SWAKOPMUND / SALARY
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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR

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18.53 NAD = 1 USD

472,557 NAD

$25,502 USD

Windhoek

494,089 NAD

129,711 NAD

$7,000 USD

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Average Salary / Swakopmund

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Average salary in Swakopmund is 472,557 NAD per year. The most typical earning is 129,711 NAD. All data are based on 51 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 567,024 NAD. Women receive a salary of 348,367 NAD.

The most paid careers are Public Sector with average income 1,102,547 NAD and Management & Business with income 824,594 NAD.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Masters Degree with salary of 567,024 NAD. The second most paid education level is Bachelors Degree with salary of 492,903 NAD.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 16-20 Years of experience receive salary of 928,363 NAD. Employees with 12-16 Years of experience receive 754,179 NAD.

Levels / Swakopmund (Gross NAD)

Salary Levels (NAD) per Year	Surveys	[%]
18,500 NAD - 36,999 NAD	0	n/a
37,100 NAD - 55,599 NAD	0	n/a
55,600 NAD - 92,599 NAD	2	100% 3.92%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
92,700 NAD - 185,299 NAD	10	96.08% 19.61%
185,300 NAD - 277,899 NAD	8	76.47% 15.69%
278,000 NAD - 370,599 NAD	2	60.78% 3.92%
370,600 NAD - 463,199 NAD	5	56.86% 9.8%
463,300 NAD - 555,899 NAD	7	47.06% 13.73%
555,900 NAD - 648,499 NAD	6	33.33% 11.76%
648,600 NAD - 741,199 NAD	3	21.57% 5.88%
741,200 NAD - 833,799 NAD	2	15.69% 3.92%
833,900 NAD - 926,499 NAD	1	11.76% 1.96%
926,500 NAD - 1,019,099 NAD	0	n/a
1,019,200 NAD - 1,111,799 NAD	2	9.8% 3.92%
1,111,800 NAD - 1,204,399 NAD	1	5.88% 1.96%
1,204,500 NAD - 1,297,099 NAD	0	n/a
1,297,100 NAD - 1,389,699 NAD	1	3.92% 1.96%
1,389,800 NAD - 1,482,399 NAD	0	n/a
1,482,400 NAD - 1,574,999 NAD	0	n/a
1,575,100 NAD - 1,667,699 NAD	0	n/a
1,667,700 NAD - 1,760,399 NAD	1	1.96% 1.96%
1,760,400 NAD - 1,852,999 NAD	0	n/a
1,853,000 NAD - 1,945,699 NAD	0	n/a
1,945,700 NAD - 2,038,299 NAD	0	n/a
2,038,300 NAD - 2,130,999 NAD	0	n/a
2,131,000 NAD - 2,223,599 NAD	0	n/a
2,223,600 NAD - 2,316,299 NAD	0	n/a
2,316,300 NAD - 2,408,899 NAD	0	n/a
2,408,900 NAD - 2,501,599 NAD	0	n/a
2,501,600 NAD - 2,594,199 NAD	0	n/a
2,594,200 NAD - 2,686,899 NAD	0	n/a
2,686,900 NAD - 2,779,499 NAD	0	n/a
HIGH SALARIES
2,779,500 NAD - 2,964,799 NAD	0	n/a
2,964,800 NAD - 3,150,099 NAD	0	n/a
3,150,100 NAD - 3,335,399 NAD	0	n/a
3,335,400 NAD - 3,520,699 NAD	0	n/a
3,520,700 NAD - 3,705,999 NAD	0	n/a
3,706,000 NAD - 3,891,299 NAD	0	n/a
3,891,300 NAD - 4,076,599 NAD	0	n/a
4,076,600 NAD - 4,261,899 NAD	0	n/a
4,261,900 NAD - 4,447,199 NAD	0	n/a
4,447,200 NAD - 4,632,499 NAD	0	n/a
4,632,600 NAD - 6,485,599 NAD	0	n/a

Gender / Swakopmund (Gross NAD)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	29	567,024 NAD
2	Women	22	348,367 NAD

Education / Swakopmund (Gross NAD)

#		Surveys
1	Masters Degree	4	567,024 NAD
2	Bachelors Degree	19	492,903 NAD
3	Some College	14	481,785 NAD
4	High School	14	409,517 NAD

Experience / Swakopmund (Gross NAD)

#		Surveys
1	16-20 Years	3	928,363 NAD
2	12-16 Years	5	754,179 NAD
3	20+ Years	9	554,053 NAD
4	8-12 Years	9	505,874 NAD
5	1-2 Years	5	389,134 NAD
6	4-8 Years	9	383,575 NAD
7	2-4 Years	7	277,953 NAD
8	0-1 Year	4	164,918 NAD

