Local Salaries · Tunisia
What is a good salary in 🇹🇳 Tunisia (Tunis)?
The median is about $386/month; top-10% earners clear $1,016/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $541 | $6,492 | 1,681 TND/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $158 | $1,896 | 491 TND/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $386 | $4,632 | 1,199 TND/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $642 | $7,704 | 1,995 TND/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $1,016 | $12,192 | 3,157 TND/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $2,238 | $26,856 | 6,953 TND/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $4,300 (2025) and Gini 33.7 (consumption-based, widened to 40.7). Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇸🇷 Suriname — median $388/mo
- 🇲🇳 Mongolia — median $391/mo
- 🇹🇭 Thailand — median $403/mo
- 🇿🇦 South Africa — median $364/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Tunisia
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Tunisia?
- The median wage is about $386/month ($4,632/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $642/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $1,016/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Tunisia?
- Roughly $1,016/month ($12,192/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $2,238/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Tunisia?
- About $158/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- How are these Tunisia salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($4,300, 2025) and the Gini index (33.7, consumption-based — widened to 40.7 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.