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Salaries in Burundi - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Burundi is, by default, in the range of 3,072 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 9,612 USD (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Burundi is
80% of people earn:
3,072 - 9,612 USD
10% earn less lthan 3,072 USD
10% earns more than 9,612 USD
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Distribution of employees in Burundi into salary brackets in USD.

Average salary and range in Burundi by age in USD.

<24
 
 
Average 4,464
Median 4,128
10% 2,412
25% 3,120
75% 5,424
90% 6,924
25-34
 
 
Average 5,952
Median 5,256
10% 2,556
25% 3,636
75% 7,488
90% 10,188
35-44
 
 
Average 6,588
Median 5,736
10% 2,664
25% 3,888
75% 8,328
90% 11,508
45-54
 
 
Average 6,336
Median 5,436
10% 2,376
25% 3,576
75% 8,076
90% 11,364
55+
 
 
Average 5,892
Median 5,148
10% 2,412
25% 3,492
75% 7,440
90% 10,248

Comparison of the average salary of men and women in Burundi (USD).

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Men
6,648 USD
5,304 USD
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Women
In general, in Burundi, men earn 25.3% more than women.

The best paid positions in Burundi

List of the best paid positions and their average monthly salary in Burundi (USD).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
210,240 USD
2. IT Director Top Management
195,120 USD
3. Leasing Director Leasing
183,312 USD
4. Plant manager Top Management
167,616 USD
5. Country Manager/Director Top Management
166,320 USD
6. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
162,000 USD
7. IT Architect Information Technology
161,136 USD
8. Lead developer Information Technology
155,952 USD
9. Managing Director Top Management
155,808 USD
10. Head of product development Management
151,776 USD
11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
151,632 USD
12. Sales Director Top Management
146,736 USD
13. Technical Director Top Management
141,840 USD
14. IT Manager Management
140,544 USD
15. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
138,528 USD
16. Marketing Director Top Management
137,952 USD
17. Publishing House Director Top Management
137,664 USD
18. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
136,224 USD
19. Logistics Director Top Management
135,216 USD
20. Network Strategy Specialist Telecommunications
130,176 USD

The worst paid positions in Burundi

List of the worst-paid positions and their average monthly salary in Burundi (USD)

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
30,096 USD
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
33,408 USD
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
34,272 USD
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
34,560 USD
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
35,856 USD
6. Cleaner General labour
36,288 USD
7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
36,432 USD
8. Packer Production
36,864 USD
9. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
37,296 USD
10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
37,728 USD
11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
37,728 USD
12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
37,872 USD
13. General Labourer General labour
38,016 USD
14. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
38,160 USD
15. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
38,448 USD
16. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
38,448 USD
17. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
38,736 USD
18. Cashier Banking
38,880 USD
19. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
38,880 USD
20. Machine Operator Mechanical Engineering
39,024 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
13,529 USD (net)
EstoniaEstonia
27,717 USD (net)
MacedoniaMacedonia
10,342 USD (net)
LithuaniaLithuania
28,810 USD (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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Warehouse Manager
Management
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Burundi
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,655 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,800,000 BIF
Anually salary
19,860 USD
Anually salary
57,600,000 BIF
ClockPosted: 2025-07-15 16:53:41
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Car Driver
Transport, Haulage, Logistics
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Burundi
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
310 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
900,000 BIF
Anually salary
3,720 USD
Anually salary
10,800,000 BIF
ClockPosted: 2025-01-09 16:56:33
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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 Burundi is 502 USD.

The best-paid positions in the country Burundi are Chief Executive Officer, IT Director, Leasing Director, Plant manager, Country Manager/Director.

The worst-paid positions in the country Burundi are Nursery School Teacher Assistant, Social counselor, Tailor, Porter, Information Staff, Seamstress.

When we add up the average salary of all women and the average salary of all men in the country Burundi, regardless of the work they do, women earn 20.22% less than men.

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