Salaries in Cape Verde
CVE 21,820a month
Median monthly salary, 2015.
- Yearly
- CVE 261,900
- Equals
- $220
Top 10 highest paying
- Specialist doctorCVE 967,700
- CEOCVE 869,300
- Traditional chiefs and heads of villageCVE 851,900
- Senior government officialsCVE 844,600
- IT project managerCVE 837,400
- Finance managerCVE 820,100
- Insurance agentCVE 813,400
- Operations managerCVE 810,500
- Social media managerCVE 807,300
- DoctorCVE 803,200
Top 10 lowest paying
- Fast food workerCVE 121,200
- Food service workerCVE 145,400
- Gas station salespersonCVE 146,700
- CashierCVE 147,100
- Subsistence crop farmersCVE 148,500
- Subsistence mixed crop and livestock farmersCVE 148,700
- WaiterCVE 150,100
- Subsistence livestock farmersCVE 150,200
- HairdresserCVE 154,700
- BeauticianCVE 155,000
By major occupation group
| Managers | CVE 60,740 a month |
| Professionals | CVE 49,730 a month |
| Technicians and associate professionals | CVE 33,730 a month |
| Clerical support workers | CVE 30,000 a month |
| Craft and related trades workers | CVE 22,000 a month |
| Plant and machine operators | CVE 21,200 a month |
| Service and sales workers | CVE 15,000 a month |
| Elementary occupations | CVE 14,950 a month |
| Agricultural, forestry and fishery workers | CVE 13,780 a month |
All jobs
- AccountantCVE 567,900
- Accounts assistantCVE 367,000
- Accounts clerkCVE 360,600
- ActorCVE 397,500
- ActuaryCVE 617,500
- Agricultural technicianCVE 367,100
- Aid workerCVE 217,900
- Air traffic controllerCVE 603,700
- Air traffic safety technicianCVE 430,000
- Aircraft technicianCVE 318,900
- Airline pilotCVE 616,400
- Animal carerCVE 164,600
- AnnouncerCVE 522,300
- AnthropologistCVE 519,100
- Apiarists and sericulturistsCVE 181,100
- Aquaculture support workerCVE 181,100
- ArchitectCVE 551,300
- Art directorCVE 561,300
- ArtistCVE 521,500
- AstrologerCVE 182,900
- AstrophysicistCVE 681,100
- AthleteCVE 396,800
- Audio-visual technicianCVE 375,100
- Audiology technicianCVE 341,900
- Audit clerkCVE 395,200
- Auto mechanicCVE 250,200
- Avionics mechanicCVE 298,600
- Ballet dancerCVE 465,900
- BartenderCVE 157,200
- BasketmakerCVE 214,000
- BeauticianCVE 155,000
- Benefits officerCVE 393,900
- Bicycle mechanicCVE 242,600
- Bike assemblerCVE 219,900
- Bindery workerCVE 210,200
- BlacksmithCVE 253,600
- BlasterCVE 301,000
- Boiler operatorCVE 329,400
- BricklayerCVE 270,600
- Broadcast engineerCVE 658,100
- BuilderCVE 273,600
- Bus driverCVE 257,300
- ButcherCVE 219,100
- BuyerCVE 390,100
- CabinetmakerCVE 236,600
- Call centre agentCVE 184,800
- Candle factory workerCVE 240,100
- Car assemblerCVE 251,100
- Car cleanerCVE 168,100
- Car electricianCVE 302,000
- Car painterCVE 250,700
- Career coachCVE 531,700
- CaretakerCVE 186,400
- CarpenterCVE 259,900
- Carpet workerCVE 217,700
- CashierCVE 147,100
- CEOCVE 869,300
- Cheese makerCVE 279,700
- ChefCVE 332,100
- Chemical engineerCVE 634,500
- Chemical engineering technicianCVE 448,300
- Chemical operatorCVE 458,700
- Chemical products plant and machine operatorsCVE 284,600
- ChemistCVE 573,000
- Chief engineerCVE 482,000
- Childcare centre managerCVE 531,400
- Civil engineerCVE 616,100
- Civils workerCVE 226,900
- CleanerCVE 156,700
- CleanersCVE 182,900
- Clerical support workers not elsewhere classifiedCVE 345,400
- Client information workers not elsewhere classifiedCVE 332,200
- Clinical research assistantCVE 320,400
- Cnc operatorCVE 267,800
- Coffee tasterCVE 238,800
- Commodity traderCVE 453,800
- Community health workerCVE 383,200
- CompanionCVE 174,700
- Concrete finisherCVE 276,500
- Construction foremanCVE 472,000
