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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Senegal? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Senegal ≈ $116/mo; top 10% above $328/mo, minimum $106/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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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](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=SN).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇭🇹 Haiti](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/haiti/) — median $112/mo
- [🇱🇦 Laos](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/laos/) — median $112/mo
- [🇰🇪 Kenya](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/kenya/) — median $110/mo
- [🇦🇴 Angola](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/angola/) — median $106/mo

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

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

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