A person working as a Waste Management Manager in Honduras typically earns around 43,100 HNL per month. Salaries range from 21,100 HNL (lowest) to 67,200 HNL (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 Honduras range from 21,100 HNL per month (minimum salary) to 67,200 HNL per month (maximum salary).
The median salary is 44,000 HNL per month, which means that half (50%) of people working as Waste Management Manager(s) are earning less than 44,000 HNL while the other half are earning more than 44,000 HNL. 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 29,300 HNL while 75% of them are earning more than 29,300 HNL. Also from the diagram, 75% of Waste Management Manager(s) are earning less than 56,700 HNL while 25% are earning more than 56,700 HNL.
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 25,000 HNL per month.
While someone with an experience level between two and five years is expected to earn 32,200 HNL 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 44,400 HNL per month, 38% 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 55,000 HNL 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 58,900 HNL 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 62,800 HNL per month, 7% more than people with fifteen to twenty years of experience.
0 - 2 Years | 25,000 HNL | |
2 - 5 Years | +29% | 32,200 HNL |
5 - 10 Years | +38% | 44,400 HNL |
10 - 15 Years | +24% | 55,000 HNL |
15 - 20 Years | +7% | 58,900 HNL |
20+ Years | +7% | 62,800 HNL |
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 31,300 HNL per month.
While someone with a Master's Degree gets a salary of 50,200 HNL per month, 60% more than someone having a Bachelor's Degree degree.
Bachelor's Degree | 31,300 HNL | |
Master's Degree | +60% | 50,200 HNL |
A Master's degree program or any post-graduate program in Honduras costs anywhere from 141,000 Lempira(s) to 422,000 Lempira(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 Honduras earn 9% more than their female counterparts on average.
Male | 44,700 HNL | |
Female | -9% | 40,800 HNL |
Waste Management Manager(s) in Honduras are likely to observe a salary increase of approximately 8% every 30 months. The national average annual increment for all professions combined is 5% granted to employees every 28 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 | 6% | |
Energy | 3% | |
Information Technology | 9% | |
Healthcare | 6% | |
Travel | 3% | |
Construction | 9% | |
Education | 6% |
Listed above are the average annual increase rates for each industry in Honduras 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.
61% of surveyed staff reported that they haven't received any bonuses or incentives in the previous year while 39% 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 | 39% | |
No Bonus | 61% |
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 | 35,900 HNL | ![]() |
Environmental and Agricultural Scientist | 42,500 HNL | ![]() |
Environmental Compliance Inspector | 19,100 HNL | ![]() |
Environmental Coordinator | 15,000 HNL | ![]() |
Environmental Economist | 43,800 HNL | ![]() |
Environmental Educator | 33,400 HNL | ![]() |
Environmental Engineer | 24,100 HNL | ![]() |
Environmental Health Practitioner | 45,700 HNL | ![]() |
Environmental Manager | 41,200 HNL | ![]() |
Environmental Officer | 12,600 HNL | ![]() |
Environmental Planner | 16,400 HNL | ![]() |
Environmental Protection Officer | 12,900 HNL | ![]() |
Environmental Restoration Planner | 24,600 HNL | ![]() |
Environmental Scientist | 41,900 HNL | ![]() |
Environmental Services Coordinator | 13,500 HNL | ![]() |
Environmental Specialist | 19,200 HNL | ![]() |
Environmental Superintendent | 17,000 HNL | ![]() |
Environmental Technician | 12,700 HNL | ![]() |
Forestry Consultant | 29,100 HNL | ![]() |
Forestry Supervisor | 19,200 HNL | ![]() |
Geologist | 42,000 HNL | ![]() |
Senor Environmental Health Practitioner | 46,800 HNL | ![]() |
Toxicologist | 28,900 HNL | ![]() |
Waste Management Manager | 43,100 HNL | ![]() |
Waste Tracking Specialist | 33,800 HNL | ![]() |
Water Treatment Superintendent | 22,400 HNL | ![]() |
Where can you get paid more, working for a private company or for the government? Public sector employees in Honduras earn 14% more than their private sector counterparts on average across all sectors.
Private Sector | 25,900 HNL | |
Public Sector | +14% | 29,500 HNL |