A person working as a Waste Management Manager in Croatia typically earns around 22,800 HRK per month. Salaries range from 10,500 HRK (lowest) to 36,200 HRK (highest).
This is the average monthly salary including housing, transport, and other benefits. Waste Management Manager salaries vary drastically based on experience, skills, gender, or location. Below you will find a detailed breakdown based on many different criteria.
Waste Management Manager salaries in Croatia range from 10,500 HRK per month (minimum salary) to 36,200 HRK per month (maximum salary).
The median salary is 24,600 HRK per month, which means that half (50%) of people working as Waste Management Manager(s) are earning less than 24,600 HRK while the other half are earning more than 24,600 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 Waste Management Manager(s) are earning less than 15,800 HRK while 75% of them are earning more than 15,800 HRK. Also from the diagram, 75% of Waste Management Manager(s) are earning less than 32,800 HRK while 25% are earning more than 32,800 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 Waste Management Manager salaries by experience level and this is what we found.
A Waste Management Manager with less than two years of experience makes approximately 11,900 HRK per month.
While someone with an experience level between two and five years is expected to earn 15,900 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 23,400 HRK per month, 48% more than someone with two to five years of experience.
Additionally, Waste Management Manager(s) whose expertise span anywhere between ten and fifteen years get a salary equivalent to 28,600 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 31,200 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 33,700 HRK per month, 8% more than people with fifteen to twenty years of experience.
0 - 2 Years | 11,900 HRK | |
2 - 5 Years | +34% | 15,900 HRK |
5 - 10 Years | +48% | 23,400 HRK |
10 - 15 Years | +22% | 28,600 HRK |
15 - 20 Years | +9% | 31,200 HRK |
20+ Years | +8% | 33,700 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 Waste Management Manager salaries by education level in order to make a comparison.
When the education level is Bachelor's Degree, the average salary of a Waste Management Manager is 13,800 HRK per month.
While someone with a Master's Degree gets a salary of 26,700 HRK per month, 93% more than someone having a Bachelor's Degree degree.
Bachelor's Degree | 13,800 HRK | |
Master's Degree | +93% | 26,700 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 Waste Management Manager employees in Croatia earn 8% more than their female counterparts on average.
Male | 23,600 HRK | |
Female | -7% | 21,900 HRK |
Waste Management Manager(s) in Croatia are likely to observe a salary increase of approximately 12% every 19 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.
A Waste Management Manager 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.
41% of surveyed staff reported that they haven't received any bonuses or incentives in the previous year while 59% 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 | 59% | |
No Bonus | 41% |
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 Waste Management Manager is 45% more than that of Environmental. Also, Environmental salaries are 6% more than those of All Jobs.
Job Title | Average Salary |
Environment Advisor | 19,800 HRK | ![]() |
Environmental and Agricultural Scientist | 22,500 HRK | ![]() |
Environmental Compliance Inspector | 9,740 HRK | ![]() |
Environmental Coordinator | 8,440 HRK | ![]() |
Environmental Economist | 23,700 HRK | ![]() |
Environmental Educator | 17,300 HRK | ![]() |
Environmental Engineer | 12,900 HRK | ![]() |
Environmental Health Practitioner | 25,500 HRK | ![]() |
Environmental Manager | 23,500 HRK | ![]() |
Environmental Officer | 7,590 HRK | ![]() |
Environmental Planner | 8,980 HRK | ![]() |
Environmental Protection Officer | 7,450 HRK | ![]() |
Environmental Restoration Planner | 13,500 HRK | ![]() |
Environmental Scientist | 23,300 HRK | ![]() |
Environmental Services Coordinator | 7,960 HRK | ![]() |
Environmental Specialist | 10,900 HRK | ![]() |
Environmental Superintendent | 9,080 HRK | ![]() |
Environmental Technician | 6,730 HRK | ![]() |
Forestry Consultant | 17,400 HRK | ![]() |
Forestry Supervisor | 10,500 HRK | ![]() |
Geologist | 24,100 HRK | ![]() |
Senor Environmental Health Practitioner | 24,800 HRK | ![]() |
Toxicologist | 15,900 HRK | ![]() |
Waste Management Manager | 22,800 HRK | ![]() |
Waste Tracking Specialist | 17,100 HRK | ![]() |
Water Treatment Superintendent | 12,000 HRK | ![]() |
City | Average Salary |
Zadar | 23,800 HRK |
Zagreb | 25,300 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 |