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# Countries ranked by statutory minimum wage

The national statutory gross minimum wage per hour, in euros at the ECB rate, before tax and contributions and not adjusted for prices. The United States and Canada show the federal rate, and states and provinces often set a higher one; Japan shows the national weighted average of its prefectural rates. Destinations that set pay by collective agreement (Austria, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland) or have no national minimum (UAE, Saudi Arabia) are absent rather than ranked at zero.

- Canonical: /reports/countries-ranked-by-minimum-wage/
- Last checked: 2026-09-17

## Answers

### Australia

€16.13 / hour
- Source: https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/resources/2026fwcfb3500.pdf
- Checked: 2026-09-17

### Luxembourg

€15.50 / hour
- Source: https://sdmx.oecd.org/public/rest/v1/data/OECD.ELS.SAE,DSD_EARNINGS@MW_CURP,/?startPeriod=2024
- Checked: 2026-08-07

### Netherlands

€14.99 / hour
- Source: https://open.overheid.nl/documenten/71542668-a729-4f76-a005-7816e30979b4/
- Checked: 2026-08-10

### United Kingdom

€14.62 / hour
- Source: https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates?layout=default
- Checked: 2026-09-17

### Belgium

€13.56 / hour
- Source: https://emploi.belgique.be/fr/themes/contrats-de-travail/contrats-de-travail-particuliers/contrat-doccupation-detudiants
- Checked: 2026-08-27

### Ireland

€13.50 / hour
- Source: https://sdmx.oecd.org/public/rest/v1/data/OECD.ELS.SAE,DSD_EARNINGS@MW_CURP,/?startPeriod=2024
- Checked: 2026-08-07

### Germany

€12.82 / hour
- Source: https://sdmx.oecd.org/public/rest/v1/data/OECD.ELS.SAE,DSD_EARNINGS@MW_CURP,/?startPeriod=2024
- Checked: 2026-08-07

### New Zealand

€11.97 / hour
- Source: https://www.employment.govt.nz/pay-and-hours/pay-and-wages/minimum-wage/minimum-wage-rates-and-types
- Checked: 2026-09-17

### France

€11.88 / hour
- Source: https://sdmx.oecd.org/public/rest/v1/data/OECD.ELS.SAE,DSD_EARNINGS@MW_CURP,/?startPeriod=2024
- Checked: 2026-08-07

### Canada

€11.28 / hour
- Source: https://minwage-salairemin.service.canada.ca/en/data/minimum_wage.json
- Checked: 2026-09-17

### Spain

€9.26 / hour
- Source: https://sdmx.oecd.org/public/rest/v1/data/OECD.ELS.SAE,DSD_EARNINGS@MW_CURP,/?startPeriod=2024
- Checked: 2026-08-07

### Slovenia

€8.55 / hour
- Source: https://www.gov.si/teme/minimalna-placa/
- Checked: 2026-09-17

### Romania

€7.20 / hour
- Source: https://static.anaf.ro/static/10/Anaf/legislatie/HG_146_2026.pdf
- Checked: 2026-08-27

### Poland

€6.58 / hour
- Source: https://www.gov.pl/web/rodzina/minimalne-wynagrodzenie-za-prace
- Checked: 2026-09-17

### Japan

€6.41 / hour
- Source: https://www.mhlw.go.jp/content/11201250/001662736.pdf
- Checked: 2026-09-17

### Lithuania

€6.35 / hour
- Source: https://sdmx.oecd.org/public/rest/v1/data/OECD.ELS.SAE,DSD_EARNINGS@MW_CURP,/?startPeriod=2024
- Checked: 2026-08-07

### Cyprus

€6.28 / hour
- Source: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/earn_mw_cur?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=CY&currency=EUR
- Checked: 2026-09-17

### United States

€6.23 / hour
- Source: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GOVPUB-L36_200-PURL-gpo151853/pdf/GOVPUB-L36_200-PURL-gpo151853.pdf
- Checked: 2026-09-17

### Greece

€6.19 / hour
- Source: https://ypergasias.gov.gr/ergasiakes-scheseis/syllogikes-ergasiakes-sxeseis/katotatos-misthos/
- Checked: 2026-09-17

### Portugal

€6.19 / hour
- Source: https://www.dgert.gov.pt/contratacao-coletiva-relacoes-do-trabalho/remuneracoes-do-trabalho/remuneracao-minima-mensal-garantida
- Checked: 2026-09-17

### Croatia

€6.06 / hour
- Source: https://mrosp.gov.hr/vijesti/minimalna-placa-za-2026-godinu-1-050-eura-bruto/13826
- Checked: 2026-09-17

### South Korea

€5.97 / hour
- Source: https://www.moel.go.kr/news/enews/report/enewsView.do?news_seq=18144
- Checked: 2026-07-22

### Malta

€5.74 / hour
- Source: https://dier.gov.mt/en/services/employment-conditions/wages/national-minimum-wage/
- Checked: 2026-07-18

