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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Zambia? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Zambia ≈ $49/mo; top 10% above $213/mo, minimum $50/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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Local Salaries · Zambia

# What is a good salary in 🇿🇲 Zambia (Lusaka)?

The median is about **$49/month**; top-10% earners clear **$213/month**.

## The local wage ladder

| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $610 | $7,320 | 15,418 ZMW/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $50 | $600 | 1,264 ZMW/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $49 | $588 | 1,239 ZMW/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $106 | $1,272 | 2,679 ZMW/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $213 | $2,556 | 5,384 ZMW/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $709 | $8,508 | 17,921 ZMW/mo |

Modelled from World Bank GNI $1,200 (2025) and Gini 51.5 (consumption-based, widened to 58.5). Check where you stand in the [interactive benchmarker](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=ZM).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇧🇫 Burkina Faso](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/burkina-faso/) — median $47/mo
- [🇹🇿 Tanzania](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/tanzania/) — median $47/mo
- [🇹🇩 Chad](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/chad/) — median $53/mo
- [🇸🇱 Sierra Leone](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/sierra-leone/) — median $54/mo

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

## Frequently asked questions

- **What is a good salary in Zambia?**: The median wage is about $49/month ($588/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $106/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $213/month.
- **What is a top 10% salary in Zambia?**: Roughly $213/month ($2,556/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $709/month.
- **What is the minimum wage in Zambia?**: About $50/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- **How are these Zambia salary figures calculated?**: A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($1,200, 2025) and the Gini index (51.5, consumption-based — widened to 58.5 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=ZM.

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