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. Meanwhile, other countries may have a national rate which often is superseded by state, provincial, cantonal, county and city minimum wage rates.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. In effect, the United States has over 100 different minimum wages across the nation. This is common in federalist nations such as Canada, 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.

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.

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+ Minimum wages by country or region. USD and Int$ PPP. Country&Region Notes Annual Workweek (hours)The workweek is the country's legal workweek in hours, above which is considered overtime and is often paid premium pay. See notes for variations on this definition. The main source for workweek data is: the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2017 by the US Department of State . Hourly % of GDP per capitaThe percentage was calculated by dividing the minimum wage (PPP) by the GDP per capita (PPP) from 2018 – obtained from the World Bank's GDP per capita, PPP (current international $), World Development Indicators database . Effectivedate Nominal (US$)Annual wages were calculated by multiplying monthly wages by 12, weekly wages by 52, daily wages by 5x52 and hourly wages by Wx52, where W is the legal maximum (or the practical, if lower) workweek length in hours. A US$ conversion rate from 2017 – obtained from the World Bank's Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average), World Development Indicators database – was used to convert the annual wage from national currency to US dollars. The template To US$ was used to convert the annual wage from national currency to US dollars. PPP (Int$)Annual wages were calculated by multiplying monthly wages by 12, weekly wages by 52, daily wages by 5x52 and hourly wages by Wx52, where W is the legal maximum (or the practical, if lower) workweek length in hours. A purchasing power parity (PPP) conversion rate from 2016 – obtained from the World Bank's PPP conversion factor, private consumption (LCU per international $), World Development Indicators database – was used to convert the annual wage from national currency to international dollars. The template International dollars was used to convert the annual wage from national currency to international dollars. Nominal (US$)Hourly wages were calculated by dividing the annual minimum wage (US$) rate by 52 weeks and then by the length of the standard hour workweek. PPP (Int$)Hourly wages were calculated by dividing the annual minimum wage (PPP) by 52 weeks and then by the length of the standard workweek. (US$8.33) hourly.40% None: National collective bargaining agreements set minimum wages by job classification for each industry and provide for a minimum wage of €1,200 (US$) 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 None; (US$800) for the public sector workers (only applies to Bahraini nationals). 48 None None; in the past the government set the minimum wage, but during the year the minimum wage was set by market forces.40 ៛ 818,800 (US$200) per month, for the textile and shoe industries. 48 (US$6.66) per month. Each citizen is however also given free food to supplement the salary.48% 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 None; instead, negotiated between unions and employer associations; the average minimum wage for all private and public sector collective bargaining agreements was approximately (nominally US$16) per hour, exclusive of pension benefits. 37.5 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 (US$198) per month. 48 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. 421 Mar 2025 None; (US$23.3) per month in the public sector. 44.5 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. 48 % 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 (US$21); employees in the banking and insurance sector had a minimum monthly wage of (US$18). 48 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 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 Minimum wage schedules set pay by occupation; for example, the minimum wage for domestic workers, for example, was per hour, while that for a security guard was per hour. 40 £12.60 per hour (US$16.90) for those aged 18+ £11.35 per hour (US$15.20) for those aged 16–17. 1 Oct 2025 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 (US$62) per month. 48 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. 4017.45 3 Dec 2022 (conversion rate, 1 Sep 2023) £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. 1 Oct 2019 None; instead set generally through collective bargaining agreements on a sector-by-sector basis. 40 £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. 1 Apr 2020 Averaging (US$5.5 – US$11.1) per day. None 48 None; (US$242) per month in the government sector. 48 €1,779.82 (US$) per month, or €10.53 (US$) per hour; same as the French minimum wage, plus a 5% adjustment. 39 17% 1 Jan 2019 None; the mining, construction, security and agricultural sectors set basic levels of pay through collective bargaining. 45 None; there is a graduated salary system for public service officers and employees, none for private-sector workers. 40By regulation the workweek in both the public and private sectors was 35 hours for office workers and 40 hours for manual laborers. . (US$795 as of 19 Jan) 40 1 Jan 2024 None; wages normally fall within a national scale negotiated by labor, employers, and local governments. 37.5 ₪1,880 ILS (US$) per month;The Labour Law No. (7) of 2000 AD, Article 68 : "The actual working hours per week shall be forty five hours."45 Minimum wage in Qatar is 1,800 Qar, US$274 per month 48 None; ranges from to (US$0.83 to US$1.66) per day in the tea industry and to (US$2.50 to US$8.30) per day in the construction industry. 45 Minimum wage for some sectors; (US$111) per month for office clerks; (US$74) for shop assistants; (US$59) for messengers. 40 None; Db: 3000,00 (US$145) per month for civil servants1740 2025 None. However, two exceptions: 1) Cleaner jobs to have a minimum wage of (US$860) per month effective July 2019. 2) Security guards to have a minimum wage of S$1,100 (US$802) per month effective Sep 2016.AsiaOne. Sep 2016. 44 None. 48 None. None; in Sweden the law provides for the right of workers to form and join independent unions to bargain wages collectively, and it prohibits antiunion discrimination. 40 As of 2024, three cantons have official minimum salaries: (US$) per hour in the canton of Jura; (US$) per hour in the canton of Neuchâtel, (US$) 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 to (US$ to US$) per month for unskilled workers and to (US$ to US$) per month for skilled employees. On 18 May 2014, Swiss voters rejected a federal initiative (by 76.3%) that would have enforced GLCs for every sector and set the hourly minimum wage at (US$, or PPP-adjusted US$12.55). 41.7The law sets a maximal 45-hour workweek for blue- and white-collar workers in industry, services, and retail trades and a 50-hour workweek for all other workers. The law limits annual overtime to 170 hours for those working 45 hours a week and 140 hours for those working 50 hours a week. Based on the Swiss Federal Office of Statistics the typical workweek is 41.7 hours. /= (US$105) per month}} 40 % NT$ 29,500 (c.US$908) per month; NT$ 196 (US$6.06) per hour is the minimum wage in Taiwan. 40 1 Jan 2026 None 40 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). No mandated wage. 48 (reduced during Ramadan) 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 1 May 2020 None; the minimum civil service wage was ($100) per month.48 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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Note: "Annual working hours" = Annual wages divided by hourly wages.