Introduction
This Quick view provides a list of national minimum wage rates across key jurisdictions around the world. It also directs users to comprehensive Panoramic guides, in-depth analysis, recent developments, and related commentary.
For further guidance and in-depth analysis, please refer to the Panoramic guide for Labour and Employment and The Employment Law Review.
Please note, minimum wage rates change frequently around the world. Please check the official government websites for each jurisdiction below for the most up-to-date information.
Jurisdictions updated: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Cambodia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Indonesia, India, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Malta, The Netherlands, Pakistan, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, USA, and Vietnam.
Minimum wage developments around the world
Approaches to minimum wage differ greatly across the world. Global rising inflation has encouraged many jurisdictions to take steps to raise the national minimum wage, such as Ireland, Poland and Russia. Argentina’s minimum wage has doubled since January 2024, representing a 51% increase. Greece and the UK increased the minimum wage in April 2025. In Turkey, the minimum wage has gone up by 30% since last year, while Indonesia has introduced a new framework to calculate the minimum wage.
Collective bargaining agreements, minimum floor wages, and integrated food and housing allowances are common frameworks that protect workers. In Russia, the national minimum wage is determined against a subsistence minimum amount updated by the government. In China, and Japan, minimum wage rates are determined by region.
Some countries, such as Italy and Belgium, have no statutory minimum wage. Instead, where sectoral collective bargaining agreements apply, they determine the minimum salary. Belgium adopts a national collective agreement which lays out minimal amounts of remuneration applicable to the whole private sector where there is no sector-specific collective agreement.
EU countries were required to transpose the EU’s Adequate Minimum Wage Directive by 15 November 2024, designed to improve working and living conditions across the EU by strengthening collective bargaining protections and ensuring adequate minimum wages. However, several countries have yet to implement it. Denmark and Sweden filed legal challenges opposing the directive, arguing that it interferes with their national wage-setting autonomy.
Argentina
The mandatory minimum wage for Argentinean workers is 296,832 Argentine pesos per month as of 1 March 2025.
The law also recognises collective agreements negotiated by specific companies or industries. Wages in Argentina vary drastically depending on the industry and region of the country.
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Australia
The mandatory minimum wage for permanent Australian workers is AU$915.90 per week or AU$24.10 per hour as of 1 July 2024.
Casual employees covered by the National Minimum Wage are eligible for a 25% casual loading, amounting to AU$30.13.
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Austria
There is no statutory minimum wage, but wage rates are established through collective agreements.
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- Austrian Economic Chamber – collective agreements for every industry (German language only)
- KVSystem – collective bargaining system (German language only)
Belgium
There is no statutory minimum wage, but it is established through collective bargaining agreements.
The general minimum wage is €12.82 per hour as of 1 February 2025, if no minimum wage has been agreed.
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Brazil
The minimum wage is 1,518 reais per month as of 1 January 2025.
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Bulgaria
The minimum wage is 1,077 leva per month and 6.49 leva per hour as of 1 January 2025.
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Cambodia
The national minimum wage for workers in the textiles, garments, footwear, travel goods, and bags sectors is US$208 per month as of 1 January 2025, with probationary workers starting at US$206 per month. However, other sectors do not have a minimum wage.
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Canada
The minimum wage for federally regulated employees is CA$17.75 per hour as of 1 April 2025. The rate for other employees differs across provinces and territories.
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China
The minimum wage in China varies by province or region. As of 7 April 2025, Shanghai has the highest monthly minimum wage among 31 provinces at 2,690 yuan and Beijing has the highest hourly minimum wage at 26.4 yuan.
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Croatia
The national minimum wage is €970 per month (net) as of 1 January 2025.
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- Government of the Republic - gross minimum wage for 2025 (Croatian language only)
Czech Republic
The national minimum wage is 20,800 koruna per month or 124.4 koruna per hour as of 1 January 2025.
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Denmark
There is no statutory minimum wage, but wage rates are established by sectoral collective bargaining agreements.
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Egypt
The national minimum wage for the private sector is E£7,000 per month as of 1 March 2025.
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El Salvador
The minimum wage is determined by economic activity. As of July 2021, the rates are:
- industrial, commerce and services, sugar mills, and other agribusiness activities: $365 per month;
- textile and apparel manufacturing sectors: $359.16 per month;
- coffee Benefits: $272.66 per month;
- agriculture, fishing, harvesting, and other agricultural activities: $243.46 per month; and
- sugarcane harvesting collector: $272.66 per month.
Informal sectors in El Salvador do not have minimum wage requirements.
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- Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare - executive decrees on minimum wage rates by industry 2021 (Spanish language only)
France
The gross minimum wage for most French workers is €11.88 per hour or €1,801.80 per month as of 1 November 2024, except for Mayotte at €8.98 per hour or €1,361.97 per month.
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Finland
There is no statutory minimum wage, but this is established through sectoral binding collective agreements, which must be applied by employers.
If no relevant sectoral agreement exists, employees must be paid a “usual” and “reasonable” wage, although this is not defined in legislation.
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Germany
The statutory minimum wage is €12.82 per hour (gross) as of 1 January 2025.
