Salaries in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The salary range of employees working in Bosnia and Herzegovina is, by default, in the range of 999.00 BAM (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 2,724.00 BAM (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total monthly salary including bonuses. Salaries can vary significantly within individual job positions. If you are interested in salaries for a specific position, participate in the survey.

Net monthly salary for Bosnia and Herzegovina is

80% of people earn:

999 - 2,724 BAM

10% earn less lthan 999 BAM

10% earns more than 2,724 BAM

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Salary ranges

Distribution of employees in Bosnia and Herzegovina into salary brackets in BAM.

Salaries by age group

Average salary and range in Bosnia and Herzegovina by age in BAM.

<24

Average 1,450

median 1,371

10% 1,000

25% 1,084

75% 1,728

90% 2,125

25-34

Average 1,789

median 1,677

10% 1,029

25% 1,301

75% 2,154

90% 2,692

35-44

Average 1,909

median 1,779

10% 1,066

25% 1,363

75% 2,309

90% 2,915

45-54

Average 1,852

median 1,717

10% 1,008

25% 1,302

75% 2,251

90% 2,863

55+

Average 1,768

median 1,649

10% 1,000

25% 1,271

75% 2,132

90% 2,681

Salaries by gender

Comparison of the average salary of men and women in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BAM).

Men

1,886 BAM

1,659 BAM

Women

In general, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, men earn 13.7% more than women.

The best paid positions in Bosnia and Herzegovina

List of the best paid positions and their average monthly salary in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BAM).

1. Country Manager/Director Top Management

4,998.87 BAM

2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

4,696.27 BAM

3. Leasing Director Leasing

4,527.30 BAM

4. IT Director Top Management

4,314.05 BAM

5. Lead developer Information Technology

4,289.15 BAM

6. Plant manager Top Management

4,110.97 BAM

7. Personnel Manager Top Management

3,977.80 BAM

8. IT Architect Information Technology

3,861.15 BAM

9. Managing Director Top Management

3,714.23 BAM

10. Sales Director Top Management

3,595.03 BAM

11. Head of product development Management

3,591.74 BAM

12. Division Manager Banking

3,522.11 BAM

13. Go developer Information Technology

3,461.07 BAM

14. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

3,334.44 BAM

15. Marketing Director Top Management

3,318.80 BAM

16. Technical Manager Management

3,157.55 BAM

17. DevOps Engineer Information Technology

3,119.44 BAM

18. Software Engineer Information Technology

3,108.61 BAM

19. Contract Manager Management

3,093.43 BAM

20. Finance Manager Management

3,058.73 BAM

The worst paid positions in Bosnia and Herzegovina

List of the worst-paid positions and their average monthly salary in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BAM)

1. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

1,000.00 BAM

2. Cleaner General labour

1,000.00 BAM

3. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

1,000.00 BAM

4. Porter, Information Staff General labour

1,000.00 BAM

5. General Labourer General labour

1,000.00 BAM

6. Cobbler Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

1,000.00 BAM

7. Au-pair General labour

1,000.00 BAM

8. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

1,000.00 BAM

9. Clothing/textile technologist Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

1,000.00 BAM

10. Funeral service worker Service Industries

1,002.31 BAM

11. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care

1,005.51 BAM

12. Survey Interviewer General labour

1,013.36 BAM

13. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

1,019.29 BAM

14. Miner Mining, Metallurgy

1,026.54 BAM

15. Lifeguard, Swimming Instructor Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

1,033.72 BAM

16. Actor Arts & Culture

1,056.41 BAM

17. Packer Production

1,060.58 BAM

18. Security Guard Security & Protection

1,068.65 BAM

19. Design associate Journalism, Printing Arts & Media

1,073.68 BAM

20. Bookbinder Journalism, Printing Arts & Media

1,076.78 BAM

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

The newest profiles in the salary survey

List of the latest respondents whose data are used in further salary survey calculations.

Call Operator
Administration

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Banja Luka

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Nett monthly salary

754 USD

Nett monthly salary

1,300 BAM

Anually salary

9,048 USD

Anually salary

15,600 BAM

Posted: 2025-04-14 21:59:52

Lorry Driver
Transport, Haulage, Logistics

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Unsko-sanski kanton

Education:

Secondary without school-leaving examination

Nett monthly salary

2,320 USD

Nett monthly salary

4,000 BAM

Anually salary

27,840 USD

Anually salary

48,000 BAM

Posted: 2025-04-14 21:54:06

Lorry Driver
Transport, Haulage, Logistics

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Tuzlanski kanton

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Nett monthly salary

1,415 USD

Nett monthly salary

2,440 BAM

Anually salary

16,980 USD

Anually salary

29,280 BAM

Posted: 2025-04-14 21:39:11

Administrative Worker
Administration

Age group

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Banja Luka

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Nett monthly salary

580 USD

Nett monthly salary

1,000 BAM

Anually salary

6,960 USD

Anually salary

12,000 BAM

Posted: 2025-04-14 21:30:24

Shop Assistant
Commerce

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Kanton Sarajevo

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Nett monthly salary

812 USD

Nett monthly salary

1,400 BAM

Anually salary

9,744 USD

Anually salary

16,800 BAM

Posted: 2025-04-14 20:48:39

Nurse
Medicine & Social Care

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Tuzlanski kanton

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Nett monthly salary

812 USD

Nett monthly salary

1,400 BAM

Anually salary

9,744 USD

Anually salary

16,800 BAM

Posted: 2025-04-14 20:38:24

Civil Engineer
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Kanton Sarajevo

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Nett monthly salary

812 USD

Nett monthly salary

1,400 BAM

Anually salary

9,744 USD

Anually salary

16,800 BAM

Posted: 2025-04-14 20:10:20

Metalworker
Mechanical Engineering

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Tuzlanski kanton

Education:

Secondary without school-leaving examination

Nett monthly salary

1,131 USD

Nett monthly salary

1,950 BAM

Anually salary

13,572 USD

Anually salary

23,400 BAM

Posted: 2025-04-14 19:58:38

Bookkeeper
Economy, Finance, Accountancy

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Zeničko-dobojski kanton

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Nett monthly salary

580 USD

Nett monthly salary

1,000 BAM

Anually salary

6,960 USD

Anually salary

12,000 BAM

Posted: 2025-04-14 19:23:45

Nurse
Medicine & Social Care

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Hercegovačko-neretvanski kanton

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Nett monthly salary

696 USD

Nett monthly salary

1,200 BAM

Anually salary

8,352 USD

Anually salary

14,400 BAM

Posted: 2025-04-14 19:17:46

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Salaries in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Salary ranges

Salaries by age group

Salaries by gender

The best paid positions in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The worst paid positions in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Salaries in selected countries

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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