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The list below gives the official minimum wage rates in 197 countries and territories: 192 United Nations member states (does not include South Sudan, which gained independence in July 2011), plus the Republic of China (Taiwan), Northern Cyprus, Hong Kong, Kosovo and Western Sahara. Some countries are more effective than others at enforcing these regulations, so that the effective minimum wage may be lower than the official one. Some countries may have a very complicated minimum wage system, for example, India has more than 1200 minimum wage rates.[1]

The minimum wages given refer to a gross amount, i.e. 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 and annual leave.

For the sake of comparison, an "annual wage" column is provided in international dollars, a hypothetical unit of currency that has the same purchasing power that the U.S. dollar had in the United States in 2011. For calculating the annual wage, the lowest general minimum wage was used.

Minimum wages by country[edit]

Note: To convert the gross annual wage to a different currency, go to this list, locate your desired currency's country of origin and then multiply the number next to the country's name by the annual gross wage in this article's table. This is necessary, because the annual wages are in international dollars, not market U.S. dollars. Note, however, that the purchasing power used here is for GDP and may differ from a private consumer purchasing power.

Country Minimum wage Annual
(US$)[2] 		Annual
PPP (Intl.$)[3] 		Length of standard workweek (hours) Hourly
(US$)[4] 		Hourly
(Intl$)[5] 		% of 2011 GDP
per capita[6][7] 		Effective


 Afghanistan 5,000 Afghani per month for government workers. No minimum set for private sector workers, but labor law prevents paying private sector workers less than government workers. Informal sector day workers are unprotected.[8] 780

2,975

40 0.38

1.43

153% 2012[citation needed]


 Albania 21,000 Albanian lekë per month, nationally.[9] The law establishes a 40-hour workweek, but the actual workweek is typically set by individual or collective-bargaining agreement.[8] 2,434

4,566

40 1.17

2.2

39.6% 1 July 2011


 Algeria 18,000 Algerian dinars per month, nationally[8] 1,599

5,622

40 0.77

2.7

37.4% January 2012[10]


 Andorra €962 ($1,233) per month, €5.55 ($7.12) per hour[11] 14,269 40[12] 6.86 January 1, 2013[11]


 Angola 11,044 kwanza per month for workers in the formal sector; workers in the informal sector are not protected.[8] 210

1,001

40 0.1

0.48

15.5%


 Antigua and Barbuda EC$7.50 an hour for all categories of labor.[8] 5,778

7,123

40 2.78

3.42

31.4% 2 Jan 2008[13]


 Argentina 2,875 Argentine pesos a month[14][15] plus a bonus equal to a twelfth of the annual wage.[16][17] 393

3,457

48 0.16

1.39

17.3% 1 Sep 2012


 Armenia 32,500 Armenian dram per month; set by the government by decree.[8] 774

1,979

40 0.37

0.95

22.4% January 2011[18]


 Australia 606.40 Australian dollars per week; set federally by Fair Work Australia[19] Junior rates of pay vary by age but are still covered by a federal minimum pay rate. 23,709

19,708

38[8] 12

9.97

42.8% 1 July 2012


 Austria None; national collective bargaining agreements provide covered workers at least €1000 per month; wages for workers not covered by collective bargaining agreements (e.g. domestic workers, janitorial staff) are regulated by law and are generally lower.[8] 14,192

14,118

40 6.82

6.79

27.9% —


 Azerbaijan 93.50 Azerbaijani manat per month[8] 660

3,206

40 0.32

1.54

18.6% 1 December 2011


 The Bahamas In the private sector, B$4.45 per hour for hourly workers; B$35 per day for daily workers; B$150 per week for weekly workers[8] 9,256

8,119

40 4.45

3.9

36.1%


 Bahrain No minimum wage set nationally; public sector workers work on a standardized pay scale with the minimum set to 300 BHD per month. Citizens who earned less than this received government stipends for the difference.[8] 9,474

15,652

48 3.8

6.27

33.2%


 Bangladesh Set industry-by-industry by the National Minimum Wage Board in a tripartite forum every five years; 1,500 taka a month for all economic sectors not covered by an industry-specific minimum; 3,000 taka per month for garment workers.[8] 212

564

48 0.08

0.23

15.8% 2010


 Barbados BDS$5 per hour for household domestics and shop assistants; the government recommends this as a minimum wage for other occupations.[8] 5,200

