Data for 2024
Statutory Minimum Wage, 2024
2024, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Statutory Minimum Wage, 2024 covers 152 countries on 2 measures. Switzerland is highest, at 3,804.4; Burundi is lowest, at 4.0. The middle country reads 657.9. Against 2023, 151 values changed (117 up, 34 down), 3 left.
Statutory Minimum Wage · Data for 2024
HighestSwitzerland
3,804.4
LowestBurundi
4.0Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
01Values only
The table
Every country and every column of Statutory Minimum Wage, 2024, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 152 countries · select a heading to sort
| SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 3,804.4 | 4,212 | Swiss franc (CHF) | Regional |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 3,042.5 | 2,571 | Euro (EUR) | Singular national minimum wage |
 GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 2,927.8 | 2,054 | Euro (EUR) | Singular national minimum wage |
 United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 2,902.1 | 1,981 | British pound (GBP) | National floor |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 2,876.2 | 2,134 | Euro (EUR) | Singular national minimum wage |
 AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 2,818.7 | 4,023 | Australian dollar (AUD) | National floor |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 2,752.1 | 2,070 | Euro (EUR) | Singular national minimum wage |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 2,730.2 | 425,985 | Icelandic króna (ISK) | Sectoral |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 2,673.2 | 4,010 | New Zealand dollar (NZD) | For adults |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 2,464.7 | 1,767 | Euro (EUR) | Singular national minimum wage |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 2,433.2 | 2,146 | Euro (EUR) | Singular national minimum wage |
 South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 2,362.0 | 2,060,740 | South Korean won (KRW) | Singular national minimum wage |
 San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe | 2,339.2 | 1,728 | Euro (EUR) | Sectoral |
 CanadaCANNorthern America | 2,324.1 | 2,884 | Canadian Dollar (CAD) | Regional; median |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 2,248.2 | 1,323 | Euro (EUR) | Singular national minimum wage |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 2,173.0 | 1,254 | Euro (EUR) | Singular national minimum wage |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 2,141.4 | 4,300 | Zloty (PLN) | Singular national minimum wage |
 Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 2,125.0 | 4,000 | Saudi riyal (SAR) | — |
 JapanJPNEastern Asia | 1,838.6 | 182,726 | Yen (JPY) | Regional |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 1,799.1 | 3,700 | Romanian leu (RON) | Singular national minimum wage |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 1,756.9 | 325 | Omani rial (OMR) | Singular national minimum wage |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 1,755.1 | 924 | Euro (EUR) | Singular national minimum wage |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 1,735.4 | 968 | Euro (EUR) | Singular national minimum wage |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 1,712.8 | 957 | Euro (EUR) | Singular national minimum wage |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 1,700.3 | 840 | Euro (EUR) | Singular national minimum wage |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 1,692.7 | 1,000 | Euro (EUR) | — |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 1,629.7 | 5,880 | New Shekel (ILS) | Singular national minimum wage |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 1,593.7 | 20,003 | Turkish lira (TRY) | Singular national minimum wage |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 1,590.1 | 300 | Bahraini dinar (BHD) | — |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 1,584.3 | 925 | Euro (EUR) | Singular national minimum wage |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 1,553.9 | 33,352 | Denar (MKD) | Singular national minimum wage |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 1,409.3 | 266,800 | Forint (HUF) | Singular national minimum wage |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 1,375.4 | 750 | Euro (EUR) | Singular national minimum wage |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 1,319.2 | 18,900 | Koruna (CZK) | Singular national minimum wage |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 1,313.0 | 700 | Euro (EUR) | Singular national minimum wage |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 1,287.7 | 533 | Euro (EUR) | Singular national minimum wage |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 1,269.2 | 820 | Euro (EUR) | Singular national minimum wage |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 1,259.3 | 63,700 | Serbian dinar (RSD) | Singular national minimum wage |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 1,257.0 | 1,257 | United States dollar (USD) | Singular national minimum wage |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 1,223.1 | 477 | Euro (EUR) | Singular national minimum wage |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 1,186.4 | 6,928 | Hong Kong dollar (HKD) | Sectoral |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 1,093.2 | 358,609 | Colon (CRC) | Occupational (unskilled workers) |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 1,077.9 | 2,500 | Bolivian (BOB) | Singular national minimum wage |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 1,075.6 | 500,000 | Chilean peso (CLP) | For adults |
 MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 1,035.0 | 1,500 | Ringgit (MYR) | — |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 1,017.2 | 1,126 | Bahamian dollar (BSD) | Singular national minimum wage |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 1,009.7 | 935 | Fijian dollar (FJD) | National floor |
 DominicaDMACaribbean | 999.7 | 1,560 | East Caribbean dollar (XCD) | Singular national minimum wage |
 IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 992.6 | 5,067,381 | Indonesian rupiah (IDR) | Regional; median |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 986.2 | 2,798,309 | Guarani (PYG) | National floor for adults |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 962.5 | 3,343 | Quetzal (GTQ) | Sectoral (manufacturing) |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 943.5 | 482 | Balboa (PAB) | Sectoral (manufacturing) |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 940.3 | 1,039 | Belize dollar (BZD) | Singular national minimum wage |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 928.9 | 11,508 | Lempira (HNL) | Sectoral (manufacturing) |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 908.9 | 3,550 | Trinidad and Tobago dollar (TTD) | Singular national minimum wage |
 PalauPLWMicronesia | 888.8 | 883 | United States dollar (USD) | Singular national minimum wage |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 872.2 | 40,000 | Lek (ALL) | Singular national minimum wage |
 EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 863.1 | 6,000 | Egyptian pound (EGP) | Singular national minimum wage |
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 850.1 | 626 | Marka (BAM) | Singular national minimum wage |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 843.0 | 1,300,000 | Colombian peso (COP) | Singular national minimum wage |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 826.3 | 19,450 | Dominican peso (DOP) | Average of minimum wages based on establishment size |
 ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 821.8 | 8,963 | Baht (THB) | Median |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 809.5 | 260 | Jordanian dinar (JOD) | National floor |
 MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 772.6 | 3,120 | Moroccan dirham (MAD) | Rate of the SMIG when SMIG/SMAG system |
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 766.3 | 1,310 | East Caribbean dollar (XCD) | Sectoral (manufacturing) |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 766.1 | 6,628 | Seychellois rupee (SCR) | — |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 765.7 | 626 | Belarusian ruble (BYN) | Singular national minimum wage |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 760.0 | 365 | United States dollar (USD) | Sectoral (manufacturing) |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 753.2 | 15,000 | Mauritian rupee (MUR) | Occupational (unskilled workers) |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 740.2 | 1,560 | East Caribbean dollar (XCD) | Singular national minimum wage |
 UkraineUKREastern Europe | 740.1 | 8,000 | Hryvnia (UAH) | — |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 704.8 | 1,200 | East Caribbean dollar (XCD) | Sectoral (manufacturing) |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 702.1 | 1,559 | East Caribbean dollar (XCD) | Singular national minimum wage |
 VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 692.7 | 4,960,000 | Dông (VND) | Regional; median |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 669.5 | 64,950 | Jamaican dollar (JMD) | National floor |
 RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 662.4 | 19,242 | Russian ruble (RUB) | National floor |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 653.5 | 345 | Azerbaijani manat (AZN) | Singular national minimum wage |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 626.1 | 350,000 | Iraqi dinar (IQD) | Occupational (unskilled workers) |
 South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 620.2 | 4,777 | Rand (ZAR) | Occupational |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 618.8 | 60,147 | Guyanese dollar (GYD) | Singular national minimum wage |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 598.7 | 6,467 | New Peso (MXN) | National floor |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 598.0 | 5,000 | Moldovan leu (MDL) | — |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 592.5 | 1,473 | Barbadian dollar (BBD) | Singular national minimum wage |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 591.1 | 660,000 | Tögrög (MNT) | Singular national minimum wage |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 570.5 | 37,000 | Pakistani rupee (PKR) | Occupational (unskilled workers) |
