Salaries in Tonga
TOP 1,295a month
Median monthly salary, 2023.
- Yearly
- TOP 15,540
- Equals
- $548
Top 10 highest paying
- Specialist doctorTOP 25,030
- CEOTOP 24,810
- Traditional chiefs and heads of villageTOP 24,310
- Senior government officialsTOP 24,100
- IT project managerTOP 23,900
- Finance managerTOP 23,400
- Airline pilotTOP 23,340
- Insurance agentTOP 23,210
- Train driverTOP 23,140
- Operations managerTOP 23,130
Top 10 lowest paying
- Dance teacherTOP 7,675
- Petty officerTOP 9,258
- Food service workerTOP 9,415
- Gas station salespersonTOP 9,498
- CashierTOP 9,527
- PerformerTOP 9,648
- WaiterTOP 9,717
- LegislatorsTOP 9,790
- SoldierTOP 9,935
- HairdresserTOP 10,020
By major occupation group
| Managers | TOP 1,733 a month |
| Craft and related trades workers | TOP 1,517 a month |
| Agricultural, forestry and fishery workers | TOP 1,396 a month |
| Plant and machine operators | TOP 1,379 a month |
| Elementary occupations | TOP 1,300 a month |
| Professionals | TOP 1,286 a month |
| Technicians and associate professionals | TOP 1,277 a month |
| Clerical support workers | TOP 1,083 a month |
| Service and sales workers | TOP 971 a month |
| Armed forces | TOP 862 a month |
All jobs
- AccountantTOP 14,690
- Accounts assistantTOP 13,250
- Accounts clerkTOP 13,650
- ActorTOP 10,280
- ActuaryTOP 15,970
- Agricultural technicianTOP 13,900
- Aid workerTOP 14,110
- Air traffic controllerTOP 22,850
- Air traffic safety technicianTOP 16,280
- Aircraft technicianTOP 21,980
- Airline pilotTOP 23,340
- Animal carerTOP 10,650
- AnnouncerTOP 13,510
- AnthropologistTOP 13,430
- Apiarists and sericulturistsTOP 18,350
- Aquaculture support workerTOP 18,350
- ArchitectTOP 14,260
- Art directorTOP 14,520
- ArtistTOP 13,490
- AstrologerTOP 11,840
- AstrophysicistTOP 17,620
- AthleteTOP 15,020
- Audio-visual technicianTOP 14,200
- Audiology technicianTOP 12,940
- Audit clerkTOP 14,270
- Auto mechanicTOP 17,250
- Avionics mechanicTOP 20,590
- Ballet dancerTOP 12,050
- BartenderTOP 10,170
- BasketmakerTOP 14,750
- BeauticianTOP 10,030
- Benefits officerTOP 14,910
- Bicycle mechanicTOP 16,720
- Bike assemblerTOP 14,300
- Bindery workerTOP 14,490
- BlacksmithTOP 17,480
- BlasterTOP 20,750
- Boiler operatorTOP 21,420
- BricklayerTOP 18,650
- Broadcast engineerTOP 17,020
- BuilderTOP 18,860
- Bus driverTOP 16,730
- ButcherTOP 15,110
- BuyerTOP 14,770
- CabinetmakerTOP 16,310
- Call centre agentTOP 11,970
- Candle factory workerTOP 16,550
- Car assemblerTOP 16,330
- Car cleanerTOP 14,620
- Car electricianTOP 20,820
- Car painterTOP 17,290
- Career coachTOP 13,750
- CaretakerTOP 12,070
- CarpenterTOP 17,920
- Carpet workerTOP 15,010
- CashierTOP 9,527
- CEOTOP 24,810
- Cheese makerTOP 19,290
- ChefTOP 12,570
- Chemical engineerTOP 16,410
- Chemical engineering technicianTOP 16,970
- Chemical operatorTOP 17,370
- Chemical products plant and machine operatorsTOP 18,510
- ChemistTOP 14,820
- Chief engineerTOP 18,250
- Childcare centre managerTOP 15,170
- Civil engineerTOP 15,940
- Civils workerTOP 19,740
- CleanerTOP 13,630
- CleanersTOP 15,910
- Clerical support workers not elsewhere classifiedTOP 12,470
- Client information workers not elsewhere classifiedTOP 12,000
- Clinical research assistantTOP 12,130
- Cnc operatorTOP 18,460
- Coffee tasterTOP 16,460
- Commodity traderTOP 17,180
- Community health workerTOP 14,510
- CompanionTOP 11,310
- Concrete finisherTOP 19,060
- Construction foremanTOP 17,870
- Construction managerTOP 18,280
- Construction workerTOP 17,180