4,228

40 2.5

2.03

23.4%


 Belarus Effective 1 January 2013, the monthly minimum is 1,395,000 Belarusian rubles; 8,340 Belarusian rubles per hour.[20] 659

3,416

40[8] 0.32

1.64

18.9% 1 January 2013


 Belgium €1,501.82 a month for workers 21 years of age and over; €1,541.67 a month for workers 21 and a half years of age, with six months of service; €1,559.38 a month for workers 22 years of age, with 12 months of service; coupled with extensive social benefits.[8][21] 21,314

20,479

38 10.79

10.36

44.1% 1 December 2012


 Belize BZ$3.30 an hour for those in agriculture and agro-industry; BZ$3.30 for manual and domestic workers[22] 3,861

6,774

45[8] 1.65

2.89

80.1% 2012


 Benin 30,000 CFA francs per month;[23] the government set minimum wage scales for a number of occupations[8] 684

1,699

40 0.33

0.82

78.4% March 2009


 Bhutan 100 Bhutanese ngultrum per day[24] 352

1,167

40 0.17

0.56

13.1% 1 August 2011


 Bolivia 1000 Bolivian bolivianos per month[25] 1,737

3,488

40 0.83

1.68

48.2% 1 May 2012
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 320 convertible maraka per month in Republika Srpska; 343 convertible maraka per month in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina[26] 4,770 62 January 1, 2009
 Botswana 3.8 Botswana pula an hour for most full-time labor in the private sector[26] 2,963[27] 21 —
 Brazil US$331.07 or R$678.00 reais per month[28] 4,304 37 January 1, 2013
 Brunei none[26] — — —
 Bulgaria 310 Bulgarian lev($205 or €158.50) per month [29] 2,480 33 January 1, 2013
 Burkina Faso 30,684 CFA francs a month in the formal sector; does not apply to subsistence agriculture or other informal occupations[26] 1,736 133 —
 Burundi 160 Burundian francs per day for unskilled workers; in practice, some employers voluntarily pay their unskilled laborers a minimum of 1,500 Burundian francs per day[26] 82 21 —
 Cambodia Equivalent to US$50 per month, plus a minimum $6 living allowance, for the garment sector; none for any other industry.[30] 672 34 April 1, 2008
 Cameroon 28,246 CFA francs per month; applicable in all sectors[30] 1,382 64 June 2008
 Canada Set by each province and territory; ranges from C$9.27 to C$11.00 per hour (see List of minimum wages in Canada) 16,710[27] 44 March 31, 2010
 Cape Verde 12,000 Cape Verdean escudos per month for an entry‑level worker in the public sector; none in the private sector.[30] 2,047 59 —
 Central African Republic Set in the public sector by decree and varies by sector and by kind of work; for example, approximately 8,500 CFA francs a month for agricultural workers; approximately 26,000 CFA francs a month for office workers.[30] 360 48 —
 Chad 28,000 CFA francs per month[30] 1,671 104 —
 Chile 182,000 Chilean pesos per month for workers aged 18–65; 128,402 pesos for workers younger than 18 and older than 65; and 110,950 pesos for 'non remunerative' purposes;[31] 92% of the 18–65 minimum wage for domestic servants[32] 5,484 38 July 1, 2012
 China None, nationally; set locally according to standards laid out by the central government.[30] (see List of minimum wages in People's Republic of China) — — —
 Colombia 566,700 (net) Colombian pesos a month ; established by the government every January, serving as a benchmark for wage bargaining[33] 4,983 55 January 1, 2012
 Comoros 30,000 Comorian francs per month[30] 1,474 126 —
 Democratic Republic of the Congo 500 Congolese francs per day[30] 306 93 —
 Republic of the Congo 54,000 CFA francs per month in the formal sector[30] 2,225 54 —
 Costa Rica Ranging from 235,286 Costa Rican colones ($471) a month for unskilled employees to 428,670 colones ($857) for university graduates; set biannually by the National Wage Council[30] 4,502 51 2012
 Côte d'Ivoire Varies by occupation, with the lowest set to 36,607 CFA franc per month for the industrial sector; a slightly higher minimum wage rate is applied for construction workers[30] 1,443 86 —
 Croatia 2,814.00 Croatian kuna (gross) per month for full-time workers; HRK 2,701.44 in the textile, wood-processing and leather industries[34] 7,951 45 June 1, 2009
 Cuba Varies by occupation; on average, 448 Cuban pesos a month; supplemented by the government with free education, subsidized medical care (daily pay is reduced by 40 percent after the third day of a hospital stay), housing, and some subsidized food[30][35][36] 229[37] 2[37] May 1, 2005
 Cyprus €743 per month for shop assistants, nurses' assistants, clerks, hairdressers, and nursery assistants; it rises to €789 after six months' employment[30] 11,952 42 —
 Czech Republic 8,000 Czech korun a month[30] 6,695 28 January 1, 2007
 Denmark None, nationally; instead, negotiated between unions and employer associations; the average minimum wage for all private and public sector collective bargaining agreements was 103.15 kroner per hour, according to statistics released on March 1, 2009[26] — — —
 Djibouti None; canceled by the 2006 Labor Code for occupational categories, establishing that wages be set after common agreement between employers and employees[30] — — —
 Dominica EC$5.00 per hour for all public and private workers[30] 7,909[38] 77 2008
