<P> The minimum wages given refer to a gross amount, that is before deduction of taxes and social security contributions, which vary from one country to another . Also excluded from calculations are regulated paid days off, including public holidays, sick pay, annual leave and social insurance contributions paid by the employer . </P> <P> For the sake of comparison, an annual wage column is provided in international dollars, a hypothetical unit of currency calculated based on the purchasing power parity of household final consumption expenditure . For calculating the annual wage, the lowest general minimum wage was used . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Minimum wage </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Annual </Th> <Th> Workweek (hours) </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Hourly </Th> <Th> Percent of GDP per capita </Th> <Th> Effective per </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nominal (US $) </Th> <Th> PPP (Int $) </Th> <Th> Nominal (US $) </Th> <Th> PPP (Int $) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Afghanistan </Td> <Td> 5,000 Afghani ($72) per month for government workers . No minimum set for private sector workers, but labor law prevents paying private sector workers less than government workers . Informal sector day workers are unprotected . </Td> <Td> 7002884000000000000 ♠ 884 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003300100000000000 ♠ 3,001 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 6999430000000000000 ♠ 0.43 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000144000000000000 ♠ 1.44 </P> </Td> <Td> 7002155190000000000 ♠ 155.2% </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2014 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Albania </Td> <Td> 24,000 Albanian lek ë (214 $) per month, in private sector and 37,000 lekë (330 $) per month in public sector . The law establishes a 40 - hour workweek, but the actual workweek is typically set by individual or collective - bargaining agreement . </Td> <Td> 7003212700000000000 ♠ 2,127 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003479000000000000 ♠ 4,790 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 7000102000000000000 ♠ 1.02 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000230000000099999 ♠ 2.3 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001424000000000000 ♠ 42.4% </Td> <Td> 000000002013 - 07 - 03 - 0000 3 July 2013 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Algeria </Td> <Td> 18,000 Algerian dinars ($170) per month, nationally . </Td> <Td> 7003197400000000000 ♠ 1,974 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003590800000000000 ♠ 5,908 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 6999950000000000000 ♠ 0.95 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000284000000000000 ♠ 2.84 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001402000000000000 ♠ 40.2% </Td> <Td> 000000002012 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2012 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Andorra </Td> <Td> € 991.47 per month, € 5.72 per hour . </Td> <Td> 7004134440000000000 ♠ 13,444 </Td> <Td> 7004104020000000000 ♠ 10,402 </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 7000646000000000000 ♠ 6.46 </Td> <Td> 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 </Td> <Td> 7001280000000000000 ♠ 28% </Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2017 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Angola </Td> <Td> 15,003 kwanza per month; paid thirteen times a year . </Td> <Td> 7003162500000000000 ♠ 1,625 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003196100000000000 ♠ 1,961 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 6999780000000000000 ♠ 0.78 </Td> <Td> <P> 6999940000000000000 ♠ 0.94 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001266000000000000 ♠ 26.6% </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 06 - 01 - 0000 1 June 2014 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Antigua and Barbuda </Td> <Td> EC $8.20 per hour . </Td> <Td> 7003631700000000000 ♠ 6,317 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003766100000000000 ♠ 7,661 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 7000304000000000000 ♠ 3.04 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000368000000000000 ♠ 3.68 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001334000000000000 ♠ 33.4% </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 11 - 01 - 0000 1 November 2014 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Argentina </Td> <Td> 8,860 Argentine pesos ($504) per month for up to 200 hours; paid thirteen times a year . </Td> <Td> 7003780400000000000 ♠ 7,804 </Td> <Td> <P> 7004206270000000000 ♠ 20,627 </P> </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> 7000313000000000000 ♠ 3.13 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000826000000000000 ♠ 8.26 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001915000000000000 ♠ 91.5% </Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 07 - 01 - 0000 1 July 2017 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Armenia </Td> <Td> 55,000 Armenian dram ($107) per month . </Td> <Td> 7003137400000000000 ♠ 1,374 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003326500000000000 ♠ 3,265 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 6999660000000000000 ♠ 0.66 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000157000000000000 ♠ 1.57 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001389000000000000 ♠ 38.9% </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 07 - 01 - 0000 1 July 2015 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Australia </Td> <Td> Most workers are covered by an award, which may vary by employee age, geographical location and industry . For employees 21 + not covered by an award or agreement, the minimum wages is A $18.29 per hour, A $694.90 per week; set federally by the Fair Work Commission . Workers under 21, apprentices and trainees not covered by an award each have a minimum wage level set nationally below the official minimum . Minimum wage for workers under 16 is 36.8% of the 21 + minimum wage (A $6.73 per hour). </Td> <Td> 7004268620000000000 ♠ 26,862 </Td> <Td> <P> 7004229240000000000 ♠ 22,924 </P> </Td> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> 7001135900000000000 ♠ 13.59 </Td> <Td> <P> 7001116000000000000 ♠ 11.6 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001504000000000000 ♠ 50.4% </Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 07 - 01 - 0000 1 July 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Austria </Td> <Td> National collective bargaining agreements set minimum wages by job classification for each industry and provide for a minimum wage of € 1,200 ($1,289) per month . Wages where no such collective agreements exist, such as for domestic workers, janitorial staff and au pairs, are regulated by relevant legislation and are generally lower than those covered by collective bargaining . The national minimum wage legislation has lapsed, although is still in force by convention . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2015 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Azerbaijan </Td> <Td> 116 Azerbaijani manat ($68.80) per month . </Td> <Td> 7002872000000000000 ♠ 872 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003433600000000000 ♠ 4,336 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 6999420000000000000 ♠ 0.42 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000208000000000000 ♠ 2.08 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001244000000000000 ♠ 24.4% </Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2017 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The Bahamas </Td> <Td> B $5.25 ($5.25) per hour, B $42 ($42) per day, and B $210 ($210) per week . </Td> <Td> 7004109200000000000 ♠ 10,920 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003944800000000000 ♠ 9,448 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 7000525000000000000 ♠ 5.25 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000454000000000000 ♠ 4.54 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001397000000000000 ♠ 39.7% </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 08 - 15 - 0000 15 August 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bahrain </Td> <Td> None; 300 BHD ($800) for the public sector workers (only applies to Bahraini nationals). </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2015 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bangladesh </Td> <Td> 1,500 taka ($19) per month for all economic sectors not covered by industry - specific wages; in the garment industry the minimum wage is 5,300 taka ($68) per month . The minimum wage is set nationally every five years by the National Minimum Wage Board in a tripartite forum industry by industry . </Td> <Td> 7003126200000000000 ♠ 1,262 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003323500000000000 ♠ 3,235 </P> </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> 6999510000000000000 ♠ 0.51 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000130000000000000 ♠ 1.3 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001971000000000000 ♠ 97.1% </Td> <Td> 000000002013 - 12 - 01 - 0000 1 December 2013 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Barbados </Td> <Td> BDS $6.25 ($3.13) per hour for household domestics and shop assistants; the Ministry of Labor recommends all other sectors use this as the de facto minimum wage . </Td> <Td> 7003650000000000000 ♠ 6,500 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003529200000000000 ♠ 5,292 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 7000313000000000000 ♠ 3.13 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000254000000000000 ♠ 2.54 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001322999999900000 ♠ 32.3% </Td> <Td> 000000002012 - 03 - 01 - 0000 1 March 2012 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belarus </Td> <Td> 265.00 Belarusian rubles per month . </Td> <Td> 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 </Td> <Td> <P> 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 </P> </Td> <Td> 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0% </Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2017 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belgium </Td> <Td> € 1,501.82 ($1,673) per month, € 9.12 ($10.16) per hour for workers 21 years of age and over; € 1,541.67 ($1,718) per month for workers 21 and a half years of age, with six months of service; € 1,559.38 ($1,738) per month for workers 22 years of age, with 12 months of service; coupled with extensive social benefits . </Td> <Td> 7004203630000000000 ♠ 20,363 </Td> <Td> <P> 7004200560000000000 ♠ 20,056 </P> </Td> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> 7001103100000000000 ♠ 10.31 </Td> <Td> <P> 7001101500000000000 ♠ 10.15 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001456000000000000 ♠ 45.6% </Td> <Td> 000000002013 - 04 - 01 - 0000 1 April 2013 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belize </Td> <Td> BZ $3.30 ($1.65) per hour . </Td> <Td> 7003386100000000000 ♠ 3,861 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003673700000000000 ♠ 6,737 </P> </Td> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> 7000165000000000000 ♠ 1.65 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000288000000000000 ♠ 2.88 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001790000000000000 ♠ 79% </Td> <Td> 000000002012 - 05 - 26 - 0000 26 May 2012 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Benin </Td> <Td> 40,000 CFA francs per month; the government set minimum wage scales for a number of occupations . </Td> <Td> 7002809000000000000 ♠ 809 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003210200000000000 ♠ 2,102 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 6999390000000000000 ♠ 0.39 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000101000000000000 ♠ 1.01 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001996000000000000 ♠ 99.6% </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 04 - 01 - 0000 1 April 2014 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bhutan </Td> <Td> 3,750 Bhutanese ngultrum per month . </Td> <Td> 7002670000000000000 ♠ 670 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003208200000000000 ♠ 2,082 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 6999320000000000000 ♠ 0.32 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001258000000000000 ♠ 25.8% </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 02 - 01 - 0000 1 February 2014 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bolivia </Td> <Td> 1805 Bolivian bolivianos per month . plus an obligatory Christmas bonus equal to one month's pay, prorated for the amount of time the worker has worked in their present position . Plus a second Christmas Bonus if the government decries the economy grew enough, plus an extra month paid in May if the company made a profit for the previous year . </Td> <Td> 7003339600000000000 ♠ 3,396 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003699000000000000 ♠ 6,990 </P> </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> 7000136000000000000 ♠ 1.36 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000280000000099999 ♠ 2.8 </P> </Td> <Td> 7002101600000000000 ♠ 101.6% </Td> <Td> 000000002016 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2016 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bosnia and Herzegovina </Td> <Td> 406 convertible marks ($240) net per month . </Td> <Td> 7003217200000000000 ♠ 2,172 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003457500000000000 ♠ 4,575 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 7000104000000000000 ♠ 1.04 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000220000000000000 ♠ 2.2 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001435000000000000 ♠ 43.5% </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2015 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Botswana </Td> <Td> 3.8 Botswana pula ($0.58) an hour for most full - time labor in the private sector; 2.7 ($. 