Work & incomeBahamas
Median salary in Bahamas
What does the middle earner actually make in a month?
Bahamas's median salary is $927 PPP/mo — #51 of 78 countries on the atlas (higher is better). Period 2024.
$927PPP/mo
Source: ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median)
Half of Bahamas's employees earn less than $927 a month, half earn more — the middle of the pay scale, in local buying power.
Among 78 countries
- Rank
- #51 of 78
- higher is better
- Ranked behind
- 35 %
- 27 of 78 countries
- Latest move
- ▼ $542 PPP/mo
- since 2023
In Americas: #12 of 19vs median $1,379 PPP/mo: −33 % (worse)
The neighbourhood
| # | Country | Median earnings | vs Bahamas |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | Guatemala | $960 PPP/mo | +$34 PPP/mo |
| 50 | Jordan | $934 PPP/mo | +$7 PPP/mo |
| 51 | Bahamas | $927 PPP/mo | — |
| 52 | El Salvador | $924 PPP/mo | −$2 PPP/mo |
| 53 | Colombia | $901 PPP/mo | −$26 PPP/mo |
Median monthly earnings of employees, PPP dollars (ILO) — the middle earner, not the average. The gap to mean earnings is the skew: the US mean is a third above its median, and that difference is real information.
How to read this figure
Median monthly earnings from the ILO’s twin flow — same collection and unit as the mean, but the MIDDLE earner: half earn less, half earn more. Compare the two and the gap is the pay-scale skew itself (the US mean sits about a third above its median; Norway’s barely a tenth). Distinct from median income, which is equivalised disposable household income after tax and transfers — this is gross pay per employee.