Salaries in Burundi
BIF 43,300a month
Median monthly salary, 2020.
- Yearly
- BIF 519,600
- Equals
- $23
Top 10 highest paying
- Specialist doctorBIF 3,846,200
- Airline pilotBIF 3,654,600
- CEOBIF 3,603,700
- Air traffic controllerBIF 3,579,100
- Traditional chiefs and heads of villageBIF 3,531,500
- Senior government officialsBIF 3,501,100
- IT project managerBIF 3,471,400
- Finance managerBIF 3,399,800
- Insurance agentBIF 3,371,900
- Operations managerBIF 3,359,700
Top 10 lowest paying
- Fast food workerBIF 259,500
- Subsistence crop farmersBIF 323,400
- Subsistence mixed crop and livestock farmersBIF 323,800
- Subsistence livestock farmersBIF 327,000
- Shelf stackerBIF 334,500
- Kitchen assistantBIF 334,800
- CleanerBIF 335,500
- HousekeeperBIF 339,900
- Tree doctorBIF 342,000
- Garment presserBIF 346,600
By major occupation group
| Managers | BIF 251,800 a month |
| Clerical support workers | BIF 212,600 a month |
| Armed forces | BIF 200,000 a month |
| Technicians and associate professionals | BIF 200,000 a month |
| Professionals | BIF 197,700 a month |
| Craft and related trades workers | BIF 108,100 a month |
| Plant and machine operators | BIF 90,930 a month |
| Service and sales workers | BIF 60,000 a month |
| Elementary occupations | BIF 32,000 a month |
| Agricultural, forestry and fishery workers | BIF 30,000 a month |
All jobs
- AccountantBIF 2,256,900
- Accounts assistantBIF 2,600,200
- Accounts clerkBIF 2,137,900
- ActorBIF 1,579,900
- ActuaryBIF 2,454,300
- Agricultural technicianBIF 2,176,200
- Aid workerBIF 871,700
- Air traffic controllerBIF 3,579,100
- Air traffic safety technicianBIF 2,549,100
- Aircraft technicianBIF 1,566,900
- Airline pilotBIF 3,654,600
- Animal carerBIF 658,300
- AnnouncerBIF 2,075,900
- AnthropologistBIF 2,063,100
- Apiarists and sericulturistsBIF 394,300
- Aquaculture support workerBIF 394,300
- ArchitectBIF 2,191,000
- Art directorBIF 2,230,700
- ArtistBIF 2,072,700
- AstrologerBIF 731,700
- AstrophysicistBIF 2,707,100
- AthleteBIF 2,352,500
- Audio-visual technicianBIF 2,223,800
- Audiology technicianBIF 2,027,100
- Audit clerkBIF 2,800,000
- Auto mechanicBIF 1,229,700
- Avionics mechanicBIF 1,467,400
- Ballet dancerBIF 1,851,600
- BartenderBIF 628,600
- BasketmakerBIF 1,051,600
- BeauticianBIF 619,800
- Benefits officerBIF 2,335,600
- Bicycle mechanicBIF 1,191,900
- Bike assemblerBIF 943,100
- Bindery workerBIF 1,033,100
- BlacksmithBIF 1,246,100
- BlasterBIF 1,478,800
- Boiler operatorBIF 1,412,700
- BricklayerBIF 1,329,700
- Broadcast engineerBIF 2,615,600
- BuilderBIF 1,344,500
- Bus driverBIF 1,103,400
- ButcherBIF 1,076,800
- BuyerBIF 2,312,800
- CabinetmakerBIF 1,162,500
- Call centre agentBIF 739,400
- Candle factory workerBIF 1,179,900
- Car assemblerBIF 1,077,100
- Car cleanerBIF 359,900
- Car electricianBIF 1,483,800
- Car painterBIF 1,232,100
- Career coachBIF 2,113,400
- CaretakerBIF 745,700
- CarpenterBIF 1,277,100
- Carpet workerBIF 1,069,600
- CashierBIF 588,600
- CEOBIF 3,603,700
- Cheese makerBIF 1,374,600
- ChefBIF 1,968,900
- Chemical engineerBIF 2,521,700