 Dominican Republic 4,900 Dominican pesos a month in the FTZs and between 4,485 and 7,360 pesos outside the FTZs, depending upon the size of the company; 2,600 pesos per month for the public sector; 150 pesos a day for farm workers who are covered by minimum wage regulations, based on a 10-hour day; 95 pesos per day for cane workers in the sugar industry[30] 1,491 18 —
 Ecuador US$292 (gross) per month plus mandated bonuses [26][39] 5,680 73 2012
 Egypt None; set by the government for the public sector / National Salary 4.000 L.E.[30] 6,590 36 February 2012
 El Salvador US$192.10 a month for retail employees; US$187.73 for industrial laborers; US$166.82 for apparel assembly workers; US$89.86 for agriculture industry workers[30] 2,187 30 —
 Equatorial Guinea Set by statute for all sectors of the formal economy; varies from sector to sector.[30] — — —
 Eritrea 360 Eritrean nakfa per month in the civil service sector[30] 526 77 —
 Estonia 290 euros per month[40] 5,709 32 January 1, 2008
 Ethiopia None, nationally; 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 320 birr; employees in the banking and insurance sector had a minimum monthly wage of 336 birr[30] 902 95 —
 Federated States of Micronesia US$2.64 per hour for employment with the national government; all states have a minimum hourly wage for government workers: $2.00 in Pohnpei, $1.25 in Chuuk, $1.49 in Kosrae, and $1.60 in Yap; $1.35 for private sector workers in Pohnpei[30] 2,600[38] 118 —
 Fiji None, nationally; set by the Wages Councils for certain sectors[30] — — —
 Finland None in law; 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.[30] — — —
 France €9.40 per hour; €1,425.67 per month for 151.67 hours worked (or 7 hours every weekday of the month)[41] 17,108[42] 53 December 23, 2011
 Gabon 80,000 CFA francs per month; government workers received an additional monthly allowance of 20,000 CFA francs per child; government workers also received transportation, housing, and family benefits; the law does not mandate housing or family benefits for private sector workers[30] 3,892 27 —
 The Gambia 19.55 dalasi per day for unskilled labor; 50 dalasi, in practice[30] 1,610 84 —
 Georgia 115 Georgian lari a month for public employees; 20 lari a month for private sector workers[30] 279 6 —
 Germany No statutory minimum wage, except for construction workers, electrical workers, janitors, roofers, painters, and letter carriers. Minimum wage is often set by collective bargaining agreements in other sectors of the economy and enforceable by law[30] — — —
 Ghana 4.48 Ghanaian cedis a day[43] 689 44 February 9, 2012
 Greece €586 a month 8,204 January 1, 2012
 Grenada Set for various categories of workers; for example, agricultural workers were classified into male and female workers; rates for men were EC$5.00 per hour, and for women EC$4.75 per hour; however, if a female worker performed the same task as a man, her rate of pay was the same; the minimum wage for domestic workers was set at EC$400 monthly[30] 6,556[38] 61 2002
 Guatemala 52 Guatemalan quetzales per day for agricultural work and nonagricultural work and 47.75 quetzales for work in garment factories[30] 2,734 57 —
 Guinea-Bissau Set annually for all categories of work; approximately 19,030 CFA francs per month plus a bag of rice[30] 993 93 2008
 Guinea The labor code allows the government to set a minimum hourly wage; however, the government has not exercised this provision nor does it promote a standard wage[30] — — —
 Guyana G$34,055 per month in the public sector; G$4,000 and over per week for certain categories of private sector workers; affected occupations include retail cashiers and clerks, printers, drivers, and conductors[30] 2,540 38 —
 Haiti 70 Haitian gourdes a day[30] 817 68 —
 Honduras Monthly minimum wage varies according to the number of workers employed; 1-20 workers: 5,500 Honduran lempiras (urban areas), 4,055 (rural); 20-50 workers: 5,665 (urban), 4,166.65 (rural); more than 50 workers: 5,886 (urban), 4,339.50 (rural)[44] 7,915 182 September 1, 2009
 Hong Kong HK$28 per hour SAR wide; HK$3,580 per month for foreign domestic workers [45] (see Minimum wage in Hong Kong) 7,932 19 —
 Hungary 98,000 Hungarian forint per month[46] 8,400 42 January 1, 2013
 Iceland None; 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[30] — — —
 India N/A; varies according to the state and to the sector of industry; state governments set a separate minimum wage for agricultural workers[30] The minimum wages are set according to Minimum Wages Act, 1948.[47] — — —
 Indonesia Established by provincial and district authorities, which vary by province, district, and sector; as high as 1,100,000 rupiah per month in Papua; as low as 500,000 rupiah per month in East Java[30] 1,027 25 —
 Iran 3,900,000 Iranian rials per month; set annually for each industrial sector and region[30] 6,618 61 March 2012
 Iraq Less than 10,500 Iraqi dinars per day for a skilled worker and less than 5,250 for an unskilled worker[30] 1,973 55 —
 Ireland €8.65 per hour[48] 18,965[49] 49 July 1, 2007
 Israel Approximately 47.5% of the average wage. As of October 2012 it is set at 4,300 Israeli new sheqel per month[30][50] 12,493[51] 44 July 1, 2011


