Work & incomeDominican Republic
Median salary in Dominican Republic
What does the middle earner actually make in a month?
Dominican Republic's median salary is $1,008 PPP/mo — #48 of 78 countries on the atlas (higher is better). Period 2025.
$1,008PPP/mo
Source: ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median)
Half of Dominican Republic's employees earn less than $1,008 a month, half earn more — the middle of the pay scale, in local buying power.
Among 78 countries
- Rank
- #48 of 78
- higher is better
- Ranked behind
- 38 %
- 30 of 78 countries
In Americas: #10 of 19vs median $1,379 PPP/mo: −27 % (worse)
The neighbourhood
| # | Country | Median earnings | vs Dominican Republic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Ecuador | $1,065 PPP/mo | +$57 PPP/mo |
| 47 | Bolivia | $1,037 PPP/mo | +$30 PPP/mo |
| 48 | Dominican Republic | $1,008 PPP/mo | — |
| 49 | Guatemala | $960 PPP/mo | −$47 PPP/mo |
| 50 | Jordan | $934 PPP/mo | −$74 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.