Highest paying countries for Key Holders
Dreaming of international or remote work as a Key Holder? 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 $57,096$4,758 / mo
- 2 Iceland $48,629$4,052 / mo
- 3 Luxembourg $46,814$3,901 / mo
- 4 Bermuda $43,200$3,600 / mo
- 5 United States $36,000$3,000 / mo
- 6 Vatican City $36,000$3,000 / mo
- 7 Singapore $35,856$2,988 / mo
- 8 Cayman Islands $32,400$2,700 / mo
- 9 Hong Kong $31,439$2,620 / mo
- 10 Jersey $30,600$2,550 / mo
The highest estimated salaries are found in Switzerland
The top 3 countries for Key Holder professionals are Switzerland, Iceland and Luxembourg, with estimated annual salaries of $57,096, $48,629 and $46,814.
Key Holder salaries by continent
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We compare 54 countries in Africa. The lowest estimate is in Niger at $958 per year.
- Equatorial Guinea $14,353$1,196 / mo
- Gabon $11,963$997 / mo
- South Africa $11,383$949 / mo
- Namibia $9,569$797 / mo
- Botswana $7,974$665 / mo
- Angola $6,379$532 / mo
- Zambia $5,980$498 / mo
- Seychelles $5,580$465 / mo
- Ghana $5,184$432 / mo
- Comoros $5,184$432 / mo
- Sao Tome and Principe $5,184$432 / mo
- Mauritius $4,964$414 / mo
- Malawi $4,946$412 / mo
- Congo $4,543$379 / mo
- Cabo Verde $4,424$369 / mo
- Rwanda $4,385$365 / mo
- Lesotho $3,989$332 / mo
- Uganda $3,906$326 / mo
- Burkina Faso $3,827$319 / mo
- Tanzania $3,668$306 / mo
- Ivory Coast $3,589$299 / mo
- Senegal $3,589$299 / mo
- Djibouti $3,589$299 / mo
- Morocco $3,323$277 / mo
- Central African Republic $3,269$272 / mo
- Cameroon $3,190$266 / mo
- Kenya $3,002$250 / mo
- Mozambique $2,952$246 / mo
- Nigeria $2,632$219 / mo
- Zimbabwe $2,632$219 / mo
- Libya $2,574$215 / mo
- Mali $2,552$213 / mo
- Burundi $2,552$213 / mo
- Tunisia $2,484$207 / mo
- Madagascar $2,390$199 / mo
- Guinea $2,390$199 / mo
- Togo $2,390$199 / mo
- Eritrea $2,390$199 / mo
- Eswatini $2,390$199 / mo
- Chad $2,311$193 / mo
- Somalia $2,232$186 / mo
- Sudan $2,192$183 / mo
- Liberia $2,074$173 / mo
- Ethiopia $1,994$166 / mo
- South Sudan $1,994$166 / mo
- Algeria $1,836$153 / mo
- Benin $1,595$133 / mo
- Mauritania $1,595$133 / mo
- DR Congo $1,436$120 / mo
- Sierra Leone $1,195$100 / mo
- Gambia $1,195$100 / mo
- Guinea-Bissau $1,195$100 / mo
- Egypt $1,166$97 / mo
- Niger $958$80 / mo
We compare 36 countries in Asia. The lowest estimate is in Palau at $796 per year.
- Singapore $35,856$2,988 / mo
- Hong Kong $31,439$2,620 / mo
- Israel $21,197$1,766 / mo
- South Korea $20,552$1,713 / mo
- Japan $18,299$1,525 / mo
- Maldives $17,543$1,462 / mo
- China $7,704$642 / mo
- Malaysia $7,700$642 / mo
- Jordan $5,152$429 / mo
- India $5,036$420 / mo
- Turkmenistan $4,784$399 / mo
- Mongolia $4,784$399 / mo
- Armenia $4,766$397 / mo
- Thailand $4,745$395 / mo
- Kazakhstan $4,644$387 / mo
- Russia $4,482$374 / mo
- Iraq $4,126$344 / mo
- Vietnam $3,715$310 / mo
- Azerbaijan $3,496$291 / mo
- Uzbekistan $3,492$291 / mo
- Timor-Leste $3,190$266 / mo
- Bhutan $3,190$266 / mo
- Philippines $3,060$255 / mo
- Indonesia $2,603$217 / mo
- Palau $2,574$215 / mo
- Tajikistan $2,390$199 / mo
- Kyrgyzstan $2,390$199 / mo
- Iran $2,117$176 / mo
- Laos $1,994$166 / mo
- Bangladesh $1,915$160 / mo
- Nepal $1,717$143 / mo
- Sri Lanka $1,588$132 / mo
- Cambodia $1,555$130 / mo
- Pakistan $1,436$120 / mo
- Myanmar $1,195$100 / mo
- Palau $796$66 / mo
We compare 46 countries in Europe. The lowest estimate is in Ukraine at $3,143 per year.