Age / Swakopmund (Gross NAD)

#		Surveys
1	41-45	6	883,890 NAD
2	66-70	1	870,919 NAD
3	36-40	5	833,859 NAD
4	56-60	1	487,344 NAD
5	51-55	2	463,255 NAD
6	31-35	11	428,047 NAD
7	46-50	1	402,105 NAD
8	26-30	17	350,220 NAD
9	21-25	7	185,302 NAD

Work Type / Swakopmund (Gross NAD)

#		Surveys
1	Contract	4	630,027 NAD
2	Self Employed	2	557,759 NAD
3	Permanent	45	453,990 NAD

Career Groups / Swakopmund (Gross NAD)

#		Surveys
1	Public Sector	1	1,102,547 NAD
2	Management & Business	5	824,594 NAD
3	Engineers & Technicians	7	754,179 NAD
4	Health Care & Medical II	1	735,649 NAD
5	Health Care & Medical	2	659,675 NAD
6	Geography & Geodesy	1	622,614 NAD
7	Manufacturing & Labor Workers	1	602,231 NAD
8	Engineers & Technicians IV	2	541,082 NAD
9	Law	1	535,522 NAD
10	IT & Programming	1	500,315 NAD
11	Restaurants, Inns, Pubs	2	474,373 NAD
12	Making Design	1	468,814 NAD
13	Agriculture & Fishing	1	448,430 NAD
14	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	1	402,105 NAD
15	Human Resources	1	374,310 NAD
16	Construction & Labor Workers	2	342,808 NAD
17	Accounting & Administration	9	261,275 NAD
18	Education & University	5	246,451 NAD
19	Hotels & Tourism	2	201,979 NAD
20	Salesmen & Saleswomen	3	198,273 NAD
21	Finance & Banking	1	151,947 NAD
22	Properties & Real Estates	1	135,270 NAD

Careers / Swakopmund (Gross NAD)

#		Surveys
1	District Manager	1	1,675,130 NAD
2	Electrical Engineer	1	1,341,586 NAD
3	Engineer	1	1,165,549 NAD
4	Other Public Sector Career	1	1,102,547 NAD
5	Mechanical Technician	1	1,069,192 NAD
6	Innkeeper	1	870,919 NAD
7	Senior Accountant	1	785,680 NAD
8	Pharmacist	1	735,649 NAD
9	Surgeon	1	678,205 NAD
10	Other Management Career	1	670,793 NAD
11	CEO	1	644,851 NAD
12	Doctor	1	642,998 NAD
13	Branch Manager	1	642,998 NAD
14	Other Geogr.&Geodesy Career	1	622,614 NAD
15	Manufacturing Worker	1	602,231 NAD
16	Civil Engineer	2	541,082 NAD
17	Technician	2	537,375 NAD
18	Lawyer	1	535,522 NAD
19	Other Constr. & Labor Career	1	505,874 NAD
20	IT Coordinator	1	500,315 NAD
21	Credit Administrator	1	496,609 NAD
22	Practice Manager	1	487,344 NAD
23	Graphic Designer	1	468,814 NAD
24	Other Agriculture Career	1	448,430 NAD
25	Electrical Technician	1	437,312 NAD
26	Marketing Manager	1	402,105 NAD
27	Secondary School Teacher	1	389,134 NAD
28	Human Resources Manager	1	374,310 NAD
29	Lead Salesmen or Saleswomen	1	289,071 NAD
30	Kindergarten Teacher	1	279,806 NAD
31	Accountant	1	240,892 NAD
32	Teacher	1	239,039 NAD
33	Hotel Manager	2	201,979 NAD
34	High School Teacher	1	200,126 NAD
35	Trainee Accountant	1	194,567 NAD
36	Electrician	1	192,714 NAD
37	Construction Engineer Lead	1	179,742 NAD
38	Administrator	2	161,212 NAD
39	Other Sales Career	1	159,359 NAD
40	Bank Cashier	1	151,947 NAD
41	Salesmen or Saleswomen	1	144,535 NAD
42	Office Administrator	1	135,270 NAD
43	Property Administrator	1	135,270 NAD
44	Other Education Career	1	126,005 NAD
45	Secretary	1	94,504 NAD
46	Waiter or Waitress	1	77,826 NAD
47	Administrative Assistant	1	74,120 NAD

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Junior Manager

Posted 17 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

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

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Swakopmund	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Intermediate	219,700 NAD

Lawyer

Posted 25 June 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Litigation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Swakopmund	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	535,200 NAD

Transport Officer

Posted 24 February 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"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	135,500 NAD

Assistant Engineer

Posted 23 November 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"General foreman."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Swakopmund	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	179,000 NAD

