Minimum Wage by Country (2026)
Minimum Wage by Country (2026) provides a global comparison of legally mandated minimum wages. Explore country rankings, interactive maps, and wage statistics to compare labor income levels around the world.
| # | Country | Minimum Wage 2026 | Continent | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ๐ฑ๐บLuxembourg |
$3,204 | Europe | USD/month |
| 2 | ๐ฎ๐ชIreland |
$2,880 | Europe | USD/month |
| 3 | ๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom |
$2,849 | Europe | USD/month |
| 4 | ๐ฉ๐ชGermany |
$2,829 | Europe | USD/month |
| 5 | ๐ฆ๐บAustralia |
$2,691 | Oceania | USD/month |
| 6 | ๐ง๐ชBelgium |
$2,503 | Europe | USD/month |
| 7 | ๐ณ๐ฟNew Zealand |
$2,316 | Oceania | USD/month |
| 8 | ๐จ๐ฆCanada |
$2,192 | North America | USD/month |
| 9 | ๐ซ๐ทFrance |
$2,160 | Europe | USD/month |
| 10 | ๐ฎ๐ฑIsrael |
$1,680 | Asia | USD/month |
| 11 | ๐ช๐ธSpain |
$1,636 | Europe | USD/month |
| 12 | ๐ธ๐ฎSlovenia |
$1,514 | Europe | USD/month |
| 13 | ๐ฑ๐นLithuania |
$1,366 | Europe | USD/month |
| 14 | ๐ต๐ฑPoland |
$1,350 | Europe | USD/month |
| 15 | ๐ต๐นPortugal |
$1,271 | Europe | USD/month |
| 16 | ๐บ๐ธUnited States |
$1,256 | North America | USD/month |
| 17 | ๐ฏ๐ตJapan |
$1,245 | Asia | USD/month |
| 18 | ๐ญ๐ทCroatia |
$1,244 | Europe | USD/month |
| 19 | ๐ฌ๐ทGreece |
$1,217 | Europe | USD/month |
| 20 | ๐ฐ๐ทSouth Korea |
$1,182 | Asia | USD/month |
| 21 | ๐ฒ๐นMalta |
$1,178 | Europe | USD/month |
| 22 | Czechia |
$1,095 | USD/month | |
| 23 | ๐ธ๐ฐSlovakia |
$1,084 | Europe | USD/month |
| 24 | ๐ช๐ชEstonia |
$1,050 | Europe | USD/month |
| 25 | ๐ญ๐บHungary |
$992.97 | Europe | USD/month |
| 26 | ๐ท๐ดRomania |
$942.02 | Europe | USD/month |
| 27 | ๐ญ๐ฐHong Kong |
$940.7 | Asia | USD/month |
| 28 | ๐น๐ผTaiwan |
$939.28 | Asia | USD/month |
| 29 | ๐ฑ๐ปLatvia |
$924.25 | Europe | USD/month |
| 30 | ๐ท๐ธSerbia |
$881.59 | Europe | USD/month |
| 31 | ๐ด๐ฒOman |
$842.49 | Asia | USD/month |
| 32 | ๐ฒ๐ชMontenegro |
$793.9 | Europe | USD/month |
| 33 | ๐น๐ทTurkey |
$759.36 | Asia | USD/month |
| 34 | ๐ง๐ฌBulgaria |
$734.66 | Europe | USD/month |
| 35 | ๐จ๐ทCosta Rica |
$726 | North America | USD/month |
| 36 | ๐จ๐ฑChile |
$555.45 | South America | USD/month |
| 37 | ๐ต๐ฆPanama |
$542.57 | North America | USD/month |
| 38 | ๐ฌ๐นGuatemala |
$513.06 | North America | USD/month |
| 39 | ๐ช๐จEcuador |
$482 | South America | USD/month |
| 40 | ๐ฆ๐ฑAlbania |
$475.6 | Europe | USD/month |
| 41 | ๐ง๐ดBolivia |
$469.03 | South America | USD/month |
| 42 | ๐ฒ๐พMalaysia |
$430.49 | Asia | USD/month |
| 43 | ๐ฏ๐ดJordan |
$409.03 | Asia | USD/month |
| 44 | ๐ธ๐ปEl Salvador |
$409 | North America | USD/month |
| 45 | ๐ต๐พParaguay |
$405.86 | South America | USD/month |
| 46 | ๐จ๐ณChina |
$391.66 | Asia | USD/month |
| 47 | ๐จ๐ดColombia |
$384.35 | South America | USD/month |
| 48 | ๐ฒ๐ฉMoldova |
$368.87 | Europe | USD/month |
| 49 | ๐ฒ๐บMauritius |
$362.56 | Africa | USD/month |
| 50 | ๐ญ๐ณHonduras |
$349.08 | North America | USD/month |
| 51 | ๐ฎ๐ฉIndonesia |
$343.8 | Asia | USD/month |
| 52 | ๐ฒ๐ฆMorocco |
$332.54 | Africa | USD/month |
| 53 | ๐ต๐ชPeru |
$331.79 | South America | USD/month |
| 54 | ๐ฒ๐ฝMexico |
$330.04 | North America | USD/month |
| 55 | ๐ง๐ฆBosnia and Herzegovina |
$328.72 | Europe | USD/month |
| 56 | ๐ง๐ทBrazil |
$303.79 | South America | USD/month |
