A person working in Information Technology in Moldova typically earns around 26,800 MDL per month. Salaries range from 13,900 MDL (lowest average) to 43,600 MDL (highest average, actual maximum salary is higher).
This is the average monthly salary including housing, transport, and other benefits. Salaries vary drastically between different Information Technology careers. If you are interested in the salary of a particular job, see below for salaries for specific job titles.
Job Title | Average Salary |
2nd Line Systems Engineer | 23,700 MDL |
ABAP Developer | 23,200 MDL |
Advertising Account Planner | 23,700 MDL |
Android Developer | 26,500 MDL |
Angular Developer | 22,900 MDL |
Application Consultant | 30,100 MDL |
Applications System Specialist | 23,500 MDL |
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Specialist | 32,000 MDL |
Artificial Intelligence Developer | 30,200 MDL |
AS400 Programmer | 25,800 MDL |
Assistant Information Technology Manager | 31,800 MDL |
Assistant Service Delivery Manager | 30,500 MDL |
Avaloq Developer | 23,800 MDL |
BizTalk Developer | 25,900 MDL |
Blockchain Associate | 24,200 MDL |
Blockchain Developer | 23,500 MDL |
Build and Release Engineer | 23,200 MDL |
Business Intelligence Analyst | 28,000 MDL |
Business Intelligence Developer | 27,800 MDL |
Business Objects Developer | 23,200 MDL |
Business Process Consultant | 28,600 MDL |
Business Systems Analyst | 24,200 MDL |
C# Developer | 27,000 MDL |
C++ Developer | 28,300 MDL |
Capacity Planning Manager | 33,200 MDL |
Change Administrator | 22,800 MDL |
Chief Information Security Officer | 37,700 MDL |
Client Delivery Manager | 35,400 MDL |
CMS Developer | 21,800 MDL |
Computer Animator | 22,100 MDL |
Computer Hardware Engineer | 21,800 MDL |
Computer Networks Architect | 27,700 MDL |
Computer Operator | 18,000 MDL |
Computer Technician | 19,500 MDL |
Copy Editor | 21,700 MDL |
CRM Application Administrator | 24,800 MDL |
Cross Platform Security Manager | 36,400 MDL |
Curam Developer | 22,100 MDL |
Data Analyst | 23,200 MDL |
Data Architect | 25,900 MDL |
Data Center Technician | 22,600 MDL |
Data Entry Supervisor | 17,400 MDL |
Data Manager | 35,300 MDL |
Data Modeling Analyst | 25,400 MDL |
Data Quality Analyst | 25,500 MDL |
Data Security Analyst | 26,200 MDL |
Data Security Manager | 35,100 MDL |
Data Warehousing Manager | 34,000 MDL |
Data Warehousing Specialist | 23,700 MDL |
Database Administration Manager | 33,300 MDL |
Database Administrator | 25,900 MDL |
Database Analyst | 28,000 MDL |
Database Developer | 25,700 MDL |
Database Report Writer | 24,800 MDL |
Delivery Manager | 26,200 MDL |
Developer / Programmer | 24,800 MDL |
Development Manager | 37,500 MDL |
Director of Application Development | 37,900 MDL |
Director of Technology | 42,300 MDL |
Disaster Recovery Analyst | 23,700 MDL |
Documentation Specialist | 23,600 MDL |
E-Commerce Manager | 31,800 MDL |
E-Commerce Marketing Analyst | 28,700 MDL |
E-Commerce Marketing Manager | 32,600 MDL |
E-Commerce Sales Manager | 35,300 MDL |
E-Commerce Strategy Manager | 35,200 MDL |
Enterprise Architecture Manager | 32,100 MDL |
Enterprise Infrastructure Architect | 33,500 MDL |
Enterprise Infrastructure Manager | 40,900 MDL |
ERP / CRM Technical Consultant | 27,800 MDL |
ERP Analyst | 28,900 MDL |
ERP Project Manager | 33,700 MDL |
Ethical Hacker | 23,200 MDL |
Financial Systems Manager | 38,200 MDL |
Flash Developer | 22,200 MDL |
Front End Developer | 22,900 MDL |
Full Stack Developer | 26,500 MDL |
Functional Analyst | 27,300 MDL |
Game Developer | 24,800 MDL |
GIS Analyst | 23,900 MDL |
GIS Developer | 25,800 MDL |
Global BI Analyst | 27,800 MDL |
Graphical User Interface ( GUI ) Programmer | 23,500 MDL |
Graphics Programmer | 22,900 MDL |
Graphics Web Designer | 20,900 MDL |
Hardware Design Engineer | 24,500 MDL |
Hardware Engineering Manager | 39,400 MDL |
Hardware Technician | 20,400 MDL |
Head of Development | 37,500 MDL |
