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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Algeria? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Algeria ≈ $609/mo; top 10% above $1,373/mo, minimum $149/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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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](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=DZ).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇩🇴 Dominican Republic](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/dominican-republic/) — median $610/mo
- [🇱🇨 Saint Lucia](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/saint-lucia/) — median $622/mo
- [🇮🇶 Iraq](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/iraq/) — median $591/mo
- [🇧🇾 Belarus](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/belarus/) — median $588/mo

See also: [what everyday life costs in Algeria](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/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.

Log-normal model from World Bank data — estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data. Agents: GET /api/wage-bands.json?country=DZ.

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Source: Geo-Parity — https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/algeria/ · JSON: https://geo-parity.com/api/wage-bands.json?country=DZ