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Countries by monthly minimum wage, PPP dollars

Luxembourg had the highest monthly minimum wage, PPP dollars of 111 countries in 2022, at 2,588 international $. The Gambia had the lowest, at 82 international $. The median was 586 international $. Source: International Labour Organization.

Highest2,588Luxembourg
Lowest82Gambia
Median586111 countries

Top 40 countries, 2022

Luxembourg: 2,588 international $Luxembourg2,588New Zealand: 2,493 international $New Zealand2,493Australia: 2,493 international $Australia2,493Germany: 2,418 international $Germany2,418Belgium: 2,364 international $Belgium2,364Netherlands: 2,318 international $Netherlands2,318United Kingdom: 2,264 international $United Kingdom2,264France: 2,211 international $France2,211South Korea: 2,118 international $South Korea2,118Ireland: 1,954 international $Ireland1,954Spain: 1,875 international $Spain1,875Slovenia: 1,838 international $Slovenia1,838Oman: 1,665 international $Oman1,665Poland: 1,561 international $Poland1,561Greece: 1,435 international $Greece1,435Israel: 1,426 international $Israel1,426Portugal: 1,422 international $Portugal1,422Lithuania: 1,387 international $Lithuania1,387Türkiye: 1,331 international $Türkiye1,331Malta: 1,319 international $Malta1,319Montenegro: 1,308 international $Montenegro1,308Croatia: 1,282 international $Croatia1,282Romania: 1,282 international $Romania1,282United States: 1,257 international $United States1,257North Macedonia: 1,230 international $North Macedonia1,230Hungary: 1,137 international $Hungary1,137Slovakia: 1,134 international $Slovakia1,134Czechia: 1,109 international $Czechia1,109Dominica: 1,007 international $Dominica1,007Estonia: 990 international $Estonia990Bolivia: 976 international $Bolivia976Serbia: 952 international $Serbia952Bulgaria: 940 international $Bulgaria940Latvia: 933 international $Latvia933Ecuador: 914 international $Ecuador914Argentina: 903 international $Argentina903Fiji: 883 international $Fiji883Paraguay: 818 international $Paraguay818Chile: 815 international $Chile815Bahamas: 794 international $Bahamas794
international $. Source: ILOSTAT, Monthly minimum wage by currency, 2021 PPP $, annual (DF_EAR_INEE_CUR_NB). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2022
international $		Change on 2021
1Luxembourg2,588+12.9%
2New Zealand2,493+12%
3Australia2,493+12%
4Germany2,418+12.1%
5Belgium2,364+16.3%
6Netherlands2,318+9%
7United Kingdom2,264+12.8%
8France2,211+12.7%
9South Korea2,118+11.7%
10Ireland1,954+8.6%
11Spain1,875+10.7%
12Slovenia1,838+8.3%
13Oman1,665+5.4%
14Poland1,561+6.6%
15Greece1,435+14.5%
16Israel1,426+8.9%
17Portugal1,422+12.2%
18Lithuania1,387+7.1%
19Türkiye1,331+14.4%
20Malta1,319+6.7%
21Montenegro1,308+62.4%
22Croatia1,282+9.2%
23Romania1,282+6.3%
24United States1,2570%
25North Macedonia1,230+16%
26Hungary1,137+15%
27Slovakia1,134+3.9%
28Czechia1,109+8%
29Dominica1,007+5%
30Estonia990+6.9%
31Bolivia976+10.4%
32Serbia952+7.4%
33Bulgaria940+8.9%
34Latvia933-2.8%
35Ecuador914+10.9%
36Argentina903+21.3%
37Fiji883+22.3%
38Paraguay818-1.6%
39Chile815+16.4%
40Bahamas794+2.3%
41Palau789-3.9%
42Jordan783+3.6%
43Trinidad and Tobago762+2.1%
44Saint Kitts and Nevis723+5.2%
45Morocco718+3.9%
46Bosnia and Herzegovina717+34.6%
47Egypt691n/a
48Uruguay684+6.9%
49Antigua and Barbuda666+0.4%
50Albania655+14%
51Colombia645+9.9%
52Belarus611+20.6%
53Guyana611+37.4%
54Azerbaijan590+13.8%
55Maldives587n/a
56Belize586+1.6%
57Barbados579+3.6%
58Russia563+13.4%
59Mongolia539+22.8%
60Peru533+9.9%
61Gabon518+3.6%
62Algeria502-1.2%
63Brazil489+8.9%
64Suriname465+68.7%
65Tunisia445-0.3%
66Nepal445+0.3%
67Jamaica421+25.7%
68Equatorial Guinea420+3.1%
69Iran416-24.7%
70Armenia412-0.6%
71Mexico408+24.2%
72Kazakhstan396+32.6%
73Republic of the Congo389+4.8%
74Qatar353+2.9%
75Samoa340-2.7%
76Laos323-4.2%
77Vanuatu321+1.2%
78Uzbekistan307+8.5%
79Chad284+2.1%
80Lesotho278-0.2%
81Timor-Leste261+0.9%
82Côte d’Ivoire258+2.6%
83Papua New Guinea257+2.6%
84Mauritania244n/a
85Libya243+3.3%
86India241+1.2%
87Cape Verde239+0.1%
88Senegal239-1.5%
89Comoros231-4%
90Solomon Islands226+2.4%
91Lebanon216+53.4%
92Mali204-1.5%
93Benin195+6.6%
94Tajikistan189+52%
95Cameroon183+1.7%
96Nigeria175-9.1%
97Guinea167+22.2%
98Madagascar163+9.7%
99Sierra Leone161n/a
100Togo1590%
101Malawi158-10.7%
102Sri Lanka155-27.9%
103Burkina Faso151-16.4%
104Niger148+3.6%
105Angola141+33.5%
106Central African Republic130+2.3%
107Ghana118-11.1%
108Uganda100+0.8%
109Kyrgyzstan91+19.5%
110Guinea-Bissau86-1.3%
111Gambia82-3.1%

