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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Madagascar? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Madagascar ≈ $22/mo; top 10% above $63/mo, minimum $58/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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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](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=MG).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇨🇫 Central African Republic](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/central-african-republic/) — median $24/mo
- [🇲🇿 Mozambique](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/mozambique/) — median $19/mo
- [🇲🇼 Malawi](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/malawi/) — median $32/mo
- [🇨🇩 DR Congo](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/dr-congo/) — median $33/mo

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

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

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