Local Salaries · Equatorial Guinea
What is a good salary in 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea (Malabo)?
The median is about $337/month; top-10% earners clear $1,010/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $676 | $8,112 | 393,383 XAF/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2023 (USD). | $193 | $2,316 | 112,312 XAF/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $337 | $4,044 | 196,110 XAF/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $601 | $7,212 | 349,739 XAF/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $1,010 | $12,120 | 587,747 XAF/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $2,470 | $29,640 | 1,437,362 XAF/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $5,890 (2025) and Gini 38.5 (consumption-based, widened to 45.5). Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇲🇦 Morocco — median $340/mo
- 🇨🇻 Cabo Verde — median $328/mo
- 🇵🇾 Paraguay — median $328/mo
- 🇪🇨 Ecuador — median $348/mo
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Equatorial Guinea?
- The median wage is about $337/month ($4,044/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $601/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $1,010/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Equatorial Guinea?
- Roughly $1,010/month ($12,120/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $2,470/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Equatorial Guinea?
- About $193/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2023 (USD).
- How are these Equatorial Guinea salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($5,890, 2025) and the Gini index (38.5, consumption-based — widened to 45.5 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.