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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Guinea? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Guinea ≈ $127/mo; top 10% above $300/mo, minimum $46/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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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](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=GN).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇰🇲 Comoros](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/comoros/) — median $132/mo
- [🇬🇭 Ghana](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/ghana/) — median $133/mo
- [🇸🇳 Senegal](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/senegal/) — median $116/mo
- [🇭🇹 Haiti](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/haiti/) — median $112/mo

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

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

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