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Average Technician Salary in Yemen for 2026

A technician in Yemen earns about 246,500 YER a year. That's 38% below 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 114,820 YER a year, while the very top stretches to 392,300 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 technician make in Yemen?

Average salary
246,500 YER
20,541 YER per month
Lowest reported
114,820 YER
9,568 YER per month
Highest reported
392,300 YER
32,691 YER per month

A typical technician working in Yemen brings home around 20,541 YER a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 114,820 YER, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 392,300 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 technician 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 technician 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 technicians in Yemen earn less than 266,000 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 172,200 YER (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 354,000 YER (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of technicians sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 114,820 YER. The highest stretch to 392,300 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.

114,820
Low
266,000
Median
392,300
High
172,200
25th
354,000
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in YER

Technician pay by experience in Yemen

Years of experience is the single biggest lever on pay for a technician 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 technician salary changes as you move through the career ladder.

  • 0-2 Years
    129,000 YER
  • 2-5 Years
    +33% from previous
    172,200 YER
  • 5-10 Years
    +48% from previous
    254,700 YER
  • 10-15 Years
    +21% from previous
    308,300 YER
  • 15-20 Years
    +10% from previous
    340,000 YER
  • 20+ Years
    +8% from previous
    366,200 YER

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 48%. That is the point at which a technician 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.


Technician pay by education in Yemen

Education sits alongside experience as one of the biggest factors driving technician pay in Yemen. 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 technician salary in Yemen broken down by the highest level of education a worker has completed.

  • Certificate or Diploma
    151,800 YER
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +92% from previous
    290,800 YER

Technician gender pay gap in Yemen

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and Yemen is no exception. Male technicians in Yemen earn an average of 275,200 YER a year, while female technicians earn around 221,500 YER. That works out to a 24% 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.

Technician gender pay gap

20%

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

Men 275,200 YER
Women 221,500 YER

Pay raises for a technician 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 7% every 28 months, which works out to roughly 3% 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

Technician 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.

40%

40% of technicians in Yemen reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a technician 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 2% to 7% of base salary. The remaining 60% of technicians 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

Technician: 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

Technician salary by city in Yemen

Technician 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
AdenCity258,400 YER275,500 YER117,520-409,000 YER
SanaaCity239,000 YER258,400 YER110,120-378,300 YER
TaizzCity208,600 YER225,300 YER97,640-332,500 YER


Technician in Yemen: FAQs

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

    A technician in Yemen earns about 20,541 YER a month before tax, based on an annual average of 246,500 YER.

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

    Entry-level technicians in Yemen start near 114,820 YER. Top-end pay reaches around 392,300 YER. The middle 50% of earners sit between 172,200 and 354,000 YER.

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

    The median is 266,000 YER, higher than the average of 246,500 YER. Half of technicians in Yemen earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as a technician in Yemen earn around 24% more than women on average (275,200 vs 221,500 YER a year).

  • Do technicians in Yemen get bonuses?

    About 40% of technicians in Yemen reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 2% to 7% of base salary.

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

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

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

    A technician in Yemen sees a raise of around 7% every 28 months, equivalent to roughly 3% a year.