Salaries in Burkina Faso
F CFA 50,000a month
Median monthly salary, 2025.
- Yearly
- F CFA 600,000
- Equals
- $86
Top 10 highest paying
- Specialist doctorF CFA 2,918,700
- DoctorF CFA 2,422,500
- JudgeF CFA 2,268,200
- LawyerF CFA 2,121,600
- Mine engineerF CFA 2,057,900
- AstrophysicistF CFA 2,054,400
- Electrical engineerF CFA 2,029,100
- DentistF CFA 2,025,600
- Systems analystF CFA 1,985,400
- Broadcast engineerF CFA 1,984,900
Top 10 lowest paying
- Fast food workerF CFA 243,300
- TailorF CFA 257,900
- Façade cleanerF CFA 277,100
- Fabric cutterF CFA 279,000
- Pastry cookF CFA 285,500
- RooferF CFA 286,000
- Bindery workerF CFA 286,700
- Craft and related workers not elsewhere classifiedF CFA 289,500
- ShoemakerF CFA 291,100
- BasketmakerF CFA 291,800
By major occupation group
| Professionals | F CFA 150,000 a month |
| Managers | F CFA 113,700 a month |
| Agricultural, forestry and fishery workers | F CFA 80,760 a month |
| Armed forces | F CFA 80,000 a month |
| Technicians and associate professionals | F CFA 78,050 a month |
| Plant and machine operators | F CFA 75,000 a month |
| Clerical support workers | F CFA 69,310 a month |
| Service and sales workers | F CFA 45,000 a month |
| Craft and related trades workers | F CFA 30,000 a month |
| Elementary occupations | F CFA 30,000 a month |
All jobs
- AccountantF CFA 1,712,700
- Accounts assistantF CFA 847,900
- Accounts clerkF CFA 834,300
- ActorF CFA 1,198,900
- ActuaryF CFA 1,862,500
- Agricultural technicianF CFA 849,300
- Aid workerF CFA 653,800
- Air traffic controllerF CFA 1,396,800
- Air traffic safety technicianF CFA 994,800
- Aircraft technicianF CFA 434,800
- Airline pilotF CFA 1,426,200
- Animal carerF CFA 493,700
- AnnouncerF CFA 1,575,300
- AnthropologistF CFA 1,565,600
- Apiarists and sericulturistsF CFA 1,061,500
- Aquaculture support workerF CFA 1,061,500
- ArchitectF CFA 1,662,700
- Art directorF CFA 1,692,800
- ArtistF CFA 1,572,900
- AstrologerF CFA 548,800
- AstrophysicistF CFA 2,054,400
- AthleteF CFA 918,100
- Audio-visual technicianF CFA 867,800
- Audiology technicianF CFA 791,100
- Audit clerkF CFA 913,100
- Auto mechanicF CFA 341,200
- Avionics mechanicF CFA 407,200
- Ballet dancerF CFA 1,405,200
- BartenderF CFA 471,500
- BasketmakerF CFA 291,800
- BeauticianF CFA 464,900
- Benefits officerF CFA 911,500
- Bicycle mechanicF CFA 330,800
- Bike assemblerF CFA 777,900
- Bindery workerF CFA 286,700
- BlacksmithF CFA 345,800
- BlasterF CFA 410,400
- Boiler operatorF CFA 1,165,200
- BricklayerF CFA 369,000
- Broadcast engineerF CFA 1,984,900
- BuilderF CFA 373,100
- Bus driverF CFA 910,100
- ButcherF CFA 298,800
- BuyerF CFA 902,600
- CabinetmakerF CFA 322,600
- Call centre agentF CFA 554,500
- Candle factory workerF CFA 327,400
- Car assemblerF CFA 888,400
- Car cleanerF CFA 337,400
- Car electricianF CFA 411,800
- Car painterF CFA 341,900
- Career coachF CFA 1,603,800
- CaretakerF CFA 559,300
- CarpenterF CFA 354,400
- Carpet workerF CFA 296,800
- CashierF CFA 441,400
- CEOF CFA 1,627,700
- Cheese makerF CFA 381,500
- ChefF CFA 768,400
- Chemical engineerF CFA 1,913,600
- Chemical engineering technicianF CFA 1,037,200
