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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Malta? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Malta ≈ $2,586/mo; top 10% above $5,434/mo, minimum $1,086/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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Local Salaries · Malta

# What is a good salary in 🇲🇹 Malta (Valletta)?

The median is about **$2,586/month**; top-10% earners clear **$5,434/month**.

## The local wage ladder

| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $1,403 | $16,836 | 1,242 EUR/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2025 (USD). | $1,086 | $13,032 | 961 EUR/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $2,586 | $31,032 | 2,289 EUR/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $3,822 | $45,864 | 3,382 EUR/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $5,434 | $65,208 | 4,809 EUR/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $9,955 | $119,460 | 8,810 EUR/mo |

Modelled from World Bank GNI $41,440 (2025) and Gini 31.8. Check where you stand in the [interactive benchmarker](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=MT).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇸🇮 Slovenia](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/slovenia/) — median $2,647/mo
- [🇳🇿 New Zealand](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/new-zealand/) — median $2,668/mo
- [🇪🇸 Spain](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/spain/) — median $2,742/mo
- [🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/united-arab-emirates/) — median $2,742/mo

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

## Frequently asked questions

- **What is a good salary in Malta?**: The median wage is about $2,586/month ($31,032/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $3,822/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $5,434/month.
- **What is a top 10% salary in Malta?**: Roughly $5,434/month ($65,208/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $9,955/month.
- **What is the minimum wage in Malta?**: About $1,086/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2025 (USD).
- **How are these Malta salary figures calculated?**: A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($41,440, 2025) and the Gini index (31.8). 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=MT.

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