Salaries in Cameroon
FCFA 60,000a month
Median monthly salary, 2014.
- Yearly
- FCFA 720,000
- Equals
- $122
Top 10 highest paying
- Military officerFCFA 2,390,800
- CEOFCFA 2,146,900
- Specialist doctorFCFA 2,140,400
- SoldierFCFA 2,123,400
- Traditional chiefs and heads of villageFCFA 2,103,900
- Senior government officialsFCFA 2,085,700
- IT project managerFCFA 2,068,000
- Finance managerFCFA 2,025,400
- Insurance agentFCFA 2,008,800
- Operations managerFCFA 2,001,500
Top 10 lowest paying
- Fast food workerFCFA 324,400
- Shelf stackerFCFA 418,200
- Kitchen assistantFCFA 418,500
- CleanerFCFA 419,400
- HousekeeperFCFA 424,900
- TailorFCFA 429,800
- Garment presserFCFA 433,200
- Fiacre driverFCFA 437,300
- Food service workerFCFA 437,500
- Picker and packerFCFA 441,300
By major occupation group
| Armed forces | FCFA 184,300 a month |
| Managers | FCFA 150,000 a month |
| Professionals | FCFA 110,000 a month |
| Clerical support workers | FCFA 75,000 a month |
| Technicians and associate professionals | FCFA 70,000 a month |
| Plant and machine operators | FCFA 60,000 a month |
| Agricultural, forestry and fishery workers | FCFA 58,900 a month |
| Craft and related trades workers | FCFA 50,000 a month |
| Service and sales workers | FCFA 45,130 a month |
| Elementary occupations | FCFA 40,000 a month |
All jobs
- AccountantFCFA 1,256,000
- Accounts assistantFCFA 917,500
- Accounts clerkFCFA 748,300
- ActorFCFA 879,200
- ActuaryFCFA 1,365,900
- Agricultural technicianFCFA 761,700
- Aid workerFCFA 655,700
- Air traffic controllerFCFA 1,252,700
- Air traffic safety technicianFCFA 892,200
- Aircraft technicianFCFA 724,700
- Airline pilotFCFA 1,279,100
- Animal carerFCFA 495,100
- AnnouncerFCFA 1,155,200
- AnthropologistFCFA 1,148,100
- Apiarists and sericulturistsFCFA 774,100
- Aquaculture support workerFCFA 774,100
- ArchitectFCFA 1,219,300
- Art directorFCFA 1,241,400
- ArtistFCFA 1,153,400
- AstrologerFCFA 550,400
- AstrophysicistFCFA 1,506,500
- AthleteFCFA 823,400
- Audio-visual technicianFCFA 778,300
- Audiology technicianFCFA 709,500
- Audit clerkFCFA 988,000
- Auto mechanicFCFA 568,700
- Avionics mechanicFCFA 678,700
- Ballet dancerFCFA 1,030,400
- BartenderFCFA 472,800
- BasketmakerFCFA 486,400
- BeauticianFCFA 466,200
- Benefits officerFCFA 817,500
- Bicycle mechanicFCFA 551,300
- Bike assemblerFCFA 622,300
- Bindery workerFCFA 477,800
- BlacksmithFCFA 576,400
- BlasterFCFA 684,000
- Boiler operatorFCFA 932,200
- BricklayerFCFA 615,000
- Broadcast engineerFCFA 1,455,600
- BuilderFCFA 621,900
- Bus driverFCFA 728,100
- ButcherFCFA 498,000
- BuyerFCFA 809,500
- CabinetmakerFCFA 537,700
- Call centre agentFCFA 556,100
- Candle factory workerFCFA 545,700
- Car assemblerFCFA 710,700
- Car cleanerFCFA 449,900
- Car electricianFCFA 686,300
- Car painterFCFA 569,900
- Career coachFCFA 1,176,100
- CaretakerFCFA 560,900
- CarpenterFCFA 590,700
- Carpet workerFCFA 494,700
- CashierFCFA 442,700
- CEOFCFA 2,146,900
- Cheese makerFCFA 635,800
- ChefFCFA 689,100
- Chemical engineerFCFA 1,403,300
- Chemical engineering technicianFCFA 930,200
