Salaries in Benin
F CFA 60,000a month
Median monthly salary, 2022.
- Yearly
- F CFA 720,000
- Equals
- $96
Top 10 highest paying
- CEOF CFA 2,862,500
- Traditional chiefs and heads of villageF CFA 2,805,200
- Senior government officialsF CFA 2,781,000
- IT project managerF CFA 2,757,400
- Finance managerF CFA 2,700,500
- Insurance agentF CFA 2,678,300
- Operations managerF CFA 2,668,700
- Social media managerF CFA 2,658,400
- Head of marketingF CFA 2,640,900
- Product managerF CFA 2,624,300
Top 10 lowest paying
- Fast food workerF CFA 243,300
- Subsistence crop farmersF CFA 280,200
- Subsistence mixed crop and livestock farmersF CFA 280,600
- Subsistence livestock farmersF CFA 283,400
- Tree doctorF CFA 296,400
- Poultry sexerF CFA 300,700
- HorticulturistF CFA 305,700
- Subsistence fishers, hunters, trappers and gatherersF CFA 311,100
- Crop producerF CFA 313,500
- Shelf stackerF CFA 313,600
By major occupation group
| Managers | F CFA 200,000 a month |
| Professionals | F CFA 95,000 a month |
| Clerical support workers | F CFA 94,310 a month |
| Armed forces | F CFA 83,660 a month |
| Technicians and associate professionals | F CFA 75,000 a month |
| Plant and machine operators | F CFA 65,000 a month |
| Craft and related trades workers | F CFA 45,000 a month |
| Service and sales workers | F CFA 40,000 a month |
| Elementary occupations | F CFA 30,000 a month |
| Agricultural, forestry and fishery workers | F CFA 26,000 a month |
All jobs
- AccountantF CFA 1,084,700
- Accounts assistantF CFA 1,153,700
- Accounts clerkF CFA 801,700
- ActorF CFA 759,300
- ActuaryF CFA 1,179,600
- Agricultural technicianF CFA 816,100
- Aid workerF CFA 581,200
- Air traffic controllerF CFA 1,342,100
- Air traffic safety technicianF CFA 955,900
- Aircraft technicianF CFA 652,200
- Airline pilotF CFA 1,370,500
- Animal carerF CFA 438,800
- AnnouncerF CFA 997,700
- AnthropologistF CFA 991,600
- Apiarists and sericulturistsF CFA 341,700
- Aquaculture support workerF CFA 341,700
- ArchitectF CFA 1,053,000
- Art directorF CFA 1,072,100
- ArtistF CFA 996,200
- AstrologerF CFA 487,800
- AstrophysicistF CFA 1,301,100
- AthleteF CFA 882,200
- Audio-visual technicianF CFA 833,900
- Audiology technicianF CFA 760,200
- Audit clerkF CFA 1,242,400
- Auto mechanicF CFA 511,900
- Avionics mechanicF CFA 610,800
- Ballet dancerF CFA 889,900
- BartenderF CFA 419,100
- BasketmakerF CFA 437,700
- BeauticianF CFA 413,200
- Benefits officerF CFA 875,900
- Bicycle mechanicF CFA 496,200
- Bike assemblerF CFA 674,100
- Bindery workerF CFA 430,000
- BlacksmithF CFA 518,700
- BlasterF CFA 615,600
- Boiler operatorF CFA 1,009,900
- BricklayerF CFA 553,500
- Broadcast engineerF CFA 1,257,100
- BuilderF CFA 559,700
- Bus driverF CFA 788,800
- ButcherF CFA 448,200
- BuyerF CFA 867,300
- CabinetmakerF CFA 483,900
- Call centre agentF CFA 492,900
- Candle factory workerF CFA 491,100
- Car assemblerF CFA 769,900
- Car cleanerF CFA 337,400
- Car electricianF CFA 617,700
- Car painterF CFA 512,900
- Career coachF CFA 1,015,700
- CaretakerF CFA 497,100
- CarpenterF CFA 531,600
- Carpet workerF CFA 445,200
- CashierF CFA 392,400
- CEOF CFA 2,862,500
- Cheese makerF CFA 572,200
