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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Central African Republic? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Central African Republic ≈ $24/mo; top 10% above $80/mo, minimum $58/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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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](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=CF).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇲🇬 Madagascar](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/madagascar/) — median $22/mo
- [🇲🇿 Mozambique](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/mozambique/) — median $19/mo
- [🇲🇼 Malawi](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/malawi/) — median $32/mo
- [🇨🇩 DR Congo](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/dr-congo/) — median $33/mo

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

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

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