Local Salaries · Egypt
What is a good salary in 🇪🇬 Egypt (Cairo)?
The median is about $291/month; top-10% earners clear $671/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $223 | $2,676 | 10,978 EGP/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $132 | $1,584 | 6,498 EGP/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $291 | $3,492 | 14,325 EGP/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $452 | $5,424 | 22,251 EGP/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $671 | $8,052 | 33,032 EGP/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $1,326 | $15,912 | 65,276 EGP/mo |
Modeled from World Bank GNI $3,260 (2025) and Gini 28.5 (consumption-based, widened to 35.5). Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia — median $265/mo
- 🇵🇭 Philippines — median $253/mo
- 🇻🇳 Vietnam — median $230/mo
- 🇨🇴 Colombia — median $358/mo
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Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Egypt?
- The median wage is about $291/month ($3,492/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $452/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $671/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Egypt?
- Roughly $671/month ($8,052/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $1,326/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Egypt?
- About $132/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- How are these Egypt salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($3,260, 2025) and the Gini index (28.5, consumption-based — widened to 35.5 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.