GUATEMALA / SALARY

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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR

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Gross income

Net (after tax)

7.76 GTQ = 1 USD

247,490 GTQ

$31,894 USD

Guatemala City

263,429 GTQ

93,117 GTQ

$12,000 USD

Including "Guatemala City"

Excluding "Guatemala City"

Average Salary / Guatemala

Average salary in Guatemala is 247,490 GTQ per year. The most typical earning is 93,117 GTQ. All data are based on 79 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 303,407 GTQ. Women receive a salary of 145,883 GTQ.

The most paid careers are Marketing, Sales, Purchase with average income 426,012 GTQ and IT & Programming II with income 413,596 GTQ.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Masters Degree with salary of 391,093 GTQ. The second most paid education level is Bellow H. School with salary of 387,989 GTQ.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of 425,236 GTQ. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive 400,404 GTQ.

Levels / Guatemala (Gross GTQ)

Salary Levels (GTQ) per Year	Surveys	[%]
7,800 GTQ - 15,499 GTQ	0	n/a
15,500 GTQ - 23,299 GTQ	0	n/a
23,300 GTQ - 38,799 GTQ	5	100% 6.33%
38,800 GTQ - 77,599 GTQ	10	93.67% 12.66%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
77,600 GTQ - 116,399 GTQ	16	81.01% 20.25%
116,400 GTQ - 155,199 GTQ	9	60.76% 11.39%
155,200 GTQ - 193,999 GTQ	6	49.37% 7.59%
194,000 GTQ - 232,799 GTQ	7	41.77% 8.86%
232,800 GTQ - 271,599 GTQ	1	32.91% 1.27%
271,600 GTQ - 310,399 GTQ	5	31.65% 6.33%
310,400 GTQ - 349,199 GTQ	2	25.32% 2.53%
349,200 GTQ - 387,999 GTQ	6	22.78% 7.59%
388,000 GTQ - 426,799 GTQ	2	15.19% 2.53%
426,800 GTQ - 465,599 GTQ	0	n/a
465,600 GTQ - 504,399 GTQ	1	12.66% 1.27%
504,400 GTQ - 543,199 GTQ	2	11.39% 2.53%
543,200 GTQ - 581,999 GTQ	1	8.86% 1.27%
582,000 GTQ - 620,799 GTQ	0	n/a
620,800 GTQ - 659,599 GTQ	0	n/a
659,600 GTQ - 698,399 GTQ	0	n/a
698,400 GTQ - 737,199 GTQ	0	n/a
737,200 GTQ - 775,999 GTQ	2	7.59% 2.53%
776,000 GTQ - 814,799 GTQ	0	n/a
814,800 GTQ - 853,599 GTQ	0	n/a
853,600 GTQ - 892,399 GTQ	0	n/a
892,400 GTQ - 931,199 GTQ	0	n/a
931,200 GTQ - 969,999 GTQ	0	n/a
970,000 GTQ - 1,008,799 GTQ	2	5.06% 2.53%
1,008,800 GTQ - 1,047,599 GTQ	0	n/a
1,047,600 GTQ - 1,086,399 GTQ	0	n/a
1,086,400 GTQ - 1,125,199 GTQ	0	n/a
1,125,200 GTQ - 1,163,999 GTQ	0	n/a
HIGH SALARIES
1,164,000 GTQ - 1,241,599 GTQ	0	n/a
1,241,600 GTQ - 1,319,199 GTQ	2	2.53% 2.53%
1,319,200 GTQ - 1,396,799 GTQ	0	n/a
1,396,800 GTQ - 1,474,399 GTQ	0	n/a
1,474,400 GTQ - 1,551,899 GTQ	0	n/a
1,552,000 GTQ - 1,629,499 GTQ	0	n/a
1,629,600 GTQ - 1,707,099 GTQ	0	n/a
1,707,200 GTQ - 1,784,699 GTQ	0	n/a
1,784,800 GTQ - 1,862,299 GTQ	0	n/a
1,862,300 GTQ - 1,939,899 GTQ	0	n/a
1,939,900 GTQ - 2,715,899 GTQ	0	n/a

Gender / Guatemala (Gross GTQ)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	51	303,407 GTQ
2	Women	24	145,883 GTQ

Education / Guatemala (Gross GTQ)

#		Surveys
1	Masters Degree	17	391,093 GTQ
2	Bellow H. School	1	387,989 GTQ
3	Doctorate Degree	3	299,527 GTQ
4	Bachelors Degree	40	223,481 GTQ
5	Some College	9	178,475 GTQ
6	High School	9	117,948 GTQ

Experience / Guatemala (Gross GTQ)

