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Salary Comparator

GET /mashup/salary/compare

Compare what a salary is worth across different countries after adjusting for purchasing power parity (PPP). Enter a salary amount and origin country, and get the PPP-equivalent salary in multiple target countries. A $100K US salary might have the purchasing power of $60K in Norway due to higher costs, or $150K in Thailand due to lower costs. Essential for remote work negotiations, relocation planning, and HR tools setting international pay scales.

Parameters

amount required

Salary

from required

Origin country

to required

Target countries (comma-sep)

Example Requests

Basic usage
curl "https://nordapi.ee/api/v1/mashup/salary/compare?amount=85000&from=US&to=NO,TH,DE"
Compare $85K US salary across countries
curl "https://nordapi.ee/api/v1/mashup/salary/compare?amount=85000&from=US&to=NO,TH,DE"
Compare Norwegian salary to European countries
curl "https://nordapi.ee/api/v1/mashup/salary/compare?amount=600000&from=NO&to=SE,DK,DE,GB"
Compare UK salary to Asian markets
curl "https://nordapi.ee/api/v1/mashup/salary/compare?amount=50000&from=GB&to=JP,SG,IN"

Live Response 

{
  "comparisons": [
    {
      "code": "NO",
      "country": "Norway",
      "currency": "NOK",
      "inflation": 3.1453,
      "inflation_differential": 0.2,
      "nominal_conversion": {
        "amount": 828132.32115,
        "currency": "NOK",
        "rate": 9.74273319
      },
      "ppp_equivalent": {
        "equivalent_salary_usd": 777078.5,
        "interpretation": "You need 914.0% of your salary to maintain the same standard of living",
        "purchasing_power_index": 0.109
      },
      "salary_vs_local_avg_pct": 97.9,
      "vat": 25.0
    },
    {
      "code": "TH",
      "country": "Thailand",
      "currency": "THB",
      "inflation": 1.3658,
      "inflation_differential": -1.58,
      "nominal_conversion": {
        "amount": 2785049.8914,
        "currency": "THB",
        "rate": 32.76529284
      },
      "ppp_equivalent": {
        "equivalent_salary_usd": 891854.0,
        "interpretation": "You need 1049.0% of your salary to maintain the same standard of living",
        "purchasing_power_index": 0.095
      },
      "salary_vs_local_avg_pct": 1157.0,
      "vat": null
    },
    {
      "code": "DE",
      "country": "Germany",
      "currency": "EUR",
      "inflation": 2.2565,
      "inflation_differential": -0.69,
      "nominal_conversion": {
        "amount": 73752.7116,
        "currency": "EUR",
        "rate": 0.86767896
      },
      "ppp_equivalent": {
        "equivalent_salary_usd": 59576.5,
        "interpretation": "You only need 70.0% of your salary to maintain the same standard of living",
        "purchasing_power_index": 1.427
      },
      "salary_vs_local_avg_pct": 151.5,
      "vat": 19.0
    }
  ],
  "origin": {
    "code": "US",
    "currency": "USD",
    "gdp_per_capita": 84534.0408,
    "period": "annual",
    "salary": 8.5e4,
    "salary_vs_avg_pct": 100.6
  },
  "success": true
}
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