Local Salaries · Botswana
What is a good salary in 🇧🇼 Botswana (Gaborone)?
The median is about $302/month; top-10% earners clear $1,479/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $736 | $8,832 | 9,937 BWP/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $139 | $1,668 | 1,877 BWP/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $302 | $3,624 | 4,078 BWP/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $697 | $8,364 | 9,411 BWP/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $1,479 | $17,748 | 19,969 BWP/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $5,398 | $64,776 | 72,884 BWP/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $7,390 (2025) and Gini 54.9 (consumption-based, widened to 61.9). Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇱🇧 Lebanon — median $308/mo
- 🇪🇬 Egypt — median $291/mo
- 🇸🇻 El Salvador — median $314/mo
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka — median $323/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Botswana
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Botswana?
- The median wage is about $302/month ($3,624/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $697/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $1,479/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Botswana?
- Roughly $1,479/month ($17,748/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $5,398/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Botswana?
- About $139/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- How are these Botswana salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($7,390, 2025) and the Gini index (54.9, consumption-based — widened to 61.9 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.