#		Surveys
1	20+ Years	6	425,236 GTQ
2	16-20 Years	4	400,404 GTQ
3	12-16 Years	8	370,917 GTQ
4	8-12 Years	20	297,199 GTQ
5	4-8 Years	14	212,618 GTQ
6	2-4 Years	16	133,468 GTQ
7	0-1 Year	7	131,140 GTQ
8	1-2 Years	4	115,620 GTQ

Age / Guatemala (Gross GTQ)

#		Surveys
1	46-50	2	1,122,840 GTQ
2	51-55	4	431,443 GTQ
3	41-45	4	346,862 GTQ
4	31-35	26	243,657 GTQ
5	36-40	9	239,001 GTQ
6	14-20	2	234,345 GTQ
7	56-60	3	215,721 GTQ
8	26-30	15	195,546 GTQ
9	n/a	4	150,539 GTQ
10	21-25	10	105,533 GTQ

Work Type / Guatemala (Gross GTQ)

#		Surveys
1	Permanent	65	276,248 GTQ
2	Contract	10	122,604 GTQ
3	Self Employed	4	96,997 GTQ

Cities / Guatemala (Gross GTQ)

#		Surveys
1	Mixco	2	381,781 GTQ
2	Guatemala City	69	263,056 GTQ
3	--Other--	8	76,821 GTQ

Career Groups / Guatemala (Gross GTQ)

#		Surveys
1	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	11	426,012 GTQ
2	IT & Programming II	2	413,596 GTQ
3	IT & Programming	12	408,164 GTQ
4	Salesmen & Saleswomen	1	387,989 GTQ
5	Engineers & Technicians II	2	349,190 GTQ
6	Automobile	1	312,719 GTQ
7	Geography & Geodesy	1	304,183 GTQ
8	Management & Business	7	276,248 GTQ
9	Law	2	270,040 GTQ
10	Organization & Coordination	2	214,946 GTQ
11	Finance & Banking	3	207,962 GTQ
12	Engineers & Technicians IV	1	182,354 GTQ
13	Architect Constructions	1	179,251 GTQ
14	Human Resources	5	160,627 GTQ
15	Education & University	5	155,971 GTQ
16	Making Design	2	138,124 GTQ
17	Public Sector	3	109,412 GTQ
18	Customer Services	5	96,997 GTQ
19	Logistics, Road, Railway	1	96,997 GTQ
20	Health Care & Medical	1	86,133 GTQ
21	Accounting & Administration	7	69,062 GTQ
22	Engineers & Technicians	2	65,958 GTQ
23	Health Care & Medical II	1	49,662 GTQ
24	Hotels & Tourism	1	34,919 GTQ

Careers / Guatemala (Gross GTQ)

#		Surveys
1	Advertising	1	975,404 GTQ
2	IT Manager	4	795,377 GTQ
3	System Administrator	1	747,267 GTQ
4	Marketing	2	685,188 GTQ
5	Sales Manager	2	623,110 GTQ
6	Chemical Engineer Lead	1	557,928 GTQ
7	Education Coordinator	1	497,402 GTQ
8	Sales in Cosmetics Shops	1	387,989 GTQ
9	Lead Sales	1	375,573 GTQ
10	IT Project Manager	2	372,469 GTQ
11	Product Manager	2	354,622 GTQ
12	Car Service Administration	1	312,719 GTQ
13	Financial Analyst	1	309,615 GTQ
14	Geographical Engineer Lead	1	304,183 GTQ
15	Director	2	299,527 GTQ
16	Corporate Counsel Lawyer	1	273,920 GTQ
17	Lawyer	1	266,160 GTQ
18	Program Manager	2	232,017 GTQ
19	Java Developer	1	221,153 GTQ
20	Non-Profit Organization	2	214,946 GTQ
21	Finance Manager	1	198,650 GTQ
22	Software Developer	3	197,874 GTQ
23	Human Resources Manager	2	192,442 GTQ
24	Energy Engineer	1	182,354 GTQ
25	Advertising Coordinator	1	180,026 GTQ
26	Architect	1	179,251 GTQ
27	Public Administration Lead	1	178,475 GTQ
28	Other Management Career	1	162,955 GTQ
29	Chemical Engineer	1	139,676 GTQ
30	Human Resource Hunter	3	138,900 GTQ
31	Graphic Designer	2	138,124 GTQ
32	Marketing Coordinator	1	125,708 GTQ
33	Other Service Career	1	120,276 GTQ
34	Marketing Manager	1	118,724 GTQ
35	Risk Analyst	1	114,844 GTQ
36	Social Worker	1	112,516 GTQ
37	Web Developer	1	103,981 GTQ
38	Purchasing Manager	1	101,653 GTQ
39	Account Manager	1	101,653 GTQ
40	Music Teacher	1	99,325 GTQ
41	Bus Driver	1	96,997 GTQ
42	Senior Accountant	1	94,669 GTQ
43	Call Center	4	90,789 GTQ
44	Clinical Coordinator	1	86,133 GTQ
45	Lead Administrator	1	85,357 GTQ
46	English Teacher	1	79,925 GTQ
47	Windows System Administrator	1	79,925 GTQ
48	Administrator	1	69,062 GTQ
49	Engineer	2	65,958 GTQ
50	University Professor Assistant	1	65,958 GTQ
51	Administrative Coordinator	1	57,422 GTQ
52	Physician	1	49,662 GTQ
53	Database Administrator	1	49,662 GTQ
54	Accountant	1	38,022 GTQ
55	Other Public Sector Career	1	36,470 GTQ
56	Lead Accountant	1	35,695 GTQ
57	Hotel Manager	1	34,919 GTQ
58	Teacher	1	34,919 GTQ

