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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Micronesia? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Micronesia ≈ $245/mo; top 10% above $766/mo, minimum none (collective bargaining). Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
canonical: "https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/micronesia/"
json: "https://geo-parity.com/api/wage-bands.json?country=FM"
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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](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=FM).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇸🇿 Eswatini](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/eswatini/) — median $238/mo
- [🇵🇭 Philippines](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/philippines/) — median $253/mo
- [🇰🇮 Kiribati](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/kiribati/) — median $254/mo
- [🇧🇹 Bhutan](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/bhutan/) — median $255/mo

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

Log-normal model from World Bank data — estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data. Agents: GET /api/wage-bands.json?country=FM.

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Source: Geo-Parity — https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/micronesia/ · JSON: https://geo-parity.com/api/wage-bands.json?country=FM