A person working in Engineering in Tajikistan typically earns around 9,830 TJS per month. Salaries range from 3,120 TJS (lowest average) to 20,800 TJS (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.
Job Title | Average Salary |
Acoustics Engineer | 10,300 TJS |
Assembly Engineering Technician | 8,510 TJS |
Assistant Chief Engineer | 11,300 TJS |
Associate Engineer | 9,660 TJS |
Autocad Operator | 6,920 TJS |
Automation Engineer | 11,800 TJS |
Avionic System Support Engineer | 10,200 TJS |
Biochemical Engineer | 9,430 TJS |
BMS Engineer | 9,970 TJS |
Bridge and Lock Tender | 5,610 TJS |
Broadcast Engineer | 10,100 TJS |
CAD Design Engineer | 10,800 TJS |
CAD Designer | 6,610 TJS |
CAE Engineer | 10,900 TJS |
Ceramics Engineer | 9,380 TJS |
Civil Engineer | 10,700 TJS |
Commissioning Engineer | 9,930 TJS |
Communications Engineer | 11,300 TJS |
Condition Monitoring Engineer | 8,740 TJS |
Contract Associate Engineer | 9,610 TJS |
Control Systems Engineer | 10,400 TJS |
Controls Engineer | 10,400 TJS |
Controls Software Engineer | 9,440 TJS |
Corrosion Engineer | 10,100 TJS |
Design Engineer | 10,800 TJS |
Drafter | 6,390 TJS |
Drafting Manager | 11,900 TJS |
Drilling Engineer | 10,400 TJS |
Electrical Draughtsman | 5,510 TJS |
Electrical Engineer | 11,900 TJS |
Electrical Engineering Manager | 15,800 TJS |
Electromechanical Engineering Technologist | 11,200 TJS |
Electromechanical Equipment Assembler | 5,540 TJS |
Energy Engineer | 10,900 TJS |
Engine Assembler | 4,590 TJS |
Engineer | 11,700 TJS |
Engineering Account Manager | 11,900 TJS |
Engineering Chief Designer | 11,800 TJS |
Engineering Consultant | 14,200 TJS |
Engineering Key Account Manager | 15,500 TJS |
Engineering Lab Technician | 9,840 TJS |
Engineering Planning Manager | 15,100 TJS |
Engineering Production Manager | 18,900 TJS |
Engineering Project Analyst | 12,600 TJS |
Engineering Project Coordinator | 11,900 TJS |
Engineering Project Director | 21,300 TJS |
Engineering Project Manager | 15,400 TJS |
Engineering Research and Development Manager | 16,500 TJS |
Engineering Safety Coordinator | 8,060 TJS |
Engineering Sales Manager | 14,900 TJS |
Engineering Technician | 8,560 TJS |
Engineering Technologist | 8,330 TJS |
Environmental Engineer | 9,980 TJS |
Equipment Engineer | 9,420 TJS |
Equipment Engineering Manager | 13,800 TJS |
Estimator | 8,900 TJS |
Fabrication Specialist | 7,790 TJS |
Fabricator | 5,070 TJS |
Facade Engineer | 9,970 TJS |
Fiber Analyst | 6,040 TJS |
Field Engineer | 11,000 TJS |
Field Engineering Manager | 18,100 TJS |
Fire Engineer | 10,700 TJS |
Fitter and Turner | 3,450 TJS |
Forestry Strategic Planner | 12,900 TJS |
Generation Engineer | 10,800 TJS |
Genetic Engineer | 11,600 TJS |
Geological Engineer | 10,600 TJS |
Geotechnical Engineer | 11,600 TJS |
Heavy Equipment Mechanic | 5,650 TJS |
Highway Engineer | 11,000 TJS |
HSE Professional | 9,490 TJS |
HVAC Engineer | 11,900 TJS |
HVAC Supervisor | 9,610 TJS |
Industrial Engineer | 9,850 TJS |
Industrial Engineering Technologist | 10,300 TJS |
Instrument Engineer | 10,500 TJS |
Instrumentation and Control Engineer | 10,300 TJS |
Instrumentation Engineer | 11,000 TJS |
Instrumentation Manager | 10,500 TJS |
Irrigation Engineer | 10,100 TJS |
Licensed Aircraft Engineer | 11,800 TJS |
Locomotive Engineer | 10,100 TJS |
Maintenance Engineer | 9,850 TJS |
Maintenance Fitter | 3,670 TJS |
Maintenance Manager | 10,800 TJS |
Manufacturing Engineer | 10,200 TJS |
Marine Engineer | 10,800 TJS |
Materials Engineer | 10,700 TJS |
Materials Researcher | 9,960 TJS |
Materials Technician | 7,700 TJS |
Mechanical and Electrical Engineer | 11,800 TJS |
Mechanical Design Engineer | 11,400 TJS |
Mechanical Designer | 9,350 TJS |
Mechanical Engineer | 11,800 TJS |
