How salaries stack up in 4 of the world's top financial hubs

The world's top cities share several common traits, namely exceptional dining, grand architecture, and rich culture. But when it comes to cost of living and job compensation ? specifically in cities where the finance industry thrives ? there are some stark differences.

A recent report by the salary-benchmarking site Emolument.com analyzed median job compensation (salary plus bonuses) for 5,162 professionals working in four of the world's preeminent financial hubs: New York, London, Paris, and Zurich (other financial centers did not have comparably robust data).

This article was published in Business Insider, 2nd September 2016