Minimum Wages Historic Data - Data Collection Overview

 General Database Information

Full name

WageIndicator Minimum Wages Historic Database

Aims

The WageIndicator Minimum Wages Historic Database includes all minimum wage rates agreed by national governments or wage boards. The information is published on the WageIndicator Minimum Wage pages, using the Archive tab.

Data used for...

  • Research
  • Data visuals

Countries covered

The Database has information for 206 countries, of which 19 have no Statutory Minimum Wage.

Languages

The database has a labelset with the names of the minimum wages in English.

Data collection method

Monthly derived from WageIndicator Minimum Wages Database

Data time frame

2014 - ongoing

Data updating policy

Monthly

Sampling Frame

Derived from the WageIndicator Minimum Wages Database

Nr. of Observations

Over 1 million rates

Data Access

Data archive

A dataset with merged monthly dumps is available on request

DOI code

-

Data visuals

WageIndicator Data Visuals

Codebook/manual

-

Long list variables

Minimum Wage rates are coded acording to geographical areas in the country, to industries (NACE/ISIC coding), to occupations (ISCO-08 coded), to firm size, to age group, whenever applicable.

Formats

Excel

Citation

WageIndicator Minimum Wages Historic Database

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