Local Salaries · Guinea
What is a good salary in 🇬🇳 Guinea (Conakry)?
The median is about $127/month; top-10% earners clear $300/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $694 | $8,328 | 6,638,167 GNF/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2020 (USD). | $46 | $552 | 439,994 GNF/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $127 | $1,524 | 1,214,765 GNF/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $199 | $2,388 | 1,903,451 GNF/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $300 | $3,600 | 2,869,525 GNF/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $607 | $7,284 | 5,806,005 GNF/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $1,730 (2025) and Gini 29.6 (consumption-based, widened to 36.6). Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇰🇲 Comoros — median $132/mo
- 🇬🇭 Ghana — median $133/mo
- 🇸🇳 Senegal — median $116/mo
- 🇭🇹 Haiti — median $112/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Guinea
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Guinea?
- The median wage is about $127/month ($1,524/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $199/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $300/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Guinea?
- Roughly $300/month ($3,600/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $607/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Guinea?
- About $46/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2020 (USD).
- How are these Guinea salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($1,730, 2025) and the Gini index (29.6, consumption-based — widened to 36.6 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.