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25,969 LVL $42,933 USD		10,283 LVL $17,000 USD		Gross income Net (after tax) 0.6 LVL = 1 USD

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Average Salary / Latvia

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Average salary in Latvia is 25,969 LVL per year. The most typical earning is 10,283 LVL. All data are based on 186 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 29,034 LVL. Women receive a salary of 18,812 LVL.

The most paid careers are Management & Business with average income 39,801 LVL and Architect Constructions with income 36,837 LVL.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of 36,535 LVL. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of 32,240 LVL.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 16-20 Years of experience receive salary of 39,922 LVL. Employees with 20+ Years of experience receive 34,236 LVL.

Levels / Latvia (Gross LVL)

Salary Levels (LVL) per Year	Surveys	[%]
1,800 LVL - 2,999 LVL	0	n/a
3,000 LVL - 5,999 LVL	6	100% 3.23%
6,000 LVL - 9,099 LVL	15	96.77% 8.06%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
9,100 LVL - 12,099 LVL	27	88.71% 14.52%
12,100 LVL - 15,099 LVL	21	74.19% 11.29%
15,100 LVL - 18,099 LVL	17	62.9% 9.14%
18,100 LVL - 21,199 LVL	12	53.76% 6.45%
21,200 LVL - 24,199 LVL	18	47.31% 9.68%
24,200 LVL - 27,199 LVL	9	37.63% 4.84%
27,200 LVL - 30,199 LVL	11	32.8% 5.91%
30,200 LVL - 33,299 LVL	2	26.88% 1.08%
33,300 LVL - 36,299 LVL	10	25.81% 5.38%
36,300 LVL - 39,299 LVL	3	20.43% 1.61%
39,300 LVL - 42,299 LVL	9	18.82% 4.84%
42,300 LVL - 45,399 LVL	4	13.98% 2.15%
45,400 LVL - 48,399 LVL	4	11.83% 2.15%
48,400 LVL - 51,399 LVL	2	9.68% 1.08%
51,400 LVL - 54,399 LVL	2	8.6% 1.08%
54,400 LVL - 57,499 LVL	1	7.53% 0.54%
57,500 LVL - 60,499 LVL	3	6.99% 1.61%
60,500 LVL - 63,499 LVL	0	n/a
63,500 LVL - 66,499 LVL	0	n/a
66,500 LVL - 69,599 LVL	2	5.38% 1.08%
69,600 LVL - 72,599 LVL	0	n/a
72,600 LVL - 75,599 LVL	0	n/a
75,600 LVL - 78,599 LVL	0	n/a
78,600 LVL - 81,699 LVL	0	n/a
81,700 LVL - 84,699 LVL	1	4.3% 0.54%
84,700 LVL - 87,699 LVL	2	3.76% 1.08%
87,700 LVL - 90,699 LVL	1	2.69% 0.54%
HIGH SALARIES
90,700 LVL - 96,799 LVL	0	n/a
96,800 LVL - 102,799 LVL	2	2.15% 1.08%
102,800 LVL - 108,899 LVL	1	1.08% 0.54%
108,900 LVL - 114,899 LVL	0	n/a
114,900 LVL - 120,999 LVL	0	n/a
121,000 LVL - 126,999 LVL	0	n/a
127,000 LVL - 133,099 LVL	0	n/a
133,100 LVL - 139,099 LVL	0	n/a
139,100 LVL - 145,199 LVL	0	n/a
145,200 LVL - 151,199 LVL	1	0.54% 0.54%
151,200 LVL - 211,699 LVL	0	n/a

Gender / Latvia (Gross LVL)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	122	29,034 LVL
2	Women	52	18,812 LVL

Education / Latvia (Gross LVL)

#		Surveys
1	Doctorate Degree	5	36,535 LVL
2	Masters Degree	77	32,240 LVL
3	Bachelors Degree	76	22,199 LVL
4	Some College	13	17,602 LVL
5	High School	15	16,573 LVL

Experience / Latvia (Gross LVL)

