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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Mali? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Mali ≈ $57/mo; top 10% above $159/mo, minimum $66/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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Local Salaries · Mali

# What is a good salary in 🇲🇱 Mali (Bamako)?

The median is about **$57/month**; top-10% earners clear **$159/month**.

## The local wage ladder

| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $608 | $7,296 | 353,812 XOF/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $66 | $792 | 38,407 XOF/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $57 | $684 | 33,170 XOF/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $98 | $1,176 | 57,029 XOF/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $159 | $1,908 | 92,527 XOF/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $367 | $4,404 | 213,568 XOF/mo |

Modelled from World Bank GNI $1,120 (2025) and Gini 35.7 (consumption-based, widened to 42.7). Check where you stand in the [interactive benchmarker](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=ML).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇳🇬 Nigeria](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/nigeria/) — median $58/mo
- [🇪🇹 Ethiopia](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/ethiopia/) — median $60/mo
- [🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/guinea-bissau/) — median $60/mo
- [🇸🇱 Sierra Leone](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/sierra-leone/) — median $54/mo

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

## Frequently asked questions

- **What is a good salary in Mali?**: The median wage is about $57/month ($684/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $98/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $159/month.
- **What is a top 10% salary in Mali?**: Roughly $159/month ($1,908/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $367/month.
- **What is the minimum wage in Mali?**: About $66/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- **How are these Mali salary figures calculated?**: A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($1,120, 2025) and the Gini index (35.7, consumption-based — widened to 42.7 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=ML.

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