Minimum wage

Minimum wage by country, and every decided change

Name: Statutory minimum wage by country
Creator: BestEOR.co
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

We hold the statutory minimum wage of 118 countries, each linked to the page that states it. 18 increases are already decided for later dates, the next on Dec 1, 2026 in Argentina. On each date the new rate replaces the old one here and on the country's page by itself.

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Decided minimum wage changes

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Takes effect	Country	From	To
Dec 1, 2026	Argentina	ARS 398,800/month (Nov 2026)↗	ARS 406,400/month (Dec 2026)↗
Jan 1, 2027	Cambodia	$210/month (garment/textile/footwear sector; no general national minimum)↗	$212/month (garment/textile/footwear sector)↗
Jan 1, 2027	Costa Rica	₡373,092.30/month (generic unskilled)↗	₡379,434.30/month (generic unskilled)↗
Jan 1, 2027	Croatia	€1,050/month ↗	€1,130/month ↗
Jan 1, 2027	Czechia	CZK 22,400/month ↗	CZK 24,900/month ↗
Jan 1, 2027	Germany	€13.90/hour ↗	€14.60/hour ↗
Jan 1, 2027	Ireland	€14.15/hour (age 20+, from 1 Jan 2026)↗	€14.94/hour (age 20+)↗
Jan 1, 2027	Laos	LAK 2,500,000/month ↗	LAK 3,400,000/month ↗
Jan 1, 2027	Lithuania	€1,153/month ↗	€1,245/month ↗
Jan 1, 2027	Mongolia	MNT 792,000/month ↗	MNT 1,000,000/month ↗
Jan 1, 2027	Papua New Guinea	PGK 5.00/hour ↗	PGK 5.25/hour ↗
Jan 1, 2027	Poland	PLN 4,806/month ↗	PLN 4,950/month ↗
Jan 1, 2027	Serbia	RSD 371/hour net (about RSD 64,554/month net)↗	RSD 405/hour net (about RSD 70,470/month net)↗
Jan 1, 2027	Slovakia	€915/month ↗	€972/month ↗
Jan 1, 2027	South Korea	₩10,320/hour (2026)↗	₩10,700/hour (2027)↗
Jan 1, 2027	Tunisia	TND 554.736/month (48-hour week)↗	TND 582.400/month (48-hour week)↗
Apr 1, 2027	United Kingdom	£12.71/hour (National Living Wage, age 21+, from Apr 2026)↗	£13.21/hour (National Living Wage, age 21+)↗
Jan 1, 2028	Tunisia	TND 582.400/month (48-hour week)↗	TND 611.520/month (48-hour week)↗

Every country

Statutory minimum wage, highest first

Ranked by the approximate gross monthly amount in US dollars, converted when each figure was read. The local figure, as the law states it, is the one that applies.

