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NMW India 2022

India repeats minimum wage

In 2022, the national minimum wage in India remained fixed at €55 per month, that is 660 euros per year, taking into account 12 payments per year.

If we look at the minimum salary in Indian rupees, which is the official currency in India, we can see that, this year, it was 4,628 Indian rupees and accordingly, the national minimum wage has remained stable, while the CPI of 2021 which was 5.6%, so workers have lost purchasing power in the last year.

If we look at the ranking of the national minimum wage that we publish, India is in 108 nd place, so it is among the countries with the lowest minimum salary of the 120 of the list.

The National Minimum Wage (NMW) of a country is the minimum amount (lowest salary) per hour, per day, or per month that employers may legally pay to workers.

In the table that follows we show you the progression of the National Minimum Wage India. You can see NMW in other countries in National Minimum Wage 2022 and see all the information about this country in India economy.

India - Minimum wages
DateNat. Curr. NMWNMWNMW
20224,628.0$58.9€55.0
20214,628.0$62.6€51.6
20204,628.0$62.5€57.7
20194,628.0$65.7€58.1
20184,576.0$66.9€59.7
20174,576.0$70.3€63.9
20164,160.0$61.9€57.8
20154,160.0$64.9€54.2
20143,562.0$58.4€41.7
20133,562.0$60.8€49.1
20122,990.0$56.0€43.5
20112,990.0$64.1€50.0
20102,600.0$56.9€38.8
20092,080.0$43.0€30.8
20082,080.0$47.8€36.0
20071,716.0$41.5€29.5
20061,716.0$37.9€32.3
20051,716.0$38.9€29.0
20041,716.0$37.9€29.8
20031,300.0$27.9€25.9
20021,300.0$26.7€30.6
20011,170.0$24.8€26.9
20001,170.0$26.0€26.8
India - Minimum wages