List of countries by minimum wage

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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different types of industries and skill levels.[1] Meanwhile, other countries may have a national rate which often is superseded by state, provincial, cantonal, county and city minimum wage rates.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 federalist nations such 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.

General minimum wage by territory, as of February 2023

Methodology

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.

List

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Minimum wages by country. USD and Int$ PPP.
Country Notes Annual Work
week (hours)[4]		 Hourly % of GDP per capita[5] Effective
date
Nominal (US$)[6] PPP (Int$)[7] Nominal (US$)[8] PPP (Int$)[9]
Afghanistan ؋5,500 (US$70) per month for non-permanent private sector (Afs. 66,000 per annum). The minimum wage for permanent government workers was ؋6,000 (US$76.3) 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 L39,086.94 (US$471) 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 Apr 2023
Algeria د.ج 24,000 (US$185.05) per month, DA 138.46 per hourly, nationally (DA 288,000 per annum).[14][15] 2,132

7,496

 40 1.03

3.6

 49.9% 1 January 2026
Andorra €7.7 (US$8.33) hourly.[16] 18,253 13,493 40 8 6 28% 1 Jan 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 Nov 2014
Armenia ֏ 75,000 (US$190) per month.[10][21] 1,787

4,567

 40 0.86

2.2

 51.7% 15 Nov 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, 2024) - the minimum wage is $A 915.90 (US$622.17) per week, or $A 24.10 (US$16.37) per hour.[22] Casual workers are paid a loading of typically 25%, resulting in a minimum of A$28 (US$18) per hour for those workers.

Workers under 21, apprentices and trainees not covered by an award, have minimum wages set at a percentage of the ordinary rate.[23] For those under 16, this is 36.8% or A$7.87 (US$5.25) per hour; $A 9.83 (US$6.56) with the casual loading.[24]

 35,810

29,767

 38 18.12

15.06

 64.7% 1 July 2024
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 – discuss]. 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.[25][10] 40 2017
Azerbaijan ₼345 (US$203) per month. 2,435

11,829

 40 1.17

5.69

 68.5% 5 Jan 2023[26]
The Bahamas B$5.25 (US$5.25) per hour, B$42 (US$42) per day, and B$210 (US$210) per week.[10][27][28] 10,920

9,579

 40 5.25

4.61

 42.5% 15 Aug 2015
Bahrain None; .د.ب 300 (US$800) for the public sector workers (only applies to Bahraini nationals).[10] 48 2017
Bangladesh ৳1,500 (US$13) per month for all economic sectors not covered by industry-specific wages; in the garment industry the minimum wage raised to ৳8,000 (US$67) per month since 1 Dec 2018,[29] rising to ৳12,500 (US$106.40) per month on 1 Dec 2023.[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 Dec 2013
Barbados Bds$ 10.5 (US$5.25) per hour for general minimum wage rates. Bds$ 11.43 (US$5.71) per hour for security guards.[34] 10,920

8,878

 40 5.25

4.27

 49.1% 1 June 2025
Belarus Br 554 (US$122) per month.[35] 0

1

 40 0

0

 0% 1 Jan 2023
Belgium €2,029.88 (US$2401) per month.[36][18][37] 28,809

27,680

 38 14.58

14.01

 59.6% 1 April 2024
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 CFA 52,000 (US$86.12) per month;[40] the government set minimum wage scales for a number of occupations.[18][41] 865

2,149

 40 0.42

1.03

 99.1% 1 Jan 2023
Bhutan Nu. 3,750 per month.[10][42][43] 609

2,020

 40 0.29

0.97

 22.7% 1 Feb 2014
Bolivia Bs. 2,500 (US$362) per month.[44] 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.[45][46] 4,703

9,448

 48 1.88

3.79

 130.6% 1 May 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina KM 543 (US$269) net per month.[47] 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.[48] 1,933

4,051

 48 0.77

1.62

 23.9% 2022
Brazil R$1,621 per month (US$291.78), paid 13 times a year.[49] 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.[50] 3,910

9,622

 44 1.71

4.21

 63.6% 1 Jan 2026
Brunei None[10] 2017
Bulgaria лв. 1,077 (€550) per month, лв. 6.49 (€3.32) per hour.[36][51][52] 8,181

