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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Ecuador? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Ecuador ≈ $348/mo; top 10% above $1,055/mo, minimum $39/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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Local Salaries · Ecuador

# What is a good salary in 🇪🇨 Ecuador (Quito)?

The median is about **$348/month**; top-10% earners clear **$1,055/month**.

## The local wage ladder

| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $842 | $10,104 | — |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $39 | $468 | — |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $348 | $4,176 | — |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $624 | $7,488 | — |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $1,055 | $12,660 | — |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $2,602 | $31,224 | — |

Modelled from World Bank GNI $6,890 (2025) and Gini 45.9. Check where you stand in the [interactive benchmarker](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=EC).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇬🇹 Guatemala](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/guatemala/) — median $350/mo
- [🇲🇦 Morocco](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/morocco/) — median $340/mo
- [🇨🇴 Colombia](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/colombia/) — median $358/mo
- [🇯🇲 Jamaica](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/jamaica/) — median $358/mo

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

## Frequently asked questions

- **What is a good salary in Ecuador?**: The median wage is about $348/month ($4,176/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $624/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $1,055/month.
- **What is a top 10% salary in Ecuador?**: Roughly $1,055/month ($12,660/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $2,602/month.
- **What is the minimum wage in Ecuador?**: About $39/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- **How are these Ecuador salary figures calculated?**: A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($6,890, 2025) and the Gini index (45.9). 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=EC.

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