#	Country	Minimum wage	US$ per month	Next change	Read at source
1	Luxembourg	€2,771.33/month (unskilled, 18+)↗	$3,215 ↗	None decided	Aug 18, 2026
2	Australia	A$26.44/hour (from 1 Jul 2026)↗	$2,828 ↗	None decided	Oct 29, 2026
3	Netherlands	€14.99/hour gross (age 21+, from 1 Jul 2026)↗	$2,800 ↗	None decided	Oct 29, 2026
4	United Kingdom	£12.71/hour (National Living Wage, age 21+, from Apr 2026)↗	$2,793 ↗	£13.21/hour (National Living Wage, age 21+)↗ on Apr 1, 2027	Aug 18, 2026
5	Germany	€13.90/hour ↗	$2,783 ↗	€14.60/hour ↗ on Jan 1, 2027	Aug 18, 2026
6	Ireland	€14.15/hour (age 20+, from 1 Jan 2026)↗	$2,644 ↗	€14.94/hour (age 20+)↗ on Jan 1, 2027	Oct 29, 2026
7	Belgium	€2,233.61/month ↗	$2,585 ↗	None decided	Oct 29, 2026
8	New Zealand	NZ$23.95/hour (from 1 April 2026)↗	$2,486 ↗	None decided	Aug 18, 2026
9	Canada	C$18.15/hour (federal, from 1 Apr 2026)↗	$2,261 ↗	None decided	Oct 29, 2026
10	Monaco	EUR 2,080.39/month (EUR 12.31/hour)↗	$2,247 ↗	None decided	Oct 29, 2026
11	France	€1,867.02/month (€12.31/hour, SMIC, since 1 June 2026)↗	$2,161 ↗	None decided	Oct 29, 2026
12	Israel	₪6,443.85/month ↗	$1,929 ↗	None decided	Oct 29, 2026
13	Andorra	EUR 1,568.66/month (from 1 July 2026)↗	$1,815 ↗	None decided	Oct 28, 2026
14	Slovenia	€1,481.88/month ↗	$1,719 ↗	None decided	Oct 29, 2026
15	Spain	€1,221/month (paid 14 times/year; €17,094/year)↗	$1,649 ↗	None decided	Aug 18, 2026
16	Japan	¥1,177/hour (national weighted average, FY2026; prefectural rates range ¥1,085-¥1,280)↗	$1,358 ↗	None decided	Oct 29, 2026
17	Lithuania	€1,153/month ↗	$1,326 ↗	€1,245/month ↗ on Jan 1, 2027	Aug 18, 2026
18	Poland	PLN 4,806/month ↗	$1,291 ↗	PLN 4,950/month ↗ on Jan 1, 2027	Aug 18, 2026
19	South Korea	₩10,320/hour (2026)↗	$1,285 ↗	₩10,700/hour (2027)↗ on Jan 1, 2027	Oct 29, 2026
20	Cyprus	€1,088/month ↗	$1,262 ↗	None decided	Aug 18, 2026
21	United States	$7.25/hour ↗	$1,254 ↗	None decided	Oct 29, 2026
22	Portugal	€920/month (paid 14 times/year)↗	$1,242 ↗	None decided	Oct 29, 2026
23	Croatia	€1,050/month ↗	$1,208 ↗	€1,130/month ↗ on Jan 1, 2027	Oct 29, 2026
24	Malta	€229.44/week ↗	$1,152 ↗	None decided	Aug 18, 2026
25	Bahamas	BSD 260/week ↗	$1,126 ↗	None decided	Oct 28, 2026
26	Estonia	€946/month ↗	$1,088 ↗	None decided	Aug 18, 2026
27	Greece	€920/month (gross)↗	$1,064 ↗	None decided	Oct 29, 2026
28	Czechia	CZK 22,400/month ↗	$1,062 ↗	CZK 24,900/month ↗ on Jan 1, 2027	Oct 29, 2026
29	Slovakia	€915/month ↗	$1,052 ↗	€972/month ↗ on Jan 1, 2027	Oct 29, 2026
30	Romania	RON 4,325/month (gross)↗	$985 ↗	None decided	Aug 18, 2026
31	Hong Kong	HK$43.10/hour ↗	$956 ↗	None decided	Oct 29, 2026
32	Hungary	HUF 322,800/month ↗	$949 ↗	None decided	Oct 29, 2026
33	Barbados	BBD 10.71/hour ↗	$928 ↗	None decided	Oct 29, 2026
34	Latvia	€780/month ↗	$897 ↗	None decided	Aug 18, 2026
35	Serbia	RSD 371/hour net (about RSD 64,554/month net)↗	$876 ↗	RSD 405/hour net (about RSD 70,470/month net)↗ on Jan 1, 2027	Oct 29, 2026
36	Oman	OMR 325/month (Omani nationals only)↗	$845 ↗	None decided	Oct 29, 2026
37	Turkey	₺33,030/month gross (from 1 Jan 2026; ₺28,075.50 net)↗	$786 ↗	None decided	Oct 28, 2026
38	Costa Rica	₡373,092.30/month (generic unskilled)↗	$739 ↗	₡379,434.30/month (generic unskilled)↗ on Jan 1, 2027	Aug 18, 2026
39	Montenegro	EUR 600 net/month (EUR 800 net for qualification level VI and above)↗	$724 ↗	None decided	Oct 29, 2026
