Salary guide
Carpenter salary in Alger in 2026
Carpenter (Construction): what the offers published on Chghol say, how to go from gross to net, and how to negotiate.
Median salary of Carpenter offers
Not enough offers with a salary yet for Carpenter in Alger: the median is published from 20 comparable offers. No live job right now.
What the law guarantees
SNMG: DZD 20,000 gross (DZD 18,200 net). Net = gross − 9% CNAS − IRG. IRG is progressive and taxable income up to DZD 30,000 is exempt.
Read the full gross-to-net guideHow a Carpenter salary is built
The Carpenter job (Construction) is an operational role: pay often starts at the SNMG or just above, then grows with seniority, allowances (meal, transport, performance) and overtime. Mastery of Menuiserie aluminium / bois, Lecture de plans, Machines à bois, and Pose sur chantier and a licence or certification make the difference.
Gross → net calculator
Enter a monthly gross: CNAS, IRG and net are computed instantly.
Gross → net calculator
- CNAS contribution (9%)
- − DZD 5 400
- Taxable salary
- DZD 54 600
- IRG withheld at source
- − DZD 7 042
- Net salary
- DZD 47 558
- Total employer cost (gross × 1.265)
- DZD 75 900
Indicative estimate: excludes exempt allowances, salary arrears and special cases.
The job market in Alger
Alger hires mostly in services, banking and insurance, tech, and manufacturing. The employment hubs are Zone industrielle de Rouiba–Réghaïa, Zone industrielle d’Oued Smar, and Bab Ezzouar (affaires): salaries there follow the size of the companies established.
Negotiating a Carpenter salary
- Talk net, ask for the breakdown base + bonuses + allowances, and compare like with like (same job, same wilaya).
- Lean on quantified results and on the tools you master (Menuiserie aluminium / bois, Lecture de plans, and Machines à bois).
- Never go below the SNMG or below the salary announced in the ad.
Frequently asked questions
What is the salary of a Carpenter in Alger?
Chghol publishes a median from 20 comparable offers with a displayed salary for Carpenter in Alger. Meanwhile every job displays its net salary and the calculator converts any gross.
Are displayed salaries net or gross?
Net, always: the amount you receive after the CNAS contribution (9%) and IRG withheld at source.
Can a junior Carpenter be paid the SNMG?
The SNMG (DZD 20,000 gross) is the legal minimum for any full-time job, whatever the position. For a operational role, offers usually start above it, depending on the diploma and the wilaya.
Medians are recomputed continuously from published offers with a salary; no individual data is used.