The average salary of Moroccans rose by 4% in 2018. This is according to the Total Remuneration Survey (TRS), in the results of its new survey of 166 participating companies representing various key sectors of the Moroccan economy, i.e. a total of 28,000 employees. “Pay has risen, with an average annual increase rate of more than 4% over the last 3 years, despite weak economic growth”, stressed Andrea Bises, Consulting Director at Diorh Consulting, when presenting the survey. This rise is driven by the fixed salaries of senior executives and managers but is also linked to the “scarcity of talent and growing demand for skills rather than to performance”, explained Andrea Bises.
The best-paid positions notably include “jobs in finance, marketing and human resources”, while “the high-tech and pharmaceutical sectors granted the largest salary increases in 2018”, the survey states. After three years, the best progressions were recorded among engineers.
The TRS also looks at discrimination in hiring. Holders of foreign degrees are more easily hired than graduates of the national education system. The former benefit from “a salary premium of 10 to 20 points”, according to the Consulting Director.