Help Desk Analyst | 25,000 MDL |
Help Desk Manager | 28,500 MDL |
Help Desk Support | 18,200 MDL |
Helpdesk Manager | 30,800 MDL |
Imaging Programmer | 22,100 MDL |
Informatics Optimization Specialist | 25,600 MDL |
Information Assurance Analyst | 25,400 MDL |
Information Program Director | 34,600 MDL |
Information Security Administrator | 29,700 MDL |
Information Security Analyst | 32,400 MDL |
Information Security Engineer | 25,000 MDL |
Information Security Manager | 36,400 MDL |
Information Security Specialist | 31,100 MDL |
Information Services Consultant | 30,100 MDL |
Information Technology Administrator | 21,400 MDL |
Information Technology Asset Manager | 34,800 MDL |
Information Technology Consultant | 30,600 MDL |
Information Technology Coordinator | 20,400 MDL |
Information Technology Director | 42,800 MDL |
Information Technology Infrastructure Engineer | 21,600 MDL |
Information Technology Manager | 45,200 MDL |
Information Technology Operations Manager | 40,500 MDL |
Information Technology Product Manager | 37,800 MDL |
Information Technology Project Administrator | 21,500 MDL |
Information Technology Project Coordinator | 27,300 MDL |
Information Technology Project Leader | 29,700 MDL |
Information Technology Project Manager | 39,700 MDL |
Information Technology Quality Assurance Manager | 31,700 MDL |
Information Technology Quality Assurance Team Lead (QA) | 27,500 MDL |
Information Technology Quality Specialist | 26,600 MDL |
Information Technology Support | 16,900 MDL |
Information Technology Team Leader | 32,500 MDL |
Information Technology Trainer | 25,800 MDL |
Information Technology Training Analyst | 26,000 MDL |
Interface Design Manager | 31,900 MDL |
Interface Designer | 20,600 MDL |
IOS Developer | 28,600 MDL |
Java Developer | 28,500 MDL |
Javascript Developer | 25,100 MDL |
Lead Developer | 28,800 MDL |
Linux Administrator | 25,700 MDL |
Lotus Domino Administrator | 26,100 MDL |
Lotus Notes Developer | 26,800 MDL |
Mail Server Administrator | 24,400 MDL |
Major Incident Manager | 29,300 MDL |
Managed Service Specialist | 24,600 MDL |
Microsystems Engineer | 25,500 MDL |
Mobile Developer | 24,800 MDL |
Multimedia Developer | 21,700 MDL |
Multimedia Services Manager | 28,400 MDL |
Network Administration Team Lead | 30,400 MDL |
Network Administrator | 21,800 MDL |
Network Analyst | 24,100 MDL |
Network and Infrastructure Manager | 41,800 MDL |
Network Engineer | 24,000 MDL |
Network Engineering Manager | 29,600 MDL |
Network Security Systems Manager | 32,900 MDL |
Network Specialist | 24,500 MDL |
Network Technician | 20,200 MDL |
Nodejs Developer | 28,500 MDL |
NT Systems Administrator | 22,700 MDL |
Numerical Control Programmer | 20,800 MDL |
Online Banking Manager | 42,800 MDL |
Online Banking Specialist | 30,100 MDL |
OPS Manager | 34,900 MDL |
Oracle Database Administrator | 23,400 MDL |
Oracle Developer | 28,300 MDL |
Perl Developer | 22,000 MDL |
PHP Developer | 23,900 MDL |
Python Developer | 28,400 MDL |
Records Manager | 22,500 MDL |
Remedy Developer | 20,400 MDL |
Reporting Analyst | 25,600 MDL |
Ruby Developer | 24,400 MDL |
Salesforce Administrator | 24,600 MDL |
Salesforce Developer | 21,100 MDL |
SAP Consultant | 27,400 MDL |
SAS Programmer | 22,500 MDL |
Scrum Master | 20,400 MDL |
SEO Associate | 21,700 MDL |
SEO Manager | 32,900 MDL |
Service Delivery Manager | 33,000 MDL |
Service Level Manager | 32,400 MDL |
Service Support Lead | 26,300 MDL |
SharePoint Administrator | 24,700 MDL |
Sharepoint Consultant | 27,500 MDL |
Sharepoint Developer | 26,900 MDL |
Shift Leader | 27,800 MDL |
SOA Analyst | 24,300 MDL |
SOC Engineer | 25,400 MDL |
Software Analyst | 24,700 MDL |
Software Architect | 25,000 MDL |
Software Development Manager | 33,100 MDL |
Software Engineer | 26,300 MDL |
Software QA Engineer | 24,000 MDL |
Software Sales | 22,500 MDL |
Software Specialist | 23,100 MDL |
Software Support Engineer | 21,300 MDL |
Software Test Engineer | 21,300 MDL |
