Local Salaries · Marshall Islands
What is a good salary in 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands (Majuro)?
The median is about $542/month; top-10% earners clear $1,496/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $2,470 | $29,640 | — |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $624 | $7,488 | — |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $542 | $6,504 | — |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $925 | $11,100 | — |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $1,496 | $17,952 | — |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $3,426 | $41,112 | — |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $9,710 (2025) and Gini 35.5 (consumption-based, widened to 42.5). Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇯🇴 Jordan — median $542/mo
- 🇬🇪 Georgia — median $546/mo
- 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe — median $546/mo
- 🇬🇩 Grenada — median $555/mo
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Marshall Islands?
- The median wage is about $542/month ($6,504/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $925/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $1,496/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Marshall Islands?
- Roughly $1,496/month ($17,952/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $3,426/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Marshall Islands?
- About $624/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- How are these Marshall Islands salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($9,710, 2025) and the Gini index (35.5, consumption-based — widened to 42.5 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.