28) Botswana pula per hour for domestic workers or approximately 21.6 pula ($2.28) a day; 550 Botswana pula ($58) per month for workers in the agriculture sector . </Td> <Td> 7002652000000000000 ♠ 652 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003127900000000000 ♠ 1,279 </P> </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> 6999260000000000000 ♠ 0.26 </Td> <Td> <P> 6999510000000000000 ♠ 0.51 </P> </Td> <Td> 7000810000000000000 ♠ 8.1% </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2015 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> 937 Brazilian reais per month ($300), paid 13 times a year . The Brazilian minimum wage is adjusted annually by the federal government . Each Brazilian state has its own minimum wage, which cannot be lower than the federal minimum wage . Rio Grande do Sul has the highest minimum wage nationwide, R $1,103.66 . </Td> <Td> 7003349100000000000 ♠ 3,491 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003596200000000000 ♠ 5,962 </P> </Td> <Td> 44 </Td> <Td> 7000153000000000000 ♠ 1.53 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000261000000000000 ♠ 2.61 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001388009999900000 ♠ 38.8% </Td> <Td> 000000002016 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2016 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brunei </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2015 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bulgaria </Td> <Td> 460 Bulgarian lev ($257) per month, 2.90 lev ($1.6) per hour . </Td> <Td> 7003341200000000000 ♠ 3,412 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003786700000000000 ♠ 7,867 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 7000164000000000000 ♠ 1.64 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000378000000000000 ♠ 3.78 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001449000000000000 ♠ 44.9% </Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2017 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Burkina Faso </Td> <Td> 34,664 CFA francs per month . </Td> <Td> 7002701000000000000 ♠ 701 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003187700000000000 ♠ 1,877 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 6999340000000000000 ♠ 0.34 </Td> <Td> <P> 6999900000000000000 ♠ 0.9 </P> </Td> <Td> 7002113100000000000 ♠ 113.1% </Td> <Td> 000000002012 - 04 - 01 - 0000 1 April 2012 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Burundi </Td> <Td> None; in the past the government set the minimum wage, but during the year the minimum wage was set by market forces . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cambodia </Td> <Td> None; US $140 per month, for the garment and shoe industry . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1 January 2016 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cameroon </Td> <Td> 36,270 CFA francs ($75) per month . </Td> <Td> 7002734000000000000 ♠ 734 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003181200000000000 ♠ 1,812 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 6999350000000000000 ♠ 0.35 </Td> <Td> <P> 6999870000000000000 ♠ 0.87 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001580000000000000 ♠ 58% </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 07 - 30 - 0000 30 July 2014 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> The minimum wage in Canada is set by each province and territory; ranges from C $10.72 to C $13.00 per hour . </Td> <Td> 7004168230000000000 ♠ 16,823 </Td> <Td> <P> 7004168180000000000 ♠ 16,818 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 7000809000000000000 ♠ 8.09 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000809000000000000 ♠ 8.09 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001380000000000000 ♠ 38% </Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 04 - 01 - 0000 1 April 2017 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cape Verde </Td> <Td> 11,000 Cape Verdean escudos per month; in the public sector 12,000 Cape Verdean escudos per month for an entry ‐ level worker . </Td> <Td> 7003132400000000000 ♠ 1,324 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003281200000000000 ♠ 2,812 </P> </Td> <Td> 44 </Td> <Td> 6999579990000000000 ♠ 0.58 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000123000000000000 ♠ 1.23 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001420000000000000 ♠ 42% </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2014 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Central African Republic </Td> <Td> 35 000 CFA francs per month, 218.75 CFA francs per hour . </Td> <Td> 7002767000000000000 ♠ 767 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003145500000000000 ♠ 1,455 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 6999370000000000000 ♠ 0.37 </Td> <Td> <P> 6999700000000000000 ♠ 0.7 </P> </Td> <Td> 7002243600000000000 ♠ 243.6% </Td> <Td> 000000002011 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2011 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chad </Td> <Td> 59,995 CFA francs ($120) per month, 355 CFA francs per hour . </Td> <Td> 7003121400000000000 ♠ 1,214 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003340600000000000 ♠ 3,406 </P> </Td> <Td> 39 </Td> <Td> 6999600000000000000 ♠ 0.6 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000168000000000000 ♠ 1.68 </P> </Td> <Td> 7002156900000000000 ♠ 156.9% </Td> <Td> 000000002011 - 10 - 18 - 0000 18 October 2011 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chile </Td> <Td> 264,000 Chilean pesos ($408) per month for workers aged 18--65; 186,631 pesos ($276) for workers younger than 18 and older than 65; and 161,265 pesos ($238) for' non remunerative' purposes . </Td> <Td> 7003468000000000000 ♠ 4,680 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003725300000000000 ♠ 7,253 </P> </Td> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000310000000000000 ♠ 3.1 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001325000000000000 ♠ 32.5% </Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2017 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> China </Td> <Td> The minimum wage in China is set locally, ranges from RMB1, 000 ($146) per month, RMB9. 50 ($1.39) per hour in Guangxi to RMB2, 190 ($321) per month, RMB19. 00 ($2.78) per hour in Shanghai . </Td> <Td> 7003180600000000000 ♠ 1,806 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003313900000000000 ♠ 3,139 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 6999870000000000000 ♠ 0.87 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000151000000000000 ♠ 1.51 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001220000000000000 ♠ 22% </Td> <Td> 000000002016 - 11 - 12 - 0000 12 November 2016 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Colombia </Td> <Td> 737,717 Colombian pesos per month ($250) </Td> <Td> 7003289900000000000 ♠ 2,899 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003685300000000000 ♠ 6,853 </P> </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> 7000116000000099999 ♠ 1.16 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000275000000000000 ♠ 2.75 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001497000000000000 ♠ 49.7% </Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2017 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Comoros </Td> <Td> 55,000 Comorian francs ($150) per month . </Td> <Td> 7003148400000000000 ♠ 1,484 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003307000000000000 ♠ 3,070 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 6999710000000000000 ♠ 0.71 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000148000000000000 ♠ 1.48 </P> </Td> <Td> 7002202200000000000 ♠ 202.2% </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2015 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Democratic Republic of the Congo </Td> <Td> 1,680 Congolese francs ($1.83) per day . </Td> <Td> 7002432000000000000 ♠ 432 </Td> <Td> <P> 7002762000000000000 ♠ 762 </P> </Td> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> 6999180000000000000 ♠ 0.18 </Td> <Td> <P> 6999330000000000000 ♠ 0.33 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001974000000000000 ♠ 97.4% </Td> <Td> 000000002009 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2009 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Republic of the Congo </Td> <Td> 90,000 CFA francs ($170) per month in the formal sector . </Td> <Td> 7003182100000000000 ♠ 1,821 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003604300000000000 ♠ 6,043 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 6999880000000000000 ♠ 0.88 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000291000000000000 ♠ 2.91 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001949000000000000 ♠ 94.9% </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2015 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Costa Rica </Td> <Td> Varies for specified industries from ₡ 9,598.73 per 8 - hour work day for unskilled workers to ₡ 12,537.91 per day for specialized workers . All other occupations not explicitly covered fall under the generic scale, which varies from ₡ 286,467.36 per month for unskilled workers to ₡ 615,083.69 for licentiates . </Td> <Td> 7003458100000000000 ♠ 4,581 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003660300000000000 ♠ 6,603 </P> </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> 7000184000000000000 ♠ 1.84 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000265000000000000 ♠ 2.65 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001429000000000000 ♠ 42.9% </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 07 - 01 - 0000 1 July 2015 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Côte d'Ivoire </Td> <Td> Varies by occupation, with the lowest set to 36,607 CFA franc ($72) per month for the industrial sector; a slightly higher minimum wage rate is applied for construction workers . </Td> <Td> 7002741000000000000 ♠ 741 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003185800000000000 ♠ 1,858 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 6999360000000000000 ♠ 0.36 </Td> <Td> <P> 6999890000000000000 ♠ 0.89 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001532000000000000 ♠ 53.2% </Td> <Td> 000000001994 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1994 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Croatia </Td> <Td> 3,120 Croatian kuna ($464) per month . </Td> <Td> 7003550100000000000 ♠ 5,501 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003895500000000000 ♠ 8,955 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 7000264000000000000 ♠ 2.64 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000430990000099999 ♠ 4.31 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001409000000000000 ♠ 40.9% </Td> <Td> 000000002016 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2016 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cuba </Td> <Td> 225 Cuban pesos ($9) per month . (Note that the exchange rate data and the International dollars conversion data for this row is for 2012, as more current data was not available at the time of data entry) Each citizen is however also given free food to supplement the salary . </Td> <Td> 7002147000000000000 ♠ 147 </Td> <Td> 181 </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 6998500000000000000 ♠ 0.05 </Td> <Td> 6998800000000000000 ♠ 0.08 </Td> <Td> 6999400000000000000 ♠ 0.4% </Td> <Td> 000000002005 - 05 - 01 - 0000 1 May 2005 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cyprus </Td> <Td> None; € 870 per month for shop assistants, nurses' assistants, clerks, hairdressers, and nursery assistants; it rises to € 924 after six months' employment . For asylum seekers working as unskilled workers in the agricultural sector, the minimum monthly wage was 425 euros ($570) with accommodation and food provided . For skilled workers in the agricultural sector, the minimum salary was 767 euros ($1,040) without accommodation and food . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2015 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Czech Republic </Td> <Td> 11,000 Czech koruna ($468) per month, or 66.00 koruna ($2.8) per hour . </Td> <Td> 7003561700000000000 ♠ 5,617 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003947600000000000 ♠ 9,476 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 7000270000000000000 ♠ 2.7 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000455990000099999 ♠ 4.56 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001295000000000000 ♠ 29.5% </Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Denmark </Td> <Td> None; instead, negotiated between unions and employer associations; the average minimum wage for all private and public sector collective bargaining agreements was approximately DKK 110 (nominally $16) per hour, exclusive of pension benefits . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 37.5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Djibouti </Td> <Td> None; canceled by the 2006 Labor Code for occupational categories, establishing that wages be set after common agreement between employers and employees . For public sector workers, minimum wage was 35,000 DFJ ($198) per month . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2015 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dominica </Td> <Td> EC $4.00 ($1.50) per hour . </Td> <Td> 7003308100000000000 ♠ 3,081 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003418000000000000 ♠ 4,180 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 7000148000000000000 ♠ 1.48 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000200999999999999 ♠ 2.01 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001371000000000000 ♠ 37.1% </Td> <Td> 000000002008 - 06 - 01 - 0000 1 June 2008 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dominican Republic </Td> <Td> 8,310 Dominican pesos per month in the FTZs and between 7,843 pesos and 12,873 pesos outside the FTZs, depending upon the size of the company; 5,884 pesos per month for the public sector; 234 pesos a day for farm workers who are covered by minimum wage regulations based on a 10 - hour day, with the exception of sugarcane workers who received 146 pesos based on an eight - hour workday . </Td> <Td> 7002906000000000000 ♠ 906 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003187900000000000 ♠ 1,879 </P> </Td> <Td> 44 </Td> <Td> 6999400000000000000 ♠ 0.4 </Td> <Td> <P> 6999820009999900000 ♠ 0.82 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001132000000000000 ♠ 13.2% </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2015 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ecuador </Td> <Td> US $427 per month (for a 12 month average, including 13th and 14th salaries). Minimum wage has been set by the government at $366 per month for the year 2016, but a worker who works a full year also receives a 13th and a 14th salary . </Td> <Td> 7003512400000000000 ♠ 5,124 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003848500000000000 ♠ 8,485 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 7000246000000000000 ♠ 2.46 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000408000000000000 ♠ 4.08 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001745000000000000 ♠ 74.5% </Td> <Td> 000000002016 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2016 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Egypt </Td> <Td> None; for the public sector the minimum wage is LE 1,200 ($68) per month . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1 January 2014 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> El Salvador </Td> <Td> Set sector by sector; for example, US $242.40 a month for retail employees; US $237.00 for industrial laborers; US $202.80 for apparel assembly workers; US $113.70 for agriculture workers . The wage for seasonal agricultural workers of cotton and sugar cane is used here . </Td> <Td> 7002130000000000000 ♠ 130 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003219400000000000 ♠ 2,194 </P> </Td> <Td> 44 </Td> <Td> 6998600000000000000 ♠ 0.06 </Td> <Td> <P> 6999960000000000000 ♠ 0.96 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001255000000000000 ♠ 25.5% </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2014 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Equatorial Guinea </Td> <Td> 129,035 CFA franc ($224). </Td> <Td> 7003261100000000000 ♠ 2,611 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003424400000000000 ♠ 4,244 </P> </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> 7000105000000000000 ♠ 1.05 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000170000000000000 ♠ 1.7 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001141000000000000 ♠ 14.1% </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eritrea </Td> <Td> None; 360 Eritrean nakfa ($23.3) per month in the public sector . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 44.5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2015 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Estonia </Td> <Td> € 470 per month, € 2.78 per hour . </Td> <Td> 7003653400000000000 ♠ 6,534 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003917000000000000 ♠ 9,170 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 7000314000000000000 ♠ 3.14 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000441000000000000 ♠ 4.41 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001326000000000000 ♠ 32.6% </Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ethiopia </Td> <Td> None; some government institutions and public enterprises set their own minimum wages: public sector employees, the largest group of wage earners, earned a monthly minimum wage of 420 Ethiopian birr ($21); employees in the banking and insurance sector had a minimum monthly wage of 336 birr ($18). </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Federated States of Micronesia </Td> <Td> None; US $2.65 per hour for employment with the national government; all states have a minimum hourly wage for government workers: $2.00 in Pohnpei, $1.25 in Chuuk, $1.42 in Kosrae, and $1.60 in Yap; $1.75 for private sector workers in Pohnpei . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2015 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fiji </Td> <Td> FJ $2.32 per hour . </Td> <Td> 7003276100000000000 ♠ 2,761 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003462400000000000 ♠ 4,624 </P> </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> 7000111000000000000 ♠ 1.11 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000185000000000000 ♠ 1.85 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001505000000000000 ♠ 50.5% </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 07 - 01 - 0000 1 July 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Finland </Td> <Td> None; however, the law requires all employers, including non-unionized ones, to pay minimum wages agreed to in collective bargaining agreements; almost all workers are covered under such arrangements . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2015 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France </Td> <Td> € 1,480.27 per month, € 9.76 per hour . </Td> <Td> 7004200710000000000 ♠ 20,071 </Td> <Td> <P> 7004200810000000000 ♠ 20,081 </P> </Td> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> 7001110300000000000 ♠ 11.03 </Td> <Td> <P> 7001110300000000000 ♠ 11.03 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001506000000000000 ♠ 50.6% </Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2017 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gabon </Td> <Td> 150,000 CFA francs ($255) per month; government workers received an additional monthly allowance of 20,000 CFA francs ($34) per child; government workers also received transportation, housing, and family benefits; the law does not mandate housing or family benefits for private sector workers . </Td> <Td> 7003303500000000000 ♠ 3,035 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003733600000000000 ♠ 7,336 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 7000146000000000000 ♠ 1.46 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000353000000000000 ♠ 3.53 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001367000000000000 ♠ 36.7% </Td> <Td> 000000002010 - 02 - 01 - 0000 1 February 2010 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The Gambia </Td> <Td> 50 dalasi ($1.25) per day . </Td> <Td> 7002317000000000000 ♠ 317 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003110900000000000 ♠ 1,109 </P> </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> 6999130000000000000 ♠ 0.13 </Td> <Td> <P> 6999440000000000000 ♠ 0.44 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001674000000000000 ♠ 67.4% </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2015 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> 20 Georgian lari ($8) per month for private sector workers which has remained unchanged since the early 1990s; 115 lari ($48) per month for public employees . </Td> <Td> 7002101000000000000 ♠ 101 </Td> <Td> <P> 7002284000000000000 ♠ 284 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 6998500000000000000 ♠ 0.05 </Td> <Td> <P> 6999140000000000000 ♠ 0.14 </P> </Td> <Td> 7000290000000000000 ♠ 2.9% </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2015 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> € 8.84 per hour . A higher minimum wage is often set by collective bargaining agreements and enforceable by law . </Td> <Td> 7004210360000000000 ♠ 21,036 </Td> <Td> <P> 7004222360000000000 ♠ 22,236 </P> </Td> <Td> 40.5 </Td> <Td> 7000999000000000000 ♠ 9.99 </Td> <Td> <P> 7001105600000000000 ♠ 10.56 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001470000000000000 ♠ 47% </Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2017 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ghana </Td> <Td> 8.00 Ghanaian cedis per day . </Td> <Td> 7002558000000000000 ♠ 558 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003168700000000000 ♠ 1,687 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 6999270000000000000 ♠ 0.27 </Td> <Td> <P> 6999810000000000000 ♠ 0.81 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001402000000000000 ♠ 40.2% </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 08 - 01 - 0000 1 August 2015 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Greece </Td> <Td> € 683.76 per month ($762) in 12 payments, € 586 per month ($653) in 14 payments, or € 4.23 per hour . </Td> <Td> 7003927100000000000 ♠ 9,271 </Td> <Td> <P> 7004117250000000000 ♠ 11,725 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 7000446000000000000 ♠ 4.46 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000564000000000000 ♠ 5.64 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001439000000000000 ♠ 43.9% </Td> <Td> 000000002013 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Grenada </Td> <Td> Minimum wage schedules set pay by occupation; for example, the minimum wage for domestic workers, for example, was EC $4.50 per hour, while that for a security guard was EC $9.00 per hour . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2015 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guatemala </Td> <Td> 81.87 Guatemalan quetzales per day for agricultural and nonagricultural work and 74.89 quetzales per day for work in export - sector regime factories . Minimum wage earners also are due a mandatory monthly bonus of 250 quetzales, and salaried workers receive two mandatory yearly bonuses (the bono 14 and the Christmas bonus), each equivalent to one month's salary . </Td> <Td> 7003399100000000000 ♠ 3,991 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003719700000000000 ♠ 7,197 </P> </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> 7000160000000000000 ♠ 1.6 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000288000000000000 ♠ 2.88 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001934000000000000 ♠ 93.4% </Td> <Td> 000000002016 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2016 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guernsey </Td> <Td> £ 7.20 per hour ($8.79) for those aged 18 + £ 6.50 per hour ($8.49) for those aged 17--18 . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1 January 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guinea </Td> <Td> The labor code allows the government to set a minimum hourly wage; however, the government has not exercised this provision except for setting the minimum wage for domestic workers at 440,000 GNF ($62) per month . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2015 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guinea - Bissau </Td> <Td> 19,030 CFA francs ($30) per month plus a bag of rice </Td> <Td> 7002385000000000000 ♠ 385 </Td> <Td> <P> 7002939000000000000 ♠ 939 </P> </Td> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> 6999160000000000000 ♠ 0.16 </Td> <Td> <P> 6999400000000000000 ♠ 0.4 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001645999999900000 ♠ 64.6% </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2015 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guyana </Td> <Td> G $35,000 per month, G $1,616 per day and G $202 per hour . </Td> <Td> 7003203500000000000 ♠ 2,035 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003356000000000000 ♠ 3,560 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 6999980000000000000 ♠ 0.98 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000171000000000000 ♠ 1.71 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001474000000000000 ♠ 47.4% </Td> <Td> 000000002013 - 07 - 01 - 0000 1 July 2013 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Haiti </Td> <Td> 125 Haitian gourdes per day for servants for an eight - hour workday; 225 Haitian gourdes per day for segment A industries; 240 Haitian gourdes per day for segment B industries; 260 Haitian gourdes per day for segment C industries; 225 Haitian gourdes per day for companies with piece work that re-export; and 300 Haitian gourdes per day for companies with piece work that exports . </Td> <Td> 7002616000000000000 ♠ 616 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003154800000000000 ♠ 1,548 </P> </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> 6999250000000000000 ♠ 0.25 </Td> <Td> <P> 6999620000000000000 ♠ 0.62 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001878000000000000 ♠ 87.8% </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 05 - 01 - 0000 1 May 2014 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Honduras </Td> <Td> Minimum wages ranged from a low of 5,681.73 Honduran lempiras per month, 22.44 lempiras per hour to 8,803.70 lempiras per month, 36.68 lempiras per hour . </Td> <Td> 7003230400000000000 ♠ 2,304 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003443100000000000 ♠ 4,431 </P> </Td> <Td> 44 </Td> <Td> 7000101000000000000 ♠ 1.01 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000194000000000000 ♠ 1.94 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001872000000000000 ♠ 87.2% </Td> <Td> 000000002016 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2016 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hong Kong </Td> <Td> HK $34.50 (US $4.5) per hour is the minimum wage in Hong Kong . </Td> <Td> 7003924500000000000 ♠ 9,245 </Td> <Td> <P> 7004112480000000000 ♠ 11,248 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 7000444000000000000 ♠ 4.44 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000541000000000000 ♠ 5.41 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001198000000000000 ♠ 19.8% </Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 05 - 01 - 0000 1 May 2017 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hungary </Td> <Td> 127,650 HUF (€ 425; $445) per month for unskilled labor, 161,250 HUF (€ 535; $560) per month for skilled labor . </Td> <Td> 7003544100000000000 ♠ 5,441 </Td> <Td> <P> 7004102880000000000 ♠ 10,288 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 7000262000000000000 ♠ 2.62 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000495000000000000 ♠ 4.95 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001402000000000000 ♠ 40.2% </Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iceland </Td> <Td> None; minimum wages are negotiated in various collectively bargained agreements and applied automatically to all employees in those occupations, regardless of union membership; while the agreements can be either industry - or sector - wide, and in some cases firm - specific, the minimum wage levels are occupation - specific . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2015 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> India </Td> <Td> Varied from 160 rupees ($2.40) per day in Bihar to 750 rupees ($11.31) per day in Kerala . State governments set a separate minimum wage for agricultural workers . The minimum wages are set according to Minimum Wages Act, 1948 . </Td> <Td> 7002743000000000000 ♠ 743 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003259000000000000 ♠ 2,590 </P> </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> 6999300000000000000 ♠ 0.3 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000104000000000000 ♠ 1.04 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001425000000000000 ♠ 42.5% </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2015 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Indonesia </Td> <Td> Established by provincial and district authorities, which vary by province, district, and sector; the lowest minimum wage is in the province of Yogyakarta at rupiah 1,337,745 ($100) per month and the highest is in Jakarta at rupiah 3,355,750 ($252) per month . <P> </P> </Td> <Td> 7002992000000000000 ♠ 992 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003270700000000000 ♠ 2,707 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 6999480000000000000 ♠ 0.48 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000130000000000000 ♠ 1.3 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001245000000000000 ♠ 24.5% </Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2017 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iran </Td> <Td> 929,931 Iranian tomans ($250) (equal to 9299310 rials) per month effective on the 2017 Persian New year; set annually for each industrial sector and region . The standard workweek is 44 hours, and any work over 48 entitles the worker to overtime . </Td> <Td> 7002361000000000000 ♠ 361 </Td> <Td> <P> 7002994000000000000 ♠ 994 </P> </Td> <Td> 44 </Td> <Td> 6999160000000000000 ♠ 0.16 </Td> <Td> <P> 6999430000000000000 ♠ 0.43 </P> </Td> <Td> 7000580000000000000 ♠ 5.8% </Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 03 - 21 - 0000 21 March 2017 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iraq </Td> <Td> 250,000 Iraqi dinars ($214) per month . </Td> <Td> 7003257000000000000 ♠ 2,570 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003504900000000000 ♠ 5,049 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 7000124000000000000 ♠ 1.24 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000243000000000000 ♠ 2.43 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001339000000000000 ♠ 33.9% </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2014 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ireland </Td> <Td> € 9.25 per hour, with sub-minimal rates for those under 18 (70% of minimum), and for those over 18 in first year of employment (80%), in second year of employment (90%), and in certain types of training (75% to 90%). </Td> <Td> 7004211970000000000 ♠ 21,197 </Td> <Td> <P> 7004182470000000000 ♠ 18,247 </P> </Td> <Td> 39 </Td> <Td> 7001104509999900000 ♠ 10.45 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000900000000000000 ♠ 9 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001334000000000000 ♠ 33.4% </Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Isle of Man </Td> <Td> £ 7.50 per hour ($9.15) for those aged 21 + £ 6.85 per hour ($8.36) for those aged 18--20 . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1 April 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Israel </Td> <Td> ₪ 5,000 Israeli new shekel ($1,433) per month; or ₪ 26.88 Israeli new shekel ($7.70) per hour . </Td> <Td> 7004156230000000000 ♠ 15,623 </Td> <Td> <P> 7004136080000000000 ♠ 13,608 </P> </Td> <Td> 43 </Td> <Td> 7000699000000000000 ♠ 6.99 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000609000000000000 ♠ 6.09 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001384000000000000 ♠ 38.4% </Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Italy </Td> <Td> None; instead set through collective bargaining agreements on a sector - by - sector basis . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2015 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jamaica </Td> <Td> J $6,200 per week . </Td> <Td> 7003275800000000000 ♠ 2,758 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003408600000000000 ♠ 4,086 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 7000133000000000000 ♠ 1.33 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000196000000000000 ♠ 1.96 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001451000000000000 ♠ 45.1% </Td> <Td> 000000002016 - 03 - 01 - 0000 1 March 2016 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Japan </Td> <Td> Ranges from 714--932 Japanese yen per hour; set on a prefectural and industry basis . </Td> <Td> 7004136510000000000 ♠ 13,651 </Td> <Td> <P> 7004130880000000000 ♠ 13,088 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 7000656000000000000 ♠ 6.56 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000629000000000000 ♠ 6.29 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001351000000000000 ♠ 35.1% </Td> <Td> 000000002016 - 10 - 20 - 0000 20 October 2016 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jordan </Td> <Td> 220 Jordanian dinars ($310) per month . </Td> <Td> 7003371800000000000 ♠ 3,718 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003779500000000000 ♠ 7,795 </P> </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> 7000149000000000000 ♠ 1.49 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000312000000000000 ♠ 3.12 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001716009999900000 ♠ 71.6% </Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 02 - 12 - 0000 12 February 2017 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kazakhstan </Td> <Td> 22,859 Kazakhstani tenge ($67) per month . </Td> <Td> 7002802000000000000 ♠ 802 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003273000000000000 ♠ 2,730 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 6999390000000000000 ♠ 0.39 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000131000000000000 ♠ 1.31 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001106000000000000 ♠ 10.6% </Td> <Td> 000000002016 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2016 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kenya </Td> <Td> Set by the government by location, age and skill level; the lowest urban minimum wage was 10,107.10 shillings per month, and the lowest agricultural minimum wage for unskilled employees was 5,436.90 shillings per month, excluding housing allowance . </Td> <Td> 7002665000000000000 ♠ 665 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003147300000000000 ♠ 1,473 </P> </Td> <Td> 52 </Td> <Td> 6999250000000000000 ♠ 0.25 </Td> <Td> <P> 6999540000000000000 ♠ 0.54 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001478000000000000 ♠ 47.8% </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 05 - 01 - 0000 1 May 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kiribati </Td> <Td> None; informal minimum wage estimated by government authorities to be between A $1.60 ($1.66) to A $1.70 ($1.77) per hour </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> North Korea </Td> <Td> Averaging 5,000--10,000 North Korean won ($5.5--$11.1) per day . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2014 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Korea </Td> <Td> 6,470 South Korean won per hour; reviewed annually . Scheduled to increase to 7,530 South Korean won per hour from 1 January 2018 . </Td> <Td> 7004115990000000000 ♠ 11,599 </Td> <Td> <P> 7004131400000000000 ♠ 13,140 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 7000558000000000000 ♠ 5.58 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000632000000000000 ♠ 6.32 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001380000000000000 ♠ 38% </Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2017 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kosovo </Td> <Td> € 170 ($224) per month for workers between 35 and 65 years of age; € 130 for workers under 35 years of age . </Td> <Td> 7003230500000000000 ♠ 2,305 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003592800000000000 ♠ 5,928 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 7000111000000000000 ♠ 1.11 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000285000000000000 ♠ 2.85 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001610000000000000 ♠ 61% </Td> <Td> 000000002011 - 08 - 17 - 0000 17 August 2011 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kuwait </Td> <Td> 60 Kuwaiti dinars ($216) per month . </Td> <Td> 7003238300000000000 ♠ 2,383 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003373300000000000 ♠ 3,733 </P> </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> 6999950000000000000 ♠ 0.95 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000150000000000000 ♠ 1.5 </P> </Td> <Td> 7000520000000000000 ♠ 5.2% </Td> <Td> 000000002010 - 04 - 14 - 0000 14 April 2010 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kyrgyzstan </Td> <Td> 970 Kyrgyzstani som ($14) per month, nominally; used for administrative purpose . </Td> <Td> 7002166000000000000 ♠ 166 </Td> <Td> <P> 7002558000000000000 ♠ 558 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 6998800000000000000 ♠ 0.08 </Td> <Td> <P> 6999270000000000000 ♠ 0.27 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001163000000000000 ♠ 16.3% </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2015 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Laos </Td> <Td> 