- Chemical operatorF CFA 1,061,400
- Chemical products plant and machine operatorsF CFA 1,006,900
- ChemistF CFA 1,728,200
- Chief engineerF CFA 1,115,200
- Childcare centre managerF CFA 995,000
- Civil engineerF CFA 1,858,300
- Civils workerF CFA 455,500
- CleanerF CFA 314,600
- CleanersF CFA 367,200
- Clerical support workers not elsewhere classifiedF CFA 797,900
- Client information workers not elsewhere classifiedF CFA 767,500
- Clinical research assistantF CFA 741,300
- Cnc operatorF CFA 365,200
- Coffee tasterF CFA 325,600
- Commodity traderF CFA 1,049,900
- Community health workerF CFA 886,700
- CompanionF CFA 524,100
- Concrete finisherF CFA 377,000
- Construction foremanF CFA 1,092,100
- Construction managerF CFA 1,199,200
- Construction workerF CFA 396,500
- CookF CFA 496,300
- Corporate trainerF CFA 1,621,000
- Correctional officerF CFA 692,300
- Corrugator operatorF CFA 886,300
- CourierF CFA 357,200
- Craft and related workers not elsewhere classifiedF CFA 289,500
- Crane operatorsF CFA 1,062,700
- Crop producerF CFA 973,900
- Crop team leaderF CFA 976,400
- CroupierF CFA 722,600
- Cure operatorF CFA 855,600
- Customer service clerkF CFA 771,200
- Customs agentF CFA 842,400
- Customs officerF CFA 937,300
- Dance teacherF CFA 894,900
- Data administratorF CFA 1,832,600
- Data centre operatorF CFA 1,060,800
- Data entry clerkF CFA 753,400
- Database and network professionals not elsewhere classifiedF CFA 1,901,600
- Day care workerF CFA 506,100
- Debt collectorF CFA 892,600
- Deep-sea fishermanF CFA 1,006,300
- Dental hygienistF CFA 786,500
- DentistF CFA 2,025,600
- DietitianF CFA 1,500,400
- DoctorF CFA 2,422,500
- Door to door sellerF CFA 542,500
- DraughtspersonF CFA 941,000
- Driving instructorF CFA 638,200
- Earthmoving and related plant operatorsF CFA 992,800
- EconomistF CFA 1,942,400
- Education officerF CFA 1,609,200
- Electric powerline workerF CFA 456,200
- Electrical assemblerF CFA 787,700
- Electrical engineerF CFA 2,029,100
- Electrical technicianF CFA 1,022,900
- ElectricianF CFA 387,400
- Electronic engineerF CFA 1,967,000
- Electronics engineering technicianF CFA 954,000
- Elementary school teacherF CFA 1,616,400
- EmbalmerF CFA 580,200
- EmbroidererF CFA 297,900
- Employment agentF CFA 916,600
- Energy managerF CFA 1,405,500
- Environment engineerF CFA 1,776,100
- Environmental protection professionalsF CFA 1,624,800
- Esol teacherF CFA 1,383,900
- Event coordinatorF CFA 840,900
- Executive assistantF CFA 889,800
- Fabric cutterF CFA 279,000
- Fabric dyerF CFA 795,200
- Façade cleanerF CFA 277,100
- Facility managerF CFA 1,403,800
- Factory labourerF CFA 376,100
- Farm equipment operatorF CFA 873,600
- Farm handF CFA 362,700
- Farm handsF CFA 343,000
- Fast food workerF CFA 243,300
- Fiacre driverF CFA 328,000
- File clerkF CFA 843,600
- Fill operatorF CFA 724,400
- Finance adviserF CFA 1,149,400
- Finance managerF CFA 1,535,600
- Financial analystF CFA 1,876,500
- FinancierF CFA 1,879,800
- Fire alarm technicianF CFA 395,200
- FirefighterF CFA 765,300
- Fisheries boatmanF CFA 1,006,300
- Fishery production managerF CFA 1,038,200
- Fitness club managerF CFA 1,051,100
- Flight attendantF CFA 595,500
