Highest paying countries for Telecommunications Engineers
Dreaming of international or remote work as a Telecommunications Engineer? 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 $139,290$11,608 / mo
- 2 Iceland $118,634$9,886 / mo
- 3 Luxembourg $114,208$9,517 / mo
- 4 Bermuda $105,390$8,783 / mo
- 5 United States $87,825$7,319 / mo
- 6 Vatican City $87,825$7,319 / mo
- 7 Singapore $87,474$7,289 / mo
- 8 Cayman Islands $79,043$6,587 / mo
- 9 Hong Kong $76,698$6,391 / mo
- 10 Jersey $74,651$6,221 / mo
The highest estimated salaries are found in Switzerland
The top 3 countries for Telecommunications Engineer professionals are Switzerland, Iceland and Luxembourg, with estimated annual salaries of $139,290, $118,634 and $114,208.
Telecommunications Engineer salaries by continent
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We compare 54 countries in Africa. The lowest estimate is in Niger at $2,336 per year.
- Equatorial Guinea $35,016$2,918 / mo
- Gabon $29,184$2,432 / mo
- South Africa $27,770$2,314 / mo
- Namibia $23,344$1,945 / mo
- Botswana $19,453$1,621 / mo
- Angola $15,563$1,297 / mo
- Zambia $14,588$1,216 / mo
- Seychelles $13,613$1,134 / mo
- Ghana $12,647$1,054 / mo
- Comoros $12,647$1,054 / mo
- Sao Tome and Principe $12,647$1,054 / mo
- Mauritius $12,111$1,009 / mo
- Malawi $12,067$1,006 / mo
- Congo $11,084$924 / mo
- Cabo Verde $10,794$899 / mo
- Rwanda $10,697$891 / mo
- Lesotho $9,731$811 / mo
- Uganda $9,529$794 / mo
- Burkina Faso $9,336$778 / mo
- Tanzania $8,949$746 / mo
- Ivory Coast $8,756$730 / mo
- Senegal $8,756$730 / mo
- Djibouti $8,756$730 / mo
- Morocco $8,106$676 / mo
- Central African Republic $7,975$665 / mo
- Cameroon $7,781$648 / mo
- Kenya $7,325$610 / mo
- Mozambique $7,202$600 / mo
- Nigeria $6,420$535 / mo
- Zimbabwe $6,420$535 / mo
- Libya $6,279$523 / mo
- Mali $6,227$519 / mo
- Burundi $6,227$519 / mo
- Tunisia $6,060$505 / mo
- Madagascar $5,832$486 / mo
- Guinea $5,832$486 / mo
- Togo $5,832$486 / mo
- Eritrea $5,832$486 / mo
- Eswatini $5,832$486 / mo
- Chad $5,638$470 / mo
- Somalia $5,445$454 / mo
- Sudan $5,349$446 / mo
- Liberia $5,059$422 / mo
- Ethiopia $4,866$405 / mo
- South Sudan $4,866$405 / mo
- Algeria $4,479$373 / mo
- Benin $3,891$324 / mo
- Mauritania $3,891$324 / mo
- DR Congo $3,504$292 / mo
- Sierra Leone $2,916$243 / mo
- Gambia $2,916$243 / mo
- Guinea-Bissau $2,916$243 / mo
- Egypt $2,846$237 / mo
- Niger $2,336$195 / mo
We compare 36 countries in Asia. The lowest estimate is in Palau at $1,941 per year.
- Singapore $87,474$7,289 / mo
- Hong Kong $76,698$6,391 / mo
- Israel $51,711$4,309 / mo
- South Korea $50,139$4,178 / mo
- Japan $44,641$3,720 / mo
- Maldives $42,797$3,566 / mo
- China $18,795$1,566 / mo
- Malaysia $18,786$1,565 / mo
- Jordan $12,568$1,047 / mo
- India $12,287$1,024 / mo
- Turkmenistan $11,672$973 / mo
- Mongolia $11,672$973 / mo
- Armenia $11,628$969 / mo
- Thailand $11,575$965 / mo
- Kazakhstan $11,329$944 / mo
- Russia $10,934$911 / mo
- Iraq $10,065$839 / mo
- Vietnam $9,064$755 / mo
- Azerbaijan $8,528$711 / mo
- Uzbekistan $8,519$710 / mo
- Timor-Leste $7,781$648 / mo
- Bhutan $7,781$648 / mo
- Philippines $7,465$622 / mo
- Indonesia $6,350$529 / mo
- Palau $6,279$523 / mo
- Tajikistan $5,832$486 / mo
- Kyrgyzstan $5,832$486 / mo
- Iran $5,164$430 / mo
- Laos $4,866$405 / mo
- Bangladesh $4,672$389 / mo
- Nepal $4,189$349 / mo
- Sri Lanka $3,873$323 / mo
- Cambodia $3,794$316 / mo
- Pakistan $3,504$292 / mo
- Myanmar $2,916$243 / mo
- Palau $1,941$162 / mo
We compare 46 countries in Europe. The lowest estimate is in Ukraine at $7,667 per year.
