Integrated Minimum Wage Dataset 2018-2021: 85-Country WageIndicator Study

Abstract

Minimum wage (MW) is the claim for which an employee is entitled, and it is the lowest wage that employers can legally pay to their employees. To guarantee compliance with the MW law, the information about the current MW shall be available to both employees and employers. 

This report describes the WageIndicator public database of minimum wages. The database provides the users with up-to-date information concerning the MW that applies to the specific job, skill level and industry; and an overview of all MW’s in the country and, where applicable, also by regions, age, and firmsize. The database includes MW collected in 85 countries in Europe, Oceania, and both Americas. In total database has 3,100 MW rates. MW is provided bi-annually from January 2018 until July 2021. MW rates are harmonised and published as monthly rates in national currency. Some countries have a universal MW across the economy, while others differentiate MW between different regions, characteristics of employment and types of workers. MW included in the database cover seven half years during the period 2018-2021. The excel database is available on the project website - https://www.inclusivegrowth.eu/files/Output/D11.2-WageIndicator_database.xlsx