Salaries in Bosnia and Herzegovina by type of job
What employees in Bosnia and Herzegovina earn in each of the International Labour Organization's broad job groups, from Labour Force Survey (2025).
| Job group | Median a year, with likely range |
|---|---|
| Managers KM 2,000 a month (published median) | KM 24,000 KM 21,000 to KM 27,500 |
| Professionals KM 2,000 a month (published median) | KM 24,000 KM 21,000 to KM 27,500 |
| Technicians and associate professionals KM 2,000 a month (published median) | KM 24,000 KM 22,200 to KM 25,900 |
| Clerical support workers KM 2,000 a month (published median) | KM 24,000 KM 21,600 to KM 26,700 |
| Service and sales workers KM 2,000 a month (published median) | KM 24,000 KM 20,100 to KM 28,600 |
| Craft and related trades workers KM 2,000 a month (published median) | KM 24,000 KM 20,800 to KM 27,700 |
| Plant and machine operators and assemblers KM 2,000 a month (published median) | KM 24,000 KM 21,400 to KM 26,900 |
| Elementary occupations KM 1,500 a month (published median) | KM 18,000 KM 14,800 to KM 21,900 |
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; where the group has no Gini index, the one for all employees is used. Figures are 2025 BAM, rounded to three significant figures. ILOSTAT has no usable pay-by-age table for this country, so the app uses the UK age curve shape.
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 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 | +0% |
| Bachelor's or equivalent | +0% |
| Master's or equivalent | +0% |
| Doctorate | +0% |
ILOSTAT EAR_EMTM_SEX_EDU_NB, 2025. 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.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Labour Force Survey, 2025. EAR_EMTM_SEX_OCU_NB, BAM.
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.