Local Salaries · Ivory Coast
What is a good salary in 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast (Yamoussoukro)?
The median is about $143/month; top-10% earners clear $392/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $727 | $8,724 | 423,062 XOF/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $124 | $1,488 | 72,159 XOF/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $143 | $1,716 | 83,216 XOF/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $243 | $2,916 | 141,409 XOF/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $392 | $4,704 | 228,116 XOF/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $893 | $10,716 | 519,662 XOF/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $2,780 (2025) and Gini 35.3 (consumption-based, widened to 42.3). Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇳🇮 Nicaragua — median $143/mo
- 🇬🇭 Ghana — median $133/mo
- 🇰🇲 Comoros — median $132/mo
- 🇬🇳 Guinea — median $127/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Ivory Coast
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Ivory Coast?
- The median wage is about $143/month ($1,716/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $243/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $392/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Ivory Coast?
- Roughly $392/month ($4,704/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $893/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Ivory Coast?
- About $124/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- How are these Ivory Coast salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($2,780, 2025) and the Gini index (35.3, consumption-based — widened to 42.3 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.