Minimum wage compared

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12

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14

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15

Rest

of world

United

States

$12.49 Australia

$2.14 Hungary

$2.18 Czech Rep

$2.31 Turkey

$2.37 Latvia

$1.16 Bulgaria

$1.25 Brazil

$1.42 Romania

$1.98 Lithuania

$3.31

Portugal

$3.65

Greece

$4.28 Spain

$4.35 Korea

$4.53 Malta

$2.38 Slovakia

$2.39 Argentina

$2.5 Croatia

$2.55 Estonia

$2.64 Poland

$9.43 Ireland

$9.92 Belgium

$10.04

Netherlands

$10.47 France

$12.12 Luxembourg

$4.98

Slovenia

$6.06 Japan

$7.86 Canada

$10.08 UK

$9.27 Germany

$15 per hour

San Francisco

and Los Angeles

(California),

Seattle

(Washington)

New York fast

food workers

$11.5

San Diego,

California

$12.25

Oakland,

California

$5.15

Georgia,

Wyoming

$9.15

Connecticut,

Vermont

$9.0

California

Massachusetts

Rhode Island,

Louisville

(Kentucky)

$8.75

Alaska,

New York,

Albuquerque

(New Mexico)

$8.50

Maryland,

South Dakota

$8.38

New Jersey

$8.25

Delaware,

Guam, Illinois,

$8.23

Colorado

$8.15

Michigan

$8.1 Ohio

$8.05

Arizona, Florida,

Montana

$8.0

Minnesota,

Nebraska,

West Virginia

$7.75

Hawaii

$7.65

Missouri

$7.5

Arkansas, Maine,

New Mexico

$7.25

Idaho, Indiana

Iowa, Kansas,

Kentucky,

New Hampshire,

North Carolina,

North Dakota,

Oklahoma,

Pennsylvania,

Puerto Rico,

Texas, Utah,

Virgin Islands,

Virginia,

Wisconsin

$9.25

Oregon

$9.47

Washington

$10.5

District of

Columbia

$10.68

Portland

(Oregon)

$10.84

Santa Fe,

California

$13 Chicago

(Illinois)

No minimum

wage state law

Alabama,

Louisiana,

Mississippi,

South Carolina

and Tennessee

 

$9.71 New Zealand

Note: Some city minimum wages take effect

over next few years. US state data and

non-US data correct as of 1 January 2015

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14

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15

Rest of world

United States

$12.49 Australia

$2.14 Hungary

$2.18 Czech Rep

$2.31 Turkey

$2.37 Latvia

$1.16 Bulgaria

$1.25 Brazil

$1.42 Romania

$1.98 Lithuania

$3.31 Portugal

$3.65 Greece

$4.28 Spain

$4.35 Korea

$4.53 Malta

$2.38 Slovakia

$2.39 Argentina

$2.5 Croatia

$2.55 Estonia

$2.64 Poland

$9.43 Ireland

$9.92 Belgium

$10.04

Netherlands

$10.47 France

$12.12 Luxembourg

$4.98 Slovenia

$6.06 Japan

$7.86 Canada

$10.08 UK

$9.27 Germany

$15 per hour

San Francisco and

Los Angeles

(California),

Seattle

(Washington)

New York fast

food workers

$11.5 San Diego

(California)

$12.25 Oakland

(California)

$5.15 Georgia,

Wyoming

$7.25 Idaho,

Indiana

Iowa, Kansas,

Kentucky,

New Hampshire,

North Carolina,

North Dakota,

Oklahoma,

Pennsylvania,

Puerto Rico,

Texas, Utah,

Virgin Islands,

Virginia,

Wisconsin

$7.5 Arkansas,

Maine,

New Mexico

$7.65 Missouri

$9.15 Connecticut,

Vermont

$9.0 California

Massachusetts

Rhode Island,

Louisville

(Kentucky)

$8.75 Alaska,

New York,

Albuquerque

(New Mexico)

$8.50 Maryland,

South Dakota

$8.38 New Jersey

$8.25 Delaware,

Guam, Illinois,

$8.23 Colorado

$8.15 Michigan

$8.1 Ohio

$8.05 Arizona,

Florida, Montana

$8.0 Minnesota,

Nebraska, West

Virginia

$7.75 Hawaii

$9.25 Oregon

$9.47 Washington

$10.5 District of

Columbia

$10.84 Santa Fe

(California)

$13 Chicago

(Illinois)

No minimum

wage state law

Alabama,

Louisiana,

Mississippi, South

Carolina and

Tennessee

 

$9.71 New Zealand

$10.68 Portland

(Oregon)