17,999

 40 3.93

8.65

 93.5% 1 Jan 2025
Burkina Faso CFA 34,664 (US$59) per month.[10][53] 750

1,905

 40 0.36

0.92

 107.6% 1 Apr 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][41] 40 2017
Cambodia ៛ 818,800 (US$200) per month, for the textile and shoe industries.[54][10][18][55] 48 3 Oct 2023
Cameroon CFA 36,270 (US$62) per month.[10][56] 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][57][58] 24,128

22,176

 40 11.6

10.66

 49.5% 1 June 2022
Cape Verde 13.000$00 (US$141) per month.[59][60] 1,673

3,414

 44 0.73

1.49

 52.1% 1 Jan 2018
Central African Republic FCFA 35,000 per month, FCFA 218.75 per hour.[61][62] 821

1,539

 40 0.39

0.74

 220.3% 2011
Chad FCFA 59,995 (US$110) per month, FCFA 355 (US$0.60) per hour.[10][63][64] 1,298

3,484

 39 0.64

1.72

 175% 18 Oct 2011
Chile CL$529,000 (US$553 per month for workers aged 18–65; or CL$394,622 (US$412) per month for workers younger than 18 and older than 65; and CL$340,988 (US$356) per month for 'non remunerative' purposes.[65] 8,364

13,949

 42 3.83

6.39

 60.1% 1 May 2025
China The minimum wage in China is set locally; ranges from CN¥ 1,620 (US$222.75) per month, or CN¥ 16.1 (US$2.21) per hour in Guangdong(Lowest Region); to CN¥ 2,690 (US$369.88) per month, or CN¥ 24 (US$3.30) per hour in Shanghai.[18][66][67] 3,014

5,049

 40 1.45

2.43

 32.5% 1 Jan 2025
Colombia COL$1,423,500 + COL$200,000 by transportation subsidy (US$350) per month[68] 5,638

15,388

 48 2.26

6.17

 108.7% 1 Jan 2025
Comoros CF 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][69] 220

741

 45[70] 0.09

0.32

 92.4% 1 Jan 2009
Republic of the Congo FCFA 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.[71] 6,932

11,530

 48 2.78

4.62

 69.4% 1 Jan 2024
Côte d'Ivoire Varies by occupation, with the lowest set to CFA 60,000 (US$120) per month for the industrial sector; a slightly higher minimum wage rate is applied for construction workers.[10][72][73] 792

1,868

 40 0.38

0.9

 50.6% 2013
Croatia €840 (US$900) per month. 1,585

2,520

 40 0.76

1.21

 10.8% 1 Jan 2024
Cuba $MN2,100 (US$6.66) per month.[74][75] 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 Czech Republic monthly minimum wage 20,800 Kč (US$850), that's 124.40 Kč (US$5.1) per hour. 9,959

15,119

 40 4.79

7.27

 43.5% 1 Jan 2025
Denmark None; instead, negotiated between unions and employer associations; the average minimum wage for all private and public sector collective bargaining agreements was approximately kr. 110 (nominally US$16) per hour, exclusive of pension benefits.[10][76] 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 Fdj35,000 (US$198) per month.[10][77] 48 2017
Dominica EC$4 (US$1.50) per hour.[10][78][79] 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][80][81] 2,613

6,704

 44 1.14

2.93

 44.1% 2021
Ecuador US$594 per month (including mandatory 13th and 14th salaries, minimal 15 days vacation period per year and mandatory reserve funds after one year of continuous work). The minimum wage set by the government for 2025 is $470 per month without social benefits. Workers receive mandatory 13th and 14th salaries, paid vacations and reserve funds equal to an additional salary after one year of continuous work.[82] 7,124

11,679

 40 3.43

5.61

 103.9% 1 Jan 2025
Egypt None; The minimum wage of public sector is LE 6,000 (US$118.4) per month.[83] The private sector (There are certain grace periods in certain industries such as tourism, retail, and clothing.) is LE 7,000 (US$138.1) per month.[84] 42 1 Mar 2025
El Salvador The minimum wage was set by the government at US$304.17 monthly in 2018.[10][18][85] 3,650