 Italy None by law; instead set through collective bargaining agreements on a sector-by-sector basis[8] 0

0

40 0

0

0% —
 Jamaica J$3,700 per week for all workers except private security guards, whose minimum was J$5,500 per week[30] 4,219 48 —


 Japan Ranges from 645 Japanese yen to 837 yen per hour; set on a prefectural and industry basis[8] 12,224

12,521

40 5.88

6.02

29.6%
 Jordan 190 Jordanian dinars per month as of February 2012. 2,458 44 —
 Kazakhstan 10,515 Kazakhstani tenge a month[30] 1,442 12 —
 Kenya Set by the government by location, age and skill level; the lowest urban minimum wage was 7,578 shillings per month, and the lowest agricultural minimum wage for unskilled employees was 2,536 shillings per month, excluding housing allowance[30] 830 48 —
 Kiribati None; estimated by government authorities to be between A$1.60 to A$1.70 per hour[30] 11,048[52] 183 —
 South Korea 4,860 South Korean won per hour; reviewed annually[53] 12,811[38] 46 2012
 North Korea Averaging 5,000 - 10,000 North Korean won per day. roughly 2000 North Korean won is 1 US Dollar 1,080[38] 76 2008
 Kosovo None adopted; €80 a month, unofficially[30] 2,019[54] 88[54] —
 Kuwait 217 Kuwaiti dinars per month for public sector citizen employees and 97 dinars for public sector non-citizen employees; no legal minimum wage in the private sector; at least 40 dinars per month for domestic workers[30] 12,341 33 —
 Kyrgyzstan 340 Kyrgyzstani som per month, nominally; used for administrative purpose[30] 251 11 —
 Laos 626,000 Lao kip a month [55] 1,057 46 January 1, 2012
 Latvia 200 Latvian latu a month[56] 5,333 37 January 1, 2009
 Lebanon 800,000 Lebanese lira per month.[30] 6,344 44 2012
 Lesotho In 2012 the lowest paid sector is a textile machine operator at 883 Maluti per month. This figure is for upward review by the government before the end of 2012. The 883M/m is equivalent to US$1,202 per year"/> 1,202 55 2012
 Liberia 15 LD per hour not exceeding 8 hours per day, excluding benefits, for unskilled laborers; 4,200 LD per month for civil servants[30] — — —
 Libya 130 Libyan dinars per month for a single person, 180 dinars for a married couple, and 220 dinars for a family of more than two; the government heavily subsidizes rent and utilities; government workers receive an additional 130 dinars per month for basic food staples[30] 1,785 13 2006
 Liechtenstein none[30] — — —
 Lithuania 1000 Lithuanian litas per month[56] 4,843 35 August 1, 2012
 Luxembourg €1,801.49 per month for unqualified workers over 18; increased by 20% for a qualified employee; decreased by 20% to 25% in the case of an adolescent worker.[57] 19,426 25 October 1, 2011
 Republic of Macedonia Net 8,050 Macedonian denars per month[58] 4,300 — 2012
 Madagascar 70,025 Malagasy ariary per month for non-agricultural workers; 71,000 ariary per month for agricultural workers[30] 981 104 —
 Malawi MK 142 per day for urban workers; MK 105 per day in all other areas[30] 494 57 —
 Malaysia Monthly minimum wage for the private sector of $281.60 RM900 (for the peninsular states) and $250.31 RM800 (for Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan) on the eve of 2012 Labour Day[59] 4,735 34 —
 Maldives 2,600 Maldivian rufiyaa per month in the government sector[30] 3,137 59 —
 Mali 28,465 CFA francs per month, supplemented by a required package of benefits, including social security and health care[30] 1,284 110 2008
