A person working as a Drilling Engineer in Cuba typically earns around 19,400 CUP per month. Salaries range from 9,520 CUP (lowest) to 30,300 CUP (highest).
This is the average monthly salary including housing, transport, and other benefits. Drilling Engineer salaries vary drastically based on experience, skills, gender, or location. Below you will find a detailed breakdown based on many different criteria.
Drilling Engineer salaries in Cuba range from 9,520 CUP per month (minimum salary) to 30,300 CUP per month (maximum salary).
The median salary is 19,800 CUP per month, which means that half (50%) of people working as Drilling Engineer(s) are earning less than 19,800 CUP while the other half are earning more than 19,800 CUP. 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 Drilling Engineer(s) are earning less than 13,200 CUP while 75% of them are earning more than 13,200 CUP. Also from the diagram, 75% of Drilling Engineer(s) are earning less than 25,600 CUP while 25% are earning more than 25,600 CUP.
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 Drilling Engineer salaries by experience level and this is what we found.
A Drilling Engineer with less than two years of experience makes approximately 11,300 CUP per month.
While someone with an experience level between two and five years is expected to earn 14,500 CUP per month, 29% more than someone with less than two year's experience.
Moving forward, an experience level between five and ten years lands a salary of 20,000 CUP per month, 38% more than someone with two to five years of experience.
Additionally, Drilling Engineer(s) whose expertise span anywhere between ten and fifteen years get a salary equivalent to 24,800 CUP per month, 24% 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 26,600 CUP per month, 7% more than someone with ten to fifteen years of experience.
Lastly, employees with more than twenty years of professional experience get a salary of 28,300 CUP per month, 7% more than people with fifteen to twenty years of experience.
0 - 2 Years | 11,300 CUP | |
2 - 5 Years | +29% | 14,500 CUP |
5 - 10 Years | +38% | 20,000 CUP |
10 - 15 Years | +24% | 24,800 CUP |
15 - 20 Years | +7% | 26,600 CUP |
20+ Years | +7% | 28,300 CUP |
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 Drilling Engineer salaries by education level in order to make a comparison.
When the education level is Certificate or Diploma, the average salary of a Drilling Engineer is 14,500 CUP per month.
While someone with a Bachelor's Degree gets a salary of 19,500 CUP per month, 34% more than someone having a Certificate or Diploma degree.
A Master's Degree gets its holder an average salary of 29,900 CUP per month, 53% more than someone with a Bachelor's Degree.
Certificate or Diploma | 14,500 CUP | |
Bachelor's Degree | +34% | 19,500 CUP |
Master's Degree | +53% | 29,900 CUP |
A Master's degree program or any post-graduate program in Cuba costs anywhere from 110,000 Cuban Peso(s) to 329,000 Cuban Peso(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 Drilling Engineer employees in Cuba earn 12% more than their female counterparts on average.
Male | 20,300 CUP | |
Female | -10% | 18,200 CUP |
Drilling Engineer(s) in Cuba are likely to observe a salary increase of approximately 7% every 29 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 | 1% | |
Energy | 2% | |
Information Technology | 3% | |
Healthcare | 4% | |
Travel | 5% | |
Construction | 6% | |
Education | 7% |
Listed above are the average annual increase rates for each industry in Cuba 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.
A Drilling Engineer 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.
87% of surveyed staff reported that they haven't received any bonuses or incentives in the previous year while 13% said that they received at least one form of monetary bonus.
Those who got bonuses reported rates ranging from 0% to 4% of their annual salary.
Received Bonus | 13% | |
No Bonus | 87% |
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 Drilling Engineer is 5% more than that of Engineering. Also, Engineering salaries are 16% less than those of All Jobs.
