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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Suriname? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Suriname ≈ $388/mo; top 10% above $1,185/mo, minimum $125/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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Local Salaries · Suriname

# What is a good salary in 🇸🇷 Suriname (Paramaribo)?

The median is about **$388/month**; top-10% earners clear **$1,185/month**.

## The local wage ladder

| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $605 | $7,260 | 22,542 SRD/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $125 | $1,500 | 4,658 SRD/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $388 | $4,656 | 14,457 SRD/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $699 | $8,388 | 26,045 SRD/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $1,185 | $14,220 | 44,153 SRD/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $2,945 | $35,340 | 109,731 SRD/mo |

Modelled from World Bank GNI $6,140 (2025) and Gini 39.2 (consumption-based, widened to 46.2). Check where you stand in the [interactive benchmarker](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=SR).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇹🇳 Tunisia](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/tunisia/) — median $386/mo
- [🇲🇳 Mongolia](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/mongolia/) — median $391/mo
- [🇹🇭 Thailand](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/thailand/) — median $403/mo
- [🇮🇷 Iran](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/iran/) — median $411/mo

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

## Frequently asked questions

- **What is a good salary in Suriname?**: The median wage is about $388/month ($4,656/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $699/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $1,185/month.
- **What is a top 10% salary in Suriname?**: Roughly $1,185/month ($14,220/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $2,945/month.
- **What is the minimum wage in Suriname?**: About $125/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- **How are these Suriname salary figures calculated?**: A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($6,140, 2025) and the Gini index (39.2, consumption-based — widened to 46.2 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=SR.

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