Other periods

About this ranking

Statutory monthly minimum wage for all employees, converted by the ILO from national currency to 2021 international dollars with the World Bank's purchasing power parities for private consumption. Where the law sets an hourly or daily rate, the ILO converts it to a month (for example 40 hours times 4.33 weeks). Only general rates: a single national minimum wage, a national floor, the adult rate, or the SMIG in countries with separate agricultural and non-agricultural rates.

For comparing countries. Countries with regional, sectoral or occupational minimum wages (Japan, Canada, China, Switzerland, much of Central America) are left out, as are years for which the ILO does not state the type. For the amount in euros in EU countries use minimum_wage. The ILO revises these figures.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the countries are compared on one definition. 10 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2022 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT. Monthly minimum wage by currency, 2021 PPP $, annual (DF_EAR_INEE_CUR_NB). https://data.ilo.org/vis?df%5Bds%5D=ds-production&df%5Bid%5D=DF_EAR_INEE_CUR_NB&df%5Bag%5D=ILO (Accessed on 2026-10-12). Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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Monthly minimum wage by currency, 2021 PPP $, annual (DF_EAR_INEE_CUR_NB), Countries by monthly minimum wage, PPP dollars, 2022. International Labour Organization, 11 Oct. 2026, https://data.ilo.org/vis?df%5Bds%5D=ds-production&df%5Bid%5D=DF_EAR_INEE_CUR_NB&df%5Bag%5D=ILO. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/minimum-wage-ppp/countries?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/minimum-wage-ppp/countries?period=2022. Publisher attribution: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT. Monthly minimum wage by currency, 2021 PPP \$, annual (DF\_EAR\_INEE\_CUR\_NB). https://data.ilo.org/vis?df\%5Bds\%5D=ds-production\&df\%5Bid\%5D=DF\_EAR\_INEE\_CUR\_NB\&df\%5Bag\%5D=ILO (Accessed on 2026-10-12). Licensed under CC BY 4.0.},
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Which country has the highest monthly minimum wage, PPP dollars?

Luxembourg, with 2,588 international $ in 2022, according to International Labour Organization.

Which country has the lowest monthly minimum wage, PPP dollars?

The Gambia, with 82 international $ in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: International Labour Organization, Monthly minimum wage by currency, 2021 PPP $, annual (DF_EAR_INEE_CUR_NB). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 10 countries have no value for 2022 and are not ranked.

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