I have a friend who is the Dominican equivalent of a DEA agent and asked him the same question. He pointed out some construction laborers, and said they make about 9 US dollars a day. He told me how much he makes, and I forgot exactly, but it wasnt much more than that.

I know someone else who is in trade school for computer operator, and they said that they expected an income of about $200 US monthly in an entry level position when they finished.

I know a Dominican engineer/agronomist who along with his wife in the tourism bureau make around $70,000 US, so it is all across the board.

The US government says the per capita income is around $3400 anually, but I suspect this is skewed down by rural areas where subsistence and tenant farmers and workers make or report almost nothing.