Highest paying countries for Program Managers
Dreaming of international or remote work as a Program Manager? 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 $215,425$17,952 / mo
- 2 Iceland $183,478$15,290 / mo
- 3 Luxembourg $176,632$14,719 / mo
- 4 Bermuda $162,995$13,583 / mo
- 5 United States $135,829$11,319 / mo
- 6 Vatican City $135,829$11,319 / mo
- 7 Singapore $135,286$11,274 / mo
- 8 Cayman Islands $122,246$10,187 / mo
- 9 Hong Kong $118,619$9,885 / mo
- 10 Jersey $115,455$9,621 / mo
The highest estimated salaries are found in Switzerland
The top 3 countries for Program Manager professionals are Switzerland, Iceland and Luxembourg, with estimated annual salaries of $215,425, $183,478 and $176,632.
Program Manager salaries by continent
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We compare 54 countries in Africa. The lowest estimate is in Niger at $3,613 per year.
- Equatorial Guinea $54,155$4,513 / mo
- Gabon $45,136$3,761 / mo
- South Africa $42,949$3,579 / mo
- Namibia $36,103$3,009 / mo
- Botswana $30,086$2,507 / mo
- Angola $24,069$2,006 / mo
- Zambia $22,561$1,880 / mo
- Seychelles $21,053$1,754 / mo
- Ghana $19,559$1,630 / mo
- Comoros $19,559$1,630 / mo
- Sao Tome and Principe $19,559$1,630 / mo
- Mauritius $18,731$1,561 / mo
- Malawi $18,663$1,555 / mo
- Congo $17,142$1,428 / mo
- Cabo Verde $16,693$1,391 / mo
- Rwanda $16,544$1,379 / mo
- Lesotho $15,050$1,254 / mo
- Uganda $14,737$1,228 / mo
- Burkina Faso $14,439$1,203 / mo
- Tanzania $13,841$1,153 / mo
- Ivory Coast $13,542$1,129 / mo
- Senegal $13,542$1,129 / mo
- Djibouti $13,542$1,129 / mo
- Morocco $12,537$1,045 / mo
- Central African Republic $12,333$1,028 / mo
- Cameroon $12,034$1,003 / mo
- Kenya $11,328$944 / mo
- Mozambique $11,138$928 / mo
- Nigeria $9,929$827 / mo
- Zimbabwe $9,929$827 / mo
- Libya $9,712$809 / mo
- Mali $9,630$803 / mo
- Burundi $9,630$803 / mo
- Tunisia $9,372$781 / mo
- Madagascar $9,019$752 / mo
- Guinea $9,019$752 / mo
- Togo $9,019$752 / mo
- Eritrea $9,019$752 / mo
- Eswatini $9,019$752 / mo
- Chad $8,720$727 / mo
- Somalia $8,421$702 / mo
- Sudan $8,272$689 / mo
- Liberia $7,824$652 / mo
- Ethiopia $7,525$627 / mo
- South Sudan $7,525$627 / mo
- Algeria $6,927$577 / mo
- Benin $6,017$501 / mo
- Mauritania $6,017$501 / mo
- DR Congo $5,420$452 / mo
- Sierra Leone $4,510$376 / mo
- Gambia $4,510$376 / mo
- Guinea-Bissau $4,510$376 / mo
- Egypt $4,401$367 / mo
- Niger $3,613$301 / mo
We compare 36 countries in Asia. The lowest estimate is in Palau at $3,002 per year.
- Singapore $135,286$11,274 / mo
- Hong Kong $118,619$9,885 / mo
- Israel $79,976$6,665 / mo
- South Korea $77,545$6,462 / mo
- Japan $69,042$5,753 / mo
- Maldives $66,189$5,516 / mo
- China $29,067$2,422 / mo
- Malaysia $29,054$2,421 / mo
- Jordan $19,437$1,620 / mo
- India $19,002$1,584 / mo
- Turkmenistan $18,052$1,504 / mo
- Mongolia $18,052$1,504 / mo
- Armenia $17,984$1,499 / mo
- Thailand $17,902$1,492 / mo
- Kazakhstan $17,522$1,460 / mo
- Russia $16,911$1,409 / mo
- Iraq $15,566$1,297 / mo
- Vietnam $14,018$1,168 / mo
- Azerbaijan $13,189$1,099 / mo
- Uzbekistan $13,175$1,098 / mo
- Timor-Leste $12,034$1,003 / mo
- Bhutan $12,034$1,003 / mo
- Philippines $11,545$962 / mo
- Indonesia $9,820$818 / mo
- Palau $9,712$809 / mo
- Tajikistan $9,019$752 / mo
- Kyrgyzstan $9,019$752 / mo
- Iran $7,987$666 / mo
- Laos $7,525$627 / mo
- Bangladesh $7,226$602 / mo
- Nepal $6,479$540 / mo
- Sri Lanka $5,990$499 / mo
- Cambodia $5,868$489 / mo
- Pakistan $5,420$452 / mo
- Myanmar $4,510$376 / mo
- Palau $3,002$250 / mo
We compare 46 countries in Europe. The lowest estimate is in Ukraine at $11,858 per year.