Mechanical Engineering Manager | 14,200 TJS |
Mechanical Inspector | 10,500 TJS |
Mechatronics Engineer | 11,700 TJS |
Mining Engineer | 10,400 TJS |
Oil and Petrochemical Engineer | 11,300 TJS |
Optical Engineer | 10,700 TJS |
Optical Instrument Assembler | 5,650 TJS |
PCB Assembler | 3,930 TJS |
Photonics Engineer | 11,500 TJS |
Photonics Technician | 9,480 TJS |
Pipeline Engineer | 9,940 TJS |
Piping Designer | 5,970 TJS |
Piping Engineer | 10,200 TJS |
Planning Engineer | 11,300 TJS |
Pressure Vessel Inspector | 4,980 TJS |
Principal Cost Engineer | 11,000 TJS |
Principal Engineer | 10,800 TJS |
Principal Support Engineer | 10,900 TJS |
Process Engineer | 10,400 TJS |
Process Operator | 6,050 TJS |
Product Development Engineer | 11,100 TJS |
Product Development Technician | 7,900 TJS |
Product Engineer | 11,200 TJS |
Product Safety Engineer | 10,000 TJS |
Production Engineer | 11,100 TJS |
Project Engineer | 11,600 TJS |
Proposal Manager | 14,200 TJS |
Purchasing Engineer | 10,000 TJS |
Quality Assurance Engineer | 11,000 TJS |
Rail Engineer | 10,200 TJS |
Robotics Engineer | 12,000 TJS |
Robotics Technician | 8,760 TJS |
Safety Engineer | 10,300 TJS |
Safety Inspector | 7,940 TJS |
Safety Manager | 12,100 TJS |
Safety Officer | 5,580 TJS |
Sales Engineer | 11,900 TJS |
Scheduling Engineer | 9,700 TJS |
Service Engineer | 10,800 TJS |
Solar Engineer | 11,500 TJS |
Staff Engineer | 10,500 TJS |
Static Equipment Engineer | 10,400 TJS |
Stationary Engineer | 9,910 TJS |
Stress Engineer | 9,670 TJS |
Structural Analysis Engineer | 10,300 TJS |
Structural Designer | 9,380 TJS |
Structural Engineer | 10,500 TJS |
Structural Technician | 6,950 TJS |
Supply Chain Specialist | 10,200 TJS |
Surveyor | 7,670 TJS |
Technical Affairs Officer | 5,310 TJS |
Technical Assistant | 5,520 TJS |
Technical Engineer | 9,350 TJS |
Technical Support Engineer | 8,740 TJS |
Tender Engineer | 9,860 TJS |
Test Development Engineer | 10,100 TJS |
Transportation Engineer | 9,890 TJS |
Validation Engineer | 9,850 TJS |
Verification Engineer | 9,660 TJS |
Wastewater Engineer | 11,000 TJS |
Wind Energy Engineer | 11,200 TJS |
Wind Energy Operations Manager | 13,500 TJS |
Work Planner | 7,300 TJS |
Engineering salaries in Tajikistan range from 3,120 TJS per month (minimum average salary) to 20,800 TJS per month (maximum average salary, actual maximum is higher).
The median salary is 10,000 TJS per month, which means that half (50%) of people working in Engineering are earning less than 10,000 TJS while the other half are earning more than 10,000 TJS. 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 Engineering are earning less than 5,920 TJS while 75% of them are earning more than 5,920 TJS. Also from the diagram, 75% of people working in Engineering are earning less than 15,700 TJS while 25% are earning more than 15,700 TJS.
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 Tajikistan costs anywhere from 58,200 Somoni(s) to 175,000 Somoni(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 Tajikistan who work in Engineering earn 10% more than their female counterparts on average.
Male | 10,200 TJS | |
Female | -9% | 9,300 TJS |
Engineering professionals in Tajikistan 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 Tajikistan 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.
Engineering 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 Engineering 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 Engineering is 16% less than that of All Jobs.
Where can you get paid more, working for a private company or for the government? Public sector employees in Tajikistan earn 14% more than their private sector counterparts on average across all sectors.
Private Sector | 10,700 TJS | |
Public Sector | +14% | 12,200 TJS |