A person working in Healthcare Technical in Eritrea typically earns around 8,520 ERN per month. Salaries range from 3,640 ERN (lowest average) to 26,300 ERN (highest average, actual maximum salary is higher).
This is the average monthly salary including housing, transport, and other benefits. Salaries vary drastically between different Healthcare Technical careers. If you are interested in the salary of a particular job, see below for salaries for specific job titles.
Job Title | Average Salary |
Academic Clinician | 13,300 ERN |
Admitting Officer | 4,740 ERN |
Ambulance Dispatcher | 5,300 ERN |
Ambulance Driver | 4,710 ERN |
Ambulance Officer and Paramedic | 5,620 ERN |
Ambulatory Services Director | 10,100 ERN |
Anatomic Pathology Supervisor | 12,200 ERN |
Anesthesia Technician | 7,000 ERN |
Anesthesiologist | 21,000 ERN |
Anesthesiology Assistant | 7,280 ERN |
Assistant Optometrist | 6,100 ERN |
Audiologist | 12,400 ERN |
Biomedical Engineering Director | 9,560 ERN |
Biomedical Engineering Technician | 4,860 ERN |
Cardiac Technician | 4,540 ERN |
Cardiovascular Specialist | 26,800 ERN |
Cardiovascular Technologist | 9,850 ERN |
Central Sterile Processing Technician | 5,700 ERN |
Charge Entry Specialist | 6,090 ERN |
Clinical Application Specialist | 6,070 ERN |
Clinical Biochemist | 11,600 ERN |
Clinical Cytogeneticist | 9,580 ERN |
Clinical Data Reviewer | 5,860 ERN |
Clinical Development Specialist | 7,840 ERN |
Clinical Field Associate | 6,070 ERN |
Clinical Genetic Technologist | 9,280 ERN |
Clinical Microbiologist | 13,500 ERN |
Clinical Molecular Geneticist | 10,900 ERN |
Clinical Neuropsychologist | 13,900 ERN |
Clinical Research Coordinator | 7,000 ERN |
Clinical Scientist | 12,900 ERN |
CME Specialist | 10,000 ERN |
CT Technologist | 6,000 ERN |
Cytogenetic Technologist | 9,570 ERN |
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer | 7,330 ERN |
Dispensing Optician | 6,020 ERN |
Dosimetrist | 8,510 ERN |
EKG Technician | 5,820 ERN |
Endoscopic Assistant | 5,180 ERN |
Endoscopy Technician | 5,550 ERN |
Enterostomal Therapist | 8,660 ERN |
Epidemiologist | 10,800 ERN |
FGP Ultrasound Techncian | 5,410 ERN |
Health Systems Specialist | 7,960 ERN |
Health Technologist | 8,650 ERN |
Healthcare Data Analyst | 6,530 ERN |
Hearing Aid Specialist | 6,500 ERN |
Histotechnologist | 8,630 ERN |
Immunologist | 11,600 ERN |
Industrial Hygienist | 8,850 ERN |
Infection Control Coordinator | 6,250 ERN |
Infection Control Practitioner | 13,100 ERN |
Infection Preventionist | 10,100 ERN |
Informatics Practice Specialist | 7,650 ERN |
Interventional Radiographer | 10,100 ERN |
Lab Assistant | 4,940 ERN |
Laboratory Manager | 9,260 ERN |
Laboratory Technician | 5,210 ERN |
Low Vision Therapist | 10,800 ERN |
Mammography Technician | 4,960 ERN |
Medical Coder | 4,410 ERN |
Medical Courier | 3,690 ERN |
Medical Equipment Preparer | 5,370 ERN |
Medical Forms Designer | 4,410 ERN |
Medical Technologist | 5,590 ERN |
MRI Technologist | 5,480 ERN |
Music Therapist | 7,750 ERN |
Neonatologist | 14,700 ERN |
Neurodiagnostic Techncian | 5,310 ERN |
Neuropsychology Testing Assistant | 4,740 ERN |
Nuclear Medical Technician | 7,370 ERN |
Nuclear Medicine Technolgoist | 7,040 ERN |
Nutrition Assistant | 5,030 ERN |
Occupaitional Therapy Assistant | 5,690 ERN |
Operating Room Scheduler | 4,720 ERN |
Operating Room Services Director | 15,700 ERN |
Ophthalmic Assistant | 5,800 ERN |
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technician | 5,610 ERN |
Optician | 12,200 ERN |
Orthopedic Technician | 5,640 ERN |
Orthoptist | 15,100 ERN |
Orthotist | 14,600 ERN |
Pathology Assistant | 5,130 ERN |
Perfusionist | 16,800 ERN |
Phlebotomist | 3,960 ERN |
Pre Authorization Case Manager | 7,770 ERN |
Prosthetist | 12,800 ERN |
Radiation Therapist | 19,200 ERN |
Radiation Therapy Technologist | 7,220 ERN |
Radiographer | 11,800 ERN |
Radiography Technologist | 7,730 ERN |
Radiologic Technologist | 7,640 ERN |
Radiology Technologist | 7,820 ERN |
Respiratory Care Practitioner | 14,000 ERN |
Respiratory Therapist | 10,400 ERN |
Respiratory Therapy Technician | 5,970 ERN |
Sonographer | 7,140 ERN |
Sonography Technologist | 7,330 ERN |
Speech and Language Pathologist | 11,400 ERN |
Ultrasonographer | 5,710 ERN |
Ultrasound Technologist | 5,630 ERN |
Vascular Technologist | 5,240 ERN |
X-Ray Technologist | 7,710 ERN |
Healthcare Technical salaries in Eritrea range from 3,640 ERN per month (minimum average salary) to 26,300 ERN per month (maximum average salary, actual maximum is higher).
The median salary is 8,520 ERN per month, which means that half (50%) of people working in Healthcare Technical are earning less than 8,520 ERN while the other half are earning more than 8,520 ERN. 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 Healthcare Technical are earning less than 5,470 ERN while 75% of them are earning more than 5,470 ERN. Also from the diagram, 75% of people working in Healthcare Technical are earning less than 17,400 ERN while 25% are earning more than 17,400 ERN.
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.
Though gender should not have an effect on pay, in reality, it does. So who gets paid more: men or women? Male employees in Eritrea who work in Healthcare Technical earn 6% more than their female counterparts on average.
Male | 8,750 ERN | |
Female | -6% | 8,220 ERN |
Healthcare Technical professionals in Eritrea are likely to observe a salary increase of approximately 5% every 30 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 | 4% | |
Energy | 8% | |
Information Technology | 3% | |
Healthcare | 7% | |
Travel | 2% | |
Construction | 6% | |
Education | 1% |
Listed above are the average annual increase rates for each industry in Eritrea 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.
Healthcare Technical 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.
65% of surveyed staff in Healthcare Technical reported that they haven't received any bonuses or incentives in the previous year while 35% 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 | 35% | |
No Bonus | 65% |
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 Healthcare Technical is 17% less than that of Health and Medical. Also, Health and Medical salaries are 49% more than those of All Jobs.
Where can you get paid more, working for a private company or for the government? Public sector employees in Eritrea earn 21% more than their private sector counterparts on average across all sectors.
Private Sector | 6,220 ERN | |
Public Sector | +21% | 7,520 ERN |