Salaries in Botswana
P 2,500a month
Median monthly salary, 2024.
- Yearly
- P 30,000
- Equals
- $184
Top 10 highest paying
- Specialist doctorP 350,200
- DoctorP 290,700
- JudgeP 272,200
- LawyerP 254,600
- Mine engineerP 246,900
- AstrophysicistP 246,500
- Electrical engineerP 243,500
- DentistP 243,100
- Systems analystP 238,300
- Broadcast engineerP 238,200
Top 10 lowest paying
- Fast food workerP 10,540
- Shelf stackerP 13,590
- Kitchen assistantP 13,600
- CleanerP 13,630
- HousekeeperP 13,810
- Garment presserP 14,080
- Fiacre driverP 14,210
- Picker and packerP 14,340
- Car cleanerP 14,620
- Farm handsP 14,860
By major occupation group
| Professionals | P 18,000 a month |
| Armed forces | P 13,840 a month |
| Managers | P 11,140 a month |
| Technicians and associate professionals | P 10,140 a month |
| Plant and machine operators | P 3,454 a month |
| Clerical support workers | P 3,200 a month |
| Agricultural, forestry and fishery workers | P 2,884 a month |
| Craft and related trades workers | P 3,000 a month |
| Service and sales workers | P 2,500 a month |
| Elementary occupations | P 1,300 a month |
All jobs
- AccountantP 205,500
- Accounts assistantP 39,150
- Accounts clerkP 108,400
- ActorP 143,900
- ActuaryP 223,500
- Agricultural technicianP 110,400
- Aid workerP 36,320
- Air traffic controllerP 181,500
- Air traffic safety technicianP 129,300
- Aircraft technicianP 43,480
- Airline pilotP 185,400
- Animal carerP 27,430
- AnnouncerP 189,000
- AnthropologistP 187,900
- Apiarists and sericulturistsP 37,900
- Aquaculture support workerP 37,900
- ArchitectP 199,500
- Art directorP 203,100
- ArtistP 188,700
- AstrologerP 30,490
- AstrophysicistP 246,500
- AthleteP 119,300
- Audio-visual technicianP 112,800
- Audiology technicianP 102,800
- Audit clerkP 42,150
- Auto mechanicP 34,120
- Avionics mechanicP 40,720
- Ballet dancerP 168,600
- BartenderP 26,190
- BasketmakerP 29,180
- BeauticianP 25,830
- Benefits officerP 118,500
- Bicycle mechanicP 33,080
- Bike assemblerP 35,820
- Bindery workerP 28,670
- BlacksmithP 34,580
- BlasterP 41,040
- Boiler operatorP 53,660
- BricklayerP 36,900
- Broadcast engineerP 238,200
- BuilderP 37,310
- Bus driverP 41,910
- ButcherP 29,880
- BuyerP 117,300
- CabinetmakerP 32,260
- Call centre agentP 30,810
- Candle factory workerP 32,740
- Car assemblerP 40,910
- Car cleanerP 14,620
- Car electricianP 41,180
- Car painterP 34,190
- Career coachP 192,500
- CaretakerP 31,070
- CarpenterP 35,440
- Carpet workerP 29,680
- CashierP 24,520
- CEOP 159,400
- Cheese makerP 38,150
- ChefP 99,870
- Chemical engineerP 229,600
- Chemical engineering technicianP 134,800
- Chemical operatorP 138,000
- Chemical products plant and machine operatorsP 46,360
- ChemistP 207,400
- Chief engineerP 144,900
- Childcare centre managerP 97,440
- Civil engineerP 223,000
- Civils workerP 19,740
- CleanerP 13,630
- CleanersP 15,910
- Clerical support workers not elsewhere classifiedP 36,840
- Client information workers not elsewhere classifiedP 35,430
- Clinical research assistantP 96,350
- Cnc operatorP 36,520
- Coffee tasterP 32,560
- Commodity traderP 136,500
- Community health workerP 115,200
- CompanionP 29,110
- Concrete finisherP 37,700
- Construction foremanP 141,900
- Construction managerP 117,400
- Construction workerP 17,180
- CookP 27,570
- Corporate trainerP 194,500
- Correctional officerP 38,460
- Corrugator operatorP 40,810
- CourierP 15,480
- Craft and related workers not elsewhere classifiedP 28,950
- Crane operatorsP 48,930
- Crop producerP 34,780
- Crop team leaderP 34,860
- CroupierP 33,360
- Cure operatorP 39,400
- Customer service clerkP 35,600
- Customs agentP 109,500
- Customs officerP 121,800
- Dance teacherP 107,400
- Data administratorP 219,900
- Data centre operatorP 137,900
- Data entry clerkP 34,780
- Database and network professionals not elsewhere classifiedP 228,200
- Day care workerP 28,110
- Debt collectorP 41,210
- Deep-sea fishermanP 35,940
- Dental hygienistP 102,200
- DentistP 243,100
- DietitianP 180,000
- DoctorP 290,700
- Door to door sellerP 30,140
- DraughtspersonP 122,300
- Driving instructorP 35,450
- Earthmoving and related plant operatorsP 45,720
- EconomistP 233,100
- Education officerP 193,100
- Electric powerline workerP 45,620
- Electrical assemblerP 36,270
- Electrical engineerP 243,500
- Electrical technicianP 132,900
- ElectricianP 38,740
- Electronic engineerP 236,000
- Electronics engineering technicianP 124,000
- Elementary school teacherP 194,000
- EmbalmerP 32,230
- EmbroidererP 29,790
- Employment agentP 119,100
- Energy managerP 137,600
- Environment engineerP 213,100
- Environmental protection professionalsP 195,000
- Esol teacherP 166,100
- Event coordinatorP 109,300
- Executive assistantP 115,600
- Fabric cutterP 27,900
- Fabric dyerP 36,620
- Façade cleanerP 27,710
- Facility managerP 137,500
- Factory labourerP 16,300
- Farm equipment operatorP 40,220
- Farm handP 15,720
- Farm handsP 14,860
- Fast food workerP 10,540
- Fiacre driverP 14,210
- File clerkP 38,950
- Fill operatorP 33,360
- Finance adviserP 149,400
- Finance managerP 150,400
- Financial analystP 225,200
- FinancierP 225,600
- Fire alarm technicianP 39,520
- FirefighterP 42,520
- Fisheries boatmanP 35,940
- Fishery production managerP 101,700
- Fitness club managerP 102,900
- Flight attendantP 33,090
- Food and related products machine operatorsP 37,150
- Food service workerP 24,240
- Food stall holderP 27,070
- Forest rangerP 36,310
- Forest workerP 16,840
- ForesterP 110,600
- Forestry advisorP 205,500
- Forestry technicianP 112,800
- Forklift operatorP 38,430
- Fruit, vegetable and related preserversP 31,030
- Fur animal rearerP 38,530
- Garage managerP 118,200
- GardenerP 15,690
- Garment presserP 14,080
- Gas station salespersonP 24,450
- General managerP 129,300
- GeologistP 229,900
- GlassblowerP 30,940
- GlassmakerP 40,730
- GlazierP 34,380
- Gluing operatorP 33,870
- GraderP 33,640
- GrinderP 33,600
- GuideP 29,120
- Gym workerP 15,000
- HairdresserP 25,790
- Hand and pedal vehicle driversP 15,260
- Head of marketingP 147,100
- Health professionals not elsewhere classifiedP 178,800
- Health records clerkP 112,600
- Health screenerP 105,500
- Heat treat operatorP 41,450
- Hide machine operatorP 36,850
- High school teacherP 206,000
- HistorianP 196,500
- HorticulturistP 33,910
- Hotel managerP 102,100
- Hotel receptionistP 31,940
- House managerP 30,750
- Household managerP 29,840
- HousekeeperP 13,810
- HR managerP 137,100
- HunterP 36,260
- Hvac mechanicP 38,950
- Industrial engineerP 230,000
- Industrial painterP 32,790
- Information clerkP 36,810
- InsulatorP 35,830
- Insurance agentP 149,100
