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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Sierra Leone? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Sierra Leone ≈ $54/mo; top 10% above $149/mo, minimum $38/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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json: "https://geo-parity.com/api/wage-bands.json?country=SL"
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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](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=SL).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇹🇩 Chad](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/chad/) — median $53/mo
- [🇲🇱 Mali](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/mali/) — median $57/mo
- [🇳🇬 Nigeria](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/nigeria/) — median $58/mo
- [🇿🇲 Zambia](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/zambia/) — median $49/mo

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

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

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