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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Niger? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Niger ≈ $33/mo; top 10% above $85/mo, minimum $69/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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Local Salaries · Niger

# What is a good salary in 🇳🇪 Niger (Niamey)?

The median is about **$33/month**; top-10% earners clear **$85/month**.

## The local wage ladder

| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $621 | $7,452 | 361,377 XOF/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $69 | $828 | 40,153 XOF/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $33 | $396 | 19,204 XOF/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $54 | $648 | 31,424 XOF/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $85 | $1,020 | 49,464 XOF/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $184 | $2,208 | 107,075 XOF/mo |

Modelled from World Bank GNI $750 (2025) and Gini 32.9 (consumption-based, widened to 39.9). Check where you stand in the [interactive benchmarker](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=NE).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇨🇩 DR Congo](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/dr-congo/) — median $33/mo
- [🇲🇼 Malawi](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/malawi/) — median $32/mo
- [🇱🇷 Liberia](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/liberia/) — median $37/mo
- [🇨🇫 Central African Republic](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/central-african-republic/) — median $24/mo

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

## Frequently asked questions

- **What is a good salary in Niger?**: The median wage is about $33/month ($396/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $54/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $85/month.
- **What is a top 10% salary in Niger?**: Roughly $85/month ($1,020/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $184/month.
- **What is the minimum wage in Niger?**: About $69/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- **How are these Niger salary figures calculated?**: A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($750, 2025) and the Gini index (32.9, consumption-based — widened to 39.9 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=NE.

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