{
  "dataset": "richbay-minimum-wage",
  "title": "Statutory minimum wages by country",
  "version": "1.0",
  "licence": "CC BY 4.0",
  "licence_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "attribution": "Richbay (richbay.org)",
  "canonical": "https://richbay.org/database/minimum-wage/",
  "definitions": {
    "rule": {
      "national": "One statutory rate for the whole country (age bands and worker categories in applies_to / note).",
      "regional": "The statutory rate differs by region or zone; amount_min..amount_max is the range, not an average.",
      "sectoral": "Statutory minimum wages exist in named sectors only; no general rate, so no amount.",
      "none": "The official source states the law sets no general minimum wage; no amount."
    },
    "period": "The period the law itself uses (hour, day or month). Amounts are not converted between periods or currencies.",
    "checked_at": "When the figure was read on `source` (editorial). Not a ledger confirmation."
  },
  "rows": [
    {
      "code": "AT",
      "country": "Austria",
      "rule": "none",
      "appliesTo": "No statutory minimum; collective agreements set minimum pay by sector",
      "source": "https://www.sozialministerium.gv.at/en/Topics/Labour/Labour-Law/Remuneration/Minimum-Wage-in-Austria.html",
      "checkedAt": "2026-10-28"
    },
    {
      "code": "BR",
      "country": "Brazil",
      "rule": "national",
      "amountMin": 1621,
      "amountMax": 1621,
      "currency": "BRL",
      "period": "month",
      "effectiveFrom": "2026-01-01",
      "appliesTo": "National minimum wage (Decree 12,797/2025)",
      "note": "Daily R$54.04; hourly R$7.37.",
      "source": "https://www.in.gov.br/web/dou/-/decreto-n-12.797-de-23-de-dezembro-de-2025-677935309",
      "checkedAt": "2026-10-29"
    },
    {
      "code": "CA",
      "country": "Canada",
      "rule": "national",
      "amountMin": 18.15,
      "amountMax": 18.15,
      "currency": "CAD",
      "period": "hour",
      "effectiveFrom": "2026-04-01",
      "appliesTo": "Federally regulated private-sector employers only",
      "note": "Provinces and territories set their own minimums for everyone else; where theirs is higher, federally regulated employers pay the higher rate.",
      "source": "https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/news/2026/03/government-of-canada-raises-the-federal-minimum-wage.html",
      "checkedAt": "2026-10-29"
    },
    {
      "code": "CN",
      "country": "China",
      "rule": "regional",
      "amountMin": 1800,
      "amountMax": 2740,
      "currency": "CNY",
      "period": "month",
      "appliesTo": "Monthly standard set by each province, autonomous region and municipality (one to four tiers)",
      "note": "Table as of 1 October 2026; highest Shanghai CNY 2,740, Beijing CNY 2,540. Hourly standards CNY 18–27.7.",
      "source": "https://www.mohrss.gov.cn/SYrlzyhshbzb/laodongguanxi_/fwyd/202610/t20261008_585187.html",
      "checkedAt": "2026-10-29"
    },
    {
      "code": "CZ",
      "country": "Czechia",
      "rule": "national",
      "amountMin": 22400,
      "amountMax": 22400,
      "currency": "CZK",
      "period": "month",
      "effectiveFrom": "2026-01-01",
      "appliesTo": "Employees on a 40-hour week; pro rata for shorter contracted hours",
      "note": "Hourly: CZK 134.40.",
      "source": "https://mpsv.gov.cz/minimalni-mzda",
      "checkedAt": "2026-10-28"
    },
    {
      "code": "FR",
      "country": "France",
      "rule": "national",
      "amountMin": 12.31,
      "amountMax": 12.31,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "period": "hour",
      "effectiveFrom": "2026-06-01",
      "appliesTo": "All employees, gross (SMIC); France excluding Mayotte",
      "note": "Monthly gross for 151.67 hours: €1,867.02.",
      "source": "https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/1375188",
      "checkedAt": "2026-10-28"
    },
    {
      "code": "DE",
      "country": "Germany",
      "rule": "national",
      "amountMin": 13.9,
      "amountMax": 13.9,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "period": "hour",
      "effectiveFrom": "2026-01-01",
      "appliesTo": "Employees (Mindestlohngesetz)",
      "nextAmount": 14.6,