40	Bulgaria	€620.20/month ↗	$713 ↗	None decided	Oct 29, 2026
41	Uruguay	$25,383/month (UYU)↗	$627 ↗	None decided	Aug 18, 2026
42	Chile	CLP 553,553/month ↗	$607 ↗	None decided	Aug 18, 2026
43	Mexico	$315.04 MXN/day (general)↗	$559 ↗	None decided	Aug 18, 2026
44	Colombia	COP $1,750,905/month ↗	$558 ↗	None decided	Aug 18, 2026
45	Albania	ALL 50,000/month ↗	$543 ↗	None decided	Oct 28, 2026
46	Bosnia and Herzegovina	BAM 1,027/mo net (FBiH), BAM 1,000/mo net (RS) for 2026 ↗	$539 ↗	None decided	Oct 28, 2026
47	Guatemala	Q4,002.28/month (non-agricultural, CE1; CE2 Q3,816.90)↗	$522 ↗	None decided	Aug 18, 2026
48	Paraguay	PYG 3,044,000/month ↗	$500 ↗	None decided	Oct 28, 2026
49	North Macedonia	MKD 38,507/month gross (MKD 26,046 net), from 1 March 2026 ↗	$491 ↗	None decided	Oct 28, 2026
50	Ecuador	$482/month ↗	$482 ↗	None decided	Oct 29, 2026
51	Dominican Republic	RD$29,988/month (large firms); RD$16,993-27,490 micro/small/medium ↗	$480 ↗	None decided	Oct 29, 2026
52	Bolivia	BOB 3,300/month ↗	$478 ↗	None decided	Oct 28, 2026
53	Jamaica	JMD 17,000 per 40-hour week (JMD 425/hour, from 1 July 2026)↗	$469 ↗	None decided	Oct 29, 2026
54	El Salvador	US$408.80/month (industry & services)↗	$409 ↗	None decided	Aug 18, 2026
54	Jordan	JOD 290/month ↗	$409 ↗	None decided	Oct 29, 2026
56	Malaysia	RM1,700/month (from 1 Feb 2025)↗	$400 ↗	None decided	Oct 29, 2026
57	Honduras	HNL 9,596.64-19,298.72/month (by activity and company size, from 1 Jan 2026)↗	$389 ↗	None decided	Oct 29, 2026
58	Mauritius	MUR 17,745/month ↗	$386 ↗	None decided	Oct 28, 2026
59	Fiji	FJD 5.00/hour ↗	$385 ↗	None decided	Oct 28, 2026
60	Brunei	BND 500/month ↗	$370 ↗	None decided	Oct 29, 2026
61	Morocco	MAD 17.92/hour (about MAD 3,423/month at 191 hours) SMIG, 2026 ↗	$360 ↗	None decided	Oct 29, 2026
62	Moldova	MDL 6,300/month ↗	$354 ↗	None decided	Oct 28, 2026
63	Russia	₽27,093/month ↗	$339 ↗	None decided	Oct 29, 2026
64	Panama	B/.1.95-3.70/hour (no single national rate)↗	$338 ↗	None decided	Aug 18, 2026
65	Peru	S/ 1,230/month ↗	$331 ↗	None decided	Oct 29, 2026
66	Lebanon	LBP 28,000,000/month ↗	$313 ↗	None decided	Aug 18, 2026
67	Brazil	R$1,621/month ↗	$312 ↗	None decided	Aug 18, 2026
68	South Africa	R30.23/hour (from 1 March 2026)↗	$296 ↗	None decided	Aug 18, 2026
69	Guyana	G$347/hour (about GYD 60,000/month, private sector)↗	$287 ↗	None decided	Oct 28, 2026
70	Qatar	QAR 1,000/month basic (+QAR 500 housing +QAR 300 food if not provided in kind)↗	$275 ↗	None decided	Aug 18, 2026
71	Zimbabwe	US$270/month from June 2026 (was US$150 under SI 186 of 2024); payable in local currency ↗	$270 ↗	None decided	Oct 28, 2026
72	Iraq	IQD 350,000/month ↗	$267 ↗	None decided	Oct 28, 2026
73	Argentina	ARS 398,800/month (Nov 2026)↗Since Nov 1, 2026 (was ARS 391,200/month (Oct 2026)↗)	$266 ↗	ARS 406,400/month (Dec 2026)↗ on Dec 1, 2026	Oct 29, 2026
74	Belarus	BYN 858/month ↗	$260 ↗	None decided	Oct 28, 2026
75	Thailand	฿337-400/day (by province; ฿400 in Bangkok and five other provinces)↗	$253 ↗	None decided	Oct 29, 2026
76	Nicaragua	Varies by sector (avg ~C$9,238/month, ~US$252)↗	$252 ↗	None decided	Oct 29, 2026
77	Kuwait	KWD 75/month (private sector)↗	$245 ↗	None decided	Oct 29, 2026
78	Azerbaijan	AZN 400/month ↗	$235 ↗	None decided	Oct 28, 2026
79	Papua New Guinea	PGK 5.00/hour ↗	$231 ↗	PGK 5.25/hour ↗ on Jan 1, 2027	Oct 28, 2026
80	Mongolia	MNT 792,000/month ↗	$226 ↗	MNT 1,000,000/month ↗ on Jan 1, 2027	Oct 28, 2026
