Country rankings

Minimum Wage by Country

Luxembourg has the highest Minimum Wage ($3,204 per month), followed by Ireland ($2,880 per month) and United Kingdom ($2,849 per month). Venezuela has the lowest ($0.33 per month).

Economics101 countries · 6 metricsUpdated Feb 12, 2026Original page
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Minimum Wage

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Ranking

Best first: the first 15 and last 5 of 101 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
$344 per month
Middle half $144 per month – $942 per month
Average
$664 per month
101 countries
Highest
$3,204 per month
Luxembourg
Lowest
$0.33 per month
Venezuela

Data

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101 countries · # = rank by Minimum Wage
#
1Luxembourg$3,204 per monthJun/26$3,204 per month2,7042,704EUR/Month
2Ireland$2,880 per monthJan/26$2,748 per month14.1513.5EUR/Hour
3United Kingdom$2,849 per monthApr/25$2,736 per month12.7112.21GBP/Hour
4Germany$2,829 per monthJan/26$2,608 per month13.912.82EUR/Hour
5Australia$2,691 per monthJul/25$2,600 per month948916AUD/week
6Belgium$2,503 per monthJun/26$2,503 per month2,1122,112EUR/Month
7New Zealand$2,316 per monthApr/25$2,282 per month23.523.15NZD/Hour
8Canada$2,192 per monthOct/25$2,142 per month17.617.2CAD/Hour
9France$2,160 per monthJun/26$2,135 per month1,8231,802EUR/Month
10Israel$1,680 per monthApr/25$1,581 per month6,2485,880ILS/Month
11Spain$1,636 per monthJun/26$1,636 per month1,3811,381EUR/Month
12Slovenia$1,514 per monthJun/26$1,514 per month1,2781,278EUR/Month
13Lithuania$1,366 per monthJun/26$1,230 per month1,1531,038EUR/Month
14Poland$1,350 per monthJun/26$1,303 per month1,1391,100EUR/Month
15Portugal$1,271 per monthJun/26$1,203 per month1,0731,015EUR/Month
16United States$1,256 per monthDec/25$1,256 per month7.257.25USD/Hour
17Japan$1,245 per monthOct/25$1,311 per month1,0641,121JPY/Hour
18Croatia$1,244 per monthJun/26$1,149 per month1,050970EUR/Month
19Greece$1,217 per monthJun/26$1,217 per month1,0271,027EUR/Month
20South Korea$1,182 per monthDec/25$1,162 per month10,0309,860KRW/Hour
21Malta$1,178 per monthJun/26$1,139 per month994961EUR/Month
22Czechia$1,095 per monthJun/26$997 per month924841EUR/Month
23Slovakia$1,084 per monthJun/26$967 per month915816EUR/Month
24Estonia$1,050 per monthJun/26$1,050 per month886886EUR/Month
25Hungary$993 per monthJun/26$861 per month838727EUR/Month
26Romania$942 per monthJun/26$944 per month795797EUR/Month
27Hong Kong$941 per monthMay/25$894 per month42.140HKD/Hour
28Taiwan$939 per monthDec/25$910 per month29,50028,590TWD/Month
29Latvia$924 per monthJun/26$877 per month780740EUR/Month
30Serbia$882 per monthJun/26$732 per month744618EUR/Month
31Oman$842 per monthDec/25$842 per month325325OMR/month
32Montenegro$794 per monthJun/26$794 per month670670EUR/Month
33Turkey$759 per monthDec/26$598 per month33,03026,006TRY/Month
34Bulgaria$735 per monthJun/26$653 per month620551EUR/Month
35Costa Rica$726 per monthDec/25$720 per month6,2286,226points
36Chile$555 per monthMay/25$525 per month529,000500,000CLP/Month
37Panama$543 per monthJan/26$534 per month3.133.08PAB/Hour
38Guatemala$513 per monthJan/26$477 per month4,0023,723GTQ/Month
39Ecuador$482 per monthDec/25$470 per month482470USD/Month
40Albania$476 per monthSep/25$476 per month40,00040,000ALL/Month
41Bolivia$469 per monthDec/25$391 per month3,3002,750BOB/Month
42Malaysia$430 per monthDec/26$430 per month1,7001,700MYR/Month
43Jordan$409 per monthJan/25$409 per month290290JOD/Month
44El Salvador$409 per monthJan/26$409 per month409409USD/Month
45Paraguay$406 per monthDec/25$406 per month2,8992,899PYG Thousand/Month
46China$392 per monthJan/26$392 per month2,7402,740CNY/Month
47Colombia$384 per monthDec/25$351 per month1,423,5001,300,000COP/Month
48Moldova$369 per monthJan/26$322 per month6,3005,500MDL/Month
49Mauritius$363 per monthJan/26$363 per month17,11017,110MUR/Month
50Honduras$349 per monthJan/25$331 per month9,0538,581HNL/Month
51Indonesia$344 per monthJan/26$324 per month5.735.4IDR Million/Month
52Morocco$333 per monthJan/25$296 per month3,4233,045MAD/Month
53Peru$332 per monthNov/25$332 per month1,1301,130PEN/Month
54Mexico$330 per monthDec/25$330 per month279279MXN/Day
55Bosnia and Herzegovina$329 per monthJan/25$329 per month619619BAM/Month
56Brazil$304 per monthDec/25$284 per month1,6211,518BRL/Month
57Belarus$294 per monthJan/26$249 per month858726BYN/Month
58Dominican Republic$270 per monthFeb/26$252 per month16,99315,860DOP/Month
59Qatar$269 per monthJan/26$269 per month1,0001,000QAR/Month
60South Africa$269 per monthMar/25$258 per month28.7927.58ZAR/Hour
61Philippines$255 per monthDec/26$255 per month695695PHP/day
62Thailand$253 per monthJan/25$253 per month400400THB/Day
63Russia$242 per monthJan/25$201 per month27,09322,440RUB/Month
64Mongolia$238 per monthJan/25$238 per month792,000792,000MNT/Month
65Azerbaijan$235 per monthJan/26$235 per month400400AZN/Month
66Argentina$231 per monthDec/25$227 per month334,800328,400ARS/Month
67Nicaragua$215 per monthMar/25$207 per month8,0007,693NIO/Month
68Vietnam$212 per monthJan/26$198 per month5,3104,960VND Thousand/Month
69Cambodia$210 per monthJan/26$208 per month210208USD/Month
70Ukraine$203 per monthJan/26$188 per month8,6478,000UAH/Month
71Armenia$191 per monthJan/26$191 per month75,00075,000AMD/Month
72Algeria$184 per monthJan/26$154 per month24,00020,000DZD/Month
73Kazakhstan$162 per monthJan/25$162 per month85,00085,000KZT/Month
74Tunisia$149 per monthNov/25$149 per month20.3220.32TND/Day
75Egypt$147 per monthJan/26$147 per month7,0007,000EGP/Month
76Papua New Guinea$144 per monthSep/25$144 per month141141PGK/Week
77Lesotho$135 per monthJan/26$128 per month2,2422,125LSL/Month
78Pakistan$130 per monthJul/25$130 per month37,00037,000PKR/Month
79Laos$125 per monthJan/26$125 per month2,500,0002,500,000LAK/Month
80Cape Verde$122 per monthJan/25$122 per month13,00013,000CVE/Month
81Kenya$117 per monthMay/25$117 per month15,20215,202KES/Month
82Botswana$111 per monthJan/25$90.07 per month9.067.34BWP/Hour
83Mozambique$104 per monthJul/25$98.30 per month6,6886,338MZN/Month
84Uzbekistan$102 per monthJan/26$92.40 per month1,271,0001,155,000UZS/Month
85Bangladesh$102 per monthDec/25$102 per month12,50012,500BDT/Month
86Benin$93.08 per monthJan/26$93.08 per month52,00052,000XOF/Month
87Tajikistan$90.63 per monthJan/25$72.50 per month1,000800TJS/Month
88Sri Lanka$56.53 per monthDec/25$56.53 per month17,50017,500LKR/Month
89Madagascar$55.16 per monthJan/25$55.16 per month262,680262,680MGA/Month
90Netherlands$53.93 per monthJan/26$53.10 per month2,5452,506EUR/Month
91Myanmar$48.86 per monthDec/25$48.86 per month4,8004,800MMK/day
92Nigeria$45.50 per monthJan/25$45.50 per month70,00070,000NGN/Month
93India$43.15 per monthDec/25$43.15 per month178178INR/Day
94Kyrgyzstan$37.52 per monthDec/25$28.14 per month3,2802,460KGS/Month
95Uganda$35.10 per monthJan/26$35.10 per month130,000130,000UGX/Month
96Angola$35.08 per monthDec/25$35.08 per month32,18132,181AOA/Month
97Ghana$32.01 per monthJan/25$32.01 per month21.7719.97GHS/Day
98Tanzania$32.00 per monthJan/26$24.00 per month80,00060,000TZS/Month
99Haiti$4.09 per monthJan/25$4.09 per month540540HTG/Month
100Ethiopia$2.70 per monthJan/26$2.70 per month420420ETB/Month
101Venezuela$0.33 per monthDec/25$0.33 per month13,000,00013,000,000VEF/Month

