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factual accuracy may be compromised due to out-of-date information. The reason given is: policy changes and inflation are not adequately reflected; inconsistent use of current and outdated minimum wages limits the ability to accurately compare countries. (January 2024) |
This is a list of the official minimum wage rates of the 193 United Nations member states and former members of the United Nations, also including the following territories and states with limited recognition ( Northern Cyprus, Kosovo, etc.) and other independent countries. Some countries may have a very complicated minimum wage system; for example, India has more than 1202 minimum wage rates for different types of industries and skill levels. [1] Meanwhile, other countries may have a national rate which often is superseded by state, provincial, cantonal, county and city minimum wage rates. For example, 33 states in the United States have higher minimum wages than the federal rate (plus military rates on federal bases) – on top of this an additional 42 city-level subdivisions having different minimum wage rates and 53 countries. [2] In effect, the United States has over 100 different minimum wages across the nation. This is common in federal nations as Canada, [3] and minimum wage in China also has numerous different rates. In the table below, only the lowest minimum wage is cited, or the highest-level subdivision where it applies.
The minimum wages listed refer to a gross amount, that is before deduction of taxes and social security contributions, which vary from one country to another. Also excluded from calculations are regulated paid days off, including public holidays, sick pay, annual leave and social insurance contributions paid by the employer.
For comparison, an annual wage column is provided in international dollars, a hypothetical unit of currency calculated based on the purchasing power parity (PPP) of household final consumption expenditure. For calculating the annual wage, the lowest general minimum wage was used.
Country | Minimum wage | Annual | Workweek (hours) [4] |
Hourly | Percent of GDP per capita [5] |
Effective per | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nominal (US$) [6] | PPP ( Int$) [7] | Nominal (US$) [8] | PPP ( Int$) [9] | |||||
Afghanistan | Afs. 5,500 (US$67) per month for non-permanent private sector (Afs. 66,000 per annum). The minimum wage for permanent government workers was Afs. 6,000 (US$74) per month (Afs. 72,000 per annum). There was no minimum wage for permanent workers in the private sector. [10] | 858 |
3,272 |
40 | 0.41 |
1.57 |
168.3% | 2017
|
Albania | 40,000 lek (US$430) per month (480,000 lek per annum). The law establishes a 40-hour workweek, but the actual workweek is typically set by individual or collective-bargaining agreement. [10] [11] [12] [13] | 4,637 |
8,697 |
40 | 2.23 |
4.18 |
75.4% | 1 April 2023
|
Algeria | DA 20,000 (US$156.19) per month, nationally (DA 240,000 per annum). [14] [15] | 1,777 |
6,247 |
40 | 0.85 |
3 |
41.6% | 1 May 2020 |
Andorra | €7.42 (USD8.33) hourly. [16] | 18,253 | 13,493 | 40 | 8 | 6 | 28% | 1 January 2023
|
Angola | Kz 32,181 (US$61) per month; paid thirteen times a year (Kz. 418,353 per annum) [17] [18] | 663 |
3,161 |
44 | 0.29 |
1.38 |
49% | 2022
|
Antigua and Barbuda | EC$8.2 per hour (US$3.03). [10] [19] [20] | 6,317 |
7,788 |
40 | 3.04 |
3.74 |
34.4% | 1 November 2014
|
Argentina | Arg$202,800 (US$220) per month for up to 200 hours; paid thirteen times a year (Arg$2,636,400 annually). [21] | 27,755 |
243,885 |
48 | 11.12 |
97.71 |
1,223.1% | 1 March 2024
|
Armenia | ֏75,000 (US$190) per month. [10] [22] | 1,787 |
4,567 |
40 | 0.86 |
2.2 |
51.7% | 15 November 2022
|
Australia | Most workers are covered by an
award, which may vary by employee age, geographical location and industry. Workers receive mandatory employer loadings such as penalty rates or leave loading. Minimum wages are set federally by the
Fair Work Commission. For those 21 and older, not covered by an award or other instrument, (as of July 1, 2023) - the minimum wage is
$A 882.80 (US$600) per week, or
$A 23.23 (US$15) per hour.
[23]
Casual workers are paid a loading of typically 25%, resulting in a minimum of
A$28 (US$18) per hour for those workers. |
34,515 |
28,691 |
38 | 17.47 |
14.52 |
62.4% | 1 July 2023 |
Austria | None; National collective bargaining agreements set minimum wages by job classification for each industry and provide for a minimum wage of €1,200 (US$1419) per month[ dubious ]. Wages where no such collective agreements exist, such as for domestic workers, janitorial staff and au pairs, are regulated by relevant legislation and are generally lower than those covered by collective bargaining. The national minimum wage legislation has lapsed, although is still in force by convention. [26] [10] | 40 | 2017
| |||||
Azerbaijan | ₼345 (US$203) per month. | 2,435 |
11,829 |
40 | 1.17 |
5.69 |
68.5% | 5 January 2023
[27]
|
The Bahamas | B$5.25 (US$5.25) per hour, B$42 (US$42) per day, and B$210 (US$210) per week. [10] [28] [29] | 10,920 |
9,579 |
40 | 5.25 |
4.61 |
42.5% | 15 August 2015 |
Bahrain | None; BD 300 (US$800) for the public sector workers (only applies to Bahraini nationals). [10] | 48 | 2017
| |||||
Bangladesh | Tk. 1,500/- (US$19) per month for all economic sectors not covered by industry-specific wages; in the garment industry the minimum wage raised to Tk. 8,000/- (US$95) per month since 1 December 2018. [30] The minimum wage is set nationally every five years by the National Minimum Wage Board in a tripartite forum industry by industry. [10] [18] [31] [32] [33] | 212 |
564 |
48 | 0.08 |
0.23 |
15.8% | 1 December 2013
|
Barbados | Bds$8.5 (US$4.25) per hour for general minimum wage rates. Bds$9.25 (US$4.63) per hour for Security guards. [34] | 8,840 |
7,187 |
40 | 4.25 |
3.46 |
39.8% | 1 April 2021
|
Belarus | Rbls 554 (US$122) per month. [35] | 0 |
1 |
40 | 0 |
0 |
0% | 1 January 2023
|
Belgium | €1,691.40 (US$2000) per month. [36] [18] [37] | 24,005 |
23,065 |
38 | 12.15 |
11.67 |
49.7% | 1 January 2022
|
Belize | BZ$5 (US$2.48) per hour. [10] [38] [39] | 5,850 |
10,263 |
45 | 2.5 |
4.39 |
121.3% | 22 July 2022
|
Benin | F.CFA 40,000 (US$70) per month; the government set minimum wage scales for a number of occupations. [18] [40] | 865 |
2,149 |
40 | 0.42 |
1.03 |
99.1% | 1 April 2014
|
Bhutan | Nu. 3,750 per month. [10] [41] [42] | 609 |
2,020 |
40 | 0.29 |
0.97 |
22.7% | 1 February 2014
|
Bolivia | Bs. 2,362 (US$343) per month. [43] plus an obligatory Christmas bonus equal to one month's pay, prorated for the amount of time the worker has worked in their present position. Plus a second Christmas Bonus if the government decries the economy grew enough, plus an extra month paid in May if the company made a profit for the previous year. [44] [45] | 4,444 |
8,926 |
48 | 1.78 |
3.58 |
123.4% | 1 May 2023
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina | KM 543 (US$269) net per month. [46] | 3,949 |
8,044 |
40 | 1.9 |
3.87 |
66.1% | 2022
|
Botswana | P 7.34 (US$0.62) an hour for most full-time labour in the private sector; P 1,786 (US$152) per month. [47] | 1,933 |
4,051 |
48 | 0.77 |
1.62 |
23.9% | 2022
|
Brazil | R$1,412 per month (US$290), paid 13 times a year. [48] The Brazilian minimum wage is adjusted annually by the federal government, but each Brazilian state has the option to either follow the national minimum wage or to set its own minimum wage, which cannot be lower than the federal minimum wage. In 2022, five states ( RS, SC, PR, SP and RJ) decided to stick with the latter option in order to have higher state minimum wages. [49] | 3,406 |
8,382 |
44 | 1.49 |
3.66 |
55.4% | 1 January 2024 |
Brunei | None [10] | 2017
| ||||||
Bulgaria | 933 lev (€477) per month, 5.58 lev (€2.85) per hour. [36] [50] [51] | 7,034 |
15,475 |
40 | 3.38 |
7.44 |
80.4% | 1 January 2024
|
Burkina Faso | F.CFA 34,664 (US$59) per month. [10] [52] | 750 |
1,905 |
40 | 0.36 |
0.92 |
107.6% | 1 April 2012 |
Burundi | None; in the past the government set the minimum wage, but during the year the minimum wage was set by market forces. [10] [40] | 40 | 2017 | |||||
Cambodia | ៛ 818,800 (US$200) per month, for the textile and shoe industries. [53] [10] [18] [54] | 48 | 3 October 2023
| |||||
Cameroon | F.CFA 36,270 (US$62) per month. [10] [55] | 785 |
1,819 |
40 | 0.38 |
0.87 |
50.4% | 30 July 2014
|
Canada | The minimum wage in Canada is set federally and by each province and territory; ranges from CA$13 to CA$16 (US$9.69 to US$11.93) per hour. The minimum wage calculated here is a weighted average based on the relative population in each province. [10] [56] [57] | 24,128 |
22,176 |
40 | 11.6 |
10.66 |
49.5% | 1 June 2022
|
Cape Verde | 13.000 $00 (US$141) per month. [58] [59] | 1,673 |
3,414 |
44 | 0.73 |
1.49 |
52.1% | 1 January 2018
|
Central African Republic | F.CFA 35,000 per month, F.CFA 218.75 per hour. [60] [61] | 821 |
1,539 |
40 | 0.39 |
0.74 |
220.3% | 2011
|
Chad | F.CFA 59,995 (US$110) per month, F.CFA 355 (US$0.60) per hour. [10] [62] [63] | 1,298 |
3,484 |
39 | 0.64 |
1.72 |
175% | 18 October 2011
|
Chile | Ch$410,000 (US$514 per month for workers aged 18–65; or Ch$305,851 (US$384) per month for workers younger than 18 and older than 65; and Ch$264,282 (US$331) per month for 'non remunerative' purposes. [64] | 6,483 |
10,811 |
45 | 2.77 |
4.62 |
46.6% | 1 January 2023
|
China | The minimum wage in China is set locally; ranges from RMB 1,420 (US$208.82) per month, or RMB 14.6 (US$2.06) per hour in Liaoning; to RMB 2,420 (US$379.77) per month, or RMB 21 (US$3.30) per hour in Shanghai. [18] [65] [66] [67] [68] | 2,642 |
4,426 |
40 | 1.27 |
2.13 |
28.5% | 31 July 2018
|
Colombia | Col$1,300,000 + Col$162,000 by transportation subsidy (US$350) per month [69] | 5,077 |
13,857 |
48 | 2.03 |
5.55 |
97.9% | 1 January 2024
|
Comoros | FC 55,000 (US$129) per month. [10] | 1,587 |
3,037 |
40 | 0.76 |
1.46 |
199.5% | 2017
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo | FC 1,680 (US$1.83) per day. [10] [70] | 220 |
741 |
45 [71] | 0.09 |
0.32 |
92.4% | 1 January 2009
|
Republic of the Congo | F.CFA 90,000 (US$170) per month in the formal sector. [10] | 1,948 |
3,663 |
40 | 0.94 |
1.76 |
64.1% | 2017
|
Costa Rica | Varies for specified industries from ₡11,953.65 (US$23.21) per 8-hour work day for all workers to ₡15,613.91 (US$30.32) per day for specialized workers. All other occupations not explicitly covered fall under the generic scale, which varies from ₡358,609.5 (US$696.42) per month for unskilled workers to ₡765,985.67 (US$1,487.54) per month for licentiates. [72] | 6,932 |
11,530 |
48 | 2.78 |
4.62 |
69.4% | 1 January 2024
|
Côte d'Ivoire | Varies by occupation, with the lowest set to F.CFA 36,607 (US$72) per month for the industrial sector; a slightly higher minimum wage rate is applied for construction workers. [10] [73] [74] | 792 |
1,868 |
40 | 0.38 |
0.9 |
50.6% | 1994
|
Croatia | The minimum wage in Croatia is kn 3,750 (US$590) per month. [18] [75] | 7,075 |
11,250 |
40 | 3.4 |
5.41 |
48% | 1 January 2019 |
Cuba | Cu$2,100 (US$6.66) per month. [76] [77] Each citizen is however also given free food to supplement the salary. | 44 | 669 | 48 | 0.44 | 0.74 | 0.4% | 2021 |
Cyprus | None; €870 (US$1,006) per month for shop assistants, nurses' assistants, clerks, hairdressers, and nursery assistants; it rises to €924 (US$1,069) after six months' employment. For asylum seekers working as unskilled workers in the agricultural sector, the minimum monthly wage was €425 (US$570) with accommodation and food provided. For skilled workers in the agricultural sector, the minimum salary was €767 (US$1,040) without accommodation and food. [10] | 48 | 2017
| |||||
Czech Republic | Kč 17,300 per month, (US$776) or Kč 103.8 (US$4.64) per hour. [78] [18] [79] | 9,959 |
15,119 |
40 | 4.79 |
7.27 |
43.5% | 1 January 2023 |
Denmark | None; instead, negotiated between unions and employer associations; the average minimum wage for all private and public sector collective bargaining agreements was approximately DKr 110 (nominally US$16) per hour, exclusive of pension benefits. [10] [80] | 37.5 | 2017 | |||||
