Countries with the Highest Minimum Wage 2025

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Countries with the Highest Minimum Wage 2025

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Key Findings

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Luxembourg leads in Min. Wage (USD/hour) with 17.30 in 2025.

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Average Min. Wage (USD/hour) in 2025: 13.48 · median: 13.65.

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Gap in 2025: Luxembourg is 2.4× larger than United States.

About This Dataset

Countries with the Highest Minimum Wage 2025

Countries ranked by their national minimum wage in 2025, converted to an hourly rate in USD for comparison purposes. Luxembourg and Australia consistently offer the highest statutory minimum wages in the world. AI-assisted data.

Analysis

Luxembourg (17.3), Australia (15.6) and New Zealand (14.1) take the top three in Min. Wage (USD/hour) in 2025. Values run from 17.3 at the top to 7.30 at the bottom in Min. Wage (USD/hour), a spread of 10. First and second are separated by 1.70, so the leader sits inside the field rather than apart from it. Below the top two the field is tightly packed: the remaining 6 run from 14.1 down to 7.30 Min. Wage (USD/hour).

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Data Points

8 categories · 1 year

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Top Value

17.30

Luxembourg

Min. Wage (USD/hour) · 2025

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Min. Wage (USD/hour)

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2025

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Methodology & source

Data source: Wikipedia
Coverage: 8 entities · 2025 · 8 observations
Measure: Min. Wage (USD/hour)
Last updated: 6 September 2026
Compiled by: The ANYSTAT team, from the source above

How the figures are calculated

Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2025.

Rankings & Full Data

8 records · Min. Wage (USD/hour) · ranked by 2025

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#	Category	2025
🥇	Luxembourg	17.30
🥈	Australia	15.60
🥉	New Zealand	14.10
4	Germany	13.80
5	Netherlands	13.50
6	United Kingdom	13.20
7	France	13
8	United States	7.30

Data Sources & References

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1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_minimum_wage Visit ↗

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