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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Equatorial Guinea? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Equatorial Guinea ≈ $337/mo; top 10% above $1,010/mo, minimum $193/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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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](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=GQ).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇲🇦 Morocco](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/morocco/) — median $340/mo
- [🇨🇻 Cabo Verde](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/cabo-verde/) — median $328/mo
- [🇵🇾 Paraguay](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/paraguay/) — median $328/mo
- [🇪🇨 Ecuador](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/ecuador/) — median $348/mo

See also: [what everyday life costs in Equatorial Guinea](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/equatorial-guinea/)

## 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.

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

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