Salaries in Cabo Verde by type of job
What employees in Cabo Verde earn in each of the International Labour Organization's broad job groups, from Continuous Multi-Objective Survey Employment and Labor Market Statistics (2015).
| Job group | Median a year, with likely range |
|---|---|
| Managers CVE 60,700 a month (published median) | CVE 729,000 CVE 463,000 to CVE 1,150,000 |
| Professionals CVE 49,700 a month (published median) | CVE 597,000 CVE 413,000 to CVE 862,000 |
| Technicians and associate professionals CVE 33,700 a month (published median) | CVE 405,000 CVE 274,000 to CVE 598,000 |
| Clerical support workers CVE 30,000 a month (published median) | CVE 360,000 CVE 186,000 to CVE 698,000 |
| Service and sales workers CVE 15,000 a month (published median) | CVE 180,000 CVE 116,000 to CVE 279,000 |
| Craft and related trades workers CVE 22,000 a month (published median) | CVE 264,000 CVE 189,000 to CVE 369,000 |
| Plant and machine operators and assemblers CVE 21,200 a month (published median) | CVE 254,000 CVE 184,000 to CVE 351,000 |
| Elementary occupations CVE 14,900 a month (published median) | CVE 179,000 CVE 121,000 to CVE 267,000 |
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 2015 CVE, 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 |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or equivalent | +96% |
| Master's or equivalent | +134% |
| Doctorate | +191% |
ILOSTAT EAR_EMTM_SEX_EDU_NB, 2015. 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.
Cabo Verde: Continuous Multi-Objective Survey Employment and Labor Market Statistics, 2015. EAR_EMTM_SEX_OCU_NB, CVE.
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.