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NMW United Kingdom 2018

The national minimum wage in United Kingdom remained fixed

Since June 2018, the national minimum wage in United Kingdom remained fixed at €1,416.5 per month, that is 16,998 euros per year, taking into account 12 payments per year.

If we look at the minimum salary in British pounds, which is the official currency in United Kingdom, we can see that, this year, it was 1,242 British pounds and accordingly, the national minimum wage has remained stable, while the CPI of 2018 which was 3%, so workers have lost purchasing power in the last year.

If we look at the ranking of the national minimum wage that we publish, United Kingdom is in 13 nd place of the 115 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 United Kingdom. You can see NMW in other countries in National Minimum Wage 2018 and see all the information about this country in United Kingdom economy.

United Kingdom - Minimum wages
DateNat. Curr. NMWNMWNMW
June 20181,242.0$1,650.5€1,416.5
January 20181,242.0$1,734.4€1,399.9
June 20171,243.0$1,595.8€1,422.8
January 20171,193.0$1,599.8€1,393.4
June 20161,110.0$1,612.8€1,457.0
January 20161,110.0$1,610.8€1,512.4
June 20151,074.0$1,641.7€1,493.7
January 20151,074.0$1,640.8€1,378.9
June 20141,043.0$1,748.5€1,282.8
January 20141,043.0$1,716.2€1,251.1
June 20131,020.0$1,548.9€1,194.9
January 20131,020.0$1,594.6€1,249.9
June 20121,004.0$1,546.7€1,255.2
January 20121,004.0$1,586.0€1,202.0
June 2011978.0$1,607.7€1,121.5
January 2011978.0$1,567.0€1,136.2
June 2010956.0$1,385.4€1,126.5
January 2010956.0$1,477.2€1,076.5
June 2009948.0$1,532.0€1,086.0
January 2009948.0$1,476.8€995.3
June 2008911.0$1,803.1€1,159.0
January 2008911.0$1,674.7€1,242.2
June 2007883.0$1,748.1€1,298.4
January 2007883.0$1,766.8€1,315.0
June 2006831.0$1,556.6€1,211.6
January 2006831.0$1,529.0€1,212.6
June 2005800.0$1,458.5€1,181.5
January 2005800.0$1,454.6€1,134.7
June 2004743.0$1,361.9€1,117.7
January 2004743.0$1,360.4€1,054.2
June 2003692.0$1,134.4€961.7
January 2003692.0$1,129.9€1,063.8
June 2002675.0$987.2€1,053.9
January 2002675.0$1,011.7€1,109.3
June 2001610.0$864.7€1,021.3
January 2001610.0$878.1€977.4
June 2000592.0$886.1€951.0
January 2000592.0$895.7€952.2
June 1999592.0$949.7€907.4
January 1999592.0$957.8
United Kingdom - Minimum wages
United Kingdom - Minimum wages

The National Minimum Wage (NMW) is a minimum amount per hour that most workers in the UK are entitled to be paid. Find out what the current rates are and where to get help if you think you are being paid below the minimum wage rate.

Here it appears in a monthly rate to be compared with other countries.