- Chemical engineering technicianBIF 2,657,700
- Chemical operatorBIF 2,719,800
- Chemical products plant and machine operatorsBIF 1,220,700
- ChemistBIF 2,277,300
- Chief engineerBIF 2,857,700
- Childcare centre managerBIF 2,202,900
- Civil engineerBIF 2,448,800
- Civils workerBIF 485,800
- CleanerBIF 335,500
- CleanersBIF 391,600
- Clerical support workers not elsewhere classifiedBIF 2,446,900
- Client information workers not elsewhere classifiedBIF 2,353,500
- Clinical research assistantBIF 1,899,500
- Cnc operatorBIF 1,316,100
- Coffee tasterBIF 1,173,400
- Commodity traderBIF 2,690,200
- Community health workerBIF 2,272,000
- CompanionBIF 698,700
- Concrete finisherBIF 1,358,700
- Construction foremanBIF 2,798,400
- Construction managerBIF 2,655,000
- Construction workerBIF 422,900
- CookBIF 661,800
- Corporate trainerBIF 2,136,000
- Correctional officerBIF 923,100
- Corrugator operatorBIF 1,074,500
- CourierBIF 381,000
- Craft and related workers not elsewhere classifiedBIF 1,043,100
- Crane operatorsBIF 1,288,400
- Crop producerBIF 361,800
- Crop team leaderBIF 362,700
- CroupierBIF 2,216,000
- Cure operatorBIF 1,037,400
- Customer service clerkBIF 2,364,800
- Customs agentBIF 2,158,500
- Customs officerBIF 2,401,600
- Dance teacherBIF 1,179,300
- Data administratorBIF 2,414,900
- Data centre operatorBIF 2,718,100
- Data entry clerkBIF 2,310,300
- Database and network professionals not elsewhere classifiedBIF 2,505,800
- Day care workerBIF 674,700
- Debt collectorBIF 2,737,200
- Deep-sea fishermanBIF 373,800
- Dental hygienistBIF 2,015,500
- DentistBIF 2,669,300
- DietitianBIF 1,977,200
- DoctorBIF 3,192,300
- Door to door sellerBIF 723,300
- DraughtspersonBIF 2,411,300
- Driving instructorBIF 850,900
- Earthmoving and related plant operatorsBIF 1,203,700
- EconomistBIF 2,559,600
- Education officerBIF 2,120,500
- Electric powerline workerBIF 1,643,900
- Electrical assemblerBIF 955,000
- Electrical engineerBIF 2,673,800
- Electrical technicianBIF 2,621,100
- ElectricianBIF 1,396,100
- Electronic engineerBIF 2,592,000
- Electronics engineering technicianBIF 2,444,500
- Elementary school teacherBIF 2,130,000
- EmbalmerBIF 773,500
- EmbroidererBIF 1,073,400
- Employment agentBIF 2,348,800
- Energy managerBIF 3,111,700
- Environment engineerBIF 2,340,400
- Environmental protection professionalsBIF 2,141,100
- Esol teacherBIF 1,823,600
- Event coordinatorBIF 2,154,800
- Executive assistantBIF 2,280,000
- Fabric cutterBIF 1,005,500
- Fabric dyerBIF 964,100
- Façade cleanerBIF 998,400
- Facility managerBIF 3,108,000
- Factory labourerBIF 401,200
- Farm equipment operatorBIF 1,059,100
- Farm handBIF 386,900
- Farm handsBIF 365,800
- Fast food workerBIF 259,500
- Fiacre driverBIF 349,900
- File clerkBIF 2,586,900
- Fill operatorBIF 878,200
- Finance adviserBIF 2,945,100
- Finance managerBIF 3,399,800
- Financial analystBIF 2,472,800
- FinancierBIF 2,477,200
- Fire alarm technicianBIF 1,424,100
- FirefighterBIF 1,020,400
- Fisheries boatmanBIF 373,800
- Fishery production managerBIF 2,298,600
