Local Salaries · Mozambique
What is a good salary in 🇲🇿 Mozambique (Maputo)?
The median is about $19/month; top-10% earners clear $80/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $729 | $8,748 | 46,587 MZN/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $149 | $1,788 | 9,522 MZN/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $19 | $228 | 1,214 MZN/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $41 | $492 | 2,620 MZN/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $80 | $960 | 5,112 MZN/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $253 | $3,036 | 16,168 MZN/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $570 (2025) and Gini 49.6 (consumption-based, widened to 56.6). Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇲🇬 Madagascar — median $22/mo
- 🇨🇫 Central African Republic — median $24/mo
- 🇧🇮 Burundi — median $10/mo
- 🇲🇼 Malawi — median $32/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Mozambique
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Mozambique?
- The median wage is about $19/month ($228/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $41/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $80/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Mozambique?
- Roughly $80/month ($960/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $253/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Mozambique?
- About $149/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- How are these Mozambique salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($570, 2025) and the Gini index (49.6, consumption-based — widened to 56.6 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.