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TinySet builds a table of national minimum wages with sources. TinyResearch compares rises against living costs.
TinySet
Dataset · 49 rowsNational minimum wages, with amount, currency, last change date and source link
| Country | Monthly amount | Currency | Rate basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 5729876 | IDR | per month |
| Israel | 6443.85 | ILS | per month |
| Japan | 1177 | JPY | per hour |
| South Korea | 2156880 | KRW | per hour |
| Taiwan | 29500 | TWD | per month |
| Vietnam | 5310000 | VND | per month |
| Luxembourg | 2771.33 | EUR | per month |
| Ireland | 2391.35 | EUR | per month |
TinyResearch
ReportWhere has the minimum wage risen fastest against living costs?
The clearest winners in real minimum wage growth since 2021 are Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries—led by Romania, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Poland, Croatia, and Hungary—and Mexico, which stands out globally as having more than doubled its real minimum wage since 2018. By January 2026, the average real minimum wage across 30 OECD countries was 12.8% above its January 2021 level (median: 9.7%), but the distribution is highly unequal: a cluster of CEE countries achieved real gains of 50–100%+ over the past decade, while the United States and Israel remain the only OECD economies where the real minimum wage is still lower than it was in 2021 [17]. This report quantifies the leading countries, examines the nuanced gap between nominal and real gains (especially for Romania), documents the most recent 2025–2026 increases, and draws out implications for decision-makers.
