Yangju City Announces 2025 Living Wage at 11,230 Won per Hour—1.7% Increase from This Year

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Im Hