Highest paying countries for Program Directors
Dreaming of international or remote work as a Program Director? 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 $122,722$10,227 / mo
- 2 Iceland $104,522$8,710 / mo
- 3 Luxembourg $100,622$8,385 / mo
- 4 Bermuda $92,854$7,738 / mo
- 5 United States $77,378$6,448 / mo
- 6 Vatican City $77,378$6,448 / mo
- 7 Singapore $77,068$6,422 / mo
- 8 Cayman Islands $69,640$5,803 / mo
- 9 Hong Kong $67,574$5,631 / mo
- 10 Jersey $65,771$5,481 / mo
The highest estimated salaries are found in Switzerland
The top 3 countries for Program Director professionals are Switzerland, Iceland and Luxembourg, with estimated annual salaries of $122,722, $104,522 and $100,622.
Program Director salaries by continent
Pick a region to compare the estimated monthly and annual salaries by country.
We compare 54 countries in Africa. The lowest estimate is in Niger at $2,058 per year.
- Equatorial Guinea $30,851$2,571 / mo
- Gabon $25,713$2,143 / mo
- South Africa $24,467$2,039 / mo
- Namibia $20,567$1,714 / mo
- Botswana $17,139$1,428 / mo
- Angola $13,711$1,143 / mo
- Zambia $12,852$1,071 / mo
- Seychelles $11,994$999 / mo
- Ghana $11,142$929 / mo
- Comoros $11,142$929 / mo
- Sao Tome and Principe $11,142$929 / mo
- Mauritius $10,670$889 / mo
- Malawi $10,632$886 / mo
- Congo $9,765$814 / mo
- Cabo Verde $9,510$792 / mo
- Rwanda $9,425$785 / mo
- Lesotho $8,573$714 / mo
- Uganda $8,396$700 / mo
- Burkina Faso $8,225$685 / mo
- Tanzania $7,885$657 / mo
- Ivory Coast $7,715$643 / mo
- Senegal $7,715$643 / mo
- Djibouti $7,715$643 / mo
- Morocco $7,142$595 / mo
- Central African Republic $7,026$585 / mo
- Cameroon $6,856$571 / mo
- Kenya $6,453$538 / mo
- Mozambique $6,345$529 / mo
- Nigeria $5,656$471 / mo
- Zimbabwe $5,656$471 / mo
- Libya $5,533$461 / mo
- Mali $5,486$457 / mo
- Burundi $5,486$457 / mo
- Tunisia $5,339$445 / mo
- Madagascar $5,138$428 / mo
- Guinea $5,138$428 / mo
- Togo $5,138$428 / mo
- Eritrea $5,138$428 / mo
- Eswatini $5,138$428 / mo
- Chad $4,968$414 / mo
- Somalia $4,797$400 / mo
- Sudan $4,712$393 / mo
- Liberia $4,457$371 / mo
- Ethiopia $4,287$357 / mo
- South Sudan $4,287$357 / mo
- Algeria $3,946$329 / mo
- Benin $3,428$286 / mo
- Mauritania $3,428$286 / mo
- DR Congo $3,087$257 / mo
- Sierra Leone $2,569$214 / mo
- Gambia $2,569$214 / mo
- Guinea-Bissau $2,569$214 / mo
- Egypt $2,507$209 / mo
- Niger $2,058$172 / mo
We compare 36 countries in Asia. The lowest estimate is in Palau at $1,710 per year.
- Singapore $77,068$6,422 / mo
- Hong Kong $67,574$5,631 / mo
- Israel $45,560$3,797 / mo
- South Korea $44,175$3,681 / mo
- Japan $39,331$3,278 / mo
- Maldives $37,706$3,142 / mo
- China $16,559$1,380 / mo
- Malaysia $16,551$1,379 / mo
- Jordan $11,073$923 / mo
- India $10,825$902 / mo
- Turkmenistan $10,284$857 / mo
- Mongolia $10,284$857 / mo
- Armenia $10,245$854 / mo
- Thailand $10,198$850 / mo
- Kazakhstan $9,982$832 / mo
- Russia $9,634$803 / mo
- Iraq $8,868$739 / mo
- Vietnam $7,985$665 / mo
- Azerbaijan $7,513$626 / mo
- Uzbekistan $7,506$625 / mo
- Timor-Leste $6,856$571 / mo
- Bhutan $6,856$571 / mo
- Philippines $6,577$548 / mo
- Indonesia $5,594$466 / mo
- Palau $5,533$461 / mo
- Tajikistan $5,138$428 / mo
- Kyrgyzstan $5,138$428 / mo
- Iran $4,550$379 / mo
- Laos $4,287$357 / mo
- Bangladesh $4,117$343 / mo
- Nepal $3,691$308 / mo
- Sri Lanka $3,412$284 / mo
- Cambodia $3,343$279 / mo
- Pakistan $3,087$257 / mo
- Myanmar $2,569$214 / mo
- Palau $1,710$143 / mo
We compare 46 countries in Europe. The lowest estimate is in Ukraine at $6,755 per year.
