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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Ivory Coast? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Ivory Coast ≈ $143/mo; top 10% above $392/mo, minimum $124/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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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](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=CI).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇳🇮 Nicaragua](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/nicaragua/) — median $143/mo
- [🇬🇭 Ghana](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/ghana/) — median $133/mo
- [🇰🇲 Comoros](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/comoros/) — median $132/mo
- [🇬🇳 Guinea](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/guinea/) — median $127/mo

See also: [what everyday life costs in Ivory Coast](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/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.

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

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