| 57 | ๐ง๐พBelarus |
$293.89 | Europe | USD/month |
| 58 | ๐ฉ๐ดDominican Republic |
$269.85 | North America | USD/month |
| 59 | ๐ถ๐ฆQatar |
$269.43 | Asia | USD/month |
| 60 | ๐ฟ๐ฆSouth Africa |
$268.78 | Africa | USD/month |
| 61 | ๐ต๐ญPhilippines |
$254.64 | Asia | USD/month |
| 62 | ๐น๐ญThailand |
$252.63 | Asia | USD/month |
| 63 | ๐ท๐บRussia |
$242.48 | Europe | USD/month |
| 64 | ๐ฒ๐ณMongolia |
$237.6 | Asia | USD/month |
| 65 | ๐ฆ๐ฟAzerbaijan |
$235.29 | Asia | USD/month |
| 66 | ๐ฆ๐ทArgentina |
$231.01 | South America | USD/month |
| 67 | ๐ณ๐ฎNicaragua |
$214.88 | North America | USD/month |
| 68 | ๐ป๐ณVietnam |
$212.4 | Asia | USD/month |
| 69 | ๐ฐ๐ญCambodia |
$210 | Asia | USD/month |
| 70 | ๐บ๐ฆUkraine |
$202.86 | Europe | USD/month |
| 71 | ๐ฆ๐ฒArmenia |
$190.5 | Asia | USD/month |
| 72 | ๐ฉ๐ฟAlgeria |
$184.32 | Africa | USD/month |
| 73 | ๐ฐ๐ฟKazakhstan |
$161.5 | Asia | USD/month |
| 74 | ๐น๐ณTunisia |
$148.96 | Africa | USD/month |
| 75 | ๐ช๐ฌEgypt |
$146.65 | Africa | USD/month |
| 76 | ๐ต๐ฌPapua New Guinea |
$144.06 | Oceania | USD/month |
| 77 | ๐ฑ๐ธLesotho |
$135.15 | Africa | USD/month |
| 78 | ๐ต๐ฐPakistan |
$129.87 | Asia | USD/month |
| 79 | ๐ฑ๐ฆLaos |
$125 | Asia | USD/month |
| 80 | ๐จ๐ปCape Verde |
$122.46 | Africa | USD/month |
| 81 | ๐ฐ๐ชKenya |
$116.9 | Africa | USD/month |
| 82 | ๐ง๐ผBotswana |
$111.24 | Africa | USD/month |
| 83 | ๐ฒ๐ฟMozambique |
$103.73 | Africa | USD/month |
| 84 | ๐บ๐ฟUzbekistan |
$101.68 | Asia | USD/month |
| 85 | ๐ง๐ฉBangladesh |
$101.5 | Asia | USD/month |
| 86 | ๐ง๐ฏBenin |
$93.08 | Africa | USD/month |
| 87 | ๐น๐ฏTajikistan |
$90.63 | Asia | USD/month |
| 88 | ๐ฑ๐ฐSri Lanka |
$56.53 | Asia | USD/month |
| 89 | ๐ฒ๐ฌMadagascar |
$55.16 | Africa | USD/month |
| 90 | ๐ณ๐ฑNetherlands |
$53.93 | Europe | USD/month |
| 91 | ๐ฒ๐ฒMyanmar |
$48.86 | Asia | USD/month |
| 92 | ๐ณ๐ฌNigeria |
$45.5 | Africa | USD/month |
| 93 | ๐ฎ๐ณIndia |
$43.15 | Asia | USD/month |
| 94 | ๐ฐ๐ฌKyrgyzstan |
$37.52 | Asia | USD/month |
| 95 | ๐บ๐ฌUganda |
$35.1 | Africa | USD/month |
| 96 | ๐ฆ๐ดAngola |
$35.08 | Africa | USD/month |
| 97 | ๐ฌ๐ญGhana |
$32.01 | Africa | USD/month |
| 98 | ๐น๐ฟTanzania |
$32 | Africa | USD/month |
| 99 | ๐ญ๐นHaiti |
$4.09 | North America | USD/month |
| 100 | ๐ช๐นEthiopia |
$2.7 | Africa | USD/month |
| 101 | ๐ป๐ชVenezuela |
$0.33 | South America | USD/month |
About Minimum Wage by Country
Minimum Wage by Country (2026) compares the legally mandated minimum wages across countries worldwide. A minimum wage is the lowest amount employers are required by law to pay workers, helping ensure a basic standard of living and protecting employees from excessively low pay.
Minimum wage levels vary significantly between countries due to differences in economic development, labor market conditions, productivity, living costs, government policies, and social welfare systems. Higher minimum wages are often found in developed economies, while lower-income countries generally maintain lower wage floors.
The Minimum Wage by Country rankings allow readers to compare wage levels, identify countries with the highest and lowest minimum wages, and explore global labor market trends. The data is based on official government sources and international labor statistics, providing an up-to-date overview of minimum wage policies around the world.