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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Nepal? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Nepal ≈ $163/mo; top 10% above $389/mo, minimum $129/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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Local Salaries · Nepal

# What is a good salary in 🇳🇵 Nepal (Kathmandu)?

The median is about **$163/month**; top-10% earners clear **$389/month**.

## The local wage ladder

| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $433 | $5,196 | 60,237 NPR/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $129 | $1,548 | 17,946 NPR/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $163 | $1,956 | 22,676 NPR/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $257 | $3,084 | 35,753 NPR/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $389 | $4,668 | 54,116 NPR/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $793 | $9,516 | 110,318 NPR/mo |

Modelled from World Bank GNI $1,570 (2025) and Gini 30 (consumption-based, widened to 37). Check where you stand in the [interactive benchmarker](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=NP).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇳🇦 Namibia](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/namibia/) — median $168/mo
- [🇧🇩 Bangladesh](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/bangladesh/) — median $180/mo
- [🇨🇮 Ivory Coast](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/ivory-coast/) — median $143/mo
- [🇳🇮 Nicaragua](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/nicaragua/) — median $143/mo

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

## Frequently asked questions

- **What is a good salary in Nepal?**: The median wage is about $163/month ($1,956/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $257/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $389/month.
- **What is a top 10% salary in Nepal?**: Roughly $389/month ($4,668/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $793/month.
- **What is the minimum wage in Nepal?**: About $129/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- **How are these Nepal salary figures calculated?**: A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($1,570, 2025) and the Gini index (30, consumption-based — widened to 37 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=NP.

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