Table minimum monthly wage levels
MINIMUM MONTHLY WAGE LEVELS FOR 1996 AND 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- NO. PROVINCE 1996 1997 --------------------------------------------------------------------
Minimum Minimum Minimum Minimum
monthly monthly monthly monthly
wage requirement wage requirement
(in Rp) (in Rp.) (in Rp.) (in Rp.)
1. Aceh 115,500 102,950 128,000 115,283 2. North Sumatra 138,000 122,060 151,000 132,557 3. West Sumatra 108,000 104,003 119,000 114,372 4. South Kalimantan 114,000 108,750 125,000 118,538 5. Riau
outside Batam 138,000 149,422 151,500 156,893
Batam 220,500 223,506 235,000 238,950 6. Jambi 108,000 120,593 119,500 130,180 7. South Sumatra
mainland 115,500 125,696 127,500 135,626
islands - - 135,000 140,625 8. Lampung 114,000 125,493 126,000 132,395 9. Jakarta 156,000 160,508 172,500 173,349 10. West Java
Area I 156,000 155,073 172,500 170,348
Area II 142,500 148,997 157,500 162,258
Area III 132,000 136,603 145,500 147,941
Area IV 129,000 133,360 139,000 142,695 11. East Java
Area I 120,000 118,517 132,500 130,345
Area II 117,000 117,495 127,500 128,410
Area III 111,000 116,859 121,000 125,623
Area IV 108,000 114,238 116,500 120,235
Area V 105,000 111,023 - - 12. Central Java 102,000 112,178 113,000 123,115 13. Bali 127,500 128,645 141,500 141,381 14. Southeast Sulawesi 109,500 122,040 121,000 130,644 15. Bengkulu 115,500 123,141 127,500 132,377 16. East Kalimantan 138,000 150,664 153,000 162,717 17. West Nusa Tenggara 97,500 101,546 108,000 108,654 18. Yogyakarta 96,000 110,959 106,500 119,281 19. West Kalimantan 114,000 129,828 126,500 137,618 20. Central Kalimantan 124,500 160,437 138,000 162,202 21. Maluku 123,000 145,527 136,000 154,259 22. East Nusa Tenggara 96,000 132,750 106,500 134,741 23. North Sulawesi 108,000 123,300 118,000 126,456 24. South Sulawesi 102,000 127,758 112,500 129,291 25. Central Sulawesi 96,000 115,569 106,500 123,659 26. Irian Jaya 154,500 179,551 170,000 193,789 27. East Timor 126,000 166,564 138,000 171,561 -----------------------------------------------------------------
Source: Ministry of Manpower, Jan. 22, 1997