Local Salaries · Burkina Faso
What is a good salary in 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso (Ouagadougou)?
The median is about $47/month; top-10% earners clear $137/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $678 | $8,136 | 394,547 XOF/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $74 | $888 | 43,063 XOF/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $47 | $564 | 27,351 XOF/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $82 | $984 | 47,718 XOF/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $137 | $1,644 | 79,724 XOF/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $326 | $3,912 | 189,709 XOF/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $980 (2025) and Gini 37.4 (consumption-based, widened to 44.4). Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇹🇿 Tanzania — median $47/mo
- 🇿🇲 Zambia — median $49/mo
- 🇺🇬 Uganda — median $42/mo
- 🇹🇩 Chad — median $53/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Burkina Faso
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Burkina Faso?
- The median wage is about $47/month ($564/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $82/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $137/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Burkina Faso?
- Roughly $137/month ($1,644/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $326/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Burkina Faso?
- About $74/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- How are these Burkina Faso salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($980, 2025) and the Gini index (37.4, consumption-based — widened to 44.4 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.