Local Salaries · Mauritius
What is a good salary in 🇲🇺 Mauritius (Port Louis)?
The median is about $833/month; top-10% earners clear $2,382/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $734 | $8,808 | 33,762 MUR/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $323 | $3,876 | 14,857 MUR/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $833 | $9,996 | 38,316 MUR/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $1,448 | $17,376 | 66,604 MUR/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $2,382 | $28,584 | 109,565 MUR/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $5,612 | $67,344 | 258,135 MUR/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $14,040 (2025) and Gini 36.8 (consumption-based, widened to 43.8). Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina — median $825/mo
- 🇦🇷 Argentina — median $854/mo
- 🇲🇰 North Macedonia — median $791/mo
- 🇲🇻 Maldives — median $784/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Mauritius
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Mauritius?
- The median wage is about $833/month ($9,996/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $1,448/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $2,382/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Mauritius?
- Roughly $2,382/month ($28,584/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $5,612/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Mauritius?
- About $323/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- How are these Mauritius salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($14,040, 2025) and the Gini index (36.8, consumption-based — widened to 43.8 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.