      "nextEffectiveFrom": "2027-01-01",
      "source": "https://www.bmas.de/DE/Arbeit/Arbeitsrecht/Mindestlohn/Einfuehrung-und-Anpassungen-Mindestlohn/einfuehrung-und-anpassung-mindestlohn.html",
      "checkedAt": "2026-10-28"
    },
    {
      "code": "GR",
      "country": "Greece",
      "rule": "national",
      "amountMin": 920,
      "amountMax": 920,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "period": "month",
      "effectiveFrom": "2026-04-01",
      "appliesTo": "Salaried employees (υπάλληλοι)",
      "note": "Manual workers (εργατοτεχνίτες): €41.09 a day.",
      "source": "https://api.et.gr/apiFEK/2/2026/1759/pdf",
      "checkedAt": "2026-10-28"
    },
    {
      "code": "IE",
      "country": "Ireland",
      "rule": "national",
      "amountMin": 14.15,
      "amountMax": 14.15,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "period": "hour",
      "effectiveFrom": "2026-01-01",
      "appliesTo": "Employees aged 20 and over",
      "note": "Under 18: €9.91; 18: €11.32; 19: €12.74. Some sectors have higher Sectoral Employment Order rates.",
      "source": "https://www.workplacerelations.ie/en/what_you_should_know/hours-and-wages/national-minimum-wage/",
      "checkedAt": "2026-10-28"
    },
    {
      "code": "JP",
      "country": "Japan",
      "rule": "regional",
      "amountMin": 1085,
      "amountMax": 1280,
      "currency": "JPY",
      "period": "hour",
      "effectiveFrom": "2026-10-01",
      "appliesTo": "All workers; each prefecture sets its own rate",
      "note": "FY2026 rates take effect prefecture by prefecture between 1 October and 2 December 2026; national weighted average ¥1,177.",
      "source": "https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/newpage_75950.html",
      "checkedAt": "2026-10-28"
    },
    {
      "code": "MX",
      "country": "Mexico",
      "rule": "regional",
      "amountMin": 315.04,
      "amountMax": 440.87,
      "currency": "MXN",
      "period": "day",
      "effectiveFrom": "2026-01-01",
      "appliesTo": "General minimum wage; two zones",
      "note": "MXN 315.04 a day nationally; MXN 440.87 in the Northern Border Free Zone.",
      "source": "https://www.gob.mx/conasami/prensa/consejo-de-representantes-de-la-conasami-acuerda-incremento-de-13-al-salario-minimo-general-en-2026?idiom=es",
      "checkedAt": "2026-10-28"
    },
    {
      "code": "NL",
      "country": "Netherlands",
      "rule": "national",
      "amountMin": 14.99,
      "amountMax": 14.99,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "period": "hour",
      "effectiveFrom": "2026-07-01",
      "appliesTo": "Employees aged 21 and over, before tax",
      "note": "Lower age-based rates apply from 15 to 20 (20 years: €11.99).",
      "source": "https://www.government.nl/themes/work/minimum-wage/minimum-wage-amounts",
      "checkedAt": "2026-10-28"
    },
    {
      "code": "NZ",
      "country": "New Zealand",
      "rule": "national",
      "amountMin": 23.95,
      "amountMax": 23.95,
      "currency": "NZD",
      "period": "hour",
      "effectiveFrom": "2026-04-01",
      "appliesTo": "Adult rate (employees 16 and over not on a starting-out or training rate)",
      "note": "Starting-out and training rates: NZ$19.16.",
      "source": "https://www.employment.govt.nz/pay-and-hours/pay-and-wages/minimum-wage/minimum-wage-rates-and-types",
      "checkedAt": "2026-10-28"
    },
    {
      "code": "NO",
      "country": "Norway",
      "rule": "sectoral",
      "appliesTo": "Statutory minimum wages in nine sectors only; none elsewhere",
      "source": "https://www.arbeidstilsynet.no/en/pay-and-engagement-of-employees/pay-and-minimum-rates-of-pay/minimum-wage/",
      "checkedAt": "2026-10-28"
    },
    {
      "code": "PL",
      "country": "Poland",
      "rule": "national",
      "amountMin": 4806,
      "amountMax": 4806,
      "currency": "PLN",
      "period": "month",
      "effectiveFrom": "2026-01-01",
      "appliesTo": "Employees (minimum pay for work)",
      "source": "https://www.zus.pl/baza-wiedzy/skladki-wskazniki-odsetki/wskazniki/minimalne-i-przecietne-wynagrodzenie",
      "checkedAt": "2026-10-28"
    },
    {
      "code": "PT",
      "country": "Portugal",
      "rule": "national",
      "amountMin": 920,
