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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Liberia? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Liberia ≈ $37/mo; top 10% above $103/mo, minimum $91/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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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](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=LR).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇨🇩 DR Congo](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/dr-congo/) — median $33/mo
- [🇳🇪 Niger](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/niger/) — median $33/mo
- [🇲🇼 Malawi](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/malawi/) — median $32/mo
- [🇺🇬 Uganda](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/uganda/) — median $42/mo

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

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

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