Complete the Salary Survey and compete for the prize of the minimum wage in the country where you work!

by paulien — last modified Jan 05, 2012 10:56 PM

MINIMUM WAGE
Compete for the weekly/monthly minimum wage of the country in which you work. Complete and submit the Salary Survey, together with you email address. Winners will not become rich, but at least you now know what it means to be dependent on the minimum wage in your country. Check the list below.

Country	Currency	Local	Euro (converted as on 28-12-2010)	Local	Euro (converted as on 01-01-2012, www.xe.com)	Notes
Prize: a weekly minimum wage
WEEKLY		2011	2011	2012	2012	yardstick: over Euro 350 monthly
Australia	AUD			589.38	465
Austria	Euro			230.9	230.9	no official MW
Belgium	Euro	334	334	334	334
Denmark	DKK		3900		3900	no official MW
Finland	Euro	410	410		430	no official MW
France	Euro	310.34	310.34	321.7	321.7
Germany	Euro	320	320	332	332	no official MW
Ireland	Euro			346	346
Italy	Euro	238	238	240	240	no official MW
Korea, South	KRW	164400	108.64	146200	102
Netherlands	Euro	328.7	328.7	340	340
Luxembourg	Euro	388.6	388.6	406	406
Portugal	Euro	109.7	109.7	112	112
Slovenia	Euro			151	151	recalculated to gross wage
Spain	Euro	146.26	146.26	148.1	148.1
Sweden	SEK	3500	390	400	400	no official MW
United Kingdom	GBP	237.2	278.21	243.2	291
United States	USD	289.61	220.2	289.61	224	federal minimum wage

Country	Currency	National	Euro (converted as on 28-12-2010)	National	Euro (converted as on 01-01-2012, www.xe.com)	Notes
Prize: a monthly minimum wage
MONTHLY		2011	2011	2012	2012	yardstick: less than Euro 350 monthly
Angola	AOA	8609	66.63	8609	70
Argentina	ARS	1740	333.85	2310	414.8	A. to first category? weekly MW = E 91.50
Armenia	AMD	32500	68.44	32500	65.1
Azerbaijan	AZN	85	81.04	93.5	83.5
Belarus	BYR	460000	102.88	1000000	92.59
Botswana	BWP			624	64
Brazil	RS	510	229.8	622	258
Bulgaria	BGN			240	122.7
Cambodia	KHR			256200	49.3	average MW across areas
Chile	CLP	172000	278.88	172000	256
China	CNY	390	44.78	950	117	average MW across provinces
Colombia	COP	514987	204.5	535600	213.8
Costa Rica	CRC			220000	337	est. average MW across occupations
Czech Republic	CZK	8000	315.73	8000	313.5
Egypt	EGP			700	90	NMW introduced per 01-01-2012
El Salvador	USD			205	158.7	average MW across occupations/sectors
Georgia	GEL	20	8.68	20	9.25
Ghana	GHC			89	42
Guatamala	GTQ	1144	109.25	1710	169.2
Honduras	HNL			6000	244	est. average MW across occupations
Hungary	HUF	73500	264.39	78000	248
India	RS	2750	46.37	2990	43.3	national wage floor
Indonesia	IDR	547000	46.06	900000	76.6	average MW across provinces
Kazakhstan	KZT	15999	77.36	17439	92
Kenya	KES			8364	76
Kyrgyzstan	Som	880	14.27	880	14.6
Malawi	MWK	3550	17.82	4270	20.4
Mexico	MXN	1746	98.38	1819	102	est. average MW across occupations/areas
Mozambique	MZN	2270	52.6	2870	82	average MW across sectors
Namibia	NAD	1050	119	1100	105	no official MW, actual wage floor
Nicaragua	NIO			3085	103.7	average MW across sectors
Pakistan	PKR			7000	64.5	floor MW
Paraguay	PYG	1341775	219.9	1507500	265
Poland	PLN	1317	331.82	1386	309.8
Romania	RON			670	154.9
Russia	RUB	4330	108.25	4611	111.3
Slovakia	Euro	307.7	307.7	317	317
South Africa	ZAR	1434	161.08	1530	146.5	est. average across occupations/sectors/areas
Sri Lanka	LKR			7500	51	average MW across occupations/sectors
Tajikistan	TJS			80	13
Tanzania	TZS			1180000	57.8	average MW across sectors
Turkmenistan	TMT			330	89.6
Ukraine	UAH	1004	97.74	1073	104.46
Uzbekistan	UZS			45215	19.4
Vietnam	VND			1350000	49.7	average MW across districts/provinces/type of enterprises
Zambia	ZMK	268000	42.73	419000	63.5
Zimbabwe	USD	70	53	100	77.4	actual wage floor

Rules of the game

Published in English on www.wageindicator.org

, the WageIndicator Foundation declares that it adheres to the code of conduct for lotteries issued by the Dutch Ministry of Justice on January 1rst 2006. Therefore Dutch law is applicable, including regulations regarding lottery tax.

How to participate

Anyone who wants to enter the prize draw for a minimum wage once each calendar year must complete and submit the salary survey with their email address before the end of the current calendar year. Multiple entries are excluded from the competition.

Employees of WageIndicator or partner organisations, members of national WageIndicator teams

, their close relatives and friends are not allowed to compete, as well as minors under 16.

The prize

WageIndicator Foundation puts up the prize of a minimum (monthly/weekly) wage for each country where the system is online.
Payment of the prize money takes place in January each year; WageIndicator Foundation takes care of the transfer costs to countries where the prize is less than € 300, in countries within Europe transfer costs are split even.
Not all countries are equal, where the minimum wages are relatively high, as in most EU-member states, the prize is a minimum weekly wages. That's a fair deal. The list below indicates in which countries the monthly or weekly minimum wages currently apply. If a minimum wage per month is more then € 350, the winner of the country will get a minimum wage of a week.
The minimum wages given are updated every calendar year on January 1rst and are the latest. Should you nevertheless find fault with any of them, please notify by giving the source of your alternative figure so that a proper assessment may be made. Such suggestions should reach the WageIndicator Foundation ultimately till December 1rst 2012.

The draw and proclamation of winners

The next draw by notary will take place on January 2, 2012. The winners will be notified by email. Their names will be made public on their national WageIndicator website with their consent.

If a winner cannot be contacted within a reasonable span of time, the notary reserves the right to draw a new winner.

The draw is final and therefore not subject to claims or correspondence disputing the outcome.