Study Reveals Wage Gap: Moroccan Public Sector Salaries Outpace Private Sector

It emerges from a study that the average salary in the private sector stood at 5,292 dirhams gross in 2021, compared to 8,237 dirhams net in the public sector. Half of private sector employees earn less than the median salary, i.e. 2,865 dirhams, the study reveals. These gaps are explained by several factors, including the Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on several economic sectors.

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Remuneration in the public sector is based on a hierarchy of grades and a complicated promotion logic, while remuneration in the private sector responds to other criteria such as the nature of the position, the size of the company, the type of training, the responsibilities of the professional position or the experience on the labor market.