Solutions Architect | 33,700 MDL |
Storage Engineer | 21,400 MDL |
Supervisor | 17,700 MDL |
Support Analyst | 24,000 MDL |
Support Specialist | 25,800 MDL |
System Administrator | 23,600 MDL |
Systems Analyst | 24,200 MDL |
Systems Architect | 25,900 MDL |
Systems Consultant | 31,300 MDL |
Systems Engineer | 20,700 MDL |
Systems Integrator | 26,100 MDL |
Technical Analyst | 22,000 MDL |
Technical Consultant | 27,800 MDL |
Technical Manager | 26,900 MDL |
Technical Project Manager | 33,900 MDL |
Technical Sales | 25,100 MDL |
Technical Trainer | 27,500 MDL |
Technical Writer | 22,700 MDL |
Technology Business Analyst | 25,800 MDL |
Technology Director | 45,100 MDL |
Technology Specialist | 33,000 MDL |
Teradata Developer | 21,500 MDL |
Test Analyst | 25,500 MDL |
Tester | 22,300 MDL |
Testing Manager | 35,500 MDL |
TIBCO Developer | 21,300 MDL |
UNIX Administrator | 24,800 MDL |
Usability Engineer | 25,100 MDL |
User Experience Consultant | 27,000 MDL |
User Experience Design Expert | 25,900 MDL |
User Experience Designer | 22,700 MDL |
User Experience Researcher | 27,200 MDL |
User Interface Designer | 25,700 MDL |
VB Developer | 19,600 MDL |
VB.NET Developer | 27,000 MDL |
Video Game Designer | 22,500 MDL |
Visual Information Specialist | 24,400 MDL |
Web Applications Manager | 30,400 MDL |
Web Content Specialist | 28,100 MDL |
Web Designer | 23,600 MDL |
Web Developer | 22,600 MDL |
Web Editor | 21,900 MDL |
Web Project Manager | 27,800 MDL |
Web Promotions Specialist | 24,500 MDL |
Web Security Administrator | 26,500 MDL |
Web Security Manager | 39,800 MDL |
Web Support Analyst | 19,800 MDL |
Web Writer | 20,400 MDL |
Webmaster | 22,300 MDL |
Windows System Administrator | 23,200 MDL |
Wireless Consultant | 30,100 MDL |
Writer and Documentor | 22,900 MDL |
Information Technology salaries in Moldova range from 13,900 MDL per month (minimum average salary) to 43,600 MDL per month (maximum average salary, actual maximum is higher).
The median salary is 27,300 MDL per month, which means that half (50%) of people working in Information Technology are earning less than 27,300 MDL while the other half are earning more than 27,300 MDL. 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 Information Technology are earning less than 18,500 MDL while 75% of them are earning more than 18,500 MDL. Also from the diagram, 75% of people working in Information Technology are earning less than 36,200 MDL while 25% are earning more than 36,200 MDL.
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 Moldova costs anywhere from 133,000 Moldovan Leu(s) to 400,000 Moldovan Leu(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 Moldova who work in Information Technology earn 8% more than their female counterparts on average.
Male | 27,600 MDL | |
Female | -7% | 25,600 MDL |
Information Technology professionals in Moldova are likely to observe a salary increase of approximately 5% 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 | 6% | |
Energy | 3% | |
Information Technology | 9% | |
Healthcare | 6% | |
Travel | 3% | |
Construction | 9% | |
Education | 6% |
Listed above are the average annual increase rates for each industry in Moldova 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.
Information Technology 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.
64% of surveyed staff in Information Technology reported that they haven't received any bonuses or incentives in the previous year while 36% 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 | 36% | |
No Bonus | 64% |
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 Information Technology is 0% more than that of All Jobs.
City | Average Salary |
Chisinau | 31,100 MDL |
Where can you get paid more, working for a private company or for the government? Public sector employees in Moldova earn 14% more than their private sector counterparts on average across all sectors.
Private Sector | 24,500 MDL | |
Public Sector | +14% | 28,000 MDL |