WORLD Policy Analysis Center

How is minimum wage established?

This map tells us how countries establish a minimum rate of pay for workers.

Not established by law or collective bargaining includes cases where there is no minimum wage legislation as well as where legislation provides a framework for establishing the minimum wage, but the country has not yet implemented one.

Set by collective bargaining usually means that groups representing entire sectors or professions negotiate with employers to establish a minimum wage that applies to most or all workers. Even if employers in a particular sector do not hold membership in the organization that sets the minimum wage for that sector, they must honor the minimum wage set by collective agreement for a particular sector or profession. Additional Information:

1. Nonunionized workers may or may not be covered.
2. The state may or may not have the right to set a separate minimum for unprotected workers.

Set by law means that legislation establishes the minimum wage for the country. Additional information:

1. The minimum wage may still vary by occupation, sector, or region.
2. Some countries set different minimum wages for particular categories of workers, such as youth, piece-rate workers, or new hires.
3. Countries differ in terms of who is covered by the minimum wage. In many cases, certain types of employees have separate regulations (such as public-sector workers or civil servants), and in others particular groups of workers are excluded from minimum-wage protections, such as casual workers or small businesses.

Countries

Bahrain - Not established by law or collective bargaining

Brunei - Not established by law or collective bargaining

Cabo Verde - Not established by law or collective bargaining

Djibouti - Not established by law or collective bargaining

Eritrea - Not established by law or collective bargaining

Ethiopia - Not established by law or collective bargaining

Guinea - Not established by law or collective bargaining

Kiribati - Not established by law or collective bargaining

North Macedonia - Not established by law or collective bargaining

Malaysia - Not established by law or collective bargaining

Maldives - Not established by law or collective bargaining

Namibia - Not established by law or collective bargaining

Nauru - Not established by law or collective bargaining

Qatar - Not established by law or collective bargaining

Saudi Arabia - Not established by law or collective bargaining

Singapore - Not established by law or collective bargaining

Somalia - Not established by law or collective bargaining

Suriname - Not established by law or collective bargaining

Timor-Leste - Not established by law or collective bargaining

Tonga - Not established by law or collective bargaining

United Arab Emirates - Not established by law or collective bargaining

Yemen - Not established by law or collective bargaining

Belgium - Set by collective bargaining only

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Set by collective bargaining only

Croatia - Set by collective bargaining only

Denmark - Set by collective bargaining only

Finland - Set by collective bargaining only

Germany - Set by collective bargaining only

Greece - Set by collective bargaining only

Iceland - Set by collective bargaining only

Italy - Set by collective bargaining only

Norway - Set by collective bargaining only

Sweden - Set by collective bargaining only

Switzerland - Set by collective bargaining only

Afghanistan - Set by law

Albania - Set by law

Algeria - Set by law

Andorra - Set by law

Angola - Set by law

Antigua and Barbuda - Set by law

Argentina - Set by law

Armenia - Set by law

Australia - Set by law

Austria - Set by law

Azerbaijan - Set by law

Bahamas - Set by law

Bangladesh - Set by law

Barbados - Set by law

Belarus - Set by law

Belize - Set by law

Benin - Set by law

Bhutan - Set by law

Bolivia - Set by law

Botswana - Set by law

Brazil - Set by law

Bulgaria - Set by law

Burkina Faso - Set by law

Burundi - Set by law

Cambodia - Set by law

Cameroon - Set by law

Canada - Set by law

Central African Republic - Set by law

Chad - Set by law

Chile - Set by law

China - Set by law

Colombia - Set by law

Comoros - Set by law

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Set by law

Republic of the Congo - Set by law

Costa Rica - Set by law

Cote d'Ivoire - Set by law

Cuba - Set by law

Cyprus - Set by law

Czech Republic - Set by law

Dominica - Set by law

Dominican Republic - Set by law

Ecuador - Set by law

Egypt - Set by law

El Salvador - Set by law

Equatorial Guinea - Set by law

Estonia - Set by law

Fiji - Set by law

France - Set by law

Gabon - Set by law

The Gambia - Set by law

Georgia - Set by law

Ghana - Set by law

Grenada - Set by law

Guatemala - Set by law

Guinea-Bissau - Set by law

Guyana - Set by law

Haiti - Set by law

Honduras - Set by law

Hungary - Set by law

India - Set by law

Indonesia - Set by law

Iran - Set by law

Iraq - Set by law

Ireland - Set by law

Israel - Set by law

Jamaica - Set by law

Japan - Set by law

Jordan - Set by law

Kazakhstan - Set by law

Kenya - Set by law

Republic of Korea - Set by law

Kuwait - Set by law

Kyrgyzstan - Set by law

Laos - Set by law

Latvia - Set by law

Lebanon - Set by law

Lesotho - Set by law

Liberia - Set by law

Libya - Set by law

Lithuania - Set by law

Luxembourg - Set by law

Madagascar - Set by law

Malawi - Set by law

Mali - Set by law

Malta - Set by law

Marshall Islands - Set by law

Mauritania - Set by law

Mauritius - Set by law

Mexico - Set by law

Moldova - Set by law

Monaco - Set by law

Mongolia - Set by law

Montenegro - Set by law

Morocco - Set by law

Mozambique - Set by law

Myanmar - Set by law

Nepal - Set by law

The Netherlands - Set by law

New Zealand - Set by law

Nicaragua - Set by law

Niger - Set by law

Nigeria - Set by law

Oman - Set by law

Pakistan - Set by law

Palau - Set by law

Panama - Set by law

Papua New Guinea - Set by law

Paraguay - Set by law

Peru - Set by law

The Philippines - Set by law

Poland - Set by law

Portugal - Set by law

Romania - Set by law

Russian Federation - Set by law

Rwanda - Set by law

Samoa - Set by law

San Marino - Set by law

Sao Tome and Principe - Set by law

Senegal - Set by law

Serbia - Set by law

Seychelles - Set by law

Sierra Leone - Set by law

Slovakia - Set by law

Slovenia - Set by law

Solomon Islands - Set by law

South Africa - Set by law

Spain - Set by law

Sri Lanka - Set by law

St. Kitts and Nevis - Set by law

St. Lucia - Set by law

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Set by law

Sudan - Set by law

Eswatini - Set by law

Syria - Set by law

Tajikistan - Set by law

Tanzania - Set by law

Thailand - Set by law

Togo - Set by law

Trinidad and Tobago - Set by law

Tunisia - Set by law

Türkiye - Set by law

Turkmenistan - Set by law

Tuvalu - Set by law

Uganda - Set by law

Ukraine - Set by law

United Kingdom - Set by law

United States of America - Set by law

Uruguay - Set by law

Uzbekistan - Set by law

Vanuatu - Set by law

Venezuela - Set by law

Vietnam - Set by law

Zambia - Set by law

Zimbabwe - Set by law