Salaries in Burkina Faso - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Burkina Faso is, by default, in the range of 1,728,504 CFA (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 6,355,776 CFA (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total annual salary including bonuses. Salaries can vary significantly within individual job positions. If you are interested in salaries for a specific position, participate in the survey.

Gross salary in Burkina Faso is

80% of people earn:

1.7M - 6.4M CFA

10% earn less lthan 1.7M CFA

10% earns more than 6.4M CFA

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Distribution of employees in Burkina Faso into salary brackets in CFA.

Average salary and range in Burkina Faso by age in CFA.

<24

Average 2.8M

Median 2.6M

10% 1.4M

25% 1.9M

75% 3.4M

90% 4.4M

25-34

Average 3.6M

Median 3.2M

10% 1.5M

25% 2.2M

75% 4.5M

90% 6.2M

35-44

Average 4.2M

Median 3.7M

10% 1.7M

25% 2.5M

75% 5.3M

90% 7.4M

45-54

Average 3.9M

Median 3.3M

10% 1.4M

25% 2.2M

75% 5.0M

90% 7.1M

55+

Average 3.6M

Median 3.1M

10% 1.5M

25% 2.1M

75% 4.5M

90% 6.2M

Comparison of the average salary of men and women in Burkina Faso (CFA).

Men

3,995,424 CFA

3,266,220 CFA

Women

In general, in Burkina Faso, men earn 22.3% more than women.

The best paid positions in Burkina Faso

List of the best paid positions and their average monthly salary in Burkina Faso (CFA).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

141,612,192 CFA

2. Country Manager/Director Top Management

123,543,792 CFA

3. IT Director Top Management

123,027,120 CFA

4. Call Centre Director Top Management

118,679,616 CFA

5. Leasing Director Leasing

115,536,672 CFA

6. Managing Director Top Management

111,125,232 CFA

7. Plant manager Top Management

105,632,784 CFA

8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

103,280,832 CFA

9. Head of product development Management

95,698,368 CFA

10. IC Design Engineer Information Technology

93,341,808 CFA

11. IT Architect Information Technology

93,006,144 CFA

12. Lead developer Information Technology

92,208,240 CFA

13. Technical Director Top Management

89,464,320 CFA

14. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

89,164,224 CFA

15. Sales Director Top Management

88,657,344 CFA

16. IT Manager Management

88,617,456 CFA

17. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

87,313,392 CFA

18. Marketing Director Top Management

86,953,392 CFA

19. Publishing House Director Top Management

86,836,752 CFA

20. Logistics Director Top Management

85,239,936 CFA

The worst paid positions in Burkina Faso

List of the worst-paid positions and their average monthly salary in Burkina Faso (CFA)

1. Secretary Administration

16,791,408 CFA

2. Account Manager Banking

18,498,960 CFA

3. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

19,044,000 CFA

4. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

21,194,064 CFA

5. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

21,600,432 CFA

6. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

21,769,056 CFA

7. Porter, Information Staff General labour

21,832,848 CFA

8. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

22,474,800 CFA

9. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

22,598,496 CFA

10. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care

22,678,128 CFA

11. Housekeeper Service Industries

22,703,328 CFA

12. Cleaner General labour

22,885,632 CFA

13. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

23,035,968 CFA

14. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

23,523,552 CFA

15. Packer Production

23,669,424 CFA

16. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

23,815,296 CFA

17. General Labourer General labour

24,020,352 CFA

18. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

24,056,784 CFA

19. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

24,059,088 CFA

20. Clothing/textile technologist Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

24,166,080 CFA

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Romania

11,293,308 CFA (net)

Hungary

16,406,709 CFA (gross)

Latvia

13,425,492 CFA (net)

Slovak Republic

15,464,140 CFA (gross)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

List of the latest respondents whose data are used in further salary survey calculations.

Shop Assistant
Commerce

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Kadiogo

Education:

Secondary without school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

499 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

279,888 CFA

Anually salary

5,988 USD

Anually salary

3,358,656 CFA

Posted: 2025-10-16 21:17:49

Senior Graphic Designer
Journalism, Printing Arts & Media

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Kadiogo

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

268 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

150,000 CFA

Anually salary

3,216 USD

Anually salary

1,800,000 CFA

Posted: 2025-10-16 10:06:22

Car Driver
Transport, Haulage, Logistics

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Kadiogo

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

268 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

150,000 CFA

Anually salary

3,216 USD

Anually salary

1,800,000 CFA

Posted: 2025-10-05 12:21:41

Administrative Worker
Administration

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Kadiogo

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

268 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

150,000 CFA

Anually salary

3,216 USD

Anually salary

1,800,000 CFA

Posted: 2025-10-03 08:09:51

Service Engineer
Mechanical Engineering

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Kadiogo

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

535 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

300,000 CFA

Anually salary

6,420 USD

Anually salary

3,600,000 CFA

Posted: 2025-09-26 13:51:59

Sales Representative
Commerce

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Kadiogo

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

599 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

336,000 CFA

Anually salary

7,188 USD

Anually salary

4,032,000 CFA

Posted: 2025-09-19 14:21:42

Bus Driver
Transport, Haulage, Logistics

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Kadiogo

Education:

Secondary without school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

142 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

79,392 CFA

Anually salary

1,704 USD

Anually salary

952,704 CFA

Posted: 2025-09-17 23:49:32

Operations Manager
Top Management

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Houet

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

892 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

500,000 CFA

Anually salary

10,704 USD

Anually salary

6,000,000 CFA

Posted: 2025-09-11 19:01:55

Mainentenance worker
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Kadiogo

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

178 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

100,000 CFA

Anually salary

2,136 USD

Anually salary

1,200,000 CFA

Posted: 2025-09-05 11:29:35

Mining Engineer
Mining, Metallurgy

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Bougouriba

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

152 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

85,000 CFA

Anually salary

1,824 USD

Anually salary

1,020,000 CFA

Posted: 2025-09-04 11:32:33

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Salaries in Burkina Faso - Paylab.com

Distribution of employees in Burkina Faso into salary brackets in CFA.

Average salary and range in Burkina Faso by age in CFA.

Comparison of the average salary of men and women in Burkina Faso (CFA).

The best paid positions in Burkina Faso

The worst paid positions in Burkina Faso

Salaries in selected countries

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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