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NMW Pakistan 2022

The minimum wage goes up in Pakistan

In 2022, the national minimum wage in Pakistan remained fixed at €125.3 per month, that is 1,504 euros per year, taking into account 12 payments per year.

If we look at the minimum salary in Pakistani Rupees, which is the official currency in Pakistan, we can see that, this year, it was 25,000 Pakistani Rupees and accordingly, the national minimum wage has been raised 6,000 Pakistani Rupees per month from the previous year, 31.58%. This increase is greater than the CPI of 2021 which was 12.3%, so workers have gained buying power in the last year.

If we look at the ranking of the national minimum wage that we publish, Pakistan is in 95 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 Pakistan. You can see NMW in other countries in National Minimum Wage 2022 and see all the information about this country in Pakistan economy.

Pakistan - Minimum wages
DateNat. Curr. NMWNMWNMW
202225,000.0$122.0€125.3
202119,000.0$116.6€96.7
202017,500.0$108.1€100.7
201917,500.0$116.6€110.2
201815,000.0$123.1€113.5
201715,000.0$142.2€135.7
201614,000.0$133.6€122.4
201513,000.0$126.5€106.5
201410,000.0$98.9€69.0
201310,000.0$98.4€78.0
20128,000.0$85.7€68.9
20117,000.0$81.1€61.2
20107,000.0$82.2€57.7
20096,000.0$73.4€53.8
20086,000.0$85.2€65.8
20074,600.0$75.7€57.4
20063,000.0$49.8€42.4
20053,000.0$50.4€37.0
20042,500.0$42.9€34.6
20032,500.0$43.3€40.9
20022,500.0$41.9€47.2
20012,500.0$40.4€46.3
20001,500.0$28.0€28.6
Pakistan - Minimum wages