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Minimum wage across 28 Asian countries
Every figure names the official instrument it came from, the date it takes effect and the date we last checked it against that source. Where no single figure applies, we say so rather than publish one.
| Country | Minimum wage | In force from | Last verified | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahrain | no single figure — why | — | 2026-08-05 | Law No. (36) of 2012 Promulgating the Labour Law for the Private… |
| Bangladesh | no single figure — why | 2006-10-11 | 2026-07-20 | Bangladesh Labour Act, 2006 (Act No. XLII of 2006), Chapter XI… |
| China | no single figure — why | — | 2026-07-23 | 上海市人力资源和社会保障局关于调整本市最低工资标准的通知 — 自2025年7月1日起，月最低工资标准由2690元调整为2740元，小时最低工… |
| Hong Kong | 43.1 HKD per hour | 2026-05-01 | 2026-08-05 | Labour Department — 'Statutory Minimum Wage': the SMW rate increased… |
| India | no single figure — why | 2025-11-21 | 2026-08-07 | Gazette of India (Extraordinary, Part II—Sec. 3(ii), No. 5146… |
| Indonesia | 2317601 IDR/month | 2026-01-01 | 2026-08-21 | Keputusan Gubernur Jawa Barat No. 561/Kep.859-Kesra/2025 tentang Upah… |
| Iraq | 350000 IQD per month | 2018-01-01 | 2026-07-24 | Council of Ministers decision of 18 December 2017, taken under… |
| Israel | 6443.85 ILS/month (full-time). Hourly ILS 35.40 on a 182-hour month, ILS 34.64 on a 186-hour month; daily ILS 297.40 (5-day week), ILS 257.75 | 2026-04-01 | 2026-07-24 | National Insurance Institute of Israel — 'שכר מינימום – נתונים… |
| Japan | 1023 JPY/hour | 2026-03-31 | 2026-07-20 | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, 'Reiwa 7-nendo chiikibetsu… |
| Jordan | 290 JOD per month | 2025-01-01 | 2026-07-24 | Social Security Corporation (المؤسسة العامة للضمان الاجتماعي) press… |
| Kazakhstan | 85000 KZT/month | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-24 | Закон Республики Казахстан от 8 декабря 2025 года № 239-VIII ЗРК «О… |
| Kuwait | 75 KWD per month | 2017-06-11 | 2026-07-24 | Ministerial Order No. 14 of 2017 setting the monthly minimum wage for… |
| Malaysia | 1700 MYR/month | 2025-02-01 | 2026-07-20 | Perintah Gaji Minimum 2024 / Minimum Wages Order 2024 [P.U. (A)… |
| Nepal | 19550 NPR/month total (basic 12,170 + dearness allowance 7,380); daily NPR 754 (470 + 284); hourly NPR 101 (63 + 38); part-time hourly NPR 107 | 2025-07-17 | 2026-07-24 | Government of Nepal, Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social… |
| Oman | structured — see Oman | 2013-07-01 | 2026-07-24 | Ministerial Order (Decision) No. 222 of 2013 fixing the Minimum Wage… |
| Pakistan | 40700 PKR/month | 2026-07-01 | 2026-07-24 | Government of Pakistan, Finance Division — Federal Budget Speech… |
| Philippines | 411 PHP/day | 2026-08-06 | 2026-08-22 | Wage Order No. BARMM-05 (issued 15 Jul 2026, effective 6 Aug 2026)… |
| Qatar | structured — see Qatar | 2021-03-20 | 2026-07-24 | Law No. (17) of 2020 Determining the National Minimum Wage for… |
| Saudi Arabia | 4000 SAR/month | 2021-04-18 | 2026-07-24 | Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (MHRSD)… |
| Singapore | no single figure — why | 2026-07-01 | 2026-07-20 | Ministry of Manpower — Local Qualifying Salary and Progressive Wage… |
| South Korea | 10320 KRW/hour | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-20 | 고용노동부 고시 제2025-47호 「2026년 적용 최저임금 고시」 (Ministry of Employment and… |
| Sri Lanka | 30000 LKR/month | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-24 | National Minimum Wage of Workers (Amendment) Act, No. 11 of 2025… |
| Taiwan | structured — see Taiwan | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-23 | Ministry of Labor, R.O.C. (Taiwan) — English newsletter No. 84… |
| Thailand | 337 THB/day | 2025-07-01 | 2026-07-20 | Notification of the Wage Committee on the Minimum Wage Rate (No. 14)… |
| Türkiye | 33030 TRY per month | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-24 | Asgari Ücret Tespit Komisyonu Kararı (2025/1), Resmî Gazete 26 Aralık… |
| United Arab Emirates | no single figure — why | — | 2026-07-24 | Federal Decree-Law No. (33) of 2021 on the Regulation of Employment… |
| Uzbekistan | 1271000 UZS/month | 2025-08-01 | 2026-07-24 | Указ Президента Республики Узбекистан от 2 июня 2025 года № УП-91 «О… |
| Vietnam | 3700000 VND/month | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-20 | Nghi dinh so 293/2025/ND-CP ngay 10/11/2025 cua Chinh phu quy dinh… |
6 of these 28 countries carry no single figure for this instrument — the rate is risk-rated, set by the employer, or the instrument fixes no one number. Each says which, on its own page. We do not fill those with an average.
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