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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Maldives? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Maldives ≈ $784/mo; top 10% above $1,844/mo, minimum $370/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
canonical: "https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/maldives/"
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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](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=MV).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇰🇿 Kazakhstan](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/kazakhstan/) — median $782/mo
- [🇲🇰 North Macedonia](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/north-macedonia/) — median $791/mo
- [🇦🇱 Albania](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/albania/) — median $772/mo
- [🇨🇳 China](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/china/) — median $767/mo

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

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

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