A dynamic and bustling region, Latin America and Caribbean offers numerous opportunities to those searching for a career in the development sector. Over the past 12 months, 9,232 job postings were promoted on the Devex’s job board. Based on our analysis, which reviewed over 603 jobs based in Latin America and Caribbean, the region has an annual average salary ranging from $51,710 to $107,550.
Local and regional offices of United Nations agencies, such as U.N. Development Programme, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, and UNICEF, and bilateral and nonprofit agencies such as Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and HIAS were the top employers in the region.
In our ongoing exploration of global development opportunities around the world, we now take a closer look at the top development hubs in Latin America. To maintain consistency in the salary analysis, salaries that were not disclosed in U.S. dollars were converted from their original currencies.