Local Salaries · Vanuatu
What is a good salary in 🇻🇺 Vanuatu (Port-Vila)?
The median is about $281/month; top-10% earners clear $714/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $2,338 | $28,056 | 278,608 VUV/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $480 | $5,760 | 57,199 VUV/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $281 | $3,372 | 33,485 VUV/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $459 | $5,508 | 54,697 VUV/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $714 | $8,568 | 85,084 VUV/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $1,527 | $18,324 | 181,965 VUV/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $4,410 (2025) and Gini 32.3 (consumption-based, widened to 39.3). Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇪🇬 Egypt — median $291/mo
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia — median $265/mo
- 🇧🇼 Botswana — median $302/mo
- 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan — median $257/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Vanuatu
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Vanuatu?
- The median wage is about $281/month ($3,372/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $459/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $714/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Vanuatu?
- Roughly $714/month ($8,568/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $1,527/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Vanuatu?
- About $480/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- How are these Vanuatu salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($4,410, 2025) and the Gini index (32.3, consumption-based — widened to 39.3 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.