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Statutory Minimum Wage, 2023

2023, 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, 2023 covers 155 countries on 2 measures. Switzerland is highest, at 3,581.2; Burundi is lowest, at 4.7. The middle country reads 618.5. Against 2022, 154 values changed (117 up, 37 down), 3 left.

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Statutory Minimum Wage · Data for 2023

HighestSwitzerland

3,581.2

LowestBurundi

4.7

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, 2023, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 155 countries · select a heading to sort

Statutory Minimum Wage, 2023: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe3,581.24,157Swiss franc (CHF)Regional
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe2,952.62,508Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
GermanyDEUWestern Europe2,843.11,997Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe2,679.11,805British pound (GBP)National floor
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe2,678.51,995Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
IcelandISLNorthern Europe2,660.3402,235Icelandic króna (ISK)Sectoral
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand2,652.93,703Australian dollar (AUD)National floor
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand2,651.13,932New Zealand dollar (NZD)For adults
BelgiumBELWestern Europe2,595.61,955Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
FranceFRAWestern Europe2,428.31,747Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe2,300.41,728Euro (EUR)Sectoral
South KoreaKOREastern Asia2,276.72,010,580South Korean won (KRW)Singular national minimum wage
CanadaCANNorthern America2,194.52,693Canadian Dollar (CAD)Regional; median
SpainESPSouthern Europe2,166.71,260Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe2,155.01,910Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia2,099.04,000Saudi riyal (SAR)—
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe2,085.31,203Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
PolandPOLEastern Europe1,805.03,600Zloty (PLN)Singular national minimum wage
JapanJPNEastern Asia1,753.1173,893Yen (JPY)Regional
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia1,743.113,415Turkish lira (TRY)Singular national minimum wage
OmanOMNWestern Asia1,716.7325Omani rial (OMR)Singular national minimum wage
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe1,645.9910Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe1,598.1887Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
CyprusCYPWestern Asia1,584.4940Euro (EUR)—
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe1,572.6840Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage

02In 2023

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Switzerland3,581.2
  2. Luxembourg2,952.6
  3. Germany2,843.1
  4. United Kingdom2,679.1
  5. Netherlands2,678.5

Lowest

  1. Burundi4.7
  2. Rwanda7.1
  3. Georgia18.3
  4. Gambia72.7
  5. Guinea-Bissau83.8

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 618.5. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Minimum wage per month, local currency

    HighestIran53,073,300

    LowestGeorgia20

    Middle country: 4,000

032022 → 2023

Since 2022

  • +0 / −3countries joined / left
  • 154values changed, of 155 in both
  • 117 · 37rose · fell
  • 1unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

− Maldives− Mauritania− Sudan

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 2023.

  • 9 empty cells

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

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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2023). Statutory Minimum Wage, 2023 [data set], describing 2023. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/minimum-wage/2023

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