 Malta €142.39 a week, combined with an annual mandatory bonus of €270.28 and a €242 annual cost of living increase, automatically adjusted for inflation[30] 13,556 57 —
 Marshall Islands US$2.00 per hour for government and private sector employees[30] — — —
 Mauritania 21,150 Mauritanian ouguiya per month for adults[30] 2,021 99 —
 Mauritius 562 Mauritian rupees per week for an unskilled worker in the Export Processing Zone (EPZ); 734 rupees per week for an unskilled factory worker outside the EPZ; set by the government by sector, and increased each year based on the inflation rate[30] 1,737 14 2008
 Mexico Daily minimum wages set annually by law and determined by zone; 62.33 Mexican pesos in Zona A (Baja California, Federal District, State of Mexico, and large cities), 60.57 pesos in Zone B (Sonora, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, and Jalisco), and 59.08 pesos in Zone C (all other states)[60] 1,753 13 January 1, 2012
 Moldova 640 Moldovan lei guaranteed minimum income (GMI) a month [61] 810 29 January 1, 2012
 Monaco €9.22 per hour, €1,558.18 per month (same as the French minimum wage for full-time work), plus a 5% adjustment[30][62][63] — — January 2012
 Mongolia Nearly 108,000 Mongolian tögrög per month for public and private sector workers[30] 2,004 58 January 2008
 Montenegro €55 a month[30] 1,460 14 July 1, 2007
 Morocco 11.70 Moroccan dirhams per hour in the industrialized sector and 52.50 dirhams per day for agricultural workers[30] 2,696 59 —
 Mozambique N/A; set by the government for nine sectors of the economy[30] — — —
 Myanmar 15,000 Myanma kyat a month for salaried public employees; 500 kyat per day for day laborers, supplemented by various subsidies and allowances[30] 401 33 —
 Namibia No statutory minimum wage law; the mining, construction, security and agricultural sectors set basic levels of pay through collective bargaining[30] — — —
 Nauru N/A; there is a graduated salary system for public service officers and employees; none for private-sector workers[30] — — July 2007
   Nepal 4,600 Nepalese rupees a month for unskilled labor (3,050 rupees as a basic salary, and 1,550 rupees as an allowance); 4,650 NRS for semi-skilled labor; 4,760 NRS for skilled labor; 4,950 NRS for highly skilled labor[30] 1,889 155 September 17, 2008
 Netherlands €1,446.60 per month, €333.85 per week or €66.77 per day for persons 23 and older;[64] between 30-85% of this amount for persons aged 15–22[65] 23,029 48 January 1, 2012
 New Zealand NZ$13.50 per hour for workers 18 years old or older, and NZ$10.80 per hour for those aged 16 or 17 or in training; there is no statutory minimum wage for employees who are under 16 years old[66] 16,462[38] 62 April 1, 2012
 Nicaragua Set for nine different economic sectors; ranges from 1,392 Nicaraguan córdobas a month in the agricultural sector to 3,232 córdobas a month in the financial sector[30] 2,218 77 2008
 Niger As low as 28,000 CFA francs per month, with an additional 1,000 CFA francs added per month per child; set for each class and category within the formal sector[30] 1,367 192 —
 Nigeria 8,625 naira per month, nationally (with a 13 month year as the law mandates an extra month's pay for the Christmas holiday); some federal ministries, states, and private sector companies raised their minimum wage to 9,000 naira for all employees[30] 1,543 68 —
 North Korea —[30] — — —
 Norway None; wages normally fall within a national scale negotiated by labor, employers, and local governments[30] — — —