7,019

 44 1.6

3.07

 81.5% 1 Jan 2018
Equatorial Guinea FCFA 129,035 (US$224) per month.[10] 2,792

4,479

 48 1.12

1.79

 17.2% 2017
Eritrea None; Nfk 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.[86][18] 10,578

14,662

 40 5.09

7.05

 49.3% 1 Jan 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.[77] 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.[87][88] 4,823

7,800

 48 1.93

3.13

 85.6% December 2024
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 The monthly minimum wage in France is 1801€, that is, 11.88€ per hour. 25,572

24,852

 35 14.05

13.66

 60.1% 1 Jan 2025
Gabon FCFA 150,000 (US$255) per month; government workers received an additional monthly allowance of FCFA 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][89] 3,246

4,865

 40 1.56

2.34

 26.9% 1 Feb 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.[90] 93

353

 40 0.04

0.17

 3.5% 2017
Germany The monthly minimum wage in Germany is 2891.20€ that is based on 48 hours workweek at 13.90€ per hour. 41,033

41,800

 48[91] 16.44

16.75

 85.6% 1 Jan 2026
Ghana ₵18.19 (US$1.2) per day.[18][92] 814

3,307

 40 0.39

1.59

 77% 1 Jan 2024
Greece €1027 (US$1215) per month in 12 payments, €880 (US$1041) per month in 14 payments.[93] 13,738

17,082

 40 6.6

8.21

 63.8% 1 Apr 2025
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 Jan 2016
Guernsey £12.60 per hour (US$16.90) for those aged 18+
£11.35 per hour (US$15.20) for those aged 16–17.[94]		 1 Oct 2025[94]
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 CFA 19,030 (US$30) per month plus a bag of rice[95] 412

935

 45 0.18

0.4

 58.1% 2017
Guyana GY$35,000 (US$168) per month, or GY$1,616 (US$7) per day, or GY$202 (US$1) per hour.[96] 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.[97][10][98][99][100] 1,014

3,194

 48 0.41

1.28

 179.1% 1 Aug 2017
Honduras Minimum wages ranged from a low of L 8,134.08 per month, L 50.83 per hour to L 16,856.24 per month, L 105.35 per hour.[10][18][101] 4,842

9,898

 44 2.12

4.33

 209% 1 Jan 2024
Hong Kong HK$42.1 (US$5.4) per hour is the minimum wage in Hong Kong.[102] 11,270

13,576

 40 5.42

6.53

 23.2% 1 May 2025
Hungary 232,000 Ft (US$765) per month for unskilled labor, 296,400 Ft (US$978) per month for skilled labor.[103] 9,184

18,636

 40 4.42

8.96

 69.8% 1 Jan 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 3 Dec 2022 (conversion rate, 1 Sep 2023)
India Though stipulated by law, it varies from ₹160 (US$2.16) per day in Bihar, to ₹348/day (US$4.7) in Mumbai (2017),[104] to ₹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.[105] 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][106] 2,449

7,028

 40 1.18

3.38

 60.5% 1 Feb 2020
Iran 7,308,284 tomans (equal to ﷼94,661,840), and to US$145 as of 2024) per month effective on the 2024 Persian New year (﷼1,135,942,080 per annum);[107] 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] 1,747

2,029

 44[108] 0.76

0.89

 11% 20 Mar 2024
Iraq د.ع 250,000 (US$214) per month.[10] 2,069

5,222

 40 0.99

2.51

 30.1% 2014
Ireland €13.50 (US$15.1) per hour, with sub-minimal rates for those aged 19 €12.15 (90% minimum), aged 18 €10.80 (80% minimum) and for those under the age of 18 €9.45 (70% of minimum)[109]

Eurostat calculates the monthly rate for Ireland as (hourly rate x 39 hours x 52 weeks) / 12 months.[110]

 37,801

31,961

 39 18.64

15.76

 44.7% 1 Jan 2025
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 workers.[111]		 1 Oct 2019
Israel ₪6,443.85 ILS (US$1995) per month; or ₪35.40 ILS (US$10.96) per hour.[112] 23,940

