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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Tajikistan? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Tajikistan ≈ $194/mo; top 10% above $544/mo, minimum $74/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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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](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=TJ).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇭🇳 Honduras](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/honduras/) — median $192/mo
- [🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/kyrgyzstan/) — median $190/mo
- [🇧🇴 Bolivia](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/bolivia/) — median $199/mo
- [🇮🇳 India](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/india/) — median $199/mo

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

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

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