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Statutory Minimum Wage, 2022

2022, 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, 2022 covers 158 countries on 2 measures. Switzerland is highest, at 3,440.65; Sudan is lowest, at 1.90. The middle country reads 556.36. Against 2021, 152 values changed (123 up, 29 down), 5 countries joined, 8 left.

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Statutory Minimum Wage · Data for 2022

HighestSwitzerland

3,440.65

LowestSudan

1.90

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, 2022, 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, 2022: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe3,440.654,030Swiss franc (CHF)Regional
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe2,588.102,313Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand2,493.233,675New Zealand dollar (NZD)For adults
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand2,492.673,521Australian dollar (AUD)National floor
IcelandISLNorthern Europe2,439.21368,000Icelandic króna (ISK)Sectoral
GermanyDEUWestern Europe2,417.721,739Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
BelgiumBELWestern Europe2,364.491,842Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe2,317.671,756Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe2,285.821,688Euro (EUR)Sectoral
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe2,263.541,574British pound (GBP)National floor
FranceFRAWestern Europe2,211.451,646Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
South KoreaKOREastern Asia2,117.751,914,440South Korean won (KRW)Singular national minimum wage
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia2,062.884,000Saudi riyal (SAR)—
CanadaCANNorthern America2,009.252,470Canadian Dollar (CAD)Regional; median
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe1,953.811,775Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
SpainESPSouthern Europe1,874.591,167Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe1,837.711,074Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
OmanOMNWestern Asia1,664.53325Omani rial (OMR)Singular national minimum wage
JapanJPNEastern Asia1,606.64166,573Yen (JPY)Regional
PolandPOLEastern Europe1,560.533,010Zloty (PLN)Singular national minimum wage
BahrainBHRWestern Asia1,498.21300Bahraini dinar (BHD)—
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe1,434.97832Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
IsraelISRWestern Asia1,426.235,300New Shekel (ILS)Singular national minimum wage
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe1,421.86823Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
CyprusCYPWestern Asia1,404.75870Euro (EUR)Occupational (unskilled workers)

02In 2022

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Switzerland3,440.65
  2. Luxembourg2,588.10
  3. New Zealand2,493.23
  4. Australia2,492.67
  5. Iceland2,439.21

Lowest

  1. Sudan1.90
  2. Burundi4.79
  3. Rwanda8.18
  4. Georgia17.98
  5. Bangladesh51.49

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 556.36. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Minimum wage per month, local currency

    HighestIran26,554,950

    LowestGeorgia20

    Middle country: 3,598

032021 → 2022

Since 2021

  • +5 / −8countries joined / left
  • 152values changed, of 153 in both
  • 123 · 29rose · fell
  • 1unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

+ Egypt+ Maldives+ Mauritania+ Sierra Leone+ San Marino− Andorra− DR Congo− Marshall Islands− Myanmar− New Caledonia− Eswatini− Syria− Turkmenistan

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 2022.

  • 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) (2022). Statutory Minimum Wage, 2022 [data set], describing 2022. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/minimum-wage/2022

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