 ArgentinaARGSouth America | 567.9 | 271,571 | Argentine peso (ARS) | Singular national minimum wage |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 565.0 | 7,693 | Cordoba (NIO) | Sectoral (manufacturing) |
 BrazilBRASouth America | 559.3 | 1,412 | Real (BRL) | National floor |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 553.2 | 1,000 | Libyan dinar (LYD) | Singular national minimum wage |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 543.5 | 1,930 | Yuan (CNY) | Regional; median |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 529.3 | 150,000 | Central African CFA franc (XAF) | Singular national minimum wage |
 PeruPERSouth America | 525.9 | 1,025 | Nuevo sol (PEN) | Singular national minimum wage |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 517.4 | 120,000 | Central African CFA franc (XAF) | Singular national minimum wage |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 513.4 | 492 | Tunisian dinar (TND) | Rate of the SMIG when SMIG/SMAG system |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 490.3 | 17,300 | Nepalese rupee (NPR) | National floor |
 KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | 482.7 | 85,000 | Tenge (KZT) | Singular national minimum wage |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 475.9 | 75,000 | Dram (AMD) | Singular national minimum wage |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 473.2 | 20,000 | Algerian dinar (DZD) | Singular national minimum wage |
 IranIRNSouthern Asia | 465.6 | 53,073,300 | Iranian rial (IRR) | Singular national minimum wage |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 458.4 | 57,165 | Vatu (VUV) | Singular national minimum wage |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 440.1 | 832 | Tala (WST) | Rate of the SMIG when SMIG/SMAG system |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 408.1 | 75 | Kuwaiti dinar (KWD) | Sectoral (private and oil sectors) |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 400.2 | 8,302 | Philippine peso (PHP) | Regional (lowest provincial rate in non-agriculture) |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 393.2 | 5,500 | Afghani (AFN) | Sectoral (private sector) |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 378.9 | 12,500 | Taka (BDT) | Singular national minimum wage |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 378.5 | 9,498 | Metical (MZN) | Sectoral (manufacturing) |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 362.9 | 1,000 | Qatari riyal (QAR) | Singular national minimum wage |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 361.2 | 16,033 | Kenyan shilling (KES) | Occupational |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 354.4 | 1,883 | Pula (BWP) | Sectoral |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 343.5 | 18,000,000 | Lebanese pound (LBP) | Singular national minimum wage |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 320.3 | 75,000 | West African CFA franc (XOF) | Rate of the SMIG when SMIG/SMAG system |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 311.3 | 1,050,000 | Uzbekistani som (UZS) | Singular national minimum wage |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 306.4 | 1,881 | Loti (LSL) | National floor |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 289.4 | 270 | Australian dollar (AUD) | — |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 286.0 | 1,600,000 | Kip (LAK) | Singular national minimum wage |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 283.0 | 4,160 | Surinamese dollar (SRD) | National floor |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 282.2 | 15,000 | Escudo (CVE) | Singular national minimum wage |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 279.9 | 64,175 | West African CFA franc (XOF) | Rate of the SMIG when SMIG/SMAG system |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 268.0 | 728 | Kina (PGK) | Singular national minimum wage |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 260.9 | 52,000 | West African CFA franc (XOF) | Singular national minimum wage |
 Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia | 252.3 | 115 | United States dollar (USD) | Singular national minimum wage |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 252.0 | 60,000 | Central African CFA franc (XAF) | Rate of the SMIG when SMIG/SMAG system |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 251.8 | 800 | Somoni (TJS) | Singular national minimum wage |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 244.8 | 65,000 | Naira (NGN) | Singular national minimum wage |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 235.1 | 52,500 | West African CFA franc (XOF) | Rate of the SMIG when SMIG/SMAG system |
 IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 232.6 | 4,628 | Indian rupee (INR) | National floor |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 228.1 | 150,000 | Tanzanian shilling (TZS) | Sectoral (manufacturing) |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 225.6 | 45,000 | West African CFA franc (XOF) | Rate of the SMIG when SMIG/SMAG system |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 224.9 | 70,000 | Kwanza (AOA) | National floor |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 219.0 | 1,664 | Solomon Islands dollar (SBD) | Rate of the SMIG when SMIG/SMAG system |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 217.9 | 55,000 | Comorian franc (KMF) | Singular national minimum wage |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 211.8 | 43,969 | Central African CFA franc (XAF) | Singular national minimum wage |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 210.3 | 262,880 | Malagasy ariary (MGA) | Rate of the SMIG when SMIG/SMAG system |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 207.9 | 40,000 | West African CFA franc (XOF) | Rate of the SMIG when SMIG/SMAG system |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 200.0 | 17,500 | Sri Lankan rupee (LKR) | Singular national minimum wage |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 195.8 | 42,000 | West African CFA franc (XOF) | Singular national minimum wage |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 179.9 | 91 | United States dollar (USD) | Occupational (unskilled workers) |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 179.6 | 3,750 | Ngultrum (BTN) | Occupational |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 179.4 | 90,000 | Malawian kwacha (MWK) | Singular national minimum wage |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 171.8 | 1,300 | Zambian kwacha (ZMW) | Occupational (unskilled workers) |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 167.1 | 17,810 | Gourde (HTG) | Sectoral |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 153.5 | 550,000 | Guinean franc (GNF) | Singular national minimum wage |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 132.9 | 35,000 | Central African CFA franc (XAF) | Rate of the SMIG when SMIG/SMAG system |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 120.9 | 800 | Leone (SLE) | Singular national minimum wage |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 99.9 | 472 | Cedi (GHS) | Singular national minimum wage |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 98.1 | 130,000 | Ugandan shilling (UGX) | Singular national minimum wage |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 91.1 | 2,534 | Kyrgyzstani som (KGS) | Singular national minimum wage |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 83.1 | 19,030 | West African CFA franc (XOF) | Singular national minimum wage |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 67.0 | 1,300 | Dalasi (GMD) | Singular national minimum wage |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 18.6 | 20 | Lari (GEL) | Singular national minimum wage |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 7.2 | 2,600 | Rwandan franc (RWF) | Singular national minimum wage |
| BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 4.0 | 4,157 | Burundian franc (BIF) | Regional (urban areas) |
02In 2024
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- Switzerland3,804.4
- Luxembourg3,042.5
- Germany2,927.8
- United Kingdom2,902.1
- Netherlands2,876.2
Lowest
- Burundi4.0
- Rwanda7.2
- Georgia18.6
- Gambia67.0
- Guinea-Bissau83.1
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 657.9. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
032023 → 2024
Since 2023
What changed between 2023 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −3countries joined / left
- 151values changed, of 152 in both
- 117 · 34rose · fell
- 1unchanged
Rose most
− Ecuador
− Equatorial Guinea
− UruguayBoth years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.
04Caveats
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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from ILO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2024.
Which end is better
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
8 empty cells
An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.
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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2024). Statutory Minimum Wage, 2024 [data set], describing 2024. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/minimum-wage/2024
0625 held
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07Questions
Statutory Minimum Wage, 2024: questions and answers
Which country has the highest minimum wage in Statutory Minimum Wage, 2024?
Switzerland, at 3,804.4, of the 152 countries in the file.
What year does Statutory Minimum Wage, 2024 describe?
2024.
How many countries does Statutory Minimum Wage, 2024 cover?
152.
Where can I download Statutory Minimum Wage, 2024?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Statutory Minimum Wage, 2024 the newest?
Yes, as of 2026-09-29, when it was read from the publisher.