Highest Income in Libya

Top 100 cities ranked by highest income

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Highest Income — Libya

1 Abū Zayyān 80 $6,027

2 Ajdabiya 83 $6,027

3 Al Abraq 63 $6,027

4 Al Abyār 66 $6,027

5 Al Ajaylat 67 $6,027

6 Al-'Alūaṣ 82 $6,027

7 Al Aşābi‘ah 80 $6,027

8 Al ‘Azīzīyah 81 $6,027

9 Al Barakāt 71 $6,027

10 Al Bardīyah 79 $6,027

11 Al Bayḑā’ 63 $6,027

12 Al Burayqah 83 $6,027

13 Al Ghurayfah 84 $6,027

14 Al Ḩurshah 68 $6,027

15 Al Jadīd 75 $6,027

16 Al Jawf 65 $6,027

17 Al Jumayl 67 $6,027

18 Al Khaḑrā’ 82 $6,027

19 Al Khums 82 $6,027

20 Al Marj 66 $6,027

21 Al Māyah 81 $6,027

22 Al Qaţrūn 73 $6,027

23 Al Qawāsim 80 $6,027

24 Al Qubbah 70 $6,027

25 An Nāşirīyah 81 $6,027

26 Ar-Raḥaībāt 80 $6,027

27 Ar Rayāyinah 80 $6,027

28 Ar Rujbān 80 $6,027

29 As Sawānī 81 $6,027

30 At Tāj 65 $6,027

31 Awjilah 83 $6,027

32 Az Zahrā’ 81 $6,027

33 Az Zāwīyah 68 $6,027

34 Az Zuwaytīnah 83 $6,027

35 Bani Walid 72 $6,027

36 Barqin 78 $6,027

37 Benghazi 69 $6,027

38 Bin Jawwād 76 $6,027

39 Brak 78 $6,027

40 Daraj 74 $6,027

41 Darnah 70 $6,027

42 Daryānah 69 $6,027

43 Ghadames 74 $6,027

44 Gharyan 80 $6,027

45 Ghat 71 $6,027

46 Hūn 64 $6,027

47 Jādū 80 $6,027

48 Jālū 83 $6,027

49 Janzūr 81 $6,027

50 Jardas al ‘Abīd 66 $6,027

51 Kābāw 74 $6,027

52 Kambūt 79 $6,027

53 Kiklah 80 $6,027

54 Martūbah 70 $6,027

55 Massah 63 $6,027

56 Misratah 72 $6,027

57 Mizdah 80 $6,027

58 Msalātah 82 $6,027

59 Murzuk 73 $6,027

60 Nālūt 74 $6,027

61 Qamīnis 69 $6,027

62 Qandūlah 63 $6,027

63 Qarqūzah 68 $6,027

64 Qaryat al Bayyāḑah 66 $6,027

65 Qaryat Sulūq 69 $6,027

66 Qaryat ‘Umar al Mukhtār 63 $6,027

67 Qaşr al Qarabūllī 77 $6,027

68 Qaşr Bin Ghashīr 77 $6,027

69 Qaşr Khiyār 77 $6,027

70 Qaşr Lībiyā 63 $6,027

71 Qīrah 78 $6,027

72 Sabha 75 $6,027

73 Şabrātah 68 $6,027

74 Shahhat 63 $6,027

75 Sīdī aş Şayd 77 $6,027

76 Sīdī Bin Zīnah 67 $6,027

77 Sirte 76 $6,027

78 Sūknah 64 $6,027

79 Şurmān 68 $6,027

80 Sūsah 63 $6,027

81 Tājūrā’ 77 $6,027

82 Tamzāwah 78 $6,027

83 Tarāghin 73 $6,027

84 Tarhuna 82 $6,027

85 Tāzirbū 65 $6,027

86 Tījī 74 $6,027

87 Tobruk 79 $6,027

88 Tripoli 77 $6,027

89 Tūkrah 66 $6,027

90 Ubari 84 $6,027

91 Umm al Arānib 73 $6,027

92 Umm ar Rizam 70 $6,027

93 Umm Sā'ad 79 $6,027

94 Waddān 64 $6,027

95 Wādī 'Utbah 73 $6,027

96 Wardāmah 63 $6,027

97 Yafran 80 $6,027

98 Zalţan 67 $6,027

99 Zawiya 68 $6,027

100 Zillah 64 $6,027

The highest-income cities in Libya represent areas where residents earn significantly above the national median. Abū Zayyān leads with a median household income of $6,027. 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 Abū Zayyān earn $6,027 — 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. 80 is well-represented with 2 cities in the top income rankings.

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