Local Salaries · Liberia
What is a good salary in 🇱🇷 Liberia (Monrovia)?
The median is about $37/month; top-10% earners clear $103/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $1,019 | $12,228 | 194,942 LRD/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $91 | $1,092 | 17,409 LRD/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $37 | $444 | 7,078 LRD/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $64 | $768 | 12,244 LRD/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $103 | $1,236 | 19,705 LRD/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $235 | $2,820 | 44,957 LRD/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $830 (2025) and Gini 35.3 (consumption-based, widened to 42.3). Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇨🇩 DR Congo — median $33/mo
- 🇳🇪 Niger — median $33/mo
- 🇲🇼 Malawi — median $32/mo
- 🇺🇬 Uganda — median $42/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Liberia
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Liberia?
- The median wage is about $37/month ($444/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $64/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $103/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Liberia?
- Roughly $103/month ($1,236/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $235/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Liberia?
- About $91/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- How are these Liberia salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($830, 2025) and the Gini index (35.3, consumption-based — widened to 42.3 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.