The minimum wages across the globe are mentioned below.

Note: This is updated till September, 2021.

 

S.no. Countries Minimum Wages Source
1 United Kingdom

(w.e.f. April 2021)

Age 23 and over – £8.91 https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates
Age 21-22-£6.56
Age 18-20- £4.62
Apprentice- £4.30
2 South Africa

(w.e.f. March 2021)

The National Minimum Wage (NMW) will increase to R21.69 per hour from 1 March. HERE
3 Australia

(July 1, 2021)

National minimum wage – of $772.60 per week, calculated on the basis of a week of 38 ordinary hours, or $20.33 per hour.

Casual loading – of 25 per cent.

Special national minimum wage 1 – for employees with disability which does not affect their productivity: of $772.60 per week, calculated on the basis of a week of 38 ordinary hours, or $20.33 per hour in the case of an adult, (and who is not a junior employee, or an apprentice, or an employee to whom a training arrangement applies).

Special national minimum wage 2 – for employees with disability who are unable to perform the range of duties to the competence level required of an employee within the class of work for which the employee is engaged because of the effects of disability on their productive capacity, and who meet the impairment criteria for receipt of a Disability Support Pension (and who is not a junior employee, or an apprentice, or an employee to whom a training arrangement applies): a base rate of pay set in accordance with Schedule A to the National Minimum Wage Order.

Special national minimum wage 3 – for junior employees: to be based on a percentage of the national minimum wage.

Special national minimum wage 4 – for apprentices: to be based on the provisions in the Miscellaneous Award 2020 (clause 15) for apprentices (some transitional provisions apply see National Minimum Wage Order).

Special national minimum wage 5 – for trainees: to be based on the provisions set out in the Miscellaneous Award 2020 (Schedule E) for employees to whom training arrangements apply.

https://www.fairwork.gov.au/pay/minimum-wages
4 UAE United Arab Emirates does not have a minimum wage
5 Saudi Arabia

(For 2021)

Saudi Arabia’s yearly minimum wage is $7,585.00 in International Currency https://www.minimum-wage.org/international/saudi-arabia
INDIA (statewise)
States and Union Territories Wages per month Source (w.r.t State’s Labour Ministry)
1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands

(w.e.f. July 2021)

Unskilled- Rs. 12974.00/-  
  Semi-skilled- Rs. 14456.00/- Notification dated 29.06.2021 issued by Andaman and Nicobar administration office of Labour Commmissioner
  skilled/clerical- Rs. 16666.00/-
  Highly Skilled- Rs. 18174.00/-  
2 Andhra Pradesh

(w.e.f. April 2021)

Unskilled- Rs.11000/- Notification No. J/3984/2021 dated 29.04.2021
  Semi-skilled- Rs. 12500 /-  
  Skilled- Rs. 13000 /-  
  Highly Skilled- Rs. 13500/-  
3 Arunachal Pradesh Unskilled- Rs. 10000/- Notification No. LAB/MW- 22/2016 dated 01.07.2016
  Semi-Skilled- Rs. 13000/-  
  Highly Skilled- Rs. 17000/-  
4 Assam

(w.e.f. June 1st, 2021)

Unskilled- Rs. 8946.30/- Notification dated 18.08.2021
  Semi-Skilled- Rs. 10437.70/-  
  Skilled- Rs. 13047.60/-  
  Highly Skilled- Rs.  16774.80/-  
5 Bihar (w.e.f. April, 2021) Unskilled- Rs. 7904/- Notification number No-5/ M.W.- 40-16/2021 L&R- 1231 effective from 1st April, 2021
  Semi-Skilled- Rs. 8216/-  
  Skilled- Rs. 10010/-  
  Highly Skilled- Rs. 12220/-  
6 Chandigarh (w.e.f. April 1st, 2021) Unskilled- Rs. 10747/- Notification No. ST/(CPI)/2020-21/108 dated 27.01.2021
  Semi-skilled- Rs. 10897/-  
  Skilled- Rs. 11822/-  
7 Chhattisgarh (we.f. Oct, 2020) Unskilled(A) – Rs. 8320/-

