Bengaluru has the cheapest average annual salary of $8,600 for a software engineer in the top 20 startup ecosystems in the world, according to the 2017 Global Startup Ecosystem Report released earlier this month.
The highest average annual salary is $1,12,000 for software engineers at the Silicon Valley in California. That’s 13 times as much as the Bengaluru average paycheck. While that doesn’t sound too good, the report says this is one of the primary reasons why startups move to the city: It’s easy to find great tech talent at cheaper rates.
The rankings of the top 20 startup ecosystems have been made on the basis of five parameters – performance, funding, market reach, talent, and startup experience. Of the total, nine are located in North America, six in Europe, and five in Asia.
USA: $112K
New York: $97 K
London: $52K
Beijing: $25k
Boston: $95K
Tel Aviv: $63K
Berlin: $55K
Shanghai: $22K
Los Angeles: $84K
Seattle: $100K
Paris: $46K
Singapore: $35K
Austin: $82K
Stockholm: $55K
Vancouver: $55K
Toronto-Waterloo: $56K
Sydney: $64K
Chicago: $76K
Amsterdam: $45K
Bengaluru: $8.6K
Bengaluru's tech employees are also among the youngest and the most cost-efficient.
The report says:
(Published in an arrangement with The News Minute.)
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