Local Salaries · Tonga
What is a good salary in 🇹🇴 Tonga (Nuku'alofa)?
The median is about $529/month; top-10% earners clear $1,176/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $1,823 | $21,876 | 4,395 TOP/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $529 | $6,348 | 1,275 TOP/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $805 | $9,660 | 1,941 TOP/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $1,176 | $14,112 | 2,835 TOP/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $2,258 | $27,096 | 5,444 TOP/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $6,840 (2025) and Gini 27.1 (consumption-based, widened to 34.1). Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇯🇴 Jordan — median $542/mo
- 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands — median $542/mo
- 🇧🇷 Brazil — median $513/mo
- 🇬🇪 Georgia — median $546/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Tonga
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Tonga?
- The median wage is about $529/month ($6,348/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $805/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $1,176/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Tonga?
- Roughly $1,176/month ($14,112/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $2,258/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Tonga?
- A minimum-wage figure for Tonga is not available here — No minimum-wage figure available: not published by ILOSTAT for this country and not curated.
- How are these Tonga salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($6,840, 2025) and the Gini index (27.1, consumption-based — widened to 34.1 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.