Highest paying countries for Chief of Staffs
Dreaming of international or remote work as a Chief of Staff? The ranking below shows the ten countries with the highest estimated salaries for this role. Salaries can vary significantly based on country, industry and individual experience.
- 1 Switzerland $197,933$16,494 / mo
- 2 Iceland $168,580$14,048 / mo
- 3 Luxembourg $162,290$13,524 / mo
- 4 Bermuda $149,760$12,480 / mo
- 5 United States $124,800$10,400 / mo
- 6 Vatican City $124,800$10,400 / mo
- 7 Singapore $124,301$10,358 / mo
- 8 Cayman Islands $112,320$9,360 / mo
- 9 Hong Kong $108,988$9,082 / mo
- 10 Jersey $106,080$8,840 / mo
The highest estimated salaries are found in Switzerland
The top 3 countries for Chief of Staff professionals are Switzerland, Iceland and Luxembourg, with estimated annual salaries of $197,933, $168,580 and $162,290.
Chief of Staff salaries by continent
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We compare 54 countries in Africa. The lowest estimate is in Niger at $3,320 per year.
- Equatorial Guinea $49,758$4,146 / mo
- Gabon $41,471$3,456 / mo
- South Africa $39,462$3,288 / mo
- Namibia $33,172$2,764 / mo
- Botswana $27,643$2,304 / mo
- Angola $22,115$1,843 / mo
- Zambia $20,729$1,727 / mo
- Seychelles $19,344$1,612 / mo
- Ghana $17,971$1,498 / mo
- Comoros $17,971$1,498 / mo
- Sao Tome and Principe $17,971$1,498 / mo
- Mauritius $17,210$1,434 / mo
- Malawi $17,148$1,429 / mo
- Congo $15,750$1,312 / mo
- Cabo Verde $15,338$1,278 / mo
- Rwanda $15,201$1,267 / mo
- Lesotho $13,828$1,152 / mo
- Uganda $13,541$1,128 / mo
- Burkina Faso $13,266$1,106 / mo
- Tanzania $12,717$1,060 / mo
- Ivory Coast $12,443$1,037 / mo
- Senegal $12,443$1,037 / mo
- Djibouti $12,443$1,037 / mo
- Morocco $11,519$960 / mo
- Central African Republic $11,332$944 / mo
- Cameroon $11,057$921 / mo
- Kenya $10,408$867 / mo
- Mozambique $10,234$853 / mo
- Nigeria $9,123$760 / mo
- Zimbabwe $9,123$760 / mo
- Libya $8,923$744 / mo
- Mali $8,848$737 / mo
- Burundi $8,848$737 / mo
- Tunisia $8,611$718 / mo
- Madagascar $8,287$691 / mo
- Guinea $8,287$691 / mo
- Togo $8,287$691 / mo
- Eritrea $8,287$691 / mo
- Eswatini $8,287$691 / mo
- Chad $8,012$668 / mo
- Somalia $7,738$645 / mo
- Sudan $7,600$633 / mo
- Liberia $7,188$599 / mo
- Ethiopia $6,914$576 / mo
- South Sudan $6,914$576 / mo
- Algeria $6,365$530 / mo
- Benin $5,529$461 / mo
- Mauritania $5,529$461 / mo
- DR Congo $4,980$415 / mo
- Sierra Leone $4,143$345 / mo
- Gambia $4,143$345 / mo
- Guinea-Bissau $4,143$345 / mo
- Egypt $4,044$337 / mo
- Niger $3,320$277 / mo
We compare 36 countries in Asia. The lowest estimate is in Palau at $2,758 per year.
- Singapore $124,301$10,358 / mo
- Hong Kong $108,988$9,082 / mo
- Israel $73,482$6,124 / mo
- South Korea $71,248$5,937 / mo
- Japan $63,436$5,286 / mo
- Maldives $60,815$5,068 / mo
- China $26,707$2,226 / mo
- Malaysia $26,695$2,225 / mo
- Jordan $17,859$1,488 / mo
- India $17,460$1,455 / mo
- Turkmenistan $16,586$1,382 / mo
- Mongolia $16,586$1,382 / mo
- Armenia $16,524$1,377 / mo
- Thailand $16,449$1,371 / mo
- Kazakhstan $16,099$1,342 / mo
- Russia $15,538$1,295 / mo
- Iraq $14,302$1,192 / mo
- Vietnam $12,879$1,073 / mo
- Azerbaijan $12,118$1,010 / mo
- Uzbekistan $12,106$1,009 / mo
- Timor-Leste $11,057$921 / mo
- Bhutan $11,057$921 / mo
- Philippines $10,608$884 / mo
- Indonesia $9,023$752 / mo
- Palau $8,923$744 / mo
- Tajikistan $8,287$691 / mo
- Kyrgyzstan $8,287$691 / mo
- Iran $7,338$612 / mo
- Laos $6,914$576 / mo
- Bangladesh $6,639$553 / mo
- Nepal $5,953$496 / mo
- Sri Lanka $5,504$459 / mo
- Cambodia $5,391$449 / mo
- Pakistan $4,980$415 / mo
- Myanmar $4,143$345 / mo
- Palau $2,758$230 / mo
We compare 46 countries in Europe. The lowest estimate is in Ukraine at $10,895 per year.
