A person working as a Drilling Engineer in Mauritania typically earns around 17,900 MRO per month. Salaries range from 8,770 MRO (lowest) to 27,900 MRO (highest).
This is the average monthly salary including housing, transport, and other benefits. Drilling Engineer salaries vary drastically based on experience, skills, gender, or location. Below you will find a detailed breakdown based on many different criteria.
Drilling Engineer salaries in Mauritania range from 8,770 MRO per month (minimum salary) to 27,900 MRO per month (maximum salary).
The median salary is 18,300 MRO per month, which means that half (50%) of people working as Drilling Engineer(s) are earning less than 18,300 MRO while the other half are earning more than 18,300 MRO. 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 Drilling Engineer(s) are earning less than 12,200 MRO while 75% of them are earning more than 12,200 MRO. Also from the diagram, 75% of Drilling Engineer(s) are earning less than 23,600 MRO while 25% are earning more than 23,600 MRO.
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 your wage. We broke down Drilling Engineer salaries by experience level and this is what we found.
A Drilling Engineer with less than two years of experience makes approximately 10,400 MRO per month.
While someone with an experience level between two and five years is expected to earn 13,400 MRO per month, 29% more than someone with less than two year's experience.
Moving forward, an experience level between five and ten years lands a salary of 18,400 MRO per month, 38% more than someone with two to five years of experience.
Additionally, Drilling Engineer(s) whose expertise span anywhere between ten and fifteen years get a salary equivalent to 22,900 MRO per month, 24% more than someone with five to ten years of experience.
If the experience level is between fifteen and twenty years, then the expected wage is 24,500 MRO per month, 7% more than someone with ten to fifteen years of experience.
Lastly, employees with more than twenty years of professional experience get a salary of 26,100 MRO per month, 7% more than people with fifteen to twenty years of experience.
0 - 2 Years | 10,400 MRO | |
2 - 5 Years | +29% | 13,400 MRO |
5 - 10 Years | +38% | 18,400 MRO |
10 - 15 Years | +24% | 22,900 MRO |
15 - 20 Years | +7% | 24,500 MRO |
20+ Years | +7% | 26,100 MRO |
We all know that higher education equals a bigger salary, but how much more money can a degree add to your income? We broke down Drilling Engineer salaries by education level in order to make a comparison.
When the education level is Certificate or Diploma, the average salary of a Drilling Engineer is 13,400 MRO per month.
While someone with a Bachelor's Degree gets a salary of 18,000 MRO per month, 34% more than someone having a Certificate or Diploma degree.
A Master's Degree gets its holder an average salary of 27,600 MRO per month, 53% more than someone with a Bachelor's Degree.
Certificate or Diploma | 13,400 MRO | |
Bachelor's Degree | +34% | 18,000 MRO |
Master's Degree | +53% | 27,600 MRO |
A Master's degree program or any post-graduate program in Mauritania costs anywhere from 99,400 Ouguiya(s) to 298,000 Ouguiya(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 the thoery. The average increase in compensation while changing jobs is approximately 10% more than the customary salary increment.
If you can afford the costs of higher education, 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 Drilling Engineer employees in Mauritania earn 13% more than their female counterparts on average.
Male | 18,800 MRO | |
Female | -12% | 16,600 MRO |
Drilling Engineer(s) in Mauritania are likely to observe a salary increase of approximately 8% every 28 months. The national average annual increment for all professions combined is 5% granted to employees every 28 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 | 1% | |
Energy | 2% | |
Information Technology | 3% | |
Healthcare | 4% | |
Travel | 5% | |
Construction | 6% | |
Education | 7% |
Listed above are the average annual increase rates for each industry in Mauritania for the year 2021. 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.
A Drilling Engineer is considered to be a low bonus-based job 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.
87% of surveyed staff reported that they haven't received any bonuses or incentives in the previous year while 13% said that they received at least one form of monetary bonus.
Those who got bonuses reported rates ranging from 0% to 4% of their annual salary.
Received Bonus | 13% | |
No Bonus | 87% |
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. |
Example: | Example: |
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 Drilling Engineer is 7% more than that of Engineering. Also, Engineering salaries are 16% less than those of All Jobs.
