Local Salaries · Algeria
What is a good salary in 🇩🇿 Algeria (Algiers)?
The median is about $609/month; top-10% earners clear $1,373/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $621 | $7,452 | 81,727 DZD/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $149 | $1,788 | 19,609 DZD/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $609 | $7,308 | 80,148 DZD/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $934 | $11,208 | 122,920 DZD/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $1,373 | $16,476 | 180,695 DZD/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $2,662 | $31,944 | 350,335 DZD/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $5,850 (2025) and Gini 27.6 (consumption-based, widened to 34.6). Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic — median $610/mo
- 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia — median $622/mo
- 🇮🇶 Iraq — median $591/mo
- 🇧🇾 Belarus — median $588/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Algeria
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Algeria?
- The median wage is about $609/month ($7,308/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $934/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $1,373/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Algeria?
- Roughly $1,373/month ($16,476/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $2,662/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Algeria?
- About $149/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- How are these Algeria salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($5,850, 2025) and the Gini index (27.6, consumption-based — widened to 34.6 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.