- Chemical operatorFCFA 951,900
- Chemical products plant and machine operatorsFCFA 805,500
- ChemistFCFA 1,267,400
- Chief engineerFCFA 1,000,200
- Childcare centre managerFCFA 1,312,400
- Civil engineerFCFA 1,362,800
- Civils workerFCFA 607,300
- CleanerFCFA 419,400
- CleanersFCFA 489,500
- Clerical support workers not elsewhere classifiedFCFA 863,400
- Client information workers not elsewhere classifiedFCFA 830,400
- Clinical research assistantFCFA 664,800
- Cnc operatorFCFA 608,700
- Coffee tasterFCFA 542,700
- Commodity traderFCFA 941,600
- Community health workerFCFA 795,200
- CompanionFCFA 525,600
- Concrete finisherFCFA 628,400
- Construction foremanFCFA 979,400
- Construction managerFCFA 1,581,700
- Construction workerFCFA 528,600
- CookFCFA 497,800
- Corporate trainerFCFA 1,188,700
- Correctional officerFCFA 694,300
- Corrugator operatorFCFA 709,000
- CourierFCFA 476,200
- Craft and related workers not elsewhere classifiedFCFA 482,400
- Crane operatorsFCFA 850,100
- Crop producerFCFA 710,300
- Crop team leaderFCFA 712,100
- CroupierFCFA 781,900
- Cure operatorFCFA 684,500
- Customer service clerkFCFA 834,400
- Customs agentFCFA 755,500
- Customs officerFCFA 840,600
- Dance teacherFCFA 656,300
- Data administratorFCFA 1,343,900
- Data centre operatorFCFA 951,400
- Data entry clerkFCFA 815,200
- Database and network professionals not elsewhere classifiedFCFA 1,394,500
- Day care workerFCFA 507,500
- Debt collectorFCFA 965,800
- Deep-sea fishermanFCFA 733,900
- Dental hygienistFCFA 705,400
- DentistFCFA 1,485,500
- DietitianFCFA 1,100,300
- DoctorFCFA 1,776,500
- Door to door sellerFCFA 544,100
- DraughtspersonFCFA 844,000
- Driving instructorFCFA 640,000
- Earthmoving and related plant operatorsFCFA 794,300
- EconomistFCFA 1,424,400
- Education officerFCFA 1,180,100
- Electric powerline workerFCFA 760,300
- Electrical assemblerFCFA 630,200
- Electrical engineerFCFA 1,488,000
- Electrical technicianFCFA 917,400
- ElectricianFCFA 645,700
- Electronic engineerFCFA 1,442,500
- Electronics engineering technicianFCFA 855,600
- Elementary school teacherFCFA 1,185,400
- EmbalmerFCFA 581,900
- EmbroidererFCFA 496,500
- Employment agentFCFA 822,100
- Energy managerFCFA 1,853,800
- Environment engineerFCFA 1,302,400
- Environmental protection professionalsFCFA 1,191,500
- Esol teacherFCFA 1,014,900
- Event coordinatorFCFA 754,200
- Executive assistantFCFA 798,000
- Fabric cutterFCFA 465,100
- Fabric dyerFCFA 636,200
- Façade cleanerFCFA 461,800
- Facility managerFCFA 1,851,500
- Factory labourerFCFA 501,500
- Farm equipment operatorFCFA 698,800
- Farm handFCFA 483,600
- Farm handsFCFA 457,300
- Fast food workerFCFA 324,400
- Fiacre driverFCFA 437,300
- File clerkFCFA 912,800
- Fill operatorFCFA 579,500
- Finance adviserFCFA 1,030,800
- Finance managerFCFA 2,025,400
- Financial analystFCFA 1,376,100
- FinancierFCFA 1,378,600
- Fire alarm technicianFCFA 658,700
- FirefighterFCFA 767,500
- Fisheries boatmanFCFA 733,900
- Fishery production managerFCFA 1,369,400
- Fitness club managerFCFA 1,386,300
