What jobs in the
Maldives pay.
Average salary in the Maldives
Jobs in the Maldives are advertised at a median of MVR 10,700 a month, about ₹66,900 in Indian rupees or US$693.
Advertised monthly pay from 610 vacancies on CareersMV, open now or posted in the last 6 months. By role, field, level and place, recounted every 10 minutes.
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49 listings · last 6 months8,000 – 12,000
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- Median pay
- 10,700
- MVR a month
- Usual range
- 9k–13.5k
- middle half
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- 4%
- 70 of 1,599 open
- Best-paid field
- IT & software
- median 15,000
How pay is spread
Listings by advertised pay, MVR a month. Median 10,700.23 open jobs pay 15k+How pay is spread
Each listing counts once, at the middle of its advertised range. Most jobs advertise between MVR 7,500 and 12,500 a month; 6% advertise MVR 20,000 or more.
- The usual range, MVR 9,000 – 13,500 (bars in it)
- Outside it
Roles at a glance
Median and usual range for single roles. Fewer than 5 listings is a thin sample, so those ranges are drawn lighter.
- Administrative officer10,000MVR a month, medianUsually 8k–12k49 listings
- Sales executive10,000MVR a month, medianUsually 9k–11.9k42 listings
- Shop assistant9,000MVR a month, medianUsually 8k–10k31 listings
- Accountant13,000MVR a month, medianUsually 10k–15.3k28 listings
- HR officer12,000MVR a month, medianUsually 9.5k–14.4k17 listings
- Teacher10,800MVR a month, medianUsually 10k–15.1k15 listings
- Customer service agent8,500MVR a month, medianUsually 7.3k–10k15 listings
- Maintenance technician11,400MVR a month, medianUsually 9k–14.8k14 listings
- Lowest to highest advertised
- Middle half of listings
- Median
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Median and middle half, MVR a month.Every field with at least 3 listings that advertise pay. Pick a row for the full picture and the jobs behind it.
- Lowest to highest advertised
- Middle half of listings
- Median
| field | Range | Median | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community & social servicesfew listings | 15,700 | 4 | |
| IT & software | 15,000 | 13 | |
| Engineering & technical | 13,900 | 32 | |
| Health | 13,000 | 41 | |
| Maritime & fisheries | 12,500 | 7 | |
| Science & environment | 12,400 | 8 | |
| Legal | 12,100 | 5 | |
| Finance & accounting | 12,000 | 59 | |
| Management | 12,000 | 41 | |
| Human resources | 12,000 | 29 | |
| Marketing & communications | 11,800 | 14 | |
| Logistics & warehousing | 10,500 | 28 | |
| Administration | 10,000 | 70 | |
| Sales | 10,000 | 59 | |
| Education | 10,000 | 30 | |
| Media & design | 10,000 | 27 | |
| Construction & real estate | 10,000 | 19 | |
| Analysis & consulting | 9,900 | 6 | |
| Hospitality & tourism | 9,000 | 45 | |
| Retail & fashion | 9,000 | 34 | |
| Customer service | 9,000 | 17 | |
| Securityfew listings | 8,800 | 4 | |
| Agriculturefew listings | 6,400 | 4 |
Pay by level
Median, MVR a month.From the job title and requirements: entry, mid, senior and manager.
- 9,800usually 8k–11.2kEntry levelAssistants, attendants, trainees146 listings
- 11,000usually 9.3k–13kMid levelOfficers, technicians, executives245 listings
- 15,000usually 12.3k–17.7kSeniorSupervisors, leads, sous chefs35 listings
- 15,400usually 12.8k–17.5kManagerManagers, heads, chiefs25 listings
A manager’s median is 1.6× an entry-level one. The biggest jump is from mid level to senior: about MVR 4,000 more a month.
- 9.8kEntry
- 11kMid
- 15kSenior
- 15.4kManager
Who is hiring matters
Median and middle half, MVR a month.
- Resorts19 listings11,600+8% vs all
- Government99 listings12,400+16% vs all
- Private sector492 listings10,000−7% vs all
Accommodation, meals and service charge are not in these figures, and resort jobs often add them. Dashed line: the median for all listings.
Basic pay and allowances
What the advertised figures include, from the 610 listings behind them.
The figure is the basic salary
Advertised pay in the Maldives is usually the basic salary: what the vacancy states, before anything paid on top. These figures are that, turned into a month.
Resort offers add more on top
Resort offers often add service charge, accommodation, meals and other allowances, and none of them is in the figure. 19 of these listings are at resorts, and none of them mentions what comes on top.
0 of 19resort listings that mention oneGovernment pay scales add allowances
Government jobs are paid on pay scales that add allowances to the basic salary, and the figures here leave them out. 99 of these listings are government jobs.
99 of 610government listings
In other currencies
The median and the usual range (the middle half of listings) of every listing with advertised pay, a month.
| Currency | Median | Usual range |
|---|---|---|
| Maldivian rufiyaa · MVR | MVR 10,700 | 9,000–13,500 |
| Indian rupee · INR | INR 66,900 | 56,300–84,400 |
| Sri Lankan rupee · LKR | LKR 229,000 | 193,000–289,000 |
| Nepalese rupee · NPR | NPR 107,000 | 90,000–135,000 |
| Bangladeshi taka · BDT | BDT 85,200 | 71,600–107,000 |
| Pakistani rupee · PKR | PKR 192,000 | 161,000–242,000 |
| Philippine peso · PHP | PHP 43,500 | 36,600–54,900 |
| US dollar · USD | USD 693 | 583–875 |
At the rates of 7 Oct 2026, from Rates By Exchange Rate API. Converted from the MVR figures and rounded; banks and transfer services use their own rates.
Pay reported by staff
19 of the 610 listings with advertised pay are at resorts. Pay that people who work there report fills the gap: shown apart from advertised pay, as averages of 3 or more people’s reports, rounded to MVR 500.
No one has reported their pay yet. A role shows here once 3 different people in it have, and our team has checked the reports.
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Where the pay is
Median advertised pay by island or city, for places with at least 5 listings. Resort jobs are counted under By employer.
| Place | Median, MVR a month | Median | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faresmaathodaa | 13,500 | 5 listings | |
| Fuvahmulah | 12,000 | 5 listings | |
| Malé | 10,700 | 351 listings | |
| Hulhumalé | 10,000 | 74 listings | |
| Kaafu Atoll | 8,500 | 8 listings | |
| Lhaviyani Atoll | 7,500 | 9 listings |
Malé and Hulhumalé pay about MVR 1,500 less than the atolls, and have 9 in 10 of the listings. Resort jobs are left out here.
What comes on top of pay
Share of listings with advertised pay that also mention each benefit.
- 0%Accommodation
- 0%Meals
- 0%Medical insurance
- 0%Service charge
- 0%Transport
- 0%Air ticket
Over the last 6 months
Median advertised pay
MVR a month, by month posted
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How these figures work
Advertised, not paid
What employers put in the vacancy. People may be paid more or less, and service charge is not included.
MVR a month
Hourly, daily and yearly pay is turned into a month. US dollars at a fixed MVR 15.42.
Open and recent
Vacancies open now or posted in the last 6 months, each counted once, duplicates removed.
Median of midpoints
Each listing counts at the middle of its range. The usual range is the middle half of listings.
At least 3 listings
Rows with fewer are hidden; under 5 they are shown lighter as a thin sample.
Updated today at 07:18 · 610 listings with pay · 1,599 open vacancies Free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 with a link to CareersMV. How we count