A person working as a Psychologist in Belarus typically earns around 4,800 BYN per month. Salaries range from 2,500 BYN (lowest) to 7,350 BYN (highest).
This is the average monthly salary including housing, transport, and other benefits. Psychologist salaries vary drastically based on experience, skills, gender, or location. Below you will find a detailed breakdown based on many different criteria.
Psychologist salaries in Belarus range from 2,500 BYN per month (minimum salary) to 7,350 BYN per month (maximum salary).
The median salary is 4,610 BYN per month, which means that half (50%) of people working as Psychologist(s) are earning less than 4,610 BYN while the other half are earning more than 4,610 BYN. 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 Psychologist(s) are earning less than 3,200 BYN while 75% of them are earning more than 3,200 BYN. Also from the diagram, 75% of Psychologist(s) are earning less than 5,740 BYN while 25% are earning more than 5,740 BYN.
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 Psychologist salaries by experience level and this is what we found.
A Psychologist with less than two years of experience makes approximately 2,840 BYN per month.
While someone with an experience level between two and five years is expected to earn 3,810 BYN per month, 34% more than someone with less than two year's experience.
Moving forward, an experience level between five and ten years lands a salary of 4,950 BYN per month, 30% more than someone with two to five years of experience.
Additionally, Psychologist(s) whose expertise span anywhere between ten and fifteen years get a salary equivalent to 5,990 BYN per month, 21% 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 6,550 BYN per month, 9% more than someone with ten to fifteen years of experience.
Lastly, employees with more than twenty years of professional experience get a salary of 6,890 BYN per month, 5% more than people with fifteen to twenty years of experience.
0 - 2 Years | 2,840 BYN | |
2 - 5 Years | +34% | 3,810 BYN |
5 - 10 Years | +30% | 4,950 BYN |
10 - 15 Years | +21% | 5,990 BYN |
15 - 20 Years | +9% | 6,550 BYN |
20+ Years | +5% | 6,890 BYN |
Though gender should not have an effect on pay, in reality, it does. So who gets paid more: men or women? Male Psychologist employees in Belarus earn 6% more than their female counterparts on average.
Male | 4,960 BYN | |
Female | -6% | 4,670 BYN |
Psychologist(s) in Belarus are likely to observe a salary increase of approximately 13% every 20 months. The national average annual increment for all professions combined is 8% granted to employees every 19 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 | 2% | |
Energy | 4% | |
Information Technology | 6% | |
Healthcare | 8% | |
Travel | 1% | |
Construction | 3% | |
Education | 5% |
Listed above are the average annual increase rates for each industry in Belarus for the year 2022. 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 Psychologist is considered to be a high 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.
24% of surveyed staff reported that they haven't received any bonuses or incentives in the previous year while 76% said that they received at least one form of monetary bonus.
Those who got bonuses reported rates ranging from 6% to 8% of their annual salary.
Received Bonus | 76% | |
No Bonus | 24% |
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 Psychologist is 48% more than that of Counseling. Also, Counseling salaries are 11% more than those of All Jobs.
Job Title | Average Salary |
Adoption Services Director | 4,060 BYN | ![]() |
Alcohol and Drug Counselor | 3,190 BYN | ![]() |
Assistant Instructor | 1,450 BYN | ![]() |
Career Counselor | 3,640 BYN | ![]() |
Consultant | 3,590 BYN | ![]() |
Director of Rehabilitation Services | 4,870 BYN | ![]() |
Disability Consultant | 2,900 BYN | ![]() |
Employment Counselor | 3,420 BYN | ![]() |
Family Advocate | 2,500 BYN | ![]() |
Family Services Specialist | 2,620 BYN | ![]() |
Family Support Specialist | 3,790 BYN | ![]() |
Family Youth Worker | 1,150 BYN | ![]() |
Guidance Counselor | 3,480 BYN | ![]() |
Guidance Director | 4,150 BYN | ![]() |
Mental Health Counselor | 4,010 BYN | ![]() |
Programs Coordinator | 2,050 BYN | ![]() |
Psychologist | 4,800 BYN | ![]() |
Supervising Counselor | 3,990 BYN | ![]() |
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor | 3,620 BYN | ![]() |
Youth Advocate | 1,960 BYN | ![]() |
Youth Care Counselor | 3,820 BYN | ![]() |
Youth Care Specialist | 2,230 BYN | ![]() |
Youth Development Manager | 4,550 BYN | ![]() |
City | Average Salary |
Babruysk | 4,740 BYN |
Baranovichi | 4,730 BYN |
Brest | 5,230 BYN |
Minsk | 5,670 BYN |
Mogilev | 5,420 BYN |
Vitebsk | 4,960 BYN |
Where can you get paid more, working for a private company or for the government? Public sector employees in Belarus earn 12% more than their private sector counterparts on average across all sectors.
Private Sector | 2,740 BYN | |
Public Sector | +12% | 3,060 BYN |