Work & incomeMauritius
Median salary in Mauritius
What does the middle earner actually make in a month?
Mauritius's median salary is $1,255 PPP/mo — #41 of 78 countries on the atlas (higher is better). Period 2024.
$1,255PPP/mo
Source: ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median)
Half of Mauritius's employees earn less than $1,255 a month, half earn more — the middle of the pay scale, in local buying power.
Among 78 countries
- Rank
- #41 of 78
- higher is better
- Ranked behind
- 47 %
- 37 of 78 countries
In Africa: #1 of 11vs median $1,379 PPP/mo: −9 % (worse)
The neighbourhood
| # | Country | Median earnings | vs Mauritius |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Panama | $1,409 PPP/mo | +$154 PPP/mo |
| 40 | Uruguay | $1,349 PPP/mo | +$94 PPP/mo |
| 41 | Mauritius | $1,255 PPP/mo | — |
| 42 | Thailand | $1,226 PPP/mo | −$30 PPP/mo |
| 43 | Argentina | $1,210 PPP/mo | −$45 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.