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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Armenia? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Armenia ≈ $656/mo; top 10% above $1,470/mo, minimum $191/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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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](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=AM).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇲🇾 Malaysia](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/malaysia/) — median $670/mo
- [🇬🇦 Gabon](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/gabon/) — median $636/mo
- [🇱🇨 Saint Lucia](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/saint-lucia/) — median $622/mo
- [🇩🇴 Dominican Republic](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/dominican-republic/) — median $610/mo

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

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

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