Local Salaries · Pakistan
What is a good salary in 🇵🇰 Pakistan (Islamabad)?
The median is about $105/month; top-10% earners clear $274/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $379 | $4,548 | 106,553 PKR/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $133 | $1,596 | 37,392 PKR/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $105 | $1,260 | 29,520 PKR/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $174 | $2,088 | 48,919 PKR/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $274 | $3,288 | 77,033 PKR/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $602 | $7,224 | 169,248 PKR/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $1,500 (2025) and Gini 33.5 (consumption-based, widened to 40.5). Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇦🇴 Angola — median $106/mo
- 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo — median $106/mo
- 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe — median $106/mo
- 🇰🇪 Kenya — median $110/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Pakistan
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Pakistan?
- The median wage is about $105/month ($1,260/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $174/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $274/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Pakistan?
- Roughly $274/month ($3,288/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $602/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Pakistan?
- About $133/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- How are these Pakistan salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($1,500, 2025) and the Gini index (33.5, consumption-based — widened to 40.5 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.