17,495

 42 10.96

8.01

 47% 1 Apr 2026
Italy None; instead set generally through collective bargaining agreements on a sector-by-sector basis.[10][113] 40 2019
Jamaica J$325 (US$2) per hour.[114] J$52,000 (US$343) per month 4,461

8,476

 40 2.14

4.08

 96.1% 1 Apr 2023
Japan Ranges from ¥1,023–¥1,226 per hour (US$6.70-US$8.03); varies on a prefectural and industry basis.[115][116] 19,388

19,859

 40 9.32

9.55

 47% 31 Mar 2026
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.[117]		 1 Apr 2020
Jordan minimum wage 290 JOD ($409) per month 5,408

11,636

 48 2.17

4.66

 128.6% 1 Jan 2025
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][118] 2,033

2,731

 40 0.98

1.31

 129.5% 1 Nov 2016
North Korea Averaging ₩5,000 – 10,000 (US$5.5 – US$11.1) per day.[119] 2014
South Korea ₩9,620 (US$7.29 as of 2 Feb 2023) per hour is the nominal minimum wage in South Korea.[120] 20,990

23,922

 40 10.09

11.5

 65.5% 1 Jan 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][121] 2,413

5,667

 40 1.16

2.72

 56.3% 17 Aug 2011
Kuwait د.ك 60 (US$216) per month.[10][122] 2,400

3,600

 48 0.96

1.44

 4.8% 14 Apr 2010
Kyrgyzstan KGS 2,460 (US$28) per month, nominally; used for administrative purposes. Will be raised to 2,865 som in 2025.[123] 349

1,427

 40 0.17

0.69

 40.2% 1 Jan 2024
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][124][125] 1,732

5,180

 48 0.69

2.08

 79.1% 2014
Latvia €740 (US$999) per month.[126] 10,502

15,579

 40

[126]

 5.05

7.49

 60.9% 1 Jan 2023
Lebanon ل.ل 18,000,000 (US$200) per month, doubling the minimum wage of ل.ل 9,000,000 set the year before, on 18 Apr 2023.[10][127] 5,373

8,947

 48 2.15

3.58

 62.5% 1 Apr 2024
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 ل.د 450 (US$325) per month; the government heavily subsidizes rent and utilities.[10][128][129][130] 1,169

9,643

 40 0.56

4.64

 166.2% 1 Mar 2011
Liechtenstein None[10] 48 2014
Lithuania €1,153 (US$1364) per month, €7.05 (US$8.34) per hour for unskilled labor.[94] 17,343

28,753

 40 8.34

13.82

 96.3% 1 Jan 2025
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.[131][36][132][133] 32,103

26,875

 40 15.43

12.92

 26.2% 1 Apr 2023
Macau MOP$6,656 (US$833) per month.[134] 9,972

13,584

 40 4.79

6.53

 11.7% 1 Nov 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[135] 0.18

0.75

 106.3% 1 Jan 2015
Malawi K687.7(US$0.40) per day.[10][18][136] 266

1,035

 48 0.11

0.41

 88.6% 1 Jan 2016
Malaysia RM1,500 (US$336) per month.[137] 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 CFA 28,465 (US$57), supplemented by a required package of benefits, including social security and health care.[10] 616

1,560

 48[138] 0.25

0.62

 73.4% 2014
Malta €792.3 (US$767) per month.[139][140] 11,245

14,406

 40 5.41

6.93

 38% 1 Jan 2022
Marshall Islands US$2 per hour for government and private sector employees.[10][141] 4,160

3,852

 40[142] 2

1.85

 95.7% 6 Mar 1986
Mauritania UM 25.962 (US$0.71) per hour for general minimum wage rates.[143]
UM 24.612 (US$0.67) per hour for the agriculture sector.[144]		 1,473

443

 40[143][144] 0.71

0.21

 11.5% 2023
Mauritius ₨ 2,035 (US$56.77) per week for an unskilled worker in the Export Processing Zone(EPZ); ₨ 2,035 per week for an unskilled factory worker outside the EPZ plus a "salary compensation" of ₨ 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 ₨ 2,250 (US$62.76) per week or ₨ 9,000 (US$251.05) per month [145][146][10] 2,538