Marine Inspector

Posted 23 August 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Doing analysis, research on seizmic changes in ecological and fishing blocks alongside the Namibian seawaters."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Swakopmund	Some College	12-16 Years	n/a	448,200 NAD

Instrumentation Technician

Posted 06 February 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Making sure all Plant instruments are maintained, All analytical analyzers e. g. pH, ORP, NTU, Conductivity probes. 
And I'm responsible for making sure the PLC, Scada and Servers are maintained. 
3 Years Experience. 
N3 Instrumentation Certificate, Siemens S7 Service & Maintenance Part 1&2 Certificate."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Swakopmund	Some College	2-4 Years	n/a	437,600 NAD

Desk Top Publications

Posted 24 November 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Print-based graphic design and web design."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Swakopmund	High School	12-16 Years	n/a	468,900 NAD

Marketing Manager

Posted 14 November 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Fundraising, Marketing, PR, Social Media."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Swakopmund	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	402,000 NAD

Sales Consultant

Posted 08 November 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Sales, customer service, admin duty,."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Swakopmund	High School	2-4 Years	n/a	144,700 NAD

General Surgeon

Posted 23 August 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"It's very awesome working with people and making them feel better from their current state."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Swakopmund	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	678,000 NAD

Reception

Posted 12 August 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Booking of clients
Medical aid submission
Debtors."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Swakopmund	High School	20+ Years	n/a	95,100 NAD

Country Manager

Posted 24 June 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Corporate business."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Swakopmund	High School	12-16 Years	n/a	1,674,800 NAD

Doctor

Posted 23 June 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Treating patients."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Swakopmund	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	643,100 NAD

Parts Adminastrstor

Posted 12 June 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Control of stock inbound
control of stock outbound
receiving stock
dispatching stock
order of stock
invoicing stock 
stock counts."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Swakopmund	Some College	4-8 Years	n/a	214,400 NAD

Health, Safety And Environmental Coordinator

Posted 01 April 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Legal, contractual and standard compliance."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Swakopmund	Some College	8-12 Years	n/a	669,900 NAD

Quantity Surveyor

Posted 26 March 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Construction cost management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Swakopmund	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	506,400 NAD

Deputy Manager

Posted 02 March 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Responsible for all departments."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Swakopmund	High School	4-8 Years	n/a	184,900 NAD

Branch Manager

Posted 13 February 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Day to day of running business."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Swakopmund	High School	2-4 Years	n/a	643,100 NAD

Hotel Manager

Posted 12 January 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Complete running of hotel and food and beverage."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Swakopmund	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	870,900 NAD

Pre-school Teacher

Posted 19 November 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Preparing pre-school learners for school readiness."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Swakopmund	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	279,600 NAD

Compliance Manager

Posted 08 October 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Develop and implement regional Compliance Management systems which will ensure compliance to measures on environmental management adopted by the Commissions, 
Coordination of functions of the Compliance Committee and its subsidiary bodies; 
Foster and establish relations with relevant international organizations, donor agencies, Conventions etc."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Swakopmund	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	1,102,000 NAD

Senior Accountant

Posted 19 September 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Processing transactions, preparing bank reconciliations, processing and preparing salaries, preparing financial reports, preparing year-end audit files, various administrative tasks."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Swakopmund	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	785,100 NAD

Office Admin

Posted 27 July 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Filing, typing memo, organizing meetings, handle office mails, making copies, receiving & returning calls."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Swakopmund	Some College	8-12 Years	n/a	108,700 NAD

Waitress

Posted 24 July 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Serve and collect payments."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Swakopmund	High School	4-8 Years	n/a	77,600 NAD

Debtors Controller

Posted 13 May 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Corporate retail accounts debt collection and full function credit control. FMCG, invoicing and financial administration."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Swakopmund	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	497,000 NAD

Electrical

Posted 31 January 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design Procure and Supervise of building projects and electrical reticulation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Swakopmund	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	1,164,900 NAD

Pharmacist

Posted 20 September 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"Dispensing to both in and out patients, pharmacy management, ward pharmacy."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Swakopmund	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	735,100 NAD

Electrical Technician

Posted 17 September 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"Fault finding
plc
vsd
soft starters
simocodes."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Swakopmund	Some College	8-12 Years	n/a	501,200 NAD

Secretary

Posted 19 July 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"Office maintaining, printing, and typing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Swakopmund	Some College	2-4 Years	n/a	125,300 NAD

Trainee Accountant

Posted 13 July 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"Setting up annual financial statements and monthly management accounts. 
Processing up to trial balance. 
Submission of statutuory returns with Inland Revenue."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Swakopmund	High School	2-4 Years	n/a	194,900 NAD

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