Economy
Countries by Minimum Wage
Countries ranked by statutory minimum wage.
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Country↕ | Notes↕ | Annual↕ | Workweek (hours)↕ | Hourly↕ | % of GDP per capita↕ | Effectivedate↕ |
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| Nominal (US$) | PPP (Int$) | Nominal (US$) | PPP (Int$) | — | — | — |
| 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. | 858 | 3,272 | 40 | 0.41 | 1.57 |
| 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. | 4,637 | 8,697 | 40 | 2.23 | 4.18 |
| Algeria | د.ج 24,000 (US$185.05) per month,DA 138.46 per hourly,nationally (DA 288,000 per annum). | 2,132 | 7,496 | 40 | 1.03 | 3.6 |
| Andorra | €7.7 (US$8.33) hourly. | 18,253 | 13,493 | 40 | 8 | 6 |
| Angola | Kz 32,181 (US$61) per month; paid thirteen times a year (Kz. 418,353 per annum) | 663 | 3,161 | 44 | 0.29 | 1.38 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | EC$8.2 per hour (US$3.03). | 6,317 | 7,788 | 40 | 3.04 | 3.74 |
| Armenia | ֏ 75,000 (US$190) per month. | 1,787 | 4,567 | 40 | 0.86 | 2.2 |
| 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. 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. 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. | 35,810 | 29,767 | 38 | 18.12 | 15.06 |
| 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. 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. | 40 | ||||
| Azerbaijan | ₼345 (US$203) per month. | 2,435 | 11,829 | 40 | 1.17 | 5.69 |
| The Bahamas | B$5.25 (US$5.25) per hour, B$42 (US$42) per day, and B$210 (US$210) per week. | 10,920 | 9,579 | 40 | 5.25 | 4.61 |
| Bahrain | None; .د.ب 300 (US$800) for the public sector workers (only applies to Bahraini nationals). | 48 | ||||
| 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, rising to ৳12,500 (US$106.40) per month on 1 Dec 2023. The minimum wage is set nationally every five years by the National Minimum Wage Board in a tripartite forum industry by industry. | 212 | 564 | 48 | 0.08 | 0.23 |
| Barbados | Bds$ 10.5 (US$5.25) per hour for general minimum wage rates. Bds$ 11.43 (US$5.71) per hour for security guards. | 10,920 | 8,878 | 40 | 5.25 | 4.27 |
| Belarus | Br 554 (US$122) per month. | 0 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| Belgium | €2,029.88 (US$2401) per month. | 28,809 | 27,680 | 38 | 14.58 | 14.01 |
| Belize | BZ$5 (US$2.48) per hour. | 5,850 | 10,263 | 45 | 2.5 | 4.39 |
| Benin | CFA 52,000 (US$86.12) per month; the government set minimum wage scales for a number of occupations. | 865 | 2,149 | 40 | 0.42 | 1.03 |
| Bhutan | Nu. 3,750 per month. | 609 | 2,020 | 40 | 0.29 | 0.97 |
| Bolivia | Bs. 2,500 (US$362) per month. 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. | 4,703 | 9,448 | 48 | 1.88 | 3.79 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | KM 543 (US$269) net per month. | 3,949 | 8,044 | 40 | 1.9 | 3.87 |
| 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. | 1,933 | 4,051 | 48 | 0.77 | 1.62 |
| Brazil | R$1,621 per month (US$291.78), paid 13 times a year. 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. | 3,910 | 9,622 | 44 | 1.71 | 4.21 |
| Brunei | None | |||||
| Bulgaria | лв. 1,077 (€550) per month, лв. 6.49 (€3.32) per hour. | 8,181 | 17,999 | 40 | 3.93 | 8.65 |
| Burkina Faso | CFA 34,664 (US$59) per month. | 750 | 1,905 | 40 | 0.36 | 0.92 |
| Burundi | None; in the past the government set the minimum wage, but during the year the minimum wage was set by market forces. | 40 | ||||
| Cambodia | ៛ 818,800 (US$200) per month, for the textile and shoe industries. | 48 | ||||
