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description: "Median wage in Thailand ≈ $403/mo; top 10% above $1,050/mo, minimum $254/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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Local Salaries · Thailand

# What is a good salary in 🇹🇭 Thailand (Chiang Mai)?

The median is about **$403/month**; top-10% earners clear **$1,050/month**.

## The local wage ladder

| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $545 | $6,540 | 17,921 THB/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $254 | $3,048 | 8,352 THB/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $403 | $4,836 | 13,252 THB/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $667 | $8,004 | 21,933 THB/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $1,050 | $12,600 | 34,527 THB/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $2,292 | $27,504 | 75,368 THB/mo |

Modelled from World Bank GNI $7,690 (2025) and Gini 33.3 (consumption-based, widened to 40.3). Check where you stand in the [interactive benchmarker](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=TH).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇮🇷 Iran](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/iran/) — median $411/mo
- [🇫🇯 Fiji](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/fiji/) — median $414/mo
- [🇲🇳 Mongolia](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/mongolia/) — median $391/mo
- [🇸🇷 Suriname](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/suriname/) — median $388/mo

See also: [what everyday life costs in Thailand](https://geo-parity.com/cost-of-living/united-states-vs-thailand/) · [a fair US → Thailand salary](https://geo-parity.com/salary/united-states-to-thailand/)

## Frequently asked questions

- **What is a good salary in Thailand?**: The median wage is about $403/month ($4,836/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $667/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $1,050/month.
- **What is a top 10% salary in Thailand?**: Roughly $1,050/month ($12,600/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $2,292/month.
- **What is the minimum wage in Thailand?**: About $254/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- **How are these Thailand salary figures calculated?**: A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($7,690, 2025) and the Gini index (33.3, consumption-based — widened to 40.3 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=TH.

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