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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Angola? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Angola ≈ $106/mo; top 10% above $460/mo, minimum $80/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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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](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=AO).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/republic-of-the-congo/) — median $106/mo
- [🇿🇼 Zimbabwe](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/zimbabwe/) — median $106/mo
- [🇵🇰 Pakistan](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/pakistan/) — median $105/mo
- [🇰🇪 Kenya](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/kenya/) — median $110/mo

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

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

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