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COMPARATIVE
WAGES
IN SELECTED COUNTRIES
As of 30 July 2010 |
Country/City |
Daily
Minimum Wages |
Monthly
Wage |
Exchange
Rate
Per US$1* |
| In
Country Currency |
In
US$ |
In
Country Currency |
In
US$ |
Cambodia
(Cambodian Riel) |
7,131.18
a/ |
1.67 |
213,935.50
1/ |
50.00 |
4,278.7100 |
Vietnam
(Dong) |
36,000.00 - 40,000.00
a/ |
1.879 - 2.07 |
1,080,000 -1, 200,000
2/ |
56.00-62.23
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19,284.2000 |
Indonesia/Jakarta
(Rupiah) |
18,233.33
- 34,000.00
a/ |
2.00- 3.78 |
547,000 -1,020,000
3/ |
60.08.-112.00 |
8,984.7300 |
China/Beijing
(Yuan Renminbi) |
25.00
- 28.33
a/ |
3.68 - 4.17 |
750
- 850
4/ |
110.51-125.24 |
6.7870 |
Thailand/Bangkok
(Baht) |
148.00 -203.00
5/ |
4.57 - 6.274 |
4,440 -5,730
b/
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136.51-
187.24 |
32.5244 |
| Philippines/NCR (Peso) |
404.00
6/ |
8.79 |
12,120.00
b/ |
263.84 |
45.9372 |
| Philippines/IV-A (Peso) |
236.00-320.00
7/ |
5.14-6.97 |
7,080.00
-9,600.00
b/ |
154.12 - 208.98 |
45.9372 |
Philippines/III
(Peso)
|
251.00- 302.00
8/ |
5.46-6.57 |
7,530.00
-9,060.00
b/ |
163.92- 197.23 |
45.9372 |
Philippines/VII
(Peso) |
222.00- 267.00
9/ |
4.83-5.81 |
6,660.00
-8,010.00
b/ |
144.98-174.37 |
45.9372 |
Malaysia
(Ringgit) |
26.77
- 54.63
a/ |
8.38-17.11 |
803.00 -1,639.00
10/ |
251.50-513.33 |
3.1929 |
Taiwan
(Taiwan Dollar) |
576.00
11/ |
18.42 |
17,280.00
b/ |
552.52 |
31.2750 |
South
Korea
(Won) |
32,800.00
12/ |
27.63
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984,000.00
b/ |
829.02 |
1,186.9400 |
Singapore
(Singapore Dollar) |
26.67- 80.00
a/ |
19.56-58.67 |
800.00 -2,400.00
13/ |
586.68-1,760.05 |
1.3636 |
Japan
(Japan Yen) |
5,032.00
- 6,328.00
14/ |
57.81-72.69 |
150,960 - 189,940
b/ |
1,734.16-2,180.79 |
87.0510 |
New
Zealand
(New Zealand Dollar) |
80.00 - 100.00
15/ |
58.00-72.51 |
2,400.00 -3,000.00
b/ |
1.740.14-2,175.17 |
1.3792 |
Australia
(Australian Dollar) |
114.48
a/ |
103.06 |
3,434.40
16/ |
3,091.83 |
1.1108 |
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| 1/ |
Equivalent to US$50 per month plus a minimum $6 living allowance, for the garment sector, none for anyindustry. April 1, 2008 |
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Wages in foreign-owned enterprises ranged from 1,080,000 dong (US$67.5) to 1.2M dong (US$75) in foreign-owned factories in indl. centers such as Hanoi & Ho Chi Minh City. January 1, 2009 |
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Minimum Wage in Bekasi City (Group1) 1,020,000 Rupiah (highest)
and central Java 547,000 (lowes) 2008 |
| 4/ |
The minimum wage in Shenzhen Special Ecnomic Zone ranged from Y750-850/month, effective June 30, 2008 |
| 5/ |
Daily Minimum Wage Rates in Bangkok and other
Provinces, June 1, 2008 |
| 6/ |
Highest
daily minimum wage is P404.00 in NCR, effective
July 1, 2010 |
| 7/ |
Highest
daily minimum wage in Non-Agri. is P320.00 in IV-A (Growth Corridor Area), effective
June 1, 2008 and the lowest minimum wage is P236.00 (Resourced Based Area) |
| 8/ |
Highest
daily minimum wage in Non-Agri. is P302.00 in Region III, effective
June 16, 2008 and the lowest minimum wage is P251.00 |
| 9/ |
Highest
daily minimum wage in Non-Agri. is P267.00 in Region VII, effective
June 16, 2008 and the lowest minimum wage is P222.00
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Average basic monthly salary ranged from RM803 (unskilled workers) to RM1639 (skilled workers/craftsmen) of selected Non-Executive position in the Manufacturing Sectors, 2009 |
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NT$17.280 a month, effective July 01, 2007 |
| 12/ |
South Korea (SK) Minimum wage level per day is 32,800, or 4,100 SK won per hour, Effective 2010 |
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Median monthly commencing basic wages of selected occupations in all industries, June 2009 |
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The highest minimum wage is Tokyo's 791yen, while the lowest is 629 yen in four prefectures, including Okinawa, October 1, 2009 |
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12.50 per hour (100 per day) for workers 18 years old or older, and NZ$10.00 per hour for those aged 16 or 17 or in training;effective April 1, 2009 |
| 16/ |
The federal minimum wage is AUD$14.31 per hour, effective October 1, 2008 |
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Daily equivalent of MW computed using 30
days |
| b/ |
Monthly equivalent of DMW computed using
30 days |
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Source
of data: |
Internet
web page of respective countries and wikipedia-2008 |
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*Oanda.com (FX currency converter)
average (Every last day of the month) July 30 , 2010 |
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