In 2009, the national minimum wage in Egypt remained fixed at €4.6 per month, that is 55 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 35 Egyptian pounds and accordingly, the national minimum wage has remained stable so workers have lost purchasing power in the last year.
If we look at the ranking of the national minimum wage that we publish, Egypt is in 90 nd place, so it is among the countries with the lowest minimum salary of the 92 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 2009 and see all the information about this country in Egypt economy.