Salaries in El Salvador

The salary range of employees working in El Salvador is, by default, in the range of 299.00 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 952.00 USD (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total monthly 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 El Salvador is

80% of people earn:

299 - 952 USD

10% earn less lthan 299 USD

10% earns more than 952 USD

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Salary ranges

Distribution of employees in El Salvador into salary brackets in USD.

Salaries by age group

Average salary and range in El Salvador by age in USD.

<24

Average 434

median 400

10% 230

25% 300

75% 529

90% 679

25-34

Average 593

median 526

10% 262

25% 368

75% 742

90% 1,003

35-44

Average 645

median 558

10% 251

25% 372

75% 819

90% 1,143

45-54

Average 596

median 515

10% 232

25% 344

75% 758

90% 1,057

55+

Average 565

median 498

10% 241

25% 344

75% 711

90% 970

Salaries by gender

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

Men

664 USD

535 USD

Women

In general, in El Salvador, men earn 24.1% more than women.

The best paid positions in El Salvador

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

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

136,429.82 USD

2. IT Director Top Management

135,204.52 USD

3. Call Centre Director Top Management

122,190.37 USD

4. Leasing Director Leasing

118,953.73 USD

5. Plant manager Top Management

108,757.42 USD

6. Country Manager/Director Top Management

107,987.38 USD

7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

105,163.32 USD

8. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

104,668.04 USD

9. IT Architect Information Technology

104,553.34 USD

10. Lead developer Information Technology

101,212.66 USD

11. Managing Director Top Management

101,132.64 USD

12. IT Manager Management

95,399.15 USD

13. Head of product development Management

94,876.31 USD

14. Sales Director Top Management

93,877.75 USD

15. Technical Director Top Management

92,110.94 USD

16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

89,895.97 USD

17. Marketing Director Top Management

89,525.18 USD

18. Publishing House Director Top Management

89,405.14 USD

19. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

89,197.07 USD

20. IC Design Engineer Information Technology

88,425.08 USD

The worst paid positions in El Salvador

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

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

19,607.30 USD

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

21,760.82 USD

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

22,239.38 USD

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

22,413.04 USD

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

22,478.66 USD

6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

23,266.93 USD

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

23,348.91 USD

8. Housekeeper Service Industries

23,374.87 USD

9. Cleaner General labour

23,562.49 USD

10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

23,717.30 USD

11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

24,219.33 USD

12. Packer Production

24,369.52 USD

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

24,500.85 USD

14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

24,519.61 USD

15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

24,641.61 USD

16. General Labourer General labour

24,730.80 USD

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

24,768.32 USD

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

24,880.89 USD

19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

24,989.82 USD

20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

25,035.79 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.

Specialist Advisor
Public Administration, Self-governance

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

San Salvador

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,035 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

9,200 SVC

Anually salary

12,420 USD

Anually salary

110,400 SVC

Posted: 2025-07-28 23:41:01

HR Coordinator
Human Resources

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

San Salvador

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,033 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

9,186 SVC

Anually salary

12,396 USD

Anually salary

110,232 SVC

Posted: 2025-07-23 23:30:01

Incident manager
Information Technology

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

San Salvador

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

174 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,549 SVC

Anually salary

2,088 USD

Anually salary

18,588 SVC

Posted: 2025-04-30 23:15:09

Cloud Engineer
Information Technology

Age group

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

San Salvador

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,967 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

17,490 SVC

Anually salary

23,604 USD

Anually salary

209,880 SVC

Posted: 2025-04-19 20:28:06

IT Manager
Management

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

San Salvador

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

3,107 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

27,625 SVC

Anually salary

37,284 USD

Anually salary

331,500 SVC

Posted: 2025-03-11 20:59:04

Marketing Specialist
Marketing, Advertising, PR

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Mejicanos

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

304 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,704 SVC

Anually salary

3,648 USD

Anually salary

32,448 SVC

Posted: 2025-02-01 22:00:38

Process Manager
Management

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

San Salvador

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

709 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

6,300 SVC

Anually salary

8,508 USD

Anually salary

75,600 SVC

Posted: 2025-01-02 20:27:12

Junior Accountant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

San Salvador

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

169 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,500 SVC

Anually salary

2,028 USD

Anually salary

18,000 SVC

Posted: 2024-12-19 19:55:07

Design Engineer
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

San Salvador

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

450 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

4,000 SVC

Anually salary

5,400 USD

Anually salary

48,000 SVC

Posted: 2024-09-19 21:30:57

IT Manager
Management

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Santa Ana

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

337 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,000 SVC

Anually salary

4,044 USD

Anually salary

36,000 SVC

Posted: 2024-09-18 03:02:44

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Salaries in El Salvador

Salary ranges

Salaries by age group

Salaries by gender

The best paid positions in El Salvador

The worst paid positions in El Salvador

Salaries in selected countries

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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