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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Egypt? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Egypt ≈ $291/mo; top 10% above $671/mo, minimum $132/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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Local Salaries · Egypt

# What is a good salary in 🇪🇬 Egypt (Cairo)?

The median is about **$291/month**; top-10% earners clear **$671/month**.

## The local wage ladder

| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $254 | $3,048 | 12,504 EGP/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $132 | $1,584 | 6,498 EGP/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $291 | $3,492 | 14,325 EGP/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $452 | $5,424 | 22,251 EGP/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $671 | $8,052 | 33,032 EGP/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $1,326 | $15,912 | 65,276 EGP/mo |

Modelled from World Bank GNI $3,260 (2025) and Gini 28.5 (consumption-based, widened to 35.5). Check where you stand in the [interactive benchmarker](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=EG).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇻🇺 Vanuatu](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/vanuatu/) — median $281/mo
- [🇧🇼 Botswana](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/botswana/) — median $302/mo
- [🇱🇧 Lebanon](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/lebanon/) — median $308/mo
- [🇸🇻 El Salvador](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/el-salvador/) — median $314/mo

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

## Frequently asked questions

- **What is a good salary in Egypt?**: The median wage is about $291/month ($3,492/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $452/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $671/month.
- **What is a top 10% salary in Egypt?**: Roughly $671/month ($8,052/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $1,326/month.
- **What is the minimum wage in Egypt?**: About $132/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- **How are these Egypt salary figures calculated?**: A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($3,260, 2025) and the Gini index (28.5, consumption-based — widened to 35.5 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=EG.

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