- CookTOP 10,710
- Corporate trainerTOP 13,900
- Correctional officerTOP 14,940
- Corrugator operatorTOP 16,290
- CourierTOP 15,480
- Craft and related workers not elsewhere classifiedTOP 14,630
- Crane operatorsTOP 19,540
- Crop producerTOP 16,840
- Crop team leaderTOP 16,880
- CroupierTOP 11,290
- Cure operatorTOP 15,730
- Customer service clerkTOP 12,050
- Customs agentTOP 13,780
- Customs officerTOP 15,340
- Dance teacherTOP 7,675
- Data administratorTOP 15,720
- Data centre operatorTOP 17,360
- Data entry clerkTOP 11,770
- Database and network professionals not elsewhere classifiedTOP 16,310
- Day care workerTOP 10,920
- Debt collectorTOP 13,950
- Deep-sea fishermanTOP 17,400
- Dental hygienistTOP 12,870
- DentistTOP 17,370
- DietitianTOP 12,870
- DoctorTOP 20,780
- Door to door sellerTOP 11,710
- DraughtspersonTOP 15,400
- Driving instructorTOP 13,770
- Earthmoving and related plant operatorsTOP 18,250
- EconomistTOP 16,660
- Education officerTOP 13,800
- Electric powerline workerTOP 23,060
- Electrical assemblerTOP 14,480
- Electrical engineerTOP 17,400
- Electrical technicianTOP 16,740
- ElectricianTOP 19,590
- Electronic engineerTOP 16,870
- Electronics engineering technicianTOP 15,610
- Elementary school teacherTOP 13,860
- EmbalmerTOP 12,520
- EmbroidererTOP 15,060
- Employment agentTOP 15,000
- Energy managerTOP 21,420
- Environment engineerTOP 15,230
- Environmental protection professionalsTOP 13,940
- Esol teacherTOP 11,870
- Event coordinatorTOP 13,760
- Executive assistantTOP 14,560
- Fabric cutterTOP 14,110
- Fabric dyerTOP 14,620
- Façade cleanerTOP 14,010
- Facility managerTOP 21,400
- Factory labourerTOP 16,300
- Farm equipment operatorTOP 16,060
- Farm handTOP 15,720
- Farm handsTOP 14,860
- Fast food workerTOP 10,540
- Fiacre driverTOP 14,210
- File clerkTOP 13,180
- Fill operatorTOP 13,320
- Finance adviserTOP 18,810
- Finance managerTOP 23,400
- Financial analystTOP 16,090
- FinancierTOP 16,120
- Fire alarm technicianTOP 19,980
- FirefighterTOP 16,520
- Fisheries boatmanTOP 17,400
- Fishery production managerTOP 15,820
- Fitness club managerTOP 16,020
- Flight attendantTOP 12,850
- Food and related products machine operatorsTOP 14,830
- Food service workerTOP 9,415
- Food stall holderTOP 10,520
- Forest rangerTOP 17,580
- Forest workerTOP 16,840
- ForesterTOP 17,210
- Forestry advisorTOP 14,690
- Forestry technicianTOP 14,200
- Forklift operatorTOP 15,340
- Fruit, vegetable and related preserversTOP 15,690
- Fur animal rearerTOP 18,650
- Garage managerTOP 18,400
- GardenerTOP 15,690
- Garment presserTOP 14,080
- Gas station salespersonTOP 9,498
- General managerTOP 20,120
- GeologistTOP 16,430
- GlassblowerTOP 15,640
- GlassmakerTOP 16,260
- GlazierTOP 17,380
- Gluing operatorTOP 13,520
- GraderTOP 17,010
- GrinderTOP 16,990
- GuideTOP 11,310
- Gym workerTOP 15,000
- HairdresserTOP 10,020
- Hand and pedal vehicle driversTOP 15,260
- Head of marketingTOP 22,890
- Health professionals not elsewhere classifiedTOP 12,780
- Health records clerkTOP 14,180
- Health screenerTOP 13,280
- Heat treat operatorTOP 16,550
- Hide machine operatorTOP 14,710
- High school teacherTOP 14,720
- HistorianTOP 14,040
- HorticulturistTOP 16,410
- Hotel managerTOP 15,890
- Hotel receptionistTOP 10,810
- House managerTOP 11,950
- Household managerTOP 11,590
- HousekeeperTOP 13,810
- HR managerTOP 21,350
- HunterTOP 17,550
- Hvac mechanicTOP 19,690
- Industrial engineerTOP 16,440
- Industrial painterTOP 16,580
- Information clerkTOP 12,460
- InsulatorTOP 18,110