Djibouti | None; cancelled by the 2006 Labor Code for occupational categories, establishing that wages be set after common agreement between employers and employees. For public sector workers, minimum wage was Fdj 35,000 (US$198) per month. [10] [81] | 48 | 2017
| |||||
Dominica | EC$4 (US$1.50) per hour. [10] [82] [83] | 3,081 |
4,223 |
40 | 1.48 |
2.03 |
38.6% | 1 June 2008
|
Dominican Republic | RD$8,310 (US$166) per month in the FTZs and between RD$9,412 (US$188) and RD$15,448 (US$309) outside the FTZs, depending upon the size of the company; RD$5,884 (US$117) per month for the public sector; RD$320 (US$6) a day for farm workers who are covered by minimum wage regulations based on a 10-hour day, with the exception of sugarcane workers who received RD$146 based on an eight-hour workday. [10] [84] [85] | 2,613 |
6,704 |
44 | 1.14 |
2.93 |
44.1% | 2021
|
Ecuador | US$498 per month (for month average, including proportional 13th and 14th salaries and minimal 15 days vacation period). The minimum wage has been set by the government at $450, per month without social benefits for the year 2023, but a worker also receives mandatory 13th and a 14th salaries. [86] | 5,980 |
9,803 |
40 | 2.88 |
4.71 |
87.2% | 1 January 2024 |
Egypt | None;The minimum wage is LE 4,000 (US$130.1) per month. [10] [87] The private sector (There are certain grace periods in certain industries such as tourism, retail, and clothing.) is LE 2,700 (US$87.8)per month. [88] [89] | 42 | 2023
| |||||
El Salvador | The minimum wage was set by the government at US$304.17 monthly in 2018. [10] [18] [90] | 3,650 |
7,019 |
44 | 1.6 |
3.07 |
81.5% | 1 January 2018
|
Equatorial Guinea | F.CFA 129,035 (US$224) per month. [10] | 2,792 |
4,479 |
48 | 1.12 |
1.79 |
17.2% | 2017 |
Eritrea | None; Nkf 360 (US$23.3) per month in the public sector. [10] | 44.5 | 2017
| |||||
Estonia | €725 (US$857) per month, or €4.30 (US$5.09) per hour. [91] [18] | 10,578 |
14,662 |
40 | 5.09 |
7.05 |
49.3% | 1 January 2023 |
Eswatini | E 531.6 (US$76.50) per month for a domestic worker; E 420 (US$60.50) a month for an unskilled worker; E 600 (US$86.50) a month for a skilled worker. [81] | 694 | 1,128 | 48 | 0.33 | 0.54 | 19% | 2011 |
Ethiopia | None; some government institutions and public enterprises set their own minimum wages: public sector employees, the largest group of wage earners, earned a monthly minimum wage of Br 420 (US$21); employees in the banking and insurance sector had a minimum monthly wage of Br 336 (US$18). [10] | 48 | 2017 | |||||
Federated States of Micronesia | None; US$2.65 per hour for employment with the national government; all states have a minimum hourly wage for government workers: US$2.00 in Pohnpei, US$1.25 in Chuuk, US$1.42 in Kosrae, and US$1.60 in Yap; US$1.75 for private sector workers in Pohnpei. [10] | 40 | 2015
| |||||
Fiji | FJ$2.68 per hour. [92] [93] | 3,232 |
5,226 |
48 | 1.29 |
2.09 |
57.4% | 30 September 2017 |
Finland | None; however, the law requires all employers, including non-unionized ones, to pay minimum wages agreed to in collective bargaining agreements; almost all workers are covered under such arrangements. [10] | 40 | 2017
| |||||
France | €1,709.28 (US$2022) gross per month, €11.27(US$12.5) per hour. [94] | 24,259 |
23,576 |
35 | 13.33 |
12.95 |
57% | 1 January 2023
|
Gabon | F.CFA 150,000 (US$255) per month; government workers received an additional monthly allowance of F.CFA 20,000 (US$34) per child; government workers also received transportation, housing, and family benefits; the law does not mandate housing or family benefits for private sector workers. [10] [95] | 3,246 |
4,865 |
40 | 1.56 |
2.34 |
26.9% | 1 February 2010
|
The Gambia | D 50 (US$1.25) per day. [10] | 253 |
958 |
48 | 0.1 |
0.38 |
57.1% | 2017
|
Georgia | ₾20 (US$8) per month for private sector workers which has remained unchanged since the early 1990s but is not applied in practice; ₾115 (US$48) per month for public employees; [10] ₾1,260 (US$478) for doctors and ₾792 (US$301) for nurses working in clinics involved in the state’s universal healthcare program. [96] | 93 |
353 |
40 | 0.04 |
0.17 |
3.5% | 2017
|
Germany | €12.41 per hour is the minimum wage in Germany. A higher minimum wage is often set by collective bargaining agreements and enforceable by law. [18] | 30,529 |
31,100 |
40 [97] | 14.68 |
14.95 |
63.7% | 1 January 2024
|
Ghana | ₵9.68 (US$1.7) per day. [18] [10] [98] | 433 |
1,760 |
40 | 0.21 |
0.85 |
41% | 1 January 2018
|
Greece | €910 (US$1076) per month in 12 payments, €780 (US$923) per month in 14 payments. [36] [99] | 12,915 |
16,059 |
40 | 6.21 |
7.72 |
60% | 1 April 2023 |
Grenada | Minimum wage schedules set pay by occupation; for example, the minimum wage for domestic workers, for example, was EC$4.5 per hour, while that for a security guard was EC$8 per hour. [10] | 40 | 2017
| |||||
Guatemala | Q 81.87 (US$10.9) per day for agricultural and nonagricultural work and Q 74.89 (US$10) per day for work in export-sector regime factories. Minimum wage earners also are due a mandatory monthly bonus of Q 250 (US$33), and salaried workers receive two mandatory yearly bonuses (the bono 14 and the Christmas bonus), each equivalent to one month's salary. [10] [18] | 3,924 |
6,974 |
48 | 1.57 |
2.79 |
87.8% | 1 January 2016 |
Guernsey | £8.70
stg per hour (US$11.60) for those aged 18+ £8.25 per hour (US$11.00) for those aged 17–18. [100] |
1 January 2021 | ||||||
Guinea | The labor code allows the government to set a minimum hourly wage; however, the government has not exercised this provision except for setting the minimum wage for domestic workers at FG 440,000 (US$62) per month. [10] | 48 | 2017
| |||||
Guinea-Bissau | F.CFA 19,030 (US$30) per month plus a bag of rice [101] | 412 |
935 |
45 | 0.18 |
0.4 |
58.1% | 2017
|
Guyana | G$35,000 (US$168) per month, or G$1,616 (US$7) per day, or G$202 (US$1) per hour. [102] | 2,015 |
3,204 |
40 | 0.97 |
1.54 |
40.9% | 1 July 2013
|
Haiti | G 290 per day for servants for an eight-hour workday; G 400 per day for segment A industries; G 350 per day for segment B industries; G 290 per day for segment C industries; G 350 per day for companies with piece work that re-export; and G 350 per day for companies with piece work that exports. [103] [10] [104] [105] [106] | 1,014 |
3,194 |
48 | 0.41 |
1.28 |
179.1% | 1 August 2017
|
Honduras | Minimum wages ranged from a low of L 6,096.71 per month, L 25.41 per hour to L 10,698.3 per month, L 44.58 per hour. [10] [18] [107] | 2,420 |
4,948 |
44 | 1.06 |
2.16 |
104.5% | 1 January 2018
|
Hong Kong | HK$40 (US$5.1) per hour is the minimum wage in Hong Kong. [108] | 10,708 |
12,899 |
40 | 5.15 |
6.2 |
22% | 1 May 2023
|
Hungary | Ft 232,000 (US$765) per month for unskilled labor, Ft 296,400 (US$978) per month for skilled labor. [109] | 9,184 |
18,636 |
40 | 4.42 |
8.96 |
69.8% | 1 January 2023 |
Iceland | Unlike the other scandinavian countries, minimum wages are negotiated in various collectively bargained agreements and applied automatically to all employees in those occupations, regardless of union membership; while the agreements can be either industry- or sector-wide, and in some cases firm-specific, the minimum wage levels are occupation-specific. [10] [36] | 40 | 17.45 | 3rd of december 2022 (conversion rate, 1st of september 2023)
| ||||
India | Though stipulated by law, it varies from ₹160/- (US$2.16) per day in Bihar, ₹348/day (US$4.7) in Mumbai (2017) [110] ₹750/- (US$10) per day in Kerala. State governments set a separate minimum wage for agricultural workers. [10] The minimum wages are set according to Minimum Wages Act, 1948. [111] | 674 |
2,498 |
48 | 0.27 |
1 |
38% | 2015
|
Indonesia | Established by provincial and district authorities, which vary by province, district, and sector; the lowest minimum wage is in the province of Yogyakarta at Rp 1,704,608 (US$121) per month and the highest is in Jakarta at Rp 4,276,349 (US$303) per month. [18] | 2,449 |
7,028 |
40 | 1.18 |
3.38 |
60.5% | 1 February 2020
|
Iran | 7,308,284 tomans (equal to Rls 73,082,840), and to (US$152 as of 2023) per month effective on the 2023 Persian New year (Rls 876,994,080 per annum); [113] set annually for each industrial sector and region. The standard workweek is 44 hours, and any work over 48 entitles the worker to overtime. [10] | 20,881 |
24,253 |
44 [114] | 9.13 |
10.6 |
131.1% | 20 March 2023
|
Iraq | ID 250,000 (US$214) per month. [10] | 2,069 |
5,222 |
40 | 0.99 |
2.51 |
30.1% | 2014
|
Ireland |
€11.30 (US$11.8) per hour, with sub-minimal rates for those aged 19 €10.17 (90% minimum), aged 18 €9.04 (80% minimum) and for those under the age of 18 €9.04 (70% of minimum)
Eurostat calculates the monthly rate for Ireland as (hourly rate x 39 hours x 52 weeks) / 12 months [116] |
28,302 |
23,930 |
39 | 13.96 |
11.8 |
33.5% | 1 January 2023 |
Isle of Man | £8.25
stg per hour (US$10.18) for those aged 18+ £6.15 per hour (US$7.59) for those aged under 18 £7.30 per hour (US$9.01) for development worker. [117] |
1 October 2019 | ||||||
Israel | ₪5,571.75 ILS (US$1725) per month; or ₪30.61 ILS (US$9.48) per hour. [118] | 20,700 |
15,127 |
42 | 9.48 |
6.93 |
40.6% | 1 April 2023 |
Italy | None; instead set generally through collective bargaining agreements on a sector-by-sector basis. [10] [79] | 40 | 2019
| |||||
Jamaica | J$325 (US$2) per hour. [119] J$52,000 (US$343) per month | 4,461 |
8,476 |
40 | 2.14 |
4.08 |
96.1% | 1 April 2023
|
Japan | Ranges from ¥893–¥1,113 (US$8.14–US$10.14) per hour; varies on a prefectural and industry basis. [120] [121] | 16,924 |
17,335 |
40 | 8.14 |
8.33 |
41% | 14 October 2023 |
Jersey | £8.32
stg per hour (US$10.27) for those aged 18+ £7.28 stg per hour (US$8.99) for trainees year 2. £6.02& stg per hour (US$7.43) for trainees year 1. [122] |
1 April 2020 | ||||||
Jordan | JD 260 (US$366.72) per month. [123] | 5,408 |
11,636 |
48 | 2.17 |
4.66 |
128.6% | 25 January 2022
|
Kazakhstan | ₸70,000 (US$153) per month is the minimum wage in Kazakhstan. [124] | 1,972 |
7,394 |
40 | 0.95 |
3.55 |
29.2% | 1 January 2023
|
Kenya | Set by the government by location, age and skill level; the lowest agricultural minimum wage for unskilled employees was KSh. 6,415/55 (US$52.45) = per month, KSh. 269/40 (US$2.20) per day, excluding housing allowance. [10] [18] [125] [126] | 702 |
1,656 |
52 | 0.26 |
0.61 |
52.5% | 1 May 2017
|
Kiribati | $A 1.30 per hour for local businesses and companies, while the minimum wage for overseas-funded projects is $A 3.00 an hour [10] [127] | 2,033 |
2,731 |
40 | 0.98 |
1.31 |
129.5% | 1 November 2016 |
North Korea | Averaging ₩5,000 – 10,000 (US$5.5 – US$11.1) per day. [128] | 2014
| ||||||
South Korea | ₩9,620 (US$7.9 as of 2nd February 2023) per hour is the nominal minimum wage in South Korea, [129] although the real effective comparable minimum wage is higher at ₩11,544 (US$9.5 as of 2nd February 2023) per hour due to a mandatory weekly paid holiday for people that work more than 15 hours per week, a law that is absent in other developed countries. [130] The minimum wage law applies equally to foreign, temporary or young workers covering all industries and regions nationwide. | 20,990 |
23,922 |
40 | 10.09 |
11.5 |
65.5% | 1 January 2023
|
Kosovo | €170 (US$224) per month for workers between 35 and 65 years of age; €130 (US$150) for workers under 35 years of age. [10] [131] | 2,413 |
5,667 |
40 | 1.16 |
2.72 |
56.3% | 17 August 2011
|
Kuwait | KD 60 (US$216) per month. [10] [132] | 2,400 |
3,600 |
48 | 0.96 |
1.44 |
4.8% | 14 April 2010
|
Kyrgyzstan | 1,140 som (US$14) per month, nominally; used for administrative purpose. [10] [133] [134] [135] | 162 |
661 |
40 | 0.08 |
0.32 |
18.6% | 1 January 2017
|
Laos | ₭800,000 (US$100) per month; additionally, employers were required to pay a ₭30,000 (US$3.74) meal allowance per day. The minimum wage for civil servants and state enterprise employees was last increased to ₭1,400,000 (US$170) per month. [10] [136] [137] | 1,732 |
5,180 |
48 | 0.69 |
2.08 |
79.1% | 2014
|
