Salaries in Cameroon

The salary range of employees working in Cameroon is, by default, in the range of 1,788 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 5,940 EUR (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 Cameroon is

80% of people earn:

1,788 - 5,940 EUR

10% earn less lthan 1,788 EUR

10% earns more than 5,940 EUR

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Salary ranges

Distribution of employees in Cameroon into salary brackets in EUR.

Salaries by age group

Average salary and range in Cameroon by age in EUR.

<24

Average 2,724

median 2,556

10% 1,560

25% 1,980

75% 3,288

90% 4,104

25-34

Average 3,588

median 3,276

10% 1,812

25% 2,412

75% 4,416

90% 5,736

35-44

Average 4,104

median 3,720

10% 1,992

25% 2,688

75% 5,088

90% 6,696

45-54

Average 3,876

median 3,444

10% 1,728

25% 2,412

75% 4,860

90% 6,552

55+

Average 3,588

median 3,252

10% 1,764

25% 2,364

75% 4,428

90% 5,808

Salaries by gender

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

Men

3,852 EUR

3,252 EUR

Women

In general, in Cameroon, men earn 18.5% more than women.

The best paid positions in Cameroon

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

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

54,813,080,621 EUR

2. IT Director Top Management

50,062,147,133 EUR

3. Call Centre Director Top Management

49,091,940,601 EUR

4. Leasing Director Leasing

47,791,878,957 EUR

5. Country Manager/Director Top Management

46,631,578,425 EUR

6. Sales Director Top Management

45,401,869,503 EUR

7. Plant manager Top Management

43,695,084,135 EUR

8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

42,251,200,752 EUR

9. Lead developer Information Technology

40,663,967,795 EUR

10. Managing Director Top Management

40,631,954,946 EUR

11. IT Architect Information Technology

40,500,692,820 EUR

12. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

39,538,607,542 EUR

13. Head of product development Management

38,723,271,431 EUR

14. Technical Director Top Management

37,007,042,745 EUR

15. IT Manager Management

36,658,300,997 EUR

16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

36,117,293,285 EUR

17. Marketing Director Top Management

35,968,372,154 EUR

18. Publishing House Director Top Management

35,920,116,797 EUR

19. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

35,836,448,996 EUR

20. Logistics Director Top Management

35,259,556,675 EUR

The worst paid positions in Cameroon

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

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

7,877,568,993 EUR

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

8,742,794,154 EUR

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

8,934,531,291 EUR

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

9,004,817,910 EUR

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

9,031,202,542 EUR

6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

9,296,446,469 EUR

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

9,380,841,405 EUR

8. Housekeeper Service Industries

9,391,247,942 EUR

9. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

9,392,617,224 EUR

10. Cleaner General labour

9,466,643,396 EUR

11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

9,730,584,146 EUR

12. Cashier Banking

9,761,558,230 EUR

13. Packer Production

9,790,832,517 EUR

14. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

9,833,516,316 EUR

15. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

9,851,175,322 EUR

16. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

9,873,083,820 EUR

17. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

9,900,186,144 EUR

18. General Labourer General labour

9,936,070,754 EUR

19. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

9,951,085,630 EUR

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

9,996,319,126 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

Teacher
Education, Science & Research

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Cameroon

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

141 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

80,000 XAF

Anually salary

1,692 USD

Anually salary

960,000 XAF

Posted: 2025-06-12 17:51:43

Cashier
Banking

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Cameroon

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

194 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

110,000 XAF

Anually salary

2,328 USD

Anually salary

1,320,000 XAF

Posted: 2025-06-11 10:39:16

Car Fleet Manager
Management

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Cameroon

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

530 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

300,000 XAF

Anually salary

6,360 USD

Anually salary

3,600,000 XAF

Posted: 2025-06-08 18:32:16

Software consultant
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Cameroon

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

328 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

185,743 XAF

Anually salary

3,936 USD

Anually salary

2,228,916 XAF

Posted: 2025-06-08 08:11:14

Department Director
Public Administration, Self-governance

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Cameroon

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

265 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

150,000 XAF

Anually salary

3,180 USD

Anually salary

1,800,000 XAF

Posted: 2025-06-07 08:24:17

Call Center Supervisor
Customer Support

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Cameroon

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

550 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

311,000 XAF

Anually salary

6,600 USD

Anually salary

3,732,000 XAF

Posted: 2025-06-02 22:03:41

Contract administrator
Administration

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Cameroon

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

292 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

165,143 XAF

Anually salary

3,504 USD

Anually salary

1,981,716 XAF

Posted: 2025-06-01 13:55:51

Account Manager
Banking

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Cameroon

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

428 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

241,900 XAF

Anually salary

5,136 USD

Anually salary

2,902,800 XAF

Posted: 2025-05-31 19:09:38

Administrative Worker
Administration

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Cameroon

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

212 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

120,000 XAF

Anually salary

2,544 USD

Anually salary

1,440,000 XAF

Posted: 2025-05-15 05:36:11

Software Engineer
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Cameroon

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

389 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

220,000 XAF

Anually salary

4,668 USD

Anually salary

2,640,000 XAF

Posted: 2025-05-14 16:23:35

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Salaries in Cameroon

Salary ranges

Salaries by age group

Salaries by gender

The best paid positions in Cameroon

The worst paid positions in Cameroon

Salaries in selected countries

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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