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Salaries in Guatemala - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Guatemala is, by default, in the range of 85,908 GTQ (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 267,708 GTQ (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Guatemala is
80% of people earn:
86K - 268K GTQ
10% earn less lthan 86K GTQ
10% earns more than 268K GTQ
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Distribution of employees in Guatemala into salary brackets in GTQ.

Average salary and range in Guatemala by age in GTQ.

<24
 
 
Average 123K
Median 114K
10% 68K
25% 87K
75% 149K
90% 188K
25-34
 
 
Average 162K
Median 146K
10% 75K
25% 104K
75% 202K
90% 270K
35-44
 
 
Average 186K
Median 165K
10% 80K
25% 114K
75% 234K
90% 319K
45-54
 
 
Average 175K
Median 152K
10% 69K
25% 102K
75% 222K
90% 308K
55+
 
 
Average 159K
Median 140K
10% 69K
25% 97K
75% 199K
90% 270K

Comparison of the average salary of men and women in Guatemala (GTQ).

Men
180,696 GTQ
151,956 GTQ
Women
In general, in Guatemala, men earn 18.9% more than women.

The best paid positions in Guatemala

List of the best paid positions and their average monthly salary in Guatemala (GTQ).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
5,829,840 GTQ
2. Leasing Director Leasing
5,113,440 GTQ
3. IT Director Top Management
5,012,928 GTQ
4. Country Manager/Director Top Management
4,820,256 GTQ
5. Plant manager Top Management
4,675,104 GTQ
6. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
4,520,592 GTQ
7. IT Architect Information Technology
4,453,056 GTQ
8. Lead developer Information Technology
4,350,816 GTQ
9. Managing Director Top Management
4,274,496 GTQ
10. Solution architect Information Technology
4,235,472 GTQ
11. Head of product development Management
4,193,712 GTQ
12. Sales Director Top Management
4,145,184 GTQ
13. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
4,063,968 GTQ
14. Agile Coach Information Technology
3,945,024 GTQ
15. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
3,864,384 GTQ
16. Marketing Director Top Management
3,848,400 GTQ
17. Publishing House Director Top Management
3,843,216 GTQ
18. Technical Director Top Management
3,842,928 GTQ
19. IT Manager Management
3,834,432 GTQ
20. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
3,801,168 GTQ

The worst paid positions in Guatemala

List of the worst-paid positions and their average monthly salary in Guatemala (GTQ)

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
842,832 GTQ
2. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
955,872 GTQ
3. Porter, Information Staff General labour
966,240 GTQ
4. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
1,000,080 GTQ
5. Cleaner General labour
1,012,752 GTQ
6. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,019,520 GTQ
7. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
1,041,120 GTQ
8. Packer Production
1,047,456 GTQ
9. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,053,216 GTQ
10. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
1,053,936 GTQ
11. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
1,059,264 GTQ
12. General Labourer General labour
1,063,008 GTQ
13. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
1,064,592 GTQ
14. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
1,074,240 GTQ
15. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
1,076,112 GTQ
16. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
1,080,432 GTQ
17. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
1,087,920 GTQ
18. Florist Service Industries
1,089,648 GTQ
19. Security Guard Security & Protection
1,096,128 GTQ
20. Refuse Collector Service Industries
1,100,592 GTQ

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

SloveniaSlovenia
265,335 GTQ (gross)
RomaniaRomania
147,792 GTQ (net)
EstoniaEstonia
214,166 GTQ (net)
MacedoniaMacedonia
81,415 GTQ (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

Male
Finance Manager
Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Guatemala City
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,764 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
20,963 GTQ
Anually salary
33,168 USD
Anually salary
251,556 GTQ
ClockPosted: 2026-08-07 16:49:56
Female
Senior Graphic Designer
Journalism, Printing Arts & Media
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Guatemala City
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,637 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
20,000 GTQ
Anually salary
31,644 USD
Anually salary
240,000 GTQ
ClockPosted: 2026-08-06 03:13:26
Male
Translator
Translating, interpreting
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Antigua Guatemala
Education:
Primary education
Basic gross monthly salary
1,107 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
8,400 GTQ
Anually salary
13,284 USD
Anually salary
100,800 GTQ
ClockPosted: 2026-08-05 22:50:30
Male
Lead developer
Information Technology
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Guatemala City
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,725 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
13,083 GTQ
Anually salary
20,700 USD
Anually salary
156,996 GTQ
ClockPosted: 2026-07-18 05:43:45
Male
Senior Graphic Designer
Journalism, Printing Arts & Media
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Quetzaltenango
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
910 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,900 GTQ
Anually salary
10,920 USD
Anually salary
82,800 GTQ
ClockPosted: 2026-07-08 22:37:02
Female
Quality Manager
Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Departamento de Izabal
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,582 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
12,000 GTQ
Anually salary
18,984 USD
Anually salary
144,000 GTQ
ClockPosted: 2026-07-08 18:50:34
Male
IT Project Manager
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Guatemala City
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
3,821 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
28,983 GTQ
Anually salary
45,852 USD
Anually salary
347,796 GTQ
ClockPosted: 2026-06-27 00:04:39
Male
Agricultural Technician
Agriculture, Food Industry
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Jalapa
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,055 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
8,000 GTQ
Anually salary
12,660 USD
Anually salary
96,000 GTQ
ClockPosted: 2026-06-26 14:10:21
Female
Personnel Manager
Top Management
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Guatemala City
Education:
Postgraduate (Doctorate)
Basic gross monthly salary
4,746 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
36,000 GTQ
Anually salary
56,952 USD
Anually salary
432,000 GTQ
ClockPosted: 2026-06-25 16:21:49
Male
Compliance Specialist
Banking
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Departamento de Santa Rosa
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
923 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,999 GTQ
Anually salary
11,076 USD
Anually salary
83,988 GTQ
ClockPosted: 2026-06-04 18:04:53
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Frequently asked Questions

Frequently asked questions and answers about the salary level in $country.

The total gross average salary for job positions in the country based on Paylab.com data in Guatemala is 14,006 GTQ.

The best-paid positions in the country Guatemala are Chief Executive Officer, Leasing Director, IT Director, Country Manager/Director, Plant manager.

The worst-paid positions in the country Guatemala are Nursery School Teacher Assistant, Tailor, Porter, Information Staff, Seamstress, Cleaner.

When we add up the average salary of all women and the average salary of all men in the country Guatemala, regardless of the work they do, women earn 15.91% less than men.

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