10 Best Countries To Live For Software Engineers

Have you ever wonder which country is the best to live for IT engineers?

Most of us would probably said – that one where they earn most. However, this is not the whole truth.

We prepared a list for you which presents median salary for software engineers across the top 10 countries and few more interesting statistics.

Methodology:

1. We chose the top 10 countries in the list of “highest median earnings of software engineers” (Data source: Indeed.com)

2. We compared the cost of living in these countries (Data source: Eardex)

3.  We used the “Happiness index” (Source: happyplanetindex )

Below we present a list of 10 best countries to live for software engineers.

10. Canada

I. Median annual pay for software engineer – $57500 

II. Position in the world ranking of “Happiness Index – experienced well-being” - 2

III. Position in the ranking of  “Best for workers: Countries” – 11 

9. New Zealand

I.Median annual pay for software engineer – $59600 

II.Position in the world ranking of “Happiness Index” - 17

III.Position in the ranking of  “Best for workers: Countries” – 8

8. Sweden

I. Median annual pay for software engineer – $61400 

II. Position in the world ranking of “Happiness Index” - 5

III. Position in the ranking of  “Best for workers: Countries” – 8

7. Germany

I. Median annual pay for software engineer – $63800

II. Position in the world ranking of “Happiness Index” - 27

III. Position in the ranking of  “Best for workers: Countries” – 20

6. Australia

I. Median annual pay for software engineer – $65900 

II. Position in the world ranking of “Happiness Index” - 8

III. Position in the ranking of  “Best for workers: Countries” – 14

5. Israel

I. Median annual pay for software engineer – $70700 

II. Position in the world ranking of “Happiness Index” - 10

III. Position in the ranking of  “Best for workers: Countries” – 10

4. Denmark

I. Median annual pay for software engineer – $71500 

II. Position in the world ranking of “Happiness Index” - 1

III. Position in the ranking of  “Best for workers: Countries” – 4

3. United States

I. Median annual pay for software engineer – $76000 

II. Position in the world ranking of “Happiness Index” - 16

III. Position in the ranking of  “Best for workers: Countries” – 7

2. Norway

I. Median annual pay for software engineer – $81400 

II. Position in the world ranking of “Happiness Index” - 3

III.Position in the ranking of  “Best for workers: Countries” – 6

1. Switzerland

I. Median annual pay for software engineer – $104200 

II. Position in the world ranking of “Happiness Index” - 6

III.Position in the ranking of  “Best for workers: Countries” – 24

Source: IT Flow