Local Salaries · Cameroon
What is a good salary in 🇨🇲 Cameroon (Yaounde)?
The median is about $88/month; top-10% earners clear $291/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $630 | $7,560 | 366,615 XAF/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $73 | $876 | 42,481 XAF/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $88 | $1,056 | 51,210 XAF/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $165 | $1,980 | 96,018 XAF/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $291 | $3,492 | 169,341 XAF/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $773 | $9,276 | 449,830 XAF/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $1,860 (2025) and Gini 42.2 (consumption-based, widened to 49.2). Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇲🇲 Myanmar — median $89/mo
- 🇸🇩 Sudan — median $89/mo
- 🇸🇾 Syria — median $86/mo
- 🇹🇱 East Timor — median $85/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Cameroon
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Cameroon?
- The median wage is about $88/month ($1,056/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $165/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $291/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Cameroon?
- Roughly $291/month ($3,492/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $773/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Cameroon?
- About $73/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- How are these Cameroon salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($1,860, 2025) and the Gini index (42.2, consumption-based — widened to 49.2 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.