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Salaries in Benin

The salary range of employees working in Benin is, by default, in the range of 2,653,284 XOF (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 8,513,400 XOF (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 Benin is
80% of people earn:
2.7M - 8.5M XOF
10% earn less lthan 2.7M XOF
10% earns more than 8.5M XOF
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Salary ranges

Distribution of employees in Benin into salary brackets in XOF.

Salaries by age group

Average salary and range in Benin by age in XOF.

<24
 
 
Average 3.7M
median 3.5M
10% 2.2M
25% 2.7M
75% 4.4M
90% 5.4M
25-34
 
 
Average 5.0M
median 4.6M
10% 2.5M
25% 3.4M
75% 6.2M
90% 8.0M
35-44
 
 
Average 5.8M
median 5.3M
10% 2.9M
25% 3.9M
75% 7.2M
90% 9.5M
45-54
 
 
Average 5.5M
median 4.9M
10% 2.5M
25% 3.5M
75% 6.8M
90% 9.1M
55+
 
 
Average 5.0M
median 4.5M
10% 2.5M
25% 3.3M
75% 6.1M
90% 8.0M

Salaries by gender

Comparison of the average salary of men and women in Benin (XOF).

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Men
5,667,912 XOF
4,746,216 XOF
Woman icon
Women
In general, in Benin, men earn 19.4% more than women.

The best paid positions in Benin

List of the best paid positions and their average monthly salary in Benin (XOF).

1. IT Director Top Management
180,980,640 XOF
2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
179,605,440 XOF
3. Call Centre Director Top Management
165,526,560 XOF
4. Leasing Director Leasing
161,143,200 XOF
5. Plant manager Top Management
147,329,280 XOF
6. Country Manager/Director Top Management
146,286,720 XOF
7. IT Architect Information Technology
141,634,800 XOF
8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
138,497,616 XOF
9. Lead developer Information Technology
137,109,312 XOF
10. Managing Director Top Management
137,001,312 XOF
11. Head of product development Management
133,473,744 XOF
12. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
129,636,288 XOF
13. Sales Director Top Management
129,056,400 XOF
14. IT Manager Management
127,379,520 XOF
15. Technical Director Top Management
124,778,880 XOF
16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
121,778,928 XOF
17. Marketing Director Top Management
121,276,800 XOF
18. Publishing House Director Top Management
121,114,080 XOF
19. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics
120,831,840 XOF
20. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
119,786,400 XOF

The worst paid positions in Benin

List of the worst-paid positions and their average monthly salary in Benin (XOF)

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
26,561,232 XOF
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
29,478,672 XOF
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
29,595,456 XOF
4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care
30,362,112 XOF
5. Porter, Information Staff General labour
30,451,104 XOF
6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
31,518,864 XOF
7. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care
31,630,032 XOF
8. Housekeeper Service Industries
31,665,024 XOF
9. Cleaner General labour
31,919,328 XOF
10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
32,128,992 XOF
11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
32,809,104 XOF
12. Packer Production
33,012,576 XOF
13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
33,190,416 XOF
14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
33,215,904 XOF
15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
33,381,216 XOF
16. General Labourer General labour
33,501,888 XOF
17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
33,552,720 XOF
18. Clothing/textile technologist Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
33,705,360 XOF
19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
33,852,816 XOF
20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
33,915,024 XOF

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic
15,081,564 XOF (gross)
LithuaniaLithuania
15,550,798 XOF (net)
LatviaLatvia
13,497,919 XOF (net)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
7,247,856 XOF (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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Nurse
Medicine & Social Care
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Benin
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
445 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
256,000 XOF
Anually salary
5,340 USD
Anually salary
3,072,000 XOF
ClockPosted: 2025-06-10 11:09:54
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Pharmaceutical Products Manager
Pharmaceutical Industry
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Benin
Education:
Postgraduate (Doctorate)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,368 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
787,148 XOF
Anually salary
16,416 USD
Anually salary
9,445,776 XOF
ClockPosted: 2025-06-03 17:47:35
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Private Banker
Banking
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Benin
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
380 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
218,766 XOF
Anually salary
4,560 USD
Anually salary
2,625,192 XOF
ClockPosted: 2025-06-01 11:11:05
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Building Technician
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Benin
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
261 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
150,000 XOF
Anually salary
3,132 USD
Anually salary
1,800,000 XOF
ClockPosted: 2025-05-28 15:16:36
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Advisor
Public Administration, Self-governance
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Benin
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
348 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
200,000 XOF
Anually salary
4,176 USD
Anually salary
2,400,000 XOF
ClockPosted: 2025-05-17 12:54:50
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Maintenance Supervisor
Management
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Benin
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
304 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
175,000 XOF
Anually salary
3,648 USD
Anually salary
2,100,000 XOF
ClockPosted: 2025-05-12 14:38:30
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Senior Accountant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
Age group
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Benin
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
637 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
366,633 XOF
Anually salary
7,644 USD
Anually salary
4,399,596 XOF
ClockPosted: 2025-05-05 18:40:03
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Welder
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Benin
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
678 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
390,000 XOF
Anually salary
8,136 USD
Anually salary
4,680,000 XOF
ClockPosted: 2025-05-04 18:44:07
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Head of product development
Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Benin
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
695 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
400,000 XOF
Anually salary
8,340 USD
Anually salary
4,800,000 XOF
ClockPosted: 2025-04-20 19:31:30
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Planning assistant
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Benin
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
348 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
200,000 XOF
Anually salary
4,176 USD
Anually salary
2,400,000 XOF
ClockPosted: 2025-04-14 21:51:52
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