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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Botswana? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Botswana ≈ $302/mo; top 10% above $1,479/mo, minimum $139/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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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](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=BW).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇱🇧 Lebanon](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/lebanon/) — median $308/mo
- [🇪🇬 Egypt](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/egypt/) — median $291/mo
- [🇸🇻 El Salvador](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/el-salvador/) — median $314/mo
- [🇱🇰 Sri Lanka](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/sri-lanka/) — median $323/mo

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

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

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Source: Geo-Parity — https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/botswana/ · JSON: https://geo-parity.com/api/wage-bands.json?country=BW