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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Indonesia? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Indonesia ≈ $265/mo; top 10% above $711/mo, minimum $320/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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Local Salaries · Indonesia

# What is a good salary in 🇮🇩 Indonesia (Bali)?

The median is about **$265/month**; top-10% earners clear **$711/month**.

## The local wage ladder

| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $528 | $6,336 | 8,700,313 IDR/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $320 | $3,840 | 5,272,917 IDR/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $265 | $3,180 | 4,366,634 IDR/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $446 | $5,352 | 7,349,128 IDR/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $711 | $8,532 | 11,715,762 IDR/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $1,591 | $19,092 | 26,216,283 IDR/mo |

Modelled from World Bank GNI $5,120 (2025) and Gini 34.4 (consumption-based, widened to 41.4). Check where you stand in the [interactive benchmarker](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=ID).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇺🇿 Uzbekistan](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/uzbekistan/) — median $257/mo
- [🇧🇹 Bhutan](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/bhutan/) — median $255/mo
- [🇰🇮 Kiribati](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/kiribati/) — median $254/mo
- [🇵🇭 Philippines](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/philippines/) — median $253/mo

See also: [what everyday life costs in Indonesia](https://geo-parity.com/cost-of-living/united-states-vs-indonesia/) · [a fair US → Indonesia salary](https://geo-parity.com/salary/united-states-to-indonesia/)

## Frequently asked questions

- **What is a good salary in Indonesia?**: The median wage is about $265/month ($3,180/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $446/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $711/month.
- **What is a top 10% salary in Indonesia?**: Roughly $711/month ($8,532/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $1,591/month.
- **What is the minimum wage in Indonesia?**: About $320/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- **How are these Indonesia salary figures calculated?**: A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($5,120, 2025) and the Gini index (34.4, consumption-based — widened to 41.4 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=ID.

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