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Statutory Minimum Wage, 2008

2008, 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, 2008 covers 127 countries on 2 measures. Luxembourg is highest, at 1,680.24; Uganda is lowest, at 8.33. The middle country reads 270.80. Against 2007, 103 values changed (62 up, 41 down), 24 countries joined, 2 left.

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Statutory Minimum Wage · Data for 2008

HighestLuxembourg

1,680.24

LowestUganda

8.33

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, 2008, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 127 countries · select a heading to sort

Statutory Minimum Wage, 2008: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe1,680.241,610Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe1,563.091,357Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand1,539.442,356Australian dollar (AUD)National floor
BelgiumBELWestern Europe1,457.021,336Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
FranceFRAWestern Europe1,427.801,321Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe1,363.361,462Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand1,324.512,080New Zealand dollar (NZD)For adults
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe1,193.27911British pound (GBP)Singular national minimum wage
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe1,033.92794Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
CanadaCANNorthern America1,031.841,343Canadian Dollar (CAD)—
United StatesUSANorthern America1,014.001,014United States dollar (USD)Singular national minimum wage
CyprusCYPWestern Asia989.10743Euro (EUR)Occupational (unskilled workers)
South KoreaKOREastern Asia965.91852,020South Korean won (KRW)Singular national minimum wage
JapanJPNEastern Asia944.16121,853Yen (JPY)Regional
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe939.99617Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
IsraelISRWestern Asia890.253,850New Shekel (ILS)Singular national minimum wage
SpainESPSouthern Europe872.64700Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe825.94567Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
OmanOMNWestern Asia727.37140Omani rial (OMR)Singular national minimum wage
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean721.221,560East Caribbean dollar (XCD)Singular national minimum wage
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe695.35497Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
ParaguayPRYSouth America665.751,341,775Guarani (PYG)National floor for adults
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean647.461,387East Caribbean dollar (XCD)Singular national minimum wage
LebanonLBNWestern Asia636.42500,000Lebanese pound (LBP)Singular national minimum wage
IranIRNSouthern Asia623.372,196,000Iranian rial (IRR)Singular national minimum wage

02In 2008

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Luxembourg1,680.24
  2. Netherlands1,563.09
  3. Australia1,539.44
  4. Belgium1,457.02
  5. France1,427.80

Lowest

  1. Uganda8.33
  2. Burundi8.63
  3. Rwanda11.50
  4. Kyrgyzstan23.71
  5. Egypt26.74

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 270.80. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Minimum wage per month, local currency

    HighestIran2,196,000

    LowestGeorgia20

    Middle country: 1,872

032007 → 2008

Since 2007

  • +24 / −2countries joined / left
  • 103values changed, of 103 in both
  • 62 · 41rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

+ Afghanistan+ Antigua and Barbuda+ Central African Republic+ DR Congo+ Republic of the Congo+ Comoros+ Cyprus+ Dominica+ Fiji+ Gambia+ Guinea-Bissau+ Equatorial Guinea+ Saint Kitts and Nevis+ Lebanon+ Mongolia+ Mozambique+ Mauritius+ Oman+ Palau+ Papua New Guinea+ Seychelles+ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines+ Vanuatu+ Zambia− Mauritania− Serbia

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 2008.

  • 14 empty cells

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

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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2008). Statutory Minimum Wage, 2008 [data set], describing 2008. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/minimum-wage/2008

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