Local Salaries · Iraq
What is a good salary in 🇮🇶 Iraq (Baghdad)?
The median is about $591/month; top-10% earners clear $1,407/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $738 | $8,856 | 959,400 IQD/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $269 | $3,228 | 349,700 IQD/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $591 | $7,092 | 768,300 IQD/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $933 | $11,196 | 1,212,900 IQD/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $1,407 | $16,884 | 1,829,100 IQD/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $2,855 | $34,260 | 3,711,500 IQD/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $5,690 (2025) and Gini 29.8 (consumption-based, widened to 36.8). Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇧🇾 Belarus — median $588/mo
- 🇩🇿 Algeria — median $609/mo
- 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic — median $610/mo
- 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia — median $622/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Iraq
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Iraq?
- The median wage is about $591/month ($7,092/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $933/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $1,407/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Iraq?
- Roughly $1,407/month ($16,884/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $2,855/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Iraq?
- About $269/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- How are these Iraq salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($5,690, 2025) and the Gini index (29.8, consumption-based — widened to 36.8 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.