Salaries in Lesotho
LSL 1,400a month
Median monthly salary, 2024.
- Yearly
- LSL 16,800
- Equals
- $76
Top 10 highest paying
- Military officerLSL 97,290
- SoldierLSL 86,410
- Petty officerLSL 80,510
- Specialist doctorLSL 68,100
- DoctorLSL 56,530
- JudgeLSL 52,920
- LawyerLSL 49,500
- Airline pilotLSL 48,270
- Mine engineerLSL 48,020
- AstrophysicistLSL 47,940
Top 10 lowest paying
- Subsistence crop farmersLSL 6,886
- Subsistence mixed crop and livestock farmersLSL 6,895
- Subsistence livestock farmersLSL 6,964
- Tree doctorLSL 7,283
- Poultry sexerLSL 7,390
- HorticulturistLSL 7,512
- Subsistence fishers, hunters, trappers and gatherersLSL 7,646
- Crop producerLSL 7,705
- Crop team leaderLSL 7,724
- Mixed farmerLSL 7,881
By major occupation group
| Armed forces | LSL 7,500 a month |
| Professionals | LSL 3,500 a month |
| Managers | LSL 3,064 a month |
| Technicians and associate professionals | LSL 2,642 a month |
| Plant and machine operators | LSL 2,500 a month |
| Clerical support workers | LSL 2,378 a month |
| Craft and related trades workers | LSL 2,000 a month |
| Service and sales workers | LSL 1,700 a month |
| Elementary occupations | LSL 1,000 a month |
| Agricultural, forestry and fishery workers | LSL 639 a month |
All jobs
- AccountantLSL 39,960
- Accounts assistantLSL 29,090
- Accounts clerkLSL 28,240
- ActorLSL 27,980
- ActuaryLSL 43,460
- Agricultural technicianLSL 28,740
- Aid workerLSL 24,700
- Air traffic controllerLSL 47,270
- Air traffic safety technicianLSL 33,670
- Aircraft technicianLSL 28,990
- Airline pilotLSL 48,270
- Animal carerLSL 18,650
- AnnouncerLSL 36,760
- AnthropologistLSL 36,530
- Apiarists and sericulturistsLSL 8,397
- Aquaculture support workerLSL 8,397
- ArchitectLSL 38,800
- Art directorLSL 39,500
- ArtistLSL 36,700
- AstrologerLSL 20,730
- AstrophysicistLSL 47,940
- AthleteLSL 31,070
- Audio-visual technicianLSL 29,370
- Audiology technicianLSL 26,770
- Audit clerkLSL 31,320
- Auto mechanicLSL 22,750
- Avionics mechanicLSL 27,150
- Ballet dancerLSL 32,790
- BartenderLSL 17,810
- BasketmakerLSL 19,450
- BeauticianLSL 17,560
- Benefits officerLSL 30,850
- Bicycle mechanicLSL 22,050
- Bike assemblerLSL 25,930
- Bindery workerLSL 19,110
- BlacksmithLSL 23,050
- BlasterLSL 27,360
- Boiler operatorLSL 38,840
- BricklayerLSL 24,600
- Broadcast engineerLSL 46,310
- BuilderLSL 24,870
- Bus driverLSL 30,340
- ButcherLSL 19,920
- BuyerLSL 30,550
- CabinetmakerLSL 21,510
- Call centre agentLSL 20,950
- Candle factory workerLSL 21,830
- Car assemblerLSL 29,610
- Car cleanerLSL 11,250
- Car electricianLSL 27,450
- Car painterLSL 22,800
- Career coachLSL 37,420
- CaretakerLSL 21,130
- CarpenterLSL 23,630
- Carpet workerLSL 19,790
- CashierLSL 16,680
- CEOLSL 43,850
- Cheese makerLSL 25,430
- ChefLSL 26,000
- Chemical engineerLSL 44,650
- Chemical engineering technicianLSL 35,100
- Chemical operatorLSL 35,920
- Chemical products plant and machine operatorsLSL 33,560
- ChemistLSL 40,320
- Chief engineerLSL 37,740
- Childcare centre managerLSL 26,800
- Civil engineerLSL 43,360
- Civils workerLSL 15,180
- CleanerLSL 10,490
- CleanersLSL 12,240
- Clerical support workers not elsewhere classifiedLSL 27,370
- Client information workers not elsewhere classifiedLSL 26,330
- Clinical research assistantLSL 25,090
- Cnc operatorLSL 24,350
- Coffee tasterLSL 21,710
- Commodity traderLSL 35,530
- Community health workerLSL 30,010
- CompanionLSL 19,800
- Concrete finisherLSL 25,140
- Construction foremanLSL 36,960
- Construction managerLSL 32,300
