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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Samoa? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Samoa ≈ $442/mo; top 10% above $1,331/mo, minimum $302/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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Local Salaries · Samoa

# What is a good salary in 🇼🇸 Samoa (Apia)?

The median is about **$442/month**; top-10% earners clear **$1,331/month**.

## The local wage ladder

| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $1,481 | $17,772 | 4,135 WST/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $302 | $3,624 | 843 WST/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $442 | $5,304 | 1,234 WST/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $790 | $9,480 | 2,206 WST/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $1,331 | $15,972 | 3,716 WST/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $3,270 | $39,240 | 9,130 WST/mo |

Modelled from World Bank GNI $5,640 (2025) and Gini 38.7 (consumption-based, widened to 45.7). Check where you stand in the [interactive benchmarker](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=WS).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇧🇿 Belize](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/belize/) — median $432/mo
- [🇺🇦 Ukraine](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/ukraine/) — median $429/mo
- [🇲🇩 Moldova](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/moldova/) — median $428/mo
- [🇵🇪 Peru](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/peru/) — median $424/mo

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

## Frequently asked questions

- **What is a good salary in Samoa?**: The median wage is about $442/month ($5,304/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $790/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $1,331/month.
- **What is a top 10% salary in Samoa?**: Roughly $1,331/month ($15,972/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $3,270/month.
- **What is the minimum wage in Samoa?**: About $302/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- **How are these Samoa salary figures calculated?**: A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($5,640, 2025) and the Gini index (38.7, consumption-based — widened to 45.7 income-equivalent). 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=WS.

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