Local Salaries · East Timor
What is a good salary in 🇹🇱 East Timor (Dili)?
The median is about $85/month; top-10% earners clear $196/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $521 | $6,252 | — |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $115 | $1,380 | — |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $85 | $1,020 | — |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $132 | $1,584 | — |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $196 | $2,352 | — |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $389 | $4,668 | — |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $1,510 (2025) and Gini 28.7 (consumption-based, widened to 35.7). Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇸🇾 Syria — median $86/mo
- 🇨🇲 Cameroon — median $88/mo
- 🇲🇲 Myanmar — median $89/mo
- 🇸🇩 Sudan — median $89/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in East Timor
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in East Timor?
- The median wage is about $85/month ($1,020/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $132/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $196/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in East Timor?
- Roughly $196/month ($2,352/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $389/month.
- What is the minimum wage in East Timor?
- About $115/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- How are these East Timor salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($1,510, 2025) and the Gini index (28.7, consumption-based — widened to 35.7 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.