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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Benin? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Benin ≈ $73/mo; top 10% above $195/mo, minimum $86/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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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](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=BJ).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇱🇸 Lesotho](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/lesotho/) — median $75/mo
- [🇹🇬 Togo](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/togo/) — median $76/mo
- [🇸🇧 Solomon Islands](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/solomon-islands/) — median $79/mo
- [🇬🇲 Gambia](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/gambia/) — median $66/mo

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

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

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