- Construction workerLSL 13,220
- CookLSL 18,750
- Corporate trainerLSL 37,820
- Correctional officerLSL 26,150
- Corrugator operatorLSL 29,540
- CourierLSL 11,910
- Craft and related workers not elsewhere classifiedLSL 19,300
- Crane operatorsLSL 35,420
- Crop producerLSL 7,705
- Crop team leaderLSL 7,724
- CroupierLSL 24,790
- Cure operatorLSL 28,520
- Customer service clerkLSL 26,450
- Customs agentLSL 28,510
- Customs officerLSL 31,720
- Dance teacherLSL 20,880
- Data administratorLSL 42,760
- Data centre operatorLSL 35,900
- Data entry clerkLSL 25,840
- Database and network professionals not elsewhere classifiedLSL 44,370
- Day care workerLSL 19,120
- Debt collectorLSL 30,620
- Deep-sea fishermanLSL 7,961
- Dental hygienistLSL 26,620
- DentistLSL 47,260
- DietitianLSL 35,010
- DoctorLSL 56,530
- Door to door sellerLSL 20,490
- DraughtspersonLSL 31,850
- Driving instructorLSL 24,110
- Earthmoving and related plant operatorsLSL 33,090
- EconomistLSL 45,320
- Education officerLSL 37,550
- Electric powerline workerLSL 30,410
- Electrical assemblerLSL 26,260
- Electrical engineerLSL 47,340
- Electrical technicianLSL 34,620
- ElectricianLSL 25,830
- Electronic engineerLSL 45,900
- Electronics engineering technicianLSL 32,290
- Elementary school teacherLSL 37,720
- EmbalmerLSL 21,920
- EmbroidererLSL 19,860
- Employment agentLSL 31,020
- Energy managerLSL 37,860
- Environment engineerLSL 41,440
- Environmental protection professionalsLSL 37,910
- Esol teacherLSL 32,290
- Event coordinatorLSL 28,460
- Executive assistantLSL 30,110
- Fabric cutterLSL 18,600
- Fabric dyerLSL 26,510
- Façade cleanerLSL 18,470
- Facility managerLSL 37,820
- Factory labourerLSL 12,540
- Farm equipment operatorLSL 29,120
- Farm handLSL 12,090
- Farm handsLSL 11,430
- Fast food workerLSL 8,109
- Fiacre driverLSL 10,930
- File clerkLSL 28,940
- Fill operatorLSL 24,150
- Finance adviserLSL 38,900
- Finance managerLSL 41,370
- Financial analystLSL 43,790
- FinancierLSL 43,860
- Fire alarm technicianLSL 26,350
- FirefighterLSL 28,910
- Fisheries boatmanLSL 7,961
- Fishery production managerLSL 27,970
- Fitness club managerLSL 28,310
- Flight attendantLSL 22,500
- Food and related products machine operatorsLSL 26,890
- Food service workerLSL 16,480
- Food stall holderLSL 18,410
- Forest rangerLSL 8,043
- Forest workerLSL 12,950
- ForesterLSL 30,420
- Forestry advisorLSL 39,970
- Forestry technicianLSL 29,360
- Forklift operatorLSL 27,820
- Fruit, vegetable and related preserversLSL 20,690
- Fur animal rearerLSL 8,536
- Garage managerLSL 32,510
- GardenerLSL 12,070
- Garment presserLSL 10,830
- Gas station salespersonLSL 16,630
- General managerLSL 35,560
- GeologistLSL 44,710
- GlassblowerLSL 20,630
- GlassmakerLSL 29,490
- GlazierLSL 22,920
- Gluing operatorLSL 24,520
- GraderLSL 22,430
- GrinderLSL 22,400
- GuideLSL 19,800
- Gym workerLSL 11,540
- HairdresserLSL 17,540
- Hand and pedal vehicle driversLSL 11,740
- Head of marketingLSL 40,450
- Health professionals not elsewhere classifiedLSL 34,760
- Health records clerkLSL 29,330
- Health screenerLSL 27,470
- Heat treat operatorLSL 30,010
- Hide machine operatorLSL 26,680
- High school teacherLSL 40,050
- HistorianLSL 38,210
- HorticulturistLSL 7,512
- Hotel managerLSL 28,080
- Hotel receptionistLSL 23,730
- House managerLSL 20,910
- Household managerLSL 20,290
- HousekeeperLSL 10,620
- HR managerLSL 37,730
- HunterLSL 8,034
- Hvac mechanicLSL 25,970
- Industrial engineerLSL 44,720
- Industrial painterLSL 21,860
- Information clerkLSL 27,350
