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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Bangladesh? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Bangladesh ≈ $180/mo; top 10% above $441/mo, minimum $108/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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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](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=BD).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/kyrgyzstan/) — median $190/mo
- [🇭🇳 Honduras](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/honduras/) — median $192/mo
- [🇳🇦 Namibia](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/namibia/) — median $168/mo
- [🇹🇯 Tajikistan](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/tajikistan/) — median $194/mo

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

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

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