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Regional minimum wage (hourly), Niigata (新潟県), FY2026 revision

1108 JPY/hour

2026, from 2026-10-01 · verified 2026-11-02 against the official source · next expected change 2027-10-01

新潟 1,108 （ 1,050 ) 58 5.5% 令和8年10月1日

key: jp/minimum-wage/niigata
value: 1108 JPY/hour
period: 2026
effective: 2026-10-01 to date
source: https://www.mhlw.go.jp/content/11200000/001753404.pdf
verified: 2026-11-02 — fresh (4 days ago; next check by 2026-11-28)
next expected change: 2027-10-01 (annual: a fixed day each year)
source checked: 2026-11-02 (the newest day the automated check fetched the source page)
previous: 1050 JPY/hour (2025)
scope: Hourly 地域別最低賃金 for each of the 47 prefectures and the national weighted average (MHLW). Each prefecture has its own 発効日 between 2026-10-01 and 2026-12-02: before a prefecture's effectiveFrom the previous (FY2025) amount in `previous` still applies. Industry-specific 特定最低賃金 are not included.
hash: sha256:6da9d1ddd6403cf56b8455e87792a60eb6bd33529cf166f79fbe8f47e9e7bcf7
signature: EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/jp/minimum-wage/niigata?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/jp/minimum-wage/niigata

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