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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Lesotho? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Lesotho ≈ $75/mo; top 10% above $268/mo, minimum $103/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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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](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=LS).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇹🇬 Togo](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/togo/) — median $76/mo
- [🇧🇯 Benin](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/benin/) — median $73/mo
- [🇸🇧 Solomon Islands](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/solomon-islands/) — median $79/mo
- [🇬🇲 Gambia](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/gambia/) — median $66/mo

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

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

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