5,438

 45 1.08

2.32

 25.8% 2019
Mexico Mex$278.8 (US$13.75) per day; Mex$419.88 (US$20.71) 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) [147] 5,020

10,065

 48 2.01

4.03

 58.3% 2025
Moldova MDL 4,000 (US$222) per month in the private sector.[148] 2,715

6,997

 40 1.31

3.36

 131.2% 1 Jan 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.[149] 24,092 39 11.88 17%[150] 1 Jan 2019
Mongolia ₮792,000 (US$229) per month.[151] 3,336

11,443

 40 1.6

5.5

 93.4% 1 Apr 2025
Montenegro €450 (US$511) netto per month.[10][152] 6,387

12,558

 40 3.07

6.04

 71.2% 1 Jan 2022
Morocco MAD 3,500 (US$349) per month[153] in public sector, MAD 3,111 (US$310) per month in private sector,[154] 84.37 Dh, (US$8.42) per day for agricultural workers.[155] 3,997

8,556

 44[156] 1.75

3.74

 108.9% 1 July 2015
Mozambique Set for Eight different economic sectors; ranges from MT 4,941.68 (US$78) per month in the public sector, to MT 17,881.32 (US$281) per month in the financial sector.[157][10][18] 906

2,992

 40 0.44

1.44

 245.9% 1 April 2024
Myanmar K 3,600 per day, K 450 per hour.[10][158][159] 691

3,011

 44 0.3

1.32

 52.6% 1 Sep 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[160] 2014
  Nepal रू 19,550 (US$165.5) per month[161] 1,986

6,403

 48 0.8

2.57

 258.4% July 2025
Netherlands €2,549.73 (US$3016) per month, and €14.71 (US$17.4) per hour for persons 21 and older; between 30–80% (as low as €4.41 per hour) of this amount for persons aged 15–20.[162] An additional holiday allowance of 8% of the annual wage is paid in May or June, prorated for the time worked in the year. 36,187

34,378

 40[163] 17.4

16.53

 68% 1 Jan 2026
New Zealand $NZ 23.50 (US$14.23) per hour for workers 18 years old or older, and $NZ 18.80 (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.[164] 34,667

29,805

 40 16.67

14.33

 77.3% 1 Apr 2025
Nicaragua Set for nine different economic sectors; ranges from C$5,721 (US$155) per month in the agricultural sector to C$12,803 (US$348) per month in the financial sector.[165] 1,506

4,704

 48 0.6

1.88

 84.9% 1 Mar 2024
Niger CFA 30,047 (US$60) per month.[10][18] 650

1,633

 40 0.31

0.78

 165.5% 17 Aug 2012
Nigeria ₦70,000 per month (following the recent devaluation of the naira has fallen to US$44.28).[166]

However, workers who meet the following conditions are exempt from the minimum wage:[167]

  • Part-Time and Commission-Based Employees
  • Businesses with fewer than 25 employees
  • Seasonal Workers: Employees
  • Maritime and Aviation Employees
  • Domestic Workers
 2,103

6,793

 40 1.01

3.27

 115.9% 1 May 2024
North Macedonia ден 22,146, (US$406) gross per month.[168][169][170] 2,418

5,488

 40 1.16

2.64

 36.7% 1 Apr 2021
Northern Cyprus ₺24,000. (US$795 as of 19 Jan) 40 1 Jan 2024
Norway None; wages normally fall within a national scale negotiated by labor, employers, and local governments.[10] 37.5 2014
Oman ر.ع. 225 (US$592) per month plus allowances of ر.ع. 100 (US$263) per month for citizens; does not apply to foreign workers.[10][171] 10,263

19,500

 45 4.39

8.33

 42.5% 1 July 2013
Pakistan ₨17,500 (US$107) per month.[10][18][41] 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][172] 6,240

6,638

 40[173] 3

3.19

 40.7% 1 Oct 2014
Palestine ₪1,880 ILS (US$582) per month;[174][175][176] 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][177][178] 3,819

