Local Salaries · Jamaica
What is a good salary in 🇯🇲 Jamaica (Kingston)?
The median is about $358/month; top-10% earners clear $1,115/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $1,355 | $16,260 | 215,575 JMD/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $415 | $4,980 | 66,025 JMD/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $358 | $4,296 | 56,956 JMD/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $651 | $7,812 | 103,571 JMD/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $1,115 | $13,380 | 177,392 JMD/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $2,814 | $33,768 | 447,696 JMD/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $7,790 (2025) and Gini 39.9 (consumption-based, widened to 46.9). Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇨🇴 Colombia — median $358/mo
- 🇿🇦 South Africa — median $364/mo
- 🇬🇹 Guatemala — median $350/mo
- 🇪🇨 Ecuador — median $348/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Jamaica
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Jamaica?
- The median wage is about $358/month ($4,296/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $651/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $1,115/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Jamaica?
- Roughly $1,115/month ($13,380/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $2,814/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Jamaica?
- About $415/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- How are these Jamaica salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($7,790, 2025) and the Gini index (39.9, consumption-based — widened to 46.9 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.