Salaries in Bhutan
BTN 25,000a month
Median monthly salary, 2025.
- Yearly
- BTN 300,000
- Equals
- $287
Top 10 highest paying
- Specialist doctorBTN 797,800
- DoctorBTN 662,200
- JudgeBTN 620,000
- LawyerBTN 579,900
- Mine engineerBTN 562,500
- AstrophysicistBTN 561,500
- Electrical engineerBTN 554,600
- DentistBTN 553,700
- Systems analystBTN 542,700
- Broadcast engineerBTN 542,500
Top 10 lowest paying
- Subsistence crop farmersBTN 129,300
- Subsistence mixed crop and livestock farmersBTN 129,500
- Fast food workerBTN 130,500
- Subsistence livestock farmersBTN 130,800
- Tree doctorBTN 136,800
- Poultry sexerBTN 138,800
- HorticulturistBTN 141,100
- Subsistence fishers, hunters, trappers and gatherersBTN 143,600
- Crop producerBTN 144,700
- Crop team leaderBTN 145,100
By major occupation group
| Professionals | BTN 41,000 a month |
| Managers | BTN 30,000 a month |
| Technicians and associate professionals | BTN 27,910 a month |
| Armed forces | BTN 25,000 a month |
| Clerical support workers | BTN 23,000 a month |
| Service and sales workers | BTN 20,000 a month |
| Craft and related trades workers | BTN 20,000 a month |
| Plant and machine operators | BTN 20,000 a month |
| Elementary occupations | BTN 16,090 a month |
| Agricultural, forestry and fishery workers | BTN 12,000 a month |
All jobs
- AccountantBTN 468,100
- Accounts assistantBTN 281,400
- Accounts clerkBTN 298,300
- ActorBTN 327,700
- ActuaryBTN 509,100
- Agricultural technicianBTN 303,700
- Aid workerBTN 290,600
- Air traffic controllerBTN 499,400
- Air traffic safety technicianBTN 355,700
- Aircraft technicianBTN 289,900
- Airline pilotBTN 510,000
- Animal carerBTN 219,400
- AnnouncerBTN 430,600
- AnthropologistBTN 427,900
- Apiarists and sericulturistsBTN 157,700
- Aquaculture support workerBTN 157,700
- ArchitectBTN 454,500
- Art directorBTN 462,700
- ArtistBTN 429,900
- AstrologerBTN 243,900
- AstrophysicistBTN 561,500
- AthleteBTN 328,300
- Audio-visual technicianBTN 310,300
- Audiology technicianBTN 282,900
- Audit clerkBTN 303,000
- Auto mechanicBTN 227,500
- Avionics mechanicBTN 271,500
- Ballet dancerBTN 384,100
- BartenderBTN 209,500
- BasketmakerBTN 194,500
- BeauticianBTN 206,600
- Benefits officerBTN 325,900
- Bicycle mechanicBTN 220,500
- Bike assemblerBTN 207,400
- Bindery workerBTN 191,100
- BlacksmithBTN 230,500
- BlasterBTN 273,600
- Boiler operatorBTN 310,700
- BricklayerBTN 246,000
- Broadcast engineerBTN 542,500
- BuilderBTN 248,700
- Bus driverBTN 242,700
- ButcherBTN 199,200
- BuyerBTN 322,700
- CabinetmakerBTN 215,100
- Call centre agentBTN 246,500
- Candle factory workerBTN 218,300
- Car assemblerBTN 236,900
- Car cleanerBTN 181,000
- Car electricianBTN 274,500
- Car painterBTN 228,000
- Career coachBTN 438,400
- CaretakerBTN 248,600
- CarpenterBTN 236,300
- Carpet workerBTN 197,900
- CashierBTN 196,200
- CEOBTN 429,400
- Cheese makerBTN 254,300
- ChefBTN 274,800
- Chemical engineerBTN 523,100
- Chemical engineering technicianBTN 370,900
- Chemical operatorBTN 379,500
- Chemical products plant and machine operatorsBTN 268,500
- ChemistBTN 472,400
- Chief engineerBTN 398,800
- Childcare centre managerBTN 262,500
- Civil engineerBTN 507,900
- Civils workerBTN 244,300
- CleanerBTN 168,800
- CleanersBTN 197,000
- Clerical support workers not elsewhere classifiedBTN 264,800
- Client information workers not elsewhere classifiedBTN 254,700
- Clinical research assistantBTN 265,100
- Cnc operatorBTN 243,500
- Coffee tasterBTN 217,100
- Commodity traderBTN 375,400
- Community health workerBTN 317,100
- CompanionBTN 232,900
- Concrete finisherBTN 251,400
- Construction foremanBTN 390,500
- Construction managerBTN 316,300