 Oman 140 Omani rials per month for citizens; none for foreign workers[30] 7,000 27 —
 Pakistan 8,000 Pakistani rupees per month, applying only to industrial and commercial establishments employing 50 or more workers[30] 2,484 93 March 2008
 Palau US$2.50 per hour; does not include foreign workers[30] 5,200[38][67] 64 —
 Panama As of January/1/2012 Minimum wages in Panama ranges from 2.25 to 2.55 USD per hour, depending on the region and sector. With a minimum wage of $490 USD for Region 1, including the provinces of Panamá, Colón, Chiriquí, Santiago, Herrera, Coclé and Bocas del Toro. The remaining provinces and comarcas of Darien, Veraguas, Ngöbe-Buglé, Emberá-Wounaan and Guna Yala will have minimum wages of $432 USD per month. These all being paid in 13 months a year.[30][68] 6,370[27] 35 2012
 Papua New Guinea 2.29 Papua New Guinean kina per hour for adult workers in the private sector; 75% of the adult minimum wage for new entrants into the labor force between 16 and 21 years of age[30][69] 3,304[70] 152 January 21, 2010
 Paraguay 1,341,775 Paraguayan guaraníes per month; there is no public sector minimum wage; 40% of the minimum wage for domestic workers[30][71] 6,518 143 October 1, 2007
 Peru 775 Peruvian nuevos soles per month[72] 5,342 50 January 1, 2008
 Philippines Ranges from P188 a day for agricultural workers in the Southern Tagalog Region to P434 a day for nonagricultural workers in the National Capital Region; set by tripartite regional wage boards[30] 2,053 50 2008
 Poland 1,600 PLN per month[73] 7,732 38 January 1, 2013
 Portugal €485 per month for full-time workers, rural workers, and domestic employees ages 18 and older[30] 9,052[74] 40 January 1, 2012
 Qatar None; the labor law provides the Emir with authority to set a minimum wage, but he did not do so[30] — — —
 Romania 700 Romanian lei (€158.80) per month for a full-time schedule of 169.333 hours per month; 120% up to 200% of the minimum wage for skilled workers [75] [old:[30][76]] 4,357 31 January 1, 2012
 Russia 4,330 Russian rubles per month; essentially an accounting reference for calculating transfer payments[30] 1,558 19 2008
 Rwanda Ranges from 500 to 750 Rwandan francs per day in the tea industry and 1000 to 1500 francs a day in the construction industry; the government set minimum wages in the small formal sector[30] 496 43 —
 Saint Kitts and Nevis EC$8.00 an hour[30] 7,954[38] 60 October 2008
 Saint Lucia EC$300 a month for office clerks; EC$200 for shop assistants; EC$160 for messengers[30] 1,274 13 —
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines EC$25 per day for agriculture workers (shelter provided); EC$30 per day for industrial workers earned[30] 4,574 45 2003
 Samoa WST$2.00 per hour for the private sector; WST$2.40 for the public sector[30] 2,838[38] 49 —
 San Marino €7.04 per hour[30] 15,707[77][78] 37[78] —
 São Tomé and Príncipe 650,000 São Tomé and Príncipe dobras per month for civil servants[30] 747 41 2007
 Saudi Arabia None; 1,500 Saudi riyals a month unofficially for citizen workers in the private sector, based on the minimum monthly contribution to the pension system[30] 7,585 33 —
 Senegal 209 CFA francs per hour, nationally[30] 1,638[38] 93 —
 Serbia 13,572 dinars per month[30] 4,377 41 July 2008
 Seychelles SR2,325 per month in the public sector; none in the private sector[30] 5,276 22 —
 Sierra Leone 25,000 Sierra Leonean leones per month[30] 211 27 —
 Singapore No laws or regulations[30] — — —
 Slovakia 337,70 € per month[79] 6,446 30 January 1, 2013


