Local Salaries · Mauritania
What is a good salary in 🇲🇷 Mauritania (Nouakchott)?
The median is about $213/month; top-10% earners clear $538/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $599 | $7,188 | 21,857 MRU/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2022 (USD). | $81 | $972 | 2,956 MRU/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $213 | $2,556 | 7,772 MRU/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $347 | $4,164 | 12,662 MRU/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $538 | $6,456 | 19,631 MRU/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $1,143 | $13,716 | 41,707 MRU/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $2,210 (2025) and Gini 32 (consumption-based, widened to 39). Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇧🇴 Bolivia — median $199/mo
- 🇮🇳 India — median $199/mo
- 🇻🇳 Vietnam — median $230/mo
- 🇹🇯 Tajikistan — median $194/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Mauritania
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Mauritania?
- The median wage is about $213/month ($2,556/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $347/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $538/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Mauritania?
- Roughly $538/month ($6,456/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $1,143/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Mauritania?
- About $81/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2022 (USD).
- How are these Mauritania salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($2,210, 2025) and the Gini index (32, consumption-based — widened to 39 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.