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Regional minimum wage (hourly), Saitama (埼玉県), FY2026 revision

1196 JPY/hour

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

埼 玉 1,196 （ 1,141 ) 55 4.8% 令和8年10月1日

key

jp/minimum-wage/saitama

value

1196 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

1141 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

sha256:48bb068ac190dd9570d2b3e0ccb8e96693a1ab89d15922756a09e59e9fb00983

signature

EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

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

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