Salaries in Benin - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Benin is, by default, in the range of 2,587,656 XOF (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 8,665,932 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:

2.6M - 8.7M XOF

10% earn less lthan 2.6M XOF

10% earns more than 8.7M XOF

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Distribution of employees in Benin into salary brackets in XOF.

Average salary and range in Benin by age in XOF.

<24

Average 3.8M

Median 3.6M

10% 2.3M

25% 2.8M

75% 4.5M

90% 5.6M

25-34

Average 5.2M

Median 4.7M

10% 2.5M

25% 3.4M

75% 6.4M

90% 8.4M

35-44

Average 6.0M

Median 5.4M

10% 2.8M

25% 3.9M

75% 7.4M

90% 9.8M

45-54

Average 5.5M

Median 4.9M

10% 2.5M

25% 3.4M

75% 6.9M

90% 9.3M

55+

Average 5.3M

Median 4.8M

10% 2.6M

25% 3.5M

75% 6.6M

90% 8.6M

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

Men

5,471,148 XOF

4,731,372 XOF

Women

In general, in Benin, men earn 15.6% more than women.

The best paid positions in Benin

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

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

178,996,320 XOF

2. IT Director Top Management

172,399,680 XOF

3. Call Centre Director Top Management

166,308,480 XOF

4. Leasing Director Leasing

161,903,520 XOF

5. Plant manager Top Management

148,024,800 XOF

6. Country Manager/Director Top Management

146,977,920 XOF

7. IT Architect Information Technology

142,303,536 XOF

8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

137,902,320 XOF

9. Lead developer Information Technology

137,756,736 XOF

10. Managing Director Top Management

137,648,160 XOF

11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

132,791,760 XOF

12. Head of product development Management

131,805,360 XOF

13. Sales Director Top Management

129,665,808 XOF

14. IT Manager Management

126,159,264 XOF

15. Technical Director Top Management

125,368,128 XOF

16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

122,353,920 XOF

17. Marketing Director Top Management

121,849,488 XOF

18. Publishing House Director Top Management

121,686,048 XOF

19. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

121,402,512 XOF

20. IC Design Engineer Information Technology

120,352,032 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

26,686,656 XOF

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

29,617,776 XOF

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

30,005,568 XOF

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

30,505,536 XOF

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

30,594,816 XOF

6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

31,667,760 XOF

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

31,779,360 XOF

8. Housekeeper Service Industries

31,814,640 XOF

9. Cleaner General labour

32,069,952 XOF

10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

32,280,768 XOF

11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

32,964,048 XOF

12. Packer Production

33,168,384 XOF

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

33,347,232 XOF

14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

33,372,720 XOF

15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

33,538,752 XOF

16. General Labourer General labour

33,660,144 XOF

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

33,711,264 XOF

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

33,864,480 XOF

19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

34,012,656 XOF

20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

34,075,152 XOF

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Hungary

16,351,115 XOF (gross)

Slovenia

18,656,079 XOF (gross)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

Lead developer
Information Technology

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Benin

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

534 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

300,000 XOF

Anually salary

6,408 USD

Anually salary

3,600,000 XOF

Posted: 2025-10-23 23:41:07

Building Technician
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Benin

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

792 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

445,100 XOF

Anually salary

9,504 USD

Anually salary

5,341,200 XOF

Posted: 2025-10-23 16:02:34

Prison Officer
Security & Protection

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Benin

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

446 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

250,670 XOF

Anually salary

5,352 USD

Anually salary

3,008,040 XOF

Posted: 2025-10-11 10:08:53

Actuary
Insurance

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Benin

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

178 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

100,000 XOF

Anually salary

2,136 USD

Anually salary

1,200,000 XOF

Posted: 2025-09-24 20:26:22

Software Engineer
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Benin

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,595 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

896,000 XOF

Anually salary

19,140 USD

Anually salary

10,752,000 XOF

Posted: 2025-09-24 15:46:29

Office Manager
Administration

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Benin

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,164 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

654,000 XOF

Anually salary

13,968 USD

Anually salary

7,848,000 XOF

Posted: 2025-09-24 08:01:06

Operations Supervisor
Mechanical Engineering

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Benin

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

223 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

125,000 XOF

Anually salary

2,676 USD

Anually salary

1,500,000 XOF

Posted: 2025-09-22 11:57:31

Quality Control/ISO Manager
Top Management

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Benin

Education:

Secondary without school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

541 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

304,000 XOF

Anually salary

6,492 USD

Anually salary

3,648,000 XOF

Posted: 2025-09-15 21:16:54

Actuary
Insurance

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Benin

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

178 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

100,000 XOF

Anually salary

2,136 USD

Anually salary

1,200,000 XOF

Posted: 2025-09-11 16:20:22

Chief Accountant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy

Age group

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Benin

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

872 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

490,000 XOF

Anually salary

10,464 USD

Anually salary

5,880,000 XOF

Posted: 2025-09-09 13:46:29

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Salaries in Benin - Paylab.com

Distribution of employees in Benin into salary brackets in XOF.

Average salary and range in Benin by age in XOF.

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

The best paid positions in Benin

The worst paid positions in Benin

Salaries in selected countries

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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