Salaries in Guatemala

The salary range of employees working in Guatemala is, by default, in the range of 926.00 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 2,943.00 USD (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total monthly 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 Guatemala is

80% of people earn:

926 - 2,943 USD

10% earn less lthan 926 USD

10% earns more than 2,943 USD

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Salary ranges

Distribution of employees in Guatemala into salary brackets in USD.

Salaries by age group

Average salary and range in Guatemala by age in USD.

<24

Average 1,368

median 1,267

10% 743

25% 959

75% 1,663

90% 2,119

25-34

Average 1,803

median 1,611

10% 818

25% 1,137

75% 2,253

90% 3,026

35-44

Average 2,075

median 1,818

10% 863

25% 1,243

75% 2,615

90% 3,591

45-54

Average 1,961

median 1,704

10% 781

25% 1,145

75% 2,484

90% 3,449

55+

Average 1,785

median 1,574

10% 762

25% 1,086

75% 2,244

90% 3,061

Salaries by gender

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

Men

1,961 USD

1,622 USD

Women

In general, in Guatemala, men earn 20.9% more than women.

The best paid positions in Guatemala

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

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

292,351.52 USD

2. Call Centre Director Top Management

273,259.58 USD

3. Leasing Director Leasing

266,022.53 USD

4. IT Director Top Management

263,704.16 USD

5. Country Manager/Director Top Management

257,330.36 USD

6. Plant manager Top Management

243,219.09 USD

7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

235,181.53 USD

8. IT Architect Information Technology

233,839.04 USD

9. Lead developer Information Technology

226,346.49 USD

10. Sales Director Top Management

221,084.62 USD

11. Managing Director Top Management

220,457.22 USD

12. Head of product development Management

220,345.34 USD

13. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

208,699.84 USD

14. Technical Director Top Management

205,991.43 USD

15. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

201,038.73 USD

16. IT Manager Management

200,648.68 USD

17. Marketing Director Top Management

200,209.50 USD

18. Publishing House Director Top Management

199,941.15 USD

19. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

199,475.51 USD

20. IC Design Engineer Information Technology

197,749.02 USD

The worst paid positions in Guatemala

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

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

43,848.65 USD

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

48,664.76 USD

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

49,735.04 USD

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

50,123.28 USD

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

50,270.15 USD

6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

52,032.93 USD

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

52,216.31 USD

8. Housekeeper Service Industries

52,274.21 USD

9. Cleaner General labour

52,693.97 USD

10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

53,040.17 USD

11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

54,162.92 USD

12. Packer Production

54,498.69 USD

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

54,792.44 USD

14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

54,834.39 USD

15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

55,107.20 USD

16. General Labourer General labour

55,306.61 USD

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

55,390.51 USD

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

55,642.38 USD

19. Cashier Banking

55,645.71 USD

20. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

55,885.86 USD

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.

User Experience Expert
Information Technology

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Guatemala City

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,977 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

22,500 GTQ

Anually salary

35,724 USD

Anually salary

270,000 GTQ

Posted: 2025-06-13 05:23:47

ICT-specialist
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Guatemala City

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,838 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

21,456 GTQ

Anually salary

34,056 USD

Anually salary

257,472 GTQ

Posted: 2025-06-11 04:56:03

Head of product development
Management

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Guatemala City

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

4,895 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

37,000 GTQ

Anually salary

58,740 USD

Anually salary

444,000 GTQ

Posted: 2025-06-10 18:38:16

HR Coordinator
Human Resources

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Guatemala City

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,323 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

10,000 GTQ

Anually salary

15,876 USD

Anually salary

120,000 GTQ

Posted: 2025-06-10 04:45:26

Archivist, Registry Administrator
Administration

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Guatemala City

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

688 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

5,200 GTQ

Anually salary

8,256 USD

Anually salary

62,400 GTQ

Posted: 2025-06-06 00:10:30

Supply Chain Specialist
Transport, Haulage, Logistics

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Guatemala City

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

4,101 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

31,000 GTQ

Anually salary

49,212 USD

Anually salary

372,000 GTQ

Posted: 2025-06-05 00:18:23

Senior Project Manager
Management

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Solola

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

5,429 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

41,035 GTQ

Anually salary

65,148 USD

Anually salary

492,420 GTQ

Posted: 2025-05-29 03:37:09

HR Coordinator
Human Resources

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Mixco

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,657 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

12,526 GTQ

Anually salary

19,884 USD

Anually salary

150,312 GTQ

Posted: 2025-05-28 19:19:06

Junior Architect
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Guatemala City

Education:

Postgraduate (Doctorate)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,117 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

16,000 GTQ

Anually salary

25,404 USD

Anually salary

192,000 GTQ

Posted: 2025-05-21 20:21:31

Technical Director
Top Management

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Guatemala City

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,773 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

13,400 GTQ

Anually salary

21,276 USD

Anually salary

160,800 GTQ

Posted: 2025-05-15 15:52:42

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Salaries in Guatemala

Salary ranges

Salaries by age group

Salaries by gender

The best paid positions in Guatemala

The worst paid positions in Guatemala

Salaries in selected countries

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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