HEALTH CARE & MEDICAL II / SALARY
PAPUA NEW GUINEA

SALARY SURVEYS

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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
122,622 PGK $32,323 USD		45,523 PGK $12,000 USD		Gross income Net (after tax) 3.79 PGK = 1 USD

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Average Salary / Health Care & Medical II / Papua New Guinea

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Average salary for Health Care & Medical II / Papua New Guinea is 122,622 PGK per year. The most typical earning is 45,523 PGK. All data are based on 8 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 169,196 PGK. Women receive a salary of 45,144 PGK.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of 198,028 PGK. The second most paid education level is Bachelors Degree with salary of 111,912 PGK.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 8-12 Years of experience receive salary of 222,307 PGK. Employees with 0-1 Year of experience receive 198,028 PGK.

Levels / Health Care & Medical II / Papua New Guinea (Gross PGK)

Salary Levels (PGK) per Year	Surveys	[%]
11,400 PGK - 18,999 PGK	0	n/a
19,000 PGK - 37,899 PGK	0	n/a
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
37,900 PGK - 56,899 PGK	4	100% 50%
56,900 PGK - 75,899 PGK	0	n/a
75,900 PGK - 94,799 PGK	1	50% 12.5%
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	37.5% 12.5%
151,700 PGK - 170,699 PGK	0	n/a
170,700 PGK - 189,699 PGK	0	n/a
189,700 PGK - 208,599 PGK	1	25% 12.5%
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	1	12.5% 12.5%
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 / Health Care & Medical II / Papua New Guinea (Gross PGK)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	5	169,196 PGK
2	Women	3	45,144 PGK

Education / Health Care & Medical II / Papua New Guinea (Gross PGK)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Doctorate Degree	1	198,028 PGK
2	Bachelors Degree	7	111,912 PGK

Experience / Health Care & Medical II / Papua New Guinea (Gross PGK)

#		Surveys
1	8-12 Years	2	222,307 PGK
2	0-1 Year	1	198,028 PGK
3	4-8 Years	3	81,563 PGK
4	2-4 Years	1	50,834 PGK
5	1-2 Years	1	43,247 PGK

Age / Health Care & Medical II / Papua New Guinea (Gross PGK)

#		Surveys
1	36-40	1	198,028 PGK
2	31-35	5	129,742 PGK
3	46-50	1	83,839 PGK
4	26-30	1	50,076 PGK

Work Type / Health Care & Medical II / Papua New Guinea (Gross PGK)

#		Surveys
1	Contract	5	147,193 PGK
2	Permanent	2	97,117 PGK
3	Part Time	1	50,834 PGK

Cities / Health Care & Medical II / Papua New Guinea (Gross PGK)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Port Moresby	8	122,534 PGK

Careers / Health Care & Medical II / Papua New Guinea (Gross PGK)

#		Surveys
1	Emergency Medical Technician	1	360,776 PGK
2	Pediatrician	1	198,028 PGK
3	Medical Administrative Assistant	1	83,839 PGK
4	Pharmacist	3	81,942 PGK
5	Healthcare Administration	1	50,076 PGK
6	Medical Technician	1	42,109 PGK

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Nurse Manager

Posted 29 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Supervisor."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Port Moresby	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	83,900 PGK

Medical Laboratory Technologist/scientist

Posted 29 August 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"I work in the Blood transfusion services laboratory in the Port Moresby General Hospital and I am skilled with complex methods and skills to do crossmatch and antibody screening and also do transfusion transmittable infections screening in different test methods ranging from the simplest rapid test kits to the complex immunochemiluminacent methods of the advanced technology in the science world today and can be able to work without supervision and am good at problem solving. . . . do complex machine maintenance, calibration and controls and run tests in sequences and can be able to manage time and do multi-tasking. . . . can be able to work longer or extra hours even in the 24hr shift covers alone from 8am to 4pm and be able to work on weekend and public holidays as long as I am paid for it."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Port Moresby	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	42,300 PGK

Data Analysis

Posted 07 November 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"I work as a Data Analysis in tuberculosis management. For the past two years in PNG Remote Sensing Centre Ltd. , I was part of a team who developed a software for managing tuberculosis in Papua New Guinea. The development required analyzing big data and I was the last to check and approve the findings. I am also leading the team to train health workers (TB officers) in PNG on how to use the electronic TB manager to manage TB patients data."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Port Moresby	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	50,200 PGK

Pharmaceutical Care Pharmacist

Posted 19 September 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Prepare prescriptions. Compunding medications. Minor diagnosis of patients in the pharmacy for minor ailments."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Port Moresby	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	50,800 PGK

Executive

Posted 02 June 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"I have worked in emergency medical services for 8 years."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Port Moresby	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	360,800 PGK

HEALTH CARE & MEDICAL II / SALARY PAPUA NEW GUINEA

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122,622 PGK

45,523 PGK