Salaries in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The salary range of employees working in Bosnia and Herzegovina is, by default, in the range of 1,010.00 BAM (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 2,738.00 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:

1,010 - 2,738 BAM

10% earn less lthan 1,010 BAM

10% earns more than 2,738 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 1,463

median 1,383

10% 1,000

25% 1,095

75% 1,742

90% 2,141

25-34

Average 1,808

median 1,695

10% 1,043

25% 1,316

75% 2,175

90% 2,714

35-44

Average 1,916

median 1,786

10% 1,073

25% 1,371

75% 2,317

90% 2,919

45-54

Average 1,846

median 1,713

10% 1,011

25% 1,302

75% 2,243

90% 2,848

55+

Average 1,736

median 1,628

10% 1,000

25% 1,261

75% 2,090

90% 2,612

Salaries by gender

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

Men

1,898 BAM

1,673 BAM

Women

In general, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, men earn 13.5% 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

4,561.45 BAM

4. IT Director Top Management

4,314.05 BAM

5. Lead developer Information Technology

4,289.15 BAM

6. Plant manager Top Management

4,055.75 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. Head of product development Management

3,597.30 BAM

11. Sales Director Top Management

3,595.03 BAM

12. Division Manager Banking

3,522.11 BAM

13. Go developer Information Technology

3,479.86 BAM

14. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

3,334.44 BAM

15. Marketing Director Top Management

3,318.80 BAM

16. Technical Manager Management

3,200.38 BAM

17. DevOps Engineer Information Technology

3,119.44 BAM

18. Software Engineer Information Technology

3,108.61 BAM

19. Contract Manager Management

3,088.66 BAM

20. Notary Law & Legislation

3,067.22 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. Porter, Information Staff General labour

1,000.00 BAM

4. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

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

1,009.86 BAM

11. Survey Interviewer General labour

1,021.00 BAM

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

1,023.77 BAM

13. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

1,026.13 BAM

14. Miner Mining, Metallurgy

1,026.54 BAM

15. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care

1,026.72 BAM

16. Packer Production

1,060.81 BAM

17. Actor Arts & Culture

1,064.38 BAM

18. Security Guard Security & Protection

1,068.65 BAM

19. Design associate Journalism, Printing Arts & Media

1,069.59 BAM

20. Animal Care Worker Agriculture, Food Industry

1,075.59 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.

Anesthetist
Medicine & Social Care

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Kanton Sarajevo

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Nett monthly salary

1,454 USD

Nett monthly salary

2,500 BAM

Anually salary

17,448 USD

Anually salary

30,000 BAM

Posted: 2025-05-01 00:07:45

Software Engineer
Information Technology

Age group

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Kanton Sarajevo

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Nett monthly salary

2,035 USD

Nett monthly salary

3,500 BAM

Anually salary

24,420 USD

Anually salary

42,000 BAM

Posted: 2025-04-30 23:38:48

Lorry Driver
Transport, Haulage, Logistics

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Tuzlanski kanton

Education:

Secondary without school-leaving examination

Nett monthly salary

1,279 USD

Nett monthly salary

2,200 BAM

Anually salary

15,348 USD

Anually salary

26,400 BAM

Posted: 2025-04-30 23:21:39

Associate
Public Administration, Self-governance

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Kanton Sarajevo

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Nett monthly salary

901 USD

Nett monthly salary

1,550 BAM

Anually salary

10,812 USD

Anually salary

18,600 BAM

Posted: 2025-04-30 15:01:06

IT/Technical Support Specialist
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Banja Luka

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Nett monthly salary

870 USD

Nett monthly salary

1,496 BAM

Anually salary

10,440 USD

Anually salary

17,952 BAM

Posted: 2025-04-30 09:50:16

Purchasing Manager
Management

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Tuzlanski kanton

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Nett monthly salary

581 USD

Nett monthly salary

1,000 BAM

Anually salary

6,972 USD

Anually salary

12,000 BAM

Posted: 2025-04-30 09:30:03

Mechanical Engineer
Mechanical Engineering

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Hercegovačko-neretvanski kanton

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Nett monthly salary

1,163 USD

Nett monthly salary

2,000 BAM

Anually salary

13,956 USD

Anually salary

24,000 BAM

Posted: 2025-04-30 09:06:04

Carer, Personal Assistant
Medicine & Social Care

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Tuzlanski kanton

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Nett monthly salary

814 USD

Nett monthly salary

1,400 BAM

Anually salary

9,768 USD

Anually salary

16,800 BAM

Posted: 2025-04-30 08:45:30

Consultant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Unsko-sanski kanton

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Nett monthly salary

843 USD

Nett monthly salary

1,450 BAM

Anually salary

10,116 USD

Anually salary

17,400 BAM

Posted: 2025-04-30 07:41:29

Frontend developer
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Tuzlanski kanton

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Nett monthly salary

872 USD

Nett monthly salary

1,500 BAM

Anually salary

10,464 USD

Anually salary

18,000 BAM

Posted: 2025-04-29 15:24:13

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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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