United States.
Wage comparisons for United States with all 150 other countries. Sorted by wage gap.
United States minimum wage:
$7.25/hr (USD equivalent)
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| Country | Region | Min Wage (USD) | Local | vs United States |
Mauritania | Africa | $750.00 | UM30,000/mo | +10245% |
Palestine | Asia | $631.27 | ₪1,880/mo | +8607% |
Mexico | North America | $546.56 | MX$9,583.52/mo | +7439% |
Turkmenistan | Asia | $331.43 | T1,160/mo | +4471% |
Thailand | Asia | $311.52 | ฿10,400/mo | +4197% |
Philippines | Asia | $293.13 | ₱18,070/mo | +3943% |
Eswatini | Africa | $156.15 | L2,500/mo | +2054% |
Liberia | Africa | $156.00 | $156/mo | +2052% |
Haiti | North America | $128.76 | G17,125/mo | +1676% |
Timor-Leste | Asia | $115.00 | $115/mo | +1486% |
Bangladesh | Asia | $103.73 | ৳12,500/mo | +1331% |
Libya | Africa | $92.59 | LD450/mo | +1177% |
Afghanistan | Asia | $87.05 | ؋5,500/mo | +1101% |
Suriname | South America | $59.02 | Sr$2,166/mo | +714% |
Tajikistan | Asia | $54.95 | SM600/mo | +658% |
India | Asia | $48.59 | ₹4,628/mo | +570% |
Eritrea | Africa | $40.00 | Nfk600/mo | +452% |
Bhutan | Asia | $35.75 | Nu3,250/mo | +393% |
Sierra Leone | Africa | $25.97 | Le600/mo | +258% |
Australia | Oceania | $18.22 | A$26.44/hr | +151% |
Luxembourg | Europe | $17.79 | €15.63/hr | +145% |
Gambia | Africa | $17.53 | D1,300/mo | +142% |
United Kingdom | Europe | $16.83 | £12.71/hr | +132% |
Netherlands | Europe | $16.74 | €14.71/hr | +131% |
Syria | Asia | $16.46 | £S1,850/mo | +127% |
Ireland | Europe | $16.11 | €14.15/hr | +122% |
Germany | Europe | $15.82 | €13.9/hr | +118% |
Belgium | Europe | $15.14 | €13.3/hr | +109% |
Cuba | North America | $0.03 | $MN12.12/hr | -100% |
Rwanda | Africa | $0.01 | FRw14.08/hr | -100% |
Venezuela | South America | $0.02 | Bs.D0.68/hr | -100% |
Georgia | Asia | $0.04 | ₾0.12/hr | -99% |
Malawi | Africa | $0.14 | MK240.4/hr | -98% |
Ghana | Africa | $0.18 | GH₵2.72/hr | -97% |
Uganda | Africa | $0.21 | UGX750/hr | -97% |
Kyrgyzstan | Asia | $0.20 | сом17.16/hr | -97% |
Nigeria | Africa | $0.26 | ₦404/hr | -96% |
Ethiopia | Africa | $0.27 | ETB34.62/hr | -96% |
Tanzania | Africa | $0.38 | TZS1,010/hr | -95% |
Zambia | Africa | $0.33 | ZK6.25/hr | -95% |
Mali | Africa | $0.35 | CFA192.3/hr | -95% |
Sri Lanka | Asia | $0.45 | Rs135/hr | -94% |
Cameroon | Africa | $0.46 | FCFA254/hr | -94% |
Myanmar | Asia | $0.46 | K975/hr | -94% |
Benin | Africa | $0.54 | CFA300/hr | -93% |
Laos | Asia | $0.48 | ₭10,417/hr | -93% |
Egypt | Africa | $0.57 | E£29.17/hr | -92% |
Pakistan | Asia | $0.57 | ₨160/hr | -92% |
Kenya | Africa | $0.61 | KSh93/hr | -92% |
Mozambique | Africa | $0.60 | MT38.6/hr | -92% |
Togo | Africa | $0.54 | CFA302.88/hr | -92% |
Botswana | Africa | $0.67 | P9.06/hr | -91% |
Uzbekistan | Asia | $0.62 | сўм7,521/hr | -91% |
Tunisia | Africa | $0.74 | TND2.31/hr | -90% |
France | Europe | $13.68 | €12.02/hr | +89% |
Nepal | Asia | $0.83 | Rs112.81/hr | -89% |
Ivory Coast | Africa | $0.78 | CFA432.7/hr | -89% |
Senegal | Africa | $0.78 | CFA433/hr | -89% |
Cambodia | Asia | $0.88 | $0.88/hr | -88% |
Zimbabwe | Africa | $0.87 | $0.87/hr | -88% |
New Zealand | Oceania | $13.58 | NZ$23.95/hr | +87% |
Vietnam | Asia | $1.00 | ₫25,500/hr | -86% |
Kazakhstan | Asia | $1.05 | ₸496/hr | -86% |
Algeria | Africa | $1.02 | DZD138.46/hr | -86% |
Ukraine | Europe | $1.15 | ₴48/hr | -84% |
Armenia | Asia | $1.14 | ֏431/hr | -84% |
Namibia | Africa | $1.13 | N$18/hr | -84% |
Kuwait | Asia | $1.27 | KWD0.39/hr | -82% |
Mongolia | Asia | $1.31 | ₮4,714/hr | -82% |
