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Countries with the highest minimum wage in the world

Last updated on: June 05, 2014 17:32 IST

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In Luxembourg or France, if you work as an unskilled labourer in a factory, you would be making Rs 630 ($10.66) an hour or Rs 5,040 ($85.28) a day for an eight-hour shift.

There are nine countries that pay higher minimum wage compared to the US - a person makes minimum salary of $7.11 (Rs 420) an hour there, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

Let’s take a look at countries that pay the highest minimum wage in the world.

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Image: Pedetrians walk in the centre of the city of Luxembourg.
Photographs: Yves Herman/Reuters

Luxembourg

Rank: 1

Real hourly minimum wage 2013: $10.66

Real hourly minimum wage 2003: $9.92

Average annual increase 2003-2013: 0.72 per cent

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Luxembourg

Image: A view shows boats along the Port de l'Arsenal near the Place de la Bastille (Bastille Square) in Paris.
Photographs: Charles Platiau/Reuters

France

Rank: 2

Real hourly minimum wage 2013: $10.60

Real hourly minimum wage 2003: $9.18

Average annual increase 2003-2013: 1.44 per cent

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France

Image: The Sydney Opera House is reflected in a harbourside hotel window in The Rocks district of Sydney.
Photographs: Jason Reed/Reuters

Australia

Rank: 3

Real hourly minimum wage 2013: $10.21

Real hourly minimum wage 2003: $9.69

Average annual increase 2003-2013: 0.52 per cent

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Australia

A modern sculpture by Belgian artist Tom Frantzen shows former Belgian King Leopold II surrounded by animals and African warriors in the park of the Royal Museum for Central Africa in Tervuren.

Image: A modern sculpture by Belgian artist Tom Frantzen shows former Belgian King Leopold II surrounded by animals and African warriors in the park of the Royal Museum for Central Africa in Tervuren.
Photographs: Francois Lenoir/Reuters

Belgium

Rank: 4

Real hourly minimum wage 2013: $9.97

Real hourly minimum wage 2003: $9.83

Average annual increase 2003-2013: 0.15 per cent

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Belgium

Image: Men enjoy the afternoon sun at the Brouwersgracht canal in Amsterdam.
Photographs: Michael Kooren/Reuters

Netherlands

Rank: 5

Real hourly minimum wage 2013: $9.48

Real hourly minimum wage 2003: $9.64

Average annual increase 2003-2013: -0.17 per cent

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Image: A woman cycles past the "Coffee To Get Her" restaurant near Dublin city centre which becomes a bar and club in the evenings.
Photographs: Cathal McNaughton/Reuters

Ireland

Rank: 6

Real hourly minimum wage 2013: $9.01

Real hourly minimum wage 2003: $7.80

Average annual increase 2003-2013: 1.45 per cent

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Image: People buy fruits at a fruit and vegetable market in front of the Te Papa Museum in Wellington.
Photographs: Jacky Naegelen/Reuters

New Zealand

Rank: 7

Real hourly minimum wage 2013: $8.62

Real hourly minimum wage 2003: $6.75

Average annual increase 2003-2013: 2.48 per cent

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New Zealand

Image: The Houses of Parliament and Big Ben are silhouetted against the sky in London.
Photographs: Luke MacGregor/Reuters

United Kingdom

Rank: 8

Real hourly minimum wage 2013: $7.88

Real hourly minimum wage 2003: $7.10

Average annual increase 2003-2013: 1.05 per cent

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United Kingdom

Image: Commuters make their way across the Brooklyn Bridge in New York.
Photographs: Keith Bedford/Reuters

Canada

Rank: 9

Real hourly minimum wage 2013: $7.85

Real hourly minimum wage 2003: $6.40

Average annual increase 2003-2013: 2.06 per cent

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Canada

Image: The Space Needle and Mount Rainier are pictured at dusk in Seattle, Washington.
Photographs: Jason Redmond/Reuters

United States

Rank: 10

Real hourly minimum wage 2013: $7.11

Real hourly minimum wage 2003: $6.44

Average annual increase 2003-2013: 1.00 per cent

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United States

Image: Tourists photograph each other in the Austrian world heritage village of Hallstatt.
Photographs: Leonhard Foeger/Reuters

Austria

Rank: 11

Real hourly minimum wage 2013: $6.61

Real hourly minimum wage 2003: NA

Average annual increase 2003-2013: NA

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Image: Maiko, (apprentice geisha) perform during an annual spring dance performance at the Kaburenjo theatre in the Miyagawa district of Kyoto.
Photographs: Leonhard Foeger/Reuters

Japan

Rank: 11

Real hourly minimum wage 2013: $6.61

Real hourly minimum wage 2003: $5.79

Average annual increase 2003-2013: 1.33 per cent

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Japan

Image: Statue of a dragon is seen on the dragon bridge over river Ljubljanica.
Photographs: Srdjan Zivulovic/Reuters

Slovenia

Rank: 13

Real hourly minimum wage 2013: $6.56

Real hourly minimum wage 2003: $4.81

Average annual increase 2003-2013: 3.15 per cent

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Slovenia

Image: People rest on benches outside a hotel in the Red Sea resort city of Eilat, one of Israel's most popular holiday spots.
Photographs: Amir Cohen/Reuters

Israel

Rank: 14

Real hourly minimum wage 2013: $5.31

Real hourly minimum wage 2003: $5.07

Average annual increase 2003-2013: 0.48 per cent

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Israel

Buddhists pray in front of a statue of Buddha during a prayer meeting to celebrate the birth anniversary of Lord Buddha at the Jogye temple in Seoul.