- Switzerland $122,722$10,227 / mo
- Iceland $104,522$8,710 / mo
- Luxembourg $100,622$8,385 / mo
- Vatican City $77,378$6,448 / mo
- Jersey $65,771$5,481 / mo
- Denmark $64,951$5,413 / mo
- Guernsey $61,902$5,159 / mo
- Netherlands $61,856$5,155 / mo
- Norway $58,227$4,852 / mo
- Ireland $55,488$4,624 / mo
- United Kingdom $54,598$4,550 / mo
- Germany $54,288$4,524 / mo
- Belgium $52,640$4,387 / mo
- Monaco $51,418$4,285 / mo
- Sweden $50,892$4,241 / mo
- Finland $49,421$4,118 / mo
- Liechtenstein $47,974$3,998 / mo
- Austria $45,320$3,777 / mo
- France $44,461$3,705 / mo
- San Marino $42,844$3,570 / mo
- Spain $32,948$2,746 / mo
- Cyprus $31,199$2,600 / mo
- Italy $30,696$2,558 / mo
- Slovenia $28,583$2,382 / mo
- Estonia $27,872$2,323 / mo
- Poland $26,634$2,219 / mo
- Croatia $24,111$2,009 / mo
- Lithuania $23,979$1,998 / mo
- Slovakia $21,635$1,803 / mo
- Latvia $20,915$1,743 / mo
- Malta $20,567$1,714 / mo
- Portugal $19,669$1,639 / mo
- Hungary $17,874$1,490 / mo
- Greece $17,859$1,488 / mo
- Bulgaria $17,565$1,464 / mo
- Andorra $17,139$1,428 / mo
- Montenegro $16,273$1,356 / mo
- Romania $16,095$1,341 / mo
- Serbia $13,549$1,129 / mo
- Bosnia and Herzegovina $12,473$1,039 / mo
- Albania $10,988$916 / mo
- North Macedonia $10,663$889 / mo
- Moldova $10,191$849 / mo
- Belarus $8,891$741 / mo
- Georgia $8,380$698 / mo
- Ukraine $6,755$563 / mo
We compare 27 countries in North America. The lowest estimate is in Guatemala at $6,322 per year.
- Bermuda $92,854$7,738 / mo
- United States $77,378$6,448 / mo
- Cayman Islands $69,640$5,803 / mo
- Turks and Caicos Islands $58,034$4,836 / mo
- Canada $49,994$4,166 / mo
- Puerto Rico $30,851$2,571 / mo
- Antigua and Barbuda $25,713$2,143 / mo
- Bahamas $23,979$1,998 / mo
- Barbados $20,567$1,714 / mo
- Dominica $16,273$1,356 / mo
- Costa Rica $16,195$1,350 / mo
- Belize $15,421$1,285 / mo
- Saint Kitts and Nevis $15,421$1,285 / mo
- Trinidad and Tobago $14,570$1,214 / mo
- Panama $13,758$1,146 / mo
- Cuba $13,711$1,143 / mo
- Guyana $11,994$999 / mo
- Saint Lucia $11,994$999 / mo
- Mexico $11,908$992 / mo
- Jamaica $11,142$929 / mo
- Grenada $11,142$929 / mo
- Honduras $10,284$857 / mo
- Nicaragua $9,425$785 / mo
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines $8,573$714 / mo
- Haiti $6,856$571 / mo
- El Salvador $6,856$571 / mo
- Guatemala $6,322$527 / mo
We compare 11 countries in South America. The lowest estimate is in Venezuela at $3,188 per year.
- Uruguay $18,702$1,559 / mo
- Paraguay $12,226$1,019 / mo
- Chile $12,040$1,003 / mo
- Suriname $10,051$838 / mo
- Ecuador $8,604$717 / mo
- Argentina $7,877$656 / mo
- Brazil $7,196$600 / mo
- Peru $7,072$589 / mo
- Bolivia $6,894$575 / mo
- Colombia $6,322$527 / mo
- Venezuela $3,188$266 / mo
We compare 13 countries in Oceania. The lowest estimate is in Nauru at $2,569 per year.
- Australia $64,618$5,385 / mo
- New Zealand $53,244$4,437 / mo
- Brunei $51,418$4,285 / mo
- Fiji $11,994$999 / mo
- Tonga $11,994$999 / mo
- Papua New Guinea $10,284$857 / mo
- Solomon Islands $8,573$714 / mo
- Vanuatu $7,715$643 / mo
- Samoa $6,856$571 / mo
- Kiribati $5,997$500 / mo
- Marshall Islands $5,138$428 / mo
- Tuvalu $5,138$428 / mo
- Nauru $2,569$214 / mo
Methodology: how these estimates are calculated
All figures are estimates. We start from the average annual salary of Program Directors in the United States ($77,378) 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.