Salaries in Cameroon

The salary range of employees working in Cameroon is, by default, in the range of 1,166,076 XAF (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 3,868,056 XAF (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:

1.2M - 3.9M XAF

10% earn less lthan 1.2M XAF

10% earns more than 3.9M XAF

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Salary ranges

Distribution of employees in Cameroon into salary brackets in XAF.

Salaries by age group

Average salary and range in Cameroon by age in XAF.

<24

Average 1.8M

Median 1.7M

10% 1.0M

25% 1.3M

75% 2.2M

90% 2.7M

25-34

Average 2.3M

Median 2.1M

10% 1.2M

25% 1.5M

75% 2.8M

90% 3.7M

35-44

Average 2.7M

Median 2.5M

10% 1.3M

25% 1.8M

75% 3.3M

90% 4.4M

45-54

Average 2.6M

Median 2.3M

10% 1.1M

25% 1.6M

75% 3.2M

90% 4.3M

55+

Average 2.4M

Median 2.1M

10% 1.1M

25% 1.5M

75% 2.9M

90% 3.9M

Salaries by gender

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

Men

2,496,744 XAF

2,122,716 XAF

Women

In general, in Cameroon, men earn 17.6% more than women.

The best paid positions in Cameroon

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

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

83,121,840 XAF

2. Call Centre Director Top Management

74,445,984 XAF

3. IT Director Top Management

73,773,360 XAF

4. Country Manager/Director Top Management

72,818,208 XAF

5. Leasing Director Leasing

72,474,480 XAF

6. Sales Director Top Management

70,027,776 XAF

7. Plant manager Top Management

66,261,888 XAF

8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

64,072,224 XAF

9. IT Architect Information Technology

61,783,344 XAF

10. Lead developer Information Technology

61,665,264 XAF

11. Managing Director Top Management

61,616,736 XAF

12. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

59,958,720 XAF

13. Head of product development Management

59,938,704 XAF

14. Technical Director Top Management

56,119,680 XAF

15. IT Manager Management

55,590,768 XAF

16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

54,770,400 XAF

17. Marketing Director Top Management

54,544,608 XAF

18. Publishing House Director Top Management

54,471,456 XAF

19. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

54,344,448 XAF

20. Logistics Director Top Management

53,469,792 XAF

The worst paid positions in Cameroon

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

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

11,946,010 XAF

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

13,258,094 XAF

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

13,592,506 XAF

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

13,655,434 XAF

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

13,695,466 XAF

6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

14,105,002 XAF

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

14,225,674 XAF

8. Housekeeper Service Industries

14,241,442 XAF

9. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

14,263,632 XAF

10. Cleaner General labour

14,355,792 XAF

11. Cashier Banking

14,736,816 XAF

12. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

14,755,968 XAF

13. Packer Production

14,847,408 XAF

14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

14,938,992 XAF

15. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

14,991,696 XAF

16. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

15,013,296 XAF

17. General Labourer General labour

15,067,584 XAF

18. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

15,090,480 XAF

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

15,159,024 XAF

20. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

15,194,016 XAF

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Latvia

13,486,036 XAF (net)

Slovak Republic

15,297,506 XAF (gross)

Poland

20,793,908 XAF (gross)

Serbia

9,006,516 XAF (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

Quantity Surveyor
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Cameroon

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

178 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

100,000 XAF

Anually salary

2,136 USD

Anually salary

1,200,000 XAF

Posted: 2025-08-18 00:44:58

Seller of Bank Services, Loan Officer
Banking

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Cameroon

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

178 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

100,000 XAF

Anually salary

2,136 USD

Anually salary

1,200,000 XAF

Posted: 2025-08-18 00:05:09

Process Engineer
Production

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Cameroon

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

321 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

180,000 XAF

Anually salary

3,852 USD

Anually salary

2,160,000 XAF

Posted: 2025-08-13 12:31:10

Software Engineer
Information Technology

Age group

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Cameroon

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

240 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

135,000 XAF

Anually salary

2,880 USD

Anually salary

1,620,000 XAF

Posted: 2025-08-12 19:40:26

IT Network Administrator
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Cameroon

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

267 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

150,000 XAF

Anually salary

3,204 USD

Anually salary

1,800,000 XAF

Posted: 2025-08-06 12:17:26

Office Manager
Administration

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Cameroon

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

267 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

150,030 XAF

Anually salary

3,204 USD

Anually salary

1,800,360 XAF

Posted: 2025-08-04 18:05:36

Car Driver
Transport, Haulage, Logistics

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Cameroon

Education:

Primary education

Basic gross monthly salary

135 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

76,000 XAF

Anually salary

1,620 USD

Anually salary

912,000 XAF

Posted: 2025-08-04 16:08:20

Cashier
Banking

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Cameroon

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

160 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

90,000 XAF

Anually salary

1,920 USD

Anually salary

1,080,000 XAF

Posted: 2025-08-03 13:29:21

Economic/Financial Manager
Top Management

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Cameroon

Education:

Postgraduate (Doctorate)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,336 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

750,000 XAF

Anually salary

16,032 USD

Anually salary

9,000,000 XAF

Posted: 2025-08-03 05:15:25

Machine Operator, Machinist
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Cameroon

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

207 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

116,177 XAF

Anually salary

2,484 USD

Anually salary

1,394,124 XAF

Posted: 2025-07-28 18:12:48

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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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