Job Title | Average Salary |
Acoustics Engineer | 16,500 MRO | ![]() |
Assembly Engineering Technician | 13,100 MRO | ![]() |
Assistant Chief Engineer | 19,700 MRO | ![]() |
Associate Engineer | 15,700 MRO | ![]() |
Autocad Operator | 10,600 MRO | ![]() |
Automation Engineer | 18,300 MRO | ![]() |
Avionic System Support Engineer | 17,200 MRO | ![]() |
Biochemical Engineer | 15,900 MRO | ![]() |
BMS Engineer | 15,700 MRO | ![]() |
Bridge and Lock Tender | 9,390 MRO | ![]() |
Broadcast Engineer | 18,000 MRO | ![]() |
CAD Design Engineer | 18,500 MRO | ![]() |
CAD Designer | 11,600 MRO | ![]() |
CAE Engineer | 17,200 MRO | ![]() |
Ceramics Engineer | 16,700 MRO | ![]() |
Civil Engineer | 17,700 MRO | ![]() |
Commissioning Engineer | 17,200 MRO | ![]() |
Communications Engineer | 18,600 MRO | ![]() |
Condition Monitoring Engineer | 15,200 MRO | ![]() |
Contract Associate Engineer | 16,200 MRO | ![]() |
Control Systems Engineer | 16,700 MRO | ![]() |
Controls Engineer | 16,900 MRO | ![]() |
Controls Software Engineer | 15,600 MRO | ![]() |
Corrosion Engineer | 15,500 MRO | ![]() |
Design Engineer | 18,200 MRO | ![]() |
Drafter | 10,800 MRO | ![]() |
Drafting Manager | 20,500 MRO | ![]() |
Drilling Engineer | 17,900 MRO | ![]() |
Electrical Draughtsman | 8,910 MRO | ![]() |
Electrical Engineer | 19,000 MRO | ![]() |
Electrical Engineering Manager | 25,800 MRO | ![]() |
Electromechanical Engineering Technologist | 19,200 MRO | ![]() |
Electromechanical Equipment Assembler | 9,730 MRO | ![]() |
Energy Engineer | 18,300 MRO | ![]() |
Engine Assembler | 8,060 MRO | ![]() |
Engineer | 19,600 MRO | ![]() |
Engineering Account Manager | 20,700 MRO | ![]() |
Engineering Chief Designer | 19,200 MRO | ![]() |
Engineering Consultant | 23,700 MRO | ![]() |
Engineering Key Account Manager | 26,600 MRO | ![]() |
Engineering Lab Technician | 17,200 MRO | ![]() |
Engineering Planning Manager | 23,700 MRO | ![]() |
Engineering Production Manager | 32,200 MRO | ![]() |
Engineering Project Analyst | 21,300 MRO | ![]() |
Engineering Project Coordinator | 20,000 MRO | ![]() |
Engineering Project Director | 35,500 MRO | ![]() |
Engineering Project Manager | 24,900 MRO | ![]() |
Engineering Research and Development Manager | 28,900 MRO | ![]() |
Engineering Safety Coordinator | 13,500 MRO | ![]() |
Engineering Sales Manager | 23,100 MRO | ![]() |
Engineering Technician | 13,800 MRO | ![]() |
Engineering Technologist | 13,600 MRO | ![]() |
Environmental Engineer | 17,100 MRO | ![]() |
Equipment Engineer | 16,500 MRO | ![]() |
Equipment Engineering Manager | 22,300 MRO | ![]() |
Estimator | 15,100 MRO | ![]() |
Fabrication Specialist | 12,400 MRO | ![]() |
Fabricator | 8,250 MRO | ![]() |
Facade Engineer | 17,000 MRO | ![]() |
Fiber Analyst | 10,300 MRO | ![]() |
Field Engineer | 18,300 MRO | ![]() |
Field Engineering Manager | 30,800 MRO | ![]() |
Fire Engineer | 17,700 MRO | ![]() |
Fitter and Turner | 5,850 MRO | ![]() |
Forestry Strategic Planner | 20,200 MRO | ![]() |
Generation Engineer | 18,100 MRO | ![]() |
Genetic Engineer | 20,400 MRO | ![]() |
Geological Engineer | 19,100 MRO | ![]() |
Geotechnical Engineer | 18,200 MRO | ![]() |
Heavy Equipment Mechanic | 9,770 MRO | ![]() |
Highway Engineer | 17,700 MRO | ![]() |
HSE Professional | 16,500 MRO | ![]() |
HVAC Engineer | 19,500 MRO | ![]() |
HVAC Supervisor | 15,500 MRO | ![]() |
Industrial Engineer | 16,600 MRO | ![]() |
Industrial Engineering Technologist | 17,300 MRO | ![]() |
Instrument Engineer | 16,700 MRO | ![]() |
Instrumentation and Control Engineer | 16,700 MRO | ![]() |
Instrumentation Engineer | 17,700 MRO | ![]() |
Instrumentation Manager | 17,900 MRO | ![]() |
