The Countries with the Best Minimum Wages

from Felix Richter, Statista.com
by Niall McCarthy

The United Kingdom lags behind many other countries when it comes to the highest minimum wage.

Take-home pay amounts to £4.58 an hour, quite a distance short of Australia where that number is £6.19.   Editor’s note: The national minimum wage in the U.S. is $7.25 (£4.74).

This chart shows take-home pay in countries with the highest minimum wages (GBP).

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