- Fitness club managerBIF 2,327,000
- Flight attendantBIF 794,000
- Food and related products machine operatorsBIF 978,000
- Food service workerBIF 581,700
- Food stall holderBIF 649,800
- Forest rangerBIF 377,700
- Forest workerBIF 414,400
- ForesterBIF 2,500,100
- Forestry advisorBIF 2,257,100
- Forestry technicianBIF 2,223,100
- Forklift operatorBIF 1,011,900
- Fruit, vegetable and related preserversBIF 1,118,300
- Fur animal rearerBIF 400,800
- Garage managerBIF 2,672,300
- GardenerBIF 386,300
- Garment presserBIF 346,600
- Gas station salespersonBIF 586,800
- General managerBIF 2,922,200
- GeologistBIF 2,524,800
- GlassblowerBIF 1,115,100
- GlassmakerBIF 1,072,500
- GlazierBIF 1,238,700
- Gluing operatorBIF 891,800
- GraderBIF 1,212,200
- GrinderBIF 1,211,000
- GuideBIF 699,000
- Gym workerBIF 369,300
- HairdresserBIF 618,900
- Hand and pedal vehicle driversBIF 375,700
- Head of marketingBIF 3,324,700
- Health professionals not elsewhere classifiedBIF 1,962,900
- Health records clerkBIF 2,220,600
- Health screenerBIF 2,079,900
- Heat treat operatorBIF 1,091,400
- Hide machine operatorBIF 970,300
- High school teacherBIF 2,262,100
- HistorianBIF 2,157,900
- HorticulturistBIF 352,700
- Hotel managerBIF 2,308,000
- Hotel receptionistBIF 2,121,700
- House managerBIF 738,000
- Household managerBIF 716,200
- HousekeeperBIF 339,900
- HR managerBIF 3,100,600
- HunterBIF 377,200
- Hvac mechanicBIF 1,403,700
- Industrial engineerBIF 2,525,500
- Industrial painterBIF 1,181,500
- Information clerkBIF 2,445,300
- InsulatorBIF 1,291,100
- Insurance agentBIF 3,371,900
- Insurance sellerBIF 2,471,100
- IT presales technicianBIF 2,475,100
- IT project managerBIF 3,471,400
- IT technicianBIF 2,367,400
- IT trainerBIF 2,073,300
- JewellerBIF 1,117,300
- JournalistBIF 2,099,100
- JudgeBIF 2,988,900
- Kitchen assistantBIF 334,800
- Laboratory technologistBIF 2,222,700
- Landscape architectBIF 2,206,700
- Laser technicianBIF 2,647,400
- Laundry workerBIF 834,500
- LawyerBIF 2,795,700
- Legal aideBIF 2,302,300
- Legal professionals not elsewhere classifiedBIF 2,408,100
- Legal secretaryBIF 2,004,500
- LegislatorsBIF 1,422,100
- LibrarianBIF 2,087,200
- Library assistantBIF 2,388,100
- Livestock and dairy producersBIF 376,700
- Livestock farm labourersBIF 373,900
- Loan officerBIF 2,439,400
- Logistics managerBIF 2,813,100
- Loss adjusterBIF 2,540,800
- Machine oilerBIF 1,470,000
- Mail carrierBIF 2,555,900
- Management consultantBIF 2,485,300
- Manufacturing directorBIF 3,004,100
- Market traderBIF 726,300
- Marketing specialistBIF 2,235,800
- Mechanical engineerBIF 2,570,600
- Mechanical engineering technicianBIF 2,699,800
- Medical assistantBIF 1,835,200
- Medical herbalistBIF 2,120,500
- Medical laboratory technicianBIF 2,214,300
- Medical transcriberBIF 2,015,400
- Medical writerBIF 2,007,600
- Metal casterBIF 1,162,800
- Metal filerBIF 1,066,700
- Metal furnace operatorBIF 2,506,200
- Metal molderBIF 1,224,400
- Metal workerBIF 1,269,100
- MetallurgistBIF 2,535,300
- MetalworkerBIF 1,328,500
- MeteorologistBIF 2,494,600