- Insurance sellerP 125,300
- IT presales technicianP 225,400
- IT project managerP 153,500
- IT technicianP 120,100
- IT trainerP 188,800
- JewellerP 31,000
- JournalistP 191,200
- JudgeP 272,200
- Kitchen assistantP 13,600
- Laboratory technologistP 112,700
- Landscape architectP 200,900
- Laser technicianP 134,300
- Laundry workerP 31,700
- LawyerP 254,600
- Legal aideP 116,800
- Legal professionals not elsewhere classifiedP 219,300
- Legal secretaryP 101,700
- LegislatorsP 62,900
- LibrarianP 190,100
- Library assistantP 35,950
- Livestock and dairy producersP 36,210
- Livestock farm labourersP 15,190
- Loan officerP 123,700
- Logistics managerP 124,400
- Loss adjusterP 128,900
- Machine oilerP 40,790
- Mail carrierP 38,480
- Management consultantP 226,300
- Manufacturing directorP 132,900
- Market traderP 30,260
- Marketing specialistP 203,600
- Mechanical engineerP 234,100
- Mechanical engineering technicianP 136,900
- Medical assistantP 93,080
- Medical herbalistP 107,600
- Medical laboratory technicianP 112,300
- Medical transcriberP 102,200
- Medical writerP 182,800
- Metal casterP 44,160
- Metal filerP 40,510
- Metal furnace operatorP 127,100
- Metal molderP 33,980
- Metal workerP 35,220
- MetallurgistP 128,600
- MetalworkerP 36,870
- MeteorologistP 227,200
- Meter readerP 15,940
- MidwifeP 209,600
- Midwife assistantP 119,200
- Military officerP 179,600
- Mine engineerP 246,900
- Mine supervisorP 144,000
- MinersP 50,170
- Mining assistantP 19,900
- Mixed farmerP 35,570
- Motorcyle courierP 36,700
- Museum curatorP 184,100
- Museum technicianP 103,400
- Music teacherP 171,600
- MusicianP 170,500
- Network engineerP 126,900
- Networks engineerP 227,600
- Nursing assistantP 30,360
- Nursing associate professionalsP 111,700
- Nursing home managerP 122,500
- Odd job personsP 16,530
- Office clerkP 38,380
- Office managerP 123,200
- Operations managerP 148,600
- OpticianP 98,820
- OptometristP 199,900
- Other artistic and cultural associate professionalsP 115,600
- Paper makerP 42,130
- ParamedicP 130,000
- Paramedical practitionersP 227,600
- Passport officerP 120,500
- Pastry cookP 28,550
- Patent agentP 138,600
- PawnbrokerP 31,360
- Payroll clerkP 42,470
- PerformerP 135,000
- Personal care attendantP 29,590
- Personal care workers in health services not elsewhere classifiedP 30,310
- Personnel clerksP 40,680
- Pest control technicianP 31,970
- Petty officerP 148,600
- PharmacistP 221,500
- Photo retoucherP 35,160
- PhotographerP 102,100
- Physical therapistP 182,000
- Piano tunerP 35,950
- Picker and packerP 14,340
- PlastererP 33,960
- PlumberP 37,990
- Police detectiveP 160,100
- Police officerP 43,190
- Policy analystP 202,800
- PotterP 31,710
- Poultry sexerP 33,360
- Power plant operatorP 142,000
- Prepress technicianP 32,750
- Preschool teacherP 163,600
- Preschool teaching assistantP 28,250
- Primary school managerP 134,400
- Print operatorP 31,860
- Prison teacherP 175,700
- Process operatorP 156,400
- Product designerP 188,400
- Product managerP 146,100
- Production line coordinatorP 43,290
- Production supervisorP 134,700
- ProfessorP 210,500
- Project managerP 134,000
- Promotions demonstratorP 25,940
- ProofreaderP 40,760
- PsychologistP 208,900
- Public health inspectorP 206,100
- Public relations professionalsP 190,600
- Pulp control workerP 109,400
