Highest paying countries for Secretarys
Dreaming of international or remote work as a Secretary? 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 $59,475$4,956 / mo
- 2 Iceland $50,655$4,221 / mo
- 3 Luxembourg $48,765$4,064 / mo
- 4 Bermuda $45,000$3,750 / mo
- 5 United States $37,500$3,125 / mo
- 6 Vatican City $37,500$3,125 / mo
- 7 Singapore $37,350$3,113 / mo
- 8 Cayman Islands $33,750$2,813 / mo
- 9 Hong Kong $32,749$2,729 / mo
- 10 Jersey $31,875$2,656 / mo
The highest estimated salaries are found in Switzerland
The top 3 countries for Secretary professionals are Switzerland, Iceland and Luxembourg, with estimated annual salaries of $59,475, $50,655 and $48,765.
Secretary salaries by continent
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We compare 54 countries in Africa. The lowest estimate is in Niger at $998 per year.
- Equatorial Guinea $14,951$1,246 / mo
- Gabon $12,461$1,038 / mo
- South Africa $11,858$988 / mo
- Namibia $9,968$831 / mo
- Botswana $8,306$692 / mo
- Angola $6,645$554 / mo
- Zambia $6,229$519 / mo
- Seychelles $5,813$484 / mo
- Ghana $5,400$450 / mo
- Comoros $5,400$450 / mo
- Sao Tome and Principe $5,400$450 / mo
- Mauritius $5,171$431 / mo
- Malawi $5,153$429 / mo
- Congo $4,733$394 / mo
- Cabo Verde $4,609$384 / mo
- Rwanda $4,568$381 / mo
- Lesotho $4,155$346 / mo
- Uganda $4,069$339 / mo
- Burkina Faso $3,986$332 / mo
- Tanzania $3,821$318 / mo
- Ivory Coast $3,739$312 / mo
- Senegal $3,739$312 / mo
- Djibouti $3,739$312 / mo
- Morocco $3,461$288 / mo
- Central African Republic $3,405$284 / mo
- Cameroon $3,323$277 / mo
- Kenya $3,128$261 / mo
- Mozambique $3,075$256 / mo
- Nigeria $2,741$228 / mo
- Zimbabwe $2,741$228 / mo
- Libya $2,681$223 / mo
- Mali $2,659$222 / mo
- Burundi $2,659$222 / mo
- Tunisia $2,588$216 / mo
- Madagascar $2,490$208 / mo
- Guinea $2,490$208 / mo
- Togo $2,490$208 / mo
- Eritrea $2,490$208 / mo
- Eswatini $2,490$208 / mo
- Chad $2,407$201 / mo
- Somalia $2,325$194 / mo
- Sudan $2,284$190 / mo
- Liberia $2,160$180 / mo
- Ethiopia $2,078$173 / mo
- South Sudan $2,078$173 / mo
- Algeria $1,912$159 / mo
- Benin $1,661$138 / mo
- Mauritania $1,661$138 / mo
- DR Congo $1,496$125 / mo
- Sierra Leone $1,245$104 / mo
- Gambia $1,245$104 / mo
- Guinea-Bissau $1,245$104 / mo
- Egypt $1,215$101 / mo
- Niger $998$83 / mo
We compare 36 countries in Asia. The lowest estimate is in Palau at $829 per year.
- Singapore $37,350$3,113 / mo
- Hong Kong $32,749$2,729 / mo
- Israel $22,080$1,840 / mo
- South Korea $21,409$1,784 / mo
- Japan $19,061$1,588 / mo
- Maldives $18,274$1,523 / mo
- China $8,025$669 / mo
- Malaysia $8,021$668 / mo
- Jordan $5,366$447 / mo
- India $5,246$437 / mo
- Turkmenistan $4,984$415 / mo
- Mongolia $4,984$415 / mo
- Armenia $4,965$414 / mo
- Thailand $4,943$412 / mo
- Kazakhstan $4,838$403 / mo
- Russia $4,669$389 / mo
- Iraq $4,298$358 / mo
- Vietnam $3,870$323 / mo
- Azerbaijan $3,641$303 / mo
- Uzbekistan $3,638$303 / mo
- Timor-Leste $3,323$277 / mo
- Bhutan $3,323$277 / mo
- Philippines $3,188$266 / mo
- Indonesia $2,711$226 / mo
- Palau $2,681$223 / mo
- Tajikistan $2,490$208 / mo
- Kyrgyzstan $2,490$208 / mo
- Iran $2,205$184 / mo
- Laos $2,078$173 / mo
- Bangladesh $1,995$166 / mo
- Nepal $1,789$149 / mo
- Sri Lanka $1,654$138 / mo
- Cambodia $1,620$135 / mo
- Pakistan $1,496$125 / mo
- Myanmar $1,245$104 / mo
- Palau $829$69 / mo
We compare 46 countries in Europe. The lowest estimate is in Ukraine at $3,274 per year.