- Construction workerBTN 212,700
- CookBTN 220,600
- Corporate trainerBTN 443,100
- Correctional officerBTN 307,700
- Corrugator operatorBTN 236,300
- CourierBTN 191,600
- Craft and related workers not elsewhere classifiedBTN 193,000
- Crane operatorsBTN 283,400
- Crop producerBTN 144,700
- Crop team leaderBTN 145,100
- CroupierBTN 239,800
- Cure operatorBTN 228,200
- Customer service clerkBTN 255,900
- Customs agentBTN 301,200
- Customs officerBTN 335,100
- Dance teacherBTN 244,600
- Data administratorBTN 500,900
- Data centre operatorBTN 379,300
- Data entry clerkBTN 250,000
- Database and network professionals not elsewhere classifiedBTN 519,800
- Day care workerBTN 224,900
- Debt collectorBTN 296,200
- Deep-sea fishermanBTN 149,500
- Dental hygienistBTN 281,200
- DentistBTN 553,700
- DietitianBTN 410,100
- DoctorBTN 662,200
- Door to door sellerBTN 241,100
- DraughtspersonBTN 336,500
- Driving instructorBTN 283,600
- Earthmoving and related plant operatorsBTN 264,800
- EconomistBTN 530,900
- Education officerBTN 439,800
- Electric powerline workerBTN 304,100
- Electrical assemblerBTN 210,100
- Electrical engineerBTN 554,600
- Electrical technicianBTN 365,800
- ElectricianBTN 258,300
- Electronic engineerBTN 537,700
- Electronics engineering technicianBTN 341,100
- Elementary school teacherBTN 441,800
- EmbalmerBTN 257,800
- EmbroidererBTN 198,600
- Employment agentBTN 327,800
- Energy managerBTN 370,800
- Environment engineerBTN 485,500
- Environmental protection professionalsBTN 444,100
- Esol teacherBTN 378,300
- Event coordinatorBTN 300,700
- Executive assistantBTN 318,200
- Fabric cutterBTN 186,000
- Fabric dyerBTN 212,100
- Façade cleanerBTN 184,700
- Facility managerBTN 370,300
- Factory labourerBTN 201,800
- Farm equipment operatorBTN 232,900
- Farm handBTN 194,600
- Farm handsBTN 184,000
- Fast food workerBTN 130,500
- Fiacre driverBTN 176,000
- File clerkBTN 279,900
- Fill operatorBTN 193,200
- Finance adviserBTN 411,000
- Finance managerBTN 405,100
- Financial analystBTN 512,900
- FinancierBTN 513,800
- Fire alarm technicianBTN 263,500
- FirefighterBTN 340,100
- Fisheries boatmanBTN 149,500
- Fishery production managerBTN 273,900
- Fitness club managerBTN 277,300
- Flight attendantBTN 264,700
- Food and related products machine operatorsBTN 215,100
- Food service workerBTN 193,900
- Food stall holderBTN 216,600
- Forest rangerBTN 151,100
- Forest workerBTN 208,400
- ForesterBTN 297,900
- Forestry advisorBTN 468,200
- Forestry technicianBTN 310,200
- Forklift operatorBTN 222,600
- Fruit, vegetable and related preserversBTN 206,900
- Fur animal rearerBTN 160,300
- Garage managerBTN 318,400
- GardenerBTN 194,300
- Garment presserBTN 174,300
- Gas station salespersonBTN 195,600
- General managerBTN 348,200
- GeologistBTN 523,700
- GlassblowerBTN 206,300
- GlassmakerBTN 235,900
- GlazierBTN 229,200
- Gluing operatorBTN 196,200
- GraderBTN 224,300
- GrinderBTN 224,000
- GuideBTN 233,000
- Gym workerBTN 185,700
- HairdresserBTN 206,300
- Hand and pedal vehicle driversBTN 189,000
- Head of marketingBTN 396,100
- Health professionals not elsewhere classifiedBTN 407,200
- Health records clerkBTN 309,900
- Health screenerBTN 290,200
- Heat treat operatorBTN 240,100
- Hide machine operatorBTN 213,400
- High school teacherBTN 469,200
- HistorianBTN 447,600
- HorticulturistBTN 141,100
- Hotel managerBTN 275,000
- Hotel receptionistBTN 229,600
- House managerBTN 246,000
- Household managerBTN 238,700
- HousekeeperBTN 170,900
- HR managerBTN 369,400
- HunterBTN 150,900
- Hvac mechanicBTN 259,700
- Industrial engineerBTN 523,800
- Industrial painterBTN 218,600
- Information clerkBTN 264,600
