Local Salaries · Armenia
What is a good salary in 🇦🇲 Armenia (Yerevan)?
The median is about $656/month; top-10% earners clear $1,470/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $715 | $8,580 | 276,712 AMD/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $191 | $2,292 | 73,919 AMD/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $656 | $7,872 | 253,879 AMD/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $1,003 | $12,036 | 388,171 AMD/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $1,470 | $17,640 | 568,905 AMD/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $2,839 | $34,068 | 1,098,721 AMD/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $9,020 (2025) and Gini 27.4 (consumption-based, widened to 34.4). Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia — median $670/mo
- 🇬🇦 Gabon — median $636/mo
- 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia — median $622/mo
- 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic — median $610/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Armenia
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Armenia?
- The median wage is about $656/month ($7,872/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $1,003/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $1,470/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Armenia?
- Roughly $1,470/month ($17,640/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $2,839/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Armenia?
- About $191/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- How are these Armenia salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($9,020, 2025) and the Gini index (27.4, consumption-based — widened to 34.4 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.