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Salaries in Guatemala - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Guatemala is, by default, in the range of 920.00 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 3,020.00 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:
920 - 3,020 USD
10% earn less lthan 920 USD
10% earns more than 3,020 USD
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Distribution of employees in Guatemala into salary brackets in USD.

Average salary and range in Guatemala by age in USD.

<24
 
 
Average 1,332
Median 1,232
10% 717
25% 930
75% 1,624
90% 2,072
25-34
 
 
Average 1,817
Median 1,608
10% 793
25% 1,119
75% 2,279
90% 3,090
35-44
 
 
Average 2,028
Median 1,766
10% 814
25% 1,191
75% 2,569
90% 3,558
45-54
 
 
Average 1,928
Median 1,649
10% 713
25% 1,080
75% 2,458
90% 3,471
55+
 
 
Average 1,786
Median 1,561
10% 731
25% 1,060
75% 2,256
90% 3,111

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

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Men
1,972 USD
1,683 USD
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Women
In general, in Guatemala, men earn 17.2% 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
5,068.00 USD
2. Leasing Director Leasing
4,730.00 USD
3. IT Director Top Management
4,650.00 USD
4. Country Manager/Director Top Management
4,544.00 USD
5. Plant manager Top Management
4,324.00 USD
6. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
4,181.00 USD
7. IT Architect Information Technology
4,151.00 USD
8. Lead developer Information Technology
4,024.00 USD
9. Managing Director Top Management
3,946.00 USD
10. Head of product development Management
3,934.00 USD
11. Sales Director Top Management
3,912.00 USD
12. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
3,822.00 USD
13. IT Manager Management
3,621.00 USD
14. Technical Director Top Management
3,578.00 USD
15. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
3,574.00 USD
16. Marketing Director Top Management
3,560.00 USD
17. Publishing House Director Top Management
3,555.00 USD
18. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
3,516.00 USD
19. Logistics Director Top Management
3,412.00 USD
20. Network Strategy Specialist Telecommunications
3,360.00 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
779.00 USD
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
865.00 USD
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
884.00 USD
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
893.00 USD
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
925.00 USD
6. Cleaner General labour
936.00 USD
7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
943.00 USD
8. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
963.00 USD
9. Packer Production
969.00 USD
10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
974.00 USD
11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
975.00 USD
12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
979.00 USD
13. General Labourer General labour
983.00 USD
14. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
984.00 USD
15. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
993.00 USD
16. Cashier Banking
995.00 USD
17. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
995.00 USD
18. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
999.00 USD
19. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
1,006.00 USD
20. Florist Service Industries
1,008.00 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

HungaryHungary
2,536 USD (gross)
Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic
2,337 USD (gross)
Czech RepublicCzech Republic
2,757 USD (gross)
BulgariaBulgaria
1,783 USD (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

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Sales Engineer
Commerce
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Guatemala City
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,600 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
19,620 GTQ
Anually salary
31,200 USD
Anually salary
235,440 GTQ
ClockPosted: 2025-12-10 19:03:12
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Finance Manager
Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Mixco
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,386 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
18,000 GTQ
Anually salary
28,632 USD
Anually salary
216,000 GTQ
ClockPosted: 2025-12-08 20:38:22
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Maintenance Supervisor
Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Jutiapa
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,723 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
13,000 GTQ
Anually salary
20,676 USD
Anually salary
156,000 GTQ
ClockPosted: 2025-12-05 17:22:02
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Regional / Area Manager
Management
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Quetzaltenango
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
2,492 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
18,800 GTQ
Anually salary
29,904 USD
Anually salary
225,600 GTQ
ClockPosted: 2025-12-04 18:44:13
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Process Engineer
Car Industry
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Guatemala City
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,121 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
16,000 GTQ
Anually salary
25,452 USD
Anually salary
192,000 GTQ
ClockPosted: 2025-12-04 18:06:59
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Ambulance Paramedic
Medicine & Social Care
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Guatemala City
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
939 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
7,083 GTQ
Anually salary
11,268 USD
Anually salary
84,996 GTQ
ClockPosted: 2025-12-04 05:28:31
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Business Development Manager
Management
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Guatemala City
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,959 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
14,784 GTQ
Anually salary
23,508 USD
Anually salary
177,408 GTQ
ClockPosted: 2025-12-03 22:31:44
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Data scientist
Information Technology
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Guatemala City
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
3,247 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
24,500 GTQ
Anually salary
38,964 USD
Anually salary
294,000 GTQ
ClockPosted: 2025-11-26 23:57:29
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Senior Project 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
3,048 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
23,000 GTQ
Anually salary
36,576 USD
Anually salary
276,000 GTQ
ClockPosted: 2025-11-23 15:44:50
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Country Manager/Director
Top Management
Age group
55+
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Guatemala City
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
3,711 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
28,000 GTQ
Anually salary
44,532 USD
Anually salary
336,000 GTQ
ClockPosted: 2025-11-21 18:30:01
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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 1,866 USD.

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, Social counselor, Tailor, Porter, Information Staff, Seamstress.

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 14.66% less than men.

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