Work & incomeBosnia and Herzegovina
Median salary in Bosnia and Herzegovina
What does the middle earner actually make in a month?
Bosnia and Herzegovina's median salary is $2,601 PPP/mo — #30 of 78 countries on the atlas (higher is better). Period 2025.
$2,601PPP/mo
Source: ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median)
Half of Bosnia and Herzegovina's employees earn less than $2,601 a month, half earn more — the middle of the pay scale, in local buying power.
Among 78 countries
- Rank
- #30 of 78
- higher is better
- Ranked behind
- 62 %
- 48 of 78 countries
- Latest move
- ▼ $115 PPP/mo
- since 2024
In Europe: #27 of 32vs median $1,379 PPP/mo: +89 % (better)
The neighbourhood
| # | Country | Median earnings | vs Bosnia and Herzegovina |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Greece | $2,999 PPP/mo | +$398 PPP/mo |
| 29 | France | $2,702 PPP/mo | +$101 PPP/mo |
| 30 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $2,601 PPP/mo | — |
| 31 | Bulgaria | $2,572 PPP/mo | −$29 PPP/mo |
| 32 | Slovakia | $2,235 PPP/mo | −$366 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.