SOUTH AFRICA.

How much money does a person working in Engineering make in South Africa?

A person working in the engineering field as an engineer typically earns around

26,400 ZAR per month. Salaries range from 8,340 ZAR (lowest average) to 55,600
ZAR (Highest average, actual maximum salary is higher)

This is the average monthly salary including housing, transport, and other
benefits. Salaries vary drastically between different Engineering careers. If you are
interested in the salary of a particular job while a person working in the
engineering field as an engineer typically earns around 317,000 ZAR per year.
Salaries range from 100,000 ZAR (Lowest average) to 667,000 ZAR (highest
average, actual maximum salary is higher).

NO Job Title Average Salary/Year

1. Acoustic Engineer 333,000 ZAR
2. Associate Engineer 310,000 ZAR
3. Automation Engineer 372,000 ZAR
4. Assistant Chief Engineer 387,000 ZAR
5. Civil Engineer 359,000 ZAR
6. Communication Engineer 391,000 ZAR
7. Controls Engineer 334,000 ZAR
8. Contract Associate Engineer 321,000 ZAR
9. Design Engineer 356,000 ZAR
10. Electrical Engineer 383,000 ZAR
Salary Range
Engineering salaries in South Africa range from 100,000 ZAR per year (minimum
average salary) to 667,000 ZAR per year (maximum average salary, actual
maximum is higher).
Median Salary
The median salary is 305,000 ZAR per year, which means that half (50%) of people
working in Engineering are earning less than 305,000 ZAR while the other half are
earning more than 305,000 ZAR. The median represents the middle salary value.
Generally speaking, you would want to be on the right side of the graph with the
group earning more than the median salary.
Percentiles
Closely related to the median are two values: the 25th and the 75th percentiles.
Reading from the salary distribution diagram, 25% of people working in
Engineering are earning less than 182,000 ZAR while 75% of them are earning
more than 182,000 ZAR. Also from the diagram, 75% of people working in
Engineering are earning less than 466,000 ZAR while 25% are earning more than
466,000 ZAR.

The experience level is the most important factor in determining the salary.
Naturally the more years of experience the higher the wage.

Generally speaking, employees having experience from two to five years earn on
average 32% more than freshers and juniors across all industries and disciplines.
NIGERIA

How much money does a person working in Engineering make in Nigeria?

The average person working in engineering industry in Nigeria typically earns

around N3,450,000/year. Salaries range from N1,090,000/year (lowest range to
7,260,000 NGN, highest average, the actual maximum salary is higher.

This is the average yearly salary including housing, transport, and other benefits.
Salaries vary drastically between engineering careers

This is the average yearly salary including housing, transport, and other benefits.
Salaries vary drastically between different Engineering careers. If you are interested in
the salary of a particular job, see below for salaries for specific job titles.

NO Job Title Average Salary/Year

1. Acoustic Engineer N3,330,000
2. Engineering Technician N2,800,000
3. Assistant Chief Engineer N3,890,000
4. Associate Engineer N3,210,000
5. Automation Engineer N3,820,000
6. Biochemical Engineer N3,460,000
7. Broadcast Engineer N3.490,000
8. Civil Engineer N3,650,000
9. Communications Engineer N3,690,000
10. Electrical Engineer N3,790,000
Salary Range

Engineering salaries in Nigeria range from 1,090,000 NGN per year (minimum
average salary) to 7,260,000 NGN per year (maximum average salary, actual
maximum is higher).

Median Salary
The median salary is 3,240,000 NGN per year, which means that half (50%) of
people working in Engineering are earning less than 3,240,000 NGN while the
other half are earning more than 3,240,000 NGN. The median represents the
middle salary value. Generally speaking, you would want to be on the right side of
the graph with the group earning more than the median salary.

Percentiles
Closely related to the median are two values: the 25th and the 75th percentiles.
Reading from the salary distribution diagram, 25% of people working in
Engineering are earning less than 1,950,000 NGN while 75% of them are earning
more than 1,950,000 NGN. Also from the diagram, 75% of people working in
Engineering are earning less than 4,940,000 NGN while 25% are earning more
than 4,940,000 NGN.
Various Engineering Career in Nigeria includes:

 Aeronautic Engineers
 Petroleum Engineers
 Telecommunication Engineers
 Production Engineers
 Network Engineers
 Civil Engineers
 Mechanical Engineers
1.) Aeronautic Engineers

Average Salary: ₦300,000 – ₦700,000/month

Aerospace or aeronautic engineers are among the top paid engineers in Nigeria.
Engineers in this field are concerned with the building, designing and assembling
of aircraft. They also service and maintain aircraft so as to ensure that each and
every part of the plane is working perfectly. It will interest you to know that there
is no Nigerian University offering this course till date, which means you have to
travel abroad if you are passionate about becoming an aerospace engineer.

