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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Barbados? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Barbados ≈ $1,532/mo; top 10% above $4,079/mo, minimum $737/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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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](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=BB).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇭🇺 Hungary](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/hungary/) — median $1,620/mo
- [🇷🇴 Romania](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/romania/) — median $1,655/mo
- [🇱🇻 Latvia](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/latvia/) — median $1,670/mo
- [🇺🇾 Uruguay](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/uruguay/) — median $1,391/mo

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

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

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Source: Geo-Parity — https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/barbados/ · JSON: https://geo-parity.com/api/wage-bands.json?country=BB