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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Cabo Verde? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Cabo Verde ≈ $328/mo; top 10% above $1,095/mo, minimum $147/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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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](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=CV).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇵🇾 Paraguay](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/paraguay/) — median $328/mo
- [🇱🇰 Sri Lanka](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/sri-lanka/) — median $323/mo
- [🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/equatorial-guinea/) — median $337/mo
- [🇲🇦 Morocco](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/morocco/) — median $340/mo

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

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

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