A person working in Teaching / Education in Maldives typically earns around 20,300 MVR per month. Salaries range from 9,720 MVR (lowest average) to 37,000 MVR (highest average, actual maximum salary is higher).
This is the average monthly salary including housing, transport, and other benefits. Salaries vary drastically between different Teaching / Education careers. If you are interested in the salary of a particular job, see below for salaries for specific job titles.
Job Title | Average Salary |
Academic Advisor | 19,900 MVR |
Academic Coach | 19,500 MVR |
Academic Manager | 24,300 MVR |
Academic Specialist | 17,100 MVR |
Academic Staff | 15,300 MVR |
Accompanist | 16,800 MVR |
Achievement Coach | 20,700 MVR |
Admissions Specialist | 18,300 MVR |
Agricultural Sciences Teacher | 15,100 MVR |
Anthropology Teacher | 17,100 MVR |
Arabic Language Teacher | 14,800 MVR |
Archeology Teacher | 16,100 MVR |
Architecture Teacher | 18,000 MVR |
Archivist | 14,400 MVR |
Art Teacher | 15,500 MVR |
Assistant School Principal | 20,900 MVR |
Assistant Teacher | 13,400 MVR |
Biochemistry Professor | 29,100 MVR |
Biology Teacher | 16,900 MVR |
Bursary Scheme Manager | 19,200 MVR |
Business Teacher | 17,700 MVR |
Chemistry Teacher | 15,000 MVR |
Child Care Coordinator | 16,000 MVR |
Child Care Worker | 13,300 MVR |
Clinical School Psychologist | 22,600 MVR |
College Aide | 20,500 MVR |
College and Career Readiness Specialist | 22,300 MVR |
College President | 35,800 MVR |
Communications Teacher | 17,000 MVR |
Community Education Officer | 14,100 MVR |
Computer Science Teacher | 15,600 MVR |
Computer Teacher | 15,200 MVR |
Creative Writing Trainer | 18,600 MVR |
Credit Counselor | 18,900 MVR |
Cultural Studies Teacher | 15,900 MVR |
Curriculum Developer | 20,900 MVR |
Curriculum Specialist | 21,600 MVR |
Demonstrator | 14,700 MVR |
Deputy Controller of Examinations | 18,600 MVR |
Director of Learning Technology | 21,200 MVR |
Distance Learning Coordinator | 17,400 MVR |
Economics Lecturer | 26,700 MVR |
Education Administrator | 18,800 MVR |
Education Assistant Director | 20,300 MVR |
Education Assistant Principal | 17,400 MVR |
Education Assistant Professor | 22,700 MVR |
Education Consultant | 23,700 MVR |
Education Coordinator | 16,400 MVR |
Education Counselor | 18,600 MVR |
Education Director | 29,000 MVR |
Education Program Specialist | 20,800 MVR |
Education Researcher | 24,200 MVR |
Education Resource Specialist | 17,200 MVR |
Education Services Facilitator | 18,700 MVR |
Educational Psychologist | 26,000 MVR |
EFL Teacher | 17,200 MVR |
eLearning Trainer | 15,000 MVR |
Elementary School Teacher | 13,600 MVR |
Engineering Lecturer | 26,400 MVR |
Engineering Teacher | 23,300 MVR |
English Teacher | 15,600 MVR |
ESL Teacher | 16,100 MVR |
Faculty Assistant | 20,100 MVR |
Foreign Language Teacher | 14,400 MVR |
GED Teacher | 14,500 MVR |
Geography Teacher | 15,700 MVR |
Head of Mathematics Department | 20,700 MVR |
Head of School | 27,700 MVR |
High School Teacher | 17,400 MVR |
History Teacher | 16,000 MVR |
Infant Teacher | 11,900 MVR |
Instructional Assistant | 17,500 MVR |
Instructor | 18,800 MVR |
Kindergarten Teacher | 12,700 MVR |
Language Instructor For Expatriate | 13,400 MVR |
Law Teacher | 21,900 MVR |
Learning Designer | 19,600 MVR |
Lecturer | 27,000 MVR |
Librarian | 13,400 MVR |
Library Assistant | 11,000 MVR |
Library Director | 18,200 MVR |
Library Specialist | 13,700 MVR |
Life Sciences Teacher | 15,700 MVR |
Math Lecturer | 28,700 MVR |
Mathematics Teacher | 17,300 MVR |
Mentor | 17,700 MVR |
Middle School Teacher | 16,800 MVR |
Music Teacher | 14,900 MVR |
Nursery Manager | 24,800 MVR |
Nursery Worker | 9,600 MVR |
Paraprofessional | 22,100 MVR |
Physical Education Specialist | 17,800 MVR |
Physical Education Teacher | 14,200 MVR |
Physics Teacher | 16,200 MVR |
Political Science Teacher | 17,500 MVR |
Post Doctoral Researcher | 26,100 MVR |
Preschool Education Administrator | 18,300 MVR |
Preschool Teacher | 13,500 MVR |
Primary School Teacher | 14,700 MVR |
Principal | 24,100 MVR |
Product Specialist | 17,700 MVR |
Professor - Accounting | 30,000 MVR |
Professor - Architecture | 28,500 MVR |
Professor - Biology | 28,500 MVR |
Professor - Business Administration | 28,600 MVR |
Professor - Chemical Engineering | 29,200 MVR |
Professor - Chemistry | 29,700 MVR |
