Same job, 18 countries. A rough picture, not a league table.
Sourced national or government pay data ERI modelled salary-site figure Estimate rough guess
How to read this. Every figure is converted to pounds at the European Central Bank rates of 14 October 2026. Take-home pay uses each country's 2026 tax rules for a single person on one job. Buying power adjusts take-home pay for local prices using World Bank 2024 purchasing-power data (private consumption), shown as pounds at UK prices.
Be careful with it. The pay figures come from different kinds of source, which the tags show. Estimates and modelled figures can move a country up or down the list. Exchange rates change daily, and price data is from 2024. Averages, medians and different working hours are not perfectly comparable.