Salaries in Nicaragua - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Nicaragua is, by default, in the range of 6,373.00 NIO (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 21,481.00 NIO (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Nicaragua is

80% of people earn:

6,373 - 21,481 NIO

10% earn less lthan 6,373 NIO

10% earns more than 21,481 NIO

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Distribution of employees in Nicaragua into salary brackets in NIO.

Average salary and range in Nicaragua by age in NIO.

<24

Average 9,559

Median 8,745

10% 4,895

25% 6,477

75% 11,736

90% 15,210

25-34

Average 12,679

Median 11,116

10% 5,252

25% 7,581

75% 16,006

90% 21,999

35-44

Average 14,589

Median 12,569

10% 5,571

25% 8,323

75% 18,549

90% 25,995

45-54

Average 13,404

Median 11,259

10% 4,506

25% 7,124

75% 17,229

90% 24,835

55+

Average 12,811

Median 11,044

10% 4,927

25% 7,340

75% 16,283

90% 22,794

Comparison of the average salary of men and women in Nicaragua (NIO).

Men

14,799 NIO

12,100 NIO

Women

In general, in Nicaragua, men earn 22.3% more than women.

The best paid positions in Nicaragua

List of the best paid positions and their average monthly salary in Nicaragua (NIO).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

39,607.20 NIO

2. IT Director Top Management

35,542.20 NIO

3. Call Centre Director Top Management

34,286.20 NIO

4. Leasing Director Leasing

33,378.20 NIO

5. Country Manager/Director Top Management

30,737.00 NIO

6. Plant manager Top Management

29,555.30 NIO

7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

29,508.50 NIO

8. IT Architect Information Technology

29,337.40 NIO

9. Lead developer Information Technology

28,400.00 NIO

10. Managing Director Top Management

28,377.60 NIO

11. Head of product development Management

27,647.00 NIO

12. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

27,614.10 NIO

13. Sales Director Top Management

26,732.00 NIO

14. Technical Director Top Management

25,846.00 NIO

15. IT Manager Management

25,602.40 NIO

16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

25,224.60 NIO

17. Marketing Director Top Management

25,120.60 NIO

18. Publishing House Director Top Management

25,086.90 NIO

19. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

25,028.40 NIO

20. IC Design Engineer Information Technology

24,811.80 NIO

The worst paid positions in Nicaragua

List of the worst-paid positions and their average monthly salary in Nicaragua (NIO)

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

5,501.75 NIO

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

6,106.03 NIO

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

6,240.32 NIO

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

6,289.03 NIO

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

6,307.46 NIO

6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

6,528.63 NIO

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

6,551.65 NIO

8. Housekeeper Service Industries

6,558.92 NIO

9. Cleaner General labour

6,611.58 NIO

10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

6,655.02 NIO

11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

6,795.89 NIO

12. Packer Production

6,838.02 NIO

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

6,874.88 NIO

14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

6,880.15 NIO

15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

6,914.38 NIO

16. General Labourer General labour

6,939.39 NIO

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

6,949.92 NIO

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

6,981.52 NIO

19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

7,012.08 NIO

20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

7,024.96 NIO

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HR Manager
Management

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Nicaragua

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,189 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

44,000 NIO

Anually salary

14,268 USD

Anually salary

528,000 NIO

Posted: 2025-10-23 16:35:41

Programmer
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Nicaragua

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,071 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

76,608 NIO

Anually salary

24,852 USD

Anually salary

919,296 NIO

Posted: 2025-10-22 16:01:54

Senior Graphic Designer
Journalism, Printing Arts & Media

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Nicaragua

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

581 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

21,500 NIO

Anually salary

6,972 USD

Anually salary

258,000 NIO

Posted: 2025-10-20 04:29:07

Account Manager
Marketing, Advertising, PR

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Nicaragua

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

446 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

16,500 NIO

Anually salary

5,352 USD

Anually salary

198,000 NIO

Posted: 2025-10-18 00:18:32

IT auditor
Information Technology

Age group

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Nicaragua

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,162 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

43,000 NIO

Anually salary

13,944 USD

Anually salary

516,000 NIO

Posted: 2025-10-13 17:28:46

PHP Programmer
Information Technology

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Nicaragua

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

405 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

15,000 NIO

Anually salary

4,860 USD

Anually salary

180,000 NIO

Posted: 2025-10-09 05:11:04

Back Office Specialist
Banking

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Nicaragua

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

324 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

12,000 NIO

Anually salary

3,888 USD

Anually salary

144,000 NIO

Posted: 2025-10-08 23:46:19

Designer
Arts & Culture

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Nicaragua

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

162 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

6,000 NIO

Anually salary

1,944 USD

Anually salary

72,000 NIO

Posted: 2025-10-07 03:57:40

Administrative Worker
Administration

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Nicaragua

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

568 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

21,000 NIO

Anually salary

6,816 USD

Anually salary

252,000 NIO

Posted: 2025-10-06 18:41:41

Cashier
Economy, Finance, Accountancy

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Nicaragua

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

365 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

13,500 NIO

Anually salary

4,380 USD

Anually salary

162,000 NIO

Posted: 2025-10-03 22:31:10

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Salaries in Nicaragua - Paylab.com

Distribution of employees in Nicaragua into salary brackets in NIO.

Average salary and range in Nicaragua by age in NIO.

Comparison of the average salary of men and women in Nicaragua (NIO).

The best paid positions in Nicaragua

The worst paid positions in Nicaragua

Salaries in selected countries

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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