Local Salaries · Senegal
What is a good salary in 🇸🇳 Senegal (Dakar)?
The median is about $116/month; top-10% earners clear $328/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $699 | $8,388 | 406,768 XOF/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $106 | $1,272 | 61,684 XOF/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $116 | $1,392 | 67,504 XOF/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $201 | $2,412 | 116,968 XOF/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $328 | $3,936 | 190,872 XOF/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $762 | $9,144 | 443,429 XOF/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $1,780 (2025) and Gini 36.2 (consumption-based, widened to 43.2). Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇭🇹 Haiti — median $112/mo
- 🇱🇦 Laos — median $112/mo
- 🇰🇪 Kenya — median $110/mo
- 🇦🇴 Angola — median $106/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Senegal
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Senegal?
- The median wage is about $116/month ($1,392/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $201/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $328/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Senegal?
- Roughly $328/month ($3,936/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $762/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Senegal?
- About $106/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- How are these Senegal salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($1,780, 2025) and the Gini index (36.2, consumption-based — widened to 43.2 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.