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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR		MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR		Gross income Net (after tax) 133.54 NPR = 1 USD
2,551,243 NPR $19,104 USD		934,814 NPR $7,000 USD		Gross income Net (after tax) 133.54 NPR = 1 USD

Average Salary / Engineers & Technicians / Nepal

Average salary for Engineers & Technicians / Nepal is 2,551,243 NPR per year. The most typical earning is 934,814 NPR. All data are based on 34 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 2,764,381 NPR. Women receive a salary of 681,079 NPR.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of 14,222,542 NPR. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of 2,831,153 NPR.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of 14,222,542 NPR. Employees with 4-8 Years of experience receive 7,638,773 NPR.

Levels / Engineers & Technicians / Nepal (Gross NPR)

Salary Levels (NPR) per Year	Surveys	[%]
133,500 NPR - 266,999 NPR	0	n/a
267,100 NPR - 400,499 NPR	4	100% 11.76%
400,600 NPR - 667,599 NPR	4	88.24% 11.76%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
667,700 NPR - 1,335,299 NPR	10	76.47% 29.41%
1,335,400 NPR - 2,002,999 NPR	7	47.06% 20.59%
2,003,200 NPR - 2,670,799 NPR	0	n/a
2,670,900 NPR - 3,338,499 NPR	3	26.47% 8.82%
3,338,600 NPR - 4,006,199 NPR	1	17.65% 2.94%
4,006,300 NPR - 4,673,899 NPR	1	14.71% 2.94%
4,674,100 NPR - 5,341,699 NPR	0	n/a
5,341,800 NPR - 6,009,399 NPR	2	11.76% 5.88%
6,009,500 NPR - 6,677,099 NPR	0	n/a
6,677,200 NPR - 7,344,799 NPR	0	n/a
7,345,000 NPR - 8,012,599 NPR	1	5.88% 2.94%
8,012,700 NPR - 8,680,299 NPR	0	n/a
8,680,400 NPR - 9,347,999 NPR	0	n/a
9,348,100 NPR - 10,015,699 NPR	0	n/a
10,015,900 NPR - 10,683,499 NPR	0	n/a
10,683,600 NPR - 11,351,199 NPR	0	n/a
11,351,300 NPR - 12,018,899 NPR	0	n/a
12,019,000 NPR - 12,686,599 NPR	0	n/a
12,686,800 NPR - 13,354,399 NPR	0	n/a
13,354,500 NPR - 14,022,099 NPR	0	n/a
14,022,200 NPR - 14,689,799 NPR	0	n/a
14,689,900 NPR - 15,357,499 NPR	0	n/a
15,357,700 NPR - 16,025,299 NPR	0	n/a
16,025,400 NPR - 16,692,999 NPR	0	n/a
16,693,100 NPR - 17,360,699 NPR	0	n/a
17,360,800 NPR - 18,028,399 NPR	0	n/a
18,028,600 NPR - 18,696,199 NPR	0	n/a
18,696,300 NPR - 19,363,899 NPR	0	n/a
19,364,000 NPR - 20,031,599 NPR	0	n/a
HIGH SALARIES
20,031,700 NPR - 21,367,099 NPR	0	n/a
21,367,200 NPR - 22,702,499 NPR	0	n/a
22,702,600 NPR - 24,037,999 NPR	0	n/a
24,038,100 NPR - 25,373,399 NPR	1	2.94% 2.94%
25,373,500 NPR - 26,708,899 NPR	0	n/a
26,709,000 NPR - 28,044,299 NPR	0	n/a
28,044,400 NPR - 29,379,799 NPR	0	n/a
29,379,900 NPR - 30,715,199 NPR	0	n/a
30,715,300 NPR - 32,050,699 NPR	0	n/a
32,050,800 NPR - 33,386,099 NPR	0	n/a
33,386,200 NPR - 46,740,699 NPR	0	n/a

Gender / Engineers & Technicians / Nepal (Gross NPR)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	30	2,764,381 NPR
2	Women	3	681,079 NPR

Education / Engineers & Technicians / Nepal (Gross NPR)

#		Surveys
1	Doctorate Degree	2	14,222,542 NPR
2	Masters Degree	8	2,831,153 NPR
3	Bachelors Degree	24	1,482,349 NPR

Experience / Engineers & Technicians / Nepal (Gross NPR)

#		Surveys
1	20+ Years	2	14,222,542 NPR
2	4-8 Years	1	7,638,773 NPR
3	12-16 Years	4	2,577,418 NPR
4	8-12 Years	3	2,163,428 NPR
5	2-4 Years	12	2,056,592 NPR
6	1-2 Years	5	774,560 NPR
7	0-1 Year	7	761,206 NPR

Age / Engineers & Technicians / Nepal (Gross NPR)

#		Surveys
1	51-55	2	14,222,542 NPR
2	36-40	4	2,564,063 NPR
3	31-35	2	2,337,037 NPR
4	26-30	13	2,230,201 NPR
5	41-45	1	1,869,629 NPR
6	n/a	1	1,869,629 NPR
7	21-25	11	974,878 NPR

