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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Kyrgyzstan? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Kyrgyzstan ≈ $190/mo; top 10% above $427/mo, minimum $29/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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Local Salaries · Kyrgyzstan

# What is a good salary in 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan (Bishkek)?

The median is about **$190/month**; top-10% earners clear **$427/month**.

## The local wage ladder

| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $570 | $6,840 | 49,676 KGS/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $29 | $348 | 2,527 KGS/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $190 | $2,280 | 16,559 KGS/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $291 | $3,492 | 25,361 KGS/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $427 | $5,124 | 37,213 KGS/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $827 | $9,924 | 72,073 KGS/mo |

Modelled from World Bank GNI $2,800 (2025) and Gini 27.5 (consumption-based, widened to 34.5). Check where you stand in the [interactive benchmarker](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=KG).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇭🇳 Honduras](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/honduras/) — median $192/mo
- [🇹🇯 Tajikistan](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/tajikistan/) — median $194/mo
- [🇧🇴 Bolivia](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/bolivia/) — median $199/mo
- [🇮🇳 India](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/india/) — median $199/mo

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

## Frequently asked questions

- **What is a good salary in Kyrgyzstan?**: The median wage is about $190/month ($2,280/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $291/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $427/month.
- **What is a top 10% salary in Kyrgyzstan?**: Roughly $427/month ($5,124/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $827/month.
- **What is the minimum wage in Kyrgyzstan?**: About $29/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- **How are these Kyrgyzstan salary figures calculated?**: A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($2,800, 2025) and the Gini index (27.5, consumption-based — widened to 34.5 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=KG.

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