Local Salaries · Gambia
What is a good salary in 🇬🇲 Gambia (Banjul)?
The median is about $66/month; top-10% earners clear $200/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $482 | $5,784 | 34,361 GMD/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $19 | $228 | 1,354 GMD/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $66 | $792 | 4,705 GMD/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $118 | $1,416 | 8,412 GMD/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $200 | $2,400 | 14,258 GMD/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $492 | $5,904 | 35,074 GMD/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $930 (2025) and Gini 38.8 (consumption-based, widened to 45.8). Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇷🇼 Rwanda — median $64/mo
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia — median $60/mo
- 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau — median $60/mo
- 🇧🇯 Benin — median $73/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Gambia
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Gambia?
- The median wage is about $66/month ($792/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $118/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $200/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Gambia?
- Roughly $200/month ($2,400/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $492/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Gambia?
- About $19/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- How are these Gambia salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($930, 2025) and the Gini index (38.8, consumption-based — widened to 45.8 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.