- Construction managerCVE 640,500
- Construction workerCVE 197,500
- CookCVE 165,400
- Corporate trainerCVE 537,400
- Correctional officerCVE 230,800
- Corrugator operatorCVE 250,500
- CourierCVE 178,000
- Craft and related workers not elsewhere classifiedCVE 212,300
- Crane operatorsCVE 300,400
- Crop producerCVE 166,200
- Crop team leaderCVE 166,600
- CroupierCVE 312,800
- Cure operatorCVE 241,900
- Customer service clerkCVE 333,800
- Customs agentCVE 364,100
- Customs officerCVE 405,100
- Dance teacherCVE 296,700
- Data administratorCVE 607,600
- Data centre operatorCVE 458,500
- Data entry clerkCVE 326,100
- Database and network professionals not elsewhere classifiedCVE 630,500
- Day care workerCVE 168,700
- Debt collectorCVE 386,300
- Deep-sea fishermanCVE 171,700
- Dental hygienistCVE 339,900
- DentistCVE 671,600
- DietitianCVE 497,500
- DoctorCVE 803,200
- Door to door sellerCVE 180,800
- DraughtspersonCVE 406,700
- Driving instructorCVE 212,700
- Earthmoving and related plant operatorsCVE 280,700
- EconomistCVE 644,000
- Education officerCVE 533,500
- Electric powerline workerCVE 334,500
- Electrical assemblerCVE 222,700
- Electrical engineerCVE 672,800
- Electrical technicianCVE 442,100
- ElectricianCVE 284,100
- Electronic engineerCVE 652,200
- Electronics engineering technicianCVE 412,300
- Elementary school teacherCVE 535,900
- EmbalmerCVE 193,400
- EmbroidererCVE 218,400
- Employment agentCVE 396,200
- Energy managerCVE 750,700
- Environment engineerCVE 588,900
- Environmental protection professionalsCVE 538,700
- Esol teacherCVE 458,800
- Event coordinatorCVE 363,400
- Executive assistantCVE 384,600
- Fabric cutterCVE 204,600
- Fabric dyerCVE 224,800
- Façade cleanerCVE 203,200
- Facility managerCVE 749,800
- Factory labourerCVE 187,400
- Farm equipment operatorCVE 246,900
- Farm handCVE 180,700
- Farm handsCVE 170,900
- Fast food workerCVE 121,200
- Fiacre driverCVE 163,400
- File clerkCVE 365,100
- Fill operatorCVE 204,800
- Finance adviserCVE 496,800
- Finance managerCVE 820,100
- Financial analystCVE 622,200
- FinancierCVE 623,300
- Fire alarm technicianCVE 289,800
- FirefighterCVE 255,100
- Fisheries boatmanCVE 171,700
- Fishery production managerCVE 554,500
- Fitness club managerCVE 561,400
- Flight attendantCVE 198,500
- Food and related products machine operatorsCVE 228,000
- Food service workerCVE 145,400
- Food stall holderCVE 162,400
- Forest rangerCVE 173,500
- Forest workerCVE 193,600
- ForesterCVE 603,100
- Forestry advisorCVE 567,900
- Forestry technicianCVE 375,000
- Forklift operatorCVE 235,900
- Fruit, vegetable and related preserversCVE 227,600
- Fur animal rearerCVE 184,100
- Garage managerCVE 644,600
- GardenerCVE 180,500
- Garment presserCVE 161,900
- Gas station salespersonCVE 146,700
- General managerCVE 704,900
- GeologistCVE 635,300
- GlassblowerCVE 226,900
- GlassmakerCVE 250,100
- GlazierCVE 252,100
- Gluing operatorCVE 207,900
- GraderCVE 246,700
- GrinderCVE 246,400
- GuideCVE 174,700
- Gym workerCVE 172,500
- HairdresserCVE 154,700
- Hand and pedal vehicle driversCVE 175,500
- Head of marketingCVE 802,000
- Health professionals not elsewhere classifiedCVE 493,900
- Health records clerkCVE 374,500
- Health screenerCVE 350,800
- Heat treat operatorCVE 254,500
- Hide machine operatorCVE 226,200
- High school teacherCVE 569,200
- HistorianCVE 543,000
- HorticulturistCVE 162,000
- Hotel managerCVE 556,800
- Hotel receptionistCVE 299,500
- House managerCVE 184,500
- Household managerCVE 179,000
- HousekeeperCVE 158,800
- HR managerCVE 748,000
- HunterCVE 173,300
- Hvac mechanicCVE 285,700
- Industrial engineerCVE 635,400
- Industrial painterCVE 240,400
