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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Solomon Islands? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Solomon Islands ≈ $79/mo; top 10% above $228/mo, minimum $197/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
canonical: "https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/solomon-islands/"
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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](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=SB).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇹🇬 Togo](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/togo/) — median $76/mo
- [🇱🇸 Lesotho](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/lesotho/) — median $75/mo
- [🇧🇯 Benin](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/benin/) — median $73/mo
- [🇹🇱 East Timor](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/east-timor/) — median $85/mo

See also: [what everyday life costs in Solomon Islands](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/solomon-islands/)

## 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.

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

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Source: Geo-Parity — https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/solomon-islands/ · JSON: https://geo-parity.com/api/wage-bands.json?country=SB