🌍 20 Latin American home countries
Your top 20 destinations to work worldwide
For Latin Americans: pick your country and profession and see what you'd earn in the world's top 20 countries to work, adjusted for cost of living, with demand, visa route and a migration tip 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 | +83% | 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 | +56% | 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 | +52% | 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 | +50% | 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 | +46% | 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 | +46% | 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 | +39% | 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 | +38% | 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 | +32% | 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 | +31% | 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 | +31% | 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 | +29% | 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 | +27% | 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 | +27% | 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 | +23% | 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 | +15% | 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 | +10% | 75/100 | Skilled worker permit | Nursing requires authorisation (Helsedirektoratet) and Norwegian B1–B2. | Calculator → |
| 18🇫🇷 France Estimate | €51,450 | $58,466 | $81,203 | +9% | 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 | +3% | 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 | -12% | 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.
Top 20 to work
1United StatesUSD · H-1B2SwitzerlandCHF · Permiso B/L (cupos no-UE)3AustraliaAUD · Skills in Demand (482)4CanadaCAD · Express Entry5NorwayNOK · Skilled worker permit6DenmarkDKK · Pay Limit Scheme7LuxembourgEUR · EU Blue Card8NetherlandsEUR · Highly Skilled Migrant (kennismigrant)9IrelandEUR · Critical Skills Employment Permit10GermanyEUR · EU Blue Card11SwedenSEK · Work permit12AustriaEUR · Rot-Weiß-Rot-Karte13BelgiumEUR · Single permit14United KingdomGBP · Skilled Worker15New ZealandNZD · Accredited Employer Work Visa16United Arab EmiratesAED · Employment visa17SingaporeSGD · Employment Pass18FranceEUR · Passeport Talent19SpainEUR · Profesional altamente cualificado20PortugalEUR · Tech Visa