- Information clerkCVE 345,100
- InsulatorCVE 262,800
- Insurance agentCVE 813,400
- Insurance sellerCVE 416,800
- IT presales technicianCVE 622,700
- IT project managerCVE 837,400
- IT technicianCVE 399,300
- IT trainerCVE 521,700
- JewellerCVE 227,400
- JournalistCVE 528,200
- JudgeCVE 752,000
- Kitchen assistantCVE 156,400
- Laboratory technologistCVE 374,900
- Landscape architectCVE 555,200
- Laser technicianCVE 446,500
- Laundry workerCVE 194,600
- LawyerCVE 703,400
- Legal aideCVE 388,300
- Legal professionals not elsewhere classifiedCVE 605,900
- Legal secretaryCVE 338,100
- LegislatorsCVE 343,100
- LibrarianCVE 525,200
- Library assistantCVE 337,100
- Livestock and dairy producersCVE 173,000
- Livestock farm labourersCVE 174,600
- Loan officerCVE 411,500
- Logistics managerCVE 678,600
- Loss adjusterCVE 428,600
- Machine oilerCVE 299,200
- Mail carrierCVE 360,700
- Management consultantCVE 625,300
- Manufacturing directorCVE 724,700
- Market traderCVE 181,600
- Marketing specialistCVE 562,500
- Mechanical engineerCVE 646,800
- Mechanical engineering technicianCVE 455,400
- Medical assistantCVE 309,500
- Medical herbalistCVE 357,700
- Medical laboratory technicianCVE 373,500
- Medical transcriberCVE 339,900
- Medical writerCVE 505,100
- Metal casterCVE 271,100
- Metal filerCVE 248,700
- Metal furnace operatorCVE 422,700
- Metal molderCVE 249,200
- Metal workerCVE 258,300
- MetallurgistCVE 427,600
- MetalworkerCVE 270,400
- MeteorologistCVE 627,700
- Meter readerCVE 183,300
- MidwifeCVE 579,100
- Midwife assistantCVE 396,500
- Mine engineerCVE 682,300
- Mine supervisorCVE 478,800
- MinersCVE 308,000
- Mining assistantCVE 228,800
- Mixed farmerCVE 170,000
- Motorcyle courierCVE 225,300
- Museum curatorCVE 508,800
- Museum technicianCVE 343,900
- Music teacherCVE 474,100
- MusicianCVE 471,200
- Network engineerCVE 421,900
- Networks engineerCVE 628,900
- Nursing assistantCVE 182,200
- Nursing associate professionalsCVE 371,400
- Nursing home managerCVE 667,900
- Odd job personsCVE 190,100
- Office clerkCVE 359,800
- Office managerCVE 409,500
- Operations managerCVE 810,500
- OpticianCVE 328,600
- OptometristCVE 552,400
- Other artistic and cultural associate professionalsCVE 384,400
- Paper makerCVE 258,600
- ParamedicCVE 432,300
- Paramedical practitionersCVE 629,000
- Passport officerCVE 400,700
- Pastry cookCVE 209,400
- Patent agentCVE 460,900
- PawnbrokerCVE 294,000
- Payroll clerkCVE 398,200
- PerformerCVE 373,000
- Personal care attendantCVE 177,600
- Personal care workers in health services not elsewhere classifiedCVE 181,800
- Personnel clerksCVE 381,400
- Pest control technicianCVE 234,500
- PharmacistCVE 611,900
- Photo retoucherCVE 215,800
- PhotographerCVE 339,700
- Physical therapistCVE 502,900
- Piano tunerCVE 263,700
- Picker and packerCVE 164,900
- PlastererCVE 249,100
- PlumberCVE 278,600
- Police detectiveCVE 532,500
- Police officerCVE 259,100
- Policy analystCVE 560,300
- PotterCVE 232,500
- Poultry sexerCVE 159,400
- Power plant operatorCVE 472,200
- Prepress technicianCVE 240,200
- Preschool teacherCVE 451,900
- Preschool teaching assistantCVE 169,500
- Primary school managerCVE 733,100
- Print operatorCVE 233,700
- Prison teacherCVE 485,500
- Process operatorCVE 519,900
- Product designerCVE 520,400
- Product managerCVE 797,000
- Production line coordinatorCVE 405,800
- Production supervisorCVE 447,900
- ProfessorCVE 581,500
- Project managerCVE 730,600
- Promotions demonstratorCVE 155,600
- ProofreaderCVE 382,100
- PsychologistCVE 577,100
- Public health inspectorCVE 569,300
- Public relations professionalsCVE 526,600