#		Surveys
1	16-20 Years	15	39,922 LVL
2	20+ Years	19	34,236 LVL
3	8-12 Years	41	31,514 LVL
4	4-8 Years	39	26,070 LVL
5	12-16 Years	15	25,284 LVL
6	2-4 Years	33	15,969 LVL
7	0-1 Year	11	15,364 LVL
8	1-2 Years	13	15,303 LVL

Age / Latvia (Gross LVL)

#		Surveys
1	56-60	4	47,786 LVL
2	66-70	1	47,241 LVL
3	41-45	16	36,353 LVL
4	51-55	6	34,418 LVL
5	36-40	23	33,873 LVL
6	31-35	38	30,849 LVL
7	n/a	12	26,131 LVL
8	26-30	57	20,203 LVL
9	46-50	6	16,815 LVL
10	21-25	22	12,642 LVL
11	14-20	1	10,525 LVL

Work Type / Latvia (Gross LVL)

#		Surveys
1	Self Employed	12	28,853 LVL
2	Permanent	150	26,554 LVL
3	Contract	20	23,530 LVL
4	Part Time	4	8,649 LVL

Cities / Latvia (Gross LVL)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Riga	166	26,675 LVL
2	--Other--	20	20,263 LVL

Career Groups / Latvia (Gross LVL)

#		Surveys
1	Management & Business	25	39,801 LVL
2	Architect Constructions	2	36,837 LVL
3	Construction & Labor Workers	2	35,083 LVL
4	IT & Programming	26	33,389 LVL
5	Organization & Coordination	3	31,212 LVL
6	Engineers & Technicians V	1	28,974 LVL
7	Finance & Banking	22	27,764 LVL
8	Restaurants, Inns, Pubs	2	26,917 LVL
9	IT & Programming II	17	26,736 LVL
10	Security & Fireguard	1	26,433 LVL
11	Engineers & Technicians IV	1	26,010 LVL
12	Human Resources	5	23,288 LVL
13	Automobile	1	23,046 LVL
14	Accounting & Administration	19	22,864 LVL
15	Aviation & Shipping	7	22,259 LVL
16	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	6	21,594 LVL
17	Manufacturing & Labor Workers	1	19,658 LVL
18	Public Sector	7	17,904 LVL
19	Law	3	17,662 LVL
20	Engineers & Technicians	11	16,694 LVL
21	Media	1	16,392 LVL
22	Hotels & Tourism	3	15,666 LVL
23	Engineers & Technicians III	1	14,517 LVL
24	Sports & Recreation	1	14,154 LVL
25	Health Care & Medical	5	13,851 LVL
26	Logistics, Road, Railway	2	11,674 LVL
27	Education & University	1	11,311 LVL
28	Salesmen & Saleswomen	3	10,222 LVL
29	Customer Services	2	9,678 LVL
30	Health Care & Medical II	3	8,891 LVL
31	Geography & Geodesy	2	7,682 LVL

Careers / Latvia (Gross LVL)