How much do Aerospace engineers earn?

On average, a typical Nigerian aerospace engineer earns salary ranging from

₦300,000 – ₦700,000 in a month or up to N11 million per year.

Aeronautic engineers are paid generously due to the fact that their job is very
delicate, technically-demanding and requires being careful. Should in case they
make any mistake at the design, building, or assembling stage, millions of lives
would be exposed to serious risks while flying the plane on air.

2.) Petroleum Engineers

Average Salary: ₦300,000 – ₦1,000,000

Petroleum engineers are employed in the oil and gas or other related industries
to help in designing, testing, and deploying the means of extracting petroleum
from the site. One thing about Petroleum engineers is that they are not only
among the most paid engineers in Nigeria today, but also one of the highest
paying professions for entry level alongside other similar fields like Geology and
Geophysics.

It will interest you to know that Petroleum engineers are not limited to the oil and
gas sector as there are some of them who work with other relevant engineering
fields like civil and the likes.
Salaries of petroleum engineers depend largely on many factors, including the
company’s revenue, years of experience, current rank or level, and time on the
job. The average salary of a petroleum engineer in Nigeria is around N1million
monthly and N12million annually.

That being said, here’s a rough estimate of salaries some top companies pay their
petroleum engineers:

i. Shell Nigeria: Shell is the largest, old-serving, and one of the highest paying oil
companies in Nigeria. The renowned oil company boasts of more than 6000
employees [with 85% of its staff members being Nigerians] and provides about
21% of our daily supply of petroleum. Shell pays between N150,000 to N500,000
to its entry level staffs, N600,000 to N1,000,000 to Experienced Petroleum
Engineers, as well as N2,000,000 to N3,000,000 to the plant managers.

ii. Total E&P: This is yet another top-ranked oil and gas company in Nigeria. Staffs
working with Total E&P earn between N7, 000, 000 – N12, 000, 000 annually,
depending on the rank/position, job specification, location, and some other basic
factors.

iii. Schlumberger Nigeria: this Lagos-headquartered popular oil and gas firm pays
between N250,000 to N350,000 monthly to her Entry Level staffs while the
Experienced Petroleum Engineers and Plant managers earn N400,000 to
N500,000 and N600,000 to N1,000,000 respectively, depending on certain factors.

iv. Exxon-Mobil Nigeria: This is one of the top 3 biggest oil companies in Nigeria.
Exxon-Mobil offers a flexible job description for aspiring petroleum engineers and
remunerates them handsomely. The company pays entry level petroleum
engineers between N200,000 to N400,000 monthly while those with considerable
years of experience earn N400,000 to N600,000 in a month.

v. Total: The French company is one of the biggest oil companies in the world and
also among the highest paying oil companies in Nigeria. As an entry level
petroleum engineer in this oil company, you will earn between N200,000 –
N500,000 on a monthly basis, while your salary would be between N500,000 –
800,000 as an experienced engineer.
See the amount paid by other oil companies to entry level petroleum engineers
below:

 Oando Nigeria: N150,000 – N500,000 monthly.

 NLNG (Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas): N100,000 to N500,000 monthly
 Conoil Salary: N100,000 to N400,000 monthly
 Saipem: N110,000 to N430,000 monthly
 Halliburton: N150,000 to N500,000 monthly.

The oil and gas industry in Nigeria is a multibillion-dollar industry, and virtually all
the employees therein are well remunerated, including the petroleum engineers.
Another thing is that these engineers undergo series of rigorous activities while
carrying out their duties, and they are exposed to a lot of hazards –all of which
justifies why they are being paid heavily.

3.) Telecommunication Engineers

Average Salary: #150,000 – #1,000,000

Telecommunications engineers are yet another highly-paid engineers in Nigeria.
Engineers in this field are saddled with myriads of engineering activities in the
telecommunication sector, including installations and maintenance of the
software and hardware devices in a Telecommunication company, designing and
installing of equipment used for transmitting wired phone, cellular, cable as well
as broadband data. These and more are what Telecommunications engineers do.

How much do telecommunications engineers earn?

Although there are numerous factors that determine salaries earned by

telecommunications engineers, but they averagely rake in between ₦150,000 –
₦1,000,000 on a monthly basis.

The telecommunications industry is one of the fastest growing industries in

Nigeria, and a lot of changes and innovation are being introduced almost every
day, which ultimately increases the need for telecommunication engineers.
Therefore, it can be said that telecommunication engineers are well remunerated
because they are in shortage when compared to the number of engineers
required in the sector.

4.) Production Engineers

Average Salary: #200,000 – #500,000 monthly

Production engineers use their knowledge of engineering sciences, management
sciences, and manufacturing technology to solve production-related problems

They work earnestly to ensure that the production process of the firm is done
with utmost smoothness, hitch-free, and at the barest minimum cost. One thing
about production engineers is that they can work in myriads of manufacturing set
ups, including airline, clothing, car, and food companies – be it private or public.

