National Minimum Wage

National Minimum Wage
Figure A3.3: Adult Minimum Wages Relative to Full-time Median Earnings, by Country, 1999
and 2010
Adult minimum wage relative to full-time median earnings
(per cent)
178
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Ireland
Australia
Netherlands
Belgium
Greece
Spain
US
Country
Canada
UK
1999 2010
Source: OECD estimates based on OECD minimum wage database and median earnings for full-time workers, 1999 and 2010.
Notes:
a. Average value of minimum wage in each year.
b. Figures for Ireland are from 2000 when its minimum wage was introduced.
c. Countries ranked according to the change in the bite of their minimum wage rates.
France
Japan
Portugal
New Zealand
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0