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

15,343,713 CFA (gross)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

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

606 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

336,000 CFA

Anually salary

7,272 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

143 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

79,392 CFA

Anually salary

1,716 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

901 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

500,000 CFA

Anually salary

10,812 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

180 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

100,000 CFA

Anually salary

2,160 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

153 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

85,000 CFA

Anually salary

1,836 USD

Anually salary

1,020,000 CFA

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

Branch Director
Commerce

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Kadiogo

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

477 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

264,807 CFA

Anually salary

5,724 USD

Anually salary

3,177,684 CFA

Posted: 2025-08-29 13:37:29

IT System Administrator
Information Technology

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Kadiogo

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

721 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

399,999 CFA

Anually salary

8,652 USD

Anually salary

4,799,988 CFA

Posted: 2025-08-14 13:29:09

Paralegal - law student
Law & Legislation

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Kadiogo

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

422 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

234,012 CFA

Anually salary

5,064 USD

Anually salary

2,808,144 CFA

Posted: 2025-08-09 09:27:48

Car Driver
Transport, Haulage, Logistics

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Kadiogo

Education:

Primary education

Basic gross monthly salary

892 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

495,000 CFA

Anually salary

10,704 USD

Anually salary

5,940,000 CFA

Posted: 2025-07-27 23:59:08

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

579 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

321,500 CFA

Anually salary

6,948 USD

Anually salary

3,858,000 CFA

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

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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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