81	Cambodia	$210/month (garment/textile/footwear sector; no general national minimum)↗	$210 ↗	$212/month (garment/textile/footwear sector)↗ on Jan 1, 2027	Oct 29, 2026
82	Vietnam	5,310,000 VND/month (Region I; regional, highest of 4 tiers)↗	$203 ↗	None decided	Oct 29, 2026
83	Armenia	AMD 75,000/month ↗	$195 ↗	None decided	Oct 29, 2026
83	Namibia	NAD 18.00/hour ↗	$195 ↗	None decided	Oct 28, 2026
85	Ukraine	8,647 UAH/month ↗	$193 ↗	None decided	Oct 29, 2026
86	Tunisia	TND 554.736/month (48-hour week)↗	$184 ↗	TND 582.400/month (48-hour week)↗ on Jan 1, 2027	Oct 29, 2026
87	Cabo Verde	CVE 17,000/month (private sector)↗	$167 ↗	None decided	Aug 18, 2026
88	Kazakhstan	₸85,000/month ↗	$162 ↗	None decided	Aug 18, 2026
89	DR Congo	CDF 21,500/day (ordinary labourer)↗	$150 ↗	None decided	Oct 29, 2026
90	Egypt	EGP 7,000/month ↗	$146 ↗	None decided	Oct 29, 2026
91	Kenya	KES 18,047.40/month (general worker, major urban areas, from 1 May 2026)↗	$139 ↗	None decided	Nov 2, 2026
92	Gabon	XAF 80,000/month (SMIG); the 150,000 figure is the RMM including mandatory allowances ↗	$132 ↗	None decided	Oct 28, 2026
93	Pakistan	₨37,000/month (federal)↗	$131 ↗	None decided	Aug 18, 2026
94	Botswana	BWP 9.06/hour (most sectors)↗	$130 ↗	None decided	Oct 29, 2026
95	Nepal	NPR 19,550/month (from 17 Jul 2025)↗	$127 ↗	None decided	Oct 4, 2026
96	Cote d'Ivoire	XOF 75,000/month (SMIG)↗	$124 ↗	None decided	Aug 18, 2026
97	Congo, Rep.	XAF 70,400/month (SMIG)↗	$116 ↗	None decided	Aug 18, 2026
98	Laos	LAK 2,500,000/month ↗	$115 ↗	LAK 3,400,000/month ↗ on Jan 1, 2027	Oct 28, 2026
99	Angola	AOA 100,000/month (AOA 50,000 for micro-enterprises)↗	$109 ↗	None decided	Oct 28, 2026
100	Senegal	CFA 370.526/hour (about CFA 64,224/month)↗	$108 ↗	None decided	Oct 29, 2026
100	Uzbekistan	UZS 1,360,000/month ↗	$108 ↗	None decided	Oct 28, 2026
102	Sri Lanka	Rs 30,000/month (from Jan 2026)↗	$100 ↗	None decided	Oct 29, 2026
103	Cameroon	XAF 60,000/month (private non-agricultural; 45,000 agriculture; 43,969 State agents)↗	$98 ↗	None decided	Oct 28, 2026
104	Malawi	MWK 157,500/month (commercial workers, from 1 June 2026)↗	$91 ↗	None decided	Oct 28, 2026
105	Benin	XOF 52,000/month ↗	$86 ↗	None decided	Oct 28, 2026
105	Togo	XOF 52,500/month ↗	$86 ↗	None decided	Oct 28, 2026
105	Zambia	ZMW 2,313/mo (general workers)↗	$86 ↗	None decided	Oct 28, 2026
108	Burkina Faso	XOF 45,000/month ↗	$74 ↗	None decided	Aug 18, 2026
109	Myanmar	MMK 7,800/day (MMK 4,800 base + MMK 3,000 allowance)↗	$73 ↗	None decided	Oct 29, 2026
110	Madagascar	MGA 315,000/mo (non-agricultural, from Oct 2026)↗	$70 ↗	None decided	Oct 28, 2026
111	Mali	XOF 40,000/month (SMIG)↗	$66 ↗	None decided	Oct 29, 2026
111	Tanzania	TZS 175,000/month (general/unspecified sector)↗	$66 ↗	None decided	Oct 29, 2026
113	Ghana	GHS 21.77/day (~GHS 588/month)↗	$53 ↗	None decided	Oct 29, 2026
114	Nigeria	₦70,000/month ↗	$46 ↗	None decided	Oct 29, 2026
115	Kyrgyzstan	KGS 3,280/month (national minimum wage , 2026)↗	$38 ↗	None decided	Oct 29, 2026
116	Georgia	GEL 20/month (private sector; symbolic, unchanged since 1999)↗	$7 ↗	None decided	Oct 28, 2026
117	Uganda	USh 6,000/month (1984 nominal rate, not enforced; no current minimum wage order)↗	$2 ↗	None decided	Oct 29, 2026
118	Venezuela	VES 130/month (under US$1 at the official rate; frozen since Mar 2022)↗	$0 ↗	None decided	Oct 29, 2026

