Local Salaries · Romania
What is a good salary in 🇷🇴 Romania (Bucharest)?
The median is about $1,655/month; top-10% earners clear $3,311/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $918 | $11,016 | 4,104 RON/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2025 (USD). | $906 | $10,872 | 4,051 RON/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $1,655 | $19,860 | 7,400 RON/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $2,384 | $28,608 | 10,659 RON/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $3,311 | $39,732 | 14,803 RON/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $5,828 | $69,936 | 26,057 RON/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $20,190 (2025) and Gini 29.8. Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇱🇻 Latvia — median $1,670/mo
- 🇭🇺 Hungary — median $1,620/mo
- 🇧🇧 Barbados — median $1,532/mo
- 🇵🇱 Poland — median $1,809/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Romania
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Romania?
- The median wage is about $1,655/month ($19,860/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $2,384/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $3,311/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Romania?
- Roughly $3,311/month ($39,732/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $5,828/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Romania?
- About $906/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2025 (USD).
- How are these Romania salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($20,190, 2025) and the Gini index (29.8). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.