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Retail store manager

Runs a store — staffing, stock, sales targets, visual merchandising and customer experience.

🛍️ Retail, Trade & ServicesRIASEC: Enterprising · SocialSteady

Indicative salary

Monthly pay before allowances.

Entry

MVR 7,000MVR 11,000 / mo

$454$713

Mid

MVR 13,000MVR 22,000 / mo

$843$1,427

Senior

MVR 22,000MVR 38,000 / mo

$1,427$2,464

USD equivalents at 1 USD ≈ 15.42 MVR.

Career pathway

  1. 1

    Sales associate

  2. 2

    Senior associate / supervisor

  3. 3

    Assistant manager

  4. 4

    Store manager

Education to get there

Partner-university programs that lead into this role:

  • Bachelor in International Business (Honours)

    HELP University · Malaysia · Bachelor · 3 years

    Designed for students specialising in international business management.

  • Bachelor of Business (Entrepreneurship) (Honours)

    HELP University · Malaysia · Bachelor · 3 years

    Merges traditional management education with entrepreneurship-specific content and skills.

  • Bachelor of Management (Honours)

    HELP University · Malaysia · Bachelor · 3 years

    Provides a general education in management disciplines covering theory and practice, and teaches logical analysis of social and individual decision-making.

  • Diploma in Business

    HELP University · Malaysia · Diploma · 2 years

    A two-year programme that prepares students for admission into second-year business degree programmes.

  • Master of Business Administration (Open & Distance Learning)

    HELP University · Malaysia · Masters · 2 years (maximum 3 years)

    A fully accredited, 100% online MBA designed for working professionals.

  • Master of Entrepreneurship

    HELP University · Malaysia · Masters · Minimum 1.5 years

    Supports dynamic entrepreneurship growth and ignites entrepreneurial spirit through theoretical rigour and experiential learning.

Qualifications

  • Diploma/Bachelor in Business
  • 3–5 yrs retail

Typical employers

  • Supermarket chains
  • Electronics & fashion retailers
  • Pharmacies

A note on salary data

Salary ranges are indicative monthly estimates compiled from publicly available sources — Maldives Pay Commission gazette (civil service), and current listings on job.mv, mihaaru.com/jobs and hotelcareers.mv. Actual pay varies by employer, qualifications and experience. Tourism roles typically include service charge on top of the base salary shown.

Last reviewed: 2026-05. Sources: Maldives Pay Commission (gazette) · job.mv · mihaaru jobs · hotelcareers.mv