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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Colombia? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Colombia ≈ $358/mo; top 10% above $1,381/mo, minimum $319/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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Local Salaries · Colombia

# What is a good salary in 🇨🇴 Colombia (Medellín)?

The median is about **$358/month**; top-10% earners clear **$1,381/month**.

## The local wage ladder

| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $734 | $8,808 | 2,975,002 COP/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $319 | $3,828 | 1,292,950 COP/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $358 | $4,296 | 1,451,023 COP/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $728 | $8,736 | 2,950,683 COP/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $1,381 | $16,572 | 5,597,381 COP/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $4,153 | $49,836 | 16,832,674 COP/mo |

Modelled from World Bank GNI $7,900 (2025) and Gini 54.4. Check where you stand in the [interactive benchmarker](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=CO).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇯🇲 Jamaica](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/jamaica/) — median $358/mo
- [🇿🇦 South Africa](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/south-africa/) — median $364/mo
- [🇬🇹 Guatemala](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/guatemala/) — median $350/mo
- [🇪🇨 Ecuador](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/ecuador/) — median $348/mo

See also: [what everyday life costs in Colombia](https://geo-parity.com/cost-of-living/united-states-vs-colombia/) · [a fair US → Colombia salary](https://geo-parity.com/salary/united-states-to-colombia/)

## Frequently asked questions

- **What is a good salary in Colombia?**: The median wage is about $358/month ($4,296/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $728/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $1,381/month.
- **What is a top 10% salary in Colombia?**: Roughly $1,381/month ($16,572/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $4,153/month.
- **What is the minimum wage in Colombia?**: About $319/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- **How are these Colombia salary figures calculated?**: A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($7,900, 2025) and the Gini index (54.4). 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=CO.

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