| Cameroon | CFA 36,270 (US$62) per month. | 785 | 1,819 | 40 | 0.38 | 0.87 |
| 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. | 24,128 | 22,176 | 40 | 11.6 | 10.66 |
| Cape Verde | 13.000$00 (US$141) per month. | 1,673 | 3,414 | 44 | 0.73 | 1.49 |
| Central African Republic | FCFA 35,000 per month, FCFA 218.75 per hour. | 821 | 1,539 | 40 | 0.39 | 0.74 |
| Chad | FCFA 59,995 (US$110) per month, FCFA 355 (US$0.60) per hour. | 1,298 | 3,484 | 39 | 0.64 | 1.72 |
| 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. | 8,364 | 13,949 | 44 | 3.66 | 6.1 |
| 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. | 3,014 | 5,049 | 40 | 1.45 | 2.43 |
| Colombia | COL$1,423,500 + COL$200,000 by transportation subsidy (US$350) per month | 5,638 | 15,388 | 48 | 2.26 | 6.17 |
| Comoros | CF 55,000 (US$129) per month. | 1,587 | 3,037 | 40 | 0.76 | 1.46 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | FC 1,680 (US$1.83) per day. | 220 | 741 | 45 | 0.09 | 0.32 |
| Republic of the Congo | FCFA 90,000 (US$170) per month in the formal sector. | 1,948 | 3,663 | 40 | 0.94 | 1.76 |
| 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. | 6,932 | 11,530 | 48 | 2.78 | 4.62 |
| 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. | 792 | 1,868 | 40 | 0.38 | 0.9 |
| Croatia | €840 (US$900) per month. | 1,585 | 2,520 | 40 | 0.76 | 1.21 |
| Cuba | $MN2,100 (US$6.66) per month. Each citizen is however also given free food to supplement the salary. | 44 | 669 | 48 | 0.44 | 0.74 |
| 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. | 48 | ||||
| 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 |
| 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. | 37.5 | ||||
| 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. | 48 | ||||
| Dominica | EC$4 (US$1.50) per hour. | 3,081 | 4,223 | 40 | 1.48 | 2.03 |
| 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. | 2,613 | 6,704 | 44 | 1.14 | 2.93 |
| 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. | 7,124 | 11,679 | 40 | 3.43 | 5.61 |
| Egypt | None; The minimum wage of public sector is LE 6,000 (US$118.4) per month. 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. | 42 | ||||
| El Salvador | The minimum wage was set by the government at US$304.17 monthly in 2018. | 3,650 | 7,019 | 44 | 1.6 | 3.07 |
| Equatorial Guinea | FCFA 129,035 (US$224) per month. | 2,792 | 4,479 | 48 | 1.12 | 1.79 |
| Eritrea | None; Nfk 360 (US$23.3) per month in the public sector. | 44.5 | ||||
| Estonia | €725 (US$857) per month, or €4.30 (US$5.09) per hour. | 10,578 | 14,662 | 40 | 5.09 | 7.05 |
| 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. | 694 | 1,128 | 48 | 0.33 | 0.54 |
| 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). | 48 | ||||
| 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. | 40 | ||||
| Fiji | FJ$2.68 per hour. | 4,823 | 7,800 | 48 | 1.93 | 3.13 |
| 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. | 40 | ||||
| France | The monthly minimum wage in France is 1801€, that is, 11.88€ per hour. | 25,572 | 24,852 | 35 | 14.05 | 13.66 |
| 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. | 3,246 | 4,865 | 40 | 1.56 | 2.34 |
| The Gambia | D 50 (US$1.25) per day. | 253 | 958 | 48 | 0.1 | 0.38 |
| 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; ₾1,260 (US$478) for doctors and ₾792 (US$301) for nurses working in clinics involved in the state's universal healthcare program. | 93 | 353 | 40 | 0.04 | 0.17 |
| 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 | 16.44 | 16.75 |
