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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Italy? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Italy ≈ $3,427/mo; top 10% above $7,665/mo, minimum none (collective bargaining). Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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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](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=IT).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇬🇧 United Kingdom](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/united-kingdom/) — median $3,589/mo
- [🇨🇦 Canada](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/canada/) — median $3,650/mo
- [🇶🇦 Qatar](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/qatar/) — median $3,187/mo
- [🇫🇷 France](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/france/) — median $3,680/mo

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

## 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.

Log-normal model from World Bank data — estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data. Agents: GET /api/wage-bands.json?country=IT.

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