Local Salaries · Haiti
What is a good salary in 🇭🇹 Haiti (Port-au-Prince)?
The median is about $112/month; top-10% earners clear $360/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $1,999 | $23,988 | 261,121 HTG/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $135 | $1,620 | 17,635 HTG/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $112 | $1,344 | 14,630 HTG/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $207 | $2,484 | 27,040 HTG/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $360 | $4,320 | 47,025 HTG/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $932 | $11,184 | 121,743 HTG/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $2,010 (2025) and Gini 41.1 (consumption-based, widened to 48.1). Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇱🇦 Laos — median $112/mo
- 🇰🇪 Kenya — median $110/mo
- 🇸🇳 Senegal — median $116/mo
- 🇦🇴 Angola — median $106/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Haiti
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Haiti?
- The median wage is about $112/month ($1,344/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $207/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $360/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Haiti?
- Roughly $360/month ($4,320/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $932/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Haiti?
- About $135/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- How are these Haiti salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($2,010, 2025) and the Gini index (41.1, consumption-based — widened to 48.1 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.