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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).

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Men
3,995,424 CFA
3,266,220 CFA
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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. Leasing Director Leasing
115,536,672 CFA
5. Managing Director Top Management
111,125,232 CFA
6. Plant manager Top Management
105,632,784 CFA
7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
103,280,832 CFA
8. Head of product development Management
95,698,368 CFA
9. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
93,341,808 CFA
10. IT Architect Information Technology
93,006,144 CFA
11. Lead developer Information Technology
92,208,240 CFA
12. Technical Director Top Management
89,464,320 CFA
13. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
89,164,224 CFA
14. Sales Director Top Management
88,657,344 CFA
15. IT Manager Management
88,617,456 CFA
16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
87,313,392 CFA
17. Marketing Director Top Management
86,953,392 CFA
18. Publishing House Director Top Management
86,836,752 CFA
19. Logistics Director Top Management
85,239,936 CFA
20. Senior Project Manager Management
82,325,376 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
16,330,464 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. Porter, Information Staff General labour
21,832,848 CFA
7. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
22,474,800 CFA
8. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
22,598,496 CFA
9. Cleaner General labour
22,885,632 CFA
10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
23,035,968 CFA
11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
23,523,552 CFA
12. Packer Production
23,669,424 CFA
13. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
23,815,296 CFA
14. General Labourer General labour
24,020,352 CFA
15. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
24,056,784 CFA
16. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
24,059,088 CFA
17. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
24,271,920 CFA
18. Petrol Station Attendant Service Industries
24,312,816 CFA
19. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
24,412,176 CFA
20. Cashier Banking
24,526,080 CFA

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

HungaryHungary
16,981,097 CFA (gross)
SloveniaSlovenia
18,931,266 CFA (gross)
RomaniaRomania
11,491,961 CFA (net)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
7,550,612 CFA (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

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Project Assistant
Administration
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Oubritenga
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
613 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
342,000 CFA
Anually salary
7,356 USD
Anually salary
4,104,000 CFA
ClockPosted: 2025-12-06 11:08:52
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Car 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
281 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
157,080 CFA
Anually salary
3,372 USD
Anually salary
1,884,960 CFA
ClockPosted: 2025-12-04 18:41:21
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Sales Representative
Commerce
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Kadiogo
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
358 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
200,000 CFA
Anually salary
4,296 USD
Anually salary
2,400,000 CFA
ClockPosted: 2025-11-30 21:02:13
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Archivist, Registry Administrator
Administration
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Mouhoun
Education:
Primary education
Basic gross monthly salary
108 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
60,000 CFA
Anually salary
1,296 USD
Anually salary
720,000 CFA
ClockPosted: 2025-11-28 00:55:36
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Building Control Surveyor
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Kadiogo
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
717 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
400,000 CFA
Anually salary
8,604 USD
Anually salary
4,800,000 CFA
ClockPosted: 2025-11-24 10:02:37
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Quality Manager
Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Kadiogo
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
187 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
104,600 CFA
Anually salary
2,244 USD
Anually salary
1,255,200 CFA
ClockPosted: 2025-11-23 07:15:44
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HR Manager
Management
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Kadiogo
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,007 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,120,060 CFA
Anually salary
24,084 USD
Anually salary
13,440,720 CFA
ClockPosted: 2025-11-19 03:50:10
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Booking agent
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Kadiogo
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
179 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
100,000 CFA
Anually salary
2,148 USD
Anually salary
1,200,000 CFA
ClockPosted: 2025-11-16 23:52:38
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Controller
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Kadiogo
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
1,673 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
933,833 CFA
Anually salary
20,076 USD
Anually salary
11,205,996 CFA
ClockPosted: 2025-11-09 16:20:59
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Shop Assistant
Commerce
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Kadiogo
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
502 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
279,888 CFA
Anually salary
6,024 USD
Anually salary
3,358,656 CFA
ClockPosted: 2025-10-16 21:17:49
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Frequently asked Questions

Frequently asked questions and answers about the salary level in $country.

The total gross average salary for job positions in the country based on Paylab.com data in Burkina Faso is 316,463 CFA.

The best-paid positions in the country Burkina Faso are Chief Executive Officer, Country Manager/Director, IT Director, Leasing Director, Managing Director.

The worst-paid positions in the country Burkina Faso are Secretary, Account Manager, Nursery School Teacher Assistant, Social counselor, Tailor.

When we add up the average salary of all women and the average salary of all men in the country Burkina Faso, regardless of the work they do, women earn 18.25% less than men.

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