Local Salaries · Italy
What is a good salary in 🇮🇹 Italy (Rome)?
The median is about $3,427/month; top-10% earners clear $7,665/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $1,513 | $18,156 | 1,339 EUR/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $3,427 | $41,124 | 3,033 EUR/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $5,235 | $62,820 | 4,633 EUR/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $7,665 | $91,980 | 6,784 EUR/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $14,772 | $177,264 | 13,073 EUR/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $42,080 (2025) and Gini 34.3. Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom — median $3,589/mo
- 🇨🇦 Canada — median $3,650/mo
- 🇶🇦 Qatar — median $3,187/mo
- 🇫🇷 France — median $3,680/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Italy · a fair US → Italy salary
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Italy?
- The median wage is about $3,427/month ($41,124/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $5,235/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $7,665/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Italy?
- Roughly $7,665/month ($91,980/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $14,772/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Italy?
- Italy has no statutory minimum wage — No statutory minimum; sectoral collective agreements.
- How are these Italy salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($42,080, 2025) and the Gini index (34.3). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.