A salary number on its own doesn't say much, though. What are the living costs like? In other words, where does the 12k put you compared to the median income? What percentile?
I don't know the percentile where I am. The basic wage is 4716 pesos/month. That's 336 dollars at black market rate and 551 at the fictitious. With the basic wage you are poor, you can't rent, you can't buy food, you can't pay anything. I make 928 dollars month, and with this you can't buy a home, car, etc etc