Professor - Civil Engineering | 28,400 MVR |
Professor - Communication | 26,300 MVR |
Professor - Computer Science | 28,500 MVR |
Professor - Dentistry | 30,700 MVR |
Professor - Drama | 29,100 MVR |
Professor - Economics | 29,300 MVR |
Professor - Education | 29,700 MVR |
Professor - Electrical Engineering | 31,900 MVR |
Professor - English | 27,000 MVR |
Professor - Environmental Engineering | 29,800 MVR |
Professor - Foreign Languages | 28,400 MVR |
Professor - Geological Sciences | 27,500 MVR |
Professor - History | 28,600 MVR |
Professor - Industrial Engineering | 29,200 MVR |
Professor - Law | 29,600 MVR |
Professor - Legal Support | 27,200 MVR |
Professor - Liberal Arts | 29,300 MVR |
Professor - Marketing | 28,600 MVR |
Professor - Mathematics | 33,000 MVR |
Professor - Mechanical Engineering | 30,100 MVR |
Professor - Medical Administration | 31,300 MVR |
Professor - Medicine | 36,300 MVR |
Professor - Music | 25,900 MVR |
Professor - Nursing | 27,400 MVR |
Professor - Pharmaceutical Sciences | 29,800 MVR |
Professor - Philosophy | 28,000 MVR |
Professor - Physical Therapy | 30,400 MVR |
Professor - Physics | 32,300 MVR |
Professor - Psychology | 27,300 MVR |
Professor - Rehabilitation | 26,300 MVR |
Professor - Social Work | 26,600 MVR |
Professor - Sociology | 27,100 MVR |
Professor - Special Education | 28,500 MVR |
Psychology Teacher | 22,900 MVR |
Public Management Assistant Professor | 24,700 MVR |
School Counselor | 21,700 MVR |
Science Educator | 16,100 MVR |
Science Laboratory Assistant | 14,200 MVR |
Science Teacher | 16,400 MVR |
Secondary Mathematics Teacher | 16,800 MVR |
Secondary School Teacher | 15,400 MVR |
Special Education Teacher | 16,900 MVR |
Special Needs Assistant | 13,500 MVR |
Statistics Lecturer | 26,600 MVR |
Student Accounts Coordinator | 15,800 MVR |
Student Development Specialist | 19,700 MVR |
Student Employment Specialist | 17,500 MVR |
Student Services | 14,400 MVR |
Student Support Manager | 19,000 MVR |
Substitute Teacher | 12,700 MVR |
Teacher | 15,100 MVR |
Teacher Aide | 13,100 MVR |
Teacher Trainer | 20,300 MVR |
Training and Development Specialist | 20,800 MVR |
Training Coordinator | 15,000 MVR |
Tutor | 15,500 MVR |
University Teacher | 27,900 MVR |
Vocational Education Teacher | 15,200 MVR |
Teaching / Education salaries in Maldives range from 9,720 MVR per month (minimum average salary) to 37,000 MVR per month (maximum average salary, actual maximum is higher).
The median salary is 21,100 MVR per month, which means that half (50%) of people working in Teaching / Education are earning less than 21,100 MVR while the other half are earning more than 21,100 MVR. 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.
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 Teaching / Education are earning less than 13,900 MVR while 75% of them are earning more than 13,900 MVR. Also from the diagram, 75% of people working in Teaching / Education are earning less than 30,200 MVR while 25% are earning more than 30,200 MVR.
Both are indicators. If your salary is higher than both of the average and the median then you are doing very well. If your salary is lower than both, then many people are earning more than you and there is plenty of room for improvement. If your wage is between the average and the median, then things can be a bit complicated. We wrote a guide to explain all about the different scenarios. How to compare your salary
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.
Professionals with experience of more than five years tend to earn on average 36% more than those with five years or less of work experience.
As you hit the ten years mark, the salary increases by 21% and an additional 14% for those who have crossed the 15 years mark.
Those figures are presented as guidelines only. The numbers become more significant if you consider one job title at a time.
It is well known that higher education equals a bigger salary, but how much more money can a degree add to your income? We compared the salaries of professionals at the same level but with different college degrees levels across many jobs, below are our findings.
Workers with a certificate or diploma earn on average 17% more than their peers who only reached the high school level.
Employees who earned a Bachelor's Degree earn 24% more than those who only managed to attain a cerificate or diploma.
