Local Salaries · Angola
What is a good salary in 🇦🇴 Angola (Luanda)?
The median is about $106/month; top-10% earners clear $460/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $685 | $8,220 | 624,715 AOA/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $80 | $960 | 72,959 AOA/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $106 | $1,272 | 96,671 AOA/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $229 | $2,748 | 208,846 AOA/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $460 | $5,520 | 419,517 AOA/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $1,526 | $18,312 | 1,391,701 AOA/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $2,860 (2025) and Gini 51.3 (consumption-based, widened to 58.3). Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo — median $106/mo
- 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe — median $106/mo
- 🇵🇰 Pakistan — median $105/mo
- 🇰🇪 Kenya — median $110/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Angola
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Angola?
- The median wage is about $106/month ($1,272/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $229/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $460/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Angola?
- Roughly $460/month ($5,520/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $1,526/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Angola?
- About $80/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- How are these Angola salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($2,860, 2025) and the Gini index (51.3, consumption-based — widened to 58.3 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.