NAMIBIA / SALARY

SALARY SURVEYS

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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR

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17.93 NAD = 1 USD

466,130 NAD

$25,996 USD

Windhoek

476,924 NAD

215,170 NAD

$12,000 USD

Including "Windhoek"

Excluding "Windhoek"

Average Salary / Namibia

Average salary in Namibia is 466,130 NAD per year. The most typical earning is 215,170 NAD. All data are based on 771 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 523,580 NAD. Women receive a salary of 401,650 NAD.

The most paid careers are Agriculture & Fishing with average income 1,018,471 NAD and Engineers & Technicians V with income 735,164 NAD.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of 751,302 NAD. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of 627,579 NAD.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 16-20 Years of experience receive salary of 713,647 NAD. Employees with 20+ Years of experience receive 710,061 NAD.

Levels / Namibia (Gross NAD)

Salary Levels (NAD) per Year	Surveys	[%]
17,900 NAD - 35,799 NAD	0	n/a
35,900 NAD - 53,799 NAD	0	n/a
53,800 NAD - 89,599 NAD	17	100% 2.2%
89,700 NAD - 179,299 NAD	113	97.8% 14.66%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
179,300 NAD - 268,899 NAD	120	83.14% 15.56%
269,000 NAD - 358,599 NAD	114	67.57% 14.79%
358,600 NAD - 448,299 NAD	91	52.79% 11.8%
448,300 NAD - 537,899 NAD	90	40.99% 11.67%
537,900 NAD - 627,599 NAD	63	29.31% 8.17%
627,600 NAD - 717,199 NAD	38	21.14% 4.93%
717,200 NAD - 806,899 NAD	24	16.21% 3.11%
806,900 NAD - 896,499 NAD	23	13.1% 2.98%
896,500 NAD - 986,199 NAD	18	10.12% 2.33%
986,200 NAD - 1,075,799 NAD	10	7.78% 1.3%
1,075,900 NAD - 1,165,499 NAD	15	6.49% 1.95%
1,165,500 NAD - 1,255,099 NAD	4	4.54% 0.52%
1,255,200 NAD - 1,344,799 NAD	5	4.02% 0.65%
1,344,800 NAD - 1,434,399 NAD	9	3.37% 1.17%
1,434,500 NAD - 1,524,099 NAD	4	2.2% 0.52%
1,524,100 NAD - 1,613,799 NAD	2	1.69% 0.26%
1,613,800 NAD - 1,703,399 NAD	4	1.43% 0.52%
1,703,400 NAD - 1,793,099 NAD	0	n/a
1,793,100 NAD - 1,882,699 NAD	2	0.91% 0.26%
1,882,700 NAD - 1,972,399 NAD	0	n/a
1,972,400 NAD - 2,061,999 NAD	1	0.65% 0.13%
2,062,000 NAD - 2,151,699 NAD	0	n/a
2,151,700 NAD - 2,241,299 NAD	0	n/a
2,241,400 NAD - 2,330,999 NAD	0	n/a
2,331,000 NAD - 2,420,599 NAD	0	n/a
2,420,700 NAD - 2,510,299 NAD	0	n/a
2,510,300 NAD - 2,599,999 NAD	0	n/a
2,600,000 NAD - 2,689,599 NAD	1	0.52% 0.13%
HIGH SALARIES
2,689,600 NAD - 2,868,899 NAD	0	n/a
2,868,900 NAD - 3,048,199 NAD	0	n/a
3,048,200 NAD - 3,227,499 NAD	0	n/a
3,227,600 NAD - 3,406,799 NAD	1	0.39% 0.13%
3,406,900 NAD - 3,586,199 NAD	0	n/a
3,586,200 NAD - 3,765,499 NAD	1	0.26% 0.13%
3,765,500 NAD - 3,944,799 NAD	1	0.13% 0.13%
3,944,800 NAD - 4,124,099 NAD	0	n/a
4,124,100 NAD - 4,303,399 NAD	0	n/a
4,303,400 NAD - 4,482,699 NAD	0	n/a
4,482,700 NAD - 6,275,799 NAD	0	n/a