- Flight attendantFCFA 597,300
- Food and related products machine operatorsFCFA 645,400
- Food service workerFCFA 437,500
- Food stall holderFCFA 488,800
- Forest rangerFCFA 741,500
- Forest workerFCFA 518,000
- ForesterFCFA 1,489,400
- Forestry advisorFCFA 1,256,100
- Forestry technicianFCFA 778,100
- Forklift operatorFCFA 667,700
- Fruit, vegetable and related preserversFCFA 517,200
- Fur animal rearerFCFA 786,900
- Garage managerFCFA 1,592,000
- GardenerFCFA 482,900
- Garment presserFCFA 433,200
- Gas station salespersonFCFA 441,400
- General managerFCFA 1,740,900
- GeologistFCFA 1,405,100
- GlassblowerFCFA 515,700
- GlassmakerFCFA 707,700
- GlazierFCFA 572,900
- Gluing operatorFCFA 588,500
- GraderFCFA 560,600
- GrinderFCFA 560,100
- GuideFCFA 525,800
- Gym workerFCFA 461,600
- HairdresserFCFA 465,500
- Hand and pedal vehicle driversFCFA 469,600
- Head of marketingFCFA 1,980,600
- Health professionals not elsewhere classifiedFCFA 1,092,400
- Health records clerkFCFA 777,200
- Health screenerFCFA 728,000
- Heat treat operatorFCFA 720,200
- Hide machine operatorFCFA 640,200
- High school teacherFCFA 1,258,900
- HistorianFCFA 1,200,900
- HorticulturistFCFA 692,500
- Hotel managerFCFA 1,374,900
- Hotel receptionistFCFA 748,600
- House managerFCFA 555,200
- Household managerFCFA 538,700
- HousekeeperFCFA 424,900
- HR managerFCFA 1,847,200
- HunterFCFA 740,600
- Hvac mechanicFCFA 649,200
- Industrial engineerFCFA 1,405,400
- Industrial painterFCFA 546,500
- Information clerkFCFA 862,800
- InsulatorFCFA 597,200
- Insurance agentFCFA 2,008,800
- Insurance sellerFCFA 864,900
- IT presales technicianFCFA 1,377,400
- IT project managerFCFA 2,068,000
- IT technicianFCFA 828,600
- IT trainerFCFA 1,153,800
- JewellerFCFA 516,700
- JournalistFCFA 1,168,200
- JudgeFCFA 1,663,300
- Kitchen assistantFCFA 418,500
- Laboratory technologistFCFA 778,000
- Landscape architectFCFA 1,228,000
- Laser technicianFCFA 926,600
- Laundry workerFCFA 550,700
- LawyerFCFA 1,555,800
- Legal aideFCFA 805,800
- Legal professionals not elsewhere classifiedFCFA 1,340,100
- Legal secretaryFCFA 701,600
- LegislatorsFCFA 847,200
- LibrarianFCFA 1,161,600
- Library assistantFCFA 842,700
- Livestock and dairy producersFCFA 739,600
- Livestock farm labourersFCFA 467,300
- Loan officerFCFA 853,800
- Logistics managerFCFA 1,675,800
- Loss adjusterFCFA 889,300
- Machine oilerFCFA 679,900
- Mail carrierFCFA 901,900
- Management consultantFCFA 1,383,100
- Manufacturing directorFCFA 1,789,600
- Market traderFCFA 546,300
- Marketing specialistFCFA 1,244,200
- Mechanical engineerFCFA 1,430,600
- Mechanical engineering technicianFCFA 944,900
- Medical assistantFCFA 642,300
- Medical herbalistFCFA 742,200
- Medical laboratory technicianFCFA 775,000
- Medical transcriberFCFA 705,400
- Medical writerFCFA 1,117,200
- Metal casterFCFA 767,300
- Metal filerFCFA 703,800
- Metal furnace operatorFCFA 877,200
- Metal molderFCFA 566,300
- Metal workerFCFA 587,000
- MetallurgistFCFA 887,300
- MetalworkerFCFA 614,500
- MeteorologistFCFA 1,388,300
- Meter readerFCFA 490,500