- Switzerland $57,096$4,758 / mo
- Iceland $48,629$4,052 / mo
- Luxembourg $46,814$3,901 / mo
- Vatican City $36,000$3,000 / mo
- Jersey $30,600$2,550 / mo
- Denmark $30,218$2,518 / mo
- Guernsey $28,800$2,400 / mo
- Netherlands $28,778$2,398 / mo
- Norway $27,090$2,257 / mo
- Ireland $25,816$2,151 / mo
- United Kingdom $25,402$2,117 / mo
- Germany $25,258$2,105 / mo
- Belgium $24,491$2,041 / mo
- Monaco $23,922$1,994 / mo
- Sweden $23,677$1,973 / mo
- Finland $22,993$1,916 / mo
- Liechtenstein $22,320$1,860 / mo
- Austria $21,085$1,757 / mo
- France $20,686$1,724 / mo
- San Marino $19,933$1,661 / mo
- Spain $15,329$1,277 / mo
- Cyprus $14,515$1,210 / mo
- Italy $14,281$1,190 / mo
- Slovenia $13,298$1,108 / mo
- Estonia $12,967$1,081 / mo
- Poland $12,391$1,033 / mo
- Croatia $11,218$935 / mo
- Lithuania $11,156$930 / mo
- Slovakia $10,066$839 / mo
- Latvia $9,731$811 / mo
- Malta $9,569$797 / mo
- Portugal $9,151$763 / mo
- Hungary $8,316$693 / mo
- Greece $8,309$692 / mo
- Bulgaria $8,172$681 / mo
- Andorra $7,974$665 / mo
- Montenegro $7,571$631 / mo
- Romania $7,488$624 / mo
- Serbia $6,304$525 / mo
- Bosnia and Herzegovina $5,803$484 / mo
- Albania $5,112$426 / mo
- North Macedonia $4,961$413 / mo
- Moldova $4,741$395 / mo
- Belarus $4,136$345 / mo
- Georgia $3,899$325 / mo
- Ukraine $3,143$262 / mo
We compare 27 countries in North America. The lowest estimate is in Guatemala at $2,941 per year.
- Bermuda $43,200$3,600 / mo
- United States $36,000$3,000 / mo
- Cayman Islands $32,400$2,700 / mo
- Turks and Caicos Islands $27,000$2,250 / mo
- Canada $23,260$1,938 / mo
- Puerto Rico $14,353$1,196 / mo
- Antigua and Barbuda $11,963$997 / mo
- Bahamas $11,156$930 / mo
- Barbados $9,569$797 / mo
- Dominica $7,571$631 / mo
- Costa Rica $7,535$628 / mo
- Belize $7,175$598 / mo
- Saint Kitts and Nevis $7,175$598 / mo
- Trinidad and Tobago $6,779$565 / mo
- Panama $6,401$533 / mo
- Cuba $6,379$532 / mo
- Guyana $5,580$465 / mo
- Saint Lucia $5,580$465 / mo
- Mexico $5,540$462 / mo
- Jamaica $5,184$432 / mo
- Grenada $5,184$432 / mo
- Honduras $4,784$399 / mo
- Nicaragua $4,385$365 / mo
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines $3,989$332 / mo
- Haiti $3,190$266 / mo
- El Salvador $3,190$266 / mo
- Guatemala $2,941$245 / mo
We compare 11 countries in South America. The lowest estimate is in Venezuela at $1,483 per year.
- Uruguay $8,701$725 / mo
- Paraguay $5,688$474 / mo
- Chile $5,602$467 / mo
- Suriname $4,676$390 / mo
- Ecuador $4,003$334 / mo
- Argentina $3,665$305 / mo
- Brazil $3,348$279 / mo
- Peru $3,290$274 / mo
- Bolivia $3,208$267 / mo
- Colombia $2,941$245 / mo
- Venezuela $1,483$124 / mo
We compare 13 countries in Oceania. The lowest estimate is in Nauru at $1,195 per year.
- Australia $30,064$2,505 / mo
- New Zealand $24,772$2,064 / mo
- Brunei $23,922$1,994 / mo
- Fiji $5,580$465 / mo
- Tonga $5,580$465 / mo
- Papua New Guinea $4,784$399 / mo
- Solomon Islands $3,989$332 / mo
- Vanuatu $3,589$299 / mo
- Samoa $3,190$266 / mo
- Kiribati $2,790$233 / mo
- Marshall Islands $2,390$199 / mo
- Tuvalu $2,390$199 / mo
- Nauru $1,195$100 / mo
Methodology: how these estimates are calculated
All figures are estimates. We start from the average annual salary of Key Holders in the United States ($36,000) 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.