Salaries in São Tomé and Príncipe by type of job
What employees in São Tomé and Príncipe earn in each of the International Labour Organization's broad job groups, from Household Budget Survey (2017).
| Job group | Median a year, with likely range |
|---|---|
| Managers Db 4,000,000 a month (published median) | Db 48,000 Db 26,100 to Db 88,400 |
| Professionals Db 3,000,000 a month (published median) | Db 36,000 Db 22,700 to Db 57,100 |
| Technicians and associate professionals Db 2,400,000 a month (published median) | Db 28,800 Db 14,000 to Db 59,400 |
| Clerical support workers Db 1,850,000 a month (published median) | Db 22,300 Db 12,000 to Db 41,100 |
| Service and sales workers Db 1,500,000 a month (published median) | Db 18,000 Db 10,400 to Db 31,100 |
| Craft and related trades workers Db 2,000,000 a month (published median) | Db 24,000 Db 12,700 to Db 45,300 |
| Plant and machine operators and assemblers Db 1,670,000 a month (published median) | Db 20,000 Db 13,800 to Db 29,200 |
| Elementary occupations Db 1,350,000 a month (published median) | Db 16,200 Db 9,380 to Db 27,900 |
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. Figures are 2017 STN, rounded to three significant figures. Converted from old dobras at the legal 1,000 : 1 redenomination of January 2018.
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 | Db 1,500,000 | Db 18,000,000 |
| 25 to 34 | Db 2,000,000 | Db 24,000,000 |
| 35 to 44 | Db 2,100,000 | Db 25,200,000 |
| 45 to 54 | Db 1,950,000 | Db 23,400,000 |
| 55 to 64 | Db 1,600,000 | Db 19,200,000 |
All employees. ILOSTAT EAR_EMTM_SEX_AGE_NB, 2017.
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 | +9% |
ILOSTAT EAR_EMTM_SEX_EDU_NB, 2017. 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.
São Tomé and Príncipe: Household Budget Survey, 2017. EAR_EMTM_SEX_OCU_NB, STN.
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.