Expats in Dubai, Mumbai highest paid in the world: survey

  DUBAI - Expatriates in Dubai and Mumbai are among the world's highest paid employees, according to a new survey. In Dubai, expats have reported earning as much as $138,177 (Dh507,524) per year, which is higher than the global average of $99,903 (Dh366,943), according to HSBC's Expat Explorer survey. A total of 27,587 expats around the world participated in the survey. According to the survey, expats in the emirate earn more than their counterparts in Abu Dhabi, Doha, Kuwait, New Zealand, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo. But the highest paid expats in the world are in Mumbai, where they are earning salaries of up to $217,165 a year.

Here's a list of the top 20 cities with the highest annual salaries for expats

1. Mumbai, India: $217,165 2. San Francisco, US: $207,227 3. Zurich, Switzerland: $206,875 4. Shanghai, China: $202,211 5. Geneva, Switzerland: $184,942 6. New York, US: $182,240 7. Los Angeles, US: $161,126 8. Jakarta, Indonesia: $152,589 9. Hong Kong, China: $148,410 10. Paris, France: $139,602 11. Dubai, UAE: $138,177 12. Moscow, Russia: $135,909 13. Sydney, Australia: $134,368 14. Tokyo, Japan: $132,508 15. Doha, Qatar: $131,408 16. Abu Dhabi, UAE: $127,456 17. Kuwait: $123,041 18. Bangkok, Thailand: $119,601 19. Nairobi, Kenya: $119,182 20. Singapore: $117,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