Median income
BDT 288,4022024 · Published threshold
BD · BDT · 2024
Bangladesh Income Percentiles 2024: Median & Top 1%
The 2024 WID-based median annual income in Bangladesh is BDT 288,402, or BDT 24,034 when divided by 12. The annual top-1% entry threshold is BDT 2,750,464. These are pre-tax national-income estimates for equal-split adults aged 20+, not employee salaries or household incomes.
Median income, average salary and income percentiles
The median is the 50th-percentile boundary, with half of adults below it and half above. The imported dataset contains percentile thresholds, not an arithmetic mean. Averaging these boundaries does not produce an average salary. A top-1% threshold is the entry boundary, not the average income of the richest 1%.
CountryBangladesh
Annual pre-tax incomeBDT
Data sourceWID.world · 2024
Bangladesh income thresholds
Selected published WID thresholds. Amounts are annual pre-tax national income, not take-home salary. Monthly equivalents divide the annual amount by 12.
| Approximate rank | Annual income (BDT) | Monthly equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| Top 50% | BDT 288,402 | BDT 24,034 |
| Top 25% | BDT 489,941 | BDT 40,828 |
| Top 10% | BDT 819,443 | BDT 68,287 |
| Top 5% | BDT 1,259,471 | BDT 104,956 |
| Top 1% | BDT 2,750,464 | BDT 229,205 |
| Top 0.1% | BDT 12,246,704 | BDT 1,020,559 |
Income data: 2024 · PPP: 2024 · World: 2024
How is it calculated?
Annual pre-tax national income for equal-split adults aged 20+. This WID concept is broader than salary. Country rank uses local thresholds; worldwide rank uses WID purchasing-power conversion. We use logarithmic interpolation between points and extrapolation outside them.
This estimate is outside the published threshold range; it uses extrapolation and is more uncertain.
Amounts use each country's own currency and data year. This is a rank comparison, not an exchange-rate, cost-of-living or relocation estimate.
Income tiers
The tier names are a RankMyIncome display system, not official WID classifications.
Diamond: Top 10% · Master: Top 5% · Grandmaster: Top 1% · Challenger: Top 0.1%
Data source: WID.world · Methodology (English)
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Worldwide rank of the country median
Top 56.52%USD PPP 9,580.76 · 2024
Top 1% threshold / median
9.54×2024
Income distribution explorer
Published in the imported WID series. Annual pre-tax national income, not net salary.
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BDT 54,859Published threshold
p25
BDT 181,429Published threshold
p50
BDT 288,402Published threshold
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BDT 489,941Published threshold
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BDT 819,443Published threshold
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BDT 1,259,471Published threshold
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BDT 2,750,464Published threshold
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BDT 12,246,704Published threshold
Common questions
What is the median income in Bangladesh?
BDT 288,402 · 2024. Published in the imported WID series. Annual pre-tax national income, not net salary.
What is the top 10% income in Bangladesh?
BDT 819,443 · 2024. Published in the imported WID series. Annual pre-tax national income, not net salary.
Is this a salary percentile?
WID pre-tax national income is broader than salary. These are adult income ranks, not employee salary percentiles.
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Compare adult median income
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Nepal use different currencies. Compare the PPP column for a common purchasing-power unit; the BDT figures above describe Bangladesh only. These national adult thresholds do not estimate Dhaka wages or pay in a particular industry.
| Country | Median (USD PPP) | Income / PPP year |
|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 9,580.76 | 2024 / 2024 |
| India | 6,532.64 | 2024 / 2024 |
| Pakistan | 7,641.72 | 2024 / 2024 |
| Nepal | 5,956.22 | 2024 / 2024 |
The top-10% threshold is 2.84 times the median; the top-1% threshold is 9.54 times the median. These ratios compare income boundaries, not shares of total income.
Sources and interpretation
Monthly equivalents divide annual income by 12; they are not take-home pay. PPP compares national price levels, not current exchange rates or personal living costs. WID estimates may be revised.
WID.world · tptinc992j / tptincj992 · 2024 · BDT. PPP: xlcusp999i / xlcuspi999 · 2024.
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