Real minimum wage (hourly, PPP US$)

OECDPeriod 2016~2025Retrieved 2026-11-09

Hourly minimum wage adjusted for prices and purchasing power differences between countries.

2016: 8.34 US$(PPP) → 2025: 11.4 US$(PPP) (up 36.6%). Highest: 2024 (11.44 US$(PPP)).

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Real minimum wage (hourly, PPP US$) · 2016~2025 (unit: US$(PPP))
YearReal minimum wage (hourly, PPP US$)
20168.3407
20178.7786
201810.0683
201911.1221
202011.3806
202111.2713
202211.2666
202311.4215
202411.4408
202511.3961

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Reference (APA 7th)

OECD. (2026). Real minimum wages: Korea [Data set]. OECD Data Explorer. Retrieved November 9, 2026, from https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_EARNINGS%40RMW&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.SAE

Source https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_EARNINGS%40RMW&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.SAE

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