Job Title | Average Salary |
Acoustics Engineer | 18,300 CUP | ![]() |
Assembly Engineering Technician | 14,300 CUP | ![]() |
Assistant Chief Engineer | 21,900 CUP | ![]() |
Associate Engineer | 16,400 CUP | ![]() |
Autocad Operator | 11,600 CUP | ![]() |
Automation Engineer | 20,600 CUP | ![]() |
Avionic System Support Engineer | 17,800 CUP | ![]() |
Biochemical Engineer | 17,100 CUP | ![]() |
BMS Engineer | 18,700 CUP | ![]() |
Bridge and Lock Tender | 10,300 CUP | ![]() |
Broadcast Engineer | 19,200 CUP | ![]() |
CAD Design Engineer | 19,800 CUP | ![]() |
CAD Designer | 11,500 CUP | ![]() |
CAE Engineer | 18,400 CUP | ![]() |
Ceramics Engineer | 17,100 CUP | ![]() |
Civil Engineer | 20,400 CUP | ![]() |
Commissioning Engineer | 18,000 CUP | ![]() |
Communications Engineer | 20,300 CUP | ![]() |
Condition Monitoring Engineer | 16,900 CUP | ![]() |
Contract Associate Engineer | 17,400 CUP | ![]() |
Control Systems Engineer | 18,100 CUP | ![]() |
Controls Engineer | 19,200 CUP | ![]() |
Controls Software Engineer | 17,100 CUP | ![]() |
Corrosion Engineer | 16,900 CUP | ![]() |
Design Engineer | 19,400 CUP | ![]() |
Drafter | 12,000 CUP | ![]() |
Drafting Manager | 21,100 CUP | ![]() |
Drilling Engineer | 19,400 CUP | ![]() |
Electrical Draughtsman | 9,750 CUP | ![]() |
Electrical Engineer | 21,000 CUP | ![]() |
Electrical Engineering Manager | 26,200 CUP | ![]() |
Electromechanical Engineering Technologist | 20,600 CUP | ![]() |
Electromechanical Equipment Assembler | 9,620 CUP | ![]() |
Energy Engineer | 20,800 CUP | ![]() |
Engine Assembler | 8,350 CUP | ![]() |
Engineer | 20,400 CUP | ![]() |
Engineering Account Manager | 21,000 CUP | ![]() |
Engineering Chief Designer | 21,100 CUP | ![]() |
Engineering Consultant | 25,500 CUP | ![]() |
Engineering Key Account Manager | 27,200 CUP | ![]() |
Engineering Lab Technician | 17,500 CUP | ![]() |
Engineering Planning Manager | 26,500 CUP | ![]() |
Engineering Production Manager | 35,300 CUP | ![]() |
Engineering Project Analyst | 23,000 CUP | ![]() |
Engineering Project Coordinator | 23,300 CUP | ![]() |
Engineering Project Director | 38,200 CUP | ![]() |
Engineering Project Manager | 26,700 CUP | ![]() |
Engineering Research and Development Manager | 29,900 CUP | ![]() |
Engineering Safety Coordinator | 14,800 CUP | ![]() |
Engineering Sales Manager | 25,700 CUP | ![]() |
Engineering Technician | 14,800 CUP | ![]() |
Engineering Technologist | 15,100 CUP | ![]() |
Environmental Engineer | 18,100 CUP | ![]() |
Equipment Engineer | 17,800 CUP | ![]() |
Equipment Engineering Manager | 24,600 CUP | ![]() |
Estimator | 15,700 CUP | ![]() |
Fabrication Specialist | 13,400 CUP | ![]() |
Fabricator | 9,120 CUP | ![]() |
Facade Engineer | 18,800 CUP | ![]() |
Fiber Analyst | 11,500 CUP | ![]() |
Field Engineer | 20,500 CUP | ![]() |
Field Engineering Manager | 31,800 CUP | ![]() |
Fire Engineer | 19,800 CUP | ![]() |
Fitter and Turner | 6,050 CUP | ![]() |
Forestry Strategic Planner | 21,700 CUP | ![]() |
Generation Engineer | 20,100 CUP | ![]() |
Genetic Engineer | 20,200 CUP | ![]() |
Geological Engineer | 19,400 CUP | ![]() |
Geotechnical Engineer | 21,200 CUP | ![]() |
Heavy Equipment Mechanic | 10,200 CUP | ![]() |
Highway Engineer | 19,000 CUP | ![]() |
HSE Professional | 17,200 CUP | ![]() |
HVAC Engineer | 21,400 CUP | ![]() |
HVAC Supervisor | 17,800 CUP | ![]() |
Industrial Engineer | 18,500 CUP | ![]() |
Industrial Engineering Technologist | 18,100 CUP | ![]() |
Instrument Engineer | 19,000 CUP | ![]() |
Instrumentation and Control Engineer | 19,500 CUP | ![]() |
Instrumentation Engineer | 18,600 CUP | ![]() |
Instrumentation Manager | 19,700 CUP | ![]() |
Irrigation Engineer | 17,800 CUP | ![]() |