Gender / Namibia (Gross NAD)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	395	523,580 NAD
2	Women	368	401,650 NAD

Education / Namibia (Gross NAD)

#		Surveys
1	Doctorate Degree	11	751,302 NAD
2	Masters Degree	71	627,579 NAD
3	Bellow H. School	8	552,269 NAD
4	Bachelors Degree	375	493,098 NAD
5	Some College	172	426,754 NAD
6	High School	134	326,341 NAD

Experience / Namibia (Gross NAD)

#		Surveys
1	16-20 Years	48	713,647 NAD
2	20+ Years	76	710,061 NAD
3	12-16 Years	68	568,407 NAD
4	8-12 Years	123	476,960 NAD
5	4-8 Years	165	421,374 NAD
6	0-1 Year	77	399,857 NAD
7	2-4 Years	124	351,444 NAD
8	1-2 Years	90	333,513 NAD

Age / Namibia (Gross NAD)

#		Surveys
1	61-65	2	1,219,297 NAD
2	66-70	2	1,172,677 NAD
3	46-50	31	855,301 NAD
4	56-60	10	817,646 NAD
5	14-20	7	659,855 NAD
6	51-55	19	625,786 NAD
7	41-45	56	606,062 NAD
8	36-40	102	589,924 NAD
9	n/a	10	521,787 NAD
10	31-35	150	453,650 NAD
11	26-30	226	390,892 NAD
12	21-25	156	306,617 NAD

Work Type / Namibia (Gross NAD)

#		Surveys
1	Self Employed	39	763,853 NAD
2	Permanent	630	466,201 NAD
3	Part Time	15	448,271 NAD
4	Contract	87	340,686 NAD

Cities / Namibia (Gross NAD)

#		Surveys
1	Windhoek	593	476,960 NAD
2	Walvis Bay	74	457,236 NAD
3	Swakopmund	51	457,236 NAD
4	--Other--	53	367,582 NAD

Career Groups / Namibia (Gross NAD)

#		Surveys
1	Agriculture & Fishing	5	1,018,471 NAD
2	Engineers & Technicians V	8	735,164 NAD
3	Geography & Geodesy	6	706,475 NAD
4	Public Sector	10	690,337 NAD
5	Management & Business	70	684,958 NAD
6	Insurance	12	586,338 NAD
7	Finance & Banking	43	577,373 NAD
8	Health Care & Medical	19	570,200 NAD
9	Manufacturing & Labor Workers	10	564,821 NAD
10	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	35	561,235 NAD
11	Engineers & Technicians II	4	555,856 NAD
12	Law	14	523,580 NAD
13	Engineers & Technicians	74	512,822 NAD
14	IT & Programming	30	507,442 NAD
15	Human Resources	44	480,546 NAD
16	Engineers & Technicians IV	8	480,546 NAD
17	Health Care & Medical II	15	446,477 NAD
18	Education & University	32	437,512 NAD
19	Logistics, Road, Railway	20	428,547 NAD
20	Media	2	424,960 NAD
21	Organization & Coordination	11	423,167 NAD
22	Aviation & Shipping	5	410,616 NAD
23	Engineers & Technicians III	3	403,443 NAD
24	Properties & Real Estates	8	390,892 NAD
25	Architect Constructions	16	389,099 NAD
26	Arts, Culture, Performance	1	367,582 NAD
27	Accounting & Administration	180	344,272 NAD
28	Automobile	6	338,892 NAD
29	Restaurants, Inns, Pubs	4	326,341 NAD
30	IT & Programming II	24	308,410 NAD
31	Hotels & Tourism	16	306,617 NAD
32	Fashion	2	290,479 NAD
33	Construction & Labor Workers	10	276,134 NAD
34	Customer Services	4	263,583 NAD
35	Making Design	2	263,583 NAD
36	Security & Fireguard	3	222,342 NAD
37	Salesmen & Saleswomen	12	191,860 NAD
38	Military	3	139,860 NAD

Careers / Namibia (Gross NAD)

