Local Salaries · Togo
What is a good salary in 🇹🇬 Togo (Lome)?
The median is about $76/month; top-10% earners clear $225/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $630 | $7,560 | 366,615 XOF/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $87 | $1,044 | 50,628 XOF/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $76 | $912 | 44,227 XOF/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $135 | $1,620 | 78,560 XOF/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $225 | $2,700 | 130,934 XOF/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $544 | $6,528 | 316,569 XOF/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $1,350 (2025) and Gini 37.9 (consumption-based, widened to 44.9). Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇱🇸 Lesotho — median $75/mo
- 🇧🇯 Benin — median $73/mo
- 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands — median $79/mo
- 🇹🇱 East Timor — median $85/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Togo
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Togo?
- The median wage is about $76/month ($912/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $135/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $225/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Togo?
- Roughly $225/month ($2,700/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $544/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Togo?
- About $87/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- How are these Togo salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($1,350, 2025) and the Gini index (37.9, consumption-based — widened to 44.9 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.