### Czechia

€5.53 / hour
- Source: https://ppropo.mpsv.cz/xviii1minimalnimzdaanejnizsiurov
- Checked: 2026-09-17

### Estonia

€5.31 / hour
- Source: https://sdmx.oecd.org/public/rest/v1/data/OECD.ELS.SAE,DSD_EARNINGS@MW_CURP,/?startPeriod=2024
- Checked: 2026-08-07

### Slovakia

€5.26 / hour
- Source: https://www.employment.gov.sk/sk/praca-zamestnanost/vztah-zamestnanca-zamestnavatela/odmenovanie/minimalne-mzdove-naroky/sadzby-od-1.januara-2015.html
- Checked: 2026-07-18

### Hungary

€5.02 / hour
- Source: https://njt.jog.gov.hu/jogszabaly/2025-426-20-22
- Checked: 2026-09-17

### Latvia

€4.50 / hour
- Source: https://www.lm.gov.lv/lv/minimala-darba-alga
- Checked: 2026-09-17

### Bulgaria

€3.32 / hour
- Source: https://sdmx.oecd.org/public/rest/v1/data/OECD.ELS.SAE,DSD_EARNINGS@MW_CURP,/?startPeriod=2024
- Checked: 2026-08-07

## Method

Require all component metrics for the same country, keep their source records, calculate minimum_wage_hourly_gross_eur, then sort descending.

## Sources

Fair Work Commission, Australia — https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/resources/2026fwcfb3500.pdf
OECD — https://sdmx.oecd.org/public/rest/v1/data/OECD.ELS.SAE,DSD_EARNINGS@MW_CURP,/?startPeriod=2024
Rijksoverheid / open.overheid.nl — https://open.overheid.nl/documenten/71542668-a729-4f76-a005-7816e30979b4/
UK Government — https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates?layout=default
SPF Emploi, Travail et Concertation sociale — https://emploi.belgique.be/fr/themes/contrats-de-travail/contrats-de-travail-particuliers/contrat-doccupation-detudiants
Employment New Zealand — https://www.employment.govt.nz/pay-and-hours/pay-and-wages/minimum-wage/minimum-wage-rates-and-types
Employment and Social Development Canada — https://minwage-salairemin.service.canada.ca/en/data/minimum_wage.json
Minimalna plača — https://www.gov.si/teme/minimalna-placa/
Guvernul Romaniei / Agentia Nationala de Administrare Fiscala — https://static.anaf.ro/static/10/Anaf/legislatie/HG_146_2026.pdf
Minimalne wynagrodzenie za pracę — https://www.gov.pl/web/rodzina/minimalne-wynagrodzenie-za-prace
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan — https://www.mhlw.go.jp/content/11201250/001662736.pdf
Monthly minimum wages - bi-annual data (earn_mw_cur) — https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/earn_mw_cur?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=CY&currency=EUR
US Department of Labor — https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GOVPUB-L36_200-PURL-gpo151853/pdf/GOVPUB-L36_200-PURL-gpo151853.pdf
Κατώτατος Μισθός - Υπουργείο Εργασίας και Κοινωνικής Ασφάλισης — https://ypergasias.gov.gr/ergasiakes-scheseis/syllogikes-ergasiakes-sxeseis/katotatos-misthos/
Remuneração mínima mensal garantida — https://www.dgert.gov.pt/contratacao-coletiva-relacoes-do-trabalho/remuneracoes-do-trabalho/remuneracao-minima-mensal-garantida
Minimalna plaća za 2026. godinu: 1.050 eura bruto — https://mrosp.gov.hr/vijesti/minimalna-placa-za-2026-godinu-1-050-eura-bruto/13826
Republic of Korea 2026 statutory minimum wage — https://www.moel.go.kr/news/enews/report/enewsView.do?news_seq=18144
MT official material for minimum_wage_hourly_gross_eur — https://dier.gov.mt/en/services/employment-conditions/wages/national-minimum-wage/
Ministerstvo prace a socialnich veci — https://ppropo.mpsv.cz/xviii1minimalnimzdaanejnizsiurov
SK official material for minimum_wage_hourly_gross_eur — https://www.employment.gov.sk/sk/praca-zamestnanost/vztah-zamestnanca-zamestnavatela/odmenovanie/minimalne-mzdove-naroky/sadzby-od-1.januara-2015.html
Nemzeti Jogszabaly Tar — https://njt.jog.gov.hu/jogszabaly/2025-426-20-22
Minimālā darba alga — https://www.lm.gov.lv/lv/minimala-darba-alga

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_countries-ranked-by-statutory-minimum-wage_0b41434b6f95,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Countries ranked by statutory minimum wage},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-29},
  version = {64e3fa47cdfe30bf7c5fb2586805b004},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/reports/countries-ranked-by-minimum-wage/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-29. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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