- MidwifeFCFA 1,280,800
- Midwife assistantFCFA 822,700
- Military officerFCFA 2,390,800
- Mine engineerFCFA 1,509,100
- Mine supervisorFCFA 993,600
- MinersFCFA 871,600
- Mining assistantFCFA 612,400
- Mixed farmerFCFA 726,500
- Motorcyle courierFCFA 637,600
- Museum curatorFCFA 1,125,300
- Museum technicianFCFA 713,600
- Music teacherFCFA 1,048,700
- MusicianFCFA 1,042,200
- Network engineerFCFA 875,500
- Networks engineerFCFA 1,390,900
- Nursing assistantFCFA 548,100
- Nursing associate professionalsFCFA 770,700
- Nursing home managerFCFA 1,649,500
- Odd job personsFCFA 508,700
- Office clerkFCFA 899,500
- Office managerFCFA 849,800
- Operations managerFCFA 2,001,500
- OpticianFCFA 681,900
- OptometristFCFA 1,221,900
- Other artistic and cultural associate professionalsFCFA 797,600
- Paper makerFCFA 732,000
- ParamedicFCFA 897,000
- Paramedical practitionersFCFA 1,391,100
- Passport officerFCFA 831,500
- Pastry cookFCFA 475,800
- Patent agentFCFA 956,400
- PawnbrokerFCFA 735,000
- Payroll clerkFCFA 995,400
- PerformerFCFA 825,000
- Personal care attendantFCFA 534,300
- Personal care workers in health services not elsewhere classifiedFCFA 547,100
- Personnel clerksFCFA 953,400
- Pest control technicianFCFA 532,900
- Petty officerFCFA 1,978,600
- PharmacistFCFA 1,353,400
- Photo retoucherFCFA 610,800
- PhotographerFCFA 704,900
- Physical therapistFCFA 1,112,200
- Piano tunerFCFA 599,200
- Picker and packerFCFA 441,300
- PlastererFCFA 566,100
- PlumberFCFA 633,200
- Police detectiveFCFA 1,105,000
- Police officerFCFA 779,700
- Policy analystFCFA 1,239,300
- PotterFCFA 528,400
- Poultry sexerFCFA 681,300
- Power plant operatorFCFA 979,900
- Prepress technicianFCFA 545,800
- Preschool teacherFCFA 999,500
- Preschool teaching assistantFCFA 509,900
- Primary school managerFCFA 1,810,400
- Print operatorFCFA 531,000
- Prison teacherFCFA 1,073,700
- Process operatorFCFA 1,078,900
- Product designerFCFA 1,151,000
- Product managerFCFA 1,968,200
- Production line coordinatorFCFA 1,014,600
- Production supervisorFCFA 929,400
- ProfessorFCFA 1,286,200
- Project managerFCFA 1,804,300
- Promotions demonstratorFCFA 468,200
- ProofreaderFCFA 955,300
- PsychologistFCFA 1,276,500
- Public health inspectorFCFA 1,259,200
- Public relations professionalsFCFA 1,164,800
- Pulp control workerFCFA 755,000
- Quality inspectorFCFA 877,700
- Radiologic technologistFCFA 911,300
- Rail conductorFCFA 560,700
- Real estate agentFCFA 839,000
- ReceptionistFCFA 749,600
- Registered nurseFCFA 1,292,800
- Regulatory government associate professionals not elsewhere classifiedFCFA 790,500
- Religious professionalsFCFA 1,013,800
- Religious workerFCFA 708,200
- Rental sales workerFCFA 538,900
- Restaurant managerFCFA 1,203,100
- Retail sales associateFCFA 530,300
- Retail store supervisorFCFA 602,200
- Riding instructorFCFA 612,200
- Rig drillerFCFA 874,000
- RiggerFCFA 673,900
- RooferFCFA 476,700
- Runway modelFCFA 478,200
- Sales engineerFCFA 1,339,800
- Sales representativeFCFA 881,300
- Sawmill operatorFCFA 683,800
- Scribes and related workersFCFA 921,100
