Local Salaries · Bangladesh
What is a good salary in 🇧🇩 Bangladesh (Dhaka)?
The median is about $180/month; top-10% earners clear $441/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $484 | $5,808 | 59,010 BDT/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $108 | $1,296 | 13,167 BDT/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $180 | $2,160 | 21,946 BDT/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $289 | $3,468 | 35,235 BDT/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $441 | $5,292 | 53,767 BDT/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $916 | $10,992 | 111,680 BDT/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $2,840 (2025) and Gini 30.9 (consumption-based, widened to 37.9). Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan — median $190/mo
- 🇭🇳 Honduras — median $192/mo
- 🇳🇦 Namibia — median $168/mo
- 🇹🇯 Tajikistan — median $194/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Bangladesh
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Bangladesh?
- The median wage is about $180/month ($2,160/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $289/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $441/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Bangladesh?
- Roughly $441/month ($5,292/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $916/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Bangladesh?
- About $108/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- How are these Bangladesh salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($2,840, 2025) and the Gini index (30.9, consumption-based — widened to 37.9 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.