- Switzerland $215,425$17,952 / mo
- Iceland $183,478$15,290 / mo
- Luxembourg $176,632$14,719 / mo
- Vatican City $135,829$11,319 / mo
- Jersey $115,455$9,621 / mo
- Denmark $114,015$9,501 / mo
- Guernsey $108,663$9,055 / mo
- Netherlands $108,582$9,048 / mo
- Norway $102,211$8,518 / mo
- Ireland $97,403$8,117 / mo
- United Kingdom $95,841$7,987 / mo
- Germany $95,298$7,941 / mo
- Belgium $92,404$7,700 / mo
- Monaco $90,258$7,522 / mo
- Sweden $89,335$7,445 / mo
- Finland $86,754$7,229 / mo
- Liechtenstein $84,214$7,018 / mo
- Austria $79,555$6,630 / mo
- France $78,047$6,504 / mo
- San Marino $75,209$6,267 / mo
- Spain $57,836$4,820 / mo
- Cyprus $54,766$4,564 / mo
- Italy $53,883$4,490 / mo
- Slovenia $50,175$4,181 / mo
- Estonia $48,926$4,077 / mo
- Poland $46,752$3,896 / mo
- Croatia $42,324$3,527 / mo
- Lithuania $42,093$3,508 / mo
- Slovakia $37,978$3,165 / mo
- Latvia $36,715$3,060 / mo
- Malta $36,103$3,009 / mo
- Portugal $34,528$2,877 / mo
- Hungary $31,376$2,615 / mo
- Greece $31,349$2,612 / mo
- Bulgaria $30,833$2,569 / mo
- Andorra $30,086$2,507 / mo
- Montenegro $28,565$2,380 / mo
- Romania $28,252$2,354 / mo
- Serbia $23,784$1,982 / mo
- Bosnia and Herzegovina $21,896$1,825 / mo
- Albania $19,288$1,607 / mo
- North Macedonia $18,717$1,560 / mo
- Moldova $17,889$1,491 / mo
- Belarus $15,607$1,301 / mo
- Georgia $14,710$1,226 / mo
- Ukraine $11,858$988 / mo
We compare 27 countries in North America. The lowest estimate is in Guatemala at $11,097 per year.
- Bermuda $162,995$13,583 / mo
- United States $135,829$11,319 / mo
- Cayman Islands $122,246$10,187 / mo
- Turks and Caicos Islands $101,872$8,489 / mo
- Canada $87,759$7,313 / mo
- Puerto Rico $54,155$4,513 / mo
- Antigua and Barbuda $45,136$3,761 / mo
- Bahamas $42,093$3,508 / mo
- Barbados $36,103$3,009 / mo
- Dominica $28,565$2,380 / mo
- Costa Rica $28,429$2,369 / mo
- Belize $27,071$2,256 / mo
- Saint Kitts and Nevis $27,071$2,256 / mo
- Trinidad and Tobago $25,577$2,131 / mo
- Panama $24,150$2,013 / mo
- Cuba $24,069$2,006 / mo
- Guyana $21,053$1,754 / mo
- Saint Lucia $21,053$1,754 / mo
- Mexico $20,904$1,742 / mo
- Jamaica $19,559$1,630 / mo
- Grenada $19,559$1,630 / mo
- Honduras $18,052$1,504 / mo
- Nicaragua $16,544$1,379 / mo
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines $15,050$1,254 / mo
- Haiti $12,034$1,003 / mo
- El Salvador $12,034$1,003 / mo
- Guatemala $11,097$925 / mo
We compare 11 countries in South America. The lowest estimate is in Venezuela at $5,596 per year.
- Uruguay $32,830$2,736 / mo
- Paraguay $21,461$1,788 / mo
- Chile $21,135$1,761 / mo
- Suriname $17,644$1,470 / mo
- Ecuador $15,104$1,259 / mo
- Argentina $13,827$1,152 / mo
- Brazil $12,632$1,053 / mo
- Peru $12,415$1,035 / mo
- Bolivia $12,102$1,009 / mo
- Colombia $11,097$925 / mo
- Venezuela $5,596$466 / mo
We compare 13 countries in Oceania. The lowest estimate is in Nauru at $4,510 per year.
- Australia $113,431$9,453 / mo
- New Zealand $93,464$7,789 / mo
- Brunei $90,258$7,522 / mo
- Fiji $21,053$1,754 / mo
- Tonga $21,053$1,754 / mo
- Papua New Guinea $18,052$1,504 / mo
- Solomon Islands $15,050$1,254 / mo
- Vanuatu $13,542$1,129 / mo
- Samoa $12,034$1,003 / mo
- Kiribati $10,527$877 / mo
- Marshall Islands $9,019$752 / mo
- Tuvalu $9,019$752 / mo
- Nauru $4,510$376 / mo
Methodology: how these estimates are calculated
All figures are estimates. We start from the average annual salary of Program Managers in the United States ($135,829) 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.