Local Salaries · Madagascar
What is a good salary in 🇲🇬 Madagascar (Antananarivo)?
The median is about $22/month; top-10% earners clear $63/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $548 | $6,576 | 2,482,304 MGA/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $58 | $696 | 262,726 MGA/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $22 | $264 | 99,655 MGA/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $38 | $456 | 172,131 MGA/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $63 | $756 | 285,374 MGA/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $149 | $1,788 | 674,933 MGA/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $560 (2025) and Gini 36.8 (consumption-based, widened to 43.8). Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇨🇫 Central African Republic — median $24/mo
- 🇲🇿 Mozambique — median $19/mo
- 🇲🇼 Malawi — median $32/mo
- 🇨🇩 DR Congo — median $33/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Madagascar
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Madagascar?
- The median wage is about $22/month ($264/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $38/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $63/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Madagascar?
- Roughly $63/month ($756/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $149/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Madagascar?
- About $58/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- How are these Madagascar salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($560, 2025) and the Gini index (36.8, consumption-based — widened to 43.8 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.