France vs United States of America: Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages
Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages over time
- France
- United States of America
How they compare
France currently reports 24,432 US dollars, exchange rate converted against 15,080 US dollars, exchange rate converted in United States of America, a difference of 9,352 US dollars, exchange rate converted.
That makes France's figure about 1.6 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States of America ahead.
France ranks 9th and United States of America ranks 12th of 26 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 4 and United States of America in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,615 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 26,448 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 18,833 US dollars, exchange rate converted | United States of America |
| 1970s | 13,330 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 26,188 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 12,858 US dollars, exchange rate converted | United States of America |
| 1980s | 18,251 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 21,549 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 3,298 US dollars, exchange rate converted | United States of America |
| 1990s | 20,430 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 19,816 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 614.09 US dollars, exchange rate converted | France |
| 2000s | 21,599 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 18,877 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 2,722 US dollars, exchange rate converted | France |
| 2010s | 23,687 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 20,534 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 3,152 US dollars, exchange rate converted | France |
| 2020s | 24,200 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 16,636 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 7,564 US dollars, exchange rate converted | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages, France or United States of America?
- France, at 24,432 US dollars, exchange rate converted against 15,080 US dollars, exchange rate converted in United States of America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages between France and United States of America?
- 9,352 US dollars, exchange rate converted, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and United States of America?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do France and United States of America rank globally for real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages?
- France ranks 9th and United States of America ranks 12th of 26 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Real minimum wages are statutory minimum wages converted into a common hourly and annual pay period for the 30 OECD countries and two other non-member countries for which they are available. Real hourly and annual minimum wages are calculated first by deflating the series using the consumer price index taking 2024 as the base year then converted into common currency units 1) US dollars (USD) and 2) USD using Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for private consumption expenditures in 2024.