Professionals who attained a Master's Degree are awarded salaries that are 29% more than those with a Bachelor's Degree.
Finally, PhD holders earn 23% more than Master's Degree holders on average while doing the same job.
A Master's degree program or any post-graduate program in Maldives costs anywhere from 95,600 Rufiyaa(s) to 287,000 Rufiyaa(s) and lasts approximately two years. That is quite an investment.
You can't really expect any salary increases during the study period, assuming you already have a job. In most cases, a salary review is conducted once education is completed and the degree has been attained.
Many people pursue higher education as a tactic to switch into a higher paying job. The numbers seem to support this tactic. The average increase in compensation while changing jobs is approximately 10% more than the customary salary increment.
The decision really depends on your situation and experience among many other factors. Putting all variables aside, if you can afford the costs of higher education then the return on investment is definitely worth it. You should be able to recover the costs in roughly a year or so.
Though gender should not have an effect on pay, in reality, it does. So who gets paid more: men or women? Male employees in Maldives who work in Teaching / Education earn 8% more than their female counterparts on average.
Male | 21,400 MVR | |
Female | -8% | 19,700 MVR |
Teaching / Education professionals in Maldives are likely to observe a salary increase of approximately 4% every 28 months. The national average annual increment for all professions combined is 4% granted to employees every 29 months.
The term 'Annual Salary Increase' usually refers to the increase in 12 calendar month period, but because it is rarely that people get their salaries reviewed exactly on the one year mark, it is more meaningful to know the frequency and the rate at the time of the increase.
The annual salary Increase in a calendar year (12 months) can be easily calculated as follows: Annual Salary Increase = Increase Rate x 12 ÷ Increase Frequency
Banking | 5% | |
Energy | 1% | |
Information Technology | 6% | |
Healthcare | 2% | |
Travel | 7% | |
Construction | 3% | |
Education | 8% |
Listed above are the average annual increase rates for each industry in Maldives for the year 2020. Companies within thriving industries tend to provide higher and more frequent raises. Exceptions do exist, but generally speaking, the situation of any company is closely related to the economic situation in the country or region. These figures tend to change frequently.
Teaching / Education is considered to be a moderate bonus-based field due to the generally limited involvement in direct revenue generation, with exceptions of course. The people who get the highest bonuses are usually somehow involved in the revenue generation cycle.
63% of surveyed staff in Teaching / Education reported that they haven't received any bonuses or incentives in the previous year while 37% said that they received at least one form of monetary bonus.
Those who got bonuses reported rates ranging from 3% to 6% of their annual salary.
Received Bonus | 37% | |
No Bonus | 63% |
The most standard form of bonus where the employee is awarded based on their exceptional performance.
Company Performance BonusesOccasionally, some companies like to celebrate excess earnings and profits with their staff collectively in the form of bonuses that are granted to everyone. The amount of the bonus will probably be different from person to person depending on their role within the organization.
Goal-Based BonusesGranted upon achieving an important goal or milestone.
Holiday / End of Year BonusesThese types of bonuses are given without a reason and usually resemble an appreciation token.
People tend to confuse bonuses with commissions. A commission is a prefixed rate at which someone gets paid for items sold or deals completed while a bonus is in most cases arbitrary and unplanned.
The main two types of jobs | |
Revenue Generators | Supporting Cast |
Employees that are directly involved in generating revenue or profit for the organization. Their field of expertise usually matches the type of business. | Employees that support and facilitate the work of revenue generators. Their expertise is usually different from that of the core business operations. |
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Revenue generators usually get more and higher bonuses, higher salaries, and more frequent salary increments. The reason is quite simple: it is easier to quantify your value to the company in monetary terms when you participate in revenue generation.
Top management personnel and senior employees naturally exhibit higher bonus rates and frequencies than juniors. This is very predictable due to the inherent responsibilities of being higher in the hierarchy. People in top positions can easily get double or triple bonus rates than employees down the pyramid.
The hourly wage is the salary paid in one worked hour. Usually jobs are classified into two categories: salaried jobs and hourly jobs. Salaried jobs pay a fix amount regardless of the hours worked. Hourly jobs pay per worked hour. To convert salary into hourly wage the above formula is used (assuming 5 working days in a week and 8 working hours per day which is the standard for most jobs). The hourly wage calculation may differ slightly depending on the worked hours per week and the annual vacation allowance. The figures mentioned above are good approximations and are considered to be the standard. One major difference between salaried employees and hourly paid employees is overtime eligibility. Salaried employees are usually exempt from overtime as opposed to hourly paid staff.
The average salary for Teaching / Education is 6% more than that of All Jobs.
Where can you get paid more, working for a private company or for the government? Public sector employees in Maldives earn 7% more than their private sector counterparts on average across all sectors.
Private Sector | 18,400 MVR | |
Public Sector | +7% | 19,700 MVR |