Citeable statistics
Remote work pay statistics (2026)
Key facts from our Remote Pay Zone Index—a static cost-of-living classification, not a live geo-pay feed or verified employer policy survey.
Figures use Toolminator's static salary model (ranges for comparison, not job listings). Methodology & limitations.
- Countries classified
- 20
- Static cost-of-living zone classification across the full Salary Index catalog.
- Zone A (high-cost hub) countries
- 4
- CoL index ≥ 1.00 in our model.
- Zone D (lowest-cost) countries
- 4
- CoL index < 0.50 in our model—largest nominal gap vs. hub pay.
- Mean global-remote discount
- 28%
- Average gap between hub mid-level USD pay and the global-remote (0.72×) planning band across all rows.