Local Salaries · Chad
What is a good salary in 🇹🇩 Chad (N'Djamena)?
The median is about $53/month; top-10% earners clear $155/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $710 | $8,520 | 413,169 XAF/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $99 | $1,188 | 57,611 XAF/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $53 | $636 | 30,842 XAF/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $94 | $1,128 | 54,701 XAF/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $155 | $1,860 | 90,199 XAF/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $371 | $4,452 | 215,895 XAF/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $970 (2025) and Gini 37.4 (consumption-based, widened to 44.4). Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone — median $54/mo
- 🇲🇱 Mali — median $57/mo
- 🇿🇲 Zambia — median $49/mo
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria — median $58/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Chad
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Chad?
- The median wage is about $53/month ($636/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $94/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $155/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Chad?
- Roughly $155/month ($1,860/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $371/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Chad?
- About $99/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- How are these Chad salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($970, 2025) and the Gini index (37.4, consumption-based — widened to 44.4 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.