Highest paying countries for HR-Generalists
Dreaming of international or remote work as a HR-Generalist? 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 $99,601$8,300 / mo
- 2 Iceland $84,830$7,069 / mo
- 3 Luxembourg $81,665$6,805 / mo
- 4 Bermuda $75,360$6,280 / mo
- 5 United States $62,800$5,233 / mo
- 6 Vatican City $62,800$5,233 / mo
- 7 Singapore $62,549$5,212 / mo
- 8 Cayman Islands $56,520$4,710 / mo
- 9 Hong Kong $54,843$4,570 / mo
- 10 Jersey $53,380$4,448 / mo
The highest estimated salaries are found in Switzerland
The top 3 countries for HR-Generalist professionals are Switzerland, Iceland and Luxembourg, with estimated annual salaries of $99,601, $84,830 and $81,665.
HR-Generalist salaries by continent
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We compare 54 countries in Africa. The lowest estimate is in Niger at $1,670 per year.
- Equatorial Guinea $25,038$2,087 / mo
- Gabon $20,868$1,739 / mo
- South Africa $19,857$1,655 / mo
- Namibia $16,692$1,391 / mo
- Botswana $13,910$1,159 / mo
- Angola $11,128$927 / mo
- Zambia $10,431$869 / mo
- Seychelles $9,734$811 / mo
- Ghana $9,043$754 / mo
- Comoros $9,043$754 / mo
- Sao Tome and Principe $9,043$754 / mo
- Mauritius $8,660$722 / mo
- Malawi $8,629$719 / mo
- Congo $7,925$660 / mo
- Cabo Verde $7,718$643 / mo
- Rwanda $7,649$637 / mo
- Lesotho $6,958$580 / mo
- Uganda $6,814$568 / mo
- Burkina Faso $6,676$556 / mo
- Tanzania $6,399$533 / mo
- Ivory Coast $6,261$522 / mo
- Senegal $6,261$522 / mo
- Djibouti $6,261$522 / mo
- Morocco $5,796$483 / mo
- Central African Republic $5,702$475 / mo
- Cameroon $5,564$464 / mo
- Kenya $5,238$436 / mo
- Mozambique $5,150$429 / mo
- Nigeria $4,591$383 / mo
- Zimbabwe $4,591$383 / mo
- Libya $4,490$374 / mo
- Mali $4,453$371 / mo
- Burundi $4,453$371 / mo
- Tunisia $4,333$361 / mo
- Madagascar $4,170$347 / mo
- Guinea $4,170$347 / mo
- Togo $4,170$347 / mo
- Eritrea $4,170$347 / mo
- Eswatini $4,170$347 / mo
- Chad $4,032$336 / mo
- Somalia $3,894$324 / mo
- Sudan $3,825$319 / mo
- Liberia $3,617$301 / mo
- Ethiopia $3,479$290 / mo
- South Sudan $3,479$290 / mo
- Algeria $3,203$267 / mo
- Benin $2,782$232 / mo
- Mauritania $2,782$232 / mo
- DR Congo $2,506$209 / mo
- Sierra Leone $2,085$174 / mo
- Gambia $2,085$174 / mo
- Guinea-Bissau $2,085$174 / mo
- Egypt $2,035$170 / mo
- Niger $1,670$139 / mo
We compare 36 countries in Asia. The lowest estimate is in Palau at $1,388 per year.
- Singapore $62,549$5,212 / mo
- Hong Kong $54,843$4,570 / mo
- Israel $36,977$3,081 / mo
- South Korea $35,853$2,988 / mo
- Japan $31,921$2,660 / mo
- Maldives $30,602$2,550 / mo
- China $13,439$1,120 / mo
- Malaysia $13,433$1,119 / mo
- Jordan $8,987$749 / mo
- India $8,786$732 / mo
- Turkmenistan $8,346$696 / mo
- Mongolia $8,346$696 / mo
- Armenia $8,315$693 / mo
- Thailand $8,277$690 / mo
- Kazakhstan $8,101$675 / mo
- Russia $7,819$652 / mo
- Iraq $7,197$600 / mo
- Vietnam $6,481$540 / mo
- Azerbaijan $6,098$508 / mo
- Uzbekistan $6,092$508 / mo
- Timor-Leste $5,564$464 / mo
- Bhutan $5,564$464 / mo
- Philippines $5,338$445 / mo
- Indonesia $4,540$378 / mo
- Palau $4,490$374 / mo
- Tajikistan $4,170$347 / mo
- Kyrgyzstan $4,170$347 / mo
- Iran $3,693$308 / mo
- Laos $3,479$290 / mo
- Bangladesh $3,341$278 / mo
- Nepal $2,996$250 / mo
- Sri Lanka $2,769$231 / mo
- Cambodia $2,713$226 / mo
- Pakistan $2,506$209 / mo
- Myanmar $2,085$174 / mo
- Palau $1,388$116 / mo
We compare 46 countries in Europe. The lowest estimate is in Ukraine at $5,482 per year.