6,473

 48 1.53

2.59

 28.1% 1 Jan 2018
Papua New Guinea K 3.2 (US$1) per hour.[10][179] 2,086

2,795

 44[180] 0.91

1.22

 66.8% 1 Aug 2014
Paraguay 2,798,309 ₲ (US$363) 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][181] 4,957

12,926

 48 1.99

5.18

 135.1% 1 July 2024
Peru S/.1,130 (US$318) per month.[182] 3,495

7,793

 48 1.4

3.12

 59.9% 1 June 2022
Philippines Ranges from ₱386 (US$6.02) daily non-agricultural wage in Bangsamoro to ₱695 (US$11.57) daily non-agricultural wage in Metro Manila.[183][184] 3,405

8,302

 40[185] 1.64

3.99

 106.4% 18 July 2025
Poland 4,666zł (US$1209) per month, or 30.5zł (US$7.9) per hour is the minimum wage in Poland.[186][18] 14,506

29,783

 40 6.97

14.32

 108.8% 1 Jan 2025
Portugal €956.66 per month (US$828) in 12 payments; €820 per month (US$710) in 14 payments for full-time workers, rural workers, and domestic employees ages 18 and older.[187][36] 11,638

14,471

 40 5.6

6.96

 47.2% 1 Jan 2024
Qatar Minimum wage in Qatar is 1,800 Qar, 274 USD per month 48 2025
Romania RON 4,050 (US$915) per month; else RON 24.55 (US$5.5) per hour for a full-time schedule of 165 hours per month is the minimum wage in Romania.[188] 11,683

25,714

 40 5.62

12.36

 111.7% 1 Jan 2025
Russia 27,093₽ (US$346,32) (Federal, in some territories more, for example, 39,730₽ (US$507,86) in Moscow)[189] 4,414

13,067

 40 2.12

6.28

 52.7% 1 Jan 2026
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][190][191] 6,933

9,087

 40[192] 3.33

4.37

 34.4% 1 Nov 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][193][194] 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[195][10][196] 21,310

23,400

 37.5[197] 10.93

12

 38.4% 1 Jan 2017
São Tomé and Príncipe None; Db: 3000,00 (US$145) per month for civil servants[77] 1740 2025
Saudi Arabia ر.س 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][198] 12,800

24,742

 48 5.13

9.91

 45.5% 2 Feb 2013
Senegal CFA 209.1 (US$0.42) per hour for general workers and CFA 182.95 (US$0.37) per hour for agricultural workers.[10][18][199] 686

1,617

 40 0.33

0.78

 63% 1 Jan 1996
Serbia din. 53,915 (460eu or $510) monthly.[200] 3,610

7,291

 40 1.74

3.51

 50.2% 1 Jan 2022
Seychelles SR 26/70 (US$1.9) per hour for all workers other than casual workers; SR 30/78 (US$2.1) per hour for casual workers.[10][201][202] 3,282

6,435

 40[203] 1.58

3.09

 22.7% 1 Jan 2014
Sierra Leone Le 500,000 (US$57) per month.[10][204][205][206] 575

2,602

 40 0.28

1.25

 176.2% 1 Jan 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.[207] 2) Security guards to have a minimum wage of S$1,100 (US$802) per month effective Sep 2016.[208] 44 2019
Slovakia €700 (US$828) per month, or €4.03 (US$4.77) per hour.[18][209] 9,914

15,241

 40 4.77

7.33

 50% 1 Jan 2023
Slovenia €1203.36 (US$1423) per month.[18][36][210] 17,079

21,553

 40 8.21

10.36

 65.9% 1 Jan 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 30.23 (US$2.05) per hour for all workers, except for Expanded Public Works Programme workers who have a minimum of R 16.62 (US$1.12).[211] 4,786

13,448

 45 2.05

5.75

 101.9% 1 Mar 2026
South Sudan None.[212] 2011
Spain €1,260 (US$1455) per month in 12 payments, €1,080 (US$1277) per month in 14 payments.[213] 17,457

19,946

 40 8.39

9.59

 54.9% 1 Jan 2023
Sri Lanka රු.27,000 (US$89.70) per month.The minimum wages are set according to National Minimum Wage of Workers Act, No. 3 of 2016.[18][214] 1,629

