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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Moldova? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Moldova ≈ $428/mo; top 10% above $945/mo, minimum $316/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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Local Salaries · Moldova

# What is a good salary in 🇲🇩 Moldova (Chisinau)?

The median is about **$428/month**; top-10% earners clear **$945/month**.

## The local wage ladder

| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $855 | $10,260 | 14,858 MDL/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2025 (USD). | $316 | $3,792 | 5,491 MDL/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $428 | $5,136 | 7,438 MDL/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $650 | $7,800 | 11,296 MDL/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $945 | $11,340 | 16,422 MDL/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $1,803 | $21,636 | 31,333 MDL/mo |

Modelled from World Bank GNI $8,050 (2025) and Gini 26.8 (consumption-based, widened to 33.8). Check where you stand in the [interactive benchmarker](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=MD).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇺🇦 Ukraine](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/ukraine/) — median $429/mo
- [🇧🇿 Belize](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/belize/) — median $432/mo
- [🇵🇪 Peru](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/peru/) — median $424/mo
- [🇫🇯 Fiji](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/fiji/) — median $414/mo

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

## Frequently asked questions

- **What is a good salary in Moldova?**: The median wage is about $428/month ($5,136/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $650/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $945/month.
- **What is a top 10% salary in Moldova?**: Roughly $945/month ($11,340/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $1,803/month.
- **What is the minimum wage in Moldova?**: About $316/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2025 (USD).
- **How are these Moldova salary figures calculated?**: A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($8,050, 2025) and the Gini index (26.8, consumption-based — widened to 33.8 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=MD.

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