Latvia | €620 (US$733) per month. [138] | 8,799 |
13,053 |
40 | 4.23 |
6.28 |
51% | 1 January 2023
|
Lebanon | LL 675,000 (US$446) per month (US$22.5 using the parallel market rate as of 5 January 2022), or LL 30,000 (US$1) per day. [10] [139] | 5,373 |
8,947 |
48 | 2.15 |
3.58 |
62.5% | 1 February 2012
|
Lesotho | M 1,178 (US$102) per month to M 1,285 (US$112) per month; varied by sector. [10] | 956 |
3,027 |
45 | 0.41 |
1.29 |
102.6% | 2014
|
Liberia | L$15 (US$0.31) per hour not exceeding 8 hours per day, excluding benefits, for unskilled laborers; L$5,600 (US$114) per month for civil servants. [10] | 4 |
10 |
48 | 0 |
0 |
1.2% | 2014
|
Libya | LD 450 (US$325) per month; the government heavily subsidizes rent and utilities. [10] [140] [141] [142] | 1,169 |
9,643 |
40 | 0.56 |
4.64 |
166.2% | 1 March 2011 |
Liechtenstein | None [10] | 48 | 2014
| |||||
Lithuania | €924(US$1092) per month, €5.65 (US$6.68) per hour for unskilled labor. [143] | 13,899 |
23,043 |
40 | 6.68 |
11.08 |
77.2% | 1 January 2024
|
Luxembourg | €2,508.24 (US$2966) per month, €14.50 (US$17.15) per hour for unskilled workers over 18; increased by 20% for a skilled employee; decreased by 20% to 25% in the case of an adolescent worker. [144] [36] [145] [146] | 32,103 |
26,875 |
40 | 15.43 |
12.92 |
26.2% | 1 April 2023
|
Macau | MOP 6,656 (US$833) per month. [147] | 9,972 |
13,584 |
40 | 4.79 |
6.53 |
11.7% | 1 November 2020
|
Madagascar | Ar 133,013.4 (US$30.82) per month, Ar 767.4. per hour for non-agricultural workers; Ar 134,920 (US$31.26) per month, 674.60 Ar. per hour for agricultural workers. [10] [18] | 376 |
1,601 |
41 [148] | 0.18 |
0.75 |
106.3% | 1 January 2015
|
Malawi | MK 687.7 per day. [10] [18] [149] | 266 |
1,035 |
48 | 0.11 |
0.41 |
88.6% | 1 January 2016
|
Malaysia | RM 1,500 (US$336) per month. [150] | 4,348 |
10,843 |
45 | 1.86 |
4.63 |
39.2% | 1 May 2022 |
Maldives | None; Rf. 3,100/- (US$242) per month in the government sector. [10] | 48 | 2014
| |||||
Mali | F.CFA 28,465 (US$57), supplemented by a required package of benefits, including social security and health care. [10] | 616 |
1,560 |
48 [151] | 0.25 |
0.62 |
73.4% | 2014
|
Malta | €792.3 (US$767) per month. [152] [153] | 11,245 |
14,406 |
40 | 5.41 |
6.93 |
38% | 1 January 2022
|
Marshall Islands | US$2 per hour for government and private sector employees. [10] [154] | 4,160 |
3,852 |
40 [155] | 2 |
1.85 |
95.7% | 6 March 1986
|
Mauritania | UM 3,000 (US$83.8 in 2017 terms) per month for adults. [156] [157] | 982 |
295 |
40 | 0.47 |
0.14 |
7.7% | 2011
|
Mauritius | MRs. 2,035/- (US$56.77) per week for an unskilled worker in the Export Processing Zone(EPZ); MRs. 2,035/- per week for an unskilled factory worker outside the EPZ plus a "salary compensation" of MRs. 90/- per week; set by the government by sector, and increased each year based on the inflation rate. Both categories of workers also benefit from a "special allowance" from the revenue agency which means that all full-time workers in Mauritius earn a minimum wage of MRs. 2,250/- (US$62.76) per week or MRs. 9,000/- (US$251.05) per month [158] [159] [10] | 2,538 |
5,438 |
45 | 1.08 |
2.32 |
25.8% | 2019
|
Mexico | Mex$248.93 (US$12.28) per day; Mex$374.89 (US$18.49) per day on the Free Zone of the Northern Border. Day off is paid according to Mexican labor legislation so the total amount of paid hours is 56 (Art. 69) [160] | 4,482 |
8,986 |
48 | 1.8 |
3.6 |
52% | 2024 |
Moldova | 4,000 lei (US$222) per month in the private sector. [161] | 2,715 |
6,997 |
40 | 1.31 |
3.36 |
131.2% | 1 January 2023 |
Monaco | €1,779.82 (US$2105) per month, or €10.53 (US$12.45) per hour; same as the French minimum wage, plus a 5% adjustment. [162] | 24,092 | 39 | 11.88 | 17% [163] | 1 January 2019
| ||
Mongolia | ₮550,000 (US$145) per month. [164] | 2,316 |
7,946 |
40 | 1.11 |
3.82 |
64.9% | 1 January 2023
|
Montenegro | €450 (US$511) netto per month. [10] [165] | 6,387 |
12,558 |
40 | 3.07 |
6.04 |
71.2% | 1 January 2022
|
Morocco | DH 3,500 (US$349) per month [166] in public sector, DH 3,111 (US$310) per month in private sector, [167] 84.37 Dh, (US$8.42) per day for agricultural workers. [168] | 3,997 |
8,556 |
44 [169] | 1.75 |
3.74 |
108.9% | 1 July 2015
|
Mozambique | Set for nine different economic sectors; ranges from Mt 3,002 (US$51) per month in the public sector, to Mt 7,465 (US$129) per month in the financial sector. [10] [18] | 550 |
1,818 |
40 | 0.26 |
0.87 |
149.4% | 1 May 2014
|
Myanmar | Ks 3,600/- per day, Ks 450/- per hour. [10] [170] [171] | 691 |
3,011 |
44 | 0.3 |
1.32 |
52.6% | 1 September 2015 |
Namibia | None; the mining, construction, security and agricultural sectors set basic levels of pay through collective bargaining. [10] | 45 | 2014 | |||||
Nauru | None; there is a graduated salary system for public service officers and employees, none for private-sector workers. [10] | 40 [172] | 2014
| |||||
Nepal | NRs. 15,000/- (US$126.98) per month [173] | 1,524 |
4,913 |
48 | 0.61 |
1.97 |
198.3% | July 2021
|
Netherlands | €1,934.40 (US$2288) per month, and €11.16 (US$13.2) per hour for persons 21 and older; between 30–80% (as low as €3.35 per hour) of this amount for persons aged 15–20. [174] An additional holiday allowance of 8% of the annual wage is paid in May or June, prorated for the time worked in the year. | 24,925 |
23,679 |
40 [175] | 11.98 |
11.38 |
46.9% | 1 January 2023
|
New Zealand | $NZ 22.70 (US$14.23) per hour for workers 18 years old or older, and $NZ 18.16 (US$11.38) per hour for those aged 16 or 17 or in training; there is no statutory minimum wage for employees who are aged 15 years or under. [176] | 33,487 |
28,790 |
40 | 16.1 |
13.84 |
74.7% | 1 April 2023
|
Nicaragua | Set for nine different economic sectors; ranges from C$4,414 per month in the agricultural sector to C$7,133.44 per month in the financial sector. [18] | 1,506 |
4,704 |
48 | 0.6 |
1.88 |
84.9% | 1 March 2021
|
Niger | F.CFA 30,047 (US$60) per month. [10] [18] | 650 |
1,633 |
40 | 0.31 |
0.78 |
165.5% | 17 August 2012
|
Nigeria | ₦30,000 per month (following the recent devaluation of the naira has fallen to US$76.92, or US$66.6 using the parallel market rate). [177] [178] | 901 |
2,911 |
40 | 0.43 |
1.4 |
49.7% | 18 November 2019
|
North Macedonia | DEN 22,146, (US$406) gross per month. [179] [180] [181] | 2,418 |
5,488 |
40 | 1.16 |
2.64 |
36.7% | 1 April 2021 |
Northern Cyprus | ₺24,000. (US$795 as of 19th of January) | 40 | 1 January 2024 | |||||
Norway | None; wages normally fall within a national scale negotiated by labor, employers, and local governments. [10] | 37.5 | 2014
| |||||
Oman | RO 225 (US$592) per month plus allowances of RO 100 (US$263) per month for citizens; does not apply to foreign workers. [10] [182] | 10,263 |
19,500 |
45 | 4.39 |
8.33 |
42.5% | 1 July 2013
|
Pakistan | PRs. 17,500/- (US$107) per month. [10] [18] [40] | 1,289 |
6,546 |
48 | 0.52 |
2.62 |
125% | 1 June 2016
|
Palau | US$3.00 per hour; does not include foreign workers. [10] [183] | 6,240 |
6,638 |
40 [184] | 3 |
3.19 |
40.7% | 1 October 2014 |
Palestine | ₪1,880 ILS (US$582) per month; [185] [186] [187] | 6,985 | 45 | 2.98 | 2022 | |||
Panama | B/.1.53 to B/.4.45 (US$1.53 – US$4.45) per hour, depending on region and sector. Food and the use of housing facilities were considered part of the salary for some workers, such as domestic and agricultural workers. Salaries for domestic workers ranged from B/.250 to B/.275 (US$250-US$275) per month. The agricultural and construction sectors received the lowest and highest minimum wages, respectively. [10] [188] [189] | 3,819 |
6,473 |
48 | 1.53 |
2.59 |
28.1% | 1 January 2018
|
Papua New Guinea | K 3.2 (US$1) per hour. [10] [190] | 2,086 |
2,795 |
44 [191] | 0.91 |
1.22 |
66.8% | 1 August 2014
|
Paraguay | ₲2,289,324 (US$319) per month; The law discriminates against domestic workers, who are legally entitled to only 40 percent of the minimum wage. The law mandates that housing and food be counted towards domestic worker's salary. [10] [18] [192] [193] | 4,055 |
10,575 |
48 | 1.62 |
4.24 |
110.5% | 1 July 2021
|
Peru | S/.1,025 (US$244) per month. [194] | 3,170 |
7,069 |
48 | 1.27 |
2.83 |
54.3% | 1 June 2022
|
Philippines | Ranges from ₱341 (US$6.12) daily non-agricultural wage in Ilocos to ₱570 (US$10.23) daily non-agricultural wage in Metro Manila. [195] | 3,009 |
7,337 |
40 [196] | 1.45 |
3.53 |
94% | 1 April 2023
|
Poland | zł 4,242 (US$1099) per month, or zł 27.7 (US$5.77) per hour is the minimum wage in Poland. [197] [18] | 13,188 |
27,077 |
40 | 6.34 |
13.02 |
98.9% | 1 January 2024
|
Portugal | €886 per month (US$828) in 12 payments; €760 per month (US$710) in 14 payments for full-time workers, rural workers, and domestic employees ages 18 and older. [198] [36] | 9,935 |
12,353 |
40 | 4.78 |
5.94 |
40.3% | 1 January 2023 |
Qatar | QR 1,500-1,800 a month in total. QR 1,000 (US$274) base pay per month plus the provision of QR 500 a month (US$137) for accommodation. Add QR 300 a month (US$82.2) for food if those expenses are not provided as part of the contract). [199] | 48 | 2021
| |||||
Romania | 3,000 lei (US$650) per month; else 18.145 lei (US$3.95) per hour for a full-time schedule of 165 hours per month is the minimum wage in Romania. [200] | 8,654 |
19,048 |
40 | 4.16 |
9.16 |
82.7% | 1 January 2023
|
Russia | 19,242 ₽ (US$215) (Federal, in some territories more, for example, 29,284₽ (US$328) in Moscow) [201] | 3,135 |
9,281 |
40 | 1.51 |
4.46 |
37.4% | 1 January 2024 |
Rwanda | None; ranges from FRw 500 to FRw 1,000 (US$0.83 to US$1.66) per day in the tea industry and FRw 1,500 to FRw 5,000 (US$2.50 to US$8.30) per day in the construction industry. [10] | 45 | 2013
| |||||
Saint Kitts and Nevis | EC$9 per hour. [10] [202] [203] | 6,933 |
9,087 |
40 [204] | 3.33 |
4.37 |
34.4% | 1 November 2014 |
Saint Lucia | Minimum wage for some sectors; EC$300 (US$111) per month for office clerks; EC$200 (US$74) for shop assistants; EC$160 (US$59) for messengers. [10] | 40 | 2013
| |||||
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Set sector by sector; for example, EC$56 ($20.74) per day for agriculture workers (shelter not provided); EC$40 (US$14.81) per day for industrial workers; and EC$25 per day for household domestic workers. [10] [205] [206] | 2,407 |
3,351 |
40 | 1.16 |
1.61 |
29.2% | 1 July 2008
|
Samoa | WS$2 (US$0.89) per hour for the private sector; WS$2.65 (US$1.18) for the public sector. [10] | 1,625 |
2,237 |
40 | 0.78 |
1.08 |
35.1% | 2012
|
San Marino | €1501.49 (US$1735) per month; or €9.24 (US$10) per hour for the lowest paying industry [207] [10] [208] | 21,310 |
23,400 |
37.5 [209] | 10.93 |
12 |
38.4% | 1 January 2017 |
São Tomé and Príncipe | None; Db 750,000 (US$40) per month for civil servants [81] | 2013 | ||||||
Saudi Arabia | SRls 4,000 (US$1066,66) per month for public sector; does not apply to foreign workers. There are no minimum wage in private sector. [10] [210] | 12,800 |
24,742 |
48 | 5.13 |
9.91 |
45.5% | 2 February 2013
|
Senegal | F.CFA 209.1 (US$0.42) per hour for general workers and F.CFA 182.95 (US$0.37) per hour for agricultural workers. [10] [18] [211] | 686 |
1,617 |
40 | 0.33 |
0.78 |
63% | 1 January 1996
|
Serbia | DIN 53,915 (460eu or $510) monthly. [212] | 3,610 |
7,291 |
40 | 1.74 |
3.51 |
50.2% | 1 January 2022
|
Seychelles | SRs 26/70 (US$1.9) per hour for all workers other than casual workers; SRs 30/78 (US$2.1) per hour for casual workers. [10] [213] [214] | 3,282 |
6,435 |
40 [215] | 1.58 |
3.09 |
22.7% | 1 January 2014
|
Sierra Leone | Le 500,000 (US$57) per month. [10] [216] [217] [218] | 575 |
2,602 |
40 | 0.28 |
1.25 |
176.2% | 1 January 2015 |
Singapore | None. [10] However, two exceptions: 1) Cleaner jobs to have a minimum wage of S$1,200 (US$860) per month effective July 2019. [219] 2) Security guards to have a minimum wage of S$1,100 ($802) per month effective September 2016. [220] | 44 | 2019
| |||||
Slovakia | €700 (US$828) per month, or €4.03 (US$4.77) per hour. [18] [221] | 9,914 |
15,241 |
40 | 4.77 |
7.33 |
50% | 1 January 2023
|
Slovenia | €1203.36 (US$1423) per month. [18] [36] [222] | 17,079 |
21,553 |
40 | 8.21 |
10.36 |