6,519

 48 0.65

2.61

 52.9% 1 April 2025
Sudan ج.س. 425 (US$0.95 as of Aug 2021) per month.[215] See Minimum wage in Sudan. 13

1,087

 40 0.01

0.52

 23% 2013
Suriname SR$52.47 (US$2.88) per hour.[216][217][218] 5,983

29,738

 40 2.88

14.3

 198.7% 1 April 2025
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: CHF 20.6 (US$22.64) per hour in the canton of Jura; CHF 21.09 (US$23.18) per hour in the canton of Neuchâtel, CHF 24.32 (US$26.73) in the canton of Geneva;[219] the rest of the country has no minimum wage.[220] There are a minority of the voluntary General Labour Contracts (GLC, collective labour agreements), reached on a sector-by-sector basis,[221] contain minimum compensation clauses, which provide for compensation ranging from CHF 2,200 to CHF 4,200 (US$2418 to US$4615) per month for unskilled workers and CHF 2,800 to CHF 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 CHF 22 (US$24.18, or PPP-adjusted US$12.55).[222][223] 41.7[224][225] 2014
Syria £S 9,765 to £S 14,760 (US$6–US$10)(adjusted for inflation) per month, plus benefits, including compensation for meals, uniforms, and transportation.[77] 96 2,850 40 0.4 1.37 54% 2013
Taiwan NT$28,590 (c.US$872) per month; NT$190 (US$5.8) per hour is the minimum wage in Taiwan.[226] 11,973 23,432 40 5.76 11.27 33.7% 1 Jan 2025
Tajikistan 1,061

5,150

 40 0.51

2.48

 172.9% 1 Sep 2025
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[227] 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.[228] 3,733

9,313

 48 1.5

3.73

 55.1% 1 Jan 2023
Timor-Leste US$115 per month.[10][229] 1,380

2,123

 44 0.6

0.93

 99.2% 22 June 2012
Togo CFA 35,000 (US$70) per month.[10][18] 757

1,796

 40 0.36

0.86

 120.5% 1 Jan 2012
Tonga None[10] 40 2013
Trinidad and Tobago TT$15 (US$2.22) per hour;[230] (US$53) per month 4,615

5,503

 40 2.22

2.65

 16.7% 1 Jan 2015
Tunisia For the industrial sector: د.ت 465 (US$166) per month for a 48-hour workweek and د.ت 401 (US$143) per month for a 40‑hour workweek.[231] 2,000

6,723

 48 0.8

2.69

 58% 2020
Turkey ₺33,030 gross and ₺28,075 net per month (around $770 and $655 respectively, as of January 1, 2026).[232] 10,023

254,077

 45 4.28

108.58

 1,006.4% 1 Jan 2026
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][41] 426

1,298

 40 0.2

0.62

 71.3% 1 July 2017
Ukraine ₴8,647 (US$204.24) per month,
₴52 (US$1.23) per hour,
annual wage US$2,450.91[18][233]		 3,802

17,557

 40 1.83

8.44

 212.3% 1 Jan 2026
United Arab Emirates No mandated wage. 48 (reduced during Ramadan) 4 April 2025
United Kingdom The minimum wage in the United Kingdom is:
£12.21 stg (US$16.73) per hour for those aged 21+
£10.00 (US$13.7) per hour for those aged 18–20
£7.55 (US$10.34) per hour aged under 18, and those aged 19 or over who are in their first year of apprenticeship.[234] Workers under the school leaving age (usually 16, however varies by region) are not eligible for national minimum wage, as well as certain specialised industries and job roles.[235]		 34,790

31,746

 40 16.73

15.26

 74.4% 1 Apr 2025
United States The federal nationwide minimum wage in the United States is US$7.25 per hour.[236] States may also set a minimum, in which case the higher of the two is controlling; some territories are exempt and have lower rates.[236] As of January 3, 2022, effective state minimum wage rates range from US$7.25 to US$16.66 per hour, with an average of about $12.00 across all minimum wage workers as of 2019.[237][238][239] Local government minimum wages exist as well, the highest of which reach to $17.13 per hour.[240] 15,080

