Local Salaries · Solomon Islands
What is a good salary in 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands (Honiara)?
The median is about $79/month; top-10% earners clear $228/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $1,786 | $21,432 | 14,872 SBD/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $197 | $2,364 | 1,640 SBD/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $79 | $948 | 658 SBD/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $138 | $1,656 | 1,149 SBD/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $228 | $2,736 | 1,899 SBD/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $541 | $6,492 | 4,505 SBD/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $2,020 (2025) and Gini 37.1 (consumption-based, widened to 44.1). Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇹🇬 Togo — median $76/mo
- 🇱🇸 Lesotho — median $75/mo
- 🇧🇯 Benin — median $73/mo
- 🇹🇱 East Timor — median $85/mo
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Solomon Islands?
- The median wage is about $79/month ($948/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $138/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $228/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Solomon Islands?
- Roughly $228/month ($2,736/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $541/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Solomon Islands?
- About $197/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- How are these Solomon Islands salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($2,020, 2025) and the Gini index (37.1, consumption-based — widened to 44.1 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.