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Average Maintenance Electrician Salary in Morocco for 2026

A maintenance electrician in Morocco earns about 73,820 MAD a year. That's 68% below the national average of 232,400 MAD.

Pay ranges widely from country to country and from role to role. The lowest reported salaries in Morocco sit around 35,260 MAD a year, while the very top stretches to 112,000 MAD. Everything on this page is in Moroccan dirham (MAD, symbol د.م.), 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 Morocco, 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 maintenance electrician make in Morocco?

Average salary
73,820 MAD
6,151 MAD per month
Lowest reported
35,260 MAD
2,938 MAD per month
Highest reported
112,000 MAD
9,333 MAD per month

A typical maintenance electrician working in Morocco brings home around 6,151 MAD a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 35,260 MAD, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 112,000 MAD 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 maintenance electrician 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 maintenance electrician pay ranges in Morocco

A good way to think about salary in Morocco is to look at the distribution rather than the headline average. Half of all maintenance electricians in Morocco earn less than 73,820 MAD 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 50,580 MAD (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 91,960 MAD (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of maintenance electricians sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 35,260 MAD. The highest stretch to 112,000 MAD, 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.

35,260
Low
73,820
Median
112,000
High
50,580
25th
91,960
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in MAD

Maintenance electrician pay by experience in Morocco

Years of experience is the single biggest lever on pay for a maintenance electrician in Morocco, 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 maintenance electrician salary changes as you move through the career ladder.

  • 0-2 Years
    43,080 MAD
  • 2-5 Years
    +33% from previous
    57,320 MAD
  • 5-10 Years
    +33% from previous
    76,280 MAD
  • 10-15 Years
    +23% from previous
    93,660 MAD
  • 15-20 Years
    +4% from previous
    97,460 MAD
  • 20+ Years
    +10% from previous
    106,780 MAD

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 0 - 2 Years to 2 - 5 Years, where pay rises by about 33%. That is the point at which a maintenance electrician 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.


Maintenance electrician pay by education in Morocco

Education sits alongside experience as one of the biggest factors driving maintenance electrician pay in Morocco. Higher qualifications consistently pull higher salaries, but the size of the gap tends to be smallest at junior levels and widens as people move up. Two people in the same role with the same years of experience but different degrees can end up earning very different money once they reach mid-career.

Below is the average maintenance electrician salary in Morocco broken down by the highest level of education a worker has completed.

  • High School
    57,320 MAD
  • Certificate or Diploma
    +41% from previous
    80,840 MAD
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +22% from previous
    98,960 MAD

Maintenance electrician gender pay gap in Morocco

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and Morocco is no exception. Male maintenance electricians in Morocco earn an average of 75,260 MAD a year, while female maintenance electricians earn around 69,180 MAD. That works out to a 9% 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.

Maintenance Electrician gender pay gap

8%

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

Men 75,260 MAD
Women 69,180 MAD

Pay raises for a maintenance electrician in Morocco

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 Morocco sees a raise of about 9% every 18 months, which works out to roughly 6% 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 Morocco, the national average raise is around 9% every 17 months.

By industry

Industries with the highest pay raises in Morocco:

  • Banking
    2%
  • Energy
  • Information Technology
  • Healthcare
  • Travel
    1%
  • 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

Maintenance electrician bonus rates in Morocco

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.

28%

28% of maintenance electricians in Morocco reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a maintenance electrician a low-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 0% to 3% of base salary. The remaining 72% of maintenance electricians reported no bonus at all over the same period.

Which careers pay bonuses in Morocco

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

Maintenance electrician: public vs private sector pay

Public-sector pay in Morocco is about 8% 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

7%

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

Public sector 239,300 MAD
Private sector 222,300 MAD

Maintenance electrician salary by city in Morocco

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

  • Casablanca
  • Tangier
  • Marrakech
  • Agadir
  • Rabat
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
CasablancaCity85,940 MAD90,660 MAD39,960-136,100 MAD
TangierCity80,800 MAD84,040 MAD40,140-127,700 MAD
MarrakechCity76,280 MAD76,540 MAD37,880-117,440 MAD
AgadirCity69,580 MAD73,040 MAD31,520-109,740 MAD
RabatCity67,320 MAD71,400 MAD31,520-108,300 MAD


Maintenance Electrician in Morocco: FAQs

  • How much does a maintenance electrician make per month in Morocco?

    A maintenance electrician in Morocco earns about 6,151 MAD a month before tax, based on an annual average of 73,820 MAD.

  • What's the salary range for a maintenance electrician in Morocco?

    Entry-level maintenance electricians in Morocco start near 35,260 MAD. Top-end pay reaches around 112,000 MAD. The middle 50% of earners sit between 50,580 and 91,960 MAD.

  • Is the median maintenance electrician salary in Morocco higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 73,820 MAD, higher than the average of 73,820 MAD. Half of maintenance electricians in Morocco earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for maintenance electricians in Morocco?

    Men working as a maintenance electrician in Morocco earn around 9% more than women on average (75,260 vs 69,180 MAD a year).

  • Do maintenance electricians in Morocco get bonuses?

    About 28% of maintenance electricians in Morocco reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 0% to 3% of base salary.

  • Do maintenance electricians earn more in the public or private sector in Morocco?

    In Morocco, the public sector pays a maintenance electrician about 8% more on average. Public-sector pay tends to be steadier; private-sector pay tends to offer bigger upside.

  • How often do maintenance electricians in Morocco get a pay raise?

    A maintenance electrician in Morocco sees a raise of around 9% every 18 months, equivalent to roughly 6% a year.