Local Salaries · Lesotho
What is a good salary in 🇱🇸 Lesotho (Maseru)?
The median is about $75/month; top-10% earners clear $268/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $676 | $8,112 | 12,093 LSL/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $103 | $1,236 | 1,843 LSL/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $75 | $900 | 1,342 LSL/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $146 | $1,752 | 2,612 LSL/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $268 | $3,216 | 4,794 LSL/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $759 | $9,108 | 13,578 LSL/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $1,280 (2025) and Gini 44.9 (consumption-based, widened to 51.9). Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇹🇬 Togo — median $76/mo
- 🇧🇯 Benin — median $73/mo
- 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands — median $79/mo
- 🇬🇲 Gambia — median $66/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Lesotho
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Lesotho?
- The median wage is about $75/month ($900/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $146/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $268/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Lesotho?
- Roughly $268/month ($3,216/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $759/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Lesotho?
- About $103/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- How are these Lesotho salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($1,280, 2025) and the Gini index (44.9, consumption-based — widened to 51.9 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.