Middle East & Africa · Salary · 2026
Egypt salary levels, 2026
Monthly gross ranges for a role at a foreign-invested or multinational employer in the city named on the row.
Figures are monthly gross base pay in local currency, before bonus, allowances and employer social contributions. Statutory extras — a 13th month, THR, Aguinaldo, or Spain’s 14 payments — sit outside the monthly number unless the country note says otherwise.
Pay bands
Role × monthly gross
Low / typical / high. USD typical is a conversion used in this guide — not a live FX feed.
| Role | Low | Typical | High | USD typical |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Country general manager General management | EGP 170,000 | EGP 240,000 | EGP 340,000 | $4,706 |
Country CFO / finance head Finance | EGP 130,000 | EGP 180,000 | EGP 250,000 | $3,529 |
Finance manager / controller Finance | EGP 58,000 | EGP 80,000 | EGP 115,000 | $1,569 |
Plant director Manufacturing | EGP 90,000 | EGP 125,000 | EGP 175,000 | $2,451 |
Operations director Manufacturing | EGP 95,000 | EGP 130,000 | EGP 180,000 | $2,549 |
EHS manager Manufacturing | EGP 45,000 | EGP 65,000 | EGP 90,000 | $1,275 |
Supply chain head Manufacturing | EGP 85,000 | EGP 120,000 | EGP 165,000 | $2,353 |
Regulatory / product-registration lead Regulatory | EGP 55,000 | EGP 75,000 | EGP 105,000 | $1,471 |
Government relations lead Government relations | EGP 60,000 | EGP 85,000 | EGP 120,000 | $1,667 |
Commercial director FMCG & commercial | EGP 110,000 | EGP 155,000 | EGP 215,000 | $3,039 |
Sales head FMCG & commercial | EGP 92,000 | EGP 130,000 | EGP 180,000 | $2,549 |
Trade marketing manager FMCG & commercial | EGP 45,000 | EGP 62,000 | EGP 88,000 | $1,216 |
Shared-service / BPO team lead Volume and shared services | EGP 32,000 | EGP 45,000 | EGP 62,000 | $882 |
Plant HR / admin manager Volume and shared services | EGP 28,000 | EGP 40,000 | EGP 55,000 | $784 |
On top of base
Statutory burden
Employer social charges, 13th-month rules and wage floors sit on the hiring guide — not in the table above.
| Private-sector minimum wage | EGP 7,000 / month |
| Employer social insurance | 18.75% of insurable wage |
| Insurable wage 2026 | EGP 2,700–16,700 / month from 1 January 2026 |
| Statutory annual raise | ≥ 3% of social-insurance wage, minimum EGP 250 / month |
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