65.9% | 1 January 2023
|
Solomon Islands | SI$4 (US$0.55) per hour for all workers except those in the fishing and agricultural sectors, who received SI$3.2 per hour. [10] | 933 |
955 |
45 | 0.4 |
0.41 |
42.7% | 1 May 2008 |
Somalia | None. [10] | 48 | 2013
| |||||
South Africa | R 23.19 (US$1.34) per hour for all workers, except for Expanded Public Works Programme workers who have a minimum of R 12.75 (US$0.74). [223] | 3,671 |
10,316 |
45 | 1.57 |
4.41 |
78.2% | 1 March 2022 |
South Sudan | None. [224] | 2011
| ||||||
Spain | €1,260 (US$1455) per month in 12 payments, €1,080 (US$1277) per month in 14 payments. [225] | 17,457 |
19,946 |
40 | 8.39 |
9.59 |
54.9% | 1 January 2023
|
Sri Lanka | SL Rs. 10,000/- (US$70.75) per month.The minimum wages are set according to National Minimum Wage of Workers Act, No. 3 of 2016 [18] | 603 |
2,414 |
48 | 0.24 |
0.97 |
19.6% | 1 January 2016
|
Sudan | LS 425 (US$0.95 as of August 2021) per month. [226] See Minimum wage in Sudan. | 13 |
1,087 |
40 | 0.01 |
0.52 |
23% | 2013 |
Suriname | None; Sur$20 (US$0.66) per hour for household domestics and shop assistants; the Ministry of Labour recommends all other sectors use this as the de facto minimum wage. . | 40 | 2022 | |||||
Sweden | None; in Sweden the law provides for the right of workers to form and join independent unions to bargain wages collectively, and it prohibits antiunion discrimination. [10] | 40 | 2017 | |||||
Switzerland | As of 2024, three cantons have official minimum salaries: SFr 20.6 (US$22.64) per hour in the canton of Jura; SFr 21.09 (US$23.18) per hour in the canton of Neuchâtel, SFr 24.32 (US$26.73) in the canton of Geneva; [227] the rest of the country has no minimum wage. [228] There are a minority of the voluntary General Labour Contracts (GLC, collective labour agreements), reached on a sector-by-sector basis, [229] contain minimum compensation clauses, which provide for compensation ranging from SFr 2,200 to SFr 4,200 (US$2418 to US$4615) per month for unskilled workers and SFr 2,800 to SFr 5,300 (US$3077 to US$5824) per month for skilled employees. [10] On 18 May 2014, Swiss voters rejected a federal initiative (by 76.3%) that would have enforced GLCs for every sector and set the hourly minimum wage at SFr 22 (US$24.18, or PPP-adjusted US$12.55). [230] [231] | 41.7 [232] [233] | 2014 | |||||
Syria | LS 9,765 to LS 14,760 (US$6–US$10)(adjusted for inflation) per month, plus benefits, including compensation for meals, uniforms, and transportation. [81] | 96 | 2,850 | 40 | 0.4 | 1.37 | 54% | 2013 |
Taiwan | NT$27,470 (c.US$859) per month; NT$183 (US$5.7) per hour is the minimum wage in Taiwan. [234] | 11,973 | 23,432 | 40 | 5.76 | 11.27 | 33.7% | 1 January 2024 |
Tajikistan | SM 250 (US$31) per month, plus certain government subsidies for workers and their families. [81] [235] | 265 |
1,288 |
40 | 0.13 |
0.62 |
43.2% | 1 September 2013
|
Tanzania | Varies by sector from TSh. 40,000/= (US$17) per month, to TSh. 400,000/= (US$174) per month. [10] [18] | 209 |
593 |
45 [236] | 0.09 |
0.25 |
21.3% | 1 July 2013
|
Thailand | Ranges from ฿328 to ฿354 (US$9.01–US$9.72) per day and up, depending on the cost of living in various provinces; set by provincial tripartite wage committees that sometimes include only employer representatives. [237] | 3,733 |
9,313 |
48 | 1.5 |
3.73 |
55.1% | 1 January 2023
|
Timor-Leste | US$115 per month. [10] [238] | 1,380 |
2,123 |
44 | 0.6 |
0.93 |
99.2% | 22 June 2012
|
Togo | F.CFA 35,000 (US$70) per month. [10] [18] | 757 |
1,796 |
40 | 0.36 |
0.86 |
120.5% | 1 January 2012 |
Tonga | None [10] | 40 | 2013
| |||||
Trinidad and Tobago | TT$15 (US$355.03) per hour; [239] (US$355) per month | 4,615 |
5,503 |
40 | 2.22 |
2.65 |
16.7% | 1 January 2015
|
Tunisia | For the industrial sector: DT 465 (US$166) per month for a 48-hour workweek and DT 401 (US$143) per month for a 40‑hour workweek. [240] | 2,000 |
6,723 |
48 | 0.8 |
2.69 |
58% | 2020 |
Turkey | ₺20,003 (US$679670 per January 2024 exchange rate) gross per month. [241] ₺17,002 (US$570 per January 2024 exchange rate) net per month. | 8040 | 41887 | |||||
Tuvalu | None; the minimum annual salary in the public sector was approximately $A 3,000 to $A 4,000 (US$3,120 to US$4,160). [10] | 2013
| ||||||
Uganda | USh. 130,000/= (US$34.58) per month. [10] [18] [40] | 426 |
1,298 |
40 | 0.2 |
0.62 |
71.3% | 1 July 2017
|
Ukraine |
₴6,700 (US$183.21) per month, ₴40.46 (US$1.11) per hour, annual wage US$2,870 [18] [242] |
2,946 |
13,604 |
40 | 1.42 |
6.54 |
164.5% | 1 July 2023 |
United Arab Emirates | None. [10] | 48 | 2013
| |||||
United Kingdom | The
minimum wage in the United Kingdom is: £10.42 stg (US$14.27) per hour for those aged 23+ £10.18 (US$13.95) per hour for those aged 21–22 £7.49 (US$10.26) per hour for those aged 18–20 £5.28 (US$7.23) per hour for those aged 16-17, apprentices aged 16 to 18, and those aged 19 or over who are in their first year of apprenticeship. [243] Employees under the age of 16 aren't entitled to the National Minimum Wage. |
29,690 |
27,092 |
40 | 14.27 |
13.03 |
63.5% | 1 April 2023
|
United States | The federal nationwide minimum wage in the United States is US$7.25 per hour. [244] States may also set a minimum, in which case the higher of the two is controlling; some territories are exempt and have lower rates. [244] As of January 3, 2022 [update], effective state minimum wage rates range from US$7.25 to US$15.00 per hour, with an average of about $12.00 across all minimum wage workers as of 2019. [245] [246] [247] Local government minimum wages exist as well, the highest of which reach to $17.13 per hour. [248] | 15,080 |
15,080 |
40 | 7.25 |
7.25 |
26.2% | 3 January 2022
|
Uruguay | $U 22,268 (US$563) per month. [249] | 6,136 |
11,405 |
48 | 2.46 |
4.57 |
52.8% | 2024
|
Uzbekistan | 920,000 soum (US$84) per month. [250] | 1,041 |
8,591 |
40 | 0.5 |
4.13 |
131.9% | 1 June 2022
|
Vanuatu | VT 30,000 (US$323) per month, VT 170 per hour. [10] [251] | 3,240 |
3,041 |
40 | 1.56 |
1.46 |
98.7% | 20 August 2012 |
Venezuela | The minimum wage in Venezuela is Bs. 400,000 per month, including a food bond the total raises up to Bs. 800,000, which is equivalent to about US$0.86 as 26 November 2020. [252] [253] [254] | 10.32 | 1 May 2020 | |||||
Vietnam | Varies by region; Region I: VND 4,420,000 per month; Region II: VND 3,920,000 per month; Region III: VND 3,430,000 per month and Region IV: VND 3,070,000 per month. [255] | 1,591 |
4,089 |
40 | 0.76 |
1.97 |
65% | 1 January 2020 |
Yemen | None; the minimum civil service wage was YRls 21,000 ($100) per month. | 48 | 2013
| |||||
Zambia | Varies by sector; ZK 993.6 (US$81) per month for domestic workers. Shop workers' minimum wage is ZK 1,698.6 with transport, lunch and housing allowances inclusive, and wages increasing according to the grades of employees, with the minimum wage of the highest grade in this category being ZK 3,558.9. In the general workers' category, which includes receptionists and guards among others, the minimum wage for category one workers is ZK 1,698.6, while the highest category is at ZK 3,151.61. [256] | 596 |
3,180 |
48 | 0.24 |
1.27 |
80.8% | 10 September 2018 |
Zimbabwe | None, except for agricultural and domestic workers; government regulations for each of the 22 industrial sectors specify minimum wages. The minimum wage for all mine workers is currently pegged at $227 per month. [128] | 2012 |
Country | 2018 | 2019 | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nominal | PPP | Annual working hours |
Nominal | PPP | Annual working hours | |||||
Annual | Hourly | Annual | Hourly | Annual | Hourly | Annual | Hourly | |||
Australia | 25,970.8 | 13.1 | 24,481.2 | 12.4 | 1,976 | 26,388.5 | 13.4 | 24,874.9 | 12.6 | 1,976 |
Belgium | 21,293.0 | 10.2 | 22,746.8 | 10.9 | 2,086 | 21,410.8 | 10.3 | 22,872.6 | 11.0 | 2,086 |
Canada | 20,552.5 | 9.9 | 20,946.0 | 10.1 | 2,080 | 20,880.7 | 10.0 | 21,280.5 | 10.2 | 2,080 |
Chile | 4,902.5 | 2.1 | 7,044.4 | 3.0 | 2,346 | 5,101.7 | 2.2 | 7,330.7 | 3.1 | 2,346 |
Colombia | 3,451.3 | 1.2 | 7,677.4 | 2.6 | 2,920 | 3,533.7 | 1.2 | 7,860.9 | 2.7 | 2,920 |
Czech Republic | 6,565.8 | 3.3 | 10,789.9 | 5.4 | 2,000 | 7,064.3 | 3.5 | 11,609.0 | 5.8 | 2,000 |
Estonia | 6,869.8 | 3.4 | 9,890.2 | 4.9 | 2,020 | 7,254.2 | 3.6 | 10,443.5 | 5.2 | 2,019 |
France | 20,989.7 | 13.2 | 21,860.3 | 12.0 | 2,289 | 21,889.6 | 11.2 | 21,949.0 | 12.1 | 2,189 |
Germany | 20,414.6 | 10.0 | 23,439.6 | 11.5 | 2,033 | 20,916.3 | 10.3 | 24,015.6 | 11.8 | 2,033 |
Greece | 9,208.7 | 3.7 | 13,040.0 | 5.2 | 2,507 | 10,103.7 | 4.0 | 14,307.4 | 5.7 | 2,507 |
Hungary | 5,887.6 | 2.8 | 11,049.2 | 5.2 | 2,112 | 6,151.5 | 2.9 | 11,544.5 | 5.5 | 2,086 |
Ireland | 22,446.1 | 10.8 | 20,585.9 | 9.9 | 2,080 | 22,819.4 | 11.0 | 20,928.3 | 10.1 | 2,080 |
Israel | 17,992.6 | 8.1 | 15,416.5 | 6.9 | 2,232 | 17,842.5 | 8.0 | 15,287.8 | 6.9 | 2,232 |
Japan | 16,805.5 | 8.1 | 16,607.6 | 8.0 | 2,080 | - | - | - | - | - |
South Korea | 16,265.6 | 6.5 | 19,540.8 | 7.8 | 2,508 | 17,968.1 | 7.2 | 21,586.1 | 8.6 | 2,508 |
Latvia | 5,877.2 | 2.8 | 9,168.8 | 4.4 | 2,086 | 5,776.5 | 2.8 | 9,011.7 | 4.3 | 2,086 |
Lithuania | 5,498.9 | 2.8 | 9,694.0 | 4.9 | 1,959 | 7,455.7 | 3.8 | 13,143.5 | 6.7 | 1,965 |
Luxembourg | 27,601.0 | 13.3 | 25,811.0 | 12.4 | 2,077 | 28,073.1 | 13.4 | 26,252.5 | 12.5 | 2,095 |
Mexico | 1,236.0 | 0.6 | 2,238.5 | 1.1 | 2,080 | 1,386.1 | 0.7 | 2,510.3 | 1.2 | 2,080 |
Netherlands | 23,618.0 | 10.5 | 24,859.9 | 11.0 | 2,253 | 23,586.2 | 10.5 | 24,826.5 | 11.0 | 2,253 |
New Zealand | 22,541.6 | 10.8 | 21,716.3 | 10.4 | 2,080 | 23,330.0 | 11.5 | 22,475.8 | 11.0 | 2,035 |
Poland | 6,709.8 | 3.2 | 13,704.8 | 6.6 | 2,086 | 7,032.4 | 3.4 | 14,363.8 | 6.9 | 2,086 |
Portugal | 9,120.9 | 4.4 | 12,720.3 | 6.1 | 2,086 | 9,403.6 | 4.5 | 13,114.5 | 6.3 | 2,086 |
Slovak Republic | 6,620.0 | 2.1 | 10,001.1 | 3.2 | 3,145 | 6,985.5 | 2.1 | 10,553.3 | 3.2 | 3,319 |
Slovenia | 11,506.4 | 5.5 | 16,015.8 | 7.7 | 2,086 | 11,910.7 | 5.7 | 16,578.6 | 7.9 | 2,086 |
Spain | 11,614.2 | 5.6 | 14,731.8 | 7.1 | 2,086 | 14,105.4 | 6.8 | 17,891.7 | 8.6 | 2,086 |
Turkey | 4,943.8 | 2.4 | 12,848.3 | 6.2 | 2,086 | 5,410.1 | 2.6 | 14,060.2 | 6.7 | 2,086 |
United Kingdom | 20,918.7 | 12.23 | 21,132.2 | 10.2 | 2,079 | 21,544.6 | 10.4 | 21,764.4 | 10.5 | 2,079 |
United States | 15,353.3 | 7.4 | 15,353.3 | 7.4 | 2,080 | 15,080.0 | 7.3 | 15,080.0 | 7.3 | 2,080 |
Costa Rica | 5,927.8 | 2.2 | 9,326.5 | 3.4 | 2,711 | 5,961.6 | 2.2 | 9,379.6 | 3.5 | 2,711 |
Brazil | 3,023.8 | 1.3 | 4,925.3 | 2.1 | 2,346 | 3,049.4 | 1.3 | 4,967.0 | 2.1 | 2,346 |
Russian Federation | 2,053.7 | 1.0 | 4,936.5 | 2.4 | 2,086 | 2,090.9 | 1.0 | 5,026.0 | 2.4 | 2,086 |
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factual accuracy may be compromised due to out-of-date information. The reason given is: policy changes and inflation are not adequately reflected; inconsistent use of current and outdated minimum wages limits the ability to accurately compare countries. (January 2024) |
This is a list of the official minimum wage rates of the 193 United Nations member states and former members of the United Nations, also including the following territories and states with limited recognition ( Northern Cyprus, Kosovo, etc.) and other independent countries. Some countries may have a very complicated minimum wage system; for example, India has more than 1202 minimum wage rates for different types of industries and skill levels. [1] Meanwhile, other countries may have a national rate which often is superseded by state, provincial, cantonal, county and city minimum wage rates. For example, 33 states in the United States have higher minimum wages than the federal rate (plus military rates on federal bases) – on top of this an additional 42 city-level subdivisions having different minimum wage rates and 53 countries. [2] In effect, the United States has over 100 different minimum wages across the nation. This is common in federal nations as Canada, [3] and minimum wage in China also has numerous different rates. In the table below, only the lowest minimum wage is cited, or the highest-level subdivision where it applies.