- InsulatorLSL 23,890
- Insurance agentLSL 41,030
- Insurance sellerLSL 32,640
- IT presales technicianLSL 43,830
- IT project managerLSL 42,240
- IT technicianLSL 31,270
- IT trainerLSL 36,710
- JewellerLSL 20,670
- JournalistLSL 37,170
- JudgeLSL 52,920
- Kitchen assistantLSL 10,460
- Laboratory technologistLSL 29,360
- Landscape architectLSL 39,070
- Laser technicianLSL 34,970
- Laundry workerLSL 22,940
- LawyerLSL 49,500
- Legal aideLSL 30,410
- Legal professionals not elsewhere classifiedLSL 42,640
- Legal secretaryLSL 26,470
- LegislatorsLSL 17,300
- LibrarianLSL 36,960
- Library assistantLSL 26,710
- Livestock and dairy producersLSL 8,023
- Livestock farm labourersLSL 11,680
- Loan officerLSL 32,220
- Logistics managerLSL 34,230
- Loss adjusterLSL 33,560
- Machine oilerLSL 27,200
- Mail carrierLSL 28,590
- Management consultantLSL 44,010
- Manufacturing directorLSL 36,550
- Market traderLSL 20,580
- Marketing specialistLSL 39,590
- Mechanical engineerLSL 45,520
- Mechanical engineering technicianLSL 35,660
- Medical assistantLSL 24,240
- Medical herbalistLSL 28,010
- Medical laboratory technicianLSL 29,250
- Medical transcriberLSL 26,620
- Medical writerLSL 35,550
- Metal casterLSL 31,970
- Metal filerLSL 29,330
- Metal furnace operatorLSL 33,100
- Metal molderLSL 22,650
- Metal workerLSL 23,480
- MetallurgistLSL 33,480
- MetalworkerLSL 24,580
- MeteorologistLSL 44,170
- Meter readerLSL 12,260
- MidwifeLSL 40,750
- Midwife assistantLSL 31,050
- Military officerLSL 97,290
- Mine engineerLSL 48,020
- Mine supervisorLSL 37,490
- MinersLSL 36,320
- Mining assistantLSL 15,310
- Mixed farmerLSL 7,881
- Motorcyle courierLSL 26,570
- Museum curatorLSL 35,810
- Museum technicianLSL 26,930
- Music teacherLSL 33,370
- MusicianLSL 33,160
- Network engineerLSL 33,040
- Networks engineerLSL 44,260
- Nursing assistantLSL 20,650
- Nursing associate professionalsLSL 29,080
- Nursing home managerLSL 33,690
- Odd job personsLSL 12,720
- Office clerkLSL 28,520
- Office managerLSL 32,070
- Operations managerLSL 40,880
- OpticianLSL 25,730
- OptometristLSL 38,880
- Other artistic and cultural associate professionalsLSL 30,100
- Paper makerLSL 30,500
- ParamedicLSL 33,850
- Paramedical practitionersLSL 44,260
- Passport officerLSL 31,380
- Pastry cookLSL 19,030
- Patent agentLSL 36,090
- PawnbrokerLSL 23,300
- Payroll clerkLSL 31,560
- PerformerLSL 26,250
- Personal care attendantLSL 20,120
- Personal care workers in health services not elsewhere classifiedLSL 20,610
- Personnel clerksLSL 30,230
- Pest control technicianLSL 21,310
- Petty officerLSL 80,510
- PharmacistLSL 43,060
- Photo retoucherLSL 25,450
- PhotographerLSL 26,600
- Physical therapistLSL 35,390
- Piano tunerLSL 23,970
- Picker and packerLSL 11,030
- PlastererLSL 22,640
- PlumberLSL 25,330
- Police detectiveLSL 41,700
- Police officerLSL 29,370
- Policy analystLSL 39,430
- PotterLSL 21,140
- Poultry sexerLSL 7,390
- Power plant operatorLSL 36,980
- Prepress technicianLSL 21,830
- Preschool teacherLSL 31,800
- Preschool teaching assistantLSL 19,210
- Primary school managerLSL 36,980
- Print operatorLSL 21,240
- Prison teacherLSL 34,160
- Process operatorLSL 40,710
- Product designerLSL 36,620
- Product managerLSL 40,200
- Production line coordinatorLSL 32,160
- Production supervisorLSL 35,070
- ProfessorLSL 40,930
- Project managerLSL 36,850
- Promotions demonstratorLSL 17,640
- ProofreaderLSL 30,290
- PsychologistLSL 40,620
- Public health inspectorLSL 40,070
- Public relations professionalsLSL 37,060
