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Statutory Minimum Wage, 2020

2020, 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, 2020 covers 161 countries on 2 measures. Switzerland is highest, at 3,091.6; Burundi is lowest, at 5.5. The middle country reads 491.1. Against 2019, 157 values changed (91 up, 66 down), 3 countries joined, 1 left.

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Statutory Minimum Wage · Data for 2020

HighestSwitzerland

3,091.6

LowestBurundi

5.5

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, 2020, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 161 countries · select a heading to sort

Statutory Minimum Wage, 2020: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe3,091.63,983.600Swiss franc (CHF)Regional
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe2,222.12,142.000Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
IcelandISLNorthern Europe2,163.2335,000.000Icelandic króna (ISK)Sectoral; lowest occupational minimum wage
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand2,120.83,276.000New Zealand dollar (NZD)For adults
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand2,114.83,266.467Australian dollar (AUD)National floor
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe2,060.91,680.000Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
GermanyDEUWestern Europe2,057.81,544.000Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
BelgiumBELWestern Europe2,039.11,626.000Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
FranceFRAWestern Europe1,941.51,539.000Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe1,923.41,445.000British pound (GBP)Singular national minimum wage
South KoreaKOREastern Asia1,848.01,795,310.000South Korean won (KRW)Singular national minimum wage
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe1,716.51,707.000Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
AndorraANDSouthern Europe1,631.61,083.330Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
CanadaCANNorthern America1,616.92,080.000Canadian Dollar (CAD)—
SpainESPSouthern Europe1,614.01,108.000Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
OmanOMNWestern Asia1,607.3325.000Omani rial (OMR)Singular national minimum wage
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe1,536.4941.000Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
BahrainBHRWestern Asia1,512.9300.000Bahraini dinar (BHD)—
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia1,434.23,000.000Saudi riyal (SAR)—
PolandPOLEastern Europe1,411.52,600.000Zloty (PLN)Singular national minimum wage
JapanJPNEastern Asia1,383.7156,346.667Yen (JPY)Regional
CyprusCYPWestern Asia1,366.9870.000Euro (EUR)Occupational (unskilled workers)
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia1,319.1158,431.000CFP franc (XPF)Minimum
IsraelISRWestern Asia1,258.55,300.000New Shekel (ILS)Singular national minimum wage
United StatesUSANorthern America1,257.01,257.000United States dollar (USD)Singular national minimum wage

02In 2020

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Switzerland3,091.6
  2. Luxembourg2,222.1
  3. Iceland2,163.2
  4. New Zealand2,120.8
  5. Australia2,114.8

Lowest

  1. Burundi5.5
  2. Rwanda8.5
  3. Sudan13.3
  4. Georgia19.9
  5. Syria28.0

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 491.1. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Minimum wage per month, local currency

    HighestIran18,340,000.000

    LowestGeorgia20.000

    Middle country: 3,203.720

032019 → 2020

Since 2019

  • +3 / −1countries joined / left
  • 157values changed, of 158 in both
  • 91 · 66rose · fell
  • 1unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

+ Switzerland+ Qatar+ Saudi Arabia− San Marino

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 2020.

  • 9 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) (2020). Statutory Minimum Wage, 2020 [data set], describing 2020. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/minimum-wage/2020

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