The minimum wages listed refer to a gross amount, that is before deduction of taxes and social security contributions, which vary from one country to another. Also excluded from calculations are regulated paid days off, including public holidays, sick pay, annual leave and social insurance contributions paid by the employer.
For comparison, an annual wage column is provided in international dollars, a hypothetical unit of currency calculated based on the purchasing power parity (PPP) of household final consumption expenditure. For calculating the annual wage, the lowest general minimum wage was used.
Country | Minimum wage | Annual | Workweek (hours) [4] |
Hourly | Percent of GDP per capita [5] |
Effective per | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nominal (US$) [6] | PPP ( Int$) [7] | Nominal (US$) [8] | PPP ( Int$) [9] | |||||
Afghanistan | Afs. 5,500 (US$67) per month for non-permanent private sector (Afs. 66,000 per annum). The minimum wage for permanent government workers was Afs. 6,000 (US$74) per month (Afs. 72,000 per annum). There was no minimum wage for permanent workers in the private sector. [10] | 858 |
3,272 |
40 | 0.41 |
1.57 |
168.3% | 2017
|
Albania | 40,000 lek (US$430) per month (480,000 lek per annum). The law establishes a 40-hour workweek, but the actual workweek is typically set by individual or collective-bargaining agreement. [10] [11] [12] [13] | 4,637 |
8,697 |
40 | 2.23 |
4.18 |
75.4% | 1 April 2023
|
Algeria | DA 20,000 (US$156.19) per month, nationally (DA 240,000 per annum). [14] [15] | 1,777 |
6,247 |
40 | 0.85 |
3 |
41.6% | 1 May 2020 |
Andorra | €7.42 (USD8.33) hourly. [16] | 18,253 | 13,493 | 40 | 8 | 6 | 28% | 1 January 2023
|
Angola | Kz 32,181 (US$61) per month; paid thirteen times a year (Kz. 418,353 per annum) [17] [18] | 663 |
3,161 |
44 | 0.29 |
1.38 |
49% | 2022
|
Antigua and Barbuda | EC$8.2 per hour (US$3.03). [10] [19] [20] | 6,317 |
7,788 |
40 | 3.04 |
3.74 |
34.4% | 1 November 2014
|
Argentina | Arg$202,800 (US$220) per month for up to 200 hours; paid thirteen times a year (Arg$2,636,400 annually). [21] | 27,755 |
243,885 |
48 | 11.12 |
97.71 |
1,223.1% | 1 March 2024
|
Armenia | ֏75,000 (US$190) per month. [10] [22] | 1,787 |
4,567 |
40 | 0.86 |
2.2 |
51.7% | 15 November 2022
|
Australia | Most workers are covered by an
award, which may vary by employee age, geographical location and industry. Workers receive mandatory employer loadings such as penalty rates or leave loading. Minimum wages are set federally by the
Fair Work Commission. For those 21 and older, not covered by an award or other instrument, (as of July 1, 2023) - the minimum wage is
$A 882.80 (US$600) per week, or
$A 23.23 (US$15) per hour.
[23]
Casual workers are paid a loading of typically 25%, resulting in a minimum of
A$28 (US$18) per hour for those workers. |
34,515 |
28,691 |
38 | 17.47 |
14.52 |
62.4% | 1 July 2023 |
Austria | None; National collective bargaining agreements set minimum wages by job classification for each industry and provide for a minimum wage of €1,200 (US$1419) per month[ dubious ]. Wages where no such collective agreements exist, such as for domestic workers, janitorial staff and au pairs, are regulated by relevant legislation and are generally lower than those covered by collective bargaining. The national minimum wage legislation has lapsed, although is still in force by convention. [26] [10] | 40 | 2017
| |||||
Azerbaijan | ₼345 (US$203) per month. | 2,435 |
11,829 |
40 | 1.17 |
5.69 |
68.5% | 5 January 2023
[27]
|
The Bahamas | B$5.25 (US$5.25) per hour, B$42 (US$42) per day, and B$210 (US$210) per week. [10] [28] [29] | 10,920 |
9,579 |
40 | 5.25 |
4.61 |
42.5% | 15 August 2015 |
Bahrain | None; BD 300 (US$800) for the public sector workers (only applies to Bahraini nationals). [10] | 48 | 2017
| |||||
Bangladesh | Tk. 1,500/- (US$19) per month for all economic sectors not covered by industry-specific wages; in the garment industry the minimum wage raised to Tk. 8,000/- (US$95) per month since 1 December 2018. [30] The minimum wage is set nationally every five years by the National Minimum Wage Board in a tripartite forum industry by industry. [10] [18] [31] [32] [33] | 212 |
564 |
48 | 0.08 |
0.23 |
15.8% | 1 December 2013
|
Barbados | Bds$8.5 (US$4.25) per hour for general minimum wage rates. Bds$9.25 (US$4.63) per hour for Security guards. [34] | 8,840 |
7,187 |
40 | 4.25 |
3.46 |
39.8% | 1 April 2021
|
Belarus | Rbls 554 (US$122) per month. [35] | 0 |
1 |
40 | 0 |
0 |
0% | 1 January 2023
|
Belgium | €1,691.40 (US$2000) per month. [36] [18] [37] | 24,005 |
23,065 |
38 | 12.15 |
11.67 |
49.7% | 1 January 2022
|
Belize | BZ$5 (US$2.48) per hour. [10] [38] [39] | 5,850 |
10,263 |
45 | 2.5 |
4.39 |
121.3% | 22 July 2022
|
Benin | F.CFA 40,000 (US$70) per month; the government set minimum wage scales for a number of occupations. [18] [40] | 865 |
2,149 |
40 | 0.42 |
1.03 |
99.1% | 1 April 2014
|
Bhutan | Nu. 3,750 per month. [10] [41] [42] | 609 |
2,020 |
40 | 0.29 |
0.97 |
22.7% | 1 February 2014
|
Bolivia | Bs. 2,362 (US$343) per month. [43] plus an obligatory Christmas bonus equal to one month's pay, prorated for the amount of time the worker has worked in their present position. Plus a second Christmas Bonus if the government decries the economy grew enough, plus an extra month paid in May if the company made a profit for the previous year. [44] [45] | 4,444 |
8,926 |
48 | 1.78 |
3.58 |
123.4% | 1 May 2023
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina | KM 543 (US$269) net per month. [46] | 3,949 |
8,044 |
40 | 1.9 |
3.87 |
66.1% | 2022
|
Botswana | P 7.34 (US$0.62) an hour for most full-time labour in the private sector; P 1,786 (US$152) per month. [47] | 1,933 |
4,051 |
48 | 0.77 |
1.62 |
23.9% | 2022
|
Brazil | R$1,412 per month (US$290), paid 13 times a year. [48] The Brazilian minimum wage is adjusted annually by the federal government, but each Brazilian state has the option to either follow the national minimum wage or to set its own minimum wage, which cannot be lower than the federal minimum wage. In 2022, five states ( RS, SC, PR, SP and RJ) decided to stick with the latter option in order to have higher state minimum wages. [49] | 3,406 |
8,382 |
44 | 1.49 |
3.66 |
55.4% | 1 January 2024 |
Brunei | None [10] | 2017
| ||||||
Bulgaria | 933 lev (€477) per month, 5.58 lev (€2.85) per hour. [36] [50] [51] | 7,034 |
15,475 |
40 | 3.38 |
7.44 |
80.4% | 1 January 2024
|
Burkina Faso | F.CFA 34,664 (US$59) per month. [10] [52] | 750 |
1,905 |
40 | 0.36 |
0.92 |
107.6% | 1 April 2012 |
Burundi | None; in the past the government set the minimum wage, but during the year the minimum wage was set by market forces. [10] [40] | 40 | 2017 | |||||
Cambodia | ៛ 818,800 (US$200) per month, for the textile and shoe industries. [53] [10] [18] [54] | 48 | 3 October 2023
| |||||
Cameroon | F.CFA 36,270 (US$62) per month. [10] [55] | 785 |
1,819 |
40 | 0.38 |
0.87 |
50.4% | 30 July 2014
|
Canada | The minimum wage in Canada is set federally and by each province and territory; ranges from CA$13 to CA$16 (US$9.69 to US$11.93) per hour. The minimum wage calculated here is a weighted average based on the relative population in each province. [10] [56] [57] | 24,128 |
22,176 |
40 | 11.6 |
10.66 |
49.5% | 1 June 2022
|
Cape Verde | 13.000 $00 (US$141) per month. [58] [59] | 1,673 |
3,414 |
44 | 0.73 |
1.49 |
52.1% | 1 January 2018
|
Central African Republic | F.CFA 35,000 per month, F.CFA 218.75 per hour. [60] [61] | 821 |
1,539 |
40 | 0.39 |
0.74 |
220.3% | 2011
|
Chad | F.CFA 59,995 (US$110) per month, F.CFA 355 (US$0.60) per hour. [10] [62] [63] | 1,298 |
3,484 |
39 | 0.64 |
1.72 |
175% | 18 October 2011
|
Chile | Ch$410,000 (US$514 per month for workers aged 18–65; or Ch$305,851 (US$384) per month for workers younger than 18 and older than 65; and Ch$264,282 (US$331) per month for 'non remunerative' purposes. [64] | 6,483 |
10,811 |
45 | 2.77 |
4.62 |
46.6% | 1 January 2023
|
China | The minimum wage in China is set locally; ranges from RMB 1,420 (US$208.82) per month, or RMB 14.6 (US$2.06) per hour in Liaoning; to RMB 2,420 (US$379.77) per month, or RMB 21 (US$3.30) per hour in Shanghai. [18] [65] [66] [67] [68] | 2,642 |
4,426 |
40 | 1.27 |
2.13 |
28.5% | 31 July 2018
|
Colombia | Col$1,300,000 + Col$162,000 by transportation subsidy (US$350) per month [69] | 5,077 |
13,857 |
48 | 2.03 |
5.55 |
97.9% | 1 January 2024
|
Comoros | FC 55,000 (US$129) per month. [10] | 1,587 |
3,037 |
40 | 0.76 |
1.46 |
199.5% | 2017
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo | FC 1,680 (US$1.83) per day. [10] [70] | 220 |
741 |
45 [71] | 0.09 |
0.32 |
92.4% | 1 January 2009
|
Republic of the Congo | F.CFA 90,000 (US$170) per month in the formal sector. [10] | 1,948 |
3,663 |
40 | 0.94 |
1.76 |
64.1% | 2017
|
Costa Rica | Varies for specified industries from ₡11,953.65 (US$23.21) per 8-hour work day for all workers to ₡15,613.91 (US$30.32) per day for specialized workers. All other occupations not explicitly covered fall under the generic scale, which varies from ₡358,609.5 (US$696.42) per month for unskilled workers to ₡765,985.67 (US$1,487.54) per month for licentiates. [72] | 6,932 |
11,530 |
48 | 2.78 |
4.62 |
69.4% | 1 January 2024
|
Côte d'Ivoire | Varies by occupation, with the lowest set to F.CFA 36,607 (US$72) per month for the industrial sector; a slightly higher minimum wage rate is applied for construction workers. [10] [73] [74] | 792 |
1,868 |
40 | 0.38 |
0.9 |
50.6% | 1994
|
Croatia | The minimum wage in Croatia is kn 3,750 (US$590) per month. [18] [75] | 7,075 |
11,250 |
40 | 3.4 |
5.41 |
48% | 1 January 2019 |
Cuba | Cu$2,100 (US$6.66) per month. [76] [77] Each citizen is however also given free food to supplement the salary. | 44 | 669 | 48 | 0.44 | 0.74 | 0.4% | 2021 |
Cyprus | None; €870 (US$1,006) per month for shop assistants, nurses' assistants, clerks, hairdressers, and nursery assistants; it rises to €924 (US$1,069) after six months' employment. For asylum seekers working as unskilled workers in the agricultural sector, the minimum monthly wage was €425 (US$570) with accommodation and food provided. For skilled workers in the agricultural sector, the minimum salary was €767 (US$1,040) without accommodation and food. [10] | 48 | 2017
| |||||
Czech Republic | Kč 17,300 per month, (US$776) or Kč 103.8 (US$4.64) per hour. [78] [18] [79] | 9,959 |
15,119 |
40 | 4.79 |
7.27 |
43.5% | 1 January 2023 |
Denmark | None; instead, negotiated between unions and employer associations; the average minimum wage for all private and public sector collective bargaining agreements was approximately DKr 110 (nominally US$16) per hour, exclusive of pension benefits. [10] [80] | 37.5 | 2017 | |||||
Djibouti | None; cancelled by the 2006 Labor Code for occupational categories, establishing that wages be set after common agreement between employers and employees. For public sector workers, minimum wage was Fdj 35,000 (US$198) per month. [10] [81] | 48 | 2017
| |||||
Dominica | EC$4 (US$1.50) per hour. [10] [82] [83] | 3,081 |
4,223 |
40 | 1.48 |
2.03 |
38.6% | 1 June 2008
|
Dominican Republic | RD$8,310 (US$166) per month in the FTZs and between RD$9,412 (US$188) and RD$15,448 (US$309) outside the FTZs, depending upon the size of the company; RD$5,884 (US$117) per month for the public sector; RD$320 (US$6) a day for farm workers who are covered by minimum wage regulations based on a 10-hour day, with the exception of sugarcane workers who received RD$146 based on an eight-hour workday. [10] [84] [85] | 2,613 |
