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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Vanuatu? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Vanuatu ≈ $281/mo; top 10% above $714/mo, minimum $480/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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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](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=VU).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇪🇬 Egypt](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/egypt/) — median $291/mo
- [🇮🇩 Indonesia](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/indonesia/) — median $265/mo
- [🇧🇼 Botswana](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/botswana/) — median $302/mo
- [🇺🇿 Uzbekistan](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/uzbekistan/) — median $257/mo

See also: [what everyday life costs in Vanuatu](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/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.

Log-normal model from World Bank data — estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data. Agents: GET /api/wage-bands.json?country=VU.

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Source: Geo-Parity — https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/vanuatu/ · JSON: https://geo-parity.com/api/wage-bands.json?country=VU