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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Romania? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Romania ≈ $1,655/mo; top 10% above $3,311/mo, minimum $906/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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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](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=RO).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇱🇻 Latvia](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/latvia/) — median $1,670/mo
- [🇭🇺 Hungary](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/hungary/) — median $1,620/mo
- [🇧🇧 Barbados](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/barbados/) — median $1,532/mo
- [🇵🇱 Poland](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/poland/) — median $1,809/mo

See also: [what everyday life costs in Romania](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/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.

Log-normal model from World Bank data — estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data. Agents: GET /api/wage-bands.json?country=RO.

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