- Switzerland $99,601$8,300 / mo
- Iceland $84,830$7,069 / mo
- Luxembourg $81,665$6,805 / mo
- Vatican City $62,800$5,233 / mo
- Jersey $53,380$4,448 / mo
- Denmark $52,714$4,393 / mo
- Guernsey $50,240$4,187 / mo
- Netherlands $50,202$4,184 / mo
- Norway $47,257$3,938 / mo
- Ireland $45,034$3,753 / mo
- United Kingdom $44,312$3,693 / mo
- Germany $44,060$3,672 / mo
- Belgium $42,723$3,560 / mo
- Monaco $41,731$3,478 / mo
- Sweden $41,304$3,442 / mo
- Finland $40,110$3,343 / mo
- Liechtenstein $38,936$3,245 / mo
- Austria $36,782$3,065 / mo
- France $36,085$3,007 / mo
- San Marino $34,772$2,898 / mo
- Spain $26,740$2,228 / mo
- Cyprus $25,321$2,110 / mo
- Italy $24,913$2,076 / mo
- Slovenia $23,198$1,933 / mo
- Estonia $22,621$1,885 / mo
- Poland $21,616$1,801 / mo
- Croatia $19,568$1,631 / mo
- Lithuania $19,462$1,622 / mo
- Slovakia $17,559$1,463 / mo
- Latvia $16,975$1,415 / mo
- Malta $16,692$1,391 / mo
- Portugal $15,964$1,330 / mo
- Hungary $14,507$1,209 / mo
- Greece $14,494$1,208 / mo
- Bulgaria $14,256$1,188 / mo
- Andorra $13,910$1,159 / mo
- Montenegro $13,207$1,101 / mo
- Romania $13,062$1,089 / mo
- Serbia $10,996$916 / mo
- Bosnia and Herzegovina $10,123$844 / mo
- Albania $8,918$743 / mo
- North Macedonia $8,654$721 / mo
- Moldova $8,271$689 / mo
- Belarus $7,216$601 / mo
- Georgia $6,801$567 / mo
- Ukraine $5,482$457 / mo
We compare 27 countries in North America. The lowest estimate is in Guatemala at $5,131 per year.
- Bermuda $75,360$6,280 / mo
- United States $62,800$5,233 / mo
- Cayman Islands $56,520$4,710 / mo
- Turks and Caicos Islands $47,100$3,925 / mo
- Canada $40,575$3,381 / mo
- Puerto Rico $25,038$2,087 / mo
- Antigua and Barbuda $20,868$1,739 / mo
- Bahamas $19,462$1,622 / mo
- Barbados $16,692$1,391 / mo
- Dominica $13,207$1,101 / mo
- Costa Rica $13,144$1,095 / mo
- Belize $12,516$1,043 / mo
- Saint Kitts and Nevis $12,516$1,043 / mo
- Trinidad and Tobago $11,825$985 / mo
- Panama $11,166$930 / mo
- Cuba $11,128$927 / mo
- Guyana $9,734$811 / mo
- Saint Lucia $9,734$811 / mo
- Mexico $9,665$805 / mo
- Jamaica $9,043$754 / mo
- Grenada $9,043$754 / mo
- Honduras $8,346$696 / mo
- Nicaragua $7,649$637 / mo
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines $6,958$580 / mo
- Haiti $5,564$464 / mo
- El Salvador $5,564$464 / mo
- Guatemala $5,131$428 / mo
We compare 11 countries in South America. The lowest estimate is in Venezuela at $2,587 per year.
- Uruguay $15,179$1,265 / mo
- Paraguay $9,922$827 / mo
- Chile $9,772$814 / mo
- Suriname $8,158$680 / mo
- Ecuador $6,983$582 / mo
- Argentina $6,393$533 / mo
- Brazil $5,840$487 / mo
- Peru $5,740$478 / mo
- Bolivia $5,595$466 / mo
- Colombia $5,131$428 / mo
- Venezuela $2,587$216 / mo
We compare 13 countries in Oceania. The lowest estimate is in Nauru at $2,085 per year.
- Australia $52,444$4,370 / mo
- New Zealand $43,213$3,601 / mo
- Brunei $41,731$3,478 / mo
- Fiji $9,734$811 / mo
- Tonga $9,734$811 / mo
- Papua New Guinea $8,346$696 / mo
- Solomon Islands $6,958$580 / mo
- Vanuatu $6,261$522 / mo
- Samoa $5,564$464 / mo
- Kiribati $4,867$406 / mo
- Marshall Islands $4,170$347 / mo
- Tuvalu $4,170$347 / mo
- Nauru $2,085$174 / mo
Methodology: how these estimates are calculated
All figures are estimates. We start from the average annual salary of HR-Generalists in the United States ($62,800) 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.