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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Cameroon? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Cameroon ≈ $88/mo; top 10% above $291/mo, minimum $73/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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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](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=CM).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇲🇲 Myanmar](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/myanmar/) — median $89/mo
- [🇸🇩 Sudan](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/sudan/) — median $89/mo
- [🇸🇾 Syria](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/syria/) — median $86/mo
- [🇹🇱 East Timor](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/east-timor/) — median $85/mo

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

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

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