A person working as a Frame and Truss Detailer in Colombia typically earns around 1,430,000 COP per month. Salaries range from 760,000 COP (lowest) to 2,180,000 COP (highest).
This is the average monthly salary including housing, transport, and other benefits. Frame and Truss Detailer salaries vary drastically based on experience, skills, gender, or location. Below you will find a detailed breakdown based on many different criteria.
Frame and Truss Detailer salaries in Colombia range from 760,000 COP per month (minimum salary) to 2,180,000 COP per month (maximum salary).
The median salary is 1,350,000 COP per month, which means that half (50%) of people working as Frame and Truss Detailer(s) are earning less than 1,350,000 COP while the other half are earning more than 1,350,000 COP. 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 Frame and Truss Detailer(s) are earning less than 948,000 COP while 75% of them are earning more than 948,000 COP. Also from the diagram, 75% of Frame and Truss Detailer(s) are earning less than 1,660,000 COP while 25% are earning more than 1,660,000 COP.
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 Frame and Truss Detailer salaries by experience level and this is what we found.
A Frame and Truss Detailer with less than two years of experience makes approximately 873,000 COP per month.
While someone with an experience level between two and five years is expected to earn 1,070,000 COP per month, 23% more than someone with less than two year's experience.
Moving forward, an experience level between five and ten years lands a salary of 1,520,000 COP per month, 42% more than someone with two to five years of experience.
Additionally, Frame and Truss Detailer(s) whose expertise span anywhere between ten and fifteen years get a salary equivalent to 1,770,000 COP per month, 17% 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 1,950,000 COP per month, 10% more than someone with ten to fifteen years of experience.
Lastly, employees with more than twenty years of professional experience get a salary of 2,070,000 COP per month, 6% more than people with fifteen to twenty years of experience.
0 - 2 Years | 873,000 COP | |
2 - 5 Years | +23% | 1,070,000 COP |
5 - 10 Years | +42% | 1,520,000 COP |
10 - 15 Years | +17% | 1,770,000 COP |
15 - 20 Years | +10% | 1,950,000 COP |
20+ Years | +6% | 2,070,000 COP |
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 Frame and Truss Detailer salaries by education level in order to make a comparison.
When the education level is High School, the average salary of a Frame and Truss Detailer is 1,070,000 COP per month.
While someone with a Certificate or Diploma gets a salary of 1,500,000 COP per month, 40% more than someone having a High School degree.
A Bachelor's Degree gets its holder an average salary of 2,120,000 COP per month, 42% more than someone with a Certificate or Diploma.
High School | 1,070,000 COP | |
Certificate or Diploma | +40% | 1,500,000 COP |
Bachelor's Degree | +42% | 2,120,000 COP |
Though gender should not have an effect on pay, in reality, it does. So who gets paid more: men or women? Male Frame and Truss Detailer employees in Colombia earn 12% more than their female counterparts on average.
Male | 1,500,000 COP | |
Female | -11% | 1,330,000 COP |
Frame and Truss Detailer(s) in Colombia are likely to observe a salary increase of approximately 7% every 20 months. The national average annual increment for all professions combined is 7% 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 Colombia 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.
A Frame and Truss Detailer 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.
77% of surveyed staff reported that they haven't received any bonuses or incentives in the previous year while 23% said that they received at least one form of monetary bonus.
Those who got bonuses reported rates ranging from 1% to 3% of their annual salary.
Received Bonus | 23% | |
No Bonus | 77% |
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 Frame and Truss Detailer is 48% less than that of Construction / Building / Installation. Also, Construction / Building / Installation salaries are 41% less than those of All Jobs.
