Local Salaries · São Tomé and Príncipe
What is a good salary in 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe (Sao Tome)?
The median is about $546/month; top-10% earners clear $1,739/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $1,011 | $12,132 | 22,892 STN/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $546 | $6,552 | 12,363 STN/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $1,005 | $12,060 | 22,756 STN/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $1,739 | $20,868 | 39,376 STN/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $4,468 | $53,616 | 101,169 STN/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $3,800 (2025) and Gini 40.7 (consumption-based, widened to 47.7). Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇬🇪 Georgia — median $546/mo
- 🇯🇴 Jordan — median $542/mo
- 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands — median $542/mo
- 🇬🇩 Grenada — median $555/mo
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in São Tomé and Príncipe?
- The median wage is about $546/month ($6,552/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $1,005/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $1,739/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in São Tomé and Príncipe?
- Roughly $1,739/month ($20,868/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $4,468/month.
- What is the minimum wage in São Tomé and Príncipe?
- A minimum-wage figure for São Tomé and Príncipe is not available here — No minimum-wage figure available: not published by ILOSTAT for this country and not curated.
- How are these São Tomé and Príncipe salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($3,800, 2025) and the Gini index (40.7, consumption-based — widened to 47.7 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.