Monthly minimum wage in United States

The gross monthly minimum wage in United States was €1,103 per month in H2 2026.

Measure: Monthly minimum wage Unit: Euro per month, gross Data: H1 1999 to H2 2026 Source: Eurostat
United States, H2 2026 €1,103 Euro per month, gross
Change from H1 2026 +3.1% H1 2026: €1,070 per month
Median of OECD (38 countries), H2 2026 €1,119 per month Middle value of 19 countries
Position in H2 2026 11th of 30 See the full ranking

Monthly minimum wage in United States over time

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Euro per month, gross. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Monthly minimum wage (euro per month, gross), H1 2017 to H2 2026
Period United States
H2 2026 €1,103 per month
H1 2026 €1,070 per month
H2 2025 €1,072 per month
H1 2025 €1,210 per month
H2 2024 €1,174 per month
H1 2024 €1,137 per month
H2 2023 €1,157 per month
H1 2023 €1,178 per month
H2 2022 €1,210 per month
H1 2022 €1,110 per month
H2 2021 €1,057 per month
H1 2021 €1,024 per month
H2 2020 €1,122 per month
H1 2020 €1,119 per month
H2 2019 €1,104 per month
H1 2019 €1,098 per month
H2 2018 €1,078 per month
H1 2018 €1,048 per month
H2 2017 €1,101 per month
H1 2017 €1,192 per month

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +3.1% from €1,070 per month in H1 2026.
  • Since H2 2021, when it was €1,057 per month, the figure has changed by +4.4%.
  • Among the 30 countries with data for H2 2026, United States has the 11th highest value.

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
earn_mw_cur · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=S currency=EUR
Observation period
H1 1999 to H2 2026 for United States
Provider update
31 July 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat