Salaries in El Salvador

The salary range of employees working in El Salvador is, by default, in the range of 312.00 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 965.00 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:

312 - 965 USD

10% earn less lthan 312 USD

10% earns more than 965 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 450

median 419

10% 251

25% 321

75% 545

90% 688

25-34

Average 605

median 543

10% 282

25% 387

75% 753

90% 1,003

35-44

Average 685

median 602

10% 288

25% 413

75% 863

90% 1,182

45-54

Average 628

median 546

10% 252

25% 368

75% 795

90% 1,101

55+

Average 600

median 532

10% 263

25% 371

75% 753

90% 1,020

Salaries by gender

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

Men

674 USD

548 USD

Women

In general, in El Salvador, men earn 23.0% 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

133,165.46 USD

2. IT Director Top Management

129,897.87 USD

3. Call Centre Director Top Management

119,266.45 USD

4. Leasing Director Leasing

116,108.29 USD

5. Plant manager Top Management

106,155.23 USD

6. Country Manager/Director Top Management

105,403.91 USD

7. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

102,848.55 USD

8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

102,647.04 USD

9. IT Architect Information Technology

102,052.06 USD

10. Lead developer Information Technology

98,791.41 USD

11. Managing Director Top Management

98,713.24 USD

12. Head of product development Management

94,863.69 USD

13. IT Manager Management

94,722.98 USD

14. Sales Director Top Management

90,922.95 USD

15. Technical Director Top Management

89,906.71 USD

16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

87,745.68 USD

17. Marketing Director Top Management

87,383.48 USD

18. Publishing House Director Top Management

87,266.23 USD

19. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

87,062.98 USD

20. IC Design Engineer Information Technology

86,309.57 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

19,138.20 USD

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

21,240.25 USD

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

21,707.38 USD

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

21,876.75 USD

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

21,940.85 USD

6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

22,710.24 USD

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

22,790.32 USD

8. Housekeeper Service Industries

22,815.60 USD

9. Cleaner General labour

22,998.78 USD

10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

23,149.91 USD

11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

23,639.97 USD

12. Packer Production

23,786.50 USD

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

23,914.70 USD

14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

23,933.03 USD

15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

24,052.11 USD

16. General Labourer General labour

24,139.14 USD

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

24,175.71 USD

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

24,285.67 USD

19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

24,391.98 USD

20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

24,436.80 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.

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

178 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,549 SVC

Anually salary

2,136 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

2,014 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

17,490 SVC

Anually salary

24,168 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

3,180 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

27,625 SVC

Anually salary

38,160 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

311 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,704 SVC

Anually salary

3,732 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

725 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

6,300 SVC

Anually salary

8,700 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

173 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,500 SVC

Anually salary

2,076 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

461 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

4,000 SVC

Anually salary

5,532 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

345 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,000 SVC

Anually salary

4,140 USD

Anually salary

36,000 SVC

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

Civil Engineer
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

San Salvador

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

864 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

7,504 SVC

Anually salary

10,368 USD

Anually salary

90,048 SVC

Posted: 2024-08-29 23:54:52

Systems Engineer
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

San Salvador

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

399 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,467 SVC

Anually salary

4,788 USD

Anually salary

41,604 SVC

Posted: 2024-08-25 05:34:50

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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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