- ChefF CFA 738,300
- Chemical engineerF CFA 1,212,000
- Chemical engineering technicianF CFA 996,700
- Chemical operatorF CFA 1,019,900
- Chemical products plant and machine operatorsF CFA 872,600
- ChemistF CFA 1,094,500
- Chief engineerF CFA 1,071,600
- Childcare centre managerF CFA 1,749,800
- Civil engineerF CFA 1,176,900
- Civils workerF CFA 455,500
- CleanerF CFA 314,600
- CleanersF CFA 367,200
- Clerical support workers not elsewhere classifiedF CFA 1,085,700
- Client information workers not elsewhere classifiedF CFA 1,044,200
- Clinical research assistantF CFA 712,300
- Cnc operatorF CFA 547,800
- Coffee tasterF CFA 488,400
- Commodity traderF CFA 1,008,800
- Community health workerF CFA 852,000
- CompanionF CFA 465,800
- Concrete finisherF CFA 565,600
- Construction foremanF CFA 1,049,400
- Construction managerF CFA 2,108,900
- Construction workerF CFA 396,500
- CookF CFA 441,200
- Corporate trainerF CFA 1,026,600
- Correctional officerF CFA 615,400
- Corrugator operatorF CFA 768,100
- CourierF CFA 357,200
- Craft and related workers not elsewhere classifiedF CFA 434,200
- Crane operatorsF CFA 921,000
- Crop producerF CFA 313,500
- Crop team leaderF CFA 314,300
- CroupierF CFA 983,200
- Cure operatorF CFA 741,500
- Customer service clerkF CFA 1,049,300
- Customs agentF CFA 809,500
- Customs officerF CFA 900,600
- Dance teacherF CFA 566,800
- Data administratorF CFA 1,160,700
- Data centre operatorF CFA 1,019,300
- Data entry clerkF CFA 1,025,100
- Database and network professionals not elsewhere classifiedF CFA 1,204,300
- Day care workerF CFA 449,800
- Debt collectorF CFA 1,214,500
- Deep-sea fishermanF CFA 324,000
- Dental hygienistF CFA 755,800
- DentistF CFA 1,282,900
- DietitianF CFA 950,300
- DoctorF CFA 1,534,300
- Door to door sellerF CFA 482,200
- DraughtspersonF CFA 904,200
- Driving instructorF CFA 567,300
- Earthmoving and related plant operatorsF CFA 860,400
- EconomistF CFA 1,230,200
- Education officerF CFA 1,019,200
- Electric powerline workerF CFA 684,300
- Electrical assemblerF CFA 682,700
- Electrical engineerF CFA 1,285,100
- Electrical technicianF CFA 982,900
- ElectricianF CFA 581,100
- Electronic engineerF CFA 1,245,800
- Electronics engineering technicianF CFA 916,700
- Elementary school teacherF CFA 1,023,700
- EmbalmerF CFA 515,700
- EmbroidererF CFA 446,800
- Employment agentF CFA 880,800
- Energy managerF CFA 2,471,700
- Environment engineerF CFA 1,124,800
- Environmental protection professionalsF CFA 1,029,000
- Esol teacherF CFA 876,500
- Event coordinatorF CFA 808,000
- Executive assistantF CFA 855,000
- Fabric cutterF CFA 418,500
- Fabric dyerF CFA 689,200
- Façade cleanerF CFA 415,600
- Facility managerF CFA 2,468,700
- Factory labourerF CFA 376,100
- Farm equipment operatorF CFA 757,100
- Farm handF CFA 362,700
- Farm handsF CFA 343,000
- Fast food workerF CFA 243,300
- Fiacre driverF CFA 328,000
- File clerkF CFA 1,147,800
- Fill operatorF CFA 627,800
- Finance adviserF CFA 1,104,400
- Finance managerF CFA 2,700,500
- Financial analystF CFA 1,188,500
- FinancierF CFA 1,190,600
- Fire alarm technicianF CFA 592,800
- FirefighterF CFA 680,200
- Fisheries boatmanF CFA 324,000
