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Statutory Minimum Wage, 2003

2003, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

This is the lowest monthly wage the law allows an employer to pay, converted by the International Labour Organization into dollars of equal purchasing power, so that a legal pay floor set in pesos can be compared with one set in euros or rupees.

Statutory Minimum Wage, 2003 covers 101 countries on 2 measures. Luxembourg is highest, at 1,446.22; Tajikistan is lowest, at 5.02. The middle country reads 206.10. Against 2002, 95 values changed (67 up, 28 down), 5 countries joined.

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Statutory Minimum Wage · Data for 2003

HighestLuxembourg

1,446.22

LowestTajikistan

5.02

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Statutory Minimum Wage, 2003, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 101 countries · select a heading to sort

Statutory Minimum Wage, 2003: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe1,446.221,369.0Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe1,355.991,265.0Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
FranceFRAWestern Europe1,292.881,215.0Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand1,284.141,869.0Australian dollar (AUD)—
BelgiumBELWestern Europe1,279.261,186.0Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe994.241,073.0Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
CanadaCANNorthern America954.281,226.0Canadian Dollar (CAD)Mean of regional minimum wages
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand930.791,472.2New Zealand dollar (NZD)Singular national minimum wage
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe910.23692.0British pound (GBP)Singular national minimum wage
United StatesUSANorthern America893.00893.0United States dollar (USD)Singular national minimum wage
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe850.02540.0Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe827.56607.0Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
IsraelISRWestern Asia813.363,335.0New Shekel (ILS)—
JapanJPNEastern Asia740.51115,093.3Yen (JPY)Regional; mean of regional minimum wages
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe686.04443.0Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
SpainESPSouthern Europe681.41526.0Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
BahamasBHSCaribbean604.80693.0Bahamian dollar (BSD)—
ParaguayPRYSouth America599.59972,413.0Guarani (PYG)—
South KoreaKOREastern Asia583.87514,150.0South Korean won (KRW)Singular national minimum wage
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe582.50416.0Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
PanamaPANCentral America488.34245.4Balboa (PAB)—
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia472.877,303.0Philippine peso (PHP)Regional
GuatemalaGTMCentral America448.201,276.0Quetzal (GTQ)—
IranIRNSouthern Asia436.21853,380.0Iranian rial (IRR)—
Costa RicaCRICentral America422.8285,535.0Colon (CRC)—

02In 2003

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

  1. Luxembourg1,446.22
  2. Netherlands1,355.99
  3. France1,292.88
  4. Australia1,284.14
  5. Belgium1,279.26

Lowest

  1. Tajikistan5.02
  2. Uganda10.22
  3. Kyrgyzstan10.63
  4. Burundi12.52
  5. DR Congo26.97

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 206.10. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Minimum wage per month, local currency

    HighestParaguay972,413.0

    LowestTajikistan5.0

    Middle country: 1,369.0

032002 → 2003

Since 2002

  • +5 / −0countries joined / left
  • 95values changed, of 96 in both
  • 67 · 28rose · fell
  • 1unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

+ DR Congo+ Haiti+ Hungary+ Serbia+ South Africa

04Caveats

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How values are stored

  • One year of the 2026 release

    Every year in this series comes from ILO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method, so a change from one year to the next is not a revision. It can differ from what was first published for 2003.

  • 59 empty cells

    An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.

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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2003). Statutory Minimum Wage, 2003 [data set], describing 2003. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/minimum-wage/2003

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