Looking for a bump in your pay? Try Jeddah or Geneva.

Expatriates moving to Switzerland—home to some of the biggestprivate banks, commodity traders and pharmaceuticals companies—earnan average of more than $193,000. That's the highest in the worldand 54% more than if they'd stayed at home, a study publishedWednesday by HSBC Holdings Plc shows. That boost in remuneration isonly surpassed by the 58% increase enjoyed by expats relocating toSaudi Arabia's petrodollar economy.

Switzerland leads HSBC's economics ranking—measuring issues frompersonal finances and career progression to the strength of thelocal economy—for a third straight year. Almost eight in 10 expatssaid they had more disposable income after moving to the home ofCredit Suisse Group, drugmaker Roche Holding and commodities traderMercuria Energy Group Ltd.