Rs. 440,000 Monthly Income Puts You in Pakistan’s Richest 1%

Notably, a person in Pakistan needs to earn regarding Rs.

Key points

• These figures are based on WID's 2024 income estimates, expressed in 2025 rates.
• The richest 10 percent own 58.5 percent of all personal wealth, and the top 1 percent hold 24 percent.
• WID data demonstrates that the top 10 percent receive 42.8 percent of Pakistan's national income.
• ProPakistani documented earlier that the top 10 percent controlled 59 percent of the country's wealth.
• WID puts the yearly entry point for the top 10 percent at Rs.

Notably, a person in Pakistan needs to earn regarding Rs. 440, 000 a month to join the country's top 1 percent of earners, according to the latest estimates from the World Inequality Database (WID).

For context, the same data demonstrates that around Rs. 121, 000 a month puts a person in the top 10 percent, earning more than 90 percent of Pakistani adults. Regarding Rs. 189, 000 a month is enough to enter the top 5 percent.

These figures are based on WID's 2024 income estimates, expressed in 2025 rates. Gold Suffers Major Crash Again. How Much You Need to Earn to Be in Each Group.

WID puts the yearly entry point for the top 10 percent at Rs. 1.46 million, or regarding Rs. 121, 443 a month. For the top 5 percent, it is Rs. 2.26 million a year, or regarding Rs. 188, 511 a month.

Meanwhile, the top 1 percent starts at Rs. 5.28 million a year, or roughly Rs. 439, 852 a month. To reach the top 0.1 percent, a person needs around Rs. 23.2 million a year, or regarding Rs. 1.93 million a month. What the Richest Actually Earn.

In practice, the thresholds only show where each group begins. Average earnings inside these groups are much higher.

Notably, the top 10 percent earn an average of around Rs. 3.63 million a year, or regarding Rs. 302, 000 a month.

Notably, the top 1 percent earn an average of Rs. 14.1 million a year, or regarding Rs. 1.18 million a month. In comparison, the average adult in Pakistan earns regarding Rs. 70, 600 a month. Top Earners Hold Most Income and Wealth.

WID data demonstrates that the top 10 percent receive 42.8 percent of Pakistan's national income. The top 1 percent alone take 16.7 percent. The bottom half of the population receives just 17.3 percent.

Wealth is even more concentrated. The richest 10 percent own 58.5 percent of all personal wealth, and the top 1 percent hold 24 percent.

ProPakistani documented earlier that the top 10 percent controlled 59 percent of the country's wealth. A similar WID-based comparison lately demonstrated that the richest 10 percent in India have lower living standards than the poorest individuals in rich countries. Govt Announces Decision on Reducing Passport Fees. How to Read These Numbers. WID's figures are based on pre-tax national income per adult.

This includes wages as well as income from business, property, and other assets.

For married couples, WID splits the household's income equally between the two partners, so the figures are not direct salary benchmarks. Stay Connected with ProPakistani.

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