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title: "What Is a Good Salary in El Salvador? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in El Salvador ≈ $314/mo; top 10% above $809/mo, minimum $365/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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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](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=SV).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇱🇧 Lebanon](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/lebanon/) — median $308/mo
- [🇱🇰 Sri Lanka](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/sri-lanka/) — median $323/mo
- [🇧🇼 Botswana](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/botswana/) — median $302/mo
- [🇨🇻 Cabo Verde](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/cabo-verde/) — median $328/mo

See also: [what everyday life costs in El Salvador](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/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.

Log-normal model from World Bank data — estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data. Agents: GET /api/wage-bands.json?country=SV.

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