Local Salaries · Maldives
What is a good salary in 🇲🇻 Maldives (Male)?
The median is about $784/month; top-10% earners clear $1,844/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $1,186 | $14,232 | 18,283 MVR/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2022 (USD). | $370 | $4,440 | 5,704 MVR/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $784 | $9,408 | 12,086 MVR/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $1,230 | $14,760 | 18,962 MVR/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $1,844 | $22,128 | 28,427 MVR/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $3,703 | $44,436 | 57,085 MVR/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $12,950 (2025) and Gini 29.3 (consumption-based, widened to 36.3). Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan — median $782/mo
- 🇲🇰 North Macedonia — median $791/mo
- 🇦🇱 Albania — median $772/mo
- 🇨🇳 China — median $767/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Maldives
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Maldives?
- The median wage is about $784/month ($9,408/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $1,230/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $1,844/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Maldives?
- Roughly $1,844/month ($22,128/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $3,703/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Maldives?
- About $370/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2022 (USD).
- How are these Maldives salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($12,950, 2025) and the Gini index (29.3, consumption-based — widened to 36.3 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.