Salaries in Benin by type of job
What employees in Benin earn in each of the International Labour Organization's broad job groups, from Monitoring Survey of the Modular and Integrated Survey of Household Living Conditions (2022).
| Job group | Median a year, with likely range |
|---|---|
| Managers F CFA 200,000 a month (published median) | F CFA 2,400,000 F CFA 1,150,000 to F CFA 5,000,000 |
| Professionals F CFA 95,000 a month (published median) | F CFA 1,140,000 F CFA 676,000 to F CFA 1,920,000 |
| Technicians and associate professionals F CFA 75,000 a month (published median) | F CFA 900,000 F CFA 540,000 to F CFA 1,500,000 |
| Clerical support workers F CFA 94,300 a month (published median) | F CFA 1,130,000 F CFA 693,000 to F CFA 1,850,000 |
| Service and sales workers F CFA 40,000 a month (published median) | F CFA 480,000 F CFA 315,000 to F CFA 731,000 |
| Craft and related trades workers F CFA 45,000 a month (published median) | F CFA 540,000 F CFA 313,000 to F CFA 931,000 |
| Plant and machine operators and assemblers F CFA 65,000 a month (published median) | F CFA 780,000 F CFA 556,000 to F CFA 1,090,000 |
| Elementary occupations F CFA 30,000 a month (published median) | F CFA 360,000 F CFA 222,000 to F CFA 583,000 |
ILOSTAT publishes the median monthly pay of each group and a Gini index of how unevenly it is spread, not percentiles. The yearly median is the monthly figure times 12. The likely range (25th to 75th percentile) comes from a log-normal curve through the median and the Gini index. Figures are 2022 XOF, rounded to three significant figures.
Which jobs are in each group
ILOSTAT reports pay by group (ISCO-08), not by single job, so every job in a group shares its figure. The jobs from the app in each group:
- Managers: project manager, marketing manager, general / operations manager.
- Professionals: software developer, web developer, data scientist, network / systems administrator, registered nurse, family doctor / GP, pharmacist, dentist, physical therapist / physiotherapist, psychologist, social worker, veterinarian, elementary school teacher, high school teacher, accountant / auditor, financial analyst, actuary, HR specialist, management consultant / analyst, lawyer, mechanical engineer, civil engineer, electrical engineer, architect, graphic designer.
- Technicians and associate professionals: IT support specialist, dental hygienist, paramedic, sales representative (B2B), paralegal, airline pilot, chef / head cook, real estate agent.
- Clerical support workers: bookkeeper, customer service representative, administrative assistant.
- Service and sales workers: nursing assistant, retail salesperson, cashier, police officer, firefighter, cook, hairdresser / stylist, childcare worker.
- Craft and related trades workers: electrician, plumber, carpenter, welder, auto mechanic.
- Plant and machine operators and assemblers: truck driver (heavy).
- Elementary occupations: construction labourer, warehouse worker.
Pay by age
| Age | Median a month | A year |
|---|---|---|
| 15 to 24 | F CFA 25,000 | F CFA 300,000 |
| 25 to 34 | F CFA 50,000 | F CFA 600,000 |
| 35 to 44 | F CFA 70,000 | F CFA 840,000 |
| 45 to 54 | F CFA 80,000 | F CFA 960,000 |
| 55 to 64 | F CFA 71,500 | F CFA 858,000 |
All employees. ILOSTAT EAR_EMTM_SEX_AGE_NB, 2022.
Pay by education
How much more employees earn at the median than those whose highest level is upper secondary school.
| Highest education | Pay difference |
|---|---|
| Short-cycle tertiary | +70% |
| Bachelor's or equivalent | +58% |
| Master's or equivalent | +154% |
| Doctorate | +139% |
ILOSTAT EAR_EMTM_SEX_EDU_NB, 2022. Levels follow ISCED 2011.
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Sources
- Median monthly earnings of employees by sex and occupation (EAR_EMTM_SEX_OCU_NB). ILOSTAT, International Labour Organization, Latest year per country, 2015-2025.
- Gini index of monthly earnings of employees by sex and occupation (EAR_EMTG_SEX_OCU_NB). ILOSTAT, International Labour Organization, Same survey and year as the pay figure.
- Median monthly earnings of employees by sex and age (EAR_EMTM_SEX_AGE_NB), with Gini index by age (EAR_EMTG_SEX_AGE_NB). ILOSTAT, International Labour Organization, Same survey and year as the pay figure.
- Median monthly earnings of employees by sex and education (EAR_EMTM_SEX_EDU_NB). ILOSTAT, International Labour Organization, Closest year to the pay figure.
- International Standard Classification of Occupations, ISCO-08. International Labour Organization, 2012.
Benin: Monitoring Survey of the Modular and Integrated Survey of Household Living Conditions, 2022. EAR_EMTM_SEX_OCU_NB, XOF.
Contains data from ILOSTAT, International Labour Organization, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Figures were changed: monthly pay x12, and ranges and medians derived through a log-normal curve.