- Food and related products machine operatorsF CFA 806,700
- Food service workerF CFA 436,300
- Food stall holderF CFA 487,300
- Forest rangerF CFA 1,016,700
- Forest workerF CFA 388,500
- ForesterF CFA 1,129,200
- Forestry advisorF CFA 1,712,800
- Forestry technicianF CFA 867,600
- Forklift operatorF CFA 834,600
- Fruit, vegetable and related preserversF CFA 310,300
- Fur animal rearerF CFA 1,078,900
- Garage managerF CFA 1,207,000
- GardenerF CFA 362,200
- Garment presserF CFA 324,900
- Gas station salespersonF CFA 440,100
- General managerF CFA 1,319,900
- GeologistF CFA 1,916,000
- GlassblowerF CFA 309,400
- GlassmakerF CFA 884,600
- GlazierF CFA 343,800
- Gluing operatorF CFA 735,600
- GraderF CFA 336,400
- GrinderF CFA 336,000
- GuideF CFA 524,200
- Gym workerF CFA 346,200
- HairdresserF CFA 464,200
- Hand and pedal vehicle driversF CFA 352,200
- Head of marketingF CFA 1,501,700
- Health professionals not elsewhere classifiedF CFA 1,489,600
- Health records clerkF CFA 866,600
- Health screenerF CFA 811,700
- Heat treat operatorF CFA 900,200
- Hide machine operatorF CFA 800,300
- High school teacherF CFA 1,716,600
- HistorianF CFA 1,637,600
- HorticulturistF CFA 949,500
- Hotel managerF CFA 1,042,400
- Hotel receptionistF CFA 691,900
- House managerF CFA 553,500
- Household managerF CFA 537,100
- HousekeeperF CFA 318,700
- HR managerF CFA 1,400,500
- HunterF CFA 1,015,500
- Hvac mechanicF CFA 389,500
- Industrial engineerF CFA 1,916,500
- Industrial painterF CFA 327,900
- Information clerkF CFA 797,400
- InsulatorF CFA 358,300
- Insurance agentF CFA 1,523,000
- Insurance sellerF CFA 964,400
- IT presales technicianF CFA 1,878,300
- IT project managerF CFA 1,567,900
- IT technicianF CFA 923,900
- IT trainerF CFA 1,573,400
- JewellerF CFA 310,000
- JournalistF CFA 1,593,000
- JudgeF CFA 2,268,200
- Kitchen assistantF CFA 313,900
- Laboratory technologistF CFA 867,400
- Landscape architectF CFA 1,674,600
- Laser technicianF CFA 1,033,200
- Laundry workerF CFA 688,300
- LawyerF CFA 2,121,600
- Legal aideF CFA 898,500
- Legal professionals not elsewhere classifiedF CFA 1,827,500
- Legal secretaryF CFA 782,300
- LegislatorsF CFA 642,300
- LibrarianF CFA 1,583,900
- Library assistantF CFA 778,800
- Livestock and dairy producersF CFA 1,014,100
- Livestock farm labourersF CFA 350,500
- Loan officerF CFA 952,000
- Logistics managerF CFA 1,270,600
- Loss adjusterF CFA 991,600
- Machine oilerF CFA 407,900
- Mail carrierF CFA 833,500
- Management consultantF CFA 1,886,100
- Manufacturing directorF CFA 1,356,800
- Market traderF CFA 544,700
- Marketing specialistF CFA 1,696,700
- Mechanical engineerF CFA 1,950,800
- Mechanical engineering technicianF CFA 1,053,600
- Medical assistantF CFA 716,200
- Medical herbalistF CFA 827,500
- Medical laboratory technicianF CFA 864,100
- Medical transcriberF CFA 786,500
- Medical writerF CFA 1,523,500
- Metal casterF CFA 959,100
- Metal filerF CFA 879,800
- Metal furnace operatorF CFA 978,100
- Metal molderF CFA 339,800
- Metal workerF CFA 352,200
- MetallurgistF CFA 989,400
- MetalworkerF CFA 368,700
- MeteorologistF CFA 1,893,100
- Meter readerF CFA 367,900