| Ghana | ₵18.19 (US$1.2) per day. | 814 | 3,307 | 40 | 0.39 | 1.59 |
| Greece | €968 (US$1145) per month in 12 payments, €830 (US$982) per month in 14 payments. | 13,738 | 17,082 | 40 | 6.6 | 8.21 |
| 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. | 40 | ||||
| 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. | 3,924 | 6,974 | 48 | 1.57 | 2.79 |
| 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. | |||||
| 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. | 48 | ||||
| Guinea-Bissau | CFA 19,030 (US$30) per month plus a bag of rice | 412 | 935 | 45 | 0.18 | 0.4 |
| Guyana | GY$35,000 (US$168) per month, or GY$1,616 (US$7) per day, or GY$202 (US$1) per hour. | 2,015 | 3,204 | 40 | 0.97 | 1.54 |
| 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. | 1,014 | 3,194 | 48 | 0.41 | 1.28 |
| 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. | 4,842 | 9,898 | 44 | 2.12 | 4.33 |
| Hong Kong | HK$40 (US$5.1) per hour is the minimum wage in Hong Kong. | 10,708 | 12,899 | 40 | 5.15 | 6.2 |
| Hungary | 232,000 Ft (US$765) per month for unskilled labor, 296,400 Ft (US$978) per month for skilled labor. | 9,184 | 18,636 | 40 | 4.42 | 8.96 |
| 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. | 40 | 17.45 | |||
| 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), to ₹750 (US$10) per day in Kerala. State governments set a separate minimum wage for agricultural workers. The minimum wages are set according to Minimum Wages Act, 1948. | 674 | 2,498 | 48 | 0.27 | 1 |
| 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. | 2,449 | 7,028 | 40 | 1.18 | 3.38 |
| 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); set annually for each industrial sector and region. The standard workweek is 44 hours, and any work over 48 entitles the worker to overtime. | 1,747 | 2,029 | 44 | 0.76 | 0.89 |
| Iraq | د.ع 250,000 (US$214) per month. | 2,069 | 5,222 | 40 | 0.99 | 2.51 |
| 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) Eurostat calculates the monthly rate for Ireland as (hourly rate x 39 hours x 52 weeks) / 12 months. | 37,801 | 31,961 | 39 | 18.64 | 15.76 |
| 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. | |||||
| Israel | ₪6,247.67 ILS (US$1934) per month; or ₪34.32 ILS (US$10.63) per hour. | 23,211 | 16,962 | 42 | 10.63 | 7.77 |
| Italy | None; instead set generally through collective bargaining agreements on a sector-by-sector basis. | 40 | ||||
| Jamaica | J$325 (US$2) per hour. J$52,000 (US$343) per month | 4,461 | 8,476 | 40 | 2.14 | 4.08 |
| Japan | Ranges from ¥1,023–¥1,226 per hour (US$6.70-US$8.03); varies on a prefectural and industry basis. | 19,388 | 19,859 | 40 | 9.32 | 9.55 |
| 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. | |||||
| Jordan | minimum wage 290 JOD ($409) per month | 5,408 | 11,636 | 48 | 2.17 | 4.66 |
| 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 | 2,033 | 2,731 | 40 | 0.98 | 1.31 |
| North Korea | Averaging ₩5,000 – 10,000 (US$5.5 – US$11.1) per day. | |||||
| South Korea | ₩9,620 (US$7.29 as of 2 Feb 2023) per hour is the nominal minimum wage in South Korea. | 20,990 | 23,922 | 40 | 10.09 | 11.5 |
| 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. | 2,413 | 5,667 | 40 | 1.16 | 2.72 |
| Kuwait | د.ك 60 (US$216) per month. | 2,400 | 3,600 | 48 | 0.96 | 1.44 |
| Kyrgyzstan | KGS 2,460 (US$28) per month, nominally; used for administrative purposes. Will be raised to 2,865 som in 2025. | 349 | 1,427 | 40 | 0.17 | 0.69 |
| 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. | 1,732 | 5,180 | 48 | 0.69 | 2.08 |
