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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Bosnia and Herzegovina? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Bosnia and Herzegovina ≈ $825/mo; top 10% above $1,991/mo, minimum $346/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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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](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=BA).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇲🇺 Mauritius](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/mauritius/) — median $833/mo
- [🇦🇷 Argentina](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/argentina/) — median $854/mo
- [🇲🇰 North Macedonia](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/north-macedonia/) — median $791/mo
- [🇲🇻 Maldives](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/maldives/) — median $784/mo

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

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

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