Image: Buddhists pray in front of a statue of Buddha during a prayer meeting to celebrate the birth anniversary of Lord Buddha at the Jogye temple in Seoul.
Photographs: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters

South Korea

Rank: 15

Real hourly minimum wage 2013: $5.22

Real hourly minimum wage 2003: $3.37

Average annual increase 2003-2013: 4.48 per cent

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South Korea

Image: People visit the mausoleum where the tomb of Spain's former dictator General Francisco Franco lies in the Valle de los Caidos (Valley of the Fallen), near Madrid.
Photographs: Reuters

Spain

Rank: 16

Real hourly minimum wage 2013: $4.76

Real hourly minimum wage 2003: $4.24

Average annual increase 2003-2013: 1.16 per cent

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Spain

Image: Ariel view of the neo-Gothic Palace of Culture.
Photographs: Katarina Stoltz/Reuters

Poland

Rank: 17

Real hourly minimum wage 2013: $4.73

Real hourly minimum wage 2003: $3.14

Average annual increase 2003-2013: 4.17 per cent

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Poland

Image: A clown entertains people at central Syntagma square in Athens.
Photographs: Oleg Popov/Reuters

Greece

Rank: 18

Real hourly minimum wage 2013: $4.56

Real hourly minimum wage 2003: $5.10

Average annual increase 2003-2013: -1.11 per cent

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Greece

The sixth century Byzantinian monument of St. Sofia (Ayasofya) and the 16th century Ottoman era Blue Mosque are seen behind the Topkapi Palace.

Image: The sixth century Byzantinian monument of St. Sofia (Ayasofya) and the 16th century Ottoman era Blue Mosque are seen behind the Topkapi Palace.
Photographs: Reuters

Turkey

Rank: 19

Real hourly minimum wage 2013: $4.30

Real hourly minimum wage 2003: $2.94

Average annual increase 2003-2013: 3.88 per cent

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Turkey

Image: Traditional chimnies of rural houses in the Portuguese Southern province of Algarve.
Photographs: Nacho Doce/Reuters

Portugal

Rank: 20

Real hourly minimum wage 2013: $3.99

Real hourly minimum wage 2003: $3.57

Average annual increase 2003-2013: 1.13 per cent

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Portugal

Image: St. Stephens' Basilica is pictured behind a Christmas market in downtown Budapest.
Photographs: Bernadett Szabo/Reuters

Hungary

Rank: 21

Real hourly minimum wage 2013: $3.92

Real hourly minimum wage 2003: $3.20

Average annual increase 2003-2013: 2.05 per cent

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Hungary

Image: A view Strane pod Tatrami village from the Roma settlement below the Tatra mountains.
Photographs: Petr Josek/Reuters

Slovakia

Rank: 22

Real hourly minimum wage 2013: $3.29

Real hourly minimum wage 2003: $1.90

Average annual increase 2003-2013: 5.61 per cent

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Slovakia

Image: People enjoy the sunny spring weather as they ride a pedal-boat on the Vltava river in Prague.
Photographs: David W Cerny/Reuters

Czech Republic

Rank: 23

Real hourly minimum wage 2013: $3.26

Real hourly minimum wage 2003: $3.16

Average annual increase 2003-2013: 0.32 per cent

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Czech Republic

Image: A nocturnal view of the 'Artilleria' funicular railway in the port city
Photographs: Carlos Barria/Reuters

Chile

Rank: 24

Real hourly minimum wage 2013: $3.01

Real hourly minimum wage 2003: $2.30

Average annual increase 2003-2013: 2.71 per cent

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Chile

Image: View of Estonia's capital Tallinn.
Photographs: Ints Kalnins/Reuters

Estonia

Rank: 25

Real hourly minimum wage 2013: $2.87

Real hourly minimum wage 2003: $1.87

Average annual increase 2003-2013: 4.35 per cent

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Estonia

Image: People walk in front of the Palace of Fine Arts in Mexico City.
Photographs: Edgard Garrido/Reuters

Mexico

Rank: 26

Real hourly minimum wage 2013: $0.83

Real hourly minimum wage 2003: $0.82

Average annual increase 2003-2013: 0.05 per cent

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Mexico

Countries with the highest minimum wage in the world

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