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Ranking of OECD countries by national minimum wage 2017
Ranking of OECD countries by national minimum wage in 2017 (in U.S. dollars)
by Erin Duffin,
last edited
Apr 29, 2019
This statistic ranks OECD countries by their national minimum wage in 2017. Luxembourg had the highest minimum wage at 11.5 U.S. dollars an hour.
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by Erin Duffin,
last edited
Apr 29, 2019
This statistic ranks OECD countries by their national minimum wage in 2017. Luxembourg had the highest minimum wage at 11.5 U.S. dollars an hour.
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* Wages were adjusted for purchasing power parity and used 2017 U.S. dollars as the base year.
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