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

43/43 Ingeniero Químico (Man)

Posted 19 July 2024

What I do?

"Sistemas de Gestión de Calidad, supervisión de personal, ISO 9001, elaboración de planes de capacitación."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Guatemala City	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	139,900 GTQ

42/43 Director (Woman)

Posted 19 July 2022

What I do?

"Responsible for the overall administration functionality and stewardship of resources, human and financial of the organization. Legal representative Human Resources Finances Budget."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Guatemala City	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	301,300 GTQ

41/43 Risk Analyst (Man)

Posted 21 February 2022

What I do?

"Reports Presentations HR and sales experience Stock market and macro economics knowledge Personal finance knowledge."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Guatemala City	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	114,600 GTQ

40/43 Sre Infrastructure (Man)

Posted 18 January 2022

What I do?

"SRE Infrastructure."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Guatemala City	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	747,300 GTQ

39/43 Sr Manager (Man)

Posted 25 November 2021

What I do?

"Leadership Database Programming Network Servers."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Guatemala City	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	1,280,400 GTQ

38/43 Manager (Woman)

Posted 12 October 2021

What I do?

"Sale woman."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Mixco	Bellow H. School	0-1 Year	Intermediate	388,000 GTQ

37/43 Business Administration (Woman)

Posted 10 September 2021

What I do?

"Administration."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Guatemala City	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	210,400 GTQ

36/43 Marketing Coordinator (Man)

Posted 04 May 2021

What I do?

"Marketing Coordination and social media managment. Marketing research analisis to support strategy data base."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Guatemala City	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	180,400 GTQ

35/43 Recruiter (Woman)

Posted 14 January 2021

What I do?

"Recruitment of IT professionals."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Guatemala City	High School	12-16 Years	n/a	149,300 GTQ

34/43 Program Officer (Woman)

Posted 15 October 2020

What I do?

"Manage country program."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Guatemala City	Doctorate Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	351,100 GTQ

33/43 Asesor Telefónico (Man)

Posted 27 September 2020

What I do?

"Cusotmer service and IT related learningns."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Guatemala City	High School	2-4 Years	n/a	59,700 GTQ

32/43 Solutions Consultant (Man)

Posted 12 July 2020

What I do?

"Omitting my C/V N/A."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Guatemala City	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	975,300 GTQ

31/43 Territory Sales Leader (Man)

Posted 01 July 2020

What I do?

"Central America and Caribbean sales, business development, import and export and marketing skills."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Guatemala City	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	375,500 GTQ

30/43 Manager (Woman)

Posted 18 January 2020

What I do?

"I manage the education based programs for a nonprofit based in the US."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Guatemala City	Some College	2-4 Years	n/a	85,200 GTQ

29/43 Bus Driver (Man)

Posted 07 December 2019

What I do?

"Drive buses of tourists."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	High School	2-4 Years	n/a	96,900 GTQ

28/43 Bus Driver (Man)

Posted 07 December 2019

What I do?

"Drive buses of tourists around a national park."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	High School	1-2 Years	n/a	119,900 GTQ

27/43 AEM / Java Developer (Man)

Posted 25 October 2019

What I do?

"Adobe Experience Manager and Java developer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Guatemala City	Some College	8-12 Years	n/a	221,500 GTQ

26/43 HR Manager (Woman)

Posted 08 October 2019

What I do?

"PayRoll, Talent, Training, Benefits, Security and Health."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Guatemala City	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	335,800 GTQ

25/43 Sr Financial Analyst (Man)

Posted 03 September 2019

What I do?

