# Real hourly minimum wage

Statutory minimum wage converted to an hourly rate, deflated with the consumer price index to the OECD's current base year and converted to US dollars with purchasing power parities for private consumption of that year.

## Key facts

- Real hourly minimum wage in the United States was 7.25 USD at PPP in 2025, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- Germany had the highest real hourly minimum wage of 36 countries in 2025, at 17.83 USD at PPP, and Malta the lowest, at 1.86 USD at PPP. Source: the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- Published for 36 places, with figures from 1960 to 2025.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

- Indicator id: `real_minimum_wage_hourly_usd_ppp`
- Unit: USD at PPP
- Note: Only countries with a national statutory minimum wage are covered. The OECD averages rates that change during the year, so a value can differ from the rate in force on a given date, and it restates every year when the price base moves.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/real-hourly-minimum-wage
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/real_minimum_wage_hourly_usd_ppp

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | USD at PPP | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| United States | 2025 | 7.25 | OECD. OECD Real minimum wages: hourly, US dollars at constant prices and PPPs for private consumption (DSD_EARNINGS@RMW). https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_EARNINGS%40RMW&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.SAE. Accessed 2026-10-12. Data reuse terms and downstream attribution: https://www.oecd.org/en/about/terms-conditions.html |

## Rankings

- [Countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/real-hourly-minimum-wage/countries.md) (36 places)
- [EU countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/real-hourly-minimum-wage/eu-countries.md) (21 places)