| Latvia | €740 (US$999) per month. | 10,502 | 15,579 | 40 | 5.05 | 7.49 |
| 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. | 5,373 | 8,947 | 48 | 2.15 | 3.58 |
| Lesotho | M 1,178 (US$102) per month to M 1,285 (US$112) per month; varied by sector. | 956 | 3,027 | 45 | 0.41 | 1.29 |
| 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. | 4 | 10 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
| Libya | ل.د 450 (US$325) per month; the government heavily subsidizes rent and utilities. | 1,169 | 9,643 | 40 | 0.56 | 4.64 |
| Liechtenstein | None | 48 | ||||
| Lithuania | €1,153 (US$1364) per month, €7.05 (US$8.34) per hour for unskilled labor. | 17,343 | 28,753 | 40 | 8.34 | 13.82 |
| 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. | 32,103 | 26,875 | 40 | 15.43 | 12.92 |
| Macau | MOP$6,656 (US$833) per month. | 9,972 | 13,584 | 40 | 4.79 | 6.53 |
| 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. | 376 | 1,601 | 41 | 0.18 | 0.75 |
| Malawi | K687.7(US$0.40) per day. | 266 | 1,035 | 48 | 0.11 | 0.41 |
| Malaysia | RM1,500 (US$336) per month. | 4,348 | 10,843 | 45 | 1.86 | 4.63 |
| Maldives | None; Rf. 3,100 (US$242) per month in the government sector. | 48 | ||||
| Mali | CFA 28,465 (US$57), supplemented by a required package of benefits, including social security and health care. | 616 | 1,560 | 48 | 0.25 | 0.62 |
| Malta | €792.3 (US$767) per month. | 11,245 | 14,406 | 40 | 5.41 | 6.93 |
| Marshall Islands | US$2 per hour for government and private sector employees. | 4,160 | 3,852 | 40 | 2 | 1.85 |
| Mauritania | UM 25.962 (US$0.71) per hour for general minimum wage rates.UM 24.612 (US$0.67) per hour for the agriculture sector. | 1,473 | 443 | 40 | 0.71 | 0.21 |
| 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 | 2,538 | 5,438 | 45 | 1.08 | 2.32 |
| 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) | 5,020 | 10,065 | 48 | 2.01 | 4.03 |
| Moldova | MDL 4,000 (US$222) per month in the private sector. | 2,715 | 6,997 | 40 | 1.31 | 3.36 |
| 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. | 24,092 | 39 | 11.88 | ||
| Mongolia | ₮792,000 (US$229) per month. | 3,336 | 11,443 | 40 | 1.6 | 5.5 |
| Montenegro | €450 (US$511) netto per month. | 6,387 | 12,558 | 40 | 3.07 | 6.04 |
| Morocco | MAD 3,500 (US$349) per month in public sector, MAD 3,111 (US$310) per month in private sector, 84.37 Dh, (US$8.42) per day for agricultural workers. | 3,997 | 8,556 | 44 | 1.75 | 3.74 |
| 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. | 906 | 2,992 | 40 | 0.44 | 1.44 |
| Myanmar | K 3,600 per day, K 450 per hour. | 691 | 3,011 | 44 | 0.3 | 1.32 |
| Namibia | None; the mining, construction, security and agricultural sectors set basic levels of pay through collective bargaining. | 45 | ||||
| Nauru | None; there is a graduated salary system for public service officers and employees, none for private-sector workers. | 40 | ||||
| Nepal | रू 19,550 (US$165.5) per month | 1,986 | 6,403 | 48 | 0.8 | 2.57 |
| 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. 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 | 17.4 | 16.53 |
| 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. | 34,667 | 29,805 | 40 | 16.67 | 14.33 |
| 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. | 1,506 | 4,704 | 48 | 0.6 | 1.88 |
| Niger | CFA 30,047 (US$60) per month. | 650 | 1,633 | 40 | 0.31 | 0.78 |
| Nigeria | ₦70,000 per month (following the recent devaluation of the naira has fallen to US$44.28). However, workers who meet the following conditions are exempt from the minimum wage: 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 |
