Local Salaries · Dominican Republic
What is a good salary in 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic (Santo Domingo)?
The median is about $610/month; top-10% earners clear $1,538/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $790 | $9,480 | 48,970 DOP/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $327 | $3,924 | 20,270 DOP/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $610 | $7,320 | 37,812 DOP/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $993 | $11,916 | 61,553 DOP/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $1,538 | $18,456 | 95,336 DOP/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $3,268 | $39,216 | 202,574 DOP/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $10,620 (2025) and Gini 39. Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇩🇿 Algeria — median $609/mo
- 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia — median $622/mo
- 🇮🇶 Iraq — median $591/mo
- 🇧🇾 Belarus — median $588/mo
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Dominican Republic?
- The median wage is about $610/month ($7,320/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $993/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $1,538/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Dominican Republic?
- Roughly $1,538/month ($18,456/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $3,268/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Dominican Republic?
- About $327/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- How are these Dominican Republic salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($10,620, 2025) and the Gini index (39). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.