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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Chad? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Chad ≈ $53/mo; top 10% above $155/mo, minimum $99/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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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](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=TD).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇸🇱 Sierra Leone](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/sierra-leone/) — median $54/mo
- [🇲🇱 Mali](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/mali/) — median $57/mo
- [🇿🇲 Zambia](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/zambia/) — median $49/mo
- [🇳🇬 Nigeria](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/nigeria/) — median $58/mo

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

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

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