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Average Clinician Salary in Yemen for 2026

A clinician in Yemen earns about 735,200 YER a year. That's 85% above the national average of 397,900 YER.

Pay ranges widely from country to country and from role to role. The lowest reported salaries in Yemen sit around 353,600 YER a year, while the very top stretches to 1,159,000 YER. Everything on this page is in Yemeni rial (YER, symbol ﷼), which lets you compare numbers like-for-like without worrying about exchange rates.

The numbers here are pulled together from official government wage data, large independent salary surveys, and aggregated worker-reported pay. Most reported salaries include the benefits that are common in Yemen, such as housing or transport allowances, which is worth keeping in mind if you're comparing against a country where those are usually paid on top.


How much does a clinician make in Yemen?

Average salary
735,200 YER
61,266 YER per month
Lowest reported
353,600 YER
29,466 YER per month
Highest reported
1,159,000 YER
96,583 YER per month

A typical clinician working in Yemen brings home around 61,266 YER a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 353,600 YER, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 1,159,000 YER for the most experienced and specialised people in the role.

The wide gap between low end and top end reflects how much pay can vary inside the same job title. A junior clinician working at a small local employer earns very different money from a senior at a multinational. Skills, employer, city and years in the seat all push the number around.


How clinician pay ranges in Yemen

A good way to think about salary in Yemen is to look at the distribution rather than the headline average. Half of all clinicians in Yemen earn less than 767,400 YER a year, and the other half earn more. That middle number is the median, and it is usually more useful than the average for answering "is my pay normal here".

Looking at the quartiles fills in the picture. A quarter of earners take home less than 504,400 YER (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 1,000,700 YER (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of clinicians sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 353,600 YER. The highest stretch to 1,159,000 YER, though only a small fraction of earners ever reach that level. If you are deciding whether your own offer or current pay is reasonable, work out which of those four bands you would fall into and use that as your reference point.

353,600
Low
767,400
Median
1,159,000
High
504,400
25th
1,000,700
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in YER

Clinician pay by experience in Yemen

Years of experience is the single biggest lever on pay for a clinician in Yemen, ahead of education and almost any other single factor. The longer you have been in the role, the more your employer can trust you to handle complexity, mentor others and act independently, all of which command higher pay. The chart below shows how the typical clinician salary changes as you move through the career ladder.

  • 0-2 Years
    413,900 YER
  • 2-5 Years
    +42% from previous
    588,500 YER
  • 5-10 Years
    +31% from previous
    772,700 YER
  • 10-15 Years
    +23% from previous
    948,900 YER
  • 15-20 Years
    +6% from previous
    1,009,600 YER
  • 20+ Years
    +10% from previous
    1,106,000 YER

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 0 - 2 Years to 2 - 5 Years, where pay rises by about 42%. That is the point at which a clinician typically goes from "competent in the role" to "the person other people in the team learn from", and the market pays well for that step.


Clinician pay by education in Yemen

Education lifts pay across almost every role, but the size of the lift varies enormously. The biggest premiums show up in licensed professions like medicine, law and accounting, where extra years of formal study open up seniority that isn't available without the qualification. The smallest premiums show up in skilled trades and creative work, where practical experience often beats academic credentials.

As a rough cross-industry guide for Yemen: a post-secondary certificate or diploma adds around 17% over a high-school-only baseline. A bachelor's degree typically adds another 25% on top of that. A master's lifts pay a further 30%, and a PhD adds about 22% more in fields that value research-level qualifications. These are averages across many different professions, so the real number for your specific job could easily be twice as high or close to zero. The per-job pages below have the real numbers for individual roles.


Clinician gender pay gap in Yemen

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and Yemen is no exception. Male clinicians in Yemen earn an average of 786,600 YER a year, while female clinicians earn around 713,900 YER. That works out to a 10% gap in favour of men, even when comparing people doing the same work.

A pay gap of this size has a real long-term cost. Over a typical thirty-year career it can add up to several years of pay, and it compounds through pensions, retirement contributions and bonus-linked stock. Some of the gap is explained by women being more likely to work part-time, take career breaks, or be steered toward lower-paying specialisations. Some of it is straightforward unequal pay for the same job, which is harder to defend.

