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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Mozambique? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Mozambique ≈ $19/mo; top 10% above $80/mo, minimum $149/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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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](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=MZ).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇲🇬 Madagascar](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/madagascar/) — median $22/mo
- [🇨🇫 Central African Republic](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/central-african-republic/) — median $24/mo
- [🇧🇮 Burundi](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/burundi/) — median $10/mo
- [🇲🇼 Malawi](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/malawi/) — median $32/mo

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

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

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