- Fishery production managerF CFA 1,825,800
- Fitness club managerF CFA 1,848,400
- Flight attendantF CFA 529,400
- Food and related products machine operatorsF CFA 699,100
- Food service workerF CFA 387,800
- Food stall holderF CFA 433,200
- Forest rangerF CFA 327,300
- Forest workerF CFA 388,500
- ForesterF CFA 1,985,900
- Forestry advisorF CFA 1,084,800
- Forestry technicianF CFA 833,700
- Forklift operatorF CFA 723,300
- Fruit, vegetable and related preserversF CFA 465,500
- Fur animal rearerF CFA 347,300
- Garage managerF CFA 2,122,600
- GardenerF CFA 362,200
- Garment presserF CFA 324,900
- Gas station salespersonF CFA 391,200
- General managerF CFA 2,321,200
- GeologistF CFA 1,213,500
- GlassblowerF CFA 464,200
- GlassmakerF CFA 766,600
- GlazierF CFA 515,600
- Gluing operatorF CFA 637,500
- GraderF CFA 504,600
- GrinderF CFA 504,100
- GuideF CFA 466,000
- Gym workerF CFA 346,200
- HairdresserF CFA 412,600
- Hand and pedal vehicle driversF CFA 352,200
- Head of marketingF CFA 2,640,900
- Health professionals not elsewhere classifiedF CFA 943,400
- Health records clerkF CFA 832,700
- Health screenerF CFA 780,000
- Heat treat operatorF CFA 780,200
- Hide machine operatorF CFA 693,600
- High school teacherF CFA 1,087,200
- HistorianF CFA 1,037,200
- HorticulturistF CFA 305,700
- Hotel managerF CFA 1,833,200
- Hotel receptionistF CFA 941,400
- House managerF CFA 492,000
- Household managerF CFA 477,400
- HousekeeperF CFA 318,700
- HR managerF CFA 2,462,900
- HunterF CFA 326,900
- Hvac mechanicF CFA 584,300
- Industrial engineerF CFA 1,213,800
- Industrial painterF CFA 491,800
- Information clerkF CFA 1,085,000
- InsulatorF CFA 537,400
- Insurance agentF CFA 2,678,300
- Insurance sellerF CFA 926,700
- IT presales technicianF CFA 1,189,600
- IT project managerF CFA 2,757,400
- IT technicianF CFA 887,800
- IT trainerF CFA 996,500
- JewellerF CFA 465,100
- JournalistF CFA 1,008,900
- JudgeF CFA 1,436,500
- Kitchen assistantF CFA 313,900
- Laboratory technologistF CFA 833,500
- Landscape architectF CFA 1,060,600
- Laser technicianF CFA 992,800
- Laundry workerF CFA 596,600
- LawyerF CFA 1,343,700
- Legal aideF CFA 863,400
- Legal professionals not elsewhere classifiedF CFA 1,157,400
- Legal secretaryF CFA 751,700
- LegislatorsF CFA 1,129,600
- LibrarianF CFA 1,003,200
- Library assistantF CFA 1,059,600
- Livestock and dairy producersF CFA 326,500
- Livestock farm labourersF CFA 350,500
- Loan officerF CFA 914,800
- Logistics managerF CFA 2,234,500
- Loss adjusterF CFA 952,800
- Machine oilerF CFA 611,900
- Mail carrierF CFA 1,134,100
- Management consultantF CFA 1,194,500
- Manufacturing directorF CFA 2,386,200
- Market traderF CFA 484,200
- Marketing specialistF CFA 1,074,500
- Mechanical engineerF CFA 1,235,500
- Mechanical engineering technicianF CFA 1,012,400
- Medical assistantF CFA 688,200
- Medical herbalistF CFA 795,200
- Medical laboratory technicianF CFA 830,400
- Medical transcriberF CFA 755,800
- Medical writerF CFA 964,900
- Metal casterF CFA 831,200
- Metal filerF CFA 762,500
- Metal furnace operatorF CFA 939,800
- Metal molderF CFA 509,700
- Metal workerF CFA 528,300
- MetallurgistF CFA 950,700
- MetalworkerF CFA 553,000