| North Macedonia | ден 22,146, (US$406) gross per month. | 2,418 | 5,488 | 40 | 1.16 | 2.64 |
| Northern Cyprus | ₺24,000. (US$795 as of 19 Jan) | 40 | ||||
| Norway | None; wages normally fall within a national scale negotiated by labor, employers, and local governments. | 37.5 | ||||
| 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. | 10,263 | 19,500 | 45 | 4.39 | 8.33 |
| Pakistan | ₨17,500 (US$107) per month. | 1,289 | 6,546 | 48 | 0.52 | 2.62 |
| Palau | US$3.00 per hour; does not include foreign workers. | 6,240 | 6,638 | 40 | 3 | 3.19 |
| Palestine | ₪1,880 ILS (US$582) per month; | 6,985 | 45 | 2.98 | ||
| 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. | 3,819 | 6,473 | 48 | 1.53 | 2.59 |
| Papua New Guinea | K 3.2 (US$1) per hour. | 2,086 | 2,795 | 44 | 0.91 | 1.22 |
| 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. | 4,957 | 12,926 | 48 | 1.99 | 5.18 |
| Peru | S/.1,130 (US$318) per month. | 3,495 | 7,793 | 48 | 1.4 | 3.12 |
| 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. | 3,405 | 8,302 | 40 | 1.64 | 3.99 |
| Poland | 4,666zł (US$1209) per month, or 30.5zł (US$7.9) per hour is the minimum wage in Poland. | 14,506 | 29,783 | 40 | 6.97 | 14.32 |
| 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. | 11,638 | 14,471 | 40 | 5.6 | 6.96 |
| Qatar | Minimum wage in Qatar is 1,800 Qar, 274 USD per month | 48 | ||||
| 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. | 11,683 | 25,714 | 40 | 5.62 | 12.36 |
| Russia | 27,093₽ (US$346,32) (Federal, in some territories more, for example, 39,730₽ (US$507,86) in Moscow) | 4,414 | 13,067 | 40 | 2.12 | 6.28 |
| 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. | 45 | ||||
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | EC$9 per hour. | 6,933 | 9,087 | 40 | 3.33 | 4.37 |
| 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. | 40 | ||||
| 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. | 2,407 | 3,351 | 40 | 1.16 | 1.61 |
| Samoa | WS$2 (US$0.89) per hour for the private sector; WS$2.65 (US$1.18) for the public sector. | 1,625 | 2,237 | 40 | 0.78 | 1.08 |
| San Marino | €1501.49 (US$1735) per month; or €9.24 (US$10) per hour for the lowest paying industry | 21,310 | 23,400 | 37.5 | 10.93 | 12 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | None; Db: 3000,00 (US$145) per month for civil servants | 1,740 | ||||
| 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. | 12,800 | 24,742 | 48 | 5.13 | 9.91 |
| Senegal | CFA 209.1 (US$0.42) per hour for general workers and CFA 182.95 (US$0.37) per hour for agricultural workers. | 686 | 1,617 | 40 | 0.33 | 0.78 |
| Serbia | din. 53,915 (460eu or $510) monthly. | 3,610 | 7,291 | 40 | 1.74 | 3.51 |
| 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. | 3,282 | 6,435 | 40 | 1.58 | 3.09 |
| Sierra Leone | Le 500,000 (US$57) per month. | 575 | 2,602 | 40 | 0.28 | 1.25 |
| Singapore | None. However, two exceptions: 1) Cleaner jobs to have a minimum wage of S$1,200 (US$860) per month effective July 2019. 2) Security guards to have a minimum wage of S$1,100 (US$802) per month effective Sep 2016. | 44 | ||||
| Slovakia | €700 (US$828) per month, or €4.03 (US$4.77) per hour. | 9,914 | 15,241 | 40 | 4.77 | 7.33 |
| Slovenia | €1203.36 (US$1423) per month. | 17,079 | 21,553 | 40 | 8.21 | 10.36 |
| 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. | 933 | 955 | 45 | 0.4 | 0.41 |
| Somalia | None. | 48 | ||||
| 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). | 3,671 | 10,316 | 45 | 1.57 | 4.41 |
| South Sudan | None. | |||||
