Salaries in Nepal

The salary range of employees working in Nepal is, by default, in the range of 2,676 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 10,872 USD (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 Nepal is

80% of people earn:

2,676 - 10,872 USD

10% earn less lthan 2,676 USD

10% earns more than 10,872 USD

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Salary ranges

Distribution of employees in Nepal into salary brackets in USD.

Salaries by age group

Average salary and range in Nepal by age in USD.

<24

Average 4,500

median 4,104

10% 2,256

25% 3,012

75% 5,556

90% 7,248

25-34

Average 5,928

median 5,196

10% 2,472

25% 3,564

75% 7,476

90% 10,248

35-44

Average 7,068

median 6,132

10% 2,820

25% 4,128

75% 8,952

90% 12,408

45-54

Average 6,612

median 5,700

10% 2,520

25% 3,768

75% 8,400

90% 11,784

55+

Average 6,108

median 5,340

10% 2,496

25% 3,624

75% 7,716

90% 10,620

Salaries by gender

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

Men

6,804 USD

5,316 USD

Women

In general, in Nepal, men earn 28.0% more than women.

The best paid positions in Nepal

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

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

4,001,925,111 USD

2. IT Director Top Management

3,835,994,418 USD

3. Call Centre Director Top Management

3,826,751,541 USD

4. Leasing Director Leasing

3,725,400,689 USD

5. Country Manager/Director Top Management

3,542,748,609 USD

6. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

3,528,172,532 USD

7. Plant manager Top Management

3,406,070,319 USD

8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

3,293,511,727 USD

9. IT Architect Information Technology

3,254,535,256 USD

10. Lead developer Information Technology

3,169,785,493 USD

11. Managing Director Top Management

3,167,279,290 USD

12. Head of product development Management

3,085,737,467 USD

13. Sales Director Top Management

2,983,604,680 USD

14. Technical Director Top Management

2,884,719,931 USD

15. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

2,815,368,280 USD

16. Marketing Director Top Management

2,803,759,547 USD

17. Publishing House Director Top Management

2,799,990,218 USD

18. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

2,793,474,090 USD

19. IC Design Engineer Information Technology

2,769,294,243 USD

20. IT Manager Management

2,751,750,821 USD

The worst paid positions in Nepal

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

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

614,061,856 USD

2. Junior Accountant Economy, Finance, Accountancy

667,812,895 USD

3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

681,506,788 USD

4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

689,073,517 USD

5. Cashier Commerce

699,751,947 USD

6. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

701,931,341 USD

7. Porter, Information Staff General labour

703,988,432 USD

8. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

728,673,530 USD

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

731,241,887 USD

10. Housekeeper Service Industries

733,178,681 USD

11. Cleaner General labour

737,930,442 USD

12. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

742,780,446 USD

13. Packer Production

763,204,998 USD

14. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

767,319,181 USD

15. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

767,906,635 USD

16. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

770,859,945 USD

17. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

771,728,094 USD

18. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

772,313,543 USD

19. General Labourer General labour

774,519,002 USD

20. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

775,695,915 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.

Agricultural Engineer, Agronomist
Agriculture, Food Industry

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Central Region

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

704 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

98,000 NPR

Anually salary

8,448 USD

Anually salary

1,176,000 NPR

Posted: 2025-07-30 10:07:02

Waiter
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Far Western

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

108 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

15,000 NPR

Anually salary

1,296 USD

Anually salary

180,000 NPR

Posted: 2025-07-29 11:01:59

Bartender
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Far Western

Education:

Secondary without school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

119 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

16,500 NPR

Anually salary

1,428 USD

Anually salary

198,000 NPR

Posted: 2025-07-29 10:39:06

Nutrition Assistant
Medicine & Social Care

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Western Region

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

359 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

50,000 NPR

Anually salary

4,308 USD

Anually salary

600,000 NPR

Posted: 2025-07-27 19:13:42

Software Engineer
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Central Region

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

348 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

48,500 NPR

Anually salary

4,176 USD

Anually salary

582,000 NPR

Posted: 2025-07-22 13:25:42

User Experience Expert
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Central Region

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,077 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

150,000 NPR

Anually salary

12,924 USD

Anually salary

1,800,000 NPR

Posted: 2025-07-21 09:00:31

Programmer
Information Technology

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Central Region

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

335 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

46,583 NPR

Anually salary

4,020 USD

Anually salary

558,996 NPR

Posted: 2025-07-20 17:52:00

Junior Accountant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Central Region

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

86 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

12,000 NPR

Anually salary

1,032 USD

Anually salary

144,000 NPR

Posted: 2025-07-18 06:56:08

Business Analyst
Commerce

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Central Region

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

610 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

85,000 NPR

Anually salary

7,320 USD

Anually salary

1,020,000 NPR

Posted: 2025-07-15 05:32:49

Digital marketing specialist
Marketing, Advertising, PR

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Central Region

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

389 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

54,167 NPR

Anually salary

4,668 USD

Anually salary

650,004 NPR

Posted: 2025-07-13 18:55:30

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Salary ranges

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The best paid positions in Nepal

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