#		Surveys
1	Director	8	1,624,534 NAD
2	Other Agriculture Career	5	1,018,471 NAD
3	Finance Manager	8	900,128 NAD
4	Chartered Accountant	8	851,715 NAD
5	Other Manufacturing Career	4	844,542 NAD
6	IT Manager	7	831,991 NAD
7	Other Engineer Career	8	735,164 NAD
8	Electrical Engineer	11	731,578 NAD
9	Doctor	6	706,475 NAD
10	Operations Manager	7	686,751 NAD
11	Manager	11	649,096 NAD
12	Other Geogr.&Geodesy Career	4	638,338 NAD
13	Commercial Insurance	4	618,614 NAD
14	Financial Analyst	6	616,820 NAD
15	Logistics Manager	8	589,924 NAD
16	Lecturer	11	566,614 NAD
17	Account Manager	10	566,614 NAD
18	Human Resources Manager	20	559,442 NAD
19	Economist	6	554,063 NAD
20	Financial Accountant	6	539,718 NAD
21	General Manager	8	530,752 NAD
22	Other Public Sector Career	6	530,752 NAD
23	Engineer	19	528,959 NAD
24	Other Management Career	9	521,787 NAD
25	Software Developer	6	503,856 NAD
26	Human Resource	6	491,305 NAD
27	Marketing Manager	5	491,305 NAD
28	Marketing Executive	5	484,132 NAD
29	Civil Engineer	8	480,546 NAD
30	IT Coordinator	7	469,788 NAD
31	Senior Accountant	10	464,408 NAD
32	Office Manager	9	424,960 NAD
33	Other Finance Career	6	414,202 NAD
34	Architect	12	407,030 NAD
35	Non-Profit Organization	7	390,892 NAD
36	Other Medical Career	4	390,892 NAD
37	Other Law Career	5	383,720 NAD
38	Accountant	24	374,754 NAD
39	Mechanical Engineer	7	363,996 NAD
40	Other Human Resource Career	10	349,651 NAD
41	Logistics	5	324,548 NAD
42	Hotel Manager	4	320,962 NAD
43	Technician	14	317,375 NAD
44	Bookkeeper	8	313,789 NAD
45	Secretary	9	311,996 NAD
46	Accounting Assistant	6	308,410 NAD
47	Human Resource Administrator	5	308,410 NAD
48	Junior Accountant	7	304,824 NAD
49	System Administrator	7	281,514 NAD
50	Teacher	5	281,514 NAD
51	Other Administration Career	11	268,962 NAD
52	Credit Administrator	8	265,376 NAD
53	Electrician	5	265,376 NAD
54	Administrator	7	245,652 NAD
55	Sales Representative	5	243,859 NAD
56	Office Administrator	13	229,514 NAD
57	Trainee Accountant	21	216,963 NAD
58	Administrative Assistant	11	172,136 NAD

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

50/50 Group Hr (Woman)

Posted 16 May 2024

What I do?

"Human Resource Planning and Development Organizational Recruitment and Selection Employee Career Assistance Legal Compliance Performance Leadership."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Windhoek	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Advanced	112,200 NAD

49/50 Executive (Man)

Posted 09 May 2024

What I do?

"Drawing plans of malls houses etc."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Windhoek	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	588,000 NAD

48/50 Church Campus Minister (Man)

Posted 06 May 2024

What I do?

"Scriptures/Bible Architecture Global monetary system."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Windhoek	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	145,100 NAD

47/50 Musician (Man)

Posted 23 April 2024

What I do?

"Performance, event managment."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Windhoek	Some College	8-12 Years	Advanced	367,700 NAD

46/50 Service Broker (Woman)

Posted 12 January 2024

What I do?

"Various course in insurance Renewals, credit control, discussions with clients, service deliver, organization, targets on budgets, quotations, market surveys."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Windhoek	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	638,600 NAD

45/50 Jnr Fund Manager (Woman)

Posted 19 July 2023

What I do?