Work Type / Engineers & Technicians / Nepal (Gross NPR)

#		Surveys
1	Permanent	17	3,739,259 NPR
2	Self Employed	3	2,243,555 NPR
3	Contract	13	1,175,195 NPR
4	Part Time	1	1,161,841 NPR

Cities / Engineers & Technicians / Nepal (Gross NPR)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Kathmandu	29	2,710,963 NPR
2	--Other--	5	1,602,539 NPR

Careers / Engineers & Technicians / Nepal (Gross NPR)

#		Surveys
1	Technical Manager	3	9,401,567 NPR
2	Engineering Manager	5	2,617,481 NPR
3	Engineer	18	1,842,920 NPR
4	Electrical Engineer	1	1,802,857 NPR
5	Mechanical Engineer	5	1,749,439 NPR
6	Research Engineer	1	1,041,650 NPR
7	Technician	1	734,497 NPR

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Electrical Engineer

Posted 20 May 2024
Key knowledge and tasks

"Knowledge on HV transmisssion."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kathmandu	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	1,799,900 NPR

Network Operation Center

Posted 06 January 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Electrical, Electronics and telecommunication."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kathmandu	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	316,200 NPR

Civil Engineer

Posted 15 August 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"I am a civil engineering graduate. I am well known about surveying. AutoCaed. and other civil engineering fields."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kathmandu	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	5,868,800 NPR

Site Supervisor

Posted 05 May 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Able to address and cope conditions at site. 
Hardworking and determined
Acad, sap, Excel."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kathmandu	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	352,000 NPR

Site Manager

Posted 08 April 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Civil engineering."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kathmandu	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	1,173,700 NPR

Project Engineer

Posted 25 December 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Site inspection and billing work."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kathmandu	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	1,166,100 NPR

Wash Engineer

Posted 31 August 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Planning, designing, execution of various drinking water supply projects."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	699,600 NPR

Associate Software Engineer

Posted 26 August 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Write code, execute them, write tests and solve problems following SDLC."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kathmandu	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	769,600 NPR

Wash Master Plan Project

Posted 30 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Inventory of water supply. 
Social works on menturation problem in nepal and different water borne diseases and its precaution on highschool and in community."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kathmandu	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	1,166,100 NPR

Civil Engineer

Posted 05 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Civil engineer having one year onfield experience."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kathmandu	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	606,300 NPR

Managing Director

Posted 04 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"WE design software and hardware products. And execute turnkey projects. 
we have software and hardware department."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kathmandu	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	1,865,800 NPR

Operational Engineer

Posted 29 June 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Check the plant machine, see the production requirement criteria for running CRC coil like line speed, nozzle setting, bridle tension, 
make a report regarding plant scenario, helps in guiding to a new trainees, helps in procurement goods."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	524,700 NPR

Chief Engineer

Posted 06 May 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"To create designs, manage teams of junior Engineers."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kathmandu	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	3,148,600 NPR

Site Engineer

Posted 21 April 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Overview site works, management. preparation of bills. procurement of materials. , manpower management. technical support."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kathmandu	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	454,700 NPR

Chemical Engineering

Posted 18 April 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"To create or solve problems regarding large manufacture."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kathmandu	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	1,399,300 NPR

Chief Technical Advisor

Posted 26 March 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Water and sanitation project management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kathmandu	Doctorate Degree	20+ Years	n/a	25,189,400 NPR

Civil Engineer

Posted 26 December 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Civil Engineer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kathmandu	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	929,600 NPR

Civil Engineer

Posted 20 December 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Civil Engineer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kathmandu	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	421,200 NPR

Design Engineer

Posted 11 December 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Hydropower Design Engineer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kathmandu	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	1,105,100 NPR

Consultant

Posted 18 November 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Currently working as an individual consultant for an INGO for a reconstruction project in Kathmandu."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kathmandu	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	1,040,200 NPR

Design Manager

Posted 01 October 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"I am working as design head for a hydropower developer in kathmandu."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kathmandu	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	5,720,900 NPR

Plant Manager

Posted 27 July 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Operation and maintenance of hydropower plant."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kathmandu	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	1,560,200 NPR

Market Expert

Posted 23 July 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design framework of market for energy."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kathmandu	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	7,638,800 NPR

Project Manager

Posted 15 July 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Project manager from contractor side or a hydropower."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kathmandu	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	325,000 NPR

Project Management

Posted 22 June 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Looking after the hydro power project management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kathmandu	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	3,120,500 NPR

Chief Engineer

Posted 27 May 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Managing operations."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kathmandu	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	1,105,100 NPR

Mines Head

Posted 07 December 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"Look after overall activities of mine."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	1,463,300 NPR

Soils Engineering

Posted 10 August 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"Soils managment and organisation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	3,689,000 NPR

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2,551,243 NPR

934,814 NPR

Average Salary / Engineers & Technicians / Nepal

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