Local Salaries · Honduras
What is a good salary in 🇭🇳 Honduras (Tegucigalpa)?
The median is about $192/month; top-10% earners clear $579/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $920 | $11,040 | 23,877 HNL/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $464 | $5,568 | 12,042 HNL/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $192 | $2,304 | 4,983 HNL/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $344 | $4,128 | 8,928 HNL/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $579 | $6,948 | 15,027 HNL/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $1,424 | $17,088 | 36,957 HNL/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $3,270 (2025) and Gini 45.7. Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan — median $190/mo
- 🇹🇯 Tajikistan — median $194/mo
- 🇧🇴 Bolivia — median $199/mo
- 🇮🇳 India — median $199/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Honduras
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Honduras?
- The median wage is about $192/month ($2,304/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $344/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $579/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Honduras?
- Roughly $579/month ($6,948/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $1,424/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Honduras?
- About $464/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- How are these Honduras salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($3,270, 2025) and the Gini index (45.7). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.