Work & incomeMoldova
Median salary in Moldova
What does the middle earner actually make in a month?
Moldova's median salary is $821 PPP/mo — #57 of 78 countries on the atlas (higher is better). Period 2025.
$821PPP/mo
Source: ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median)
Half of Moldova's employees earn less than $821 a month, half earn more — the middle of the pay scale, in local buying power.
Among 78 countries
- Rank
- #57 of 78
- higher is better
- Ranked behind
- 27 %
- 21 of 78 countries
In Europe: #32 of 32vs median $1,379 PPP/mo: −40 % (worse)
The neighbourhood
| # | Country | Median earnings | vs Moldova |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | Brazil | $852 PPP/mo | +$32 PPP/mo |
| 56 | Mexico | $826 PPP/mo | +$5 PPP/mo |
| 57 | Moldova | $821 PPP/mo | — |
| 58 | Peru | $789 PPP/mo | −$32 PPP/mo |
| 59 | India | $756 PPP/mo | −$65 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.