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NMW Egypt 2022

The national minimum wage increase in Egypt

In 2022, the national minimum wage in Egypt remained fixed at €168.5 per month, that is 2,022 euros per year, taking into account 12 payments per year.

If we look at the minimum salary in Egyptian pounds, which is the official currency in Egypt, we can see that, this year, it was 3,000 Egyptian pounds and accordingly, the national minimum wage has been raised 2,300 Egyptian pounds per month from the previous year, 328.57%. This increase is greater than the CPI of 2013 which was 6.5%, so workers have gained buying power in the last year.

If we look at the ranking of the national minimum wage that we publish, Egypt is in 87 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 Egypt. You can see NMW in other countries in National Minimum Wage 2022 and see all the information about this country in Egypt economy.

Egypt - Minimum wages
DateNat. Curr. NMWNMWNMW
20223,000.0$156.6€168.5
2013700.0$101.9€84.0
2012700.0$115.6€90.1
2011700.0$118.0€90.9
2010400.0$71.2€50.6
200935.0$6.3€4.6
200835.0$6.4€4.3
200735.0$6.2€4.7
200635.0$6.1€5.1
200535.0$6.1
200435.0$5.7
200335.0$6.0
200235.0$7.8
200135.0$8.8
200035.0$10.1
199935.0$10.3
199835.0$10.3
199735.0$10.3
199635.0$10.3
199535.0$10.3
Egypt - Minimum wages
Egypt - Minimum wages