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Salaries in Mauritania - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Mauritania is, by default, in the range of 2,460 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 7,356 USD (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Mauritania is
80% of people earn:
2,460 - 7,356 USD
10% earn less lthan 2,460 USD
10% earns more than 7,356 USD
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Distribution of employees in Mauritania into salary brackets in USD.

Average salary and range in Mauritania by age in USD.

<24
 
 
Average 3,492
Median 8,052
25-34
 
 
Average 4,740
Median 8,052
35-44
 
 
Average 5,232
Median 8,052
10% 8,052
25% 8,052
75% 8,052
90% 8,976
45-54
 
 
Average 4,824
Median 8,052
10% 8,052
90% 8,484
55+
 
 
Average 4,524
Median 8,052

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

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Men
5,124 USD
4,200 USD
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Women
In general, in Mauritania, men earn 22.0% more than women.

The best paid positions in Mauritania

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

1. IT Director Top Management
173,232 USD
2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
162,000 USD
3. Leasing Director Leasing
141,264 USD
4. Plant manager Top Management
129,168 USD
5. Country Manager/Director Top Management
128,160 USD
6. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
124,848 USD
7. IT Architect Information Technology
124,128 USD
8. Lead developer Information Technology
120,096 USD
9. Managing Director Top Management
120,096 USD
10. Head of product development Management
116,928 USD
11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
116,784 USD
12. Sales Director Top Management
113,040 USD
13. Technical Director Top Management
109,296 USD
14. IT Manager Management
108,288 USD
15. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
106,704 USD
16. Marketing Director Top Management
106,272 USD
17. Publishing House Director Top Management
106,128 USD
18. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
104,976 USD
19. Logistics Director Top Management
104,112 USD
20. Finance Manager Management
102,816 USD

The worst paid positions in Mauritania

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

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
23,184 USD
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
25,776 USD
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
26,352 USD
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
26,640 USD
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
27,504 USD
6. Cleaner General labour
27,936 USD
7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
28,080 USD
8. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
28,656 USD
9. Packer Production
28,944 USD
10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
29,088 USD
11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
29,088 USD
12. General Labourer General labour
29,232 USD
13. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
29,232 USD
14. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
29,376 USD
15. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
29,664 USD
16. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
29,664 USD
17. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
29,808 USD
18. Cashier Banking
29,952 USD
19. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
29,952 USD
20. Machine Operator Mechanical Engineering
30,096 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

BulgariaBulgaria
21,923 USD (net)
PolandPoland
38,390 USD (gross)
LatviaLatvia
24,647 USD (net)
CroatiaCroatia
23,655 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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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
782 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
28,000 MRO
Anually salary
9,384 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
1,761 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
63,000 MRO
Anually salary
21,132 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
1,118 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
40,000 MRO
Anually salary
13,416 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
4,077 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
145,900 MRO
Anually salary
48,924 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
1,026 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
36,720 MRO
Anually salary
12,312 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 390 USD.

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, 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 Mauritania, regardless of the work they do, women earn 18.03% less than men.

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