- Insurance agentTOP 23,210
- Insurance sellerTOP 15,780
- IT presales technicianTOP 16,110
- IT project managerTOP 23,900
- IT technicianTOP 15,120
- IT trainerTOP 13,490
- JewellerTOP 15,670
- JournalistTOP 13,660
- JudgeTOP 19,450
- Kitchen assistantTOP 13,600
- Laboratory technologistTOP 14,190
- Landscape architectTOP 14,360
- Laser technicianTOP 16,900
- Laundry workerTOP 12,650
- LawyerTOP 18,200
- Legal aideTOP 14,700
- Legal professionals not elsewhere classifiedTOP 15,670
- Legal secretaryTOP 12,800
- LegislatorsTOP 9,790
- LibrarianTOP 13,580
- Library assistantTOP 12,170
- Livestock and dairy producersTOP 17,530
- Livestock farm labourersTOP 15,190
- Loan officerTOP 15,580
- Logistics managerTOP 19,370
- Loss adjusterTOP 16,220
- Machine oilerTOP 20,620
- Mail carrierTOP 13,030
- Management consultantTOP 16,180
- Manufacturing directorTOP 20,680
- Market traderTOP 11,760
- Marketing specialistTOP 14,550
- Mechanical engineerTOP 16,730
- Mechanical engineering technicianTOP 17,240
- Medical assistantTOP 11,720
- Medical herbalistTOP 13,540
- Medical laboratory technicianTOP 14,140
- Medical transcriberTOP 12,870
- Medical writerTOP 13,070
- Metal casterTOP 17,630
- Metal filerTOP 16,170
- Metal furnace operatorTOP 16,000
- Metal molderTOP 17,180
- Metal workerTOP 17,800
- MetallurgistTOP 16,190
- MetalworkerTOP 18,640
- MeteorologistTOP 16,240
- Meter readerTOP 15,940
- MidwifeTOP 14,980
- Midwife assistantTOP 15,010
- Military officerTOP 11,190
- Mine engineerTOP 17,650
- Mine supervisorTOP 18,130
- MinersTOP 20,030
- Mining assistantTOP 19,900
- Mixed farmerTOP 17,220
- Motorcyle courierTOP 14,650
- Museum curatorTOP 13,160
- Museum technicianTOP 13,020
- Music teacherTOP 12,260
- MusicianTOP 12,190
- Network engineerTOP 15,970
- Networks engineerTOP 16,270
- Nursing assistantTOP 11,790
- Nursing associate professionalsTOP 14,060
- Nursing home managerTOP 19,060
- Odd job personsTOP 16,530
- Office clerkTOP 12,990
- Office managerTOP 15,500
- Operations managerTOP 23,130
- OpticianTOP 12,440
- OptometristTOP 14,290
- Other artistic and cultural associate professionalsTOP 14,550
- Paper makerTOP 16,820
- ParamedicTOP 16,370
- Paramedical practitionersTOP 16,270
- Passport officerTOP 15,170
- Pastry cookTOP 14,430
- Patent agentTOP 17,450
- PawnbrokerTOP 10,620
- Payroll clerkTOP 14,380
- PerformerTOP 9,648
- Personal care attendantTOP 11,500
- Personal care workers in health services not elsewhere classifiedTOP 11,770
- Personnel clerksTOP 13,770
- Pest control technicianTOP 16,160
- Petty officerTOP 9,258
- PharmacistTOP 15,830
- Photo retoucherTOP 14,040
- PhotographerTOP 12,860
- Physical therapistTOP 13,010
- Piano tunerTOP 18,180
- Picker and packerTOP 14,340
- PlastererTOP 17,170
- PlumberTOP 19,210
- Police detectiveTOP 20,160
- Police officerTOP 16,780
- Policy analystTOP 14,490
- PotterTOP 16,030
- Poultry sexerTOP 16,150
- Power plant operatorTOP 17,880
- Prepress technicianTOP 16,560
- Preschool teacherTOP 11,690
- Preschool teaching assistantTOP 10,970
- Primary school managerTOP 20,920
- Print operatorTOP 16,110
- Prison teacherTOP 12,560
- Process operatorTOP 19,680
- Product designerTOP 13,460
- Product managerTOP 22,740
- Production line coordinatorTOP 14,650
- Production supervisorTOP 16,960
- ProfessorTOP 15,040
- Project managerTOP 20,850
- Promotions demonstratorTOP 10,070
- ProofreaderTOP 13,800
- PsychologistTOP 14,930
- Public health inspectorTOP 14,730
- Public relations professionalsTOP 13,620
- Pulp control workerTOP 13,770
