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Explore how minimum wage compares to Big Mac prices in Taiwan, and how many burgers you can earn with 1 hour of work.

Minimum wage (gross)
NT$196
/ hour
Big Mac price
NT$78.00
Burgers per hour
2.51
You can buy about 2 burgers in 1 hour
Work time for 1 Big Mac
23m 53s

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How we calculate burgers per hour

Minimum wage / hour
NT$196
÷
Big Mac price
NT$78.00
=
Burgers per hour
2.51

Neighbouring ranks

  1. 5New Zealand2.78
  2. 6Luxembourg2.63
  3. 7Taiwan2.51
  4. 8Netherlands2.42
  5. 9United Kingdom2.40

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Minimum wage (gross)

Source: Ministry of Labor, Republic of China (Taiwan) · effective Jan 1, 2026

Ministry of Labor, Republic of China (Taiwan)

Taiwan's "basic wage" is set nationally by the Ministry of Labor under the Minimum Wage Act and applies uniformly to all adult full-time workers (no age, region, or sector tiers). Both a monthly and a native hourly rate are published. Effective 2026-01-01: monthly NT$29,500 and hourly NT$196 (up 3.18% from 2025's NT$28,590 / NT$190); decided by the Minimum Wage Deliberation Committee on 2025-09-26 and promulgated via the Executive Yuan. The monthly rate covers regular full-time monthly-paid employees; the hourly rate (reported here as native_hourly) covers part-time/hourly workers. The basic wage excludes overtime pay and rest-day/holiday premiums. Cross-checked against humanresourcesonline.net and Wikipedia 'Minimum wage in Taiwan'.

Big Mac price: The Economist · Jan 1, 2026

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