- Pulp control workerLSL 28,490
- Quality inspectorLSL 33,120
- Radiologic technologistLSL 34,390
- Rail conductorLSL 21,120
- Real estate agentLSL 31,660
- ReceptionistLSL 23,770
- Registered nurseLSL 41,140
- Regulatory government associate professionals not elsewhere classifiedLSL 29,830
- Religious professionalsLSL 32,260
- Religious workerLSL 26,720
- Rental sales workerLSL 20,300
- Restaurant managerLSL 24,570
- Retail sales associateLSL 19,970
- Retail store supervisorLSL 22,680
- Riding instructorLSL 23,100
- Rig drillerLSL 36,410
- RiggerLSL 26,950
- RooferLSL 19,070
- Runway modelLSL 18,010
- Sales engineerLSL 42,630
- Sales representativeLSL 33,260
- Sawmill operatorLSL 28,490
- Scribes and related workersLSL 29,200
- SecretaryLSL 29,320
- Security guardLSL 21,850
- Senior government officialsLSL 42,600
- Set designerLSL 27,070
- Sewing machine operatorLSL 23,080
- Sex workerLSL 18,050
- Shelf stackerLSL 10,450
- Ship pilotLSL 35,410
- Ships’ deck crews and related workersLSL 31,350
- ShoemakerLSL 19,400
- Shop keeperLSL 27,210
- Sign installerLSL 21,650
- SignalmanLSL 36,620
- Slitter operatorLSL 28,300
- Social care workerLSL 28,090
- Social media managerLSL 40,720
- Social services managerLSL 32,690
- Social workerLSL 36,160
- Software developerLSL 45,690
- Software programmerLSL 42,180
- Software testerLSL 43,600
- SoldierLSL 86,410
- SorterLSL 12,920
- Special needs teacherLSL 38,110
- Specialist doctorLSL 68,100
- Speech therapistLSL 36,500
- Sport coachLSL 22,490
- StatisticianLSL 34,650
- Steel erectorLSL 25,480
- Stock coordinatorLSL 27,760
- Stone fabricatorLSL 30,100
- Stone planerLSL 30,330
- StonemasonLSL 24,060
- Store managerLSL 30,820
- Street and related service workersLSL 12,240
- Street sweeperLSL 12,670
- Street vendorLSL 12,200
- Subsistence crop farmersLSL 6,886
- Subsistence fishers, hunters, trappers and gatherersLSL 7,646
- Subsistence livestock farmersLSL 6,964
- Subsistence mixed crop and livestock farmersLSL 6,895
- Survey enumeratorLSL 27,160
- SurveyorLSL 40,340
- Switchboard operatorLSL 29,330
- Systems administratorLSL 42,620
- Systems analystLSL 46,330
- TailorLSL 17,190
- TannerLSL 20,850
- Tax officerLSL 33,140
- Taxi driverLSL 25,360
- Technical aideLSL 33,040
- Telecom administratorLSL 34,690
- TellerLSL 30,200
- Tent builderLSL 24,140
- Test engineerLSL 44,820
- Textile braiderLSL 25,630
- Textile machine operatorLSL 24,910
- Therapy assistantLSL 23,010
- Tile installerLSL 22,630
- Tobacco dryerLSL 21,420
- Trades union officialLSL 38,470
- Traditional chiefs and heads of villageLSL 42,970
- Traditional therapistLSL 31,080
- Train driverLSL 41,950
- TranslatorLSL 34,250
- Transport clerksLSL 31,840
- Travel agentLSL 26,960
- Tree doctorLSL 7,283
- Truck driverLSL 30,880
- TypistLSL 27,210
- Underwater welderLSL 26,240
- UpholstererLSL 20,010
- Urban plannerLSL 41,120
- UX designerLSL 34,180
- Vet technicianLSL 23,870
- VeterinarianLSL 41,990
- Vocational teacherLSL 37,080
- WaiterLSL 17,010
- Warehouse workerLSL 12,940
- Waste collectorLSL 12,890
- Watch makerLSL 23,520
- Water and firewood collectorsLSL 12,070
- Water plant operatorLSL 31,770
- Water-based fisheries workerLSL 11,580
- Web developerLSL 42,220
- Web technicianLSL 35,920
- WelderLSL 23,930
- Wind technicianLSL 28,920
- Winder operatorLSL 25,140
- Window washerLSL 12,060
- Wood treaterLSL 22,060
- WoodworkerLSL 20,760
- ZoologistLSL 41,270
Source: International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT), pay by major occupation group. How we calculate