Licensed Aircraft Engineer | 19,800 CUP | ![]() |
Locomotive Engineer | 18,100 CUP | ![]() |
Maintenance Engineer | 18,200 CUP | ![]() |
Maintenance Fitter | 6,480 CUP | ![]() |
Maintenance Manager | 19,700 CUP | ![]() |
Manufacturing Engineer | 17,900 CUP | ![]() |
Marine Engineer | 19,700 CUP | ![]() |
Materials Engineer | 18,400 CUP | ![]() |
Materials Researcher | 18,000 CUP | ![]() |
Materials Technician | 14,300 CUP | ![]() |
Mechanical and Electrical Engineer | 19,700 CUP | ![]() |
Mechanical Design Engineer | 20,000 CUP | ![]() |
Mechanical Designer | 17,100 CUP | ![]() |
Mechanical Engineer | 21,100 CUP | ![]() |
Mechanical Engineering Manager | 26,600 CUP | ![]() |
Mechanical Inspector | 17,900 CUP | ![]() |
Mechatronics Engineer | 20,900 CUP | ![]() |
Mining Engineer | 19,600 CUP | ![]() |
Oil and Petrochemical Engineer | 20,800 CUP | ![]() |
Optical Engineer | 18,500 CUP | ![]() |
Optical Instrument Assembler | 10,200 CUP | ![]() |
PCB Assembler | 7,160 CUP | ![]() |
Photonics Engineer | 21,900 CUP | ![]() |
Photonics Technician | 17,000 CUP | ![]() |
Pipeline Engineer | 17,600 CUP | ![]() |
Piping Designer | 9,980 CUP | ![]() |
Piping Engineer | 17,800 CUP | ![]() |
Planning Engineer | 20,300 CUP | ![]() |
Pressure Vessel Inspector | 9,230 CUP | ![]() |
Principal Cost Engineer | 20,200 CUP | ![]() |
Principal Engineer | 19,500 CUP | ![]() |
Principal Support Engineer | 18,600 CUP | ![]() |
Process Engineer | 18,100 CUP | ![]() |
Process Operator | 11,400 CUP | ![]() |
Product Development Engineer | 20,100 CUP | ![]() |
Product Development Technician | 14,500 CUP | ![]() |
Product Engineer | 19,200 CUP | ![]() |
Product Safety Engineer | 17,400 CUP | ![]() |
Production Engineer | 19,900 CUP | ![]() |
Project Engineer | 20,600 CUP | ![]() |
Proposal Manager | 24,500 CUP | ![]() |
Purchasing Engineer | 17,700 CUP | ![]() |
Quality Assurance Engineer | 18,400 CUP | ![]() |
Rail Engineer | 19,800 CUP | ![]() |
Robotics Engineer | 21,400 CUP | ![]() |
Robotics Technician | 16,400 CUP | ![]() |
Safety Engineer | 18,800 CUP | ![]() |
Safety Inspector | 14,400 CUP | ![]() |
Safety Manager | 22,900 CUP | ![]() |
Safety Officer | 10,100 CUP | ![]() |
Sales Engineer | 20,800 CUP | ![]() |
Scheduling Engineer | 18,100 CUP | ![]() |
Service Engineer | 19,800 CUP | ![]() |
Solar Engineer | 20,800 CUP | ![]() |
Staff Engineer | 19,500 CUP | ![]() |
Static Equipment Engineer | 19,400 CUP | ![]() |
Stationary Engineer | 17,600 CUP | ![]() |
Stress Engineer | 17,800 CUP | ![]() |
Structural Analysis Engineer | 17,900 CUP | ![]() |
Structural Designer | 16,400 CUP | ![]() |
Structural Engineer | 18,900 CUP | ![]() |
Structural Technician | 11,800 CUP | ![]() |
Supply Chain Specialist | 18,800 CUP | ![]() |
Surveyor | 14,900 CUP | ![]() |
Technical Affairs Officer | 9,790 CUP | ![]() |
Technical Assistant | 9,450 CUP | ![]() |
Technical Engineer | 16,000 CUP | ![]() |
Technical Support Engineer | 16,900 CUP | ![]() |
Tender Engineer | 17,000 CUP | ![]() |
Test Development Engineer | 19,600 CUP | ![]() |
Transportation Engineer | 18,800 CUP | ![]() |
Validation Engineer | 17,600 CUP | ![]() |
Verification Engineer | 18,700 CUP | ![]() |
Wastewater Engineer | 19,100 CUP | ![]() |
Wind Energy Engineer | 19,500 CUP | ![]() |
Wind Energy Operations Manager | 24,400 CUP | ![]() |
Work Planner | 13,400 CUP | ![]() |
City | Average Salary |
Camaguey | 18,400 CUP |
Havana | 21,000 CUP |
Holguin | 16,700 CUP |
Santiago de Cuba | 19,200 CUP |
Where can you get paid more, working for a private company or for the government? Public sector employees in Cuba earn 11% more than their private sector counterparts on average across all sectors.
Private Sector | 20,600 CUP | |
Public Sector | +11% | 22,800 CUP |