Local Salaries · Tajikistan
What is a good salary in 🇹🇯 Tajikistan (Dushanbe)?
The median is about $194/month; top-10% earners clear $544/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $439 | $5,268 | 4,398 TJS/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $74 | $888 | 741 TJS/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $194 | $2,328 | 1,943 TJS/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $333 | $3,996 | 3,336 TJS/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $544 | $6,528 | 5,450 TJS/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $1,261 | $15,132 | 12,633 TJS/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $2,080 (2025) and Gini 36.1 (consumption-based, widened to 43.1). Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇭🇳 Honduras — median $192/mo
- 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan — median $190/mo
- 🇧🇴 Bolivia — median $199/mo
- 🇮🇳 India — median $199/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Tajikistan
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Tajikistan?
- The median wage is about $194/month ($2,328/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $333/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $544/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Tajikistan?
- Roughly $544/month ($6,528/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $1,261/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Tajikistan?
- About $74/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- How are these Tajikistan salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($2,080, 2025) and the Gini index (36.1, consumption-based — widened to 43.1 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.