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title: "What Is a Good Salary in São Tomé and Príncipe? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in São Tomé and Príncipe ≈ $546/mo; top 10% above $1,739/mo, minimum none (collective bargaining). Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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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](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=ST).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇬🇪 Georgia](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/georgia/) — median $546/mo
- [🇯🇴 Jordan](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/jordan/) — median $542/mo
- [🇲🇭 Marshall Islands](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/marshall-islands/) — median $542/mo
- [🇬🇩 Grenada](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/grenada/) — median $555/mo

See also: [what everyday life costs in São Tomé and Príncipe](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/sao-tome-and-principe/)

## 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.

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

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Source: Geo-Parity — https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/sao-tome-and-principe/ · JSON: https://geo-parity.com/api/wage-bands.json?country=ST