447 | 41.9 | 70.2% |
| 67 | São Paulo | R$56,506 | R$147,622 | 41.8 | 77.2% |
| 68 | Guangzhou | ¥94,247 | ¥182,368 | 38.7 | 70.2% |
| 69 | Madrid | €18,993 | €22,554 | 38.0 | 72.9% |
| 70 | Bangkok | ฿282,025 | ฿807,024 | 37.2 | 94.5% |
| 71 | Cancún | MX$166,039 | MX$424,586 | 35.8 | 87.5% |
| 72 | Lisbon | €16,619 | €20,595 | 34.7 | 71.7% |
| 73 | Valencia | €18,993 | €19,883 | 33.5 | 72.9% |
| 74 | Santiago | CLP 9,843,750 | CLP 21,787,500 | 33.2 | 80.1% |
| 75 | Kuala Lumpur | RM 51,235 | RM 93,361 | 32.8 | 85.8% |
| 76 | Mexico City | MX$166,039 | MX$385,448 | 32.5 | 87.5% |
| 77 | Montevideo | $U 411,777 | $U 955,911 | 32.5 | 81.9% |
| 78 | Split | €13,058 | €18,874 | 31.8 | 60.0% |
| 79 | Málaga | €18,993 | €18,518 | 31.2 | 72.9% |
| 80 | San José (CR) | ₡5,667,470 | ₡11,051,566 | 31.2 | 89.3% |
| 81 | Playa del Carmen | MX$166,039 | MX$365,286 | 30.8 | 87.5% |
| 82 | Athens | €14,245 | €18,162 | 30.6 | 73.3% |
| 83 | Prague | Kč 419,367 | Kč 493,563 | 30.6 | 74.0% |
| 84 | Phuket | ฿282,025 | ฿661,673 | 30.5 | 94.5% |
| 85 | Porto | €16,619 | €17,865 | 30.1 | 71.7% |
| 86 | Tallinn | €15,432 | €17,153 | 28.9 | 88.6% |
| 87 | Cape Town | R 204,096 | R 362,271 | 28.4 | 81.9% |
| 88 | Warsaw | zł 65,783 | zł 77,843 | 28.4 | 79.8% |
| 89 | Lagos | ₦7,748,494 | ₦30,219,127 | 27.3 | 70.7% |
| 90 | Manila | ₱314,157 | ₱1,052,425 | 26.8 | 91.9% |
| 91 | Ho Chi Minh City | ₫140,000,000 | ₫462,000,000 | 26.4 | 80.9% |
| 92 | Budapest | Ft 5,028,614 | Ft 6,562,342 | 26.1 | 66.5% |
| 93 | Lima | S/23,340 | S/66,909 | 25.8 | 87.0% |
| 94 | Buenos Aires | AR$8,581,325 | AR$19,971,084 | 25.6 | 57.9% |
| 95 | Bali (Denpasar) | Rp 86,445,783 | Rp 273,384,789 | 25.3 | 86.9% |
| 96 | Riga | €13,058 | €15,016 | 25.3 | 69.5% |
| 97 | Phnom Penh | $4,900 | $17,360 | 24.8 | 100.0% |
| 98 | Nairobi | KSh 632,794 | KSh 2,232,858 | 24.7 | 73.9% |
| 99 | Jakarta | Rp 86,445,783 | Rp 264,740,211 | 24.5 | 86.9% |
| 100 | Hanoi | ₫140,000,000 | ₫421,750,000 | 24.1 | 80.9% |
| 101 | Krakow | zł 65,783 | zł 65,235 | 23.8 | 79.8% |
| 102 | Istanbul | ₺358,434 | ₺517,489 | 23.1 | 64.0% |
| 103 | Bogotá | COP 29,096,386 | COP 66,630,723 | 22.9 | 92.0% |
| 104 | Chiang Mai | ฿282,025 | ฿490,289 | 22.6 | 94.5% |
| 105 | Bucharest | lei 53,322 | lei 66,653 | 22.5 | 55.0% |
| 106 | Mumbai | ₹582,455 | ₹1,298,874 | 22.3 | 93.9% |
| 107 | Casablanca | MAD 54,398 | MAD 150,273 | 22.1 | 88.4% |
| 108 | Bangalore | ₹582,455 | ₹1,211,506 | 20.8 | 93.9% |
| 109 | Medellín | COP 29,096,386 | COP 59,356,627 | 20.4 | 92.0% |
| 110 | Delhi | ₹582,455 | ₹1,135,787 | 19.5 | 93.9% |
| 111 | Marrakech | MAD 54,398 | MAD 130,554 | 19.2 | 88.4% |
| 112 | Chennai | ₹582,455 | ₹1,100,840 | 18.9 | 93.9% |
| 113 | Cairo | E£204,940 | E£573,831 | 16.8 | 73.9% |
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 hr manager salary range (New York baseline, USD):
The mid-career hr manager New York baseline is $70,000. 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 hr manager is Zurich at $85,680 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.