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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Jordan? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Jordan ≈ $542/mo; top 10% above $1,429/mo, minimum $366/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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Local Salaries · Jordan

# What is a good salary in 🇯🇴 Jordan (Amman)?

The median is about **$542/month**; top-10% earners clear **$1,429/month**.

## The local wage ladder

| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $852 | $10,224 | 605 JOD/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $366 | $4,392 | 260 JOD/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $542 | $6,504 | 385 JOD/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $903 | $10,836 | 641 JOD/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $1,429 | $17,148 | 1,015 JOD/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $3,148 | $37,776 | 2,235 JOD/mo |

Modelled from World Bank GNI $5,260 (2025) and Gini 33.7 (consumption-based, widened to 40.7). Check where you stand in the [interactive benchmarker](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=JO).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇲🇭 Marshall Islands](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/marshall-islands/) — median $542/mo
- [🇬🇪 Georgia](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/georgia/) — median $546/mo
- [🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/sao-tome-and-principe/) — median $546/mo
- [🇬🇩 Grenada](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/grenada/) — median $555/mo

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

## Frequently asked questions

- **What is a good salary in Jordan?**: The median wage is about $542/month ($6,504/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $903/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $1,429/month.
- **What is a top 10% salary in Jordan?**: Roughly $1,429/month ($17,148/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $3,148/month.
- **What is the minimum wage in Jordan?**: About $366/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- **How are these Jordan salary figures calculated?**: A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($5,260, 2025) and the Gini index (33.7, consumption-based — widened to 40.7 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=JO.

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