Local Salaries · Kosovo
What is a good salary in 🇽🇰 Kosovo (Pristina)?
The median is about $462/month; top-10% earners clear $1,143/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $807 | $9,684 | 716 EUR/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $462 | $5,544 | 410 EUR/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $744 | $8,928 | 660 EUR/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $1,143 | $13,716 | 1,014 EUR/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $2,392 | $28,704 | 2,122 EUR/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $7,760 (2025) and Gini 38.3. Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇼🇸 Samoa — median $442/mo
- 🇧🇿 Belize — median $432/mo
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine — median $429/mo
- 🇲🇩 Moldova — median $428/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Kosovo
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Kosovo?
- The median wage is about $462/month ($5,544/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $744/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $1,143/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Kosovo?
- Roughly $1,143/month ($13,716/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $2,392/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Kosovo?
- A minimum-wage figure for Kosovo is not available here — No minimum-wage figure available: not published by ILOSTAT for this country and not curated.
- How are these Kosovo salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($7,760, 2025) and the Gini index (38.3). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.