- Quality inspectorTOP 16,010
- Radiologic technologistTOP 16,620
- Rail conductorTOP 12,070
- Real estate agentTOP 15,310
- ReceptionistTOP 10,830
- Registered nurseTOP 15,120
- Regulatory government associate professionals not elsewhere classifiedTOP 14,420
- Religious professionalsTOP 11,860
- Religious workerTOP 12,920
- Rental sales workerTOP 11,600
- Restaurant managerTOP 13,900
- Retail sales associateTOP 11,410
- Retail store supervisorTOP 12,960
- Riding instructorTOP 11,170
- Rig drillerTOP 20,080
- RiggerTOP 20,440
- RooferTOP 14,460
- Runway modelTOP 10,290
- Sales engineerTOP 15,670
- Sales representativeTOP 16,080
- Sawmill operatorTOP 15,710
- Scribes and related workersTOP 13,300
- SecretaryTOP 13,360
- Security guardTOP 12,480
- Senior government officialsTOP 24,100
- Set designerTOP 13,090
- Sewing machine operatorTOP 12,730
- Sex workerTOP 10,310
- Shelf stackerTOP 13,590
- Ship pilotTOP 17,120
- Ships’ deck crews and related workersTOP 17,290
- ShoemakerTOP 14,710
- Shop keeperTOP 15,540
- Sign installerTOP 16,420
- SignalmanTOP 20,200
- Slitter operatorTOP 15,610
- Social care workerTOP 13,580
- Social media managerTOP 23,040
- Social services managerTOP 18,500
- Social workerTOP 13,290
- Software developerTOP 16,790
- Software programmerTOP 15,510
- Software testerTOP 16,030
- SoldierTOP 9,935
- SorterTOP 16,800
- Special needs teacherTOP 14,010
- Specialist doctorTOP 25,030
- Speech therapistTOP 13,420
- Sport coachTOP 10,870
- StatisticianTOP 16,750
- Steel erectorTOP 19,320
- Stock coordinatorTOP 12,650
- Stone fabricatorTOP 16,600
- Stone planerTOP 16,730
- StonemasonTOP 18,250
- Store managerTOP 17,440
- Street and related service workersTOP 15,910
- Street sweeperTOP 16,480
- Street vendorTOP 15,860
- Subsistence crop farmersTOP 15,050
- Subsistence fishers, hunters, trappers and gatherersTOP 16,710
- Subsistence livestock farmersTOP 15,220
- Subsistence mixed crop and livestock farmersTOP 15,070
- Survey enumeratorTOP 12,370
- SurveyorTOP 14,830
- Switchboard operatorTOP 13,360
- Systems administratorTOP 15,660
- Systems analystTOP 17,030
- TailorTOP 13,040
- TannerTOP 15,810
- Tax officerTOP 16,020
- Taxi driverTOP 13,990
- Technical aideTOP 15,970
- Telecom administratorTOP 16,770
- TellerTOP 13,760
- Tent builderTOP 18,300
- Test engineerTOP 16,470
- Textile braiderTOP 14,140
- Textile machine operatorTOP 13,740
- Therapy assistantTOP 11,130
- Tile installerTOP 17,160
- Tobacco dryerTOP 16,240
- Trades union officialTOP 21,770
- Traditional chiefs and heads of villageTOP 24,310
- Traditional therapistTOP 11,420
- Train driverTOP 23,140
- TranslatorTOP 12,590
- Transport clerksTOP 14,510
- Travel agentTOP 12,280
- Tree doctorTOP 15,910
- Truck driverTOP 17,030
- TypistTOP 12,400
- Underwater welderTOP 19,900
- UpholstererTOP 15,180
- Urban plannerTOP 15,110
- UX designerTOP 12,560
- Vet technicianTOP 11,540
- VeterinarianTOP 15,430
- Vocational teacherTOP 13,630
- WaiterTOP 9,717
- Warehouse workerTOP 16,820
- Waste collectorTOP 16,760
- Watch makerTOP 17,840
- Water and firewood collectorsTOP 15,690
- Water plant operatorTOP 15,360
- Water-based fisheries workerTOP 15,060
- Web developerTOP 15,520
- Web technicianTOP 17,360
- WelderTOP 18,150
- Wind technicianTOP 13,980
- Winder operatorTOP 13,870
- Window washerTOP 15,680
- Wood treaterTOP 16,730
- WoodworkerTOP 15,740
- ZoologistTOP 15,170
Source: International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT), pay by major occupation group. How we calculate