Local Salaries · Benin
What is a good salary in 🇧🇯 Benin (Porto-Novo)?
The median is about $73/month; top-10% earners clear $195/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $676 | $8,112 | 393,383 XOF/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $86 | $1,032 | 50,046 XOF/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $73 | $876 | 42,481 XOF/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $122 | $1,464 | 70,995 XOF/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $195 | $2,340 | 113,476 XOF/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $436 | $5,232 | 253,721 XOF/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $1,600 (2025) and Gini 34.4 (consumption-based, widened to 41.4). Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇱🇸 Lesotho — median $75/mo
- 🇹🇬 Togo — median $76/mo
- 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands — median $79/mo
- 🇬🇲 Gambia — median $66/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Benin
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Benin?
- The median wage is about $73/month ($876/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $122/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $195/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Benin?
- Roughly $195/month ($2,340/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $436/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Benin?
- About $86/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- How are these Benin salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($1,600, 2025) and the Gini index (34.4, consumption-based — widened to 41.4 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.