COMPARATIVE WAGES

IN SELECTED COUNTRIES
June 29, 2010

Daily Minimum Wages Monthly Wage Exchange

Country/City In Country In Country Rate
In US$ In US$
Currency Currency Per US$1*
Cambodia a/ 1/
- - 7,106.20 - - 1.67 - 213,186.00 - 50.00 4263.7200
(Cambodian Riel)
Vietnam a/ 2/
26,666.67 - 33,333.33 1.39 - 1.74 800,000.00 - 1,000,000.00 41.72 - 52.15 19176.6000
(Dong)
Indonesia/Jakarta a/ 3/
18,233.33 - 34,000.00 2.00 - 3.73 547,000.00 - 1,020,000.00 60.06 - 112.00 9107.4700
(Rupiah)
China/Shenzhen a/ 4/
25.00 - 28.33 3.67 - 4.16 750.00 - 850.00 110.23 - 124.93 6.8037
(Yuan Renminbi)
Thailand/Bangkok 5/ b/
148.00 - 203.00 4.55 - 6.24 4,440.00 - 6,090.00 136.51 - 187.24 32.5244
(Baht)
Philippines/NCR 6/ b/
- 382.00 - - 8.21 - - 11,460.00 - - 246.32 46.5257
(Peso)
Philippines/Region IV-A 236.00 - 320.00 7/
5.07 - 6.88 7,080.00 - 9,600.00 b/
152.17 - 206.34 46.5257
Philippines/Region III 251.00 - 302.00 8/
5.39 - 6.49 7,530.00 - 9,060.00 b/
161.85 - 194.73 46.5257
Philippines/Region VII 222.00 - 267.00 9/
4.77 - 5.74 6,660.00 - 8,010.00 b/
143.15 - 172.16 46.5257
Malaysia
24.43 - 52.33 a/ 7.56 - 16.20 733.00 - 1,570.00 10/ 226.90 - 485.99 3.2305
(Ringgit)
Taiwan
- - 576.00 11/ - - 17.96 - - 17,280.00 b/ - - 538.91 32.0650
(Taiwan Dollar)
South Korea
- - 32,000.00 12/ - - 26.53 - - 960,000.00 b/ - - 795.84 1206.2700
(Won)
Singapore
26.67 - 94.50 a/ 19.23 - 68.15 800.00 - 2,835.00 13/ 576.91 - 2,044.42 1.3867
(Singapore Dollar)
Japan
5,032.00 - 6,328.00 14/ 56.31 - 70.82 150,960.00 - 189,840.00 b/ 1,689.41 - 2,124.52 89.3566
(Japan Yen)
New Zealand
80.00 - 100.00 15/ 56.69 - 70.87 2,400.00 - 3,000.00 b/ 1,700.80 - 2,126.00 1.4111
(New Zealand Dollar)
Australia
- 114.48 a/ - - 99.97 - - 3,434.40 16/ - - 2,998.95 1.1452
(Australian Dollar)
1/
Equivalent to US$50 per month, plus a minimum $6 living allowance, for the garment sector; none for any other industry-April 1, 2008
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.
3/
Minimum Wage in Bekasi City (Group 1) 1,020,000 Rupiah (highest) and Central Java 547,000 (lowest), 2008
4/
The minimum wage in Shenzhen Special Economic Zone ranged from Y750-Y850 per 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
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 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 VII , effective June 16, 2008 and the lowest minimum wage is P222.00.
10/
Average basic monhtly salary ranged from RM733 (unskilled workers) to RM1570 (skilled workers/craftsmen) of selected Non-Executive position in the Manufacturing Sectors, 2007
11/
NT$17,280 a month, Effective July 1, 2007
12/
South Korea (SK) Minimum wage level per day is 32,000, or 4,000 SK won per hour, Effective 2008
13/
Median monthly commencing basic wages of selected occupations in all industries, June 2008
14/
The highest minimum wage is Tokyo's 791 yen, while the lowest is 629 yen in four prefectures, including Okinawa. October 1, 2009
15/
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
a/
Daily equivalent of MW computed using 30 days
b/
Monthly equivalent of DMW computed using 30 days
Note: Details may not add up due to rounding.
Source of data: Internet web page of respective countries and Wikipedia- 2006
*Oanda.com(FX currency converter) (Every Last day of the month) June 29, 2010
National Wages and Productivity Commission
Date Updated a7/1/10 9:52 AM

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