- MeteorologistF CFA 1,199,000
- Meter readerF CFA 367,900
- MidwifeF CFA 1,106,200
- Midwife assistantF CFA 881,500
- Military officerF CFA 1,085,200
- Mine engineerF CFA 1,303,300
- Mine supervisorF CFA 1,064,600
- MinersF CFA 944,300
- Mining assistantF CFA 459,300
- Mixed farmerF CFA 320,700
- Motorcyle courierF CFA 690,700
- Museum curatorF CFA 971,900
- Museum technicianF CFA 764,600
- Music teacherF CFA 905,700
- MusicianF CFA 900,100
- Network engineerF CFA 938,000
- Networks engineerF CFA 1,201,200
- Nursing assistantF CFA 485,800
- Nursing associate professionalsF CFA 825,800
- Nursing home managerF CFA 2,199,300
- Odd job personsF CFA 381,500
- Office clerkF CFA 1,131,200
- Office managerF CFA 910,500
- Operations managerF CFA 2,668,700
- OpticianF CFA 730,600
- OptometristF CFA 1,055,300
- Other artistic and cultural associate professionalsF CFA 854,600
- Paper makerF CFA 793,000
- ParamedicF CFA 961,100
- Paramedical practitionersF CFA 1,201,400
- Passport officerF CFA 890,900
- Pastry cookF CFA 428,300
- Patent agentF CFA 1,024,700
- PawnbrokerF CFA 924,200
- Payroll clerkF CFA 1,251,700
- PerformerF CFA 712,500
- Personal care attendantF CFA 473,500
- Personal care workers in health services not elsewhere classifiedF CFA 484,900
- Personnel clerksF CFA 1,198,900
- Pest control technicianF CFA 479,600
- Petty officerF CFA 898,100
- PharmacistF CFA 1,168,900
- Photo retoucherF CFA 661,700
- PhotographerF CFA 755,200
- Physical therapistF CFA 960,600
- Piano tunerF CFA 539,300
- Picker and packerF CFA 330,900
- PlastererF CFA 509,400
- PlumberF CFA 569,900
- Police detectiveF CFA 1,183,900
- Police officerF CFA 691,000
- Policy analystF CFA 1,070,300
- PotterF CFA 475,600
- Poultry sexerF CFA 300,700
- Power plant operatorF CFA 1,049,900
- Prepress technicianF CFA 491,200
- Preschool teacherF CFA 863,200
- Preschool teaching assistantF CFA 452,000
- Primary school managerF CFA 2,413,900
- Print operatorF CFA 477,900
- Prison teacherF CFA 927,300
- Process operatorF CFA 1,155,900
- Product designerF CFA 994,100
- Product managerF CFA 2,624,300
- Production line coordinatorF CFA 1,275,800
- Production supervisorF CFA 995,800
- ProfessorF CFA 1,110,800
- Project managerF CFA 2,405,800
- Promotions demonstratorF CFA 415,000
- ProofreaderF CFA 1,201,200
- PsychologistF CFA 1,102,400
- Public health inspectorF CFA 1,087,500
- Public relations professionalsF CFA 1,006,000
- Pulp control workerF CFA 808,900
- Quality inspectorF CFA 940,400
- Radiologic technologistF CFA 976,300
- Rail conductorF CFA 497,000
- Real estate agentF CFA 898,900
- ReceptionistF CFA 942,600
- Registered nurseF CFA 1,116,500
- Regulatory government associate professionals not elsewhere classifiedF CFA 847,000
- Religious professionalsF CFA 875,500
- Religious workerF CFA 758,800
- Rental sales workerF CFA 477,600
- Restaurant managerF CFA 1,604,100
- Retail sales associateF CFA 470,000
- Retail store supervisorF CFA 533,700
- Riding instructorF CFA 655,900
- Rig drillerF CFA 946,800
- RiggerF CFA 606,500
- RooferF CFA 429,000
- Runway modelF CFA 423,800
- Sales engineerF CFA 1,157,100
- Sales representativeF CFA 944,300
- Sawmill operatorF CFA 740,800
