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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Nicaragua? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Nicaragua ≈ $143/mo; top 10% above $435/mo, minimum $210/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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Local Salaries · Nicaragua

# What is a good salary in 🇳🇮 Nicaragua (Managua)?

The median is about **$143/month**; top-10% earners clear **$435/month**.

## The local wage ladder

| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $628 | $7,536 | 23,000 NIO/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $210 | $2,520 | 7,691 NIO/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $143 | $1,716 | 5,237 NIO/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $257 | $3,084 | 9,412 NIO/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $435 | $5,220 | 15,931 NIO/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $1,081 | $12,972 | 39,591 NIO/mo |

Modelled from World Bank GNI $2,850 (2025) and Gini 46.2. Check where you stand in the [interactive benchmarker](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=NI).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇨🇮 Ivory Coast](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/ivory-coast/) — median $143/mo
- [🇬🇭 Ghana](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/ghana/) — median $133/mo
- [🇰🇲 Comoros](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/comoros/) — median $132/mo
- [🇬🇳 Guinea](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/guinea/) — median $127/mo

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

## Frequently asked questions

- **What is a good salary in Nicaragua?**: The median wage is about $143/month ($1,716/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $257/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $435/month.
- **What is a top 10% salary in Nicaragua?**: Roughly $435/month ($5,220/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $1,081/month.
- **What is the minimum wage in Nicaragua?**: About $210/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- **How are these Nicaragua salary figures calculated?**: A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($2,850, 2025) and the Gini index (46.2). 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=NI.

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