Local Salaries · Belize
What is a good salary in 🇧🇿 Belize (Belmopan)?
The median is about $432/month; top-10% earners clear $1,346/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $1,158 | $13,896 | 2,316 BZD/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $520 | $6,240 | 1,040 BZD/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $432 | $5,184 | 864 BZD/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $786 | $9,432 | 1,572 BZD/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $1,346 | $16,152 | 2,692 BZD/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $3,397 | $40,764 | 6,794 BZD/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $7,530 (2025) and Gini 39.9 (consumption-based, widened to 46.9). Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine — median $429/mo
- 🇲🇩 Moldova — median $428/mo
- 🇵🇪 Peru — median $424/mo
- 🇼🇸 Samoa — median $442/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Belize
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Belize?
- The median wage is about $432/month ($5,184/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $786/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $1,346/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Belize?
- Roughly $1,346/month ($16,152/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $3,397/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Belize?
- About $520/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- How are these Belize salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($7,530, 2025) and the Gini index (39.9, consumption-based — widened to 46.9 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.