6,704 |
44 | 1.14 |
2.93 |
44.1% | 2021
|
Ecuador | US$498 per month (for month average, including proportional 13th and 14th salaries and minimal 15 days vacation period). The minimum wage has been set by the government at $450, per month without social benefits for the year 2023, but a worker also receives mandatory 13th and a 14th salaries. [86] | 5,980 |
9,803 |
40 | 2.88 |
4.71 |
87.2% | 1 January 2024 |
Egypt | None;The minimum wage is LE 4,000 (US$130.1) per month. [10] [87] The private sector (There are certain grace periods in certain industries such as tourism, retail, and clothing.) is LE 2,700 (US$87.8)per month. [88] [89] | 42 | 2023
| |||||
El Salvador | The minimum wage was set by the government at US$304.17 monthly in 2018. [10] [18] [90] | 3,650 |
7,019 |
44 | 1.6 |
3.07 |
81.5% | 1 January 2018
|
Equatorial Guinea | F.CFA 129,035 (US$224) per month. [10] | 2,792 |
4,479 |
48 | 1.12 |
1.79 |
17.2% | 2017 |
Eritrea | None; Nkf 360 (US$23.3) per month in the public sector. [10] | 44.5 | 2017
| |||||
Estonia | €725 (US$857) per month, or €4.30 (US$5.09) per hour. [91] [18] | 10,578 |
14,662 |
40 | 5.09 |
7.05 |
49.3% | 1 January 2023 |
Eswatini | E 531.6 (US$76.50) per month for a domestic worker; E 420 (US$60.50) a month for an unskilled worker; E 600 (US$86.50) a month for a skilled worker. [81] | 694 | 1,128 | 48 | 0.33 | 0.54 | 19% | 2011 |
Ethiopia | None; some government institutions and public enterprises set their own minimum wages: public sector employees, the largest group of wage earners, earned a monthly minimum wage of Br 420 (US$21); employees in the banking and insurance sector had a minimum monthly wage of Br 336 (US$18). [10] | 48 | 2017 | |||||
Federated States of Micronesia | None; US$2.65 per hour for employment with the national government; all states have a minimum hourly wage for government workers: US$2.00 in Pohnpei, US$1.25 in Chuuk, US$1.42 in Kosrae, and US$1.60 in Yap; US$1.75 for private sector workers in Pohnpei. [10] | 40 | 2015
| |||||
Fiji | FJ$2.68 per hour. [92] [93] | 3,232 |
5,226 |
48 | 1.29 |
2.09 |
57.4% | 30 September 2017 |
Finland | None; however, the law requires all employers, including non-unionized ones, to pay minimum wages agreed to in collective bargaining agreements; almost all workers are covered under such arrangements. [10] | 40 | 2017
| |||||
France | €1,709.28 (US$2022) gross per month, €11.27(US$12.5) per hour. [94] | 24,259 |
23,576 |
35 | 13.33 |
12.95 |
57% | 1 January 2023
|
Gabon | F.CFA 150,000 (US$255) per month; government workers received an additional monthly allowance of F.CFA 20,000 (US$34) per child; government workers also received transportation, housing, and family benefits; the law does not mandate housing or family benefits for private sector workers. [10] [95] | 3,246 |
4,865 |
40 | 1.56 |
2.34 |
26.9% | 1 February 2010
|
The Gambia | D 50 (US$1.25) per day. [10] | 253 |
958 |
48 | 0.1 |
0.38 |
57.1% | 2017
|
Georgia | ₾20 (US$8) per month for private sector workers which has remained unchanged since the early 1990s but is not applied in practice; ₾115 (US$48) per month for public employees; [10] ₾1,260 (US$478) for doctors and ₾792 (US$301) for nurses working in clinics involved in the state’s universal healthcare program. [96] | 93 |
353 |
40 | 0.04 |
0.17 |
3.5% | 2017
|
Germany | €12.41 per hour is the minimum wage in Germany. A higher minimum wage is often set by collective bargaining agreements and enforceable by law. [18] | 30,529 |
31,100 |
40 [97] | 14.68 |
14.95 |
63.7% | 1 January 2024
|
Ghana | ₵9.68 (US$1.7) per day. [18] [10] [98] | 433 |
1,760 |
40 | 0.21 |
0.85 |
41% | 1 January 2018
|
Greece | €910 (US$1076) per month in 12 payments, €780 (US$923) per month in 14 payments. [36] [99] | 12,915 |
16,059 |
40 | 6.21 |
7.72 |
60% | 1 April 2023 |
Grenada | Minimum wage schedules set pay by occupation; for example, the minimum wage for domestic workers, for example, was EC$4.5 per hour, while that for a security guard was EC$8 per hour. [10] | 40 | 2017
| |||||
Guatemala | Q 81.87 (US$10.9) per day for agricultural and nonagricultural work and Q 74.89 (US$10) per day for work in export-sector regime factories. Minimum wage earners also are due a mandatory monthly bonus of Q 250 (US$33), and salaried workers receive two mandatory yearly bonuses (the bono 14 and the Christmas bonus), each equivalent to one month's salary. [10] [18] | 3,924 |
6,974 |
48 | 1.57 |
2.79 |
87.8% | 1 January 2016 |
Guernsey | £8.70
stg per hour (US$11.60) for those aged 18+ £8.25 per hour (US$11.00) for those aged 17–18. [100] |
1 January 2021 | ||||||
Guinea | The labor code allows the government to set a minimum hourly wage; however, the government has not exercised this provision except for setting the minimum wage for domestic workers at FG 440,000 (US$62) per month. [10] | 48 | 2017
| |||||
Guinea-Bissau | F.CFA 19,030 (US$30) per month plus a bag of rice [101] | 412 |
935 |
45 | 0.18 |
0.4 |
58.1% | 2017
|
Guyana | G$35,000 (US$168) per month, or G$1,616 (US$7) per day, or G$202 (US$1) per hour. [102] | 2,015 |
3,204 |
40 | 0.97 |
1.54 |
40.9% | 1 July 2013
|
Haiti | G 290 per day for servants for an eight-hour workday; G 400 per day for segment A industries; G 350 per day for segment B industries; G 290 per day for segment C industries; G 350 per day for companies with piece work that re-export; and G 350 per day for companies with piece work that exports. [103] [10] [104] [105] [106] | 1,014 |
3,194 |
48 | 0.41 |
1.28 |
179.1% | 1 August 2017
|
Honduras | Minimum wages ranged from a low of L 6,096.71 per month, L 25.41 per hour to L 10,698.3 per month, L 44.58 per hour. [10] [18] [107] | 2,420 |
4,948 |
44 | 1.06 |
2.16 |
104.5% | 1 January 2018
|
Hong Kong | HK$40 (US$5.1) per hour is the minimum wage in Hong Kong. [108] | 10,708 |
12,899 |
40 | 5.15 |
6.2 |
22% | 1 May 2023
|
Hungary | Ft 232,000 (US$765) per month for unskilled labor, Ft 296,400 (US$978) per month for skilled labor. [109] | 9,184 |
18,636 |
40 | 4.42 |
8.96 |
69.8% | 1 January 2023 |
Iceland | Unlike the other scandinavian countries, minimum wages are negotiated in various collectively bargained agreements and applied automatically to all employees in those occupations, regardless of union membership; while the agreements can be either industry- or sector-wide, and in some cases firm-specific, the minimum wage levels are occupation-specific. [10] [36] | 40 | 17.45 | 3rd of december 2022 (conversion rate, 1st of september 2023)
| ||||
India | Though stipulated by law, it varies from ₹160/- (US$2.16) per day in Bihar, ₹348/day (US$4.7) in Mumbai (2017) [110] ₹750/- (US$10) per day in Kerala. State governments set a separate minimum wage for agricultural workers. [10] The minimum wages are set according to Minimum Wages Act, 1948. [111] | 674 |
2,498 |
48 | 0.27 |
1 |
38% | 2015
|
Indonesia | Established by provincial and district authorities, which vary by province, district, and sector; the lowest minimum wage is in the province of Yogyakarta at Rp 1,704,608 (US$121) per month and the highest is in Jakarta at Rp 4,276,349 (US$303) per month. [18] | 2,449 |
7,028 |
40 | 1.18 |
3.38 |
60.5% | 1 February 2020
|
Iran | 7,308,284 tomans (equal to Rls 73,082,840), and to (US$152 as of 2023) per month effective on the 2023 Persian New year (Rls 876,994,080 per annum); [113] set annually for each industrial sector and region. The standard workweek is 44 hours, and any work over 48 entitles the worker to overtime. [10] | 20,881 |
24,253 |
44 [114] | 9.13 |
10.6 |
131.1% | 20 March 2023
|
Iraq | ID 250,000 (US$214) per month. [10] | 2,069 |
5,222 |
40 | 0.99 |
2.51 |
30.1% | 2014
|
Ireland |
€11.30 (US$11.8) per hour, with sub-minimal rates for those aged 19 €10.17 (90% minimum), aged 18 €9.04 (80% minimum) and for those under the age of 18 €9.04 (70% of minimum)
Eurostat calculates the monthly rate for Ireland as (hourly rate x 39 hours x 52 weeks) / 12 months [116] |
28,302 |
23,930 |
39 | 13.96 |
11.8 |
33.5% | 1 January 2023 |
Isle of Man | £8.25
stg per hour (US$10.18) for those aged 18+ £6.15 per hour (US$7.59) for those aged under 18 £7.30 per hour (US$9.01) for development worker. [117] |
1 October 2019 | ||||||
Israel | ₪5,571.75 ILS (US$1725) per month; or ₪30.61 ILS (US$9.48) per hour. [118] | 20,700 |
15,127 |
42 | 9.48 |
6.93 |
40.6% | 1 April 2023 |
Italy | None; instead set generally through collective bargaining agreements on a sector-by-sector basis. [10] [79] | 40 | 2019
| |||||
Jamaica | J$325 (US$2) per hour. [119] J$52,000 (US$343) per month | 4,461 |
8,476 |
40 | 2.14 |
4.08 |
96.1% | 1 April 2023
|
Japan | Ranges from ¥893–¥1,113 (US$8.14–US$10.14) per hour; varies on a prefectural and industry basis. [120] [121] | 16,924 |
17,335 |
40 | 8.14 |
8.33 |
41% | 14 October 2023 |
Jersey | £8.32
stg per hour (US$10.27) for those aged 18+ £7.28 stg per hour (US$8.99) for trainees year 2. £6.02& stg per hour (US$7.43) for trainees year 1. [122] |
1 April 2020 | ||||||
Jordan | JD 260 (US$366.72) per month. [123] | 5,408 |
11,636 |
48 | 2.17 |
4.66 |
128.6% | 25 January 2022
|
Kazakhstan | ₸70,000 (US$153) per month is the minimum wage in Kazakhstan. [124] | 1,972 |
7,394 |
40 | 0.95 |
3.55 |
29.2% | 1 January 2023
|
Kenya | Set by the government by location, age and skill level; the lowest agricultural minimum wage for unskilled employees was KSh. 6,415/55 (US$52.45) = per month, KSh. 269/40 (US$2.20) per day, excluding housing allowance. [10] [18] [125] [126] | 702 |
1,656 |
52 | 0.26 |
0.61 |
52.5% | 1 May 2017
|
Kiribati | $A 1.30 per hour for local businesses and companies, while the minimum wage for overseas-funded projects is $A 3.00 an hour [10] [127] | 2,033 |
2,731 |
40 | 0.98 |
1.31 |
129.5% | 1 November 2016 |
North Korea | Averaging ₩5,000 – 10,000 (US$5.5 – US$11.1) per day. [128] | 2014
| ||||||
South Korea | ₩9,620 (US$7.9 as of 2nd February 2023) per hour is the nominal minimum wage in South Korea, [129] although the real effective comparable minimum wage is higher at ₩11,544 (US$9.5 as of 2nd February 2023) per hour due to a mandatory weekly paid holiday for people that work more than 15 hours per week, a law that is absent in other developed countries. [130] The minimum wage law applies equally to foreign, temporary or young workers covering all industries and regions nationwide. | 20,990 |
23,922 |
40 | 10.09 |
11.5 |
65.5% | 1 January 2023
|
Kosovo | €170 (US$224) per month for workers between 35 and 65 years of age; €130 (US$150) for workers under 35 years of age. [10] [131] | 2,413 |
5,667 |
40 | 1.16 |
2.72 |
56.3% | 17 August 2011
|
Kuwait | KD 60 (US$216) per month. [10] [132] | 2,400 |
3,600 |
48 | 0.96 |
1.44 |
4.8% | 14 April 2010
|
Kyrgyzstan | 1,140 som (US$14) per month, nominally; used for administrative purpose. [10] [133] [134] [135] | 162 |
661 |
40 | 0.08 |
0.32 |
18.6% | 1 January 2017
|
Laos | ₭800,000 (US$100) per month; additionally, employers were required to pay a ₭30,000 (US$3.74) meal allowance per day. The minimum wage for civil servants and state enterprise employees was last increased to ₭1,400,000 (US$170) per month. [10] [136] [137] | 1,732 |
5,180 |
48 | 0.69 |
2.08 |
79.1% | 2014
|
Latvia | €620 (US$733) per month. [138] | 8,799 |
13,053 |
