Local Salaries · Gabon
What is a good salary in 🇬🇦 Gabon (Libreville)?
The median is about $636/month; top-10% earners clear $1,878/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $720 | $8,640 | 418,988 XAF/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $247 | $2,964 | 143,736 XAF/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $636 | $7,632 | 370,106 XAF/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $1,124 | $13,488 | 654,087 XAF/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $1,878 | $22,536 | 1,092,861 XAF/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $4,543 | $54,516 | 2,643,699 XAF/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $8,090 (2025) and Gini 38 (consumption-based, widened to 45). Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia — median $622/mo
- 🇦🇲 Armenia — median $656/mo
- 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic — median $610/mo
- 🇩🇿 Algeria — median $609/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Gabon
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Gabon?
- The median wage is about $636/month ($7,632/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $1,124/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $1,878/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Gabon?
- Roughly $1,878/month ($22,536/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $4,543/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Gabon?
- About $247/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- How are these Gabon salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($8,090, 2025) and the Gini index (38, consumption-based — widened to 45 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.