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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Guinea-Bissau? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Guinea-Bissau ≈ $60/mo; top 10% above $156/mo, minimum $31/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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Local Salaries · Guinea-Bissau

# What is a good salary in 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau (Bissau)?

The median is about **$60/month**; top-10% earners clear **$156/month**.

## The local wage ladder

| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $653 | $7,836 | 379,999 XOF/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $31 | $372 | 18,040 XOF/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $60 | $720 | 34,916 XOF/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $99 | $1,188 | 57,611 XOF/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $156 | $1,872 | 90,781 XOF/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $342 | $4,104 | 199,019 XOF/mo |

Modelled from World Bank GNI $1,090 (2025) and Gini 33.4 (consumption-based, widened to 40.4). Check where you stand in the [interactive benchmarker](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=GW).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇪🇹 Ethiopia](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/ethiopia/) — median $60/mo
- [🇳🇬 Nigeria](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/nigeria/) — median $58/mo
- [🇲🇱 Mali](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/mali/) — median $57/mo
- [🇷🇼 Rwanda](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/rwanda/) — median $64/mo

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

## Frequently asked questions

- **What is a good salary in Guinea-Bissau?**: The median wage is about $60/month ($720/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $99/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $156/month.
- **What is a top 10% salary in Guinea-Bissau?**: Roughly $156/month ($1,872/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $342/month.
- **What is the minimum wage in Guinea-Bissau?**: About $31/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- **How are these Guinea-Bissau salary figures calculated?**: A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($1,090, 2025) and the Gini index (33.4, consumption-based — widened to 40.4 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=GW.

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