 Slovenia €748 per month[8] 10,616

13,397

40 5.1

6.44

40.9%
 Slovenia €584,29 (net) per month[56] 8,778 35 January 1, 2012
 Solomon Islands SI$1.50 per hour for all workers except those in the fishing and agricultural sectors, who receive SI$1.25[30] 1,005[80] 34 —
 Somalia none[30] — — —
 South Africa R1,041 a month for farm workers in urban areas and R989 a month in rural areas; for domestic workers employed more than 27 hours per week it ranges from R1,067 a month to R1,167 a month[30] 2,471 24 —
 Spain €744.92 in 12 payments, €638.50 in 14 payments [81] 11,426[74] 39 January 1, 2012
 Sri Lanka 6,750 rupees per month in 43 trades[30] 1,619 34 —
 Sudan 124 Sudanese pounds per month[30] 1,100 46 —
 Suriname No legislation; SRD 600 per month is the lowest wage for civil servants[30] 3,998 46 —
 Swaziland 300 Swazi emalangeni a month for a domestic worker; 420 emalangeni a month for an unskilled worker; 600 emalangeni a month for a skilled worker[30] 848 15 —
 Sweden none; set by annual collective bargaining contracts[30] — — —
  Switzerland None; however, a majority of the voluntary collective bargaining agreements contain clauses on minimum compensation, ranging from 2,200 to 4,200 francs per month for unskilled workers and from 2,800 to 5,300 francs per month for skilled employees[30] 15,457 38 —
 Syria 6,110 Syrian pounds per month, plus benefits, including compensation for meals, uniforms, and transportation[30] 2,984 60 —


 Taiwan NT$17,880 a month; NT$98 per hour. Legal working hours were 338 hours over an 8 week period.[8] 7,682

14,172

42.25 3.5

6.45

29.4% January 2011
 Tajikistan 60 Tajikistani somoni per month, plus certain government subsidies for workers and their families[30] 477 26 —
 Tanzania Set by categories covering eight employment sectors; ranges from 65,000 Tanzanian shillings per month for hotel workers to 350,000 shillings per month for the mineral sector[30] 1,593 112 January 2008
 Thailand Ranges from 222 Thai baht to 300 baht per day, depending on the cost of living in various provinces; set by provincial tripartite wage committees that sometimes include only employer representatives[30] 4,318 50 April 1, 2012
 Timor-Leste Not stipulated in law; in practice, US$85 per month[30] 1,020 40 —
 Togo 28,000 CFA francs a month[30] 1,283 154 August 2008
 Tonga none[30] — — —
 Trinidad and Tobago TT$12.50 per hour[30] 3,898[38] — 1 January 2011
 Tunisia For the industrial sector: 252 Tunisian dinars per month for a 48-hour workweek and 218 dinars per month for a 40‑hour workweek; 7-8 dinars per day for agricultural workers; supplemented with transportation and family allowances[30] 2,959 32 May 2, 2008
 Turkey 886,50Turkish new lira per month[30] 7,069 57 2012
 Turkmenistan 330 Turkmenistani manat (new manat) per month in the state sector[30][82] 2,446 40 —
 Tuvalu A$130 biweekly in the public sector[30] 2,795[83] 175[83] —
 Uganda 6,000 Ugandan shillings per month[30] 95 8 1984
 Ukraine 1197 Ukrainian hryven' per month[30] 2,296 36 December 1, 2008
 United Arab Emirates none[30] — — —
 United Kingdom £6.19 per hour (aged 21 and older), £4.98 per hour (aged 18–20) or £3.68 per hour (under 18 and finished compulsory education)[84] 22,597[27] 66 October 1, 2011
 United States The federal minimum wage is US$7.25 per hour. States may also set a minimum, in which case the higher of the two is controlling;[85] some territories are exempt and have lower rates (see Minimum wage in the United States). 15,080[38] 33 July 24, 2009
 Uruguay 4,150 Uruguayan pesos per month; functioning more as an index for calculating wage rates than as a true measure of minimum subsistence levels[30] 3,079 23 2008
 Uzbekistan 25,040 Uzbekistani som per month[30] 490 17 —
 Vanuatu 26,000 Vanuatu vatu per month[30] 5,254 111 October 2008
 Venezuela 2047.52 Venezuelan bolívares per month[86] 8,495 70 September 1, 2012
 Vietnam Official monthly minimum wage for unskilled laborers at foreign-invested joint ventures and foreign and international organizations: 1,000,000 VND in the urban districts of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City; 900,000 VND in the suburban districts of Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and several other industrial districts and towns; and 800,000 VND elsewhere; the government may temporarily exempt certain joint ventures from paying the minimum wage during the first months of an enterprise's operations or if the enterprise is located in a very remote area, but the minimum monthly wage in these cases can be no lower than 800,000 VND; the official monthly minimum wage for unskilled labor in the state sector was 540,000 VND in the provinces and 620,000 VND in the urban districts of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City[30] 1,002 34 —
 Yemen none[30] — — —
 Zambia 268,000 Zambian kwacha per month in the formal sector; for nonunionized workers, whose wages and conditions of employment are not regulated through collective bargaining, is determined by category of employment[30] 917 60 —
 Zimbabwe None, nationally, except for agricultural and domestic workers; government regulations for each of the 22 industrial sectors specify minimum wages[30] — — —

