Salaries in Madagascar by type of job
What employees in Madagascar earn in each of the International Labour Organization's broad job groups, from National Survey on Employment and the Informal Sector (2015).
| Job group | Median a year, with likely range |
|---|---|
| Managers Ar 354,000 a month (published median) | Ar 4,240,000 Ar 2,490,000 to Ar 7,250,000 |
| Professionals Ar 214,000 a month (published median) | Ar 2,570,000 Ar 1,550,000 to Ar 4,240,000 |
| Technicians and associate professionals Ar 229,000 a month (published median) | Ar 2,750,000 Ar 1,610,000 to Ar 4,720,000 |
| Clerical support workers Ar 229,000 a month (published median) | Ar 2,750,000 Ar 2,000,000 to Ar 3,780,000 |
| Service and sales workers Ar 135,000 a month (published median) | Ar 1,610,000 Ar 939,000 to Ar 2,780,000 |
| Craft and related trades workers Ar 141,000 a month (published median) | Ar 1,690,000 Ar 1,150,000 to Ar 2,470,000 |
| Plant and machine operators and assemblers Ar 135,000 a month (published median) | Ar 1,620,000 Ar 1,170,000 to Ar 2,250,000 |
| Elementary occupations Ar 68,200 a month (published median) | Ar 818,000 Ar 522,000 to Ar 1,280,000 |
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 MGA, 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 | +55% |
| Bachelor's or equivalent | +158% |
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.
Madagascar: National Survey on Employment and the Informal Sector, 2015. EAR_EMTM_SEX_OCU_NB, MGA.
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.