Salaries in Nepal

The salary range of employees working in Nepal is, by default, in the range of 30,981.00 NPR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 126,164.00 NPR (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.

Gross salary in Nepal is

80% of people earn:

31K - 126K NPR

10% earn less lthan 31K NPR

10% earns more than 126K NPR

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Salary ranges

Distribution of employees in Nepal into salary brackets in NPR.

Salaries by age group

Average salary and range in Nepal by age in NPR.

<24

Average 52K

median 48K

10% 26K

25% 35K

75% 64K

90% 84K

25-34

Average 69K

median 60K

10% 29K

25% 41K

75% 87K

90% 119K

35-44

Average 82K

median 71K

10% 33K

25% 48K

75% 104K

90% 144K

45-54

Average 77K

median 66K

10% 29K

25% 44K

75% 98K

90% 137K

55+

Average 71K

median 62K

10% 29K

25% 42K

75% 89K

90% 123K

Salaries by gender

Comparison of the average salary of men and women in Nepal (NPR).

Men

79,012 NPR

61,641 NPR

Women

In general, in Nepal, men earn 28.2% more than women.

The best paid positions in Nepal

List of the best paid positions and their average monthly salary in Nepal (NPR).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

199,601.00 NPR

2. IT Director Top Management

191,325.00 NPR

3. Call Centre Director Top Management

190,864.00 NPR

4. Leasing Director Leasing

185,809.00 NPR

5. Country Manager/Director Top Management

176,699.00 NPR

6. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

175,972.00 NPR

7. Plant manager Top Management

169,882.00 NPR

8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

164,268.00 NPR

9. IT Architect Information Technology

162,324.00 NPR

10. Lead developer Information Technology

158,097.00 NPR

11. Managing Director Top Management

157,972.00 NPR

12. Head of product development Management

153,905.00 NPR

13. Sales Director Top Management

148,811.00 NPR

14. Technical Director Top Management

143,879.00 NPR

15. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

140,420.00 NPR

16. Marketing Director Top Management

139,841.00 NPR

17. Publishing House Director Top Management

139,653.00 NPR

18. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

139,328.00 NPR

19. IC Design Engineer Information Technology

138,122.00 NPR

20. IT Manager Management

137,247.00 NPR

The worst paid positions in Nepal

List of the worst-paid positions and their average monthly salary in Nepal (NPR)

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

30,627.10 NPR

2. Junior Accountant Economy, Finance, Accountancy

33,308.00 NPR

3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

33,991.00 NPR

4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

34,368.40 NPR

5. Cashier Commerce

34,901.00 NPR

6. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

35,009.70 NPR

7. Porter, Information Staff General labour

35,112.30 NPR

8. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

36,343.50 NPR

9. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care

36,471.60 NPR

10. Housekeeper Service Industries

36,568.20 NPR

11. Cleaner General labour

36,805.20 NPR

12. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

37,047.10 NPR

13. Packer Production

38,065.80 NPR

14. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

38,271.00 NPR

15. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

38,300.30 NPR

16. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

38,447.60 NPR

17. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

38,490.90 NPR

18. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

38,520.10 NPR

19. General Labourer General labour

38,630.10 NPR

20. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

38,688.80 NPR

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.

Agricultural Engineer, Agronomist
Agriculture, Food Industry

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Central Region

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

704 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

98,000 NPR

Anually salary

8,448 USD

Anually salary

1,176,000 NPR

Posted: 2025-07-30 10:07:02

Waiter
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Far Western

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

108 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

15,000 NPR

Anually salary

1,296 USD

Anually salary

180,000 NPR

Posted: 2025-07-29 11:01:59

Bartender
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Far Western

Education:

Secondary without school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

119 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

16,500 NPR

Anually salary

1,428 USD

Anually salary

198,000 NPR

Posted: 2025-07-29 10:39:06

Nutrition Assistant
Medicine & Social Care

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Western Region

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

359 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

50,000 NPR

Anually salary

4,308 USD

Anually salary

600,000 NPR

Posted: 2025-07-27 19:13:42

Software Engineer
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Central Region

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

348 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

48,500 NPR

Anually salary

4,176 USD

Anually salary

582,000 NPR

Posted: 2025-07-22 13:25:42

User Experience Expert
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Central Region

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,077 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

150,000 NPR

Anually salary

12,924 USD

Anually salary

1,800,000 NPR

Posted: 2025-07-21 09:00:31

Programmer
Information Technology

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Central Region

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

335 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

46,583 NPR

Anually salary

4,020 USD

Anually salary

558,996 NPR

Posted: 2025-07-20 17:52:00

Junior Accountant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Central Region

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

86 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

12,000 NPR

Anually salary

1,032 USD

Anually salary

144,000 NPR

Posted: 2025-07-18 06:56:08

Business Analyst
Commerce

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Central Region

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

610 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

85,000 NPR

Anually salary

7,320 USD

Anually salary

1,020,000 NPR

Posted: 2025-07-15 05:32:49

Digital marketing specialist
Marketing, Advertising, PR

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Central Region

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

389 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

54,167 NPR

Anually salary

4,668 USD

Anually salary

650,004 NPR

Posted: 2025-07-13 18:55:30

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Salary ranges

Salaries by age group

Salaries by gender

The best paid positions in Nepal

The worst paid positions in Nepal

Salaries in selected countries

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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