- SecretaryFCFA 924,800
- Security guardFCFA 580,000
- Senior government officialsFCFA 2,085,700
- Set designerFCFA 717,300
- Sewing machine operatorFCFA 553,900
- Sex workerFCFA 479,300
- Shelf stackerFCFA 418,200
- Ship pilotFCFA 938,400
- Ships’ deck crews and related workersFCFA 752,400
- ShoemakerFCFA 485,100
- Shop keeperFCFA 722,400
- Sign installerFCFA 541,300
- SignalmanFCFA 878,800
- Slitter operatorFCFA 679,200
- Social care workerFCFA 744,300
- Social media managerFCFA 1,993,800
- Social services managerFCFA 1,600,800
- Social workerFCFA 1,136,500
- Software developerFCFA 1,435,900
- Software programmerFCFA 1,325,800
- Software testerFCFA 1,370,400
- SoldierFCFA 2,123,400
- SorterFCFA 516,900
- Special needs teacherFCFA 1,197,700
- Specialist doctorFCFA 2,140,400
- Speech therapistFCFA 1,147,200
- Sport coachFCFA 596,100
- StatisticianFCFA 918,200
- Steel erectorFCFA 637,000
- Stock coordinatorFCFA 875,800
- Stone fabricatorFCFA 722,300
- Stone planerFCFA 727,800
- StonemasonFCFA 601,600
- Store managerFCFA 1,508,900
- Street and related service workersFCFA 489,600
- Street sweeperFCFA 506,900
- Street vendorFCFA 488,100
- Subsistence crop farmersFCFA 634,800
- Subsistence fishers, hunters, trappers and gatherersFCFA 704,800
- Subsistence livestock farmersFCFA 642,000
- Subsistence mixed crop and livestock farmersFCFA 635,600
- Survey enumeratorFCFA 856,700
- SurveyorFCFA 1,267,700
- Switchboard operatorFCFA 925,200
- Systems administratorFCFA 1,339,400
- Systems analystFCFA 1,456,000
- TailorFCFA 429,800
- TannerFCFA 521,200
- Tax officerFCFA 878,300
- Taxi driverFCFA 608,600
- Technical aideFCFA 875,600
- Telecom administratorFCFA 919,300
- TellerFCFA 952,600
- Tent builderFCFA 603,400
- Test engineerFCFA 1,408,600
- Textile braiderFCFA 615,100
- Textile machine operatorFCFA 597,800
- Therapy assistantFCFA 609,800
- Tile installerFCFA 565,700
- Tobacco dryerFCFA 535,500
- Trades union officialFCFA 1,883,800
- Traditional chiefs and heads of villageFCFA 2,103,900
- Traditional therapistFCFA 976,700
- Train driverFCFA 1,006,900
- TranslatorFCFA 1,076,300
- Transport clerksFCFA 1,004,400
- Travel agentFCFA 850,400
- Tree doctorFCFA 671,400
- Truck driverFCFA 741,200
- TypistFCFA 858,300
- Underwater welderFCFA 655,900
- UpholstererFCFA 500,300
- Urban plannerFCFA 1,292,400
- UX designerFCFA 1,074,200
- Vet technicianFCFA 632,500
- VeterinarianFCFA 1,319,600
- Vocational teacherFCFA 1,165,400
- WaiterFCFA 451,600
- Warehouse workerFCFA 517,400
- Waste collectorFCFA 515,500
- Watch makerFCFA 588,100
- Water and firewood collectorsFCFA 482,700
- Water plant operatorFCFA 841,900
- Water-based fisheries workerFCFA 463,300
- Web developerFCFA 1,327,000
- Web technicianFCFA 951,800
- WelderFCFA 598,300
- Wind technicianFCFA 766,300
- Winder operatorFCFA 603,400
- Window washerFCFA 482,600
- Wood treaterFCFA 551,600
- WoodworkerFCFA 519,000
- ZoologistFCFA 1,297,200
Source: International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT), pay by major occupation group. How we calculate