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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Gambia? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Gambia ≈ $66/mo; top 10% above $200/mo, minimum $19/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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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](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=GM).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇷🇼 Rwanda](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/rwanda/) — median $64/mo
- [🇪🇹 Ethiopia](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/ethiopia/) — median $60/mo
- [🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/guinea-bissau/) — median $60/mo
- [🇧🇯 Benin](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/benin/) — median $73/mo

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

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

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Source: Geo-Parity — https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/gambia/ · JSON: https://geo-parity.com/api/wage-bands.json?country=GM