Local Salaries · Micronesia
What is a good salary in 🇫🇲 Micronesia (Palikir)?
The median is about $245/month; top-10% earners clear $766/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $2,482 | $29,784 | — |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $245 | $2,940 | — |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $446 | $5,352 | — |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $766 | $9,192 | — |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $1,941 | $23,292 | — |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $4,760 (2025) and Gini 40.1 (consumption-based, widened to 47.1). Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇸🇿 Eswatini — median $238/mo
- 🇵🇭 Philippines — median $253/mo
- 🇰🇮 Kiribati — median $254/mo
- 🇧🇹 Bhutan — median $255/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Micronesia
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Micronesia?
- The median wage is about $245/month ($2,940/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $446/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $766/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Micronesia?
- Roughly $766/month ($9,192/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $1,941/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Micronesia?
- A minimum-wage figure for Micronesia is not available here — No minimum-wage figure available: not published by ILOSTAT for this country and not curated.
- How are these Micronesia salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($4,760, 2025) and the Gini index (40.1, consumption-based — widened to 47.1 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.