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Programmer Salaries - International Comparison

Interesting overview of the programmer salaries in international comparsion.

Country average: computer programmer job average salary by country (2005)
Net Monthly PPP: purchasing power parity
Net Monthly USD: the current key currency
Gross Monthly: obtained from the government agencies in the national currency
Deductions: compulsory statutory deductions representative of single-earner-married-without-child status
Hours: weekly working hours

Country average	Net Monthly PPP	Net Monthly USD	Gross Monthly	Deductions	Hours
United States	$ 4,141	$ 4,141	5,378 dollars	23 %	39.4
Brazil	$ 3,088	$ 1,240	4,339 reals	19%	41.0
Australia	$ 3,066	$ 3,211	5,642 dollars	25%	38.2
Korea	$ 2,863	$ 2,245	2,573,315 wons	11%	40.0
United Kingdom	$ 2,802	$ 3,476	2,688 pounds	29%	37.0
Finland	$ 2,470	$ 2,949	3,598 euros	36%	36.6
Hungary	$ 2,312	$ 1,468	540,268 forints	46%	?
Taiwan	$ 2,270	$ 1,215	43,775 dollars	10%	38.3
Germany	$ 2,218	$ 2,505	2,915 euros	31%	39.0
Canada	$ 1,824	$ 1,834	3,043 dollars	27%	26.3
Latvia	$ 1,778	$ 790	630 lats	30%	39.5
Austria	$ 1,763	$ 1,427	2,094 euros	31%	38.5
Japan	$ 1,730	$ 1,995	261,000 yens	16%	?
Poland	$ 1,665	$ 892	5,067 zlotys	38%	41.0
Czech Republic	$ 1,621	$ 1,059	36,682 korunas	31%	39.1
Singapore	$ 1,516	$ 1,389	2,886 dollars	21%	?
Italy	$ 1,494	$ 1,557	1,713 euros	27%	37.0
Portugal	$ 1,473	$ 925	1,064 euros	17%	34.4
Mexico	$ 1,404	$ 886	10,582 pesos	15%	49.0
Slovakia	$ 1,346	$ 692	27,703 korunas	22%	33.6
Romania	$ 1,258	$ 646	2,820 new lei	34%	38.8
Peru	$ 1,204	$ 520	1,922 sols	16%	?
Thailand	$ 1,198	$ 382	16,336 bahts	6%	50.0
Kuwait	$ 1,164	$ 1,454	415 dinars	0%	48.0
China	$ 1,075	$ 252	2,239 yuans	8%	?
Lithuania	$ 1,071	$ 386	1,949 litas	30%	39.9