Local Salaries · El Salvador
What is a good salary in 🇸🇻 El Salvador (San Salvador)?
The median is about $314/month; top-10% earners clear $809/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $840 | $10,080 | — |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $365 | $4,380 | — |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $314 | $3,768 | — |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $517 | $6,204 | — |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $809 | $9,708 | — |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $1,748 | $20,976 | — |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $5,410 (2025) and Gini 39.8. Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇱🇧 Lebanon — median $308/mo
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka — median $323/mo
- 🇧🇼 Botswana — median $302/mo
- 🇨🇻 Cabo Verde — median $328/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in El Salvador
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in El Salvador?
- The median wage is about $314/month ($3,768/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $517/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $809/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in El Salvador?
- Roughly $809/month ($9,708/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $1,748/month.
- What is the minimum wage in El Salvador?
- About $365/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- How are these El Salvador salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($5,410, 2025) and the Gini index (39.8). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.