ENGINEER / SALARY
PAPUA NEW GUINEA

SALARY SURVEYS

14

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April 2024
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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR		MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR		Gross income Net (after tax) 3.79 PGK = 1 USD
75,694 PGK $19,953 USD		26,555 PGK $7,000 USD		Gross income Net (after tax) 3.79 PGK = 1 USD

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Average Salary / Engineer / Papua New Guinea

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Average salary for Engineer / Papua New Guinea is 75,694 PGK per year. The most typical earning is 26,555 PGK. All data are based on 14 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 85,736 PGK. Women receive a salary of 50,076 PGK.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Bachelors Degree with salary of 76,631 PGK. The second most paid education level is Some College with salary of 62,215 PGK.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 8-12 Years of experience receive salary of 100,911 PGK. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive 90,288 PGK.

Levels / Engineer / Papua New Guinea (Gross PGK)

Salary Levels (PGK) per Year	Surveys	[%]
11,400 PGK - 18,999 PGK	0	n/a
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
19,000 PGK - 37,899 PGK	4	100% 28.57%
37,900 PGK - 56,899 PGK	2	71.43% 14.29%
56,900 PGK - 75,899 PGK	3	57.14% 21.43%
75,900 PGK - 94,799 PGK	2	35.71% 14.29%
94,800 PGK - 113,799 PGK	0	n/a
113,800 PGK - 132,799 PGK	0	n/a
132,800 PGK - 151,699 PGK	1	21.43% 7.14%
151,700 PGK - 170,699 PGK	2	14.29% 14.29%
170,700 PGK - 189,699 PGK	0	n/a
189,700 PGK - 208,599 PGK	0	n/a
208,700 PGK - 227,599 PGK	0	n/a
227,600 PGK - 246,599 PGK	0	n/a
246,600 PGK - 265,599 PGK	0	n/a
265,600 PGK - 284,499 PGK	0	n/a
284,500 PGK - 303,499 PGK	0	n/a
303,500 PGK - 322,499 PGK	0	n/a
322,500 PGK - 341,399 PGK	0	n/a
341,400 PGK - 360,399 PGK	0	n/a
360,400 PGK - 379,399 PGK	0	n/a
379,400 PGK - 398,299 PGK	0	n/a
398,300 PGK - 417,299 PGK	0	n/a
417,300 PGK - 436,299 PGK	0	n/a
436,300 PGK - 455,199 PGK	0	n/a
455,200 PGK - 474,199 PGK	0	n/a
474,200 PGK - 493,199 PGK	0	n/a
493,200 PGK - 512,099 PGK	0	n/a
512,100 PGK - 531,099 PGK	0	n/a
531,100 PGK - 550,099 PGK	0	n/a
550,100 PGK - 568,999 PGK	0	n/a
HIGH SALARIES
569,000 PGK - 606,999 PGK	0	n/a
607,000 PGK - 644,899 PGK	0	n/a
644,900 PGK - 682,899 PGK	0	n/a
682,900 PGK - 720,799 PGK	0	n/a
720,800 PGK - 758,699 PGK	0	n/a
758,700 PGK - 796,699 PGK	0	n/a
796,700 PGK - 834,599 PGK	0	n/a
834,600 PGK - 872,499 PGK	0	n/a
872,500 PGK - 910,499 PGK	0	n/a
910,500 PGK - 948,399 PGK	0	n/a
948,400 PGK - 1,327,799 PGK	0	n/a

Gender / Engineer / Papua New Guinea (Gross PGK)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	10	85,736 PGK
2	Women	4	50,076 PGK

Education / Engineer / Papua New Guinea (Gross PGK)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Bachelors Degree	13	76,631 PGK
2	Some College	1	62,215 PGK

Experience / Engineer / Papua New Guinea (Gross PGK)

#		Surveys
1	8-12 Years	3	100,911 PGK
2	16-20 Years	1	90,288 PGK
3	4-8 Years	3	89,530 PGK
4	1-2 Years	3	73,976 PGK
5	12-16 Years	1	53,869 PGK
6	2-4 Years	2	49,317 PGK
7	20+ Years	1	23,520 PGK

Age / Engineer / Papua New Guinea (Gross PGK)

#		Surveys
1	26-30	3	123,672 PGK
2	41-45	1	90,288 PGK
3	31-35	4	78,149 PGK
4	36-40	2	73,596 PGK
5	21-25	4	34,522 PGK

Work Type / Engineer / Papua New Guinea (Gross PGK)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Contract	3	125,949 PGK
2	Permanent	11	61,836 PGK

Cities / Engineer / Papua New Guinea (Gross PGK)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Port Moresby	11	77,011 PGK
2	--Other--	3	71,699 PGK

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Civil Engineer

Posted 26 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Project Management & Supervison."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Port Moresby	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	36,300 PGK

Project Coordinator

Posted 03 December 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Project Coordination."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Port Moresby	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	23,400 PGK

Civil Works Manager

Posted 22 September 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage all civil works."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Port Moresby	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	90,300 PGK

Graduate Electrical Engineer

Posted 22 June 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"•	Assist Electrical Engineers on any electrical works, such as generator control and protection, High Voltage switching, Main Switch Board Air Circuit Breaker Replacement and HV CB VT replacement. 
•	Participate in breakdown activities in accordance to maintenance standards. 
•	Contribute to recommending solution to maintenances issues, such as changes to equipment which may improve production and decrease unnecessary breakdown."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Port Moresby	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	22,600 PGK

Civil Engineer

Posted 11 June 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Scoping and documentations, project management, civil works supervision, design and drawing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Port Moresby	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	45,200 PGK

Mining Engineer

Posted 06 June 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Working at Mining Operations."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Port Moresby	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	169,400 PGK

Reliability

Posted 03 March 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Condition Monitoring and Non-Destructive Testing to Identify Defects on Critical Fixed Plant Equipment and design solutions to be recommended for elimination of defects found."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	58,700 PGK

Civil Engineer

Posted 26 February 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Construction engineer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Port Moresby	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	146,800 PGK

Fleet Management Systems Engineer

Posted 26 September 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Managing of Mining Fleet Systems in terms of Managing the Mining Modular system in terms of system administration and Database administrator/analysts of the data."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	93,800 PGK

ENGINEER / SALARY PAPUA NEW GUINEA

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75,694 PGK

26,555 PGK

Average Salary / Engineer / Papua New Guinea

Levels / Engineer / Papua New Guinea (Gross PGK)

Gender / Engineer / Papua New Guinea (Gross PGK)

Education / Engineer / Papua New Guinea (Gross PGK)

Experience / Engineer / Papua New Guinea (Gross PGK)

Age / Engineer / Papua New Guinea (Gross PGK)

Work Type / Engineer / Papua New Guinea (Gross PGK)

Cities / Engineer / Papua New Guinea (Gross PGK)

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

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