| Spain | €1,260 (US$1455) per month in 12 payments, €1,080 (US$1277) per month in 14 payments. | 17,457 | 19,946 | 40 | 8.39 | 9.59 |
| 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. | 1,629 | 6,519 | 48 | 0.65 | 2.61 |
| Sudan | ج.س. 425 (US$0.95 as of Aug 2021) per month. See Minimum wage in Sudan. | 13 | 1,087 | 40 | 0.01 | 0.52 |
| Suriname | SR$52.47 (US$2.88) per hour. | 5,983 | 29,738 | 40 | 2.88 | 14.3 |
| 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. | 40 | ||||
| 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; the rest of the country has no minimum wage. There are a minority of the voluntary General Labour Contracts (GLC, collective labour agreements), reached on a sector-by-sector basis, 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. 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). | 41.7 | ||||
| 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. | 96 | 2,850 | 40 | 0.4 | 1.37 |
| Taiwan | NT$28,590 (c.US$872) per month; NT$190 (US$5.8) per hour is the minimum wage in Taiwan. | 11,973 | 23,432 | 40 | 5.76 | 11.27 |
| Tajikistan | 1,061 | 5,150 | 40 | 0.51 | 2.48 | |
| Tanzania | Varies by sector from TSh 40,000/= (US$17) per month, to TSh 400,000/= (US$174) per month. | 209 | 593 | 45 | 0.09 | 0.25 |
| 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. | 3,733 | 9,313 | 48 | 1.5 | 3.73 |
| Timor-Leste | US$115 per month. | 1,380 | 2,123 | 44 | 0.6 | 0.93 |
| Togo | CFA 35,000 (US$70) per month. | 757 | 1,796 | 40 | 0.36 | 0.86 |
| Tonga | None | 40 | ||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | TT$15 (US$2.22) per hour; (US$53) per month | 4,615 | 5,503 | 40 | 2.22 | 2.65 |
| 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. | 2,000 | 6,723 | 48 | 0.8 | 2.69 |
| Turkey | ₺33,030 gross and ₺28,075 net per month(around $770 and $655 respectively, as of January 1, 2026). | 44,786 | 254,077 | 45 | 19.14 | 108.58 |
| 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). | |||||
| Uganda | USh 130,000/= (US$34.58) per month. | 426 | 1,298 | 40 | 0.2 | 0.62 |
| Ukraine | ₴8,647 (US$204.24) per month, ₴52 (US$1.23) per hour, annual wage US$2,450.91 | 3,802 | 17,557 | 40 | 1.83 | 8.44 |
| United Arab Emirates | No mandated wage. | 48 (reduced during Ramadan) | ||||
| 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. 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. | 34,790 | 31,746 | 40 | 16.73 | 15.26 |
| United States | The federal nationwide minimum wage in the United States is US$7.25 per hour. States may also set a minimum, in which case the higher of the two is controlling; some territories are exempt and have lower rates. 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. Local government minimum wages exist as well, the highest of which reach to $17.13 per hour. | 15,080 | 15,080 | 40 | 7.25 | 7.25 |
| Uruguay | $U 22,268 (US$507) per month. | 6,136 | 11,405 | 48 | 2.46 | 4.57 |
| Uzbekistan | UZS 920,000 (US$71) per month. | 1,041 | 8,591 | 40 | 0.5 | 4.13 |
| Vanuatu | VT 30,000 (US$323) per month, VT 170 per hour. | 3,240 | 3,041 | 40 | 1.56 | 1.46 |
| 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. | 10.32 | ||||
| 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. | 2,751 | 7,073 | 40 | 1.32 | 3.4 |
| Yemen | None; the minimum civil service wage was ﷼21,000 ($100) per month. | 48 | ||||
| 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. | 596 | 3,180 | 48 | 0.24 | 1.27 |
| 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. |
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