- Meter readerBIF 392,400
- MidwifeBIF 2,301,500
- Midwife assistantBIF 2,350,600
- Military officerBIF 2,594,300
- Mine engineerBIF 2,711,700
- Mine supervisorBIF 2,838,900
- MinersBIF 1,321,000
- Mining assistantBIF 489,900
- Mixed farmerBIF 370,100
- Motorcyle courierBIF 966,300
- Museum curatorBIF 2,022,100
- Museum technicianBIF 2,038,800
- Music teacherBIF 1,884,400
- MusicianBIF 1,872,800
- Network engineerBIF 2,501,400
- Networks engineerBIF 2,499,300
- Nursing assistantBIF 728,700
- Nursing associate professionalsBIF 2,202,100
- Nursing home managerBIF 2,768,800
- Odd job personsBIF 407,000
- Office clerkBIF 2,549,300
- Office managerBIF 2,428,000
- Operations managerBIF 3,359,700
- OpticianBIF 1,948,300
- OptometristBIF 2,195,600
- Other artistic and cultural associate professionalsBIF 2,278,900
- Paper makerBIF 1,109,300
- ParamedicBIF 2,563,000
- Paramedical practitionersBIF 2,499,800
- Passport officerBIF 2,375,700
- Pastry cookBIF 1,028,800
- Patent agentBIF 2,732,600
- PawnbrokerBIF 2,082,900
- Payroll clerkBIF 2,821,100
- PerformerBIF 1,482,400
- Personal care attendantBIF 710,300
- Personal care workers in health services not elsewhere classifiedBIF 727,400
- Personnel clerksBIF 2,702,000
- Pest control technicianBIF 1,152,100
- Petty officerBIF 2,147,100
- PharmacistBIF 2,432,000
- Photo retoucherBIF 925,600
- PhotographerBIF 2,013,900
- Physical therapistBIF 1,998,600
- Piano tunerBIF 1,295,600
- Picker and packerBIF 353,000
- PlastererBIF 1,223,900
- PlumberBIF 1,369,100
- Police detectiveBIF 3,157,000
- Police officerBIF 1,036,500
- Policy analystBIF 2,226,900
- PotterBIF 1,142,500
- Poultry sexerBIF 347,000
- Power plant operatorBIF 2,799,700
- Prepress technicianBIF 1,180,100
- Preschool teacherBIF 1,796,100
- Preschool teaching assistantBIF 677,900
- Primary school managerBIF 3,038,900
- Print operatorBIF 1,148,100
- Prison teacherBIF 1,929,400
- Process operatorBIF 3,082,500
- Product designerBIF 2,068,300
- Product managerBIF 3,303,900
- Production line coordinatorBIF 2,875,400
- Production supervisorBIF 2,655,500
- ProfessorBIF 2,311,300
- Project managerBIF 3,028,800
- Promotions demonstratorBIF 622,500
- ProofreaderBIF 2,707,300
- PsychologistBIF 2,293,800
- Public health inspectorBIF 2,262,800
- Public relations professionalsBIF 2,093,100
- Pulp control workerBIF 2,157,100
- Quality inspectorBIF 2,507,600
- Radiologic technologistBIF 2,603,600
- Rail conductorBIF 745,500
- Real estate agentBIF 2,397,100
- ReceptionistBIF 2,124,500
- Registered nurseBIF 2,323,100
- Regulatory government associate professionals not elsewhere classifiedBIF 2,258,600
- Religious professionalsBIF 1,821,700
- Religious workerBIF 2,023,400
- Rental sales workerBIF 716,400
- Restaurant managerBIF 2,019,500
- Retail sales associateBIF 705,000
- Retail store supervisorBIF 800,600
- Riding instructorBIF 1,749,200
- Rig drillerBIF 1,324,500
- RiggerBIF 1,457,000
- RooferBIF 1,030,600
- Runway modelBIF 635,700
- Sales engineerBIF 2,407,500
- Sales representativeBIF 2,518,000
- Sawmill operatorBIF 1,036,400
