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COMPARATIVE
WAGES
IN SELECTED COUNTRIES
As of 15 March 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) |
6,300.00 - 7,000.00
a/ |
1.49- 1.65 |
189,000 - 210,000
1/ |
44.60- 49.56 |
4,237.2000 |
Vietnam
(Dong) |
26,667.67 - 33,333.33
a/ |
1.39 - 1.74 |
800,000 -1, 000,000
2/ |
41.78-52.23
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19,146.3333 |
Indonesia/Jakarta
(Rupiah) |
18,233.33
- 34,000.00
a/ |
1.99- 3.72 |
547,000 -1,020,000
3/ |
59.82- 111.55 |
9,143.9567 |
China/Beijing
(Yuan Renminbi) |
25.00
- 28.33
a/ |
3.66 - 4.15 |
750
- 850
4/ |
109.78-124.42 |
6.8318 |
Thailand/Bangkok
(Baht) |
148.00 -203.00
5/ |
4.45 - 6.11 |
4,440 -5,730
b/
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133.57-
183.21 |
33.2413 |
| Philippines/NCR (Peso) |
382.00
6/ |
8.30 |
11,460.00
b/ |
249.01 |
46.0223 |
| Philippines/IV-A (Peso) |
236.00-320.00
7/ |
5.13-6.95 |
7,080.00
-9,600.00
b/ |
153.84 - 208.59 |
46.0223 |
Philippines/III
(Peso)
|
251.00- 302.00
8/ |
5.45-6.56 |
7,530.00
-9,060.00
b/ |
163.62- 196.86 |
46.0223 |
Philippines/VII
(Peso) |
222.00- 267.00
9/ |
4.82-5.80 |
6,660.00
-8,010.00
b/ |
144.71-174.05 |
46.0223 |
Malaysia
(Ringgit) |
24.43
- 52.33
a/ |
7.21-15.44 |
733.00 -1,570.00
10/ |
216.23-463.15 |
3.3898 |
Taiwan
(Taiwan Dollar) |
576.00
11/ |
18.03 |
17,280.00
b/ |
541.04 |
31.9387 |
South
Korea
(Won) |
32,000.00
12/ |
27.70
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960,000.00
b/ |
830.99 |
1,155.2433 |
Singapore
(Singapore Dollar) |
26.67- 94.50
a/ |
19.03-67.44 |
800.00 -2,835.00
13/ |
570.95-2,023.31 |
1.4012 |
Japan
(Japan Yen) |
5,456.00
- 5,752.00
14/ |
60.64-63.93 |
163,680 - 172,560
b/ |
1,819.21-1,917.91 |
89.9730 |
New
Zealand
(New Zealand Dollar) |
80.00 - 100.00
15/ |
55.88-69.85 |
2,400.00 -3,000.00
b/ |
1.676.41-2,095.51 |
1.4316 |
Australia
(Australian Dollar) |
114.48
a/ |
103.69 |
3,434.40
16/ |
3,110.68 |
1.1041 |
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| 1/ |
US$45 per month for the garment and footwear industries:
it may vary regionally. 2005 |
| 2/ |
Wages in foreign-owned enterprises ranged from 800,000 dong (US$50) to 1 million dong (US$62) in foreign-owned factories in indl. centers such as Hanoi & Ho Chi Minh City. |
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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 P382.00 in NCR, effective
June 14, 2008 |
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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) |
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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 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 (SK) Minimum wage level per day is 32,000, or 4,000 SK won per hour, Effective 2008 |
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Median monthly commencing basic wages of selected occupations in all industries, June 2008 |
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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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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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Note: Details may not add up due to rounding. |
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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 March 1, 8, & 15, 2010 |
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