Salaries in Burkina Faso

The salary range of employees working in Burkina Faso is, by default, in the range of 1,692,252 CFA (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 6,433,728 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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Salary ranges

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

Salaries by age group

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

<24

Average 2.8M

median 2.5M

10% 1.4M

25% 1.9M

75% 3.5M

90% 4.5M

25-34

Average 3.8M

median 3.3M

10% 1.4M

25% 2.2M

75% 4.8M

90% 6.8M

35-44

Average 4.3M

median 3.6M

10% 1.5M

25% 2.3M

75% 5.5M

90% 7.8M

45-54

Average 4.0M

median 3.3M

10% 1.3M

25% 2.0M

75% 5.2M

90% 7.5M

55+

Average 3.7M

median 3.2M

10% 1.3M

25% 2.1M

75% 4.8M

90% 6.8M

Salaries by gender

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

Men

3,987,492 CFA

3,374,328 CFA

Women

In general, in Burkina Faso, men earn 18.2% 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

141,470,640 CFA

2. IT Director Top Management

123,369,264 CFA

3. Country Manager/Director Top Management

122,631,552 CFA

4. Call Centre Director Top Management

119,009,808 CFA

5. Leasing Director Leasing

115,858,080 CFA

6. Managing Director Top Management

113,083,776 CFA

7. Plant manager Top Management

105,926,544 CFA

8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

101,374,560 CFA

9. Head of product development Management

95,964,624 CFA

10. IC Design Engineer Information Technology

92,615,328 CFA

11. IT Architect Information Technology

92,065,536 CFA

12. Sales Director Top Management

90,347,184 CFA

13. Lead developer Information Technology

89,998,272 CFA

14. Technical Director Top Management

89,713,152 CFA

15. IT Manager Management

89,371,584 CFA

16. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

88,546,896 CFA

17. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

87,556,176 CFA

18. Marketing Director Top Management

87,195,168 CFA

19. Publishing House Director Top Management

87,078,240 CFA

20. Logistics Director Top Management

85,476,960 CFA

The worst paid positions in Burkina Faso

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

1. Account Manager Banking

18,875,520 CFA

2. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

19,096,992 CFA

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

21,660,624 CFA

4. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

21,685,536 CFA

5. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

21,829,680 CFA

6. Porter, Information Staff General labour

21,893,616 CFA

7. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

22,510,224 CFA

8. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

22,661,280 CFA

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

22,741,200 CFA

10. Housekeeper Service Industries

22,766,400 CFA

11. Cleaner General labour

22,949,280 CFA

12. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

23,100,048 CFA

13. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

23,589,072 CFA

14. Packer Production

23,735,232 CFA

15. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

23,881,536 CFA

16. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

24,022,512 CFA

17. General Labourer General labour

24,087,168 CFA

18. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

24,123,600 CFA

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

24,233,328 CFA

20. Petrol Station Attendant Service Industries

24,336,576 CFA

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

7,312,569 CFA (net)

Estonia

15,421,792 CFA (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

Software Engineer
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Kadiogo

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

578 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

321,500 CFA

Anually salary

6,936 USD

Anually salary

3,858,000 CFA

Posted: 2025-07-26 15:18:13

Project Manager
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Kadiogo

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

322 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

179,000 CFA

Anually salary

3,864 USD

Anually salary

2,148,000 CFA

Posted: 2025-07-16 01:14:40

Telemarketer
Commerce

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Kadiogo

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

157 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

87,102 CFA

Anually salary

1,884 USD

Anually salary

1,045,224 CFA

Posted: 2025-07-10 17:49:45

Service Technician
Electrical & Power Engineering

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Kadiogo

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

530 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

295,000 CFA

Anually salary

6,360 USD

Anually salary

3,540,000 CFA

Posted: 2025-07-09 10:01:48

Mining Engineer
Mining, Metallurgy

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Bougouriba

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

719 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

400,000 CFA

Anually salary

8,628 USD

Anually salary

4,800,000 CFA

Posted: 2025-07-04 07:50:16

Camera Operator
Journalism, Printing Arts & Media

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Kadiogo

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

404 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

225,000 CFA

Anually salary

4,848 USD

Anually salary

2,700,000 CFA

Posted: 2025-06-09 17:05:16

Marketing Manager
Management

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Kadiogo

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

449 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

250,000 CFA

Anually salary

5,388 USD

Anually salary

3,000,000 CFA

Posted: 2025-05-23 10:43:22

Meteorologist
Water Management, Forestry, Environment

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Kadiogo

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

809 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

450,000 CFA

Anually salary

9,708 USD

Anually salary

5,400,000 CFA

Posted: 2025-05-19 00:48:44

Accounting Clerk
Insurance

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Kadiogo

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

153 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

85,000 CFA

Anually salary

1,836 USD

Anually salary

1,020,000 CFA

Posted: 2025-05-16 15:54:37

Construction worker
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Sourou

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

302 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

168,000 CFA

Anually salary

3,624 USD

Anually salary

2,016,000 CFA

Posted: 2025-05-15 07:09:05

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Salaries in Burkina Faso

Salary ranges

Salaries by age group

Salaries by gender

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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