Local Salaries · Bosnia and Herzegovina
What is a good salary in 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sarajevo)?
The median is about $825/month; top-10% earners clear $1,991/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $809 | $9,708 | 1,404 BAM/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $346 | $4,152 | 601 BAM/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $825 | $9,900 | 1,432 BAM/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $1,312 | $15,744 | 2,278 BAM/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $1,991 | $23,892 | 3,456 BAM/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $4,082 | $48,984 | 7,086 BAM/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $9,940 (2025) and Gini 30.3 (consumption-based, widened to 37.3). Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇲🇺 Mauritius — median $833/mo
- 🇦🇷 Argentina — median $854/mo
- 🇲🇰 North Macedonia — median $791/mo
- 🇲🇻 Maldives — median $784/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The median wage is about $825/month ($9,900/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $1,312/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $1,991/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Roughly $1,991/month ($23,892/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $4,082/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- About $346/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- How are these Bosnia and Herzegovina salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($9,940, 2025) and the Gini index (30.3, consumption-based — widened to 37.3 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.