- MidwifeF CFA 1,746,600
- Midwife assistantF CFA 917,300
- Military officerF CFA 1,037,700
- Mine engineerF CFA 2,057,900
- Mine supervisorF CFA 1,107,900
- MinersF CFA 1,089,500
- Mining assistantF CFA 459,300
- Mixed farmerF CFA 996,200
- Motorcyle courierF CFA 797,000
- Museum curatorF CFA 1,534,500
- Museum technicianF CFA 795,700
- Music teacherF CFA 1,430,000
- MusicianF CFA 1,421,200
- Network engineerF CFA 976,200
- Networks engineerF CFA 1,896,700
- Nursing assistantF CFA 546,500
- Nursing associate professionalsF CFA 859,400
- Nursing home managerF CFA 1,250,600
- Odd job personsF CFA 381,500
- Office clerkF CFA 831,300
- Office managerF CFA 947,600
- Operations managerF CFA 1,517,500
- OpticianF CFA 760,400
- OptometristF CFA 1,666,200
- Other artistic and cultural associate professionalsF CFA 889,400
- Paper makerF CFA 915,000
- ParamedicF CFA 1,000,200
- Paramedical practitionersF CFA 1,897,000
- Passport officerF CFA 927,100
- Pastry cookF CFA 285,500
- Patent agentF CFA 1,066,400
- PawnbrokerF CFA 679,200
- Payroll clerkF CFA 920,000
- PerformerF CFA 1,125,000
- Personal care attendantF CFA 532,700
- Personal care workers in health services not elsewhere classifiedF CFA 545,500
- Personnel clerksF CFA 881,100
- Pest control technicianF CFA 319,700
- Petty officerF CFA 858,800
- PharmacistF CFA 1,845,600
- Photo retoucherF CFA 763,500
- PhotographerF CFA 785,900
- Physical therapistF CFA 1,516,700
- Piano tunerF CFA 359,500
- Picker and packerF CFA 330,900
- PlastererF CFA 339,600
- PlumberF CFA 379,900
- Police detectiveF CFA 1,232,100
- Police officerF CFA 777,400
- Policy analystF CFA 1,689,900
- PotterF CFA 317,100
- Poultry sexerF CFA 934,100
- Power plant operatorF CFA 1,092,600
- Prepress technicianF CFA 327,500
- Preschool teacherF CFA 1,363,000
- Preschool teaching assistantF CFA 508,500
- Primary school managerF CFA 1,372,600
- Print operatorF CFA 318,600
- Prison teacherF CFA 1,464,200
- Process operatorF CFA 1,203,000
- Product designerF CFA 1,569,600
- Product managerF CFA 1,492,200
- Production line coordinatorF CFA 937,700
- Production supervisorF CFA 1,036,300
- ProfessorF CFA 1,754,000
- Project managerF CFA 1,368,000
- Promotions demonstratorF CFA 466,800
- ProofreaderF CFA 882,900
- PsychologistF CFA 1,740,700
- Public health inspectorF CFA 1,717,200
- Public relations professionalsF CFA 1,588,400
- Pulp control workerF CFA 841,800
- Quality inspectorF CFA 978,600
- Radiologic technologistF CFA 1,016,100
- Rail conductorF CFA 559,100
- Real estate agentF CFA 935,500
- ReceptionistF CFA 692,800
- Registered nurseF CFA 1,763,000
- Regulatory government associate professionals not elsewhere classifiedF CFA 881,400
- Religious professionalsF CFA 1,382,400
- Religious workerF CFA 789,700
- Rental sales workerF CFA 537,300
- Restaurant managerF CFA 912,100
- Retail sales associateF CFA 528,700
- Retail store supervisorF CFA 600,400
- Riding instructorF CFA 682,600
- Rig drillerF CFA 1,092,400
- RiggerF CFA 404,300
- RooferF CFA 286,000
- Runway modelF CFA 476,800
- Sales engineerF CFA 1,827,000
- Sales representativeF CFA 982,700
- Sawmill operatorF CFA 854,800
- Scribes and related workersF CFA 851,300