Papua New Guinea | Oceania | $1.33 | K5/hr | -82% |
Iraq | Asia | $1.40 | ع.د1,823/hr | -81% |
Burundi | Africa | $1.40 | FBu4,160/mo | -81% |
Brazil | South America | $1.42 | R$7.37/hr | -80% |
Qatar | Asia | $1.43 | QAR5.21/hr | -80% |
Dominican Republic | North America | $1.50 | RD$91.3/hr | -79% |
Nicaragua | North America | $1.51 | C$55.48/hr | -79% |
South Sudan | Africa | $1.52 | £7,000/mo | -79% |
Russia | Europe | $1.61 | ₽156.31/hr | -78% |
Peru | South America | $1.60 | S/5.89/hr | -78% |
Argentina | South America | $1.64 | ARS1,762/hr | -77% |
Panama | North America | $1.69 | B/.1.69/hr | -77% |
Guyana | South America | $1.66 | G$347/hr | -77% |
Canada | North America | $12.72 | C$18.1/hr | +76% |
Colombia | South America | $1.77 | COP7,295.44/hr | -76% |
Indonesia | Asia | $1.84 | Rp33,058/hr | -75% |
South Africa | Africa | $1.84 | R30.23/hr | -75% |
Morocco | Africa | $1.83 | MAD17.92/hr | -75% |
Lebanon | Asia | $1.81 | L£161,600/hr | -75% |
Kosovo | Europe | $1.79 | €1.57/hr | -75% |
Bolivia | South America | $1.88 | Bs13.02/hr | -74% |
Honduras | North America | $1.92 | L50.8/hr | -74% |
Belarus | Europe | $1.87 | Br5.36/hr | -74% |
Ecuador | South America | $1.96 | $1.96/hr | -73% |
Paraguay | South America | $1.94 | ₲14,574/hr | -73% |
Guatemala | North America | $2.00 | Q15.34/hr | -72% |
Brunei | Asia | $2.06 | B$2.62/hr | -72% |
Malaysia | Asia | $2.13 | RM8.72/hr | -71% |
Jamaica | North America | $2.07 | J$325/hr | -71% |
El Salvador | North America | $2.13 | $2.13/hr | -71% |
Uruguay | South America | $2.15 | $U92.8/hr | -70% |
Mauritius | Africa | $2.21 | ₨102.38/hr | -70% |
Fiji | Oceania | $2.25 | FJ$5/hr | -69% |
Jordan | Asia | $2.36 | JD1.67/hr | -68% |
Belize | North America | $2.50 | BZ$5/hr | -66% |
Serbia | Europe | $2.52 | RSD271/hr | -65% |
Israel | Asia | $11.89 | ₪35.4/hr | +64% |
Costa Rica | North America | $3.04 | ₡1,554.55/hr | -58% |
Trinidad and Tobago | South America | $3.03 | TT$20.5/hr | -58% |
Chile | South America | $3.26 | CLP2,994/hr | -55% |
Albania | Europe | $3.51 | L287/hr | -52% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe | $3.46 | KM5.75/hr | -52% |
China | Asia | $3.68 | ¥25/hr | -49% |
North Macedonia | Europe | $3.95 | ден207/hr | -45% |
Bulgaria | Europe | $4.40 | лв7.3/hr | -39% |
Montenegro | Europe | $4.41 | €3.87/hr | -39% |
Bahrain | Asia | $4.60 | BD1.73/hr | -37% |
Slovenia | Europe | $9.73 | €8.55/hr | +34% |
Oman | Asia | $4.88 | OMR1.88/hr | -33% |
Romania | Europe | $5.30 | lei24.36/hr | -27% |
Hong Kong | Asia | $5.37 | HK$42.1/hr | -26% |
Barbados | North America | $5.36 | Bds$10.71/hr | -26% |
Spain | Europe | $9.06 | €7.96/hr | +25% |
Hungary | Europe | $5.96 | Ft1,862/hr | -18% |
Portugal | Europe | $6.04 | €5.31/hr | -17% |
Greece | Europe | $6.04 | €5.31/hr | -17% |
Slovakia | Europe | $5.99 | €5.26/hr | -17% |
Taiwan | Asia | $6.11 | NT$190/hr | -16% |
Saudi Arabia | Asia | $6.15 | ﷼23.08/hr | -15% |
Poland | Europe | $8.32 | zł31.4/hr | +15% |
Czech Republic | Europe | $6.31 | Kč134.4/hr | -13% |
Estonia | Europe | $6.45 | €5.67/hr | -11% |
Lithuania | Europe | $8.03 | €7.05/hr | +11% |
Malta | Europe | $6.53 | €5.74/hr | -10% |
Bahamas | North America | $6.50 | B$6.5/hr | -10% |
South Korea | Asia | $6.62 | ₩10,320/hr | -9% |
Japan | Asia | $6.89 | ¥1,121/hr | -5% |
Croatia | Europe | $6.90 | €6.06/hr | -5% |
Cyprus | Europe | $7.15 | €6.28/hr | -1% |
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Singapore | Asia | — | — | — |
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Switzerland | Europe | — | — | — |
United Arab Emirates | Asia | — | — | — |