That being said, the salaries paid to most Entry-Level production engineers is
around #60,000 per month while those with wealth of experience and longer
years in service earn as much as #350,000 to #500,000 in a month.

5.) Network Engineers

Network Engineers are the one who design, establish, maintain, and support
telecommunication and computer networks within an organization or between
multiple organizations.

At times, they might also be saddled with the responsibility of upholding security,
handling data storage and devising means of retrieving data should in case
sudden breaches or data loss occur. As a Network engineer, you can work either
as an externally outsourced IT networking consultant or better still be recruited as
one of the company’s internal IT support team.

The plain truth is that network engineering is among the most challenging and
technically-demanding jobs in ICT, especially when considering the fact that the
life of a firm depends largely on its computer networks. This is why organizations
always pay engineers in charge of their networks heavily and commeasurably to
ensure adequate functioning of their system.

How much do Network Engineers earn?

On average, entry level network engineers earn about #50,000 to #75,000

monthly while some senior colleagues receive #150,000 – #300,000 Naira as take
home every month.

6.) Civil Engineers

Average Salary: N100, 000 to N400, 000 per month.
Civil engineers handle myriads of building and construction-related projects,
including the construction and maintenance of social facilities like roads,
railroads, bridges, harbors, channels, dams, canals, sewage systems, tunnels,
channels, etc.

They also oversee the planning, designing, and construction of housing projects
like schools, hospitals, personal houses, airports, to mention but a few. Regardless
of the kind of project given to them, civil engineers monitor every stages of the
project to ensure that the finished work is ideal and safe for human use.

Having said that, it is equally important to reveal to you that civil engineering has
many branches, and these includes Material science, Geotechnical engineering,
Coastal engineering, Structural engineering, Environmental engineering, among
others.

How much do Civil engineers earn?

Salaries paid to civil engineers in Nigeria is dependent on several factors, such as
the type and size of the company he/she works with, experience and number of
years on the job, area of specialization, among others.

Your year of experience is among the major factor that determines your take
home as a civil engineer, and also when you are working with a firm that
undertakes little projects you tend to earn lesser amount compared to people in
big companies that handle bigger projects like bridges, roads, railroads, etc.
Another factor that may influence your salary as a civil engineer is the nature of
the company that hired you; some sectors pay higher/lesser than the other. For
instance, entry-level civil engineers in leading oil and gas firms earn as high as
N120,000 – N250,000 monthly while most other sectors pay lesser amounts.

As earlier said, civil engineering has many branches, but structural and
construction engineering are the highest paying branches for now, which means
your salary may be higher than engineers in other branches.

All things being equal, here is a quick breakdown of civil engineers salaries in
Nigeria [based on rank]:

 Intern Civil engineers: N15,000 – N30,000 per month

 Entry level Civil engineers: N50,000 – N100,000 per month [can be up to
N150,000 to N400,000 in oil and gas companies]
 Senior-Level Civil engineers: N100,000 – N500,000
7.) Mechanical Engineers

Average Salary: N150, 000 to N500, 000 monthly

Mechanical engineers are among the most respected engineers in the world and
also one of the most paid in Nigeria. They research, design, build, test and
maintain mechanical systems or machines with the aid of their engineering,
physics, and materials science knowledge – to solve basic problems in various
sectors.

They are also the innovators of most of the machinery we use daily in our
personal homes and offices. As a mechanical engineer, you can work in myriads of
sectors, including the automobile, oil and gas, and aviation industries. That being
said, it will please you to know that mechanical engineers also belong to the
category of highest paid engineers.

How much do Mechanical Engineers earn?

The salaries payable to mechanical engineers varies depending on crucial factors,
such as their job specification, area of specialization, years of experience, the
nature/sector of the hiring company, and the likes.
Below is a quick outline of what mechanical earns at various levels and industries:

 Average salary of Entry-Level mechanical engineers in oil and gas

industry – N150,000 to N400,000
 Average salary of Entry-Level mechanical engineers in automotive
industry – N100,000 to N350,000
 Average salary of Entry-Level mechanical engineers in aerospace
industry – N200, 000 – N450, 000
KENYA

How much money does a person working in Engineering make in Kenya?

A person working in Engineering in Kenya typically earns around 125,000 KES per

month. Salaries range from 39,300 KES (lowest average) to 262,000 KES (highest
average, actual maximum salary is higher).