40 | 4.23 |
6.28 |
51% | 1 January 2023
|
Lebanon | LL 675,000 (US$446) per month (US$22.5 using the parallel market rate as of 5 January 2022), or LL 30,000 (US$1) per day. [10] [139] | 5,373 |
8,947 |
48 | 2.15 |
3.58 |
62.5% | 1 February 2012
|
Lesotho | M 1,178 (US$102) per month to M 1,285 (US$112) per month; varied by sector. [10] | 956 |
3,027 |
45 | 0.41 |
1.29 |
102.6% | 2014
|
Liberia | L$15 (US$0.31) per hour not exceeding 8 hours per day, excluding benefits, for unskilled laborers; L$5,600 (US$114) per month for civil servants. [10] | 4 |
10 |
48 | 0 |
0 |
1.2% | 2014
|
Libya | LD 450 (US$325) per month; the government heavily subsidizes rent and utilities. [10] [140] [141] [142] | 1,169 |
9,643 |
40 | 0.56 |
4.64 |
166.2% | 1 March 2011 |
Liechtenstein | None [10] | 48 | 2014
| |||||
Lithuania | €924(US$1092) per month, €5.65 (US$6.68) per hour for unskilled labor. [143] | 13,899 |
23,043 |
40 | 6.68 |
11.08 |
77.2% | 1 January 2024
|
Luxembourg | €2,508.24 (US$2966) per month, €14.50 (US$17.15) per hour for unskilled workers over 18; increased by 20% for a skilled employee; decreased by 20% to 25% in the case of an adolescent worker. [144] [36] [145] [146] | 32,103 |
26,875 |
40 | 15.43 |
12.92 |
26.2% | 1 April 2023
|
Macau | MOP 6,656 (US$833) per month. [147] | 9,972 |
13,584 |
40 | 4.79 |
6.53 |
11.7% | 1 November 2020
|
Madagascar | Ar 133,013.4 (US$30.82) per month, Ar 767.4. per hour for non-agricultural workers; Ar 134,920 (US$31.26) per month, 674.60 Ar. per hour for agricultural workers. [10] [18] | 376 |
1,601 |
41 [148] | 0.18 |
0.75 |
106.3% | 1 January 2015
|
Malawi | MK 687.7 per day. [10] [18] [149] | 266 |
1,035 |
48 | 0.11 |
0.41 |
88.6% | 1 January 2016
|
Malaysia | RM 1,500 (US$336) per month. [150] | 4,348 |
10,843 |
45 | 1.86 |
4.63 |
39.2% | 1 May 2022 |
Maldives | None; Rf. 3,100/- (US$242) per month in the government sector. [10] | 48 | 2014
| |||||
Mali | F.CFA 28,465 (US$57), supplemented by a required package of benefits, including social security and health care. [10] | 616 |
1,560 |
48 [151] | 0.25 |
0.62 |
73.4% | 2014
|
Malta | €792.3 (US$767) per month. [152] [153] | 11,245 |
14,406 |
40 | 5.41 |
6.93 |
38% | 1 January 2022
|
Marshall Islands | US$2 per hour for government and private sector employees. [10] [154] | 4,160 |
3,852 |
40 [155] | 2 |
1.85 |
95.7% | 6 March 1986
|
Mauritania | UM 3,000 (US$83.8 in 2017 terms) per month for adults. [156] [157] | 982 |
295 |
40 | 0.47 |
0.14 |
7.7% | 2011
|
Mauritius | MRs. 2,035/- (US$56.77) per week for an unskilled worker in the Export Processing Zone(EPZ); MRs. 2,035/- per week for an unskilled factory worker outside the EPZ plus a "salary compensation" of MRs. 90/- per week; set by the government by sector, and increased each year based on the inflation rate. Both categories of workers also benefit from a "special allowance" from the revenue agency which means that all full-time workers in Mauritius earn a minimum wage of MRs. 2,250/- (US$62.76) per week or MRs. 9,000/- (US$251.05) per month [158] [159] [10] | 2,538 |
5,438 |
45 | 1.08 |
2.32 |
25.8% | 2019
|
Mexico | Mex$248.93 (US$12.28) per day; Mex$374.89 (US$18.49) per day on the Free Zone of the Northern Border. Day off is paid according to Mexican labor legislation so the total amount of paid hours is 56 (Art. 69) [160] | 4,482 |
8,986 |
48 | 1.8 |
3.6 |
52% | 2024 |
Moldova | 4,000 lei (US$222) per month in the private sector. [161] | 2,715 |
6,997 |
40 | 1.31 |
3.36 |
131.2% | 1 January 2023 |
Monaco | €1,779.82 (US$2105) per month, or €10.53 (US$12.45) per hour; same as the French minimum wage, plus a 5% adjustment. [162] | 24,092 | 39 | 11.88 | 17% [163] | 1 January 2019
| ||
Mongolia | ₮550,000 (US$145) per month. [164] | 2,316 |
7,946 |
40 | 1.11 |
3.82 |
64.9% | 1 January 2023
|
Montenegro | €450 (US$511) netto per month. [10] [165] | 6,387 |
12,558 |
40 | 3.07 |
6.04 |
71.2% | 1 January 2022
|
Morocco | DH 3,500 (US$349) per month [166] in public sector, DH 3,111 (US$310) per month in private sector, [167] 84.37 Dh, (US$8.42) per day for agricultural workers. [168] | 3,997 |
8,556 |
44 [169] | 1.75 |
3.74 |
108.9% | 1 July 2015
|
Mozambique | Set for nine different economic sectors; ranges from Mt 3,002 (US$51) per month in the public sector, to Mt 7,465 (US$129) per month in the financial sector. [10] [18] | 550 |
1,818 |
40 | 0.26 |
0.87 |
149.4% | 1 May 2014
|
Myanmar | Ks 3,600/- per day, Ks 450/- per hour. [10] [170] [171] | 691 |
3,011 |
44 | 0.3 |
1.32 |
52.6% | 1 September 2015 |
Namibia | None; the mining, construction, security and agricultural sectors set basic levels of pay through collective bargaining. [10] | 45 | 2014 | |||||
Nauru | None; there is a graduated salary system for public service officers and employees, none for private-sector workers. [10] | 40 [172] | 2014
| |||||
Nepal | NRs. 15,000/- (US$126.98) per month [173] | 1,524 |
4,913 |
48 | 0.61 |
1.97 |
198.3% | July 2021
|
Netherlands | €1,934.40 (US$2288) per month, and €11.16 (US$13.2) per hour for persons 21 and older; between 30–80% (as low as €3.35 per hour) of this amount for persons aged 15–20. [174] An additional holiday allowance of 8% of the annual wage is paid in May or June, prorated for the time worked in the year. | 24,925 |
23,679 |
40 [175] | 11.98 |
11.38 |
46.9% | 1 January 2023
|
New Zealand | $NZ 22.70 (US$14.23) per hour for workers 18 years old or older, and $NZ 18.16 (US$11.38) per hour for those aged 16 or 17 or in training; there is no statutory minimum wage for employees who are aged 15 years or under. [176] | 33,487 |
28,790 |
40 | 16.1 |
13.84 |
74.7% | 1 April 2023
|
Nicaragua | Set for nine different economic sectors; ranges from C$4,414 per month in the agricultural sector to C$7,133.44 per month in the financial sector. [18] | 1,506 |
4,704 |
48 | 0.6 |
1.88 |
84.9% | 1 March 2021
|
Niger | F.CFA 30,047 (US$60) per month. [10] [18] | 650 |
1,633 |
40 | 0.31 |
0.78 |
165.5% | 17 August 2012
|
Nigeria | ₦30,000 per month (following the recent devaluation of the naira has fallen to US$76.92, or US$66.6 using the parallel market rate). [177] [178] | 901 |
2,911 |
40 | 0.43 |
1.4 |
49.7% | 18 November 2019
|
North Macedonia | DEN 22,146, (US$406) gross per month. [179] [180] [181] | 2,418 |
5,488 |
40 | 1.16 |
2.64 |
36.7% | 1 April 2021 |
Northern Cyprus | ₺24,000. (US$795 as of 19th of January) | 40 | 1 January 2024 | |||||
Norway | None; wages normally fall within a national scale negotiated by labor, employers, and local governments. [10] | 37.5 | 2014
| |||||
Oman | RO 225 (US$592) per month plus allowances of RO 100 (US$263) per month for citizens; does not apply to foreign workers. [10] [182] | 10,263 |
19,500 |
45 | 4.39 |
8.33 |
42.5% | 1 July 2013
|
Pakistan | PRs. 17,500/- (US$107) per month. [10] [18] [40] | 1,289 |
6,546 |
48 | 0.52 |
2.62 |
125% | 1 June 2016
|
Palau | US$3.00 per hour; does not include foreign workers. [10] [183] | 6,240 |
6,638 |
40 [184] | 3 |
3.19 |
40.7% | 1 October 2014 |
Palestine | ₪1,880 ILS (US$582) per month; [185] [186] [187] | 6,985 | 45 | 2.98 | 2022 | |||
Panama | B/.1.53 to B/.4.45 (US$1.53 – US$4.45) per hour, depending on region and sector. Food and the use of housing facilities were considered part of the salary for some workers, such as domestic and agricultural workers. Salaries for domestic workers ranged from B/.250 to B/.275 (US$250-US$275) per month. The agricultural and construction sectors received the lowest and highest minimum wages, respectively. [10] [188] [189] | 3,819 |
6,473 |
48 | 1.53 |
2.59 |
28.1% | 1 January 2018
|
Papua New Guinea | K 3.2 (US$1) per hour. [10] [190] | 2,086 |
2,795 |
44 [191] | 0.91 |
1.22 |
66.8% | 1 August 2014
|
Paraguay | ₲2,289,324 (US$319) per month; The law discriminates against domestic workers, who are legally entitled to only 40 percent of the minimum wage. The law mandates that housing and food be counted towards domestic worker's salary. [10] [18] [192] [193] | 4,055 |
10,575 |
48 | 1.62 |
4.24 |
110.5% | 1 July 2021
|
Peru | S/.1,025 (US$244) per month. [194] | 3,170 |
7,069 |
48 | 1.27 |
2.83 |
54.3% | 1 June 2022
|
Philippines | Ranges from ₱341 (US$6.12) daily non-agricultural wage in Ilocos to ₱570 (US$10.23) daily non-agricultural wage in Metro Manila. [195] | 3,009 |
7,337 |
40 [196] | 1.45 |
3.53 |
94% | 1 April 2023
|
Poland | zł 4,242 (US$1099) per month, or zł 27.7 (US$5.77) per hour is the minimum wage in Poland. [197] [18] | 13,188 |
27,077 |
40 | 6.34 |
13.02 |
98.9% | 1 January 2024
|
Portugal | €886 per month (US$828) in 12 payments; €760 per month (US$710) in 14 payments for full-time workers, rural workers, and domestic employees ages 18 and older. [198] [36] | 9,935 |
12,353 |
40 | 4.78 |
5.94 |
40.3% | 1 January 2023 |
Qatar | QR 1,500-1,800 a month in total. QR 1,000 (US$274) base pay per month plus the provision of QR 500 a month (US$137) for accommodation. Add QR 300 a month (US$82.2) for food if those expenses are not provided as part of the contract). [199] | 48 | 2021
| |||||
Romania | 3,000 lei (US$650) per month; else 18.145 lei (US$3.95) per hour for a full-time schedule of 165 hours per month is the minimum wage in Romania. [200] | 8,654 |
19,048 |
40 | 4.16 |
9.16 |
82.7% | 1 January 2023
|
Russia | 19,242 ₽ (US$215) (Federal, in some territories more, for example, 29,284₽ (US$328) in Moscow) [201] | 3,135 |
9,281 |
40 | 1.51 |
4.46 |
37.4% | 1 January 2024 |
Rwanda | None; ranges from FRw 500 to FRw 1,000 (US$0.83 to US$1.66) per day in the tea industry and FRw 1,500 to FRw 5,000 (US$2.50 to US$8.30) per day in the construction industry. [10] | 45 | 2013
| |||||
Saint Kitts and Nevis | EC$9 per hour. [10] [202] [203] | 6,933 |
9,087 |
40 [204] | 3.33 |
4.37 |
34.4% | 1 November 2014 |
Saint Lucia | Minimum wage for some sectors; EC$300 (US$111) per month for office clerks; EC$200 (US$74) for shop assistants; EC$160 (US$59) for messengers. [10] | 40 | 2013
| |||||
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Set sector by sector; for example, EC$56 ($20.74) per day for agriculture workers (shelter not provided); EC$40 (US$14.81) per day for industrial workers; and EC$25 per day for household domestic workers. [10] [205] [206] | 2,407 |
3,351 |
40 | 1.16 |
1.61 |
29.2% | 1 July 2008
|
Samoa | WS$2 (US$0.89) per hour for the private sector; WS$2.65 (US$1.18) for the public sector. [10] | 1,625 |
2,237 |
40 | 0.78 |
1.08 |
35.1% | 2012
|
San Marino | €1501.49 (US$1735) per month; or €9.24 (US$10) per hour for the lowest paying industry [207] [10] [208] | 21,310 |
23,400 |
37.5 [209] | 10.93 |
12 |
38.4% | 1 January 2017 |
São Tomé and Príncipe | None; Db 750,000 (US$40) per month for civil servants [81] | 2013 | ||||||
Saudi Arabia | SRls 4,000 (US$1066,66) per month for public sector; does not apply to foreign workers. There are no minimum wage in private sector. [10] [210] | 12,800 |
24,742 |
48 | 5.13 |
9.91 |
45.5% | 2 February 2013
|
Senegal | F.CFA 209.1 (US$0.42) per hour for general workers and F.CFA 182.95 (US$0.37) per hour for agricultural workers. [10] [18] [211] | 686 |
1,617 |
40 | 0.33 |
0.78 |
63% | 1 January 1996
|
Serbia | DIN 53,915 (460eu or $510) monthly. [212] | 3,610 |
7,291 |
40 | 1.74 |
3.51 |
50.2% | 1 January 2022
|
Seychelles | SRs 26/70 (US$1.9) per hour for all workers other than casual workers; SRs 30/78 (US$2.1) per hour for casual workers. [10] [213] [214] | 3,282 |
6,435 |
