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COMPARATIVE
WAGES
IN SELECTED COUNTRIES
As of 19 August 2008 |
Country/City
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Daily
Minimum Wages |
Monthly
Wage |
Exchange
Rate
Per US$1* |
| In
Country Currency |
In
US$ |
In
Country Currency |
In
US$ |
Vietnam
(Dong) |
23,667.67
- 29,000.00
a/ |
1.40
- 1.71 |
710,000 - 870,000
1/ |
41.88 - 51.31 |
16,954.5667 |
Cambodia
(Cambodian Riel) |
6,300.00 - 7,000.00
a/ |
1.50 - 1.66 |
189,000 - 210,000
2/ |
44.95 - 49.94
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4,204.9567 |
Indonesia/Jakarta
(Rupiah) |
18,233.33
- 34,000.00
a/ |
1.98
- 3.70 |
547,000 -1,020,000
3/ |
59.46
- 110.88 |
9,199.4600 |
China/Beijing
(Yuan Renminbi) |
25.00
- 28.33
a/ |
3.64 - 4.13 |
750
- 850
4/ |
109.21-123.77 |
6.8678 |
Thailand/Bangkok
(Baht) |
143.00 -191.00
5/ |
4.21 - 5.63 |
4,290 -5,730
b/ |
126.38-
168.80 |
33.9455 |
| Philippines/Metro
Manila (Peso) |
130.00 - 382.00
6/ |
2.90 - 8.53 |
3,900
-11,460
b/ |
87.04
- 255.76 |
44.8079 |
Malaysia
(Ringgit) |
24.43
- 52.33
a/ |
7.39 -15.84 |
733 -1,570
7/ |
221.80 -475.07 |
3.3048 |
Taiwan
(Taiwan Dollar) |
576.00
8/ |
18.53 |
17,280
b/ |
555.83 |
31.0884 |
South
Korea
(Won) |
30,160.00
9/ |
29.09
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904,800
b/ |
872.64
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1,036.8567 |
Japan
(Japan Yen) |
5,456.00
- 5,752.00
10/ |
49.87- 52.58 |
163,680 - 172,560
b/ |
1,496.13-1,577.30 |
109.4020 |
New
Zealand
(New Zealand Dollar) |
76.80 - 96.00
11/ |
54.78-
68.47 |
2,304 - 2,880
b/ |
1,643.33-2,054.16 |
1.4020 |
Singapore
(Singapore Dollar) |
29.33 - 121.67
a/ |
20.99-87.05 |
880.00 -3,650.00
12/ |
629.65- 2,611.62 |
1.39.76 |
Australia
(Australian Dollar) |
54.96 - 109.92
a/ |
49.20-98.40 |
1,648.80 - 3,297.60
13/ |
1,476.01 - 2,952.02 |
1.1171 |
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| 1/ |
870,000 VND minimum wage applicable to foreign-invested
located inside hanoi & ho chi minh & 710,000 for remaining localities, February 1, 2006 |
| 2/ |
US$45 per month for the garment and footwear industries:
it may vary regionally. 2005 |
| 3/ |
Minimum Wage in Bekasi City (Group1) 1,020,000 Rupiah (highest)
and central Java 547,000 (lowes) 2008 |
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The minimum wage in Shenzhen Special Ecnomic Zone ranged from Y750-850/month, effective October 1, 2007 |
| 5/ |
Daily Minimum Wage Rates in Bangkok and other
Provinces, 2007 |
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Highest
daily minimum wage is P382.00 in NCR, effective
June 14, 2008 and the lowest minimum wage is
P130.00 in RB-IVB, effective June 19, 2008. |
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Average basic monthly salary ranged from RM733 (unskilled workers) to RM1570 (skilled workers/craftsmen) of selected Non-Executive position in the Manufacturing Sectors, 2007 |
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NT$17.280 a month, effective July 01, 2007 |
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South Korea Minimum wage level per day is 30,160, 2008 |
| 10/ |
Ranges from 682yen to 719yen per hour, set on a regional (prefectural) and industry basis, with the input of tripartite advisory councils, as of October 1, 2006 |
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NZ$ 12.00 per hour for adults 16 years old and above, and NZ$9.60 per hour befor tax for new entrants effective April 1, 2008 |
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Median monthly commencing basic wages of selected occupations in all industries, June 2006 |
| 13/ |
The federal minimum wage is AUS$13.74 per hour for Adult, and AUD$6.87 per hour for under 17years old per hour, 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 Monday) of August 4, 11, & 19,2008 |
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National Wages and Productivity
Commission |
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