Unskilled(B) – Rs. 8060/-

Unskilled (C)- Rs.7800/-

HERE
  Semi-skilled(A) – Rs. 8970/-

Semi-Skilled (B)- Rs. 8710/-

Semi-Skilled (C)- Rs. 9750/-

  Skilled (A)- Rs. 10910/-

Skilled(B) – Rs.10650/-

Skilled (C)- Rs. 10390/-

  Highly Skilled (A)- Rs. 11690/-

Highly Skilled (B)- Rs. 11430/-

Highly Skilled (C)- Rs. 11170/-

8 Dadra and Nagar Haveli (w.e.f. April, 2021) Unskilled- Rs. 8845/- HERE
  Semi-skilled- Rs. 9053/-  
  Skilled- Rs. 9261/-  
9 Daman and Diu (w.e.f. April, 2021) Unskilled- Rs. 8845/-  Notification No. LE/LI/ DMN/MWA-3(II)2020/150 dated 10.07.2020, UT Administration of Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu
  Semi-skilled- Rs. 9053/-  
  Skilled- Rs. 9261/-  
10 Delhi (w.e.f. April, 2021) Unskilled- Rs. 15908.00/- Notification dated 18.06.2021
  Semi-Skilled- Rs. 17537.00/-  
  Skilled- Rs. 19291.00/-  
11 Goa (w.e.f. October, 2020) Unskilled- Rs. 9542.00 /- Notification dated 05.02.2021, Office of Commissioner, Labour & Employment
  Semi-skilled- Rs. 11050.00 /-  
  Skilled- Rs. 12480.00/-  
12 Gujarat (w.e.f. April, 2021) Unskilled- Rs. 9053/-

Unskilled- Rs. 8845/-

HERE
  Semi-Skilled- Rs. 9261/-

Semi-Skilled- Rs. 9053/-

  Skilled- Rs. 9495/-

Skilled- Rs. 9261/-

13 Haryana (w.e.f. July, 2021) Unskilled- Rs. 9803.24/- Notification dated 1.09.2021
  Semi-Skilled (class A)- Rs. 10293.36/-

Semi-Skilled (class B)- Rs. 10808.02/-

 
  Skilled (class A)- Rs. 11348.43/-

Skilled (class B)- Rs. 11915.86/-

 
  Highly Skilled- Rs. 12511.65/-  
14 Himachal Pradesh (w.e.f. April, 2021) Unskilled- Rs. 9000.00/- Notification dated 09.09.2021
  Semi-Skilled- Rs. 9510.00/-  
  Skilled- Rs. 10446.00/-  
  Highly Skilled- Rs. 10446.00/-  
15 Jammu and Kashmir Unskilled- Rs. 225/- per day HERE
  Skilled- Rs. 350/- per day  
  Highly Skilled- Rs. 400/- per day  
16 Jharkhand (w.e.f. April, 2021) Unskilled- Rs. 8094/- HERE
  Semi-Skilled- Rs. 8480/-
  Skilled- Rs. 11178/-
  Highly Skilled- Rs. 12912/-
17 Karnataka (w.e.f. Apr, 2021) Unskilled

Zone 1- Rs. 13311.03/-

Zone 2- Rs. 12759.23/-

Zone 3- Rs. 12233.70/-

Zone 4- Rs. 11733.20/-

  Semi-Skilled

Zone 1- Rs. 14469.81/-

Zone 2- Rs. 13862.83/-

Zone 3- Rs. 13284.75/-

Zone 4- Rs. 12734.20/-

  Skilled

Zone 1- 15744.47/-

Zone 2- 15076.79/-

Zone 3- 14440.91/-

Zone 4- 13835.30/-

  Highly Skilled

Zone 1- Rs. 17146.60/-

Zone 2- Rs. 16412.15/-

Zone 3- Rs. 15712.68/-

Zone 4- Rs. 15046.51/-

 
18 Kerala Unskilled- Rs. 394/- per day HERE
  Semi-Skilled- Rs. 405/- per day  
  Skilled- Rs.429/- per day  
19 Madhya Pradesh (w.e.f. April, 2021) Unskilled- Rs. 8700/- HERE
  Semi-Skilled- Rs. 9557/-  
  Skilled- Rs. 10935/-  
  Highly Skilled- Rs. 12235/-  
20 Maharashtra