Clinician gender pay gap

9%

Men earn this much more than women on average in Yemen.

Men 786,600 YER
Women 713,900 YER

Pay raises for a clinician in Yemen

Most countries hand out at least some kind of pay raise every year, typically when an employee's contract is reviewed or as a cost-of-living adjustment to keep wages roughly in step with inflation. The rhythm and size of those raises varies hugely between industries.

A typical worker doing this role in Yemen sees a raise of about 6% every 30 months, which works out to roughly 2% on an annual basis. That figure is the typical underlying rate; in years where inflation runs high you can usually expect a bit more, and in flat-economy years a bit less.

Across all jobs in Yemen, the national average raise is around 4% every 29 months.

By industry

Industries with the highest pay raises in Yemen:

  • Banking
  • Energy
  • Information Technology
  • Healthcare
    1%
  • Travel
  • Construction
  • Education

By experience level

Experienced workers tend to see larger raises. Retaining a senior is cheaper than replacing them, so employers fight harder for them.

  • Junior Level
    3% - 5%
  • Mid-Career
  • Senior Level
  • Top Management

Clinician bonus rates in Yemen

Bonuses are the other half of total compensation, and they vary a lot between jobs and industries. Some roles are paid almost entirely in base salary; others lean heavily on bonus structures tied to revenue, project completion or company performance. Whether a job pays a bonus, how big it is, and how often it lands all factor into whether the headline salary is actually a good offer.

66%

66% of clinicians in Yemen reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a clinician a moderate-bonus role overall, which is useful context when you're weighing up a job offer where the base is below market.

Among those who did receive a bonus, the size of the payment varied substantially. Reported bonuses ranged from 5% to 9% of base salary. The remaining 34% of clinicians reported no bonus at all over the same period.

Which careers pay bonuses in Yemen

Revenue-facing roles tend to pay the biggest bonuses. Operational and support roles tend toward smaller, more predictable ones.

  • Finance
  • Architecture
  • Sales
  • Business Development
  • Marketing / Advertising
  • Information Technology
  • Healthcare
  • Insurance
  • Customer Service
  • Human Resources
  • Construction
  • Transport
  • Hospitality

Clinician: public vs private sector pay

Public-sector pay in Yemen is about 11% more than private-sector pay for similar work. The private sector typically offers stronger upside and bigger bonuses; the public sector typically offers better benefits and stability.

Public vs private pay gap

10%

Public-sector workers earn this much more than private-sector workers in Yemen on average.

Public sector 428,400 YER
Private sector 386,400 YER

Clinician salary by city in Yemen

Clinician pay is not even across Yemen. The chart below shows the highest-paying cities in the dataset, followed by the full location table.

  • Aden
  • Sanaa
  • Taizz
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
AdenCity824,800 YER790,600 YER431,100-1,259,300 YER
SanaaCity714,600 YER769,500 YER327,800-1,134,500 YER
TaizzCity664,500 YER612,500 YER359,900-1,004,400 YER


Clinician in Yemen: FAQs

  • How much does a clinician make per month in Yemen?

    A clinician in Yemen earns about 61,266 YER a month before tax, based on an annual average of 735,200 YER.

  • What's the salary range for a clinician in Yemen?

    Entry-level clinicians in Yemen start near 353,600 YER. Top-end pay reaches around 1,159,000 YER. The middle 50% of earners sit between 504,400 and 1,000,700 YER.

  • Is the median clinician salary in Yemen higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 767,400 YER, higher than the average of 735,200 YER. Half of clinicians in Yemen earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for clinicians in Yemen?

    Men working as a clinician in Yemen earn around 10% more than women on average (786,600 vs 713,900 YER a year).

  • Do clinicians in Yemen get bonuses?

    About 66% of clinicians in Yemen reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 5% to 9% of base salary.

  • Do clinicians earn more in the public or private sector in Yemen?

    In Yemen, the public sector pays a clinician about 11% more on average. Public-sector pay tends to be steadier; private-sector pay tends to offer bigger upside.

  • How often do clinicians in Yemen get a pay raise?

    A clinician in Yemen sees a raise of around 6% every 30 months, equivalent to roughly 2% a year.