Salaries in El Salvador

The salary range of employees working in El Salvador is, by default, in the range of 316.00 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 979.00 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:

316 - 979 USD

10% earn less lthan 316 USD

10% earns more than 979 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 457

median 425

10% 255

25% 326

75% 552

90% 698

25-34

Average 614

median 551

10% 286

25% 393

75% 764

90% 1,018

35-44

Average 695

median 611

10% 292

25% 419

75% 875

90% 1,199

45-54

Average 637

median 554

10% 255

25% 374

75% 806

90% 1,117

55+

Average 609

median 540

10% 267

25% 377

75% 764

90% 1,034

Salaries by gender

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

Men

684 USD

556 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

131,270.32 USD

2. IT Director Top Management

128,049.22 USD

3. Call Centre Director Top Management

117,569.11 USD

4. Leasing Director Leasing

114,455.90 USD

5. Plant manager Top Management

104,644.48 USD

6. Country Manager/Director Top Management

103,903.86 USD

7. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

101,384.86 USD

8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

101,186.22 USD

9. IT Architect Information Technology

100,599.71 USD

10. Lead developer Information Technology

97,385.46 USD

11. Managing Director Top Management

97,308.40 USD

12. Head of product development Management

93,513.64 USD

13. IT Manager Management

93,374.93 USD

14. Sales Director Top Management

89,628.98 USD

15. Technical Director Top Management

88,627.20 USD

16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

86,496.93 USD

17. Marketing Director Top Management

86,139.89 USD

18. Publishing House Director Top Management

86,024.30 USD

19. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

85,823.94 USD

20. IC Design Engineer Information Technology

85,081.26 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

18,865.84 USD

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

20,937.97 USD

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

21,398.45 USD

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

21,565.41 USD

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

21,628.60 USD

6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

22,387.04 USD

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

22,465.98 USD

8. Housekeeper Service Industries

22,490.90 USD

9. Cleaner General labour

22,671.47 USD

10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

22,820.46 USD

11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

23,303.53 USD

12. Packer Production

23,447.98 USD

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

23,574.36 USD

14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

23,592.42 USD

15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

23,709.81 USD

16. General Labourer General labour

23,795.60 USD

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

23,831.65 USD

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

23,940.05 USD

19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

24,044.85 USD

20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

24,089.03 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Latvia

1,987 USD (net)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

181 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,549 SVC

Anually salary

2,172 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

2,043 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

17,490 SVC

Anually salary

24,516 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

3,226 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

27,625 SVC

Anually salary

38,712 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

316 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,704 SVC

Anually salary

3,792 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

736 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

6,300 SVC

Anually salary

8,832 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

175 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,500 SVC

Anually salary

2,100 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

467 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

4,000 SVC

Anually salary

5,604 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

350 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,000 SVC

Anually salary

4,200 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

876 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

7,504 SVC

Anually salary

10,512 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

405 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,467 SVC

Anually salary

4,860 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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