15,080

 40 7.25

7.25

 26.2% 1 Jan 2025
Uruguay $U 22,268 (US$507) per month.[241] 6,136

11,405

 48 2.46

4.57

 52.8% 2024
Uzbekistan UZS 920,000 (US$71) per month.[242] 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][243] 3,240

3,041

 40 1.56

1.46

 98.7% 20 Aug 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 Nov 2020.[244][245][246] 10.32 1 May 2020
Vietnam Varies by region; Region I: ₫5,310,000 per month; Region II: ₫4,730,000 per month; Region III: ₫4,140,000 per month and Region IV: ₫3,700,000 per month.[247] 2,751

7,073

 40 1.32

3.4

 112.4% 1 Jan 2026
Yemen None; the minimum civil service wage was ﷼21,000 ($100) per month. 48 2013
Zambia Varies by sector; ZMW 993.6 (US$81) per month for domestic workers. Shop workers' minimum wage is ZMW 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 ZMW 3,558.9. In the general workers' category, which includes receptionists and guards among others, the minimum wage for category one workers is ZMW 1,698.6, while the highest category is at ZMW 3,151.61.[248] 596

3,180

 48 0.24

1.27

 80.8% 10 Sep 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.[119] 2012
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OECD Real minimum wages (US dollar)[249]
Country20232024
NominalPPPAnnual working
hours		NominalPPPAnnual working
hours
AnnualHourlyAnnualHourlyAnnualHourlyAnnualHourly
Australia30,00813.131,67612.41,97630,86113.432,57612.61,976
Belgium26,23410.231,21810.92,08626,60110.331,65411.02,086
Brazil2,9843.56,3707.01,8463,1444.06,7127.71,937
Bulgaria5,3123.512,3427.01,8466,1934.014,3907.71,937
Canada23,8569.927,28210.12,08024,45510.027,96710.22,080
Chile5,4382.110,2743.02,3465,7872.210,9313.12,346
Colombia4,2491.210,5662.62,9204,4671.211,1072.72,920
Costa Rica8,8511.213,1722.62,9209,0501.213,4692.72,920
Croatia9,4573.517,1977.01,84610,9104.019,8397.71,937
Czech Republic9,1603.314,3705.42,0009,7693.515,3265.82,000
Estonia9,7483.413,5194.92,02010,6513.614,7705.22,019
France22,98013.228,65312.02,28923,02511.228,71012.12,189
Germany26,52310.033,85511.52,03326,67910.334,05311.82,033
Greece11,8833.719,1705.22,50712,3884.019,9845.72,507
Hungary7,9942.815,0965.22,1128,7552.916,5345.52,086
Ireland25,97810.826,0909.92,08028,59211.028,71610.12,080
Israel18,4828.118,4066.92,23218,8218.018,7456.92,232
Japan13,7128.120,5118.02,080-----
Latvia8,1552.813,8274.42,0869,0922.815,4154.32,086
Lithuania10,9882.818,6754.91,95912,0013.820,3976.71,965
Luxembourg32,45613.333,87912.42,07733,39313.434,85712.52,095
Malta11,1123.516,8227.01,84612,0194.018,1947.71,937
Mexico3,0860.65,1411.12,0803,5360.75,8921.22,080
Netherlands28,48210.534,04911.02,25329,86210.535,69911.02,253
New Zealand28,92510.832,16310.42,08029,00111.532,24711.02,035
Peru3,3423.56,4347.01,8463,2774.06,3087.71,937
Poland11,0913.221,3036.62,08612,4263.424,7306.92,086
Portugal11,7954.418,8086.12,08612,8754.519,8146.32,086
Romania8,2863.518,0597.01,8469,1344.019,9077.71,937
Slovak Republic9,3432.115,2923.23,1459,7412.115,9443.23,319
Slovenia15,9375.524,5017.72,08616,2865.725,0387.92,086
South Korea18,1076.526,4677.82,50818,1387.226,5128.62,508
Spain16,8205.625,6607.12,08617,1846.826,2168.62,086
Turkey6,7902.417,7476.22,0867,3172.619,1236.72,086
United Kingdom27,99512.2331,13610.22,07929,73510.433,07110.52,079
United States15,5257.415,5257.42,08015,0807.315,0807.32,080
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