Local Salaries · Republic of the Congo
What is a good salary in 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville)?
The median is about $106/month; top-10% earners clear $429/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $657 | $7,884 | 382,327 XAF/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $198 | $2,376 | 115,222 XAF/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $106 | $1,272 | 61,684 XAF/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $222 | $2,664 | 129,188 XAF/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $429 | $5,148 | 249,647 XAF/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $1,341 | $16,092 | 780,365 XAF/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $2,280 (2025) and Gini 48.9 (consumption-based, widened to 55.9). Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇦🇴 Angola — median $106/mo
- 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe — median $106/mo
- 🇵🇰 Pakistan — median $105/mo
- 🇰🇪 Kenya — median $110/mo
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Republic of the Congo?
- The median wage is about $106/month ($1,272/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $222/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $429/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Republic of the Congo?
- Roughly $429/month ($5,148/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $1,341/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Republic of the Congo?
- About $198/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- How are these Republic of the Congo salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($2,280, 2025) and the Gini index (48.9, consumption-based — widened to 55.9 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.