- Switzerland $59,475$4,956 / mo
- Iceland $50,655$4,221 / mo
- Luxembourg $48,765$4,064 / mo
- Vatican City $37,500$3,125 / mo
- Jersey $31,875$2,656 / mo
- Denmark $31,478$2,623 / mo
- Guernsey $30,000$2,500 / mo
- Netherlands $29,978$2,498 / mo
- Norway $28,219$2,352 / mo
- Ireland $26,891$2,241 / mo
- United Kingdom $26,460$2,205 / mo
- Germany $26,310$2,193 / mo
- Belgium $25,511$2,126 / mo
- Monaco $24,919$2,077 / mo
- Sweden $24,664$2,055 / mo
- Finland $23,951$1,996 / mo
- Liechtenstein $23,250$1,938 / mo
- Austria $21,964$1,830 / mo
- France $21,548$1,796 / mo
- San Marino $20,764$1,730 / mo
- Spain $15,968$1,331 / mo
- Cyprus $15,120$1,260 / mo
- Italy $14,876$1,240 / mo
- Slovenia $13,853$1,154 / mo
- Estonia $13,508$1,126 / mo
- Poland $12,908$1,076 / mo
- Croatia $11,685$974 / mo
- Lithuania $11,621$968 / mo
- Slovakia $10,485$874 / mo
- Latvia $10,136$845 / mo
- Malta $9,968$831 / mo
- Portugal $9,533$794 / mo
- Hungary $8,663$722 / mo
- Greece $8,655$721 / mo
- Bulgaria $8,513$709 / mo
- Andorra $8,306$692 / mo
- Montenegro $7,886$657 / mo
- Romania $7,800$650 / mo
- Serbia $6,566$547 / mo
- Bosnia and Herzegovina $6,045$504 / mo
- Albania $5,325$444 / mo
- North Macedonia $5,168$431 / mo
- Moldova $4,939$412 / mo
- Belarus $4,309$359 / mo
- Georgia $4,061$338 / mo
- Ukraine $3,274$273 / mo
We compare 27 countries in North America. The lowest estimate is in Guatemala at $3,064 per year.
- Bermuda $45,000$3,750 / mo
- United States $37,500$3,125 / mo
- Cayman Islands $33,750$2,813 / mo
- Turks and Caicos Islands $28,125$2,344 / mo
- Canada $24,229$2,019 / mo
- Puerto Rico $14,951$1,246 / mo
- Antigua and Barbuda $12,461$1,038 / mo
- Bahamas $11,621$968 / mo
- Barbados $9,968$831 / mo
- Dominica $7,886$657 / mo
- Costa Rica $7,849$654 / mo
- Belize $7,474$623 / mo
- Saint Kitts and Nevis $7,474$623 / mo
- Trinidad and Tobago $7,061$588 / mo
- Panama $6,668$556 / mo
- Cuba $6,645$554 / mo
- Guyana $5,813$484 / mo
- Saint Lucia $5,813$484 / mo
- Mexico $5,771$481 / mo
- Jamaica $5,400$450 / mo
- Grenada $5,400$450 / mo
- Honduras $4,984$415 / mo
- Nicaragua $4,568$381 / mo
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines $4,155$346 / mo
- Haiti $3,323$277 / mo
- El Salvador $3,323$277 / mo
- Guatemala $3,064$255 / mo
We compare 11 countries in South America. The lowest estimate is in Venezuela at $1,545 per year.
- Uruguay $9,064$755 / mo
- Paraguay $5,925$494 / mo
- Chile $5,835$486 / mo
- Suriname $4,871$406 / mo
- Ecuador $4,170$348 / mo
- Argentina $3,818$318 / mo
- Brazil $3,488$291 / mo
- Peru $3,428$286 / mo
- Bolivia $3,341$278 / mo
- Colombia $3,064$255 / mo
- Venezuela $1,545$129 / mo
We compare 13 countries in Oceania. The lowest estimate is in Nauru at $1,245 per year.
- Australia $31,316$2,610 / mo
- New Zealand $25,804$2,150 / mo
- Brunei $24,919$2,077 / mo
- Fiji $5,813$484 / mo
- Tonga $5,813$484 / mo
- Papua New Guinea $4,984$415 / mo
- Solomon Islands $4,155$346 / mo
- Vanuatu $3,739$312 / mo
- Samoa $3,323$277 / mo
- Kiribati $2,906$242 / mo
- Marshall Islands $2,490$208 / mo
- Tuvalu $2,490$208 / mo
- Nauru $1,245$104 / mo
Methodology: how these estimates are calculated
All figures are estimates. We start from the average annual salary of Secretarys in the United States ($37,500) 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.