This is the average monthly salary including housing, transport, and other
benefits. Salaries vary drastically between different Engineering careers. If you are
interested in the salary of a particular job, see below for salaries for specific job
titles

NO Job Title Average Salary/Year

1. Acoustic Engineer 1,540,000 KES
2. Engineering Technician 1,280,000 KES
3. Assistant Chief Engineer 1,880,000 KES
4. Associate Engineer 1,460,000 KES
5. Automation Engineer 1,760,000 KES
6. Biochemical Engineer 1,490,000 KES
7. Broadcast Engineer 1,560,000 KES
8. Civil Engineer 1,610,000 KES
9. Communications Engineer 1,740,000 KES
10. Electrical Engineer 1,770,000 KES
SALARY RANGE
Engineering salaries in Kenya range from 472,000 KES per year (minimum average
salary) to 3,150,000 KES per year (maximum average salary, actual maximum is
higher).

MEDIAN SALARY
The median salary is 1,440,000 KES per year, which means that half (50%) of
people working in Engineering are earning less than 1,440,000 KES while the
other half are earning more than 1,440,000 KES. The median represents the
middle salary value. Generally speaking, you would want to be on the right side of
the graph with the group earning more than the median salary.

PERCENTILES
Closely related to the median are two values: the 25th and the 75th percentiles.
Reading from the salary distribution diagram, 25% of people working in
Engineering are earning less than 859,000 KES while 75% of them are earning
more than 859,000 KES. Also from the diagram, 75% of people working in
Engineering are earning less than 2,200,000 KES while 25% are earning more than
2,200,000 KES.
GHANA.

A person working in Engineering in Ghana typically earns around 51,600 GHS per

year. Salaries range from 16,300 GHS (lowest average) to 109,000 GHS (highest
average, actual maximum salary is higher).

This is the average yearly salary including housing, transport, and other benefits.
Salaries vary drastically between different Engineering careers. If you are
interested in the salary of a particular job, see below for salaries for specific job
titles.

NO Job Title Average Salary/Year

1. Acoustic Engineer 49,000 GHS
2. Engineering Technician 39,700 GHS
3. Assistant Chief Engineer 56,600 GHS
4. Associate Engineer 48,000 GHS
5. Automation Engineer 52,600 GHS
6. Biochemical Engineer 47,900 GHS
7. Broadcast Engineer 48,700 GHS
8. Civil Engineer 55,700 GHS
9. Communications Engineer 58,400 GHS
Salary Range
Engineering salaries in Ghana range from 16,300 GHS per year (minimum average
salary) to 109,000 GHS per year (maximum average salary, actual maximum is
higher).

MEDIAN SALARY
The median salary is 50,600 GHS per year, which means that half (50%) of people
working in Engineering are earning less than 50,600 GHS while the other half are
earning more than 50,600 GHS. The median represents the middle salary value.
Generally speaking, you would want to be on the right side of the graph with the
group earning more than the median salary.

PERCENTILES
Closely related to the median are two values: the 25th and the 75th percentiles.
Reading from the salary distribution diagram, 25% of people working in
Engineering are earning less than 30,100 GHS while 75% of them are earning
more than 30,100 GHS. Also from the diagram, 75% of people working in
Engineering are earning less than 78,000 GHS while 25% are earning more than
78,000 GHS.
EGYPT

How much money does a person working in Engineering make in Egypt?

A person working in Engineering in Egypt typically earns around 7,810 EGP per
month. Salaries range from 2,460 EGP (lowest average) to 16,400 EGP (highest
average, actual maximum salary is higher).

This is the average monthly salary including housing, transport, and other
benefits. Salaries vary drastically between different Engineering careers. If you are
interested in the salary of a particular job.

NO Job Title Average Salary/Year

1. Acoustic Engineer 93,900 EGP
2. Engineering Technician 76,800 EGP
3. Assistant Chief Engineer 108,000 EGP
4. Associate Engineer 87,100 EGP
5. Automation Engineer 97,400 EGP
6. Biochemical Engineer 92,100 EGP
7. Broadcast Engineer 90,800 EGP
8. Civil Engineer 102,000 EGP
9. Communications Engineer 107,000 EGP
SALARY RANGE
Engineering salaries in Egypt range from 29,600 EGP per year (minimum average
salary) to 197,000 EGP per year (maximum average salary, actual maximum is
higher).

MEDIAN SALARY
The median salary is 91,800 EGP per year, which means that half (50%) of people
working in Engineering are earning less than 91,800 EGP while the other half are
earning more than 91,800 EGP. The median represents the middle salary value.
Generally speaking, you would want to be on the right side of the graph with the
group earning more than the median salary.

PERCENTILES
Closely related to the median are two values: the 25th and the 75th percentiles.
Reading from the salary distribution diagram, 25% of people working in
Engineering are earning less than 54,600 EGP while 75% of them are earning
more than 54,600 EGP. Also from the diagram, 75% of people working in
Engineering are earning less than 142,000 EGP while 25% are earning more than
142,000 EGP.