- SecretaryF CFA 854,700
- Security guardF CFA 578,300
- Senior government officialsF CFA 1,581,300
- Set designerF CFA 799,800
- Sewing machine operatorF CFA 692,400
- Sex workerF CFA 477,900
- Shelf stackerF CFA 313,600
- Ship pilotF CFA 1,046,300
- Ships’ deck crews and related workersF CFA 940,500
- ShoemakerF CFA 291,100
- Shop keeperF CFA 720,300
- Sign installerF CFA 324,800
- SignalmanF CFA 1,098,500
- Slitter operatorF CFA 849,000
- Social care workerF CFA 830,000
- Social media managerF CFA 1,511,600
- Social services managerF CFA 1,213,700
- Social workerF CFA 1,549,800
- Software developerF CFA 1,958,100
- Software programmerF CFA 1,807,900
- Software testerF CFA 1,868,800
- SoldierF CFA 921,700
- SorterF CFA 387,700
- Special needs teacherF CFA 1,633,300
- Specialist doctorF CFA 2,918,700
- Speech therapistF CFA 1,564,300
- Sport coachF CFA 664,600
- StatisticianF CFA 1,023,800
- Steel erectorF CFA 382,200
- Stock coordinatorF CFA 809,400
- Stone fabricatorF CFA 902,900
- Stone planerF CFA 909,800
- StonemasonF CFA 360,900
- Store managerF CFA 1,144,000
- Street and related service workersF CFA 367,200
- Street sweeperF CFA 380,200
- Street vendorF CFA 366,100
- Subsistence crop farmersF CFA 870,500
- Subsistence fishers, hunters, trappers and gatherersF CFA 966,400
- Subsistence livestock farmersF CFA 880,300
- Subsistence mixed crop and livestock farmersF CFA 871,600
- Survey enumeratorF CFA 791,700
- SurveyorF CFA 1,728,700
- Switchboard operatorF CFA 855,100
- Systems administratorF CFA 1,826,500
- Systems analystF CFA 1,985,400
- TailorF CFA 257,900
- TannerF CFA 312,700
- Tax officerF CFA 979,300
- Taxi driverF CFA 760,800
- Technical aideF CFA 976,300
- Telecom administratorF CFA 1,025,000
- TellerF CFA 880,400
- Tent builderF CFA 362,000
- Test engineerF CFA 1,920,800
- Textile braiderF CFA 768,900
- Textile machine operatorF CFA 747,200
- Therapy assistantF CFA 680,000
- Tile installerF CFA 339,400
- Tobacco dryerF CFA 321,300
- Trades union officialF CFA 1,428,200
- Traditional chiefs and heads of villageF CFA 1,595,100
- Traditional therapistF CFA 1,331,900
- Train driverF CFA 1,258,600
- TranslatorF CFA 1,467,700
- Transport clerksF CFA 928,300
- Travel agentF CFA 785,900
- Tree doctorF CFA 920,600
- Truck driverF CFA 926,500
- TypistF CFA 793,200
- Underwater welderF CFA 393,600
- UpholstererF CFA 300,200
- Urban plannerF CFA 1,762,300
- UX designerF CFA 1,464,900
- Vet technicianF CFA 705,300
- VeterinarianF CFA 1,799,400
- Vocational teacherF CFA 1,589,200
- WaiterF CFA 450,200
- Warehouse workerF CFA 388,100
- Waste collectorF CFA 386,700
- Watch makerF CFA 352,900
- Water and firewood collectorsF CFA 362,000
- Water plant operatorF CFA 938,700
- Water-based fisheries workerF CFA 347,500
- Web developerF CFA 1,809,600
- Web technicianF CFA 1,061,300
- WelderF CFA 359,000
- Wind technicianF CFA 854,500
- Winder operatorF CFA 754,300
- Window washerF CFA 361,900
- Wood treaterF CFA 331,000
- WoodworkerF CFA 311,400
- ZoologistF CFA 1,768,800
Source: International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT), pay by major occupation group. How we calculate