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ http://www.paycheck.in/main/salary/minimumwages
  2. ^ 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 2011 — obtained from Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) World Bank, World Development Indicators database — was used to convert the annual wage from national currency tointernational dollars.
  3. ^ 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 2011 —obtained from the International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s World Economic Outlook Database, October 2012 Edition— was used to convert the annual wage from national currency to international dollars.
  4. ^ Hourly wages were calculated by dividing the nominal annual rate by 52 weeks and then a the length of the standard hour workweek.
  5. ^ Hourly wages were calculated by dividing the PPP annual rate by 52 weeks and then by the length of the standard workweek.
  6. ^ GDP (PPP) per capita and PPP conversion rate for all IMF member countries, from the IMF's World Economic Outlook Database, October 2012 Edition.
  7. ^ Percentages were calculated by dividing the annual wage in International dollars by the country's 2011 gross domestic product (PPP) per capita, obtained from the IMF's World Economic Outlook Database, October 2012 Edition.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u 2011 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, United States Department of State.
  9. ^ Labour Costs And Regulations (PDF), Albanian Investment Development Agency, retrieved 2 January 2013
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  25. ^ "The Government increases the Minimum wages to 1000Bs". Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  26. ^ a b c d e f g 2009 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, United States Department of State.
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  29. ^ "'Минимална работна заплата за страната по години в лева''". 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2012-04-26.
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  33. ^ Decreto No. 4919 de 2011, DANE, December 26, 2011.
  34. ^ "Mijenja Se Iznos Minimalne Plaće". Sindtokg.hr. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
  35. ^ Cuba eleva el salario mínimo, BBC Mundo
  36. ^ Cuba average monthly salary National Office of Statistics, Republic of Cuba 2010 figure, National Office of Statistics, Republic of Cuba
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  42. ^ 35 hours a week
  43. ^ Minimum Wage Now GH¢4.48, Increased by 20%.
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  48. ^ "Minimum wage rises by 35c per hour". RTÉ News. Retrieved 2007-07-13.
  49. ^ 39 hours a week
  50. ^ Minimum wage rises, Globes Online.
  51. ^ 43 hours a week
  52. ^ 36¼ hours a week
  53. ^ Korea’s minimum wage 30% of France’s, The Korea Times.
  54. ^ a b CIA - The World Factbook - Kosovo was used for PPP Conversion rate and GDP PPP per capita. Data for 2007.
  55. ^ Lao Voices: Private sector to pay higher minimum wage from January, 2011-12-15. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
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  67. ^ There is no legislation concerning maximum hours of work [5]; 40 hours a week was used for the purpose of calculating an annual wage.
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  69. ^ PNG APPROVES $1.18 HOURLY MINIMUM WAGE, PACIFIC ISLANDS REPORT.
  70. ^ 44 hours a week
  71. ^ EJECUTIVO DISPONE EL AUMENTO DEL SALARIO MINIMO EN UN 10 POR CIENTO, Viva Paraguay.
  72. ^ "Sueldo mínimo en Perú subirá a S/.550 desde enero de 2008 Noticias y Chismes de la Farandula, Deportes e Información Mundial: Chismes - Farandula - Musica - Videos - Cine - Television - Espectaculos - Deportes". Cuscoinca.net. 2007-12-30. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
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  75. ^ Romanian, Government. "Minimum guaranteed wage in Romania". legestart.ro. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
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  77. ^ 37½ hours a week
  78. ^ a b PPP conversion rate for Italy (2009) was used for annual wage calculation, while a San Marino GDP (PPP) per capita for 2007 was obtained from the CIA's The World Factbook.[6]
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  81. ^ http://www.empleo.gob.es/es/informacion/smi/contenidos/imporcualact.htm], Ministerio de Empleo y Seguridad Social
  82. ^ Due to a currency revaluation, data was divided by 5000.
  83. ^ a b CIA - The World Factbook - Tuvalu was used for PPP Conversion rate and GDP PPP per capita. Data from 2002.
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  86. ^ Salario mínimo sube a 2 mil 47,52 bolívares, Correo del Orinoco.

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