Do you ever wonder which country pays its
workers the highest salary? Have you ever thought that you’re not truly
being paid what you’re worth and you’re looking to find a country that
will actually pay you the big bucks and make you rich beyond your
wildest imagination? Well, let’s go ahead and take a quick look at the
top 10 countries where there workers earn the most.
#10 Netherlands
Amsterdam – Travelweek.ca
The Netherlands has one of the busiest
and largest seaside ports in all of Europe, which is also one of the
major reasons why the average salary for Netherlanders hovers around
$47,000 ($29,000 in USD) a year. Although because the Netherlands is a
democratic socialist country, so they give up nearly 38% of their income
for things like universal healthcare and higher education. But the
other benefit of being a Netherlander is that your average work week is
under 35 hours. Yeah, not too shabby.
#9 South Korea
Seoul-South-Korea-cityscape – Getintravel.com
South Korea is the fastest growing
economies not only in Asia, but in the entire world. South Korea is the
sixth largest exporter and tenth largest importer in the world and is
heavily dependent on foreign trade to support its robust economy. It’s
also one of the biggest exporters of energy. Yeah, it produces so much
nuclear energy that it actually sells it to neighboring countries. South
Korea’s average salary USD is $35,406 per year with personal taxes
hovering around 12%. But the biggest downside is the average work week
is around 45 hours.
#8 Norway
alesund-norway – Boomsbeat.com
Yup, another socialist democracy on the
list (you’re actually going to see quite a few of them). Norway is one
of the wealthiest nations in terms of natural resources including oil,
hydropower, fishing, and mining concerns. Like the Netherlands, Norway
has universal health care and higher education, but this, of course,
comes at a price of Norwegians giving up close to 30% of their $44,000
per year average incomes ($31,101USD). But what they give up in taxes,
they make up for in overall free time. Norway has a mandatory 30 hour
work week.
#7 Canada
Montreal – Uquebec.ca
Oh, Canada, how we Americans love and
slightly distrust you. Canada is Wealthy with a capital W. The U.S.’s
neighbors to the north possesses the second largest oil reserve in the
world just behind Saudi Arabia (which makes you wonder why America
imports so much of its oil from Saudi Arabia?) and is also rich in zinc,
uranium, gold, nickel, aluminum, as well as vast agricultural wealth.
The average annual income of most Canucks is around $42,000 a year, but
has a tax rate of around 23%. But, of course, that 23% pays for
universal health care and public education. And, oh yeah, Canada’s
average work week is around 32 hors per week.
#6 United Kingdom
London – Solareclipse2015.org.uk
Ah, the merry old UK. England, Scotland,
and Ireland comprise the strongest economy in all of Europe. England
itself isn’t exactly the strongest link in the UK, considering that 75%
of its work force is almost entirely service based and utterly dependent
on tourism. No, the real powerhouse country within the UK is Scotland,
which is oil and mineral rich, and Ireland, which produces the bulk of
the United Kingdom’s food stuffs. (Needless to say, if Scotland and
Ireland ever decide to become independent nations, England is screwed.)
The annual income for the UK is around $45,000 per year, with a tax rate
of around 25%. But, once again, the UK has universal healthcare and
education. But residents of the UK don’t get to enjoy all that much of
their healthy salaries considering that their average work week is 42
hours per week.
#5 Australia
Sydney-Backpackernews.co.nz
Another one of those pesky socialist
democracies. Australia has one of the most robust economies in the world
and is a huge exporter of food stuffs as well as oil and minerals, and
it imports very few goods. Australia’s average income is $44.983 per
year with a tax rate of around 23%, which, of course, goes to making
sure its citizens are healthy and well educated. Oh, and Australia
enjoys a mandatory 35 hour work week.
#4 Switzerland
west-of-the-limmat – Planetware.com
Switzerland manufacturing sector is the
most vital and robust in all of Europe. It produces health and
pharmaceutical goods, specialist chemicals, precision measuring
instruments and musical instruments. Yeah, think of it as Detroit before
Detroit went tits up. Switzerland’s gross annual income hovers around
$50,000 per year with close to a 30% tax rate. Can you guess where that
30% goes?
#3 Luxembourg
Luxembourg – Suzyguese.com
If Bank Of America, Citibank, and Chase
were a country, it would be Luxembourg. Luxembourg is more or less the
financial center of Europe. Once the primary provider of steel in
Europe, its vast exports market now includes chemicals, rubbers, and
industrial machinery. The average income in Luxembourg is around $53,000
per year, but has a 28% tax rate, which provides all of its citizens
with all that good stuff I’ve mentioned before.
#2 Ireland
Dublin – Myhome.ie
While Ireland is still the agricultural
center of the UK, its real money comes from the technology industry.
Several major video game design companies call Ireland home, as well as
several hundred smaller tech companies. The average annual income in
Ireland hovers around $51,000 per year, which is lower than Luxembourg,
but Ireland’s annual tax rate is only at 18.9%, which is the lowest in
all of Europe.
#1 The United States
Washington DC – Secureworldexpo.com
Ah, see, you are actually paid what your
worth. The United States is the most powerful country in the world. The
US has abundant natural resources and we work our asses off (Average
work week is 44 hours per week.), and are the largest importer of goods
in the world and the second largest exporter. American’s gross annual
income is around $55,000 per year and the tax rate is around 23% (Which
is the same as Canada, Australia, the UK, and considerably more than
Ireland.) and we enjoy the highest level of disposable income in the
world.
Source : topmensmagazine.com