Highest paying ranked by median professional salary in PPP terms. Zurich at 142,000 USD PPP, San Francisco at 138,000, Singapore at 124,000.
The single highest paying major city in 2026, on the working measure of median professional salary in purchasing power parity terms, is Zurich at 142,000 USD PPP. San Francisco at 138,000. Singapore at 124,000. Geneva at 121,000. New York at 118,000.
1 Zurich 142,000. 2 San Francisco 138,000. 3 Singapore 124,000. 4 Geneva 121,000. 5 New York 118,000. 6 Oslo 112,000. 7 Copenhagen 108,000. 8 London 104,000. 9 Sydney 98,000. 10 Stockholm 94,000. 11 Tokyo 89,000. 12 Hong Kong 88,000. 13 Dublin 87,000. 14 Amsterdam 84,000. 15 Munich 82,000. 16 Helsinki 81,000. 17 Vienna 80,000. 18 Boston 79,000. 19 Seattle 78,000. 20 Toronto 76,000. 21 Berlin 74,000. 22 Paris 72,000. 23 Melbourne 70,000. 24 Auckland 68,000. 25 Dubai 67,000.
After income tax, Dubai moves to the top (0 percent income tax versus Zurich at effective 28 percent). The full after tax ranking is in the after tax report. The headline reorders: Dubai, Singapore, Zurich, Hong Kong, San Francisco. Biggest mover: Zurich from 1 to 3. Biggest faller: Copenhagen from 7 to 19.