Salary guide
Painter salary in Constantine in 2026
Painter (Construction): what the offers published on Chghol say, how to go from gross to net, and how to negotiate.
Median salary of Painter offers
Not enough offers with a salary yet for Painter in Constantine: 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 Painter salary is built
The Painter 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 Peinture intérieure / extérieure, Enduits, Préparation des supports, and Pistolet airless 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 Constantine
Constantine hires mostly in manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, services, and education. The employment hubs are Zone industrielle de Didouche Mourad, Zone industrielle d’El Khroub, and Ali Mendjeli (nouvelle ville): salaries there follow the size of the companies established.
Negotiating a Painter 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 (Peinture intérieure / extérieure, Enduits, and Préparation des supports).
- Never go below the SNMG or below the salary announced in the ad.
Frequently asked questions
What is the salary of a Painter in Constantine?
Chghol publishes a median from 20 comparable offers with a displayed salary for Painter in Constantine. 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 Painter 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.