      "amountMax": 920,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "period": "month",
      "effectiveFrom": "2026-01-01",
      "appliesTo": "All employees (retribuição mínima mensal garantida)",
      "source": "https://www.dgert.gov.pt/retribuicao-minima-mensal-garantida-para-2026",
      "checkedAt": "2026-10-28"
    },
    {
      "code": "SG",
      "country": "Singapore",
      "rule": "none",
      "appliesTo": "No minimum wage; pay is agreed between employer and employee or union",
      "note": "The Progressive Wage Model sets wage requirements for named roles (cleaning, security, retail, food services and others).",
      "source": "https://www.mom.gov.sg/employment-practices/salary/paying-salary",
      "checkedAt": "2026-10-29"
    },
    {
      "code": "KR",
      "country": "South Korea",
      "rule": "national",
      "amountMin": 10320,
      "amountMax": 10320,
      "currency": "KRW",
      "period": "hour",
      "effectiveFrom": "2026-01-01",
      "appliesTo": "Single national hourly rate (Minimum Wage Act)",
      "note": "Daily KRW 82,560 for 8 hours; monthly KRW 2,156,880 on 209 hours (paid weekly rest included).",
      "nextAmount": 10700,
      "nextEffectiveFrom": "2027-01-01",
      "source": "https://www.minimumwage.go.kr/minWage/policy/decisionMain.do",
      "checkedAt": "2026-10-29"
    },
    {
      "code": "ES",
      "country": "Spain",
      "rule": "national",
      "amountMin": 1221,
      "amountMax": 1221,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "period": "month",
      "effectiveFrom": "2026-01-01",
      "appliesTo": "All workers, regardless of sex or age (salario mínimo interprofesional)",
      "note": "Or €40.70 a day; at least €17,094 a year (14 payments). Household employees: €9.55 an hour.",
      "source": "https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2026-3815",
      "checkedAt": "2026-10-29"
    },
    {
      "code": "TR",
      "country": "Turkey",
      "rule": "national",
      "amountMin": 33030,
      "amountMax": 33030,
      "currency": "TRY",
      "period": "month",
      "effectiveFrom": "2026-01-01",
      "appliesTo": "All workers, gross",
      "source": "https://www.csgb.gov.tr/tr/poco-pages/asgari-ucret/",
      "checkedAt": "2026-10-28"
    },
    {
      "code": "AE",
      "country": "United Arab Emirates",
      "rule": "none",
      "appliesTo": "No minimum salary in the UAE Labour Law",
      "source": "https://u.ae/en/information-and-services/jobs/Sector-of-employment/employment-in-the-private-sector/payment-of-wages",
      "checkedAt": "2026-10-28"
    },
    {
      "code": "GB",
      "country": "United Kingdom",
      "rule": "national",
      "amountMin": 12.71,
      "amountMax": 12.71,
      "currency": "GBP",
      "period": "hour",
      "effectiveFrom": "2026-04-01",
      "appliesTo": "Workers aged 21 and over (National Living Wage)",
      "note": "Ages 18–20: £10.85; under 18 and apprentices: £8.00.",
      "nextAmount": 13.21,
      "nextEffectiveFrom": "2027-04-01",
      "source": "https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates",
      "checkedAt": "2026-10-28"
    },
    {
      "code": "US",
      "country": "United States",
      "rule": "national",
      "amountMin": 7.25,
      "amountMax": 7.25,
      "currency": "USD",
      "period": "hour",
      "effectiveFrom": "2009-07-24",
      "appliesTo": "Federal floor (Fair Labor Standards Act)",
      "note": "Many states and cities set a higher rate; the employer pays whichever is higher.",
      "source": "https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/minimum-wage",
      "checkedAt": "2026-10-28"
    },
    {
      "code": "VN",
      "country": "Vietnam",
      "rule": "regional",
      "amountMin": 3700000,
      "amountMax": 5310000,
      "currency": "VND",
      "period": "month",
      "effectiveFrom": "2026-01-01",
      "appliesTo": "Employees under labour contracts; four regions",
      "note": "Region I VND 5.31m, II 4.73m, III 4.14m, IV 3.70m a month; as reported on the Government news portal.",
      "source": "https://en.baochinhphu.vn/regional-minimum-wage-to-increase-by-72-from-january-1-2026-111251111092833451.htm",
      "checkedAt": "2026-10-28"
    }
  ]
}