Which Countries Pay Software Engineers the Most in 2022? Salary Rankings Revealed

Global Software Engineer Salary Overview 2022

CodeSubmit analyzed average salaries for software engineers in over 20 countries in 2022. The United States leads with an average of $110,140 per year, followed by Switzerland and Israel. The top ten also include Denmark, Canada, Norway, Australia, United Kingdom, Germany and Sweden. China ranks 19th with $23,790.

India’s average is $7,725, while Nigeria is at the bottom with $7,255. The highest demand countries are Canada, Australia, Russia, Sweden and New Zealand, which also tend to offer higher pay.

In the U.S., the average salary is $110,140 annually; junior developers earn $69,354, seniors $104,188. California pays the most ($146,770), with Washington next. Top‑paying cities are San Jose ($167,420), San Francisco ($158,320) and Seattle ($148,200).

Highest‑Paying Programming Languages (Global)

Go – $120,577

Ruby – $119,558

Python – $114,904

Java – $112,013

JavaScript – $111,922

Android – $109,377

iOS – $108,783

Rust – $108,744

C – $101,734

PHP – $92,867

SQL – $85,845

European salaries are lower than the U.S.; Western Europe averages above $40,000, Eastern Europe around $20,000, and Southern Europe between $21,314 and $36,323.

In Israel, the average is $71,559, with juniors at $69,851 and seniors $114,751. Top languages there are Golang ($109,702) and Python ($83,369); PHP and Ruby are the lowest.

Japanese developers earn $36,024 on average; iOS pays the most, Ruby second, while SQL and Java are the lowest.

Overall, Golang and Ruby tend to be the highest‑paying languages worldwide, whereas JavaScript and PHP are among the lowest.