Each figure links to the page that states it: the law, the decree, the ministry or the official gazette wherever one publishes it. Where a country sets several rates (by region, sector or age), the figure names the one shown.

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Recently changed

Decided changes that have taken effect

Nov 1, 2026ArgentinaARS 391,200/month (Oct 2026)↗ to ARS 398,800/month (Nov 2026)↗

No national figure

Countries we show without a national minimum wage

Pay floors here come from collective agreements, regions, provinces or sector orders, or we could not verify a national rate at an official source. Each country page has its other employment rules.

Austria Bahrain Bangladesh China Denmark Ethiopia Finland Iceland India Indonesia Italy Liechtenstein Mozambique Norway Philippines Rwanda Saudi Arabia Singapore Sweden Switzerland United Arab Emirates

Questions

Minimum wage by country: common questions

Which country has the highest minimum wage?

Converted to US dollars per month, the highest statutory minimum wages in our data are Luxembourg (€2,771.33/month (unskilled, 18+)↗, about $3,215 ↗), Australia (A$26.44/hour (from 1 Jul 2026)↗) and Netherlands (€14.99/hour gross (age 21+, from 1 Jul 2026)↗). Conversions are approximate and made when each figure was read; the local figure is the legal one.

Which countries raise the minimum wage on 1 January 2027?

Cambodia (to $212/month (garment/textile/footwear sector)↗), Costa Rica (to ₡379,434.30/month (generic unskilled)↗), Croatia (to €1,130/month ↗), Czechia (to CZK 24,900/month ↗), Germany (to €14.60/hour ↗), Ireland (to €14.94/hour (age 20+)↗), Laos (to LAK 3,400,000/month ↗), Lithuania (to €1,245/month ↗), Mongolia (to MNT 1,000,000/month ↗), Papua New Guinea (to PGK 5.25/hour ↗), Poland (to PLN 4,950/month ↗), Serbia (to RSD 405/hour net (about RSD 70,470/month net)↗), Slovakia (to €972/month ↗), South Korea (to ₩10,700/hour (2027)↗), Tunisia (to TND 582.400/month (48-hour week)↗). Each is already set by law, decree or the body that fixes it, and cited below to the page that states it.

Which countries have no national minimum wage?

Some countries set no single national rate: pay floors come from collective agreements (as in the Nordic countries, Austria and Italy), from regions or provinces, or from sector orders. 21 of the 139 countries we cover show no national figure here, either for that reason or because we could not verify one at an official source.

How current are these figures?

Each figure carries the date it was last read at its source (the newest on Nov 2, 2026), and a weekly check confirms that every cited page still states it. A decided change switches the figure on its effective day by itself, and every change is logged on our changes page.

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