- Switzerland $197,933$16,494 / mo
- Iceland $168,580$14,048 / mo
- Luxembourg $162,290$13,524 / mo
- Vatican City $124,800$10,400 / mo
- Jersey $106,080$8,840 / mo
- Denmark $104,757$8,730 / mo
- Guernsey $99,840$8,320 / mo
- Netherlands $99,765$8,314 / mo
- Norway $93,912$7,826 / mo
- Ireland $89,494$7,458 / mo
- United Kingdom $88,059$7,338 / mo
- Germany $87,560$7,297 / mo
- Belgium $84,901$7,075 / mo
- Monaco $82,930$6,911 / mo
- Sweden $82,081$6,840 / mo
- Finland $79,710$6,642 / mo
- Liechtenstein $77,376$6,448 / mo
- Austria $73,095$6,091 / mo
- France $71,710$5,976 / mo
- San Marino $69,102$5,758 / mo
- Spain $53,140$4,428 / mo
- Cyprus $50,319$4,193 / mo
- Italy $49,508$4,126 / mo
- Slovenia $46,101$3,842 / mo
- Estonia $44,953$3,746 / mo
- Poland $42,956$3,580 / mo
- Croatia $38,888$3,241 / mo
- Lithuania $38,676$3,223 / mo
- Slovakia $34,894$2,908 / mo
- Latvia $33,733$2,811 / mo
- Malta $33,172$2,764 / mo
- Portugal $31,724$2,644 / mo
- Hungary $28,829$2,402 / mo
- Greece $28,804$2,400 / mo
- Bulgaria $28,330$2,361 / mo
- Andorra $27,643$2,304 / mo
- Montenegro $26,245$2,187 / mo
- Romania $25,958$2,163 / mo
- Serbia $21,852$1,821 / mo
- Bosnia and Herzegovina $20,118$1,676 / mo
- Albania $17,722$1,477 / mo
- North Macedonia $17,197$1,433 / mo
- Moldova $16,436$1,370 / mo
- Belarus $14,340$1,195 / mo
- Georgia $13,516$1,126 / mo
- Ukraine $10,895$908 / mo
We compare 27 countries in North America. The lowest estimate is in Guatemala at $10,196 per year.
- Bermuda $149,760$12,480 / mo
- United States $124,800$10,400 / mo
- Cayman Islands $112,320$9,360 / mo
- Turks and Caicos Islands $93,600$7,800 / mo
- Canada $80,633$6,719 / mo
- Puerto Rico $49,758$4,146 / mo
- Antigua and Barbuda $41,471$3,456 / mo
- Bahamas $38,676$3,223 / mo
- Barbados $33,172$2,764 / mo
- Dominica $26,245$2,187 / mo
- Costa Rica $26,121$2,177 / mo
- Belize $24,873$2,073 / mo
- Saint Kitts and Nevis $24,873$2,073 / mo
- Trinidad and Tobago $23,500$1,958 / mo
- Panama $22,189$1,849 / mo
- Cuba $22,115$1,843 / mo
- Guyana $19,344$1,612 / mo
- Saint Lucia $19,344$1,612 / mo
- Mexico $19,207$1,601 / mo
- Jamaica $17,971$1,498 / mo
- Grenada $17,971$1,498 / mo
- Honduras $16,586$1,382 / mo
- Nicaragua $15,201$1,267 / mo
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines $13,828$1,152 / mo
- Haiti $11,057$921 / mo
- El Salvador $11,057$921 / mo
- Guatemala $10,196$850 / mo
We compare 11 countries in South America. The lowest estimate is in Venezuela at $5,142 per year.
- Uruguay $30,164$2,514 / mo
- Paraguay $19,718$1,643 / mo
- Chile $19,419$1,618 / mo
- Suriname $16,212$1,351 / mo
- Ecuador $13,878$1,156 / mo
- Argentina $12,705$1,059 / mo
- Brazil $11,606$967 / mo
- Peru $11,407$951 / mo
- Bolivia $11,120$927 / mo
- Colombia $10,196$850 / mo
- Venezuela $5,142$428 / mo
We compare 13 countries in Oceania. The lowest estimate is in Nauru at $4,143 per year.
- Australia $104,220$8,685 / mo
- New Zealand $85,875$7,156 / mo
- Brunei $82,930$6,911 / mo
- Fiji $19,344$1,612 / mo
- Tonga $19,344$1,612 / mo
- Papua New Guinea $16,586$1,382 / mo
- Solomon Islands $13,828$1,152 / mo
- Vanuatu $12,443$1,037 / mo
- Samoa $11,057$921 / mo
- Kiribati $9,672$806 / mo
- Marshall Islands $8,287$691 / mo
- Tuvalu $8,287$691 / mo
- Nauru $4,143$345 / mo
Methodology: how these estimates are calculated
All figures are estimates. We start from the average annual salary of Chief of Staffs in the United States ($124,800) and multiply it by a country-specific salary factor. The factor reflects the general wage level of each country compared with the U.S. and is based on public data such as:
The results show general differences in pay levels between countries. They do not account for differences in the role itself, taxes or individual negotiations.