"All related with numbers."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Guatemala City	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	309,800 GTQ

24/43 Analyst (Man)

Posted 26 August 2019

What I do?

"Software Analyst."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Guatemala City	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	230,900 GTQ

23/43 IT Engineer (Man)

Posted 24 August 2019

What I do?

"Support systems, develop solutions, jbpm, Java, Linux, manage people."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Guatemala City	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	153,900 GTQ

22/43 Website Channel Specialist (Woman)

Posted 06 June 2019

What I do?

"Website revenue, sales, website design, promotions, SEM, marketing strategy, email marketing, social media, search and innovation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Guatemala City	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	125,900 GTQ

21/43 Website Coordinator (Woman)

Posted 06 June 2019

What I do?

"In charge of the company's website. From sales, promotions and marketing strategies to graphic design, email marketing, internal search, SEM and social media."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Guatemala City	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	125,900 GTQ

20/43 Order Management Coordinator (Man)

Posted 30 May 2019

What I do?

"Manage every order through our marketplaces. Supervise every order goes out within the estimated time frame. Comply with each marketplace metrics and goals."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Guatemala City	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	101,900 GTQ

19/43 Channel Specialist (Woman)

Posted 30 May 2019

What I do?

"Amazon's Channel Specialist in E-commerce Manage Marketplace Sales Manage Marketplace Promotions Manage Marketplace Products."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Guatemala City	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	118,900 GTQ

18/43 Legal Counsel (Woman)

Posted 28 May 2019

What I do?

"Review agreements."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Guatemala City	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	265,800 GTQ

17/43 Teacher (Woman)

Posted 12 May 2019

What I do?

"Teach english to spanish children."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Guatemala City	High School	0-1 Year	n/a	79,900 GTQ

16/43 Designer (Man)

Posted 18 April 2019

What I do?

"Graphic and motion designer specialized in illustration. Skills set go from conceptualization, visualization, innovation of product and services through design thinking, graphic design, branding, illustration, Customer experience design, web design, audio design (sfx and original music for motion pictures)."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Guatemala City	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	149,900 GTQ

15/43 Data Analyst (Man)

Posted 21 March 2019

What I do?

"Extract, validate and construction of data based on public finance conditions."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Guatemala City	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	178,700 GTQ

14/43 Project Analyst (Woman)

Posted 22 November 2018

What I do?

"Follow-up projects."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Guatemala City	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	162,900 GTQ

13/43 Executive Director (Woman)

Posted 19 November 2018

What I do?

"Fundraise, supervise employees."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	128,600 GTQ

12/43 Product Manager (Man)

Posted 15 November 2018

What I do?

"Product Manager."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Guatemala City	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	355,400 GTQ

11/43 Product Manager (Man)

Posted 04 October 2018

What I do?

"Infrastructure tech."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Guatemala City	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	354,400 GTQ

10/43 Customer Service Rep (Man)

Posted 30 July 2018

What I do?

"Provide call support for clients located in the United states."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Guatemala City	Some College	1-2 Years	n/a	95,200 GTQ

9/43 Recruiter (Man)

Posted 11 July 2018

What I do?

"Recruiting Candidates for filling open roles."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Guatemala City	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	57,100 GTQ

8/43 Social Worker (Woman)

Posted 09 May 2018

What I do?

"Non profit home."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Guatemala City	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	112,500 GTQ

7/43 Commercial Manager (Man)

Posted 23 April 2018

What I do?

"In charge of the whole Sales Team as their Commercial Leader."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Guatemala City	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	740,400 GTQ

6/43 Accountant (Man)

Posted 05 March 2018

What I do?

"Account receivables, sales, bussines, pay rolls, etc."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	38,100 GTQ

5/43 Manager (Man)

Posted 20 November 2017

What I do?

"I oversee textiles being made and manage staff, and recruit new clients."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Mixco	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	375,100 GTQ

4/43 Sales Agent (Man)

Posted 17 October 2017

What I do?

"Customer service, explore and sell new products and services."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Guatemala City	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	114,600 GTQ

3/43 Trademan (Man)

Posted 18 August 2017

What I do?

"I trade cars back and forth between Guatemala and the United States."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Guatemala City	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	312,600 GTQ

2/43 Audit Finances Of Non Profit (Woman)

Posted 14 August 2017

What I do?

"Audit finances/ teach English/tutor."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	57,700 GTQ

1/43 Web Developer (Man)

Posted 30 July 2017

What I do?

"Develop maintain, revise and update code for international and local clients who hire me by contract or on an hourly basis. Freelance activities such as doing my own accounting, marketing, etc."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Guatemala City	Some College	2-4 Years	n/a	104,200 GTQ