"Minute Taking Secretarial Administration."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Windhoek	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	340,800 NAD

44/50 Geologist (Woman)

Posted 17 July 2023

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Walvis Bay	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	1,377,800 NAD

43/50 Finance Manager (Woman)

Posted 20 May 2023

What I do?

"Banking, Recon, Budget reports."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Walvis Bay	High School	8-12 Years	Intermediate	470,300 NAD

42/50 Manager - Transport (Man)

Posted 19 May 2023

What I do?

"Maintain transport network and accounts."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Windhoek	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	Intermediate	587,900 NAD

41/50 Administrator And Hr Officer (Woman)

Posted 19 May 2023

What I do?

"Human Resource Management and Company Administration. . ."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Windhoek	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	294,000 NAD

40/50 Stripper (Woman)

Posted 06 September 2022

What I do?

"Bachelor Parties, Professional Events, Personal Service."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Walvis Bay	Bellow H. School	2-4 Years	Basic	703,700 NAD

39/50 Human Resources Lead (Woman)

Posted 02 September 2022

What I do?

"Oversee entire HR Function."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Windhoek	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	564,000 NAD

38/50 Education Officer (Woman)

Posted 31 August 2022

What I do?

"Educator."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Windhoek	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	382,500 NAD

37/50 Owner (Man)

Posted 31 August 2022

What I do?

"Property Management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Windhoek	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	1,093,000 NAD

36/50 Architect (Man)

Posted 20 July 2022

What I do?

"Building Design, Technical Documentation, Construction Supervision."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Windhoek	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	407,500 NAD

35/50 Hr/site Clerk (Man)

Posted 20 July 2022

What I do?

"Excel, word, archicad,."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Some College	0-1 Year	Advanced	108,700 NAD

34/50 Water Treatment Specialist (Man)

Posted 18 July 2022

What I do?

"Managing of Water Treatment plant and designing upgrades on a mechanical level."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Windhoek	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	475,400 NAD

33/50 Warehouse Coordinator (Man)

Posted 07 April 2022

What I do?

"Logistics."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Windhoek	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	200,100 NAD

32/50 Learning And Development Manager (Woman)

Posted 17 March 2022

What I do?

"Training and development of all staff Career plans Human resource functions."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Windhoek	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	471,800 NAD

31/50 Audit Trainee (Woman)

Posted 20 February 2022

What I do?

"IFRS, GAAP, ISA, excel, MsMicrosoft excel."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Windhoek	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	236,200 NAD

30/50 Junior Manager (Woman)

Posted 17 February 2022

What I do?

"Management, control of stock, payroll, front desk, food preparatin."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Swakopmund	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Intermediate	212,600 NAD

29/50 Metal Technian (Man)

Posted 16 January 2022

What I do?

"Design / Metal working / leader."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Windhoek	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	399,600 NAD

28/50 Ict Technician (Woman)

Posted 14 January 2022

What I do?

"Network monitoring - Assist with technical implementation, maintenance and support of the voice over IP Telephone (VoIP) systems - Assist with planning of procurement of network services and goods - Assist with project implementation - Offer user support services - Assist with technical maintenance and support of surveillance, management of access control system’s network."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Windhoek	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	394,600 NAD

27/50 Finance Director (Woman)

Posted 10 January 2022

What I do?

"Overall finance."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Windhoek	High School	4-8 Years	Expert	1,272,700 NAD

26/50 Junior Lecturer: Geotechnical Engineering (Man)

Posted 25 November 2021

What I do?

"Lecturing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Windhoek	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	545,100 NAD

25/50 System Administrator (Man)

Posted 24 November 2021

What I do?

"Knowledge."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Windhoek	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	289,100 NAD

24/50 Laboratory Scientist (Woman)

Posted 24 November 2021

What I do?

"Clinical laboratory, microbiology Haematology, Chemistry, Molecular diagnostics,."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Windhoek	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Expert	508,600 NAD

23/50 Senior Trainer (Man)

Posted 01 November 2021

What I do?

"Training."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Windhoek	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	1,109,900 NAD

22/50 Software Engineer (Man)

Posted 21 October 2021

What I do?

