Local Salaries · North Macedonia
What is a good salary in 🇲🇰 North Macedonia (Skopje)?
The median is about $791/month; top-10% earners clear $1,733/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $669 | $8,028 | 36,564 MKD/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2025 (USD). | $659 | $7,908 | 36,018 MKD/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $791 | $9,492 | 43,232 MKD/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $1,195 | $14,340 | 65,313 MKD/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $1,733 | $20,796 | 94,717 MKD/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $3,287 | $39,444 | 179,651 MKD/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $9,490 (2025) and Gini 33.5. Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇲🇻 Maldives — median $784/mo
- 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan — median $782/mo
- 🇦🇱 Albania — median $772/mo
- 🇨🇳 China — median $767/mo
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in North Macedonia?
- The median wage is about $791/month ($9,492/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $1,195/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $1,733/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in North Macedonia?
- Roughly $1,733/month ($20,796/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $3,287/month.
- What is the minimum wage in North Macedonia?
- About $659/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2025 (USD).
- How are these North Macedonia salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($9,490, 2025) and the Gini index (33.5). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.