The earning limit for marginally paid job (mini-job) €556 per month from 1 January 2025.
There are also sector-specific minimum wages that apply, which can sometimes be higher than the national minimum wage.
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- Federal Government – adjustments of the minimum wage (German language only)
- German pension insurance Knappschaft-Banh-See – marginal employment guidelines for mini-jobs (German language only)
- Federal Statistical Office – statutory agreed branch-specific minimum wages
- The Employment Law Review – Germany
- Labour and Employment Panoramic – Germany
Greece
The statutory minimum wage is €880 per month as of 1 April 2025.
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Guatemala
The minimum wage is determined by economic activity. As of 1 January 2025, rates for roles within the department of Guatemala are:
- non-agricultural: 122.40quetzals per day; and
- agricultural: 118.14quetzals per day.
For other departments of the country, the rates are:
- non-agricultural: 1116.73 quetzals per day ;
- agricultural: 112.99 quetzals per day ; and
- maquila activities and exportation: 101.83 quetzals per day .
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- Ministry of Labour and Social Security – minimum wage (Spanish language only)
Hong Kong
The statutory minimum wage (SMW) is HK$42.10 per hour as of 1 2025.
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Indonesia
The minimum wage is determined by provinces. Under a new framework to calculate regional minimum wages, the government nationally increased minimum wages by 6.5% as of January 2025.
Jakarta has the highest minimum wage at 5,396,761 rupiahs, while Jawa Barat has the lowest at 2,169,349 rupiahs.
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India
The minimum wage in India differs across states and is categorised by different criteria, such as region, industry, skill level, and nature of work. Established under the Code on Wages 2019, the national floor wage is currently 178 Indian rupees.
As of April 2025, the monthly rates for Delhi workers are:
- unskilled workers: 18,066 Indian rupees;
- semi-skilled workers: 19,929 Indian rupees; and
- highly skilled: 21,917 Indian rupees.
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Ireland
The national minimum wage is determined by age. As of 1 January 2025, the rates are:
- aged 20 or above: €13.50 per hour;
- aged 19: €12.15 per hour;
- aged 18: €10.80 per hour; and
- under 18: €9.45 per hour.
The minimum wage rates differ for certain sectors, such as the security and cleaning sectors. These rules are set out in Employment Regulation Orders.
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Israel
The minimum wage is 6,247.67 Israeli shekels per month as of 1 April 2025.
For hourly workers, the hourly rate depends on how many hours worked per week:
- 34.32 Israeli shekels for 182 hours per month; or
- 33.58 Israeli shekels for 186 hours per month.
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Italy
There is no statutory minimum wage, but it is established through sectoral collective bargaining agreements. It is not mandatory for businesses to adopt a collective bargaining agreement.
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Japan
The minimum wage differs by region and industry. Japanese workers are eligible for the higher minimum wage amount where both minimum wages apply.
The regional minimum wage in Tokyo is 1,163 yen per hour as of 1 October 2024.
Related resources and Lexology content:
- Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW) – regional minimum wages (Japanese language only)
- MHLW – industry-specific minimum wages (Japanese language only)
- The Employment Law Review – Japan
- Labour and Employment Panoramic – Japan
Malaysia
As of February 2025, the minimum wage throughout Malaysia is 1,700 ringgit per month or 8.72 ringgit per hour. The rate will take effect for employers with less than five employees on 1 August 2025.
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Malta
The nominal minimum wage is €221.78 per week as of 1 January 2025.
Related resources and Lexology content:
- Finance Minister – budget speech 2025 (Maltese language only)
- Fenech & Fenech Advocates – Malta budget 2025: overview
Mexico
The minimum wage differs by sector and region.
In the Northern Border Free Zone, the general minimum wage is 419.88 Mexican pesos per day. In the rest of the country, it is 278.80 Mexican pesos per day as of 1 January 2025.
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The Netherlands
The statutory minimum wage is determined by age. From 1 July 2025, the gross rates will be:
- aged 21 and above: €14.40 per hour;
- aged 20: €11.52 per hour;
- aged 19: €8.64per hour;
- aged 18: €7.20 per hour;
- aged 17: €5.69 per hour;
- aged 16: €4.97 per hour; and
- aged 15: €4.32 per hour.
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Norway
There is no statutory minimum wage, but wage rates are established through sectoral collective bargaining agreements.
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Pakistan
As of 1 July 2024, the federal minimum wage is:
- 37,000 Pakistani rupees per month (for 26 working days);
- 1,423.07 Pakistani rupees per day (for eight working hours); or
- 177.88 Pakistani rupees per hour.
The minimum wage also varies by province.
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The Philippines
The minimum wage varies across region and sector. As of 5 November 2024, the monthly minimum wages are ₱6,000 for chartered cities and first-class municipalities and ₱5,500 for other municipalities.
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Poland
The gross national minimum wage is 4,666 zloty per month or 30.50 zloty per hour as of 1 January 2025.
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Portugal
The national minimum wage is €870 per month in continental Portugal as of 1 January 2025.