800,000 Lao kip ($100) per month; additionally, employers were required to pay an 30,000 - kip ($3.74) meal allowance per day . The minimum wage for civil servants and state enterprise employees was last increased to 1,400,000 kip ($170) per month . </Td> <Td> 7003206200000000000 ♠ 2,062 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003519300000000000 ♠ 5,193 </P> </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> 6999830000000000000 ♠ 0.83 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000208000000000000 ♠ 2.08 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001915000000000000 ♠ 91.5% </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2014 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Latvia </Td> <Td> € 380 per month . </Td> <Td> 7003501700000000000 ♠ 5,017 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003764700000000000 ♠ 7,647 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 7000241000000000000 ♠ 2.41 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000368000000000000 ♠ 3.68 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001315000000000000 ♠ 31.5% </Td> <Td> 000000002016 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2016 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lebanon </Td> <Td> 675,000 pounds ($450) per month, 30,000 pounds per day . </Td> <Td> 7003537300000000000 ♠ 5,373 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003872200000000000 ♠ 8,722 </P> </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> 7000215000000000000 ♠ 2.15 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000349000000000000 ♠ 3.49 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001626000000000000 ♠ 62.6% </Td> <Td> 000000002012 - 02 - 01 - 0000 1 February 2012 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lesotho </Td> <Td> 1,178 maloti ($102) per month to 1,285 maloti ($112) per month; varied by sector . </Td> <Td> 7002961000000000000 ♠ 961 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003318500000000000 ♠ 3,185 </P> </Td> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> 6999410009999900000 ♠ 0.41 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000136000000000000 ♠ 1.36 </P> </Td> <Td> 7002106700000000000 ♠ 106.7% </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2014 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Liberia </Td> <Td> 15 Liberian dollars ($0.31) per hour not exceeding 8 hours per day, excluding benefits, for unskilled laborers; 5,600 LD ($114) per month for civil servants . </Td> <Td> 7002435000000000000 ♠ 435 </Td> <Td> <P> 7002823000000000000 ♠ 823 </P> </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> 6999170000000000000 ♠ 0.17 </Td> <Td> <P> 6999330000000000000 ♠ 0.33 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001984000000000000 ♠ 98.4% </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2014 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Libya </Td> <Td> 450 Libyan dinars ($325) per month; the government heavily subsidizes rent and utilities . </Td> <Td> 7003391900000000000 ♠ 3,919 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003945700000000000 ♠ 9,457 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 7000188000000000000 ♠ 1.88 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000455000000000000 ♠ 4.55 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001668000000000000 ♠ 66.8% </Td> <Td> 000000002011 - 03 - 01 - 0000 1 March 2011 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Liechtenstein </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2014 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lithuania </Td> <Td> € 380 per month ($423.26), € 2.31 per hour ($2.57). </Td> <Td> 7003500600000000000 ♠ 5,006 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003842100000000000 ♠ 8,421 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 7000241000000000000 ♠ 2.41 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000405000000000000 ♠ 4.05 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001304000000000000 ♠ 30.4% </Td> <Td> 000000002016 - 07 - 01 - 0000 1 July 2016 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Luxembourg </Td> <Td> € 1,998.59 per month, € 11, 55 per hour for unskilled workers over 18; increased by 20% for a skilled employee; decreased by 20% to 25% in the case of an adolescent worker . </Td> <Td> 7004271520000000000 ♠ 27,152 </Td> <Td> <P> 7004240240000000000 ♠ 24,024 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 7001130500000000000 ♠ 13.05 </Td> <Td> <P> 7001115500000000000 ♠ 11.55 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001236000000000000 ♠ 23.6% </Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2017 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Republic of Macedonia </Td> <Td> 10,500 Macedonian denars ($182.3) per month . </Td> <Td> 7003226100000000000 ♠ 2,261 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003534700000000000 ♠ 5,347 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 7000109000000000000 ♠ 1.09 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000257000000099999 ♠ 2.57 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001384000000000000 ♠ 38.4% </Td> <Td> 000000002016 - 03 - 01 - 0000 1 March 2016 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Madagascar </Td> <Td> 133,013.40 Malagasy ariary per month, 767.40 ariary per hour for non-agricultural workers; 134,920.00 ariary per month, 674.60 ariary per hour for agricultural workers . </Td> <Td> 7002453000000000000 ♠ 453 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003167600000000000 ♠ 1,676 </P> </Td> <Td> 41 </Td> <Td> 6999210000000000000 ♠ 0.21 </Td> <Td> <P> 6999790000000000000 ♠ 0.79 </P> </Td> <Td> 7002114900000000000 ♠ 114.9% </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2015 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Malawi </Td> <Td> MK 687.70 per day . </Td> <Td> 7002301000000000000 ♠ 301 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003124400000000000 ♠ 1,244 </P> </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> 6999120000000000000 ♠ 0.12 </Td> <Td> <P> 6999500000000000000 ♠ 0.5 </P> </Td> <Td> 7002105200000000000 ♠ 105.2% </Td> <Td> 000000002016 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2016 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Malaysia </Td> <Td> RM 1000 per month, RM4. 81 per hour on the peninsula; and RM920 per month, RM4. 42 per hour for the states of Sabah, Sarawak, and Labuan . To be fully enforced on July 1, 2016 . </Td> <Td> 7003231700000000000 ♠ 2,317 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003584000000000000 ♠ 5,840 </P> </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> 6999930000000000000 ♠ 0.93 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000234000000000000 ♠ 2.34 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001217000000000000 ♠ 21.7% </Td> <Td> 000000002016 - 07 - 01 - 0000 1 July 2016 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Maldives </Td> <Td> None; 3,100 Maldivian rufiyaa ($242) per month in the government sector . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2014 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mali </Td> <Td> 28,465 CFA francs ($57), supplemented by a required package of benefits, including social security and health care . </Td> <Td> 7002576000000000000 ♠ 576 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003151300000000000 ♠ 1,513 </P> </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> 6999230000000000000 ♠ 0.23 </Td> <Td> <P> 6999610000000000000 ♠ 0.61 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001623000000000000 ♠ 62.3% </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2014 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Malta </Td> <Td> € 728.04 per month, € 168.01 per week; combined with an annual mandatory bonus of € 270.20 and a € 242.32 annual cost of living increase, automatically adjusted for inflation . </Td> <Td> 7004104510000000000 ♠ 10,451 </Td> <Td> <P> 7004137010000000000 ♠ 13,701 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 7000501990000099999 ♠ 5.02 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000659000000000000 ♠ 6.59 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001381000000000000 ♠ 38.1% </Td> <Td> 000000002016 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2016 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Marshall Islands </Td> <Td> US $2.00 per hour for government and private sector employees . </Td> <Td> 7003416000000000000 ♠ 4,160 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003398100000000000 ♠ 3,981 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000191000000000000 ♠ 1.91 </P> </Td> <Td> 7002124000000000000 ♠ 124% </Td> <Td> 000000001986 - 03 - 06 - 0000 6 March 1986 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mauritania </Td> <Td> 30,000 Mauritanian ouguiya ($100) per month for adults . </Td> <Td> 7003110900000000000 ♠ 1,109 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003381000000000000 ♠ 3,810 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 6999530000000000000 ♠ 0.53 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000183000000000000 ♠ 1.83 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001867000000000000 ♠ 86.7% </Td> <Td> 000000002011 - 09 - 01 - 0000 1 September 2011 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mauritius </Td> <Td> 607 Mauritian rupees ($20) per week for an unskilled worker in the Export Processing Zone (EPZ); 794 rupees ($26) per week for an unskilled factory worker outside the EPZ; set by the government by sector, and increased each year based on the inflation rate . </Td> <Td> 7002888000000000000 ♠ 888 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003161800000000000 ♠ 1,618 </P> </Td> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> 6999380000000000000 ♠ 0.38 </Td> <Td> <P> 6999690009999900000 ♠ 0.69 </P> </Td> <Td> 7000830000000000000 ♠ 8.3% </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2014 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mexico </Td> <Td> 80.04 Mexican pesos ($3.94) per day . </Td> <Td> 7003122100000000000 ♠ 1,221 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003240100000000000 ♠ 2,401 </P> </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> 6999490000000000000 ♠ 0.49 </Td> <Td> <P> 6999960000000000000 ♠ 0.96 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001139000000000000 ♠ 13.9% </Td> <Td> 000000002016 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2016 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Moldova </Td> <Td> 1900 Moldovan lei ($96) per month in the private sector; 1000 lei ($50) per month in the public sector . </Td> <Td> 7002638000000000000 ♠ 638 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003183800000000000 ♠ 1,838 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 6999310000000000000 ♠ 0.31 </Td> <Td> <P> 6999880000000000000 ♠ 0.88 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001365000000000000 ♠ 36.5% </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 05 - 01 - 0000 1 May 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Monaco </Td> <Td> € 1,731.91 per month and € 10.25 per hour; same as the French minimum wage, plus a 5% adjustment . </Td> <Td> 7004234870000000000 ♠ 23,487 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 39 </Td> <Td> 7001115800000000000 ♠ 11.58 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 17% </Td> <Td> 1 January 2017 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mongolia </Td> <Td> 192,000 Mongolian tögrög ($87) per month . </Td> <Td> 7003107600000000000 ♠ 1,076 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003275500000000000 ♠ 2,755 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 6999520000000000000 ♠ 0.52 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000132000000000000 ♠ 1.32 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001226000000000000 ♠ 22.6% </Td> <Td> 000000002013 - 09 - 01 - 0000 1 September 2013 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Montenegro </Td> <Td> € 193 per month ($215). </Td> <Td> 7003256200000000000 ♠ 2,562 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003498000000000000 ♠ 4,980 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 7000123000000000000 ♠ 1.23 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000239000000000000 ♠ 2.39 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001322000000000000 ♠ 32.2% </Td> <Td> 000000002013 - 05 - 01 - 0000 1 May 2013 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Morocco </Td> <Td> 3 000 MADs ($310) per month in public sector, 2 570.86 MAD ($265) per month in private sector, 69, 73 MAD ($7) per day for agricultural workers . </Td> <Td> 7003366400000000000 ♠ 3,664 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003858000000000000 ♠ 8,580 </P> </Td> <Td> 44 </Td> <Td> 7000160000000000000 ♠ 1.6 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000375000000000000 ♠ 3.75 </P> </Td> <Td> 7002109700000000000 ♠ 109.7% </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 07 - 01 - 0000 1 July 2015 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mozambique </Td> <Td> Set for nine different economic sectors; ranges from 3,002 Mozambican meticias a month in the public sector to 7,465 meticias a month in the financial sector . </Td> <Td> 7002571000000000000 ♠ 571 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003215000000000000 ♠ 2,150 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 6999270000000000000 ♠ 0.27 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000103000000000000 ♠ 1.03 </P> </Td> <Td> 7002181300000000000 ♠ 181.3% </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 05 - 01 - 0000 1 May 2014 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Myanmar </Td> <Td> 3,600 Myanmar kyat per day, 450 Myanmar kyat per hour . </Td> <Td> 7002886000000000000 ♠ 886 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003314300000000000 ♠ 3,143 </P> </Td> <Td> 44 </Td> <Td> 6999390000000000000 ♠ 0.39 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000137000000000000 ♠ 1.37 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001575000000000000 ♠ 57.5% </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 09 - 01 - 0000 1 September 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Namibia </Td> <Td> None; the mining, construction, security and agricultural sectors set basic levels of pay through collective bargaining . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nauru </Td> <Td> None; there is a graduated salary system for public service officers and employees, none for private - sector workers . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2014 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nepal </Td> <Td> 8,000 Nepalese rupees ($74) per month . </Td> <Td> 7002893000000000000 ♠ 893 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003281500000000000 ♠ 2,815 </P> </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> 6999360000000000000 ♠ 0.36 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000112990000099999 ♠ 1.13 </P> </Td> <Td> 7002114500000000000 ♠ 114.5% </Td> <Td> 000000002013 - 06 - 10 - 0000 10 June 2013 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Netherlands </Td> <Td> € 1,551.60 per month, € 358.05 per week, € 71.61 per day, and € 8.95 per hour for persons 23 and older (in a 40 - hours work week, a work week with less hours has a higher minimum wage per hour); between 30 - 85% of this amount for persons aged 15--22 . </Td> <Td> 7004210390000000000 ♠ 21,039 </Td> <Td> <P> 7004203400000000000 ♠ 20,340 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 7001101100000000000 ♠ 10.11 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000978000000099999 ♠ 9.78 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001420000000000000 ♠ 42% </Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2017 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Zealand </Td> <Td> NZ $15.75 per hour for workers 18 years old or older, and NZ $12.60 per hour for those aged 16 or 17 or in training; there is no statutory minimum wage for employees who are under 16 years old . </Td> <Td> 7004228050000000000 ♠ 22,805 </Td> <Td> <P> 7004203060000000000 ♠ 20,306 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 7001109600000000000 ♠ 10.96 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000976000000000000 ♠ 9.76 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001549000000000000 ♠ 54.9% </Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 04 - 01 - 0000 1 April 2017 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nicaragua </Td> <Td> Set for nine different economic sectors; ranges from 3,187.43 Nicaraguan córdobas per month in the agricultural sector to 7,133.44 córdobas per month in the financial sector . </Td> <Td> 7003133600000000000 ♠ 1,336 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003347400000000000 ♠ 3,474 </P> </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> 6999540000000000000 ♠ 0.54 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000138990000099999 ♠ 1.39 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001669000000000000 ♠ 66.9% </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 09 - 01 - 0000 1 September 2015 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Niger </Td> <Td> 30,047 CFA francs ($60) per month . </Td> <Td> 7002608000000000000 ♠ 608 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003161500000000000 ♠ 1,615 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 6999289990000000000 ♠ 0.29 </Td> <Td> <P> 6999780000000000000 ♠ 0.78 </P> </Td> <Td> 7002169400000000000 ♠ 169.4% </Td> <Td> 000000002012 - 08 - 17 - 0000 17 August 2012 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nigeria </Td> <Td> 18,000 naira per month (was $115 but following the recent devaluation of the naira has fallen to $58, or $38 using the parallel market rate). </Td> <Td> 7003112200000000000 ♠ 1,122 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003199600000000000 ♠ 1,996 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 6999540000000000000 ♠ 0.54 </Td> <Td> <P> 6999960000000000000 ♠ 0.96 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001333009999900000 ♠ 33.3% </Td> <Td> 000000002011 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2011 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Northern Cyprus </Td> <Td> 2020 Turkish lira ($550) per month (gross minimum wage). </Td> <Td> 6,600 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1 February 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Norway </Td> <Td> None; wages normally fall within a national scale negotiated by labor, employers, and local governments . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 37.5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2014 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Oman </Td> <Td> 225 Omani rials ($592) per month plus allowances of 100 rials ($263) per month for citizens; does not apply to foreign workers . </Td> <Td> 7004101430000000000 ♠ 10,143 </Td> <Td> <P> 7004195060000000000 ♠ 19,506 </P> </Td> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> 7000433000000000000 ♠ 4.33 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000834000000000000 ♠ 8.34 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001510000000000000 ♠ 51% </Td> <Td> 000000002013 - 07 - 01 - 0000 1 July 2013 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pakistan </Td> <Td> 15000 Pakistani rupees ($150) per month . </Td> <Td> 7003171800000000000 ♠ 1,718 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003574800000000000 ♠ 5,748 </P> </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> 6999690009999900000 ♠ 0.69 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000230000000099999 ♠ 2.3 </P> </Td> <Td> 7002114000000000000 ♠ 114% </Td> <Td> 000000002016 - 06 - 01 - 0000 1 June 2016 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Palau </Td> <Td> US $3.00 per hour; does not include foreign workers . </Td> <Td> 7003624000000000000 ♠ 6,240 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003589800000000000 ♠ 5,898 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000284000000000000 ♠ 2.84 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001386000000000000 ♠ 38.6% </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 10 - 01 - 0000 1 October 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Palestine </Td> <Td> ₪ 1,450 ($384) per month; </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2014 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Panama </Td> <Td> 1.2222 to 2.3636 balboas ($1.22 - $2.36) per hour, depending on region and sector . Food and the use of housing facilities were considered part of the salary for some workers, such as domestic and agricultural workers . Salaries for domestic workers ranged from 175 to 200 balboas ($175 - $200) per month . The agricultural and construction sectors received the lowest and highest minimum wages, respectively . </Td> <Td> 7003304500000000000 ♠ 3,045 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003513100000000000 ♠ 5,131 </P> </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> 7000122000000000000 ♠ 1.22 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000206000000000000 ♠ 2.06 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001231000000000000 ♠ 23.1% </Td> <Td> 000000002012 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2012 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Papua New Guinea </Td> <Td> 3.20 Papua New Guinean kina per hour . </Td> <Td> 7003264500000000000 ♠ 2,645 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003334300000000000 ♠ 3,343 </P> </Td> <Td> 44 </Td> <Td> 7000116000000099999 ♠ 1.16 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000146000000000000 ♠ 1.46 </P> </Td> <Td> 7002126100000000000 ♠ 126.1% </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 08 - 01 - 0000 1 August 2014 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Paraguay </Td> <Td> 1,964,507 Paraguayan guaraníes ($348) per month; The law discriminates against domestic workers, who are legally entitled to only 40 percent of the minimum wage . The law mandates that housing and food be counted towards domestic worker's salary . </Td> <Td> 7003386000000000000 ♠ 3,860 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003866100000000000 ♠ 8,661 </P> </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> 7000155000000000000 ♠ 1.55 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000347000000000000 ♠ 3.47 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001943000000000000 ♠ 94.3% </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 03 - 01 - 0000 1 March 2014 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Peru </Td> <Td> 850 Peruvian nuevos soles ($294) per month . </Td> <Td> 7003320300000000000 ♠ 3,203 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003601400000000000 ♠ 6,014 </P> </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> 7000128000000000000 ♠ 1.28 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000241000000000000 ♠ 2.41 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001485000000000000 ♠ 48.5% </Td> <Td> 000000002012 - 06 - 01 - 0000 1 June 2012 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Philippines </Td> <Td> Ranges from PhP 243 daily non-plantation agricultural wage in Ilocos Region to PhP512 daily non-agricultural wage in Metro Manila . </Td> <Td> 7003280300000000000 ♠ 2,803 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003662300000000000 ♠ 6,623 </P> </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> 7000112000000000000 ♠ 1.12 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000265000000000000 ♠ 2.65 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001900000000000000 ♠ 90% </Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 10 - 05 - 0000 5 October 2017 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Poland </Td> <Td> 2,000 PLN ($505) monthly . 13 PLN ($3.88) per hour . </Td> <Td> 7003608700000000000 ♠ 6,087 </Td> <Td> <P> 7004124660000000000 ♠ 12,466 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 7000293000000000000 ♠ 2.93 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000599000000000000 ♠ 5.99 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001477000000000000 ♠ 47.7% </Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2017 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Portugal </Td> <Td> € 557 per month ($648) in 14 payments; for full - time workers, rural workers, and domestic employees ages 18 and older . </Td> <Td> 7003755300000000000 ♠ 7,553 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003984400000000000 ♠ 9,844 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 7000363000000000000 ♠ 3.63 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000473000000000000 ♠ 4.73 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001337000000000000 ♠ 33.7% </Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Qatar </Td> <Td> None; the labor law provides the emir with authority to set a minimum wage, but he did not do so . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002013 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2013 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Romania </Td> <Td> 1450 lei ($339) per month; else 8.63 lei ($2) per hour for a full - time schedule of 168 hours per month . See Minimum wage in Romania . </Td> <Td> 7003426600000000000 ♠ 4,266 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003899400000000000 ♠ 8,994 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 7000205009999999999 ♠ 2.05 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000432000000000000 ♠ 4.32 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001420000000000000 ♠ 42% </Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 02 - 01 - 0000 1 February 2017 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Russia </Td> <Td> 7,500 ruble (€ 100) per month . </Td> <Td> 7003111000000000000 ♠ 1,110 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003310600000000000 ♠ 3,106 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 6999530000000000000 ♠ 0.53 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000149000000000000 ♠ 1.49 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001127000000000000 ♠ 12.7% </Td> <Td> 000000002016 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2016 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rwanda </Td> <Td> None; ranges from 500 to 1,000 Rwandan francs ($0.83 to $1.66) per day in the tea industry and 1500 to 5000 francs ($2.50 to $8.30) per day in the construction industry . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002013 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2013 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saint Kitts and Nevis </Td> <Td> EC $9.00 per hour . </Td> <Td> 7003693300000000000 ♠ 6,933 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003889800000000000 ♠ 8,898 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 7000333000000000000 ♠ 3.33 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000428000000000000 ♠ 4.28 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001365000000000000 ♠ 36.5% </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 11 - 01 - 0000 1 November 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saint Lucia </Td> <Td> Minimum wage for some sectors; EC $300 ($111) per month for office clerks; EC $200 ($74) for shop assistants; EC $160 ($59) for messengers . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002013 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2013 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saint Vincent and the Grenadines </Td> <Td> Set sector by sector; for example, EC $56 ($20.74) per day for agriculture workers (shelter not provided); EC $40 ($14.81) per day for industrial workers; and EC $25 per day for household domestic workers . </Td> <Td> 7003240700000000000 ♠ 2,407 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003329800000000000 ♠ 3,298 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 7000116000000099999 ♠ 1.16 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000159000000000000 ♠ 1.59 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001299000000000000 ♠ 29.9% </Td> <Td> 000000002008 - 07 - 01 - 0000 1 July 2008 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Samoa </Td> <Td> WST $2.00 ($0.89) per hour for the private sector; WST $2.65 ($1.18) for the public sector . </Td> <Td> 7003162200000000000 ♠ 1,622 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003224000000000000 ♠ 2,240 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 6999780000000000000 ♠ 0.78 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000108000000000000 ♠ 1.08 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001378009999900000 ♠ 37.8% </Td> <Td> 000000002012 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2012 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> San Marino </Td> <Td> € 1582.57 per month ($1,763); € 9.74 per hour ($10.85). </Td> <Td> 7004210070000000000 ♠ 21,007 </Td> <Td> <P> 7004266730000000000 ♠ 26,673 </P> </Td> <Td> 37.5 </Td> <Td> 7001107700000000000 ♠ 10.77 </Td> <Td> <P> 7001136800000000000 ♠ 13.68 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001423009999900000 ♠ 42.3% </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> São Tomé and Príncipe </Td> <Td> None; 750,000 São Tomé and Príncipe dobras ($40) per month for civil servants </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002013 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2013 <P> ((List of minimum wages by country / Row Saudi Arabia 3000 monthly 48 2 February 2013 comment = 3,000 Saudi riyals ($720) per month for public sector; does not apply to foreign workers . There are no minimum wage in private sector . </P> <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Senegal </Td> <Td> 209.10 CFA francs ($0.42) per hour for general workers and 182.95 CFA francs ($0.37) per hour for agricultural workers . </Td> <Td> 7002642000000000000 ♠ 642 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003161000000000000 ♠ 1,610 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 6999310000000000000 ♠ 0.31 </Td> <Td> <P> 6999770000000000000 ♠ 0.77 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001662000000000000 ♠ 66.2% </Td> <Td> 000000001996 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1996 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Serbia </Td> <Td> 22,620 Serbian dinars (€ 183.45) net monthly, 130 dinars ($1.1) per hour net, 175 dinars ($1.5) per hour gross . </Td> <Td> 7003327100000000000 ♠ 3,271 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003733800000000000 ♠ 7,338 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 7000157000000000000 ♠ 1.57 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000353000000000000 ♠ 3.53 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001544000000000000 ♠ 54.4% </Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2017 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Seychelles </Td> <Td> SR 26.70 per hour for all workers other than casual workers; SR30. 78 per hour for casual workers . </Td> <Td> 7003417000000000000 ♠ 4,170 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003628700000000000 ♠ 6,287 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000302000000000000 ♠ 3.02 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001231000000000000 ♠ 23.1% </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2014 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sierra Leone </Td> <Td> 500,000 Sierra Leonean leones per month . </Td> <Td> 7003118100000000000 ♠ 1,181 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003248000000000000 ♠ 2,480 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 6999569999999900000 ♠ 0.57 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000119000000000000 ♠ 1.19 </P> </Td> <Td> 7002155900000000000 ♠ 155.9% </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Singapore </Td> <Td> None . However, two exceptions were made recently: 1) Cleaner jobs to have a minimum wage of $1,000 / month effective January 2014 . 2) Security guards to have a minimum wage of $1,100 / month effective September 2016 . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 44 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002013 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2013 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Slovakia </Td> <Td> € 405 per month, € 2.33 per hour . </Td> <Td> 7003547600000000000 ♠ 5,476 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003867700000000000 ♠ 8,677 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 7000263000000000000 ♠ 2.63 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000417000000000000 ♠ 4.17 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001300000000000000 ♠ 30% </Td> <Td> 000000002016 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2016 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Slovenia </Td> <Td> € 804.96 per month . </Td> <Td> 7004109150000000000 ♠ 10,915 </Td> <Td> <P> 7004144010000000000 ♠ 14,401 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 7000525000000000000 ♠ 5.25 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000692000000000000 ♠ 6.92 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001463000000000000 ♠ 46.3% </Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2017 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Solomon Islands </Td> <Td> SI $4.00 ($0.55) per hour for all workers except those in the fishing and agricultural sectors, who received SI $3.20 per hour . </Td> <Td> 7002946000000000000 ♠ 946 </Td> <Td> <P> 7002948000000000000 ♠ 948 </P> </Td> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> 6999400000000000000 ♠ 0.4 </Td> <Td> <P> 6999410009999900000 ♠ 0.41 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001434000000000000 ♠ 43.4% </Td> <Td> 000000002008 - 05 - 01 - 0000 1 May 2008 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Somalia </Td> <Td> None . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002013 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Africa </Td> <Td> not mandatory, but recommended minimum wage in private sector is 2,474 rand per month ($155) except domestic and farm works' wages 1,500 rand ($95), . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002013 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Sudan </Td> <Td> None . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002011 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2011 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spain </Td> <Td> € 825.65 ($886) per month in 12 payments, € 707.70 ($760) per month in 14 payments . </Td> <Td> 7004111950000000000 ♠ 11,195 </Td> <Td> <P> 7004130970000000000 ♠ 13,097 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 7000538000000000000 ♠ 5.38 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000630000000000000 ♠ 6.3 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001379000000000000 ♠ 37.9% </Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2017 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sri Lanka </Td> <Td> 10,000 rupees per month. (US $70.75 per month) </Td> <Td> 7002824000000000000 ♠ 824 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003249900000000000 ♠ 2,499 </P> </Td> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> 6999350000000000000 ♠ 0.35 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000107000000000000 ♠ 1.07 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001213000000000000 ♠ 21.3% </Td> <Td> 000000002016 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2016 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sudan </Td> <Td> 425 Sudanese pounds ($70) per month . </Td> <Td> 7002846000000000000 ♠ 846 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003126600000000000 ♠ 1,266 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 6999410009999900000 ♠ 0.41 </Td> <Td> <P> 6999610000000000000 ♠ 0.61 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001303000000000000 ♠ 30.3% </Td> <Td> 000000002008 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2008 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Suriname </Td> <Td> None; SRD 600 ($180) per month is the lowest wage for civil servants . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002013 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Swaziland </Td> <Td> 531.6 Swazi emalangeni ($76.50) per month for a domestic worker; 420 emalangeni ($60.50) a month for an unskilled worker; 600 emalangeni ($86.50) a month for a skilled worker . </Td> <Td> 7002694000000000000 ♠ 694 </Td> <Td> 7003112800000000000 ♠ 1,128 </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> 6999330000000000000 ♠ 0.33 </Td> <Td> 6999540000000000000 ♠ 0.54 </Td> <Td> 7001190000000000000 ♠ 19% </Td> <Td> 000000002011 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2011 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sweden </Td> <Td> None; in Sweden the law provides for the right of workers to form and join independent unions to bargain wages collectively, and it prohibits antiunion discrimination . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002013 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Switzerland </Td> <Td> None; however, a minority of the voluntary General Labour Contracts (GLC, collective labour agreements), reached on a sector - by - sector basis, contain minimum compensation clauses, which provide for compensation ranging from CHF 2,200 to 4,200 ($2,363 to $4,511) per month for unskilled workers and CHF 2,800 to 5,300 ($3,010 to $5,693) per month for skilled employees . On 18 May 2014, Swiss voters rejected an initiative (by 76.3%) that would have enforced GLCs for every sector and set the hourly minimum wage at CHF 22 ($24.65) or (PPP - adjusted: $12.55). </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 41.7 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Syria </Td> <Td> 9,765 to 14,760 Syrian pounds ($176--$266) per month, plus benefits, including compensation for meals, uniforms, and transportation . </Td> <Td> 7003211200000000000 ♠ 2,112 </Td> <Td> 7003285000000000000 ♠ 2,850 </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 7000102000000000000 ♠ 1.02 </Td> <Td> 7000137000000000000 ♠ 1.37 </Td> <Td> 7001540000000000000 ♠ 54% </Td> <Td> 000000002013 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2013 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Taiwan </Td> <Td> The minimum wage in Taiwan is NT $21,009 ($654 USD) per month; NT $133 ($4.14 USD) per hour . </Td> <Td> 7003836600000000000 ♠ 8,366 </Td> <Td> <P> 7004181990000000000 ♠ 18,199 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 7000401999999999999 ♠ 4.02 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000875000000000000 ♠ 8.75 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001389000000000000 ♠ 38.9% </Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2017 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tajikistan </Td> <Td> 250 Tajikistani somoni ($31) per month, plus certain government subsidies for workers and their families . </Td> <Td> 7002487000000000000 ♠ 487 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003144400000000000 ♠ 1,444 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 6999230000000000000 ♠ 0.23 </Td> <Td> <P> 6999690009999900000 ♠ 0.69 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001520000000000000 ♠ 52% </Td> <Td> 000000002013 - 09 - 01 - 0000 1 September 2013 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tanzania </Td> <Td> Varies by sector from 40,000 Tanzanian shillings per month to 400,000 shillings per month . </Td> <Td> 7002220000000000000 ♠ 220 </Td> <Td> <P> 7002616000000000000 ♠ 616 </P> </Td> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> 6998900000000000000 ♠ 0.09 </Td> <Td> <P> 6999260000000000000 ♠ 0.26 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001231000000000000 ♠ 23.1% </Td> <Td> 000000002013 - 07 - 01 - 0000 1 July 2013 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Thailand </Td> <Td> Ranges from 300 Thai baht ($8) per day and up, depending on the cost of living in various provinces; set by provincial tripartite wage committees that sometimes include only employer representatives . </Td> <Td> 7003265200000000000 ♠ 2,652 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003722300000000000 ♠ 7,223 </P> </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> 7000106000000000000 ♠ 1.06 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000289000000000000 ♠ 2.89 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001443000000000000 ♠ 44.3% </Td> <Td> 000000002013 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2013 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Timor - Leste </Td> <Td> US $115 per month . </Td> <Td> 7003138000000000000 ♠ 1,380 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003206200000000000 ♠ 2,062 </P> </Td> <Td> 44 </Td> <Td> 6999600000000000000 ♠ 0.6 </Td> <Td> <P> 6999900000000000000 ♠ 0.9 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001913000000000000 ♠ 91.3% </Td> <Td> 000000002012 - 06 - 22 - 0000 22 June 2012 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Togo </Td> <Td> 35,000 ($70) CFA francs per month . </Td> <Td> 7002708000000000000 ♠ 708 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003178900000000000 ♠ 1,789 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 6999340000000000000 ♠ 0.34 </Td> <Td> <P> 6999860000000000000 ♠ 0.86 </P> </Td> <Td> 7002122600000000000 ♠ 122.6% </Td> <Td> 000000002012 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2012 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tonga </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002013 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2013 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Trinidad and Tobago </Td> <Td> TT $15.00 ($2.36) per hour . </Td> <Td> 7003468200000000000 ♠ 4,682 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003559800000000000 ♠ 5,598 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 7000225000000000000 ♠ 2.25 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000269000000000000 ♠ 2.69 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001172000000000000 ♠ 17.2% </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2015 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tunisia </Td> <Td> For the industrial sector: 340 Tunisian dinars ($140) per month for a 48 - hour workweek and 290 dinars ($120) per month for a 40 ‐ hour workweek; 9 dinars ($3.70) to 14 dinars ($5.7) per day for agricultural workers; supplemented with transportation and family allowances . </Td> <Td> 7003116200000000000 ♠ 1,162 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003308500000000000 ♠ 3,085 </P> </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> 6999470000000000000 ♠ 0.47 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000124000000000000 ♠ 1.24 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001271000000000000 ♠ 27.1% </Td> <Td> 000000002011 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2011 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Turkey </Td> <Td> 1647 Turkish lira ($450) per month (gross minimum wage). Net minimum wage after taxes is 1300.99 Turkish lira ($439) per month . Employer pays 1935.23 Turkish Lira ($654) per month including taxes and health insurance . </Td> <Td> 7003654400000000000 ♠ 6,544 </Td> <Td> <P> 7004127790000000000 ♠ 12,779 </P> </Td> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> 7000280000000099999 ♠ 2.8 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000546000000000000 ♠ 5.46 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001650999999900000 ♠ 65.1% </Td> <Td> 000000002016 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2016 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Turkmenistan </Td> <Td> 535 Turkmenistani manat ($156) per month . </Td> <Td> 7003183400000000000 ♠ 1,834 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003455600000000000 ♠ 4,556 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 6999880000000000000 ♠ 0.88 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000219000000000000 ♠ 2.19 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001276000000000000 ♠ 27.6% </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tuvalu </Td> <Td> None; the minimum annual salary in the public sector was approximately A $3,000 to A $4,000 ($3,120 to $4,160). </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002013 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2013 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uganda </Td> <Td> 6,000 Ugandan shillings ($1.7) per month . </Td> <Td> 7001210000000000000 ♠ 21 </Td> <Td> <P> 7001610000000000000 ♠ 61 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 6998100000000000000 ♠ 0.01 </Td> <Td> <P> 6998300000000000000 ♠ 0.03 </P> </Td> <Td> 7000330000000000000 ♠ 3.3% </Td> <Td> 000000001984 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1984 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ukraine </Td> <Td> ₴ 3200 (UAH) ($121.75) / month, 18.18 hryvnias ($0.70) / hour . </Td> <Td> 7003150300000000000 ♠ 1,503 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003730300000000000 ♠ 7,303 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 6999720000000000000 ♠ 0.72 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000351000000000000 ♠ 3.51 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001923000000000000 ♠ 92.3% </Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United Arab Emirates </Td> <Td> None . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002013 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2013 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> £ 7.50 per hour ($9.36) for those aged 25 + £ 7.05 per hour ($8.80) for those aged 21--24, £ 5.60 per hour ($6.99) for those aged 18--20, £ 4.05 per hour ($5.05) for under 18, £ 3.50 per hour ($4.37) for apprentices aged 16 to 18 and those aged 19 or over who are in their first year . </Td> <Td> 7004200630000000000 ♠ 20,063 </Td> <Td> <P> 7004185770000000000 ♠ 18,577 </P> </Td> <Td> 38.1 </Td> <Td> 7001101300000000000 ♠ 10.13 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000938000000000000 ♠ 9.38 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001450000000000000 ♠ 45% </Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 04 - 01 - 0000 1 April 2017 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> The federal nationwide minimum wage in the United States is US $7.25 per hour . States may also set a minimum, in which case the higher of the two is controlling; some territories are exempt and have lower rates . The lowest minimum wage in the country is in Wyoming and Georgia state at $5.15 per hour . Since January 1st, 2017, Seattle, Washington, now has the highest minimum wage in the United States at $15 an hour . </Td> <Td> 7004150800000000000 ♠ 15,080 </Td> <Td> <P> 7004150800000000000 ♠ 15,080 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 7000725000000000000 ♠ 7.25 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000725000000000000 ♠ 7.25 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001270000000000000 ♠ 27% </Td> <Td> 000000002009 - 07 - 24 - 0000 24 July 2009 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uruguay </Td> <Td> 10,000 Uruguayan pesos ($349) per month . 500 pesos ($17) per day . 50 pesos ($1.7) per hour . </Td> <Td> 7003413800000000000 ♠ 4,138 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003576600000000000 ♠ 5,766 </P> </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> 7000166000000000000 ♠ 1.66 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000231000000000000 ♠ 2.31 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001272000000000000 ♠ 27.2% </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2015 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uzbekistan </Td> <Td> 107,635 Uzbekistani som ($35) per month . </Td> <Td> 7002503000000000000 ♠ 503 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003141700000000000 ♠ 1,417 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 6999240000000000000 ♠ 0.24 </Td> <Td> <P> 6999680000000000000 ♠ 0.68 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001236000000000000 ♠ 23.6% </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 09 - 01 - 0000 1 September 2014 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vanuatu </Td> <Td> 30,000 Vanuatu vatu ($323) per month, 170 vatu per hour . </Td> <Td> 7003324400000000000 ♠ 3,244 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003302900000000000 ♠ 3,029 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 7000156000000000000 ♠ 1.56 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000146000000000000 ♠ 1.46 </P> </Td> <Td> 7002118800000000000 ♠ 118.8% </Td> <Td> 000000002012 - 08 - 20 - 0000 20 August 2012 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Venezuela </Td> <Td> 27,091 Venezuelan bolívares (BsF) per month, with a food bonus of 63,720 BsF. 27,091 and 63,720 BsF are $15.94 and $45.99 at the open market exchange rate, which the government considers illegal, or $41.15 and $96.80 at the individually inaccessible for the citizens government exchange rate of 658.28 (exchange rate known as SIMADI or DICOM). </Td> <Td> 7002245000000000000 ♠ 245 </Td> <Td> <P> 7002134000000000000 ♠ 134 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 6999120000000000000 ♠ 0.12 </Td> <Td> <P> 6998600000000000000 ♠ 0.06 </P> </Td> <Td> 6999800000000000000 ♠ 0.8% </Td> <Td> 000000002016 - 11 - 01 - 0000 1 November 2016 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vietnam </Td> <Td> Varies by region; Region I: VND 3,500,000 per month; Region II: VND 3,100,000 per month; Region III: VND 2,700,000 per month and Region IV: VND 2,400,000 per month . </Td> <Td> 7003132700000000000 ♠ 1,327 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003325900000000000 ♠ 3,259 </P> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 6999640000000000000 ♠ 0.64 </Td> <Td> <P> 7000157000000000000 ♠ 1.57 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001541000000000000 ♠ 54.1% </Td> <Td> 000000002016 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2016 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Yemen </Td> <Td> None; the minimum civil service wage was 21,000 rials ($100) per month . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002013 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2013 <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Zambia </Td> <Td> Varies by sector; 522,400 Zambian kwacha per month for domestic workers, K1, 132,400 per month for shopkeepers, and between K1, 132,400 and K2, 101,039 for general workers' in categories one to five--which includes receptionists and clerks, among others (wages are inclusive transportation, lunch, and housing allowances). Note that the references seem to refer to the old kwacha, which was replaced by the new kwacha in 2012 at the rate 1 new kwacha = 1000 old kwacha . </Td> <Td> 7002608000000000000 ♠ 608 </Td> <Td> <P> 7003194800000000000 ♠ 1,948 </P> </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> 6999240000000000000 ♠ 0.24 </Td> <Td> <P> 6999780000000000000 ♠ 0.78 </P> </Td> <Td> 7001506000000000000 ♠ 50.6% </Td> <Td> 000000002012 - 07 - 04 - 0000 4 July 2012 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Zimbabwe </Td> <Td> None, except for agricultural and domestic workers; government regulations for each of the 22 industrial sectors specify minimum wages . The minimum wage for all mine workers is currently pegged at $227 per month . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002012 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2012 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Minimum wage </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Annual </Th> <Th> Workweek (hours) </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Hourly </Th> <Th> Percent of GDP per capita </Th> <Th> Effective per </Th> </Tr>

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