A person working as an Agricultural Engineer in Croatia typically earns around 12,500 HRK per month. Salaries range from 5,770 HRK (lowest) to 19,900 HRK (highest).
This is the average monthly salary including housing, transport, and other benefits. Agricultural Engineer salaries vary drastically based on experience, skills, gender, or location. Below you will find a detailed breakdown based on many different criteria.
Agricultural Engineer salaries in Croatia range from 5,770 HRK per month (minimum salary) to 19,900 HRK per month (maximum salary).
The median salary is 13,500 HRK per month, which means that half (50%) of people working as Agricultural Engineer(s) are earning less than 13,500 HRK while the other half are earning more than 13,500 HRK. 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 Agricultural Engineer(s) are earning less than 8,690 HRK while 75% of them are earning more than 8,690 HRK. Also from the diagram, 75% of Agricultural Engineer(s) are earning less than 18,100 HRK while 25% are earning more than 18,100 HRK.
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 Agricultural Engineer salaries by experience level and this is what we found.
An Agricultural Engineer with less than two years of experience makes approximately 6,550 HRK per month.
While someone with an experience level between two and five years is expected to earn 8,740 HRK 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 12,900 HRK per month, 48% more than someone with two to five years of experience.
Additionally, Agricultural Engineer(s) whose expertise span anywhere between ten and fifteen years get a salary equivalent to 15,800 HRK per month, 22% 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 17,200 HRK 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 18,600 HRK per month, 8% more than people with fifteen to twenty years of experience.
0 - 2 Years | 6,550 HRK | |
2 - 5 Years | +34% | 8,740 HRK |
5 - 10 Years | +48% | 12,900 HRK |
10 - 15 Years | +22% | 15,800 HRK |
15 - 20 Years | +9% | 17,200 HRK |
20+ Years | +8% | 18,600 HRK |
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 Agricultural Engineer salaries by education level in order to make a comparison.
When the education level is Bachelor's Degree, the average salary of an Agricultural Engineer is 7,610 HRK per month.
While someone with a Master's Degree gets a salary of 14,700 HRK per month, 93% more than someone having a Bachelor's Degree degree.
Bachelor's Degree | 7,610 HRK | |
Master's Degree | +93% | 14,700 HRK |
A Master's degree program or any post-graduate program in Croatia costs anywhere from 74,200 Croatian Kuna(s) to 223,000 Croatian Kuna(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 Agricultural Engineer employees in Croatia earn 8% more than their female counterparts on average.
Male | 13,000 HRK | |
Female | -7% | 12,100 HRK |
Agricultural Engineer(s) in Croatia are likely to observe a salary increase of approximately 9% every 20 months. The national average annual increment for all professions combined is 9% granted to employees every 17 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 | 9% | |
Energy | 9% | |
Information Technology | 9% | |
Healthcare | 9% | |
Travel | 9% | |
Construction | 9% | |
Education | 9% |
Listed above are the average annual increase rates for each industry in Croatia 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.
An Agricultural Engineer is considered to be a moderate 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.
42% of surveyed staff reported that they haven't received any bonuses or incentives in the previous year while 58% said that they received at least one form of monetary bonus.
Those who got bonuses reported rates ranging from 2% to 7% of their annual salary.
Received Bonus | 58% | |
No Bonus | 42% |
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 Agricultural Engineer is 40% more than that of Gardening / Farming / Fishing. Also, Gardening / Farming / Fishing salaries are 40% less than those of All Jobs.
Job Title | Average Salary |
Agricultural and Food Science Technician | 9,400 HRK | ![]() |
Agricultural and Food Scientist | 20,800 HRK | ![]() |
Agricultural Consultant | 21,200 HRK | ![]() |
Agricultural Engineer | 12,500 HRK | ![]() |
Agricultural Inspector | 12,600 HRK | ![]() |
Agricultural Manager | 21,300 HRK | ![]() |
Agronomist | 18,600 HRK | ![]() |
Animal Attendant | 6,750 HRK | ![]() |
Animal Nutritionist | 12,000 HRK | ![]() |
Animal Trainer | 7,520 HRK | ![]() |
Aquaculture and Seafood Farmer | 7,700 HRK | ![]() |
Bee Keeper | 4,350 HRK | ![]() |
Commercial Horticulturist | 10,000 HRK | ![]() |
Diver | 6,710 HRK | ![]() |
Farm Manager | 16,900 HRK | ![]() |
Farmer | 4,800 HRK | ![]() |
Floral Designer | 5,460 HRK | ![]() |
Foreman | 3,630 HRK | ![]() |
Forestry and Logging Worker | 4,030 HRK | ![]() |
Garden Center Helper | 3,960 HRK | ![]() |
Garden Centre Manager | 10,300 HRK | ![]() |
Gardener | 3,990 HRK | ![]() |
General Farm Assistant | 4,090 HRK | ![]() |
Greenhouse Assistant | 4,100 HRK | ![]() |
Greenhouse Manager | 10,200 HRK | ![]() |
Groundsman | 4,060 HRK | ![]() |
Grower | 4,190 HRK | ![]() |
Horticultural Worker | 4,310 HRK | ![]() |
Tree Pruner | 3,810 HRK | ![]() |
Tree Specialist | 6,710 HRK | ![]() |
City | Average Salary |
Zadar | 12,900 HRK |
Zagreb | 13,800 HRK |
Where can you get paid more, working for a private company or for the government? Public sector employees in Croatia earn 10% more than their private sector counterparts on average across all sectors.
Private Sector | 14,200 HRK | |
Public Sector | +10% | 15,500 HRK |