- InsulatorBTN 238,900
- Insurance agentBTN 401,800
- Insurance sellerBTN 344,800
- IT presales technicianBTN 513,400
- IT project managerBTN 413,600
- IT technicianBTN 330,400
- IT trainerBTN 430,100
- JewellerBTN 206,700
- JournalistBTN 435,400
- JudgeBTN 620,000
- Kitchen assistantBTN 168,400
- Laboratory technologistBTN 310,200
- Landscape architectBTN 457,700
- Laser technicianBTN 369,400
- Laundry workerBTN 183,600
- LawyerBTN 579,900
- Legal aideBTN 321,300
- Legal professionals not elsewhere classifiedBTN 499,500
- Legal secretaryBTN 279,700
- LegislatorsBTN 169,400
- LibrarianBTN 432,900
- Library assistantBTN 258,400
- Livestock and dairy producersBTN 150,700
- Livestock farm labourersBTN 188,000
- Loan officerBTN 340,400
- Logistics managerBTN 335,200
- Loss adjusterBTN 354,600
- Machine oilerBTN 272,000
- Mail carrierBTN 276,600
- Management consultantBTN 515,500
- Manufacturing directorBTN 357,900
- Market traderBTN 242,100
- Marketing specialistBTN 463,800
- Mechanical engineerBTN 533,200
- Mechanical engineering technicianBTN 376,700
- Medical assistantBTN 256,100
- Medical herbalistBTN 295,900
- Medical laboratory technicianBTN 309,000
- Medical transcriberBTN 281,200
- Medical writerBTN 416,400
- Metal casterBTN 255,800
- Metal filerBTN 234,600
- Metal furnace operatorBTN 349,700
- Metal molderBTN 226,500
- Metal workerBTN 234,800
- MetallurgistBTN 353,800
- MetalworkerBTN 245,800
- MeteorologistBTN 517,400
- Meter readerBTN 197,400
- MidwifeBTN 477,400
- Midwife assistantBTN 328,000
- Military officerBTN 324,300
- Mine engineerBTN 562,500
- Mine supervisorBTN 396,200
- MinersBTN 290,500
- Mining assistantBTN 246,400
- Mixed farmerBTN 148,000
- Motorcyle courierBTN 212,500
- Museum curatorBTN 419,400
- Museum technicianBTN 284,500
- Music teacherBTN 390,900
- MusicianBTN 388,500
- Network engineerBTN 349,100
- Networks engineerBTN 518,400
- Nursing assistantBTN 242,900
- Nursing associate professionalsBTN 307,300
- Nursing home managerBTN 329,900
- Odd job personsBTN 204,700
- Office clerkBTN 275,900
- Office managerBTN 338,800
- Operations managerBTN 400,300
- OpticianBTN 271,900
- OptometristBTN 455,400
- Other artistic and cultural associate professionalsBTN 318,000
- Paper makerBTN 244,000
- ParamedicBTN 357,700
- Paramedical practitionersBTN 518,500
- Passport officerBTN 331,500
- Pastry cookBTN 190,300
- Patent agentBTN 381,300
- PawnbrokerBTN 225,400
- Payroll clerkBTN 305,300
- PerformerBTN 307,500
- Personal care attendantBTN 236,800
- Personal care workers in health services not elsewhere classifiedBTN 242,500
- Personnel clerksBTN 292,400
- Pest control technicianBTN 213,100
- Petty officerBTN 268,400
- PharmacistBTN 504,500
- Photo retoucherBTN 203,600
- PhotographerBTN 281,000
- Physical therapistBTN 414,600
- Piano tunerBTN 239,700
- Picker and packerBTN 177,500
- PlastererBTN 226,400
- PlumberBTN 253,300
- Police detectiveBTN 440,600
- Police officerBTN 345,500
- Policy analystBTN 461,900
- PotterBTN 211,400
- Poultry sexerBTN 138,800
- Power plant operatorBTN 390,700
- Prepress technicianBTN 218,300
- Preschool teacherBTN 372,600
- Preschool teaching assistantBTN 226,000
- Primary school managerBTN 362,100
- Print operatorBTN 212,400
- Prison teacherBTN 400,200
- Process operatorBTN 430,200
- Product designerBTN 429,000
- Product managerBTN 393,600
- Production line coordinatorBTN 311,100
- Production supervisorBTN 370,600
- ProfessorBTN 479,400
- Project managerBTN 360,900
- Promotions demonstratorBTN 207,500
- ProofreaderBTN 293,000
- PsychologistBTN 475,800
- Public health inspectorBTN 469,400
- Public relations professionalsBTN 434,200
