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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Kiribati? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Kiribati ≈ $254/mo; top 10% above $533/mo, minimum $178/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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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](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=KI).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇧🇹 Bhutan](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/bhutan/) — median $255/mo
- [🇵🇭 Philippines](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/philippines/) — median $253/mo
- [🇺🇿 Uzbekistan](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/uzbekistan/) — median $257/mo
- [🇫🇲 Micronesia](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/micronesia/) — median $245/mo

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

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

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