Local Salaries · Cabo Verde
What is a good salary in 🇨🇻 Cabo Verde (Praia)?
The median is about $328/month; top-10% earners clear $1,095/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $967 | $11,604 | 94,634 CVE/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $147 | $1,764 | 14,386 CVE/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $328 | $3,936 | 32,099 CVE/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $618 | $7,416 | 60,479 CVE/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $1,095 | $13,140 | 107,160 CVE/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $2,925 | $35,100 | 286,249 CVE/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $5,590 (2025) and Gini 42.4 (consumption-based, widened to 49.4). Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇵🇾 Paraguay — median $328/mo
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka — median $323/mo
- 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea — median $337/mo
- 🇲🇦 Morocco — median $340/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Cabo Verde
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Cabo Verde?
- The median wage is about $328/month ($3,936/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $618/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $1,095/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Cabo Verde?
- Roughly $1,095/month ($13,140/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $2,925/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Cabo Verde?
- About $147/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- How are these Cabo Verde salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($5,590, 2025) and the Gini index (42.4, consumption-based — widened to 49.4 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.