| Minimum wages | ||||
Ratio of minimum to median wage | ||||
1999 | 2006 | 2007 | ||
Australia | 0.60 | 0.54 | 0.54 | |
Austria | .. | .. | .. | |
Belgium | 0.58 | 0.53 | 0.53 | |
Canada | 0.42 | 0.40 | 0.41 | |
Czech Republic | 0.27 | 0.40 | 0.37 | |
Denmark | .. | .. | .. | |
Finland | .. | .. | .. | |
France | 0.58 | 0.63 | 0.63 | |
Germany | .. | .. | .. | |
Greece | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.51 | |
Hungary | 0.36 | 0.48 | 0.46 | |
Iceland | .. | .. | .. | |
Ireland | .. | 0.46 | 0.50 | |
Italy | .. | .. | .. | |
Japan | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.34 | |
Korea | 0.26 | 0.35 | 0.37 | |
Luxembourg | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.51 | |
Mexico | .. | .. | .. | |
Netherlands | 0.47 | 0.44 | 0.43 | |
New Zealand | 0.48 | 0.56 | 0.57 | |
Norway | .. | .. | .. | |
Poland | 0.36 | 0.43 | 0.41 | |
Portugal | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | |
Slovak Republic | 0.41 | 0.45 | 0.44 | |
Spain | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.39 | |
Sweden | .. | .. | .. | |
Switzerland | .. | .. | .. | |
Turkey | .. | .. | .. | |
United Kingdom | 0.42 | 0.45 | 0.47 | |
United States | 0.38 | 0.31 | 0.31 | |
OECD-Total | 0.43 | 0.46 | 0.46 | |
| Last updated: 2 October 2009 | ||||
| Note: Next update: June 2010. OECD unweighted average. | ||||
| Source: OECD Employment Outlook. For further details, see: sources, definitions and related studies. | ||||