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Salaries in Mauritania - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Mauritania is, by default, in the range of 85,908 MRO (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 267,072 MRO (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 Mauritania is
80% of people earn:
86K - 267K MRO
10% earn less lthan 86K MRO
10% earns more than 267K MRO
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Distribution of employees in Mauritania into salary brackets in MRO.

Average salary and range in Mauritania by age in MRO.

<24
 
 
Average 124K
Median 288K
25-34
 
 
Average 164K
Median 288K
35-44
 
 
Average 190K
Median 288K
10% 288K
25% 288K
75% 288K
90% 332K
45-54
 
 
Average 175K
Median 288K
10% 288K
90% 308K
55+
 
 
Average 163K
Median 288K

Comparison of the average salary of men and women in Mauritania (MRO).

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Men
184,596 MRO
150,528 MRO
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Women
In general, in Mauritania, men earn 22.6% more than women.

The best paid positions in Mauritania

List of the best paid positions and their average monthly salary in Mauritania (MRO).

1. IT Director Top Management
6,056,784 MRO
2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
5,855,040 MRO
3. Leasing Director Leasing
5,105,088 MRO
4. Plant manager Top Management
4,667,472 MRO
5. Country Manager/Director Top Management
4,634,352 MRO
6. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
4,513,104 MRO
7. IT Architect Information Technology
4,487,040 MRO
8. Lead developer Information Technology
4,343,616 MRO
9. Managing Director Top Management
4,340,160 MRO
10. Solution architect Information Technology
4,228,416 MRO
11. Head of product development Management
4,228,416 MRO
12. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
4,223,376 MRO
13. Sales Director Top Management
4,088,448 MRO
14. Technical Director Top Management
3,952,944 MRO
15. Agile Coach Information Technology
3,938,544 MRO
16. IT Manager Management
3,915,792 MRO
17. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
3,857,904 MRO
18. Marketing Director Top Management
3,842,064 MRO
19. Publishing House Director Top Management
3,836,880 MRO
20. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
3,794,832 MRO

The worst paid positions in Mauritania

List of the worst-paid positions and their average monthly salary in Mauritania (MRO)

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
841,392 MRO
2. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
954,432 MRO
3. Porter, Information Staff General labour
964,656 MRO
4. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
998,496 MRO
5. Cleaner General labour
1,011,168 MRO
6. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,017,792 MRO
7. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
1,039,392 MRO
8. Packer Production
1,045,728 MRO
9. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,051,488 MRO
10. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
1,052,208 MRO
11. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
1,057,392 MRO
12. General Labourer General labour
1,061,280 MRO
13. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
1,062,864 MRO
14. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
1,072,368 MRO
15. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
1,074,384 MRO
16. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
1,078,560 MRO
17. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
1,086,048 MRO
18. Florist Service Industries
1,087,920 MRO
19. Security Guard Security & Protection
1,094,256 MRO
20. Refuse Collector Service Industries
1,098,720 MRO

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
488,914 MRO (net)
HungaryHungary
1,183,957 MRO (gross)
CroatiaCroatia
861,977 MRO (net)
SerbiaSerbia
639,442 MRO (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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Civil Engineer
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Mauritania
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
769 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
28,000 MRO
Anually salary
9,228 USD
Anually salary
336,000 MRO
ClockPosted: 2025-12-06 05:40:17
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Petroleum engineer
Mining, Metallurgy
Age group
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Mauritania
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,731 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
63,000 MRO
Anually salary
20,772 USD
Anually salary
756,000 MRO
ClockPosted: 2025-11-18 09:00:24
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Restaurant manager
Management
Age group
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Mauritania
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
1,099 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
40,000 MRO
Anually salary
13,188 USD
Anually salary
480,000 MRO
ClockPosted: 2025-09-30 23:02:41
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IT Director
Top Management
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Mauritania
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
4,008 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
145,900 MRO
Anually salary
48,096 USD
Anually salary
1,750,800 MRO
ClockPosted: 2025-05-17 19:16:17
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Head Nurse
Medicine & Social Care
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Mauritania
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
1,009 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
36,720 MRO
Anually salary
12,108 USD
Anually salary
440,640 MRO
ClockPosted: 2025-05-02 17:31:02
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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 Mauritania is 13,983 MRO.

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

The worst-paid positions in the country Mauritania 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 Mauritania, regardless of the work they do, women earn 18.46% less than men.

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