#		Surveys
1	Product Development Manager	1	99,988 LVL
2	Other Finance Career	2	82,144 LVL
3	SAP Consulting	2	66,295 LVL
4	General Manager	6	56,073 LVL
5	CEO	2	56,073 LVL
6	Software Developer	5	52,806 LVL
7	Other Human Resource Career	1	52,020 LVL
8	Accountant	2	48,693 LVL
9	Other Management Career	3	47,120 LVL
10	IT Manager	6	40,104 LVL
11	Construction Project Manager	2	35,083 LVL
12	Account Manager	3	32,180 LVL
13	Java Developer	2	28,248 LVL
14	System Analyst	2	27,280 LVL
15	Finance Manager	3	27,038 LVL
16	Hardware Engineer	1	26,978 LVL
17	Director	2	26,554 LVL
18	Safety Manager	1	26,433 LVL
19	Risk Manager	2	26,010 LVL
20	Civil Engineer	1	26,010 LVL
21	Bank Manager	2	25,163 LVL
22	Public Administration Lead	2	24,619 LVL
23	Flight Attendant	1	24,014 LVL
24	Chartered Accountant	1	23,651 LVL
25	Sales Representative	1	23,530 LVL
26	Business Manager	2	23,469 LVL
27	Project Coordinator	2	23,227 LVL
28	Navigation Technician Lead	1	22,985 LVL
29	Banks	2	22,441 LVL
30	Ruby Developer	1	22,017 LVL
31	Financial Adviser	2	21,171 LVL
32	Manager	5	20,566 LVL
33	Product Development	1	19,658 LVL
34	IT Project Manager	3	19,356 LVL
35	Engineering Manager	3	18,993 LVL
36	Cost Accountant	1	18,933 LVL
37	Marketing	1	18,025 LVL
38	Lawyer	3	17,662 LVL
39	Windows System Administrator	2	17,602 LVL
40	Other IT Career	1	16,573 LVL
41	Aerospace Engineer	3	16,332 LVL
42	Human Resource Hunter	3	15,969 LVL
43	Technician	2	15,848 LVL
44	Doctor	4	15,787 LVL
45	Lead Salesmen or Saleswomen	1	15,243 LVL
46	Oil & Gas Engineer	1	14,517 LVL
47	Public Administration	3	14,033 LVL
48	System Administrator	3	13,912 LVL
49	Web Developer	3	11,976 LVL
50	Logistics Manager	2	11,674 LVL
51	Financial Analyst	3	11,371 LVL
52	Lead Waiter or Waitress	1	10,888 LVL
53	Project Manager	2	10,767 LVL
54	Mechanical Engineer	2	9,617 LVL
55	Network Administrator	1	9,436 LVL
56	Secretary	2	9,375 LVL
57	Junior Accountant	3	8,831 LVL
58	Salesmen or Saleswomen	2	7,742 LVL

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Operation

Posted 13 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Various operational tasks."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Riga	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	10,800 LVL

Export Manager

Posted 12 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Sales in export countries."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Riga	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	15,200 LVL

Financial Analyst

Posted 11 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Budgeting."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Riga	Doctorate Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	14,400 LVL

Cost Analyst

Posted 26 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Excel, SAP, Power BI, BI."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Riga	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Expert	18,900 LVL

Baltic Chief Accountant

Posted 14 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Accounting, taxes, TP, CBC."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Riga	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	23,700 LVL

Flight Operations Engineer

Posted 14 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Engineering."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Riga	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	19,500 LVL

Senior Flight Operations Engineer

Posted 08 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Engineering."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Riga	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Expert	19,500 LVL

Chief Risk Officer

Posted 07 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Managing risk areas in the company."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Riga	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	28,800 LVL

Network Administator

Posted 06 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage comuters, network."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	High School	2-4 Years	Advanced	9,500 LVL

Lawyer In A Commercial Law Field, Business Affairs Etc

Posted 11 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Everything u need to know for the job."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Riga	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	11,000 LVL

Chief Technology Officer

Posted 03 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage the technology."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Riga	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	48,500 LVL

Project Manager

Posted 14 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Managing projects, communicating with clients."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Riga	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Basic	7,900 LVL

Project Manager

Posted 05 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Project management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	11,500 LVL

Hse Manager

Posted 20 September 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Risk, assessments, training, process, documentation, investigation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Riga	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	26,400 LVL

Sales Rep

Posted 20 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Sales management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Riga	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	23,500 LVL

Software Engineer

Posted 22 January 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Software development
web development
computer science."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	22,000 LVL

Project Manager

Posted 16 October 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Management of projects."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	High School	16-20 Years	n/a	33,600 LVL

Senior Counsel

Posted 26 September 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Dispute Resolution."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Riga	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	6,500 LVL

Hardware Engineer

Posted 13 August 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Electronics design engineering."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Riga	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	27,000 LVL

Associate Specialist

Posted 18 July 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"SQL, Customer Service, programming."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Riga	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	16,600 LVL

Ground Instructor

Posted 17 June 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Train Cabin Crew for Fire Fighting, First aid and standard operating procedures."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Riga	High School	8-12 Years	n/a	24,000 LVL

