Salaries in Guatemala

The salary range of employees working in Guatemala is, by default, in the range of 933.00 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 2,964.00 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:

933 - 2,964 USD

10% earn less lthan 933 USD

10% earns more than 2,964 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 1,378

median 1,276

10% 748

25% 966

75% 1,675

90% 2,134

25-34

Average 1,816

median 1,622

10% 824

25% 1,145

75% 2,269

90% 3,047

35-44

Average 2,090

median 1,831

10% 869

25% 1,252

75% 2,633

90% 3,616

45-54

Average 1,975

median 1,717

10% 786

25% 1,153

75% 2,501

90% 3,474

55+

Average 1,798

median 1,585

10% 768

25% 1,094

75% 2,260

90% 3,083

Salaries by gender

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

Men

1,975 USD

1,633 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

290,283.83 USD

2. Call Centre Director Top Management

271,326.92 USD

3. Leasing Director Leasing

264,141.05 USD

4. IT Director Top Management

261,839.08 USD

5. Country Manager/Director Top Management

255,510.35 USD

6. Plant manager Top Management

241,498.89 USD

7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

233,518.18 USD

8. IT Architect Information Technology

232,185.18 USD

9. Lead developer Information Technology

224,745.62 USD

10. Sales Director Top Management

219,520.97 USD

11. Managing Director Top Management

218,898.01 USD

12. Head of product development Management

218,786.92 USD

13. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

207,223.79 USD

14. Technical Director Top Management

204,534.53 USD

15. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

199,616.85 USD

16. IT Manager Management

199,229.57 USD

17. Marketing Director Top Management

198,793.49 USD

18. Publishing House Director Top Management

198,527.04 USD

19. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

198,064.70 USD

20. IC Design Engineer Information Technology

196,350.41 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

43,538.52 USD

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

48,320.57 USD

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

49,383.29 USD

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

49,768.78 USD

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

49,914.61 USD

6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

51,664.92 USD

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

51,847.00 USD

8. Housekeeper Service Industries

51,904.50 USD

9. Cleaner General labour

52,321.28 USD

10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

52,665.04 USD

11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

53,779.85 USD

12. Packer Production

54,113.25 USD

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

54,404.91 USD

14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

54,446.57 USD

15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

54,717.45 USD

16. General Labourer General labour

54,915.44 USD

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

54,998.76 USD

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

55,248.84 USD

19. Cashier Banking

55,252.15 USD

20. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

55,490.60 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

2,998 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

22,500 GTQ

Anually salary

35,976 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

2,859 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

21,456 GTQ

Anually salary

34,308 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

4,930 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

37,000 GTQ

Anually salary

59,160 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

1,332 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

10,000 GTQ

Anually salary

15,984 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

693 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

5,200 GTQ

Anually salary

8,316 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

4,130 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

31,000 GTQ

Anually salary

49,560 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

5,467 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

41,035 GTQ

Anually salary

65,604 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

1,669 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

12,526 GTQ

Anually salary

20,028 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

2,132 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

16,000 GTQ

Anually salary

25,584 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

1,785 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

13,400 GTQ

Anually salary

21,420 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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