Irrigation Engineer | 17,400 MRO | ![]() |
Licensed Aircraft Engineer | 19,900 MRO | ![]() |
Locomotive Engineer | 16,600 MRO | ![]() |
Maintenance Engineer | 17,300 MRO | ![]() |
Maintenance Fitter | 6,240 MRO | ![]() |
Maintenance Manager | 18,500 MRO | ![]() |
Manufacturing Engineer | 16,700 MRO | ![]() |
Marine Engineer | 18,100 MRO | ![]() |
Materials Engineer | 16,500 MRO | ![]() |
Materials Researcher | 16,200 MRO | ![]() |
Materials Technician | 12,800 MRO | ![]() |
Mechanical and Electrical Engineer | 19,500 MRO | ![]() |
Mechanical Design Engineer | 19,100 MRO | ![]() |
Mechanical Designer | 16,000 MRO | ![]() |
Mechanical Engineer | 18,600 MRO | ![]() |
Mechanical Engineering Manager | 25,400 MRO | ![]() |
Mechanical Inspector | 17,400 MRO | ![]() |
Mechatronics Engineer | 18,000 MRO | ![]() |
Mining Engineer | 16,800 MRO | ![]() |
Oil and Petrochemical Engineer | 19,200 MRO | ![]() |
Optical Engineer | 17,200 MRO | ![]() |
Optical Instrument Assembler | 9,310 MRO | ![]() |
PCB Assembler | 6,640 MRO | ![]() |
Photonics Engineer | 19,100 MRO | ![]() |
Photonics Technician | 16,200 MRO | ![]() |
Pipeline Engineer | 16,300 MRO | ![]() |
Piping Designer | 10,000 MRO | ![]() |
Piping Engineer | 15,800 MRO | ![]() |
Planning Engineer | 18,300 MRO | ![]() |
Pressure Vessel Inspector | 8,050 MRO | ![]() |
Principal Cost Engineer | 17,300 MRO | ![]() |
Principal Engineer | 17,100 MRO | ![]() |
Principal Support Engineer | 17,700 MRO | ![]() |
Process Engineer | 18,100 MRO | ![]() |
Process Operator | 10,200 MRO | ![]() |
Product Development Engineer | 17,800 MRO | ![]() |
Product Development Technician | 12,400 MRO | ![]() |
Product Engineer | 18,500 MRO | ![]() |
Product Safety Engineer | 17,600 MRO | ![]() |
Production Engineer | 18,000 MRO | ![]() |
Project Engineer | 19,500 MRO | ![]() |
Proposal Manager | 22,500 MRO | ![]() |
Purchasing Engineer | 16,200 MRO | ![]() |
Quality Assurance Engineer | 17,100 MRO | ![]() |
Rail Engineer | 18,000 MRO | ![]() |
Robotics Engineer | 20,100 MRO | ![]() |
Robotics Technician | 15,100 MRO | ![]() |
Safety Engineer | 18,500 MRO | ![]() |
Safety Inspector | 13,800 MRO | ![]() |
Safety Manager | 20,700 MRO | ![]() |
Safety Officer | 8,840 MRO | ![]() |
Sales Engineer | 18,500 MRO | ![]() |
Scheduling Engineer | 16,300 MRO | ![]() |
Service Engineer | 17,900 MRO | ![]() |
Solar Engineer | 18,200 MRO | ![]() |
Staff Engineer | 17,400 MRO | ![]() |
Static Equipment Engineer | 17,900 MRO | ![]() |
Stationary Engineer | 16,700 MRO | ![]() |
Stress Engineer | 16,400 MRO | ![]() |
Structural Analysis Engineer | 17,900 MRO | ![]() |
Structural Designer | 15,500 MRO | ![]() |
Structural Engineer | 16,800 MRO | ![]() |
Structural Technician | 11,400 MRO | ![]() |
Supply Chain Specialist | 17,600 MRO | ![]() |
Surveyor | 13,700 MRO | ![]() |
Technical Affairs Officer | 9,230 MRO | ![]() |
Technical Assistant | 9,310 MRO | ![]() |
Technical Engineer | 15,600 MRO | ![]() |
Technical Support Engineer | 15,200 MRO | ![]() |
Tender Engineer | 15,900 MRO | ![]() |
Test Development Engineer | 16,700 MRO | ![]() |
Transportation Engineer | 16,500 MRO | ![]() |
Validation Engineer | 15,200 MRO | ![]() |
Verification Engineer | 17,200 MRO | ![]() |
Wastewater Engineer | 17,000 MRO | ![]() |
Wind Energy Engineer | 18,500 MRO | ![]() |
Wind Energy Operations Manager | 22,700 MRO | ![]() |
Work Planner | 12,400 MRO | ![]() |
Where can you get paid more, working for a private company or for the government? Public sector employees in Mauritania earn 11% more than their private sector counterparts on average across all sectors.
Private Sector | 18,700 MRO | |
Public Sector | +11% | 20,700 MRO |