- Switzerland $139,290$11,608 / mo
- Iceland $118,634$9,886 / mo
- Luxembourg $114,208$9,517 / mo
- Vatican City $87,825$7,319 / mo
- Jersey $74,651$6,221 / mo
- Denmark $73,720$6,143 / mo
- Guernsey $70,260$5,855 / mo
- Netherlands $70,207$5,851 / mo
- Norway $66,088$5,507 / mo
- Ireland $62,979$5,248 / mo
- United Kingdom $61,969$5,164 / mo
- Germany $61,618$5,135 / mo
- Belgium $59,747$4,979 / mo
- Monaco $58,360$4,863 / mo
- Sweden $57,763$4,814 / mo
- Finland $56,094$4,674 / mo
- Liechtenstein $54,452$4,538 / mo
- Austria $51,439$4,287 / mo
- France $50,464$4,205 / mo
- San Marino $48,629$4,052 / mo
- Spain $37,396$3,116 / mo
- Cyprus $35,411$2,951 / mo
- Italy $34,840$2,903 / mo
- Slovenia $32,443$2,704 / mo
- Estonia $31,635$2,636 / mo
- Poland $30,229$2,519 / mo
- Croatia $27,366$2,281 / mo
- Lithuania $27,217$2,268 / mo
- Slovakia $24,556$2,046 / mo
- Latvia $23,739$1,978 / mo
- Malta $23,344$1,945 / mo
- Portugal $22,325$1,860 / mo
- Hungary $20,288$1,691 / mo
- Greece $20,270$1,689 / mo
- Bulgaria $19,936$1,661 / mo
- Andorra $19,453$1,621 / mo
- Montenegro $18,470$1,539 / mo
- Romania $18,268$1,522 / mo
- Serbia $15,378$1,282 / mo
- Bosnia and Herzegovina $14,157$1,180 / mo
- Albania $12,471$1,039 / mo
- North Macedonia $12,102$1,009 / mo
- Moldova $11,567$964 / mo
- Belarus $10,091$841 / mo
- Georgia $9,511$793 / mo
- Ukraine $7,667$639 / mo
We compare 27 countries in North America. The lowest estimate is in Guatemala at $7,175 per year.
- Bermuda $105,390$8,783 / mo
- United States $87,825$7,319 / mo
- Cayman Islands $79,043$6,587 / mo
- Turks and Caicos Islands $65,869$5,489 / mo
- Canada $56,744$4,729 / mo
- Puerto Rico $35,016$2,918 / mo
- Antigua and Barbuda $29,184$2,432 / mo
- Bahamas $27,217$2,268 / mo
- Barbados $23,344$1,945 / mo
- Dominica $18,470$1,539 / mo
- Costa Rica $18,382$1,532 / mo
- Belize $17,504$1,459 / mo
- Saint Kitts and Nevis $17,504$1,459 / mo
- Trinidad and Tobago $16,537$1,378 / mo
- Panama $15,615$1,301 / mo
- Cuba $15,563$1,297 / mo
- Guyana $13,613$1,134 / mo
- Saint Lucia $13,613$1,134 / mo
- Mexico $13,516$1,126 / mo
- Jamaica $12,647$1,054 / mo
- Grenada $12,647$1,054 / mo
- Honduras $11,672$973 / mo
- Nicaragua $10,697$891 / mo
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines $9,731$811 / mo
- Haiti $7,781$648 / mo
- El Salvador $7,781$648 / mo
- Guatemala $7,175$598 / mo
We compare 11 countries in South America. The lowest estimate is in Venezuela at $3,618 per year.
- Uruguay $21,227$1,769 / mo
- Paraguay $13,876$1,156 / mo
- Chile $13,666$1,139 / mo
- Suriname $11,408$951 / mo
- Ecuador $9,766$814 / mo
- Argentina $8,941$745 / mo
- Brazil $8,168$681 / mo
- Peru $8,027$669 / mo
- Bolivia $7,825$652 / mo
- Colombia $7,175$598 / mo
- Venezuela $3,618$302 / mo
We compare 13 countries in Oceania. The lowest estimate is in Nauru at $2,916 per year.
- Australia $73,343$6,112 / mo
- New Zealand $60,432$5,036 / mo
- Brunei $58,360$4,863 / mo
- Fiji $13,613$1,134 / mo
- Tonga $13,613$1,134 / mo
- Papua New Guinea $11,672$973 / mo
- Solomon Islands $9,731$811 / mo
- Vanuatu $8,756$730 / mo
- Samoa $7,781$648 / mo
- Kiribati $6,806$567 / mo
- Marshall Islands $5,832$486 / mo
- Tuvalu $5,832$486 / mo
- Nauru $2,916$243 / mo
Methodology: how these estimates are calculated
All figures are estimates. We start from the average annual salary of Telecommunications Engineers in the United States ($87,825) 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.