Local Salaries · Kiribati
What is a good salary in 🇰🇮 Kiribati (Tarawa)?
The median is about $254/month; top-10% earners clear $533/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $1,511 | $18,132 | 2,345 AUD/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $178 | $2,136 | 276 AUD/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $254 | $3,048 | 394 AUD/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $375 | $4,500 | 582 AUD/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $533 | $6,396 | 827 AUD/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $974 | $11,688 | 1,512 AUD/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $3,930 (2025) and Gini 24.7 (consumption-based, widened to 31.7). Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇧🇹 Bhutan — median $255/mo
- 🇵🇭 Philippines — median $253/mo
- 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan — median $257/mo
- 🇫🇲 Micronesia — median $245/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Kiribati
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Kiribati?
- The median wage is about $254/month ($3,048/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $375/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $533/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Kiribati?
- Roughly $533/month ($6,396/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $974/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Kiribati?
- About $178/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- How are these Kiribati salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($3,930, 2025) and the Gini index (24.7, consumption-based — widened to 31.7 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.