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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Lebanon? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Lebanon ≈ $308/mo; top 10% above $851/mo, minimum $201/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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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](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=LB).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇧🇼 Botswana](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/botswana/) — median $302/mo
- [🇸🇻 El Salvador](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/el-salvador/) — median $314/mo
- [🇱🇰 Sri Lanka](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/sri-lanka/) — median $323/mo
- [🇪🇬 Egypt](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/egypt/) — median $291/mo

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

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

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