Local Salaries · Lebanon
What is a good salary in 🇱🇧 Lebanon (Beirut)?
The median is about $308/month; top-10% earners clear $851/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $748 | $8,976 | 66,946,000 LBP/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $201 | $2,412 | 17,989,500 LBP/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $308 | $3,696 | 27,566,000 LBP/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $526 | $6,312 | 47,077,000 LBP/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $851 | $10,212 | 76,164,500 LBP/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $1,948 | $23,376 | 174,346,000 LBP/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $3,560 (2024) and Gini 35.5 (consumption-based, widened to 42.5). Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇧🇼 Botswana — median $302/mo
- 🇸🇻 El Salvador — median $314/mo
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka — median $323/mo
- 🇪🇬 Egypt — median $291/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Lebanon
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Lebanon?
- The median wage is about $308/month ($3,696/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $526/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $851/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Lebanon?
- Roughly $851/month ($10,212/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $1,948/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Lebanon?
- About $201/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- How are these Lebanon salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($3,560, 2024) and the Gini index (35.5, consumption-based — widened to 42.5 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.