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Salaries in Papua New Guinea - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Papua New Guinea is, by default, in the range of 1,891.00 PGK (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 7,030.00 PGK (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Papua New Guinea is
80% of people earn:
1,891 - 7,030 PGK
10% earn less lthan 1,891 PGK
10% earns more than 7,030 PGK
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Distribution of employees in Papua New Guinea into salary brackets in PGK.

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

<24
 
 
Average 3,011
Median 2,716
10% 1,432
25% 1,953
75% 3,741
90% 4,950
25-34
 
 
Average 4,062
Median 3,496
10% 1,545
25% 2,314
75% 5,164
90% 7,249
35-44
 
 
Average 4,611
Median 3,836
10% 1,485
25% 2,393
75% 5,938
90% 8,641
45-54
 
 
Average 4,380
Median 3,578
10% 1,284
25% 2,164
75% 5,671
90% 8,402
55+
 
 
Average 4,054
Median 3,410
10% 1,381
25% 2,169
75% 5,200
90% 7,481

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

Men
4,322 PGK
3,815 PGK
Women
In general, in Papua New Guinea, men earn 13.3% 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 (PGK).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
12,175.00 PGK
2. Country Manager/Director Top Management
11,135.00 PGK
3. IT Director Top Management
10,987.00 PGK
4. Leasing Director Leasing
10,616.00 PGK
5. Plant manager Top Management
10,455.00 PGK
6. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
9,817.00 PGK
7. IT Architect Information Technology
9,330.00 PGK
8. Lead developer Information Technology
9,032.00 PGK
9. Solution architect Information Technology
8,793.00 PGK
10. Head of product development Management
8,793.00 PGK
11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
8,782.00 PGK
12. Sales Director Top Management
8,502.00 PGK
13. Managing Director Top Management
8,427.00 PGK
14. Technical Director Top Management
8,220.00 PGK
15. Agile Coach Information Technology
8,190.00 PGK
16. Marketing Director Top Management
8,152.00 PGK
17. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
8,022.00 PGK
18. Publishing House Director Top Management
7,978.00 PGK
19. IT Manager Management
7,936.00 PGK
20. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
7,891.00 PGK

The worst paid positions in Papua New Guinea

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

1. Administrative Worker Administration
1,606.00 PGK
2. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
1,749.00 PGK
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
1,984.00 PGK
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
2,006.00 PGK
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
2,076.00 PGK
6. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
2,097.00 PGK
7. Cleaner General labour
2,102.00 PGK
8. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
2,116.00 PGK
9. Packer Production
2,174.00 PGK
10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
2,186.00 PGK
11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
2,188.00 PGK
12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
2,199.00 PGK
13. General Labourer General labour
2,207.00 PGK
14. IT/Technical Support Specialist Information Technology
2,208.00 PGK
15. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
2,210.00 PGK
16. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
2,230.00 PGK
17. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
2,234.00 PGK
18. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
2,243.00 PGK
19. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
2,258.00 PGK
20. Florist Service Industries
2,262.00 PGK

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

RomaniaRomania
7,448 PGK (net)
SloveniaSlovenia
13,439 PGK (gross)
MacedoniaMacedonia
4,109 PGK (net)
Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic
11,093 PGK (gross)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

List of the latest respondents whose data are used in further salary survey calculations.

Male
Technician
Electrical & Power Engineering
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Papua New Guinea
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
597 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,797 PGK
Anually salary
7,164 USD
Anually salary
33,564 PGK
ClockPosted: 2026-09-30 02:21:35
Male
Electrical Fitter
Electrical & Power Engineering
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Papua New Guinea
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
574 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,688 PGK
Anually salary
6,888 USD
Anually salary
32,256 PGK
ClockPosted: 2026-09-29 10:26:13
Male
Nurse
Medicine & Social Care
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Papua New Guinea
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
287 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,344 PGK
Anually salary
3,444 USD
Anually salary
16,128 PGK
ClockPosted: 2026-09-25 07:58:27
Male
Administrative Worker
Administration
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Papua New Guinea
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
226 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,058 PGK
Anually salary
2,712 USD
Anually salary
12,696 PGK
ClockPosted: 2026-09-22 08:04:49
Male
Sales Representative
Commerce
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Papua New Guinea
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
430 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,016 PGK
Anually salary
5,160 USD
Anually salary
24,192 PGK
ClockPosted: 2026-09-21 13:39:40
Female
Quantity Surveyor
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Papua New Guinea
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
717 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,360 PGK
Anually salary
8,604 USD
Anually salary
40,320 PGK
ClockPosted: 2026-09-21 12:06:23
Male
Senior Graphic Designer
Journalism, Printing Arts & Media
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Papua New Guinea
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
646 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,024 PGK
Anually salary
7,752 USD
Anually salary
36,288 PGK
ClockPosted: 2026-09-21 02:02:15
Male
Systems Administrator
Information Technology
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Papua New Guinea
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
251 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,176 PGK
Anually salary
3,012 USD
Anually salary
14,112 PGK
ClockPosted: 2026-09-20 09:40:03
Male
Petroleum engineer
Mining, Metallurgy
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Papua New Guinea
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
3,076 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
14,405 PGK
Anually salary
36,912 USD
Anually salary
172,860 PGK
ClockPosted: 2026-09-11 05:35:55
Female
Pharmacist
Medicine & Social Care
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Papua New Guinea
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
712 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,333 PGK
Anually salary
8,544 USD
Anually salary
39,996 PGK
ClockPosted: 2026-09-09 16:21:49
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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 Papua New Guinea is 4,187 PGK.

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

The worst-paid positions in the country Papua New Guinea are Administrative Worker, Nursery School Teacher Assistant, 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 Papua New Guinea, regardless of the work they do, women earn 11.73% less than men.

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