What correlates with Minimum Wage?

Pearson r against 1,660 other country metrics sharing at least 61 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Minimum Wage tend to score higher on these

  1. Median IncomeMedian Income by Country
    r = +0.87 · very strong · n = 93
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  2. GNI per Capita AtlasGNI per Capita by Country
    r = +0.86 · very strong · n = 87
    Plot
  3. Mean IncomeMedian Income by Country
    r = +0.86 · very strong · n = 96
    Plot
  4. Immigration IndexEasiest Countries to Immigrate To
    r = +0.84 · very strong · n = 63
    Plot
  5. GDP per Capita - IMFGDP per Capita by Country
    r = +0.83 · very strong · n = 99
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  6. Consumer Spending per CapitaConsumer Spending by Country
    r = +0.83 · very strong · n = 87
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Minimum Wage tend to score lower on these

  1. RichAds 2024Tier 1 Countries
    r = −0.79 · very strong · n = 93
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  2. Vulnerability ScoreGlobal Slavery Index by Country
    r = −0.78 · very strong · n = 97
    Plot
  3. Vulnerability Score (lower is better)Countries that Still Have Slavery
    r = −0.78 · very strong · n = 97
    Plot
  4. Failed States IndexFailed States
    r = −0.77 · very strong · n = 99
    Plot
  5. Marketing Experts 2023Tier 1 Countries
    r = −0.77 · very strong · n = 95
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  6. Lunio 2020Tier 1 Countries
    r = −0.77 · very strong · n = 95
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Minimum Wage?
Luxembourg has the highest Minimum Wage, at $3,204 per month, followed by Ireland ($2,880 per month) and United Kingdom ($2,849 per month).
Which country has the lowest Minimum Wage?
Venezuela has the lowest Minimum Wage, at $0.33 per month.
What is the median Minimum Wage across countries?
The median is $344 per month across the 101 countries with data.
Where does this minimum wage by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Minimum Wages - Trading Economics; List of countries by minimum wage - Wiki; Monthly minimum wages - Eurostat; Minimum Wages - Wage Indicator.