🇪🇨 Ecuador → 🌍 Top 20 to work
Working abroad from Ecuador: your top 20 destinations
Compare what you'd earn in the world's top 20 countries vs. today in Ecuador, with visa routes and tips for each destination.
Best destinations for your profile
| Country | Median pay (local) | In USD | Purchasing power* | vs. today | Demand | Visa route | Tip for Latin Americans | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1🇺🇸 United States Official | $135,980 | $135,980 | $135,980 | +223% | 84/100 | H-1B · EB-2 NIW · O-1 | Mexicans: TN visa (USMCA) with a job offer. Others: H-1B (lottery), O-1 or EB-2 NIW. | Calculator → |
| 2🇨🇦 Canada Official | CA$117,499 | $85,766 | $115,900 | +175% | 75/100 | Express Entry · PNP · Global Talent Stream | Express Entry gives extra points for French; Quebec runs its own program. | Calculator → |
| 3🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates Estimate | AED 299,630 | $81,587 | $113,316 | +169% | 80/100 | Employment visa · Golden Visa | No personal income tax; the employer handles the visa. | Calculator → |
| 4🇩🇰 Denmark Estimate | DKK 664,130 | $100,626 | $111,806 | +166% | 80/100 | Pay Limit Scheme · Positive List | Positive List: shortage jobs get faster permits; lots of English-speaking work. | Calculator → |
| 5🇦🇺 Australia Estimate | A$132,280 | $87,026 | $108,783 | +158% | 78/100 | Skills in Demand (482) · Skilled Independent (189) | Work and Holiday visa (462) for several Latin countries (e.g. Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Peru). | Calculator → |
| 6🇨🇭 Switzerland Estimate | CHF 108,780 | $135,975 | $108,780 | +158% | 81/100 | Permiso B/L (cupos no-UE) | Annual quotas for non-EU: target highly specialised roles and large employers. | Calculator → |
| 7🇩🇪 Germany Estimate | €63,420 | $72,068 | $102,955 | +145% | 81/100 | EU Blue Card · Chancenkarte | Chancenkarte: up to 1 year to job-hunt; Blue Card has a lower salary floor for shortage roles. | Calculator → |
| 8🇱🇺 Luxembourg Estimate | €76,580 | $87,023 | $102,380 | +143% | 74/100 | EU Blue Card | Blue Card with a skilled offer; French or German opens many more doors. | Calculator → |
| 9🇳🇿 New Zealand Estimate | NZ$123,360 | $73,429 | $97,905 | +133% | 74/100 | Accredited Employer Work Visa · Green List | Working Holiday for several Latin countries (e.g. Chile, Argentina, Mexico, Uruguay). | Calculator → |
| 10🇳🇱 Netherlands Estimate | €67,010 | $76,148 | $97,625 | +132% | 82/100 | Highly Skilled Migrant (kennismigrant) | Your employer sponsors you as a kennismigrant; expat tax benefit. | Calculator → |
| 11🇬🇧 United Kingdom Official | £56,914 | $75,885 | $97,289 | +131% | 70/100 | Skilled Worker · Global Talent · Health and Care | Health and Care visa with reduced fees for nursing and health roles. | Calculator → |
| 12🇮🇪 Ireland Estimate | €71,800 | $81,591 | $95,989 | +128% | 82/100 | Critical Skills Employment Permit | Critical Skills Permit: residence (Stamp 4) after 2 years; all in English. | Calculator → |
| 13🇦🇹 Austria Estimate | €59,830 | $67,989 | $94,429 | +124% | 75/100 | Rot-Weiß-Rot-Karte · EU Blue Card | Red-White-Red Card is points-based: German and age add points. | Calculator → |
| 14🇧🇪 Belgium Estimate | €62,220 | $70,705 | $94,273 | +124% | 75/100 | Single permit · EU Blue Card | Brussels has many multinationals working in English or French. | Calculator → |
| 15🇸🇬 Singapore Estimate | SGD 109,600 | $84,308 | $91,639 | +118% | 81/100 | Employment Pass · ONE Pass | Employment Pass is points-based (COMPASS): salary and degree weigh heavily. | Calculator → |
| 16🇸🇪 Sweden Estimate | SEK 613,540 | $63,910 | $85,214 | +102% | 78/100 | Work permit · EU Blue Card | The offered salary must be at least 80% of the Swedish median. | Calculator → |
| 17🇳🇴 Norway Estimate | NOK 771,010 | $73,430 | $81,588 | +94% | 75/100 | Skilled worker permit | Nursing requires authorisation (Helsedirektoratet) and Norwegian B1–B2. | Calculator → |
| 18🇫🇷 France Estimate | €51,450 | $58,466 | $81,203 | +93% | 74/100 | Passeport Talent · EU Blue Card | Talent Passport up to 4 years; French is nearly essential. | Calculator → |
| 19🇪🇸 Spain Estimate | €37,100 | $42,159 | $76,653 | +82% | 68/100 | Profesional altamente cualificado · Nómada digital | Ibero-Americans: Spanish citizenship after just 2 years of legal residence. | Calculator → |
| 20🇵🇹 Portugal Estimate | €27,520 | $31,273 | $65,152 | +55% | 73/100 | Tech Visa · D3 · D8 nômade digital | Brazilians: CPLP mobility; everyone: citizenship after 5 years of residence. | Calculator → |
*Purchasing power = USD pay adjusted for cost of living (US = 100): what that salary would be worth living in the US. Gross pay, before tax. Outside the US figures are estimates (country/family pay ratio × FX) unless marked official.