Local Salaries · Central African Republic
What is a good salary in 🇨🇫 Central African Republic (Bangui)?
The median is about $24/month; top-10% earners clear $80/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $809 | $9,708 | 470,780 XAF/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $58 | $696 | 33,752 XAF/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $24 | $288 | 13,966 XAF/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $45 | $540 | 26,187 XAF/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $80 | $960 | 46,554 XAF/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $218 | $2,616 | 126,860 XAF/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $560 (2025) and Gini 43 (consumption-based, widened to 50). Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇲🇬 Madagascar — median $22/mo
- 🇲🇿 Mozambique — median $19/mo
- 🇲🇼 Malawi — median $32/mo
- 🇨🇩 DR Congo — median $33/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Central African Republic
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Central African Republic?
- The median wage is about $24/month ($288/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $45/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $80/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Central African Republic?
- Roughly $80/month ($960/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $218/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Central African Republic?
- About $58/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- How are these Central African Republic salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($560, 2025) and the Gini index (43, consumption-based — widened to 50 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.