- Pulp control workerBTN 301,000
- Quality inspectorBTN 349,900
- Radiologic technologistBTN 363,300
- Rail conductorBTN 248,500
- Real estate agentBTN 334,500
- ReceptionistBTN 229,900
- Registered nurseBTN 481,900
- Regulatory government associate professionals not elsewhere classifiedBTN 315,200
- Religious professionalsBTN 377,900
- Religious workerBTN 282,400
- Rental sales workerBTN 238,800
- Restaurant managerBTN 240,600
- Retail sales associateBTN 235,000
- Retail store supervisorBTN 266,900
- Riding instructorBTN 244,100
- Rig drillerBTN 291,300
- RiggerBTN 269,500
- RooferBTN 190,700
- Runway modelBTN 211,900
- Sales engineerBTN 499,400
- Sales representativeBTN 351,400
- Sawmill operatorBTN 227,900
- Scribes and related workersBTN 282,500
- SecretaryBTN 283,600
- Security guardBTN 257,000
- Senior government officialsBTN 417,100
- Set designerBTN 286,000
- Sewing machine operatorBTN 184,600
- Sex workerBTN 212,400
- Shelf stackerBTN 168,200
- Ship pilotBTN 374,100
- Ships’ deck crews and related workersBTN 250,800
- ShoemakerBTN 194,000
- Shop keeperBTN 320,100
- Sign installerBTN 216,500
- SignalmanBTN 292,900
- Slitter operatorBTN 226,400
- Social care workerBTN 296,800
- Social media managerBTN 398,800
- Social services managerBTN 320,200
- Social workerBTN 423,600
- Software developerBTN 535,200
- Software programmerBTN 494,200
- Software testerBTN 510,800
- SoldierBTN 288,000
- SorterBTN 208,000
- Special needs teacherBTN 446,400
- Specialist doctorBTN 797,800
- Speech therapistBTN 427,600
- Sport coachBTN 237,600
- StatisticianBTN 366,100
- Steel erectorBTN 254,800
- Stock coordinatorBTN 268,600
- Stone fabricatorBTN 240,800
- Stone planerBTN 242,600
- StonemasonBTN 240,600
- Store managerBTN 301,800
- Street and related service workersBTN 197,000
- Street sweeperBTN 204,000
- Street vendorBTN 196,400
- Subsistence crop farmersBTN 129,300
- Subsistence fishers, hunters, trappers and gatherersBTN 143,600
- Subsistence livestock farmersBTN 130,800
- Subsistence mixed crop and livestock farmersBTN 129,500
- Survey enumeratorBTN 262,700
- SurveyorBTN 472,500
- Switchboard operatorBTN 283,700
- Systems administratorBTN 499,200
- Systems analystBTN 542,700
- TailorBTN 171,900
- TannerBTN 208,500
- Tax officerBTN 350,200
- Taxi driverBTN 202,900
- Technical aideBTN 349,100
- Telecom administratorBTN 366,500
- TellerBTN 292,100
- Tent builderBTN 241,400
- Test engineerBTN 525,000
- Textile braiderBTN 205,000
- Textile machine operatorBTN 199,300
- Therapy assistantBTN 243,100
- Tile installerBTN 226,300
- Tobacco dryerBTN 214,200
- Trades union officialBTN 376,800
- Traditional chiefs and heads of villageBTN 420,800
- Traditional therapistBTN 364,000
- Train driverBTN 335,600
- TranslatorBTN 401,200
- Transport clerksBTN 308,000
- Travel agentBTN 260,800
- Tree doctorBTN 136,800
- Truck driverBTN 247,100
- TypistBTN 263,200
- Underwater welderBTN 262,400
- UpholstererBTN 200,100
- Urban plannerBTN 481,700
- UX designerBTN 400,400
- Vet technicianBTN 252,200
- VeterinarianBTN 491,800
- Vocational teacherBTN 434,400
- WaiterBTN 200,100
- Warehouse workerBTN 208,200
- Waste collectorBTN 207,400
- Watch makerBTN 235,200
- Water and firewood collectorsBTN 194,200
- Water plant operatorBTN 335,700
- Water-based fisheries workerBTN 186,400
- Web developerBTN 494,600
- Web technicianBTN 379,500
- WelderBTN 239,300
- Wind technicianBTN 305,500
- Winder operatorBTN 201,100
- Window washerBTN 194,200
- Wood treaterBTN 220,600
- WoodworkerBTN 207,600
- ZoologistBTN 483,500
Source: International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT), pay by major occupation group. How we calculate