Related sources and PRO content:
- Council of Minister – decree-law to increase national minimum wage November 2024 (Portuguese language only)
- Economic and Social Council – salary valuation and economic growth 2025-2028 (Portuguese language only)
- The Employment Law Review – Portugal
Qatar
As of March 2021, the national minimum wage is at 1,000 Qatari riyals per month as a basic wage, with an additional 500 Qatari riyals per month for accommodation expenses and 300 Qatari riyals per month for food (unless housing and food are provided).
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Russia
The national minimum wage varies by city or region and is determined against a subsistence minimum amount.
As of 1 January 2025, the minimum wage is 22,440 roubles per month. The subsistence minimum amount is 17,733 roubles per month.
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- Russian government – amendments to the federal law on minimum wage of labour October 2024 (Russian language only)
- Garant – federal minimum wage table (Russian language only)
- Garant – subsistence minimum amount (Russian language only)
Saudi Arabia
As of 25 April 2021, the minimum wage is 4,000 Saudi riyals per month for all new and existing workers.
Under the Nitaqat Saudisation programme, Saudi workers earning between 3,000-4,000 Saudi riyals are calculated as a “half worker”. Those who earn less than 3,000 will not be calculated in the Saudisation percentage. Nitaqat is a national policy that mandates Saudi nationals in the private sector.
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Singapore
There is no statutory minimum wage, but some sectors adopt the progressive wage model, including cleaning, security, retail, and others.
The gross local qualifying salary (LQS) is S$1,600 per month or S$10.50 per hour as of 1 July 2024. LQS is the minimum salary to be paid to a local employee to count towards a company’s foreign worker quota entitlement.
The qualifying salary for foreign worker to obtain an employment pass is S$5,600 per month for new applicants and S$5000 for renewal applicants for all sectors except financial services, as of 1 January 2025.
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South Africa
The national minimum wage is 28.79 rand per hour as of 1 March 2025.
All sectors will be subject to the new national minimum wage except workers employed on an expanded public workers’ programme (EPWP). The rate for EPWP workers is 15.83 rand per hour.
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South Korea
The minimum wage is ₩2,096,270 per month, ₩80,240 per day, or ₩10,030 per hour as of 1 January 2025.
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Spain
As of 1 January 2025, the minimum wage for general workers is €1,184 per month or €39.47 per day, payable in 14 instalments over the year.
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- Ministry of Labour and Social Economy (MLSE) – decree on establishing the minimum interprofessional wage 2025 (Spanish language only)
- MLSE – labour guide (Spanish language only)
Sweden
There is no statutory minimum wage, but it is determined by collective bargaining agreements.
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Switzerland
There is no national minimum wage, though some cities have adopted local statutory minimum wages.
As of 1 January 2025, the gross minimum wage in Geneva is 24.48 Swiss francs per hour, however, the rates are different for the agriculture and floriculture sectors.
Related resources and Lexology content:
- Republic and Canton of Geneve – Geneva minimum wage (French language only)
- Swiss government – minimum wage
- Unia trade union – collective agreements database (German, French, and Italian languages only)
- The Employment Law Review – Switzerland
- Labour and Employment Panoramic – Switzerland
Taiwan
As of 1 January 2025, the minimum wage is NT$28,590 per month or at least NT$190 per hour.
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Thailand
The minimum wage rate varies between provinces and sectors.
As of 1 January 2025, the minimum wage ranges between 337-372 baht per day.
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- Ministry of Labour – minimum wage rate (Thai language only)
- Labour and Employment Panoramic – Thailand
Türkiye
The national minimum wage is 22,104.67 lire per month (net) as of 1 January 2025.
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UAE
There is no statutory minimum wage.
The 2021 labour law provides that a minimum wage may be set in the future.
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United Kingdom
The national minimum wage is determined by age. As of 1 April 2025, the rates are:
- Aged 21 and over: £12.21 per hour;
- Aged 18 to 20: £10 per hour;
- Aged 16 to 17: £7.55 per hour;
- Apprentice: £7.55 per hour; and
- Accommodation offset: £10.66.
The wage rates differ across sectors for agricultural workers in Northern Ireland. Workers are entitled to the national minimum wage if the region’s hourly rate is lower.
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USA
As of 1 January 2025, the minimum wage rate for federal contracts covered by the Executive Order 14026 is US$17.75 per hour, including non-tipped and tipped employees.
The federal minimum wage for covered non-exempt employees is US$7.25 per hour. Many states also have minimum wage laws.
In cases where both state and federal minimum wage laws apply, the employee is entitled to receive the higher of the two wages.
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Vietnam
The minimum wage divides into four regional subsets. As of 1 July 2024, the rates are:
- Region 1 (big cities): 4.96 million dong per month or 23,800 dong per hour;
- Region 2 (provincial capital and towns): 4.41 million dong per month or 21,200 dong per hour;
- Region 3 (rural areas): 3.86 million dong per month or 18,600 dong per hour; and
- Region 4 (remaining areas): 3.45 million dong per month or 16,600 dong per hour.
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- Vietnamese government – decree on regulating the minimum wage 2024 (Vietnamese language only)
- The Employment Law Review – Vietnam
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