(w.e.f. July, 2021)

Unskilled

Zone I- Rs. 11451.00/-

Zone II- Rs. 10855.00/-

Zone III- Rs. 10258.00/-

HERE
  Semi-Skilled

Zone I- Rs. 12286.00/-

Zone II- Rs. 11690.00/-

Zone III- Rs. 11094.00/-

 
  Skilled

Zone I- Rs. 13062.00/-

Zone II- Rs. 12466.00/-

Zone III- Rs. 11870.00/-

 
21 Manipur (w.e.f. December 27, 2016) Unskilled- Rs. 6750/- HERE
  Semi-Skilled- Rs. 7440/-  
  Skilled- Rs. 8190/-  
22 Meghalaya (w.e.f. October, 2020) Unskilled- Rs. 343/- per day HERE
  Semi Skilled- Rs. 389/- per day  
  Skilled- Rs. 435/- per day  
  Highly Skilled- Rs. 480/- per day  
23 Mizoram (w.e.f. April, 2016) Unskilled- Rs. 270/- per day HERE
  Semi-Skilled- Rs. 300/- per day  
  Skilled Grade I- Rs. 460/- per day

Skilled Grade II- Rs. 370/- per day

 
24 Nagaland (w.e.f. June 14, 2019) Unskilled- Rs. 176/- per day HERE
  Semi Skilled- Rs. 210/- per day  
  Skilled- Rs. 235/- per day  
25 Odisha (w.e.f. April, 2021) Unskilled- Rs. 8086/- HERE
  Semi Skilled- Rs. 9126/-  
  Skilled- Rs. 10426/-  
  Highly Skilled- Rs. 11986/-  
26 Puducherry (w.e.f. Jan, 2020) Unskilled- Rs. 6950.00/- HERE
  Semi-Skilled- Rs. 7666.00/-  
  Skilled- Rs. 7775.00 /-

Highly skilled- Rs. 8142.00/-

 
27 Punjab (w.e.f. Sep, 2019) Unskilled- Rs. 338.05/- per day HERE
  Semi-Skilled- Rs. 368.05/- per day  
  Skilled- Rs. 402.55/- per day  
  Highly Skilled- Rs. 442.25/- per day  
 
28 Rajasthan (w.e.f. July, 2020) Unskilled- Rs. 6552/- HERE
  Semi-Skilled- Rs. 6864/-  
  Skilled- Rs. 7176/-  
  Highly Skilled- Rs. 8476 /-  
29 Sikkim (w.e.f. July, 2017) Unskilled- Rs. 300/- per day Notification No. S.G.P.G – 440/Com.6/Gazette/100Nos./ dated 15.09.2017 Department of Labour, Government of Sikkim
  Semi-Skilled- Rs. 320/- per day  
  Skilled- Rs. 335/- per day  
  Highly Skilled- Rs. 365/- per day  
30 Tamil Nadu (w.e.f. April, 2021) Unskilled- Rs. 9770/- HERE
  Semi-Skilled- Rs. 9820/-  
  Skilled- Rs. 382.50/-  
31 Telangana (w.e.f. April, 2021) Unskilled- Rs. 10218.00/- HERE
  Semi-Skilled- Rs. 11150.00/-  
  Skilled- Rs. 12405.00/-  
32 Tripura (w.e.f. April, 2021) Unskilled- Rs. 6209.00/- HERE
  Semi-Skilled- Rs. 6812.00/-  
  Skilled- Rs. 7618.00/-  
33 Uttar Pradesh (w.e.f. April, 2021) Unskilled- Rs. 9078.00/- HERE
  Semi-Skilled- Rs. 9985.00/-
  Skilled- Rs. 11185.00/-
34 Uttarakhand (w.e.f. April, 2021) Unskilled- Rs. 9131.00/- HERE
  Semi-Skilled- Rs. 9724.00/-
  Skilled- Rs. 10318.00/-
35 West Bengal (w.e.f. July, 2021) Unskilled- Rs. 8904.00/- HERE
  Semi-Skilled- Rs. 9795.00/-  
  Skilled- Rs. 10775.00/-  
  Highly Skilled- Rs. 11851.00/-  

 


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