- Quality inspectorP 127,200
- Radiologic technologistP 132,100
- Rail conductorP 31,060
- Real estate agentP 121,600
- ReceptionistP 31,980
- Registered nurseP 211,600
- Regulatory government associate professionals not elsewhere classifiedP 114,600
- Religious professionalsP 165,900
- Religious workerP 102,600
- Rental sales workerP 29,850
- Restaurant managerP 89,320
- Retail sales associateP 29,370
- Retail store supervisorP 33,360
- Riding instructorP 88,720
- Rig drillerP 50,300
- RiggerP 40,430
- RooferP 28,600
- Runway modelP 26,490
- Sales engineerP 219,200
- Sales representativeP 127,700
- Sawmill operatorP 39,360
- Scribes and related workersP 39,300
- SecretaryP 39,460
- Security guardP 32,130
- Senior government officialsP 154,900
- Set designerP 104,000
- Sewing machine operatorP 31,880
- Sex workerP 26,550
- Shelf stackerP 13,590
- Ship pilotP 136,000
- Ships’ deck crews and related workersP 43,310
- ShoemakerP 29,110
- Shop keeperP 40,020
- Sign installerP 32,480
- SignalmanP 50,580
- Slitter operatorP 39,090
- Social care workerP 107,900
- Social media managerP 148,000
- Social services managerP 118,900
- Social workerP 186,000
- Software developerP 235,000
- Software programmerP 217,000
- Software testerP 224,300
- SoldierP 159,500
- SorterP 16,800
- Special needs teacherP 196,000
- Specialist doctorP 350,200
- Speech therapistP 187,700
- Sport coachP 86,380
- StatisticianP 133,100
- Steel erectorP 38,220
- Stock coordinatorP 37,370
- Stone fabricatorP 41,580
- Stone planerP 41,890
- StonemasonP 36,090
- Store managerP 112,000
- Street and related service workersP 15,910
- Street sweeperP 16,480
- Street vendorP 15,860
- Subsistence crop farmersP 31,080
- Subsistence fishers, hunters, trappers and gatherersP 34,510
- Subsistence livestock farmersP 31,430
- Subsistence mixed crop and livestock farmersP 31,120
- Survey enumeratorP 36,550
- SurveyorP 207,400
- Switchboard operatorP 39,480
- Systems administratorP 219,200
- Systems analystP 238,300
- TailorP 25,790
- TannerP 31,270
- Tax officerP 127,300
- Taxi driverP 35,030
- Technical aideP 126,900
- Telecom administratorP 133,200
- TellerP 40,640
- Tent builderP 36,200
- Test engineerP 230,500
- Textile braiderP 35,400
- Textile machine operatorP 34,410
- Therapy assistantP 88,370
- Tile installerP 33,940
- Tobacco dryerP 32,130
- Trades union officialP 139,900
- Traditional chiefs and heads of villageP 156,200
- Traditional therapistP 159,800
- Train driverP 57,960
- TranslatorP 176,100
- Transport clerksP 42,860
- Travel agentP 36,280
- Tree doctorP 32,870
- Truck driverP 42,660
- TypistP 36,620
- Underwater welderP 39,360
- UpholstererP 30,020
- Urban plannerP 211,500
- UX designerP 175,800
- Vet technicianP 91,670
- VeterinarianP 215,900
- Vocational teacherP 190,700
- WaiterP 25,010
- Warehouse workerP 16,820
- Waste collectorP 16,760
- Watch makerP 35,290
- Water and firewood collectorsP 15,690
- Water plant operatorP 122,000
- Water-based fisheries workerP 15,060
- Web developerP 217,200
- Web technicianP 137,900
- WelderP 35,900
- Wind technicianP 111,100
- Winder operatorP 34,730
- Window washerP 15,680
- Wood treaterP 33,100
- WoodworkerP 31,140
- ZoologistP 212,300
Source: International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT), pay by major occupation group. How we calculate