Salaries in Papua New Guinea

The salary range of employees working in Papua New Guinea is, by default, in the range of 398.00 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 1,394.00 EUR (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Papua New Guinea is

80% of people earn:

398 - 1,394 EUR

10% earn less lthan 398 EUR

10% earns more than 1,394 EUR

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Salary ranges

Distribution of employees in Papua New Guinea into salary brackets in EUR.

Salaries by age group

Average salary and range in Papua New Guinea by age in EUR.

<24

Average 625

Median 580

10% 343

25% 441

75% 757

90% 961

25-34

Average 835

Median 738

10% 360

25% 511

75% 1,050

90% 1,429

35-44

Average 935

Median 816

10% 381

25% 554

75% 1,181

90% 1,630

45-54

Average 892

Median 772

10% 349

25% 516

75% 1,131

90% 1,577

55+

Average 826

Median 730

10% 357

25% 506

75% 1,038

90% 1,411

Salaries by gender

Comparison of the average salary of men and women in Papua New Guinea (EUR).

Men

873 EUR

766 EUR

Women

In general, in Papua New Guinea, men earn 14.0% more than women.

The best paid positions in Papua New Guinea

List of the best paid positions and their average monthly salary in Papua New Guinea (EUR).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

61,499.88 EUR

2. IT Director Top Management

56,467.86 EUR

3. Country Manager/Director Top Management

55,277.15 EUR

4. Call Centre Director Top Management

55,081.03 EUR

5. Leasing Director Leasing

53,622.15 EUR

6. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

49,600.39 EUR

7. Plant manager Top Management

49,025.65 EUR

8. IT Architect Information Technology

47,130.61 EUR

9. Lead developer Information Technology

45,624.71 EUR

10. Head of product development Management

44,414.93 EUR

11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

44,362.05 EUR

12. Managing Director Top Management

43,888.87 EUR

13. Sales Director Top Management

42,945.00 EUR

14. Marketing Director Top Management

42,195.20 EUR

15. Technical Director Top Management

41,521.65 EUR

16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

40,523.35 EUR

17. IT Manager Management

40,400.53 EUR

18. Publishing House Director Top Management

40,302.12 EUR

19. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

40,208.21 EUR

20. IC Design Engineer Information Technology

39,860.30 EUR

The worst paid positions in Papua New Guinea

List of the worst-paid positions and their average monthly salary in Papua New Guinea (EUR)

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

8,838.55 EUR

2. Administrative Worker Administration

9,570.44 EUR

3. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

9,732.84 EUR

4. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

9,809.38 EUR

5. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

10,025.11 EUR

6. Porter, Information Staff General labour

10,132.98 EUR

7. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

10,488.29 EUR

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

10,525.26 EUR

9. Housekeeper Service Industries

10,536.92 EUR

10. Cleaner General labour

10,621.52 EUR

11. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

10,691.31 EUR

12. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

10,887.43 EUR

13. Packer Production

10,985.29 EUR

14. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

11,044.52 EUR

15. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

11,052.98 EUR

16. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

11,107.96 EUR

17. General Labourer General labour

11,148.13 EUR

18. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

11,165.10 EUR

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

11,215.83 EUR

20. Cashier Banking

11,256.15 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

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The newest profiles in the salary survey

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Assistant
Administration

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Papua New Guinea

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,082 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

4,650 PGK

Anually salary

12,984 USD

Anually salary

55,800 PGK

Posted: 2025-09-02 23:09:24

Administrative Worker
Administration

Age group

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Papua New Guinea

Education:

Secondary without school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

254 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,092 PGK

Anually salary

3,048 USD

Anually salary

13,104 PGK

Posted: 2025-09-02 04:57:31

Administrative Worker
Administration

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Papua New Guinea

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

368 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,583 PGK

Anually salary

4,416 USD

Anually salary

18,996 PGK

Posted: 2025-09-01 15:36:07

Administrative Worker
Administration

Age group

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Papua New Guinea

Education:

Secondary without school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

235 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,008 PGK

Anually salary

2,820 USD

Anually salary

12,096 PGK

Posted: 2025-09-01 04:41:58

Project Manager
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Papua New Guinea

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

233 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,000 PGK

Anually salary

2,796 USD

Anually salary

12,000 PGK

Posted: 2025-08-30 13:27:40

Senior Sales Representative
Commerce

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Papua New Guinea

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

1,048 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

4,500 PGK

Anually salary

12,576 USD

Anually salary

54,000 PGK

Posted: 2025-08-25 06:31:42

Machine Operator, Machinist
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Papua New Guinea

Education:

Secondary without school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

391 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,680 PGK

Anually salary

4,692 USD

Anually salary

20,160 PGK

Posted: 2025-08-25 05:57:15

ICT-specialist
Information Technology

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Papua New Guinea

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

679 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,917 PGK

Anually salary

8,148 USD

Anually salary

35,004 PGK

Posted: 2025-08-21 00:38:40

Receptionist
Administration

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Papua New Guinea

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

274 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,176 PGK

Anually salary

3,288 USD

Anually salary

14,112 PGK

Posted: 2025-08-20 02:28:19

ICT Specialist
Telecommunications

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Papua New Guinea

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

621 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,667 PGK

Anually salary

7,452 USD

Anually salary

32,004 PGK

Posted: 2025-08-19 10:19:28

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Salaries in Papua New Guinea

Salary ranges

Salaries by age group

Salaries by gender

The best paid positions in Papua New Guinea

The worst paid positions in Papua New Guinea

Salaries in selected countries

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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