"Programming, project management, data etc."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Windhoek	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	459,300 NAD

21/50 Medical Engineer (Man)

Posted 20 October 2021

What I do?

"High-end X-Ray technician."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Windhoek	High School	2-4 Years	Advanced	704,700 NAD

20/50 Lecturer (Man)

Posted 15 October 2021

What I do?

"Subject Lecturing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Windhoek	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	750,900 NAD

19/50 Engineer (Man)

Posted 14 October 2021

What I do?

"Engineering."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Windhoek	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	493,300 NAD

18/50 Senior Office Manager (Woman)

Posted 13 October 2021

What I do?

"Administration."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Windhoek	Some College	4-8 Years	Advanced	458,700 NAD

17/50 Economist (Man)

Posted 27 September 2021

What I do?

"Research."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Windhoek	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	Expert	618,600 NAD

16/50 Accountant (Man)

Posted 27 September 2021

What I do?

"Pastel Management Budgeting Administration."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Windhoek	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	222,000 NAD

15/50 Enrolled Nurse (Woman)

Posted 23 September 2021

What I do?

"Basic surgical skills."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Windhoek	Some College	1-2 Years	Advanced	320,600 NAD

14/50 Financial Manager (Woman)

Posted 17 September 2021

What I do?

"Management and planning."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Windhoek	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	695,500 NAD

13/50 Office Secretary (Woman)

Posted 28 June 2021

What I do?

"Office administrator/minute taking."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Windhoek	High School	2-4 Years	Intermediate	134,700 NAD

12/50 Lawyer (Man)

Posted 25 June 2021

What I do?

"Litigation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Swakopmund	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	517,900 NAD

11/50 Ceo Of Brand Plan And Brand Brokerage (Man)

Posted 25 June 2021

What I do?

"Brand Plan Brand Brokerage."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Windhoek	High School	12-16 Years	Expert	1,701,800 NAD

10/50 Marketing Coordinator (Woman)

Posted 20 April 2021

What I do?

"Design, event planning, social media management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Windhoek	Some College	2-4 Years	Advanced	325,600 NAD

9/50 Admin Clerk/Receptionist (Woman)

Posted 23 March 2021

What I do?

"Grade 12 Certificate."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Windhoek	Some College	4-8 Years	n/a	99,900 NAD

8/50 Accountant (Man)

Posted 08 March 2021

What I do?

"Ensuring the accuracy of financial documents, as well as their compliance with relevant laws and regulations Preparing and maintaining important financial reports Preparing tax returns and ensuring that taxes are paid properly and on time Evaluating financial operations to recommend best-practices, identify issues and strategize solutions, and help organizations run efficiently Offering guidance on cost reduction, revenue enhancement, and profit maximization Conducting forecasting and risk analysis assessments."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Windhoek	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	214,100 NAD

7/50 Civil Engineer (Man)

Posted 05 March 2021

What I do?

"Design and Construction Management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Windhoek	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	556,800 NAD

6/50 Trainee Accountant (Man)

Posted 01 March 2021

What I do?

"Initial test of competence (ITC) Postgraduate diploma in Accounting (CTA) Auditing, accounting and taxes for clients."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Windhoek	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	202,600 NAD

5/50 Transport Officer (Woman)

Posted 24 February 2021

What I do?

"Hon degree in HR Adv diploma in Edu Computer literacy, PMU system expert."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Swakopmund	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	131,100 NAD

4/50 Human Resource Officer (Woman)

Posted 12 February 2021

What I do?

"Bachelor degree of logistics and supply chain management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Windhoek	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	299,800 NAD

3/50 Junior Geologist (Woman)

Posted 21 January 2021

What I do?

"Working on the geology database, produce production report and capture geology data."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Windhoek	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	571,100 NAD

2/50 Assistant Software Developer (Woman)

Posted 06 December 2020

What I do?

"Coding, scripting, M-Files development, reports, admin, documenation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Windhoek	Some College	4-8 Years	n/a	93,800 NAD

1/50 Assistant Engineer (Man)

Posted 23 November 2020

What I do?

"General foreman."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Swakopmund	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	173,200 NAD