Local Salaries · Barbados
What is a good salary in 🇧🇧 Barbados (Bridgetown)?
The median is about $1,532/month; top-10% earners clear $4,079/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $2,698 | $32,376 | 5,396 BBD/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $737 | $8,844 | 1,474 BBD/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $1,532 | $18,384 | 3,064 BBD/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $2,565 | $30,780 | 5,130 BBD/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $4,079 | $48,948 | 8,158 BBD/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $9,063 | $108,756 | 18,126 BBD/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $27,080 (2025) and Gini 34.1 (consumption-based, widened to 41.1). Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇭🇺 Hungary — median $1,620/mo
- 🇷🇴 Romania — median $1,655/mo
- 🇱🇻 Latvia — median $1,670/mo
- 🇺🇾 Uruguay — median $1,391/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Barbados
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Barbados?
- The median wage is about $1,532/month ($18,384/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $2,565/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $4,079/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Barbados?
- Roughly $4,079/month ($48,948/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $9,063/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Barbados?
- About $737/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- How are these Barbados salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($27,080, 2025) and the Gini index (34.1, consumption-based — widened to 41.1 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.