Local Salaries · Paraguay
What is a good salary in 🇵🇾 Paraguay (Asuncion)?
The median is about $328/month; top-10% earners clear $949/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $701 | $8,412 | 5,289,358 PYG/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $370 | $4,440 | 2,791,815 PYG/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $328 | $3,936 | 2,474,907 PYG/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $574 | $6,888 | 4,331,087 PYG/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $949 | $11,388 | 7,160,629 PYG/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $2,254 | $27,048 | 17,007,438 PYG/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $6,750 (2025) and Gini 44.2. Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇨🇻 Cabo Verde — median $328/mo
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka — median $323/mo
- 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea — median $337/mo
- 🇲🇦 Morocco — median $340/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Paraguay
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Paraguay?
- The median wage is about $328/month ($3,936/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $574/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $949/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Paraguay?
- Roughly $949/month ($11,388/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $2,254/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Paraguay?
- About $370/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- How are these Paraguay salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($6,750, 2025) and the Gini index (44.2). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.