Job Title | Average Salary |
Adjudicator | 1,820,000 COP | ![]() |
Assembler | 1,450,000 COP | ![]() |
Boat Builder and Shipwright | 2,130,000 COP | ![]() |
Bricklayer | 1,270,000 COP | ![]() |
Building Administrator | 1,890,000 COP | ![]() |
Building Contracts Manager | 6,800,000 COP | ![]() |
Building Inspector | 1,770,000 COP | ![]() |
Building Monitor | 1,410,000 COP | ![]() |
Building Sales Manager | 6,400,000 COP | ![]() |
Cabinetmaker | 1,580,000 COP | ![]() |
Carpenter | 1,670,000 COP | ![]() |
Civil Engineer | 4,340,000 COP | ![]() |
Civil Technician | 2,270,000 COP | ![]() |
Concreter | 1,430,000 COP | ![]() |
Construction and Maintenance Manager | 3,360,000 COP | ![]() |
Construction Assistant | 1,740,000 COP | ![]() |
Construction Coordinator | 2,620,000 COP | ![]() |
Construction Estimator | 2,760,000 COP | ![]() |
Construction Field Engineer | 3,910,000 COP | ![]() |
Construction General Manager | 8,030,000 COP | ![]() |
Construction Inventory Officer | 1,520,000 COP | ![]() |
Construction Operations Manager | 7,260,000 COP | ![]() |
Construction Project Coordinator | 4,680,000 COP | ![]() |
Construction Project Engineer | 4,350,000 COP | ![]() |
Construction Project Manager | 7,950,000 COP | ![]() |
Construction Project Planner | 4,190,000 COP | ![]() |
Construction Quality Control Manager | 5,600,000 COP | ![]() |
Construction Safety Officer | 2,900,000 COP | ![]() |
Construction Superintendent | 2,670,000 COP | ![]() |
Construction Supervisor | 4,320,000 COP | ![]() |
Construction Technical Assistant | 1,570,000 COP | ![]() |
Construction Technical Officer | 1,950,000 COP | ![]() |
Construction Technical Writer | 1,800,000 COP | ![]() |
Construction Technician | 1,530,000 COP | ![]() |
Crane and Tower Operator | 1,610,000 COP | ![]() |
Diesel Mechanic | 1,490,000 COP | ![]() |
Drywall Installer | 1,560,000 COP | ![]() |
Electrical Draftsman | 1,590,000 COP | ![]() |
Electrical Engineering Supervisor | 4,780,000 COP | ![]() |
Electrical Engineering Technician | 1,940,000 COP | ![]() |
Electrician | 2,330,000 COP | ![]() |
Elevator Installer and Repairer | 1,850,000 COP | ![]() |
Engineer | 4,270,000 COP | ![]() |
Excavator Operator | 1,510,000 COP | ![]() |
Floor Finisher | 1,620,000 COP | ![]() |
Floor Manager | 2,520,000 COP | ![]() |
Foreman | 1,270,000 COP | ![]() |
Frame and Truss Detailer | 1,430,000 COP | ![]() |
Furniture Finisher | 1,410,000 COP | ![]() |
Gas Technician | 1,410,000 COP | ![]() |
Handyman | 1,300,000 COP | ![]() |
Health and Safety Coordinator | 1,880,000 COP | ![]() |
Health and Safety Officer | 2,160,000 COP | ![]() |
Installation Manager | 5,130,000 COP | ![]() |
Installer | 1,380,000 COP | ![]() |
Insulation Installer | 1,510,000 COP | ![]() |
Labourer | 1,240,000 COP | ![]() |
Land Surveyor | 1,860,000 COP | ![]() |
Lift Technician | 1,520,000 COP | ![]() |
Material Tester | 2,330,000 COP | ![]() |
Model Maker | 2,130,000 COP | ![]() |
Order Picker | 1,310,000 COP | ![]() |
Painter | 1,430,000 COP | ![]() |
Pipe Layer | 1,280,000 COP | ![]() |
Pipefitter | 1,220,000 COP | ![]() |
Plumber | 1,670,000 COP | ![]() |
Property Coordinator | 3,660,000 COP | ![]() |
Purchasing Manager | 5,150,000 COP | ![]() |
Quantity Surveyor | 2,880,000 COP | ![]() |
Roof Slater and Tiler | 1,300,000 COP | ![]() |
Sheet Metal Mechanic | 1,500,000 COP | ![]() |
Site Clerk | 1,450,000 COP | ![]() |
Site engineer | 3,730,000 COP | ![]() |
Site Leader | 7,250,000 COP | ![]() |
Stock Controller | 2,260,000 COP | ![]() |
Structural Steel Construction Worker | 1,630,000 COP | ![]() |
Technical Draughtsman | 1,650,000 COP | ![]() |
Tendering Manager | 6,310,000 COP | ![]() |
Tower Crane Operator | 1,480,000 COP | ![]() |
Wall and Floor Tiler | 1,350,000 COP | ![]() |
Warehouse Manager | 4,940,000 COP | ![]() |
Welder | 1,200,000 COP | ![]() |
Welding Superintendent | 1,640,000 COP | ![]() |
City | Average Salary |
Barranquilla | 1,440,000 COP |
Bello | 1,450,000 COP |
Bogota | 1,580,000 COP |
Bucaramanga | 1,390,000 COP |
Buenaventura | 1,370,000 COP |
Cartagena | 1,490,000 COP |
Cucuta | 1,530,000 COP |
Ibague | 1,460,000 COP |
Manizales | 1,280,000 COP |
Medellin | 1,470,000 COP |
Monteria | 1,300,000 COP |
Neiva | 1,340,000 COP |
Pereira | 1,380,000 COP |
Santa Marta | 1,340,000 COP |
Soacha | 1,440,000 COP |
Soledad | 1,490,000 COP |
Valledupar | 1,340,000 COP |
Villavicencio | 1,350,000 COP |
Where can you get paid more, working for a private company or for the government? Public sector employees in Colombia earn 11% more than their private sector counterparts on average across all sectors.
Private Sector | 4,400,000 COP | |
Public Sector | +11% | 4,880,000 COP |