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Statutory Minimum Wage, 2018

2018, 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, 2018 covers 158 countries on 2 measures. Luxembourg is highest, at 2,134.2; Burundi is lowest, at 5.6. The middle country reads 460.5. Against 2017, 156 values changed (114 up, 42 down), 1 country joined, 1 left.

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Statutory Minimum Wage · Data for 2018

HighestLuxembourg

2,134.2

LowestBurundi

5.6

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, 2018, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 158 countries · select a heading to sort

Statutory Minimum Wage, 2018: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe2,134.21,999Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand1,998.63,117Australian dollar (AUD)National floor
GermanyDEUWestern Europe1,929.21,506Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe1,909.31,501Euro (EUR)Lowest occupational minimum wage
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe1,888.91,594Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
BelgiumBELWestern Europe1,847.11,563Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
FranceFRAWestern Europe1,781.81,498Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand1,756.02,860New Zealand dollar (NZD)For adults
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe1,664.31,300British pound (GBP)Singular national minimum wage
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe1,630.51,614Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
South KoreaKOREastern Asia1,605.31,573,770South Korean won (KRW)Singular national minimum wage
OmanOMNWestern Asia1,586.9325Omani rial (OMR)Singular national minimum wage
BahrainBHRWestern Asia1,493.3300Bahraini dinar (BHD)—
CanadaCANNorthern America1,481.61,907Canadian Dollar (CAD)—
AndorraANDSouthern Europe1,469.61,017Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
JapanJPNEastern Asia1,325.2151,493Yen (JPY)Regional
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe1,311.8843Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
CyprusCYPWestern Asia1,297.0870Euro (EUR)Occupational (unskilled workers)
IsraelISRWestern Asia1,267.35,300New Shekel (ILS)Singular national minimum wage
United StatesUSANorthern America1,257.01,257United States dollar (USD)Singular national minimum wage
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia1,248.4156,568CFP franc (XPF)Minimum
SpainESPSouthern Europe1,207.9859Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe1,171.3748Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
PolandPOLEastern Europe1,119.72,100Zloty (PLN)Singular national minimum wage
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe1,067.5684Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage

02In 2018

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Luxembourg2,134.2
  2. Australia1,998.6
  3. Germany1,929.2
  4. San Marino1,909.3
  5. Netherlands1,888.9

Lowest

  1. Burundi5.6
  2. Rwanda8.9
  3. Georgia21.3
  4. Syria46.7
  5. Sudan49.3

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 460.5. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Minimum wage per month, local currency

    HighestIran11,112,690

    LowestGeorgia20

    Middle country: 2,801

032017 → 2018

Since 2017

  • +1 / −1countries joined / left
  • 156values changed, of 157 in both
  • 114 · 42rose · fell
  • 1unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

+ Bahrain− Switzerland

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 2018.

  • 8 empty cells

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

05The files

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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2018). Statutory Minimum Wage, 2018 [data set], describing 2018. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/minimum-wage/2018

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