Local Salaries · Albania
What is a good salary in 🇦🇱 Albania (Tirane)?
The median is about $772/month; top-10% earners clear $1,821/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $883 | $10,596 | 82,228 ALL/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $430 | $5,160 | 40,043 ALL/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $772 | $9,264 | 71,891 ALL/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $1,213 | $14,556 | 112,958 ALL/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $1,821 | $21,852 | 169,577 ALL/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $3,665 | $43,980 | 341,296 ALL/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $12,060 (2025) and Gini 29.4 (consumption-based, widened to 36.4). Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇨🇳 China — median $767/mo
- 🇲🇽 Mexico — median $765/mo
- 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan — median $782/mo
- 🇲🇻 Maldives — median $784/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Albania
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Albania?
- The median wage is about $772/month ($9,264/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $1,213/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $1,821/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Albania?
- Roughly $1,821/month ($21,852/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $3,665/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Albania?
- About $430/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- How are these Albania salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($12,060, 2025) and the Gini index (29.4, consumption-based — widened to 36.4 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.