Salaries in Burundi

The salary range of employees working in Burundi is, by default, in the range of 2,628 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 8,268 EUR (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Burundi is

80% of people earn:

2,628 - 8,268 EUR

10% earn less lthan 2,628 EUR

10% earns more than 8,268 EUR

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Salary ranges

Distribution of employees in Burundi into salary brackets in EUR.

Salaries by age group

Average salary and range in Burundi by age in EUR.

<24

Average 3,780

Median 3,504

10% 2,076

25% 2,664

75% 4,584

90% 5,820

25-34

Average 5,004

Median 4,476

10% 2,292

25% 3,168

75% 6,240

90% 8,340

35-44

Average 5,616

Median 4,932

10% 2,364

25% 3,384

75% 7,080

90% 9,684

45-54

Average 5,304

Median 4,596

10% 2,076

25% 3,072

75% 6,720

90% 9,372

55+

Average 5,004

Median 4,416

10% 2,160

25% 3,060

75% 6,276

90% 8,532

Salaries by gender

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

Men

5,448 EUR

4,548 EUR

Women

In general, in Burundi, men earn 19.8% more than women.

The best paid positions in Burundi

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

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

2,056,382,465,679 EUR

2. IT Director Top Management

1,909,216,131,863 EUR

3. Call Centre Director Top Management

1,841,751,530,911 EUR

4. Leasing Director Leasing

1,792,977,958,287 EUR

5. Plant manager Top Management

1,639,279,970,266 EUR

6. Country Manager/Director Top Management

1,627,684,340,106 EUR

7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

1,585,107,091,227 EUR

8. IT Architect Information Technology

1,575,917,092,639 EUR

9. Lead developer Information Technology

1,525,564,064,943 EUR

10. Managing Director Top Management

1,524,363,679,089 EUR

11. Head of product development Management

1,485,110,575,653 EUR

12. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

1,483,341,585,972 EUR

13. Sales Director Top Management

1,435,962,793,674 EUR

14. Technical Director Top Management

1,388,365,307,597 EUR

15. IT Manager Management

1,375,282,559,739 EUR

16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

1,354,987,777,029 EUR

17. Marketing Director Top Management

1,349,398,936,005 EUR

18. Publishing House Director Top Management

1,347,591,067,430 EUR

19. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

1,344,451,596,733 EUR

20. IC Design Engineer Information Technology

1,332,817,087,680 EUR

The worst paid positions in Burundi

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

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

295,537,427,363 EUR

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

327,997,416,030 EUR

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

335,210,908,841 EUR

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

337,827,458,412 EUR

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

338,817,898,239 EUR

6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

350,698,316,297 EUR

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

351,934,665,129 EUR

8. Housekeeper Service Industries

352,324,912,029 EUR

9. Cleaner General labour

355,153,837,559 EUR

10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

357,487,543,176 EUR

11. Packer Production

362,142,804,756 EUR

12. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

365,054,833,923 EUR

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

369,297,979,225 EUR

14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

369,580,823,180 EUR

15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

371,419,308,884 EUR

16. General Labourer General labour

372,763,060,660 EUR

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

373,328,748,569 EUR

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

375,026,298,282 EUR

19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

376,667,473,598 EUR

20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

377,360,003,899 EUR

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The newest profiles in the salary survey

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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

1,663 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

4,800,000 BIF

Anually salary

19,956 USD

Anually salary

57,600,000 BIF

Posted: 2025-07-15 16:53:41

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

312 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

900,000 BIF

Anually salary

3,744 USD

Anually salary

10,800,000 BIF

Posted: 2025-01-09 16:56:33

Finance Manager
Management

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Burundi

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

194 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

560,000 BIF

Anually salary

2,328 USD

Anually salary

6,720,000 BIF

Posted: 2024-09-05 16:14:12

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