Note: Some city minimum wages take effect over next

few years. US state data and non-US data correct as

of 1 January 2015

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3

4

6

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8

9

10

11

12

13

14

5

15

Rest of the world

United States

$12.49 Australia

$2.14 Hungary

$2.18 Czech Republic

$2.31 Turkey

$2.37 Latvia

$1.16 Bulgaria

$1.25 Brazil

$1.42 Romania

$1.98 Lithuania

$3.31 Portugal

$3.65 Greece

$4.28 Spain

$4.35 Korea

$4.53 Malta

$2.38 Slovakia

$2.39 Argentina

$2.5 Croatia

$2.55 Estonia

$2.64 Poland

$9.43 Ireland

$9.71 New Zealand

$9.92 Belgium

$10.04 Netherlands

$10.47 France

$12.12 Luxembourg

$4.98 Slovenia

$6.06 Japan

$7.86 Canada

$10.08 UK

$9.27 Germany

$15 per hour

San Francisco and

Los Angeles (California),

Seattle (Washington)

New York fast

food workers

$11.5 San Diego

(California)

$12.25 Oakland

(California)

$5.15 Georgia, Wyoming

$7.25 Idaho, Indiana,

Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky,

New Hampshire,

North Carolina,

North Dakota,

Oklahoma,

Pennsylvania,

Puerto Rico,

Texas, Utah,

Virgin Islands, Virginia,

Wisconsin

$7.5 Arkansas, Maine,

New Mexico

$7.65 Missouri

$7.75 Hawaii

$8.38 New Jersey

$8.25 Delaware, Guam,

Illinois,

$8.23 Colorado

$8.15 Michigan

$8.1 Ohio

$8.05 Arizona, Florida,

Montana

$8.0 Minnesota,

Nebraska, West Virginia

$8.50 Maryland,

South Dakota

$9.15 Connecticut,

Vermont

$9.0 California

Massachusetts

Rhode Island,

Louisville (Kentucky)

$8.75 Alaska, New York,

Albuquerque

(New Mexico)

$9.25 Oregon

$9.47 Washington

$10.68 Portland

(Oregon)

$10.5 District of

Columbia

$10.84 Santa Fe

(California)

$13 Chicago (Illinois)

No minimum wage

state law

Alabama, Louisiana,

Mississippi, South

Carolina and Tennessee

 

Note: Some city minimum wages take effect over next few years.

US state data and non-US data correct as of 1 January 2015

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Rest of the world

US states and cities

$12.49 Australia

$2.14 Hungary

$2.18 Czech Republic

$2.31 Turkey

$2.37 Latvia

$1.16 Bulgaria

$1.25 Brazil

$1.42 Romania

$1.98 Lithuania

$3.31 Portugal

$3.65 Greece

$4.28 Spain

$4.35 Korea

$4.53 Malta

$2.38 Slovakia

$2.39 Argentina

$2.5 Croatia

$2.55 Estonia

$2.64 Poland

$9.71 New Zealand

$9.43 Ireland

$9.92 Belgium

$10.04 Netherlands

$10.47 France

$12.12 Luxembourg

$4.98 Slovenia

$6.06 Japan

$7.86 Canada

$10.08 UK

$9.27 Germany

$15 per hour San Francisco and

Los Angeles (California),

Seattle (Washington),

New York fast food workers

$11.5 San Diego (California)

$12.25 Oakland (California)

$5.15 Georgia, Wyoming

$7.25 Idaho, Indiana,Iowa, Kansas,

Kentucky, New Hampshire,

North Carolina, North Dakota,

Oklahoma, Pennsylvania,

Puerto Rico, Texas, Utah,

Virgin Islands, Virginia, Wisconsin

$7.5 Arkansas, Maine, New Mexico

$7.65 Missouri

$7.75 Hawaii

$8.0 Minnesota, Nebraska,

West Virginia

$8.05 Arizona, Florida, Montana

$8.1 Ohio

$8.15 Michigan

$8.23 Colorado

$8.25 Delaware, Guam, Illinois,

$8.38 New Jersey

$8.50 Maryland, South Dakota

$8.75 Alaska, New York,

Albuquerque (New Mexico)

$9.0 California, Massachusetts

Rhode Island, Louisville (Kentucky)

$9.15 Connecticut, Vermont

$9.25 Oregon

$9.47 Washington

$10.5 District of Columbia

$10.68 Portland (Maine)

$10.84 Santa Fe (California)

$13 Chicago (Illinois)

Note: Some city minimum wages take effect over next few years.

US state data and non-US data correct as of 1 January 2015

No minimum wage state law

Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi,

South Carolina and Tennessee