Precast Concrete Detailer

Posted 12 May 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Working in Tekla Structures software as precast concrete detailer mostly for projects located in Sweden."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Riga	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	26,000 LVL

Senior Ios Developer

Posted 07 January 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Swift, Objective C."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Riga	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	41,600 LVL

Project Manager

Posted 12 December 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Production manager, project manager- woodworking investment."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Masters Degree	20+ Years	n/a	30,000 LVL

Head Waiter

Posted 11 November 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Keep restaurant ready to work and serving guests, taking orders and making good expirience."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Riga	High School	2-4 Years	n/a	10,900 LVL

Managing Director

Posted 21 September 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Run the business."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Riga	Masters Degree	20+ Years	n/a	40,000 LVL

Marketing Specialist

Posted 28 August 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Content creation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Riga	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	18,000 LVL

Mulesoft

Posted 13 August 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"I am working as Software Developer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Riga	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	39,500 LVL

Hr Business Partner

Posted 30 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"I am manage the whole HR circle from recruitment to development and firing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Riga	Masters Degree	20+ Years	n/a	52,000 LVL

Access Management

Posted 16 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Access Management, work with Active Directory and MS Office Access."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Riga	Some College	4-8 Years	n/a	12,000 LVL

Senior Navigation Security Officer

Posted 07 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Work in airport security senior office."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Riga	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	23,000 LVL

Product Development Manager

Posted 03 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Develop technical aspects of new products
Optimise production processes 
Identify and develop key market opportunities."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Riga	Masters Degree	20+ Years	n/a	100,000 LVL

Private Banker

Posted 28 June 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Managing private customer portfolio."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Riga	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	24,000 LVL

Financial Analyst

Posted 20 June 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Both qualitative and quantitative analyst. Analyse various industries and companies."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Riga	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	10,000 LVL

Pathology

Posted 18 June 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Autopsy and biopsy."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Riga	Doctorate Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	30,000 LVL

Engineering Team Lead

Posted 11 May 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Managing a team of 3 engineers in metal working company."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Riga	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	16,200 LVL

Contracts Manager

Posted 11 May 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"International trade."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Riga	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	20,000 LVL

Engineer

Posted 08 April 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Drawing drawings system pipes technical drawings pipline pipes and pumps."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Riga	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	14,500 LVL

Sap Fi Consultant

Posted 02 April 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Customizing and support for SAP FI module."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Riga	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	35,000 LVL

Gm - Human Resource

Posted 05 March 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Human Resources Management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Riga	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	40,000 LVL

Windows System Administrator

Posted 03 March 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"System administration."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Riga	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	17,000 LVL

Chairman Of The Board

Posted 02 March 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage the company, its strategy, employment of people, finance, development of the business projects."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Riga	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	11,000 LVL

System Administrator

Posted 29 January 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Administration and configuration of servers and workstations."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Riga	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	18,200 LVL

It Director

Posted 03 January 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"IT department management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Riga	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	85,000 LVL

Junior Accountant

Posted 21 December 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Accounting bookings, invoicing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Riga	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	14,400 LVL

Manager

Posted 12 December 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Develop products."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	19,700 LVL

Credit Manager

Posted 05 December 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage team of credit expetts, evaluate customer credit worthiness, collect overdue payments, ownership of credit policy."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Riga	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	34,100 LVL

It Security Engineer

Posted 18 November 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Research, implementation and maintenance of defensive security solutions."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Riga	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	25,700 LVL

Recruiter

Posted 02 November 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Headhunter - Executive Search."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Riga	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	12,100 LVL

Tour Leader - Guide

Posted 01 November 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Showing groups of people around."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Riga	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	14,600 LVL

ECONOMY / Latvia

Economy in Latvia is among the fastest growing in the EU. The largest sectors of its economy are manufacturing, trade, and transport. The fastest growing sector in Latvia is ICT with yearly growth for more than 20 per cent in the last decade. The main areas in ICT are software development and information system design.