- Scribes and related workersBIF 2,610,400
- SecretaryBIF 2,621,000
- Security guardBIF 771,100
- Senior government officialsBIF 3,501,100
- Set designerBIF 2,049,500
- Sewing machine operatorBIF 839,500
- Sex workerBIF 637,100
- Shelf stackerBIF 334,500
- Ship pilotBIF 2,681,100
- Ships’ deck crews and related workersBIF 1,140,300
- ShoemakerBIF 1,048,800
- Shop keeperBIF 960,400
- Sign installerBIF 1,170,400
- SignalmanBIF 1,331,800
- Slitter operatorBIF 1,029,300
- Social care workerBIF 2,126,700
- Social media managerBIF 3,346,700
- Social services managerBIF 2,687,100
- Social workerBIF 2,042,200
- Software developerBIF 2,580,300
- Software programmerBIF 2,382,400
- Software testerBIF 2,462,600
- SoldierBIF 2,304,300
- SorterBIF 413,500
- Special needs teacherBIF 2,152,200
- Specialist doctorBIF 3,846,200
- Speech therapistBIF 2,061,400
- Sport coachBIF 1,703,000
- StatisticianBIF 2,623,300
- Steel erectorBIF 1,377,300
- Stock coordinatorBIF 2,481,900
- Stone fabricatorBIF 1,094,700
- Stone planerBIF 1,103,000
- StonemasonBIF 1,300,600
- Store managerBIF 2,532,800
- Street and related service workersBIF 391,700
- Street sweeperBIF 405,500
- Street vendorBIF 390,500
- Subsistence crop farmersBIF 323,400
- Subsistence fishers, hunters, trappers and gatherersBIF 359,000
- Subsistence livestock farmersBIF 327,000
- Subsistence mixed crop and livestock farmersBIF 323,800
- Survey enumeratorBIF 2,427,800
- SurveyorBIF 2,278,000
- Switchboard operatorBIF 2,622,100
- Systems administratorBIF 2,406,800
- Systems analystBIF 2,616,300
- TailorBIF 929,300
- TannerBIF 1,126,800
- Tax officerBIF 2,509,400
- Taxi driverBIF 922,300
- Technical aideBIF 2,501,600
- Telecom administratorBIF 2,626,500
- TellerBIF 2,699,700
- Tent builderBIF 1,304,600
- Test engineerBIF 2,531,100
- Textile braiderBIF 932,200
- Textile machine operatorBIF 905,900
- Therapy assistantBIF 1,742,300
- Tile installerBIF 1,223,100
- Tobacco dryerBIF 1,157,800
- Trades union officialBIF 3,162,200
- Traditional chiefs and heads of villageBIF 3,531,500
- Traditional therapistBIF 1,755,100
- Train driverBIF 1,525,900
- TranslatorBIF 1,934,100
- Transport clerksBIF 2,846,600
- Travel agentBIF 2,410,100
- Tree doctorBIF 342,000
- Truck driverBIF 1,123,300
- TypistBIF 2,432,500
- Underwater welderBIF 1,418,200
- UpholstererBIF 1,081,700
- Urban plannerBIF 2,322,300
- UX designerBIF 1,930,300
- Vet technicianBIF 1,807,300
- VeterinarianBIF 2,371,200
- Vocational teacherBIF 2,094,100
- WaiterBIF 600,300
- Warehouse workerBIF 413,900
- Waste collectorBIF 412,400
- Watch makerBIF 1,271,600
- Water and firewood collectorsBIF 386,200
- Water plant operatorBIF 2,405,400
- Water-based fisheries workerBIF 370,700
- Web developerBIF 2,384,600
- Web technicianBIF 2,719,500
- WelderBIF 1,293,600
- Wind technicianBIF 2,189,500
- Winder operatorBIF 914,500
- Window washerBIF 386,100
- Wood treaterBIF 1,192,600
- WoodworkerBIF 1,122,100
- ZoologistBIF 2,330,900
Source: International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT), pay by major occupation group. How we calculate