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Highest Income in Iraq

Top 90 cities ranked by highest income

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Highest Income — Iraq

1 Az Zubayr 02 $5,965
2 Al Fallūjah 01 $5,965
3 Ash Shaţrah 09 $5,965
4 Khānaqīn 10 $5,965
5 Bayjī 18 $5,965
6 Ash Sharqāt 18 $5,965
7 Sāmarrā’ 18 $5,965
8 Al Miqdādīyah 10 $5,965
9 As Samawah 03 $5,965
10 Baqubah 10 $5,965
11 Sīnah 08 $5,965
12 Soran 11 $5,965
13 Ramadi 01 $5,965
14 Kufa 17 $5,965
15 An Nu‘mānīyah 16 $5,965
16 Qal‘at Sukkar 09 $5,965
17 Umm Qaşr 02 $5,965
18 Al Fāw 02 $5,965
19 Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah 06 $5,965
20 Zaxo 08 $5,965
21 Al Hārithah 02 $5,965
22 Al Hindīyah 12 $5,965
23 Hajiawa 05 $5,965
24 Nasiriyah 09 $5,965
25 Baghdad 07 $5,965
26 Al Mawşil al Jadīdah 15 $5,965
27 Al Başrah al Qadīmah 02 $5,965
28 Mosul 15 $5,965
29 Erbil 11 $5,965
30 Basrah 02 $5,965
31 Karbala 12 $5,965
32 Kirkuk 13 $5,965
33 Abū Ghurayb 07 $5,965
34 Sulaymaniyah 05 $5,965
35 Al Ḩayy 16 $5,965
36 Najaf 17 $5,965
37 Al Hillah 06 $5,965
38 Al Maḩmūdīyah 07 $5,965
39 Dihok 08 $5,965
40 Al ‘Amārah 14 $5,965
41 Al Diwaniyah 04 $5,965
42 Al-Kut 16 $5,965
43 Al Qurnah 02 $5,965
44 Al Madīnah 02 $5,965
45 Kelar 05 $5,965
46 Nāḩiyat ash Shināfīyah 04 $5,965
47 Nāḩīyat Saddat al Hindīyah 06 $5,965
48 Kifrī 10 $5,965
49 Mandalī 10 $5,965
50 Batifa 08 $5,965
51 Baynjiwayn 05 $5,965
52 ‘Anah 01 $5,965
53 Ad Dujayl 18 $5,965
54 Tallkayf 15 $5,965
55 Al Mishkhāb 17 $5,965
56 ‘Aqrah 15 $5,965
57 Ṟuwandiz 11 $5,965
58 Nahiyat Ghammas 04 $5,965
59 Ar Ruţbah 01 $5,965
60 Nāḩiyat al Fuhūd 09 $5,965
61 ‘Anat al Qadīmah 01 $5,965
62 ‘Alī al Gharbī 14 $5,965
63 AlZwya 18 $5,965
64 Barţalah 15 $5,965
65 Begova 08 $5,965
66 Rāwah 01 $5,965
67 Ash Shaykhān 15 $5,965
68 Al ‘Amādīyah 08 $5,965
69 Ar Rumaythah 03 $5,965
70 Aş Şuwayrah 16 $5,965
71 Jamjamāl 05 $5,965
72 Al Qā’im 01 $5,965
73 Simele 08 $5,965
74 Khāliş 10 $5,965
75 Ţūz Khūrmātū 18 $5,965
76 Ash Shāmīyah 04 $5,965
77 Halabja 19 $5,965
78 Al Musayyib 06 $5,965
79 Al-Hamdaniya 15 $5,965
80 Kays Qal‘ah 15 $5,965
81 Koysinceq 11 $5,965
82 Al ‘Azīzīyah 16 $5,965
83 Tikrīt 18 $5,965
84 Balad 18 $5,965
85 Sinjār 15 $5,965
86 al-Qasim 06 $5,965
87 ‘Afak 04 $5,965
88 Hīt 01 $5,965
89 Al Maḩāwīl 06 $5,965
90 Ḩadīthah 01 $5,965

The highest-income cities in Iraq represent areas where residents earn significantly above the national median. Az Zubayr leads with a median household income of $5,965. These cities are often home to concentrations of high-paying industries including technology, finance, and healthcare.

High median incomes typically correlate with strong local economies, educated workforces, and proximity to major employment centers. Many of these cities are suburbs or satellite communities of larger metro areas, where professionals live while commuting to nearby urban cores.

While high incomes are attractive, they often come with correspondingly higher costs of living, particularly in housing. The gap between income and housing costs varies significantly across these top-earning communities.

Did You Know?

  • 1. Households in Az Zubayr earn $5,965 — that's -92% above the national median of $75,000.
  • 2. Median household income has grown faster in suburban communities than in urban cores over the past decade.
  • 3. High-income cities often correlate with higher education levels — most of these cities have college attainment rates above 50%.
  • 4. 10 is well-represented with 3 cities in the top income rankings.

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