Median income
PKR 529,7722024 · Published threshold
PK · PKR · 2024
Pakistan income percentiles (2024)
The median annual income in Pakistan is PKR 529,772 in the 2024 WID-based distribution, equivalent to PKR 44,148 per month. The threshold to enter the top 5% is PKR 2,262,183 per year. These are pre-tax national-income estimates for equal-split adults aged 20+, not employee salaries or household income.
Average income, median income and salary
The median is the 50th percentile: half of adults are below this income boundary and half above it. The arithmetic mean is not included in this imported threshold dataset. It cannot be recovered exactly by averaging the published percentile boundaries. This page therefore reports the median and entry thresholds, not an average salary.
Monthly amounts are annual amounts divided by 12, not take-home pay. Top 1% means the entry boundary, not the average income of the top 1%.
Pakistan in a South Asian income comparison
Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Nepal use different local currencies. The PPP medians below put their national distributions into a common purchasing-power unit. They should not be used as currency exchange quotes or as pay benchmarks for a specific city, employer or job.
| Country | Median (USD PPP) | Income / PPP year |
|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 7,641.72 | 2024 / 2024 |
| India | 6,532.64 | 2024 / 2024 |
| Bangladesh | 9,580.76 | 2024 / 2024 |
| Nepal | 5,956.22 | 2024 / 2024 |
Reaching the top 10% in the Pakistan distribution requires 2.75 times its median income; the top-1% boundary is 9.96 times the median. This gap helps interpret an individual rank but cannot identify the average earnings of the top 1%.
WID.world · Data sources (EN) · Median (USD PPP) →
CountryPakistan
Annual pre-tax incomePKR
Data sourceWID.world · 2024
Pakistan 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 (PKR) | Monthly equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| Top 50% | PKR 529,772 | PKR 44,148 |
| Top 25% | PKR 885,953 | PKR 73,829 |
| Top 10% | PKR 1,457,351 | PKR 121,446 |
| Top 5% | PKR 2,262,183 | PKR 188,515 |
| Top 1% | PKR 5,278,356 | PKR 439,863 |
| Top 0.1% | PKR 23,174,681 | PKR 1,931,223 |
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 63.07%USD PPP 7,641.72 · 2024
Top 1% threshold / median
9.96×2024
Income distribution explorer
Published in the imported WID series. Annual pre-tax national income, not net salary.
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PKR 103,360Published threshold
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PKR 340,311Published threshold
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PKR 529,772Published threshold
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PKR 885,953Published threshold
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PKR 1,457,351Published threshold
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PKR 2,262,183Published threshold
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PKR 5,278,356Published threshold
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PKR 23,174,681Published threshold
Common questions
What is the median income in Pakistan?
PKR 529,772 · 2024. Published in the imported WID series. Annual pre-tax national income, not net salary.
What is the top 10% income in Pakistan?
PKR 1,457,351 · 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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Data sources and limitations
WID.world · tptinc992j / tptincj992 · 2024 · PKR. PPP: xlcusp999i / xlcuspi999 · 2024 · USD PPP.
WID estimates combine sources and may be revised. This national distribution does not provide city, occupation, age-group or household breakdowns. Results are for information, not tax or financial advice.
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Regional income comparisons
India income distribution · Bangladesh income distribution · Nepal income distribution