40 [215] | 1.58 |
3.09 |
22.7% | 1 January 2014
|
Sierra Leone | Le 500,000 (US$57) per month. [10] [216] [217] [218] | 575 |
2,602 |
40 | 0.28 |
1.25 |
176.2% | 1 January 2015 |
Singapore | None. [10] However, two exceptions: 1) Cleaner jobs to have a minimum wage of S$1,200 (US$860) per month effective July 2019. [219] 2) Security guards to have a minimum wage of S$1,100 ($802) per month effective September 2016. [220] | 44 | 2019
| |||||
Slovakia | €700 (US$828) per month, or €4.03 (US$4.77) per hour. [18] [221] | 9,914 |
15,241 |
40 | 4.77 |
7.33 |
50% | 1 January 2023
|
Slovenia | €1203.36 (US$1423) per month. [18] [36] [222] | 17,079 |
21,553 |
40 | 8.21 |
10.36 |
65.9% | 1 January 2023
|
Solomon Islands | SI$4 (US$0.55) per hour for all workers except those in the fishing and agricultural sectors, who received SI$3.2 per hour. [10] | 933 |
955 |
45 | 0.4 |
0.41 |
42.7% | 1 May 2008 |
Somalia | None. [10] | 48 | 2013
| |||||
South Africa | R 23.19 (US$1.34) per hour for all workers, except for Expanded Public Works Programme workers who have a minimum of R 12.75 (US$0.74). [223] | 3,671 |
10,316 |
45 | 1.57 |
4.41 |
78.2% | 1 March 2022 |
South Sudan | None. [224] | 2011
| ||||||
Spain | €1,260 (US$1455) per month in 12 payments, €1,080 (US$1277) per month in 14 payments. [225] | 17,457 |
19,946 |
40 | 8.39 |
9.59 |
54.9% | 1 January 2023
|
Sri Lanka | SL Rs. 10,000/- (US$70.75) per month.The minimum wages are set according to National Minimum Wage of Workers Act, No. 3 of 2016 [18] | 603 |
2,414 |
48 | 0.24 |
0.97 |
19.6% | 1 January 2016
|
Sudan | LS 425 (US$0.95 as of August 2021) per month. [226] See Minimum wage in Sudan. | 13 |
1,087 |
40 | 0.01 |
0.52 |
23% | 2013 |
Suriname | None; Sur$20 (US$0.66) per hour for household domestics and shop assistants; the Ministry of Labour recommends all other sectors use this as the de facto minimum wage. . | 40 | 2022 | |||||
Sweden | None; in Sweden the law provides for the right of workers to form and join independent unions to bargain wages collectively, and it prohibits antiunion discrimination. [10] | 40 | 2017 | |||||
Switzerland | As of 2024, three cantons have official minimum salaries: SFr 20.6 (US$22.64) per hour in the canton of Jura; SFr 21.09 (US$23.18) per hour in the canton of Neuchâtel, SFr 24.32 (US$26.73) in the canton of Geneva; [227] the rest of the country has no minimum wage. [228] There are a minority of the voluntary General Labour Contracts (GLC, collective labour agreements), reached on a sector-by-sector basis, [229] contain minimum compensation clauses, which provide for compensation ranging from SFr 2,200 to SFr 4,200 (US$2418 to US$4615) per month for unskilled workers and SFr 2,800 to SFr 5,300 (US$3077 to US$5824) per month for skilled employees. [10] On 18 May 2014, Swiss voters rejected a federal initiative (by 76.3%) that would have enforced GLCs for every sector and set the hourly minimum wage at SFr 22 (US$24.18, or PPP-adjusted US$12.55). [230] [231] | 41.7 [232] [233] | 2014 | |||||
Syria | LS 9,765 to LS 14,760 (US$6–US$10)(adjusted for inflation) per month, plus benefits, including compensation for meals, uniforms, and transportation. [81] | 96 | 2,850 | 40 | 0.4 | 1.37 | 54% | 2013 |
Taiwan | NT$27,470 (c.US$859) per month; NT$183 (US$5.7) per hour is the minimum wage in Taiwan. [234] | 11,973 | 23,432 | 40 | 5.76 | 11.27 | 33.7% | 1 January 2024 |
Tajikistan | SM 250 (US$31) per month, plus certain government subsidies for workers and their families. [81] [235] | 265 |
1,288 |
40 | 0.13 |
0.62 |
43.2% | 1 September 2013
|
Tanzania | Varies by sector from TSh. 40,000/= (US$17) per month, to TSh. 400,000/= (US$174) per month. [10] [18] | 209 |
593 |
45 [236] | 0.09 |
0.25 |
21.3% | 1 July 2013
|
Thailand | Ranges from ฿328 to ฿354 (US$9.01–US$9.72) per day and up, depending on the cost of living in various provinces; set by provincial tripartite wage committees that sometimes include only employer representatives. [237] | 3,733 |
9,313 |
48 | 1.5 |
3.73 |
55.1% | 1 January 2023
|
Timor-Leste | US$115 per month. [10] [238] | 1,380 |
2,123 |
44 | 0.6 |
0.93 |
99.2% | 22 June 2012
|
Togo | F.CFA 35,000 (US$70) per month. [10] [18] | 757 |
1,796 |
40 | 0.36 |
0.86 |
120.5% | 1 January 2012 |
Tonga | None [10] | 40 | 2013
| |||||
Trinidad and Tobago | TT$15 (US$355.03) per hour; [239] (US$355) per month | 4,615 |
5,503 |
40 | 2.22 |
2.65 |
16.7% | 1 January 2015
|
Tunisia | For the industrial sector: DT 465 (US$166) per month for a 48-hour workweek and DT 401 (US$143) per month for a 40‑hour workweek. [240] | 2,000 |
6,723 |
48 | 0.8 |
2.69 |
58% | 2020 |
Turkey | ₺20,003 (US$679670 per January 2024 exchange rate) gross per month. [241] ₺17,002 (US$570 per January 2024 exchange rate) net per month. | 8040 | 41887 | |||||
Tuvalu | None; the minimum annual salary in the public sector was approximately $A 3,000 to $A 4,000 (US$3,120 to US$4,160). [10] | 2013
| ||||||
Uganda | USh. 130,000/= (US$34.58) per month. [10] [18] [40] | 426 |
1,298 |
40 | 0.2 |
0.62 |
71.3% | 1 July 2017
|
Ukraine |
₴6,700 (US$183.21) per month, ₴40.46 (US$1.11) per hour, annual wage US$2,870 [18] [242] |
2,946 |
13,604 |
40 | 1.42 |
6.54 |
164.5% | 1 July 2023 |
United Arab Emirates | None. [10] | 48 | 2013
| |||||
United Kingdom | The
minimum wage in the United Kingdom is: £10.42 stg (US$14.27) per hour for those aged 23+ £10.18 (US$13.95) per hour for those aged 21–22 £7.49 (US$10.26) per hour for those aged 18–20 £5.28 (US$7.23) per hour for those aged 16-17, apprentices aged 16 to 18, and those aged 19 or over who are in their first year of apprenticeship. [243] Employees under the age of 16 aren't entitled to the National Minimum Wage. |
29,690 |
27,092 |
40 | 14.27 |
13.03 |
63.5% | 1 April 2023
|
United States | The federal nationwide minimum wage in the United States is US$7.25 per hour. [244] States may also set a minimum, in which case the higher of the two is controlling; some territories are exempt and have lower rates. [244] As of January 3, 2022 [update], effective state minimum wage rates range from US$7.25 to US$15.00 per hour, with an average of about $12.00 across all minimum wage workers as of 2019. [245] [246] [247] Local government minimum wages exist as well, the highest of which reach to $17.13 per hour. [248] | 15,080 |
15,080 |
40 | 7.25 |
7.25 |
26.2% | 3 January 2022
|
Uruguay | $U 22,268 (US$563) per month. [249] | 6,136 |
11,405 |
48 | 2.46 |
4.57 |
52.8% | 2024
|
Uzbekistan | 920,000 soum (US$84) per month. [250] | 1,041 |
8,591 |
40 | 0.5 |
4.13 |
131.9% | 1 June 2022
|
Vanuatu | VT 30,000 (US$323) per month, VT 170 per hour. [10] [251] | 3,240 |
3,041 |
40 | 1.56 |
1.46 |
98.7% | 20 August 2012 |
Venezuela | The minimum wage in Venezuela is Bs. 400,000 per month, including a food bond the total raises up to Bs. 800,000, which is equivalent to about US$0.86 as 26 November 2020. [252] [253] [254] | 10.32 | 1 May 2020 | |||||
Vietnam | Varies by region; Region I: VND 4,420,000 per month; Region II: VND 3,920,000 per month; Region III: VND 3,430,000 per month and Region IV: VND 3,070,000 per month. [255] | 1,591 |
4,089 |
40 | 0.76 |
1.97 |
65% | 1 January 2020 |
Yemen | None; the minimum civil service wage was YRls 21,000 ($100) per month. | 48 | 2013
| |||||
Zambia | Varies by sector; ZK 993.6 (US$81) per month for domestic workers. Shop workers' minimum wage is ZK 1,698.6 with transport, lunch and housing allowances inclusive, and wages increasing according to the grades of employees, with the minimum wage of the highest grade in this category being ZK 3,558.9. In the general workers' category, which includes receptionists and guards among others, the minimum wage for category one workers is ZK 1,698.6, while the highest category is at ZK 3,151.61. [256] | 596 |
3,180 |
48 | 0.24 |
1.27 |
80.8% | 10 September 2018 |
Zimbabwe | None, except for agricultural and domestic workers; government regulations for each of the 22 industrial sectors specify minimum wages. The minimum wage for all mine workers is currently pegged at $227 per month. [128] | 2012 |
Country | 2018 | 2019 | ||||||||
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Nominal | PPP | Annual working hours |
Nominal | PPP | Annual working hours | |||||
Annual | Hourly | Annual | Hourly | Annual | Hourly | Annual | Hourly | |||
Australia | 25,970.8 | 13.1 | 24,481.2 | 12.4 | 1,976 | 26,388.5 | 13.4 | 24,874.9 | 12.6 | 1,976 |
Belgium | 21,293.0 | 10.2 | 22,746.8 | 10.9 | 2,086 | 21,410.8 | 10.3 | 22,872.6 | 11.0 | 2,086 |
Canada | 20,552.5 | 9.9 | 20,946.0 | 10.1 | 2,080 | 20,880.7 | 10.0 | 21,280.5 | 10.2 | 2,080 |
Chile | 4,902.5 | 2.1 | 7,044.4 | 3.0 | 2,346 | 5,101.7 | 2.2 | 7,330.7 | 3.1 | 2,346 |
Colombia | 3,451.3 | 1.2 | 7,677.4 | 2.6 | 2,920 | 3,533.7 | 1.2 | 7,860.9 | 2.7 | 2,920 |
Czech Republic | 6,565.8 | 3.3 | 10,789.9 | 5.4 | 2,000 | 7,064.3 | 3.5 | 11,609.0 | 5.8 | 2,000 |
Estonia | 6,869.8 | 3.4 | 9,890.2 | 4.9 | 2,020 | 7,254.2 | 3.6 | 10,443.5 | 5.2 | 2,019 |
France | 20,989.7 | 13.2 | 21,860.3 | 12.0 | 2,289 | 21,889.6 | 11.2 | 21,949.0 | 12.1 | 2,189 |
Germany | 20,414.6 | 10.0 | 23,439.6 | 11.5 | 2,033 | 20,916.3 | 10.3 | 24,015.6 | 11.8 | 2,033 |
Greece | 9,208.7 | 3.7 | 13,040.0 | 5.2 | 2,507 | 10,103.7 | 4.0 | 14,307.4 | 5.7 | 2,507 |
Hungary | 5,887.6 | 2.8 | 11,049.2 | 5.2 | 2,112 | 6,151.5 | 2.9 | 11,544.5 | 5.5 | 2,086 |
Ireland | 22,446.1 | 10.8 | 20,585.9 | 9.9 | 2,080 | 22,819.4 | 11.0 | 20,928.3 | 10.1 | 2,080 |
Israel | 17,992.6 | 8.1 | 15,416.5 | 6.9 | 2,232 | 17,842.5 | 8.0 | 15,287.8 | 6.9 | 2,232 |
Japan | 16,805.5 | 8.1 | 16,607.6 | 8.0 | 2,080 | - | - | - | - | - |
South Korea | 16,265.6 | 6.5 | 19,540.8 | 7.8 | 2,508 | 17,968.1 | 7.2 | 21,586.1 | 8.6 | 2,508 |
Latvia | 5,877.2 | 2.8 | 9,168.8 | 4.4 | 2,086 | 5,776.5 | 2.8 | 9,011.7 | 4.3 | 2,086 |
Lithuania | 5,498.9 | 2.8 | 9,694.0 | 4.9 | 1,959 | 7,455.7 | 3.8 | 13,143.5 | 6.7 | 1,965 |
Luxembourg | 27,601.0 | 13.3 | 25,811.0 | 12.4 | 2,077 | 28,073.1 | 13.4 | 26,252.5 | 12.5 | 2,095 |
Mexico | 1,236.0 | 0.6 | 2,238.5 | 1.1 | 2,080 | 1,386.1 | 0.7 | 2,510.3 | 1.2 | 2,080 |
Netherlands | 23,618.0 | 10.5 | 24,859.9 | 11.0 | 2,253 | 23,586.2 | 10.5 | 24,826.5 | 11.0 | 2,253 |
New Zealand | 22,541.6 | 10.8 | 21,716.3 | 10.4 | 2,080 | 23,330.0 | 11.5 | 22,475.8 | 11.0 | 2,035 |
Poland | 6,709.8 | 3.2 | 13,704.8 | 6.6 | 2,086 | 7,032.4 | 3.4 | 14,363.8 | 6.9 | 2,086 |
Portugal | 9,120.9 | 4.4 | 12,720.3 | 6.1 | 2,086 | 9,403.6 | 4.5 | 13,114.5 | 6.3 | 2,086 |
Slovak Republic | 6,620.0 | 2.1 | 10,001.1 | 3.2 | 3,145 | 6,985.5 | 2.1 | 10,553.3 | 3.2 | 3,319 |
Slovenia | 11,506.4 | 5.5 | 16,015.8 | 7.7 | 2,086 | 11,910.7 | 5.7 | 16,578.6 | 7.9 | 2,086 |
Spain | 11,614.2 | 5.6 | 14,731.8 | 7.1 | 2,086 | 14,105.4 | 6.8 | 17,891.7 | 8.6 | 2,086 |
Turkey | 4,943.8 | 2.4 | 12,848.3 | 6.2 | 2,086 | 5,410.1 | 2.6 | 14,060.2 | 6.7 | 2,086 |
United Kingdom | 20,918.7 | 12.23 | 21,132.2 | 10.2 | 2,079 | 21,544.6 | 10.4 | 21,764.4 | 10.5 | 2,079 |
United States | 15,353.3 | 7.4 | 15,353.3 | 7.4 | 2,080 | 15,080.0 | 7.3 | 15,080.0 | 7.3 | 2,080 |
Costa Rica | 5,927.8 | 2.2 | 9,326.5 | 3.4 | 2,711 | 5,961.6 | 2.2 | 9,379.6 | 3.5 | 2,711 |
Brazil | 3,023.8 | 1.3 | 4,925.3 | 2.1 | 2,346 | 3,049.4 | 1.3 | 4,967.0 | 2.1 | 2,346 |
Russian Federation | 2,053.7 | 1.0 | 4,936.5 | 2.4 | 2,086 | 2,090.9 | 1.0 | 5,026.0 | 2.4 | 2,086 |
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