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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Jamaica? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Jamaica ≈ $358/mo; top 10% above $1,115/mo, minimum $415/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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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](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=JM).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇨🇴 Colombia](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/colombia/) — median $358/mo
- [🇿🇦 South Africa](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/south-africa/) — median $364/mo
- [🇬🇹 Guatemala](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/guatemala/) — median $350/mo
- [🇪🇨 Ecuador](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/ecuador/) — median $348/mo

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

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

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