- Pulp control workerCVE 363,800
- Quality inspectorCVE 423,000
- Radiologic technologistCVE 439,100
- Rail conductorCVE 186,400
- Real estate agentCVE 404,300
- ReceptionistCVE 299,900
- Registered nurseCVE 584,500
- Regulatory government associate professionals not elsewhere classifiedCVE 381,000
- Religious professionalsCVE 458,300
- Religious workerCVE 341,300
- Rental sales workerCVE 179,100
- Restaurant managerCVE 487,200
- Retail sales associateCVE 176,200
- Retail store supervisorCVE 200,100
- Riding instructorCVE 295,000
- Rig drillerCVE 308,800
- RiggerCVE 296,500
- RooferCVE 209,700
- Runway modelCVE 158,900
- Sales engineerCVE 605,800
- Sales representativeCVE 424,700
- Sawmill operatorCVE 241,600
- Scribes and related workersCVE 368,400
- SecretaryCVE 369,900
- Security guardCVE 192,800
- Senior government officialsCVE 844,600
- Set designerCVE 345,700
- Sewing machine operatorCVE 195,700
- Sex workerCVE 159,300
- Shelf stackerCVE 156,300
- Ship pilotCVE 452,200
- Ships’ deck crews and related workersCVE 265,900
- ShoemakerCVE 213,400
- Shop keeperCVE 240,100
- Sign installerCVE 238,200
- SignalmanCVE 310,500
- Slitter operatorCVE 240,000
- Social care workerCVE 358,700
- Social media managerCVE 807,300
- Social services managerCVE 648,200
- Social workerCVE 513,800
- Software developerCVE 649,200
- Software programmerCVE 599,400
- Software testerCVE 619,600
- SorterCVE 193,200
- Special needs teacherCVE 541,500
- Specialist doctorCVE 967,700
- Speech therapistCVE 518,700
- Sport coachCVE 287,200
- StatisticianCVE 442,500
- Steel erectorCVE 280,300
- Stock coordinatorCVE 350,300
- Stone fabricatorCVE 255,200
- Stone planerCVE 257,200
- StonemasonCVE 264,700
- Store managerCVE 611,000
- Street and related service workersCVE 183,000
- Street sweeperCVE 189,400
- Street vendorCVE 182,400
- Subsistence crop farmersCVE 148,500
- Subsistence fishers, hunters, trappers and gatherersCVE 164,900
- Subsistence livestock farmersCVE 150,200
- Subsistence mixed crop and livestock farmersCVE 148,700
- Survey enumeratorCVE 342,700
- SurveyorCVE 573,200
- Switchboard operatorCVE 370,100
- Systems administratorCVE 605,600
- Systems analystCVE 658,300
- TailorCVE 189,100
- TannerCVE 229,300
- Tax officerCVE 423,300
- Taxi driverCVE 215,100
- Technical aideCVE 422,000
- Telecom administratorCVE 443,000
- TellerCVE 381,000
- Tent builderCVE 265,500
- Test engineerCVE 636,900
- Textile braiderCVE 217,300
- Textile machine operatorCVE 211,200
- Therapy assistantCVE 293,900
- Tile installerCVE 248,900
- Tobacco dryerCVE 235,600
- Trades union officialCVE 762,800
- Traditional chiefs and heads of villageCVE 851,900
- Traditional therapistCVE 441,600
- Train driverCVE 355,800
- TranslatorCVE 486,600
- Transport clerksCVE 401,800
- Travel agentCVE 340,200
- Tree doctorCVE 157,100
- Truck driverCVE 261,900
- TypistCVE 343,300
- Underwater welderCVE 288,600
- UpholstererCVE 220,100
- Urban plannerCVE 584,300
- UX designerCVE 485,700
- Vet technicianCVE 304,800
- VeterinarianCVE 596,600
- Vocational teacherCVE 526,900
- WaiterCVE 150,100
- Warehouse workerCVE 193,400
- Waste collectorCVE 192,700
- Watch makerCVE 258,800
- Water and firewood collectorsCVE 180,400
- Water plant operatorCVE 405,700
- Water-based fisheries workerCVE 173,100
- Web developerCVE 600,000
- Web technicianCVE 458,700
- WelderCVE 263,300
- Wind technicianCVE 369,300
- Winder operatorCVE 213,200
- Window washerCVE 180,300
- Wood treaterCVE 242,700
- WoodworkerCVE 228,400
- ZoologistCVE 586,500
Source: International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT), pay by major occupation group. How we calculate