Local Salaries · Sierra Leone
What is a good salary in 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone (Freetown)?
The median is about $54/month; top-10% earners clear $149/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $410 | $4,920 | 8,735 SLE/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2023 (USD). | $38 | $456 | 810 SLE/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $54 | $648 | 1,150 SLE/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $92 | $1,104 | 1,960 SLE/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $149 | $1,788 | 3,174 SLE/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $342 | $4,104 | 7,286 SLE/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $830 (2025) and Gini 35.7 (consumption-based, widened to 42.7). Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇹🇩 Chad — median $53/mo
- 🇲🇱 Mali — median $57/mo
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria — median $58/mo
- 🇿🇲 Zambia — median $49/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Sierra Leone
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Sierra Leone?
- The median wage is about $54/month ($648/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $92/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $149/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Sierra Leone?
- Roughly $149/month ($1,788/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $342/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Sierra Leone?
- About $38/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2023 (USD).
- How are these Sierra Leone salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($830, 2025) and the Gini index (35.7, consumption-based — widened to 42.7 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.