- Scribes and related workersF CFA 1,158,200
- SecretaryF CFA 1,162,900
- Security guardF CFA 514,100
- Senior government officialsF CFA 2,781,000
- Set designerF CFA 768,600
- Sewing machine operatorF CFA 600,100
- Sex workerF CFA 424,800
- Shelf stackerF CFA 313,600
- Ship pilotF CFA 1,005,400
- Ships’ deck crews and related workersF CFA 815,100
- ShoemakerF CFA 436,600
- Shop keeperF CFA 640,300
- Sign installerF CFA 487,200
- SignalmanF CFA 952,000
- Slitter operatorF CFA 735,800
- Social care workerF CFA 797,500
- Social media managerF CFA 2,658,400
- Social services managerF CFA 2,134,400
- Social workerF CFA 981,500
- Software developerF CFA 1,240,100
- Software programmerF CFA 1,145,000
- Software testerF CFA 1,183,600
- SoldierF CFA 963,800
- SorterF CFA 387,700
- Special needs teacherF CFA 1,034,400
- Specialist doctorF CFA 1,848,500
- Speech therapistF CFA 990,700
- Sport coachF CFA 638,600
- StatisticianF CFA 983,700
- Steel erectorF CFA 573,300
- Stock coordinatorF CFA 1,101,200
- Stone fabricatorF CFA 782,500
- Stone planerF CFA 788,500
- StonemasonF CFA 541,400
- Store managerF CFA 2,011,800
- Street and related service workersF CFA 367,200
- Street sweeperF CFA 380,200
- Street vendorF CFA 366,100
- Subsistence crop farmersF CFA 280,200
- Subsistence fishers, hunters, trappers and gatherersF CFA 311,100
- Subsistence livestock farmersF CFA 283,400
- Subsistence mixed crop and livestock farmersF CFA 280,600
- Survey enumeratorF CFA 1,077,200
- SurveyorF CFA 1,094,900
- Switchboard operatorF CFA 1,163,500
- Systems administratorF CFA 1,156,800
- Systems analystF CFA 1,257,400
- TailorF CFA 386,800
- TannerF CFA 469,100
- Tax officerF CFA 941,000
- Taxi driverF CFA 659,300
- Technical aideF CFA 938,100
- Telecom administratorF CFA 984,900
- TellerF CFA 1,197,800
- Tent builderF CFA 543,000
- Test engineerF CFA 1,216,500
- Textile braiderF CFA 666,400
- Textile machine operatorF CFA 647,600
- Therapy assistantF CFA 653,400
- Tile installerF CFA 509,100
- Tobacco dryerF CFA 482,000
- Trades union officialF CFA 2,511,800
- Traditional chiefs and heads of villageF CFA 2,805,200
- Traditional therapistF CFA 843,500
- Train driverF CFA 1,090,800
- TranslatorF CFA 929,600
- Transport clerksF CFA 1,263,100
- Travel agentF CFA 1,069,400
- Tree doctorF CFA 296,400
- Truck driverF CFA 802,900
- TypistF CFA 1,079,300
- Underwater welderF CFA 590,300
- UpholstererF CFA 450,300
- Urban plannerF CFA 1,116,200
- UX designerF CFA 927,700
- Vet technicianF CFA 677,700
- VeterinarianF CFA 1,139,600
- Vocational teacherF CFA 1,006,500
- WaiterF CFA 400,200
- Warehouse workerF CFA 388,100
- Waste collectorF CFA 386,700
- Watch makerF CFA 529,300
- Water and firewood collectorsF CFA 362,000
- Water plant operatorF CFA 902,000
- Water-based fisheries workerF CFA 347,500
- Web developerF CFA 1,146,100
- Web technicianF CFA 1,019,800
- WelderF CFA 538,500
- Wind technicianF CFA 821,000
- Winder operatorF CFA 653,700
- Window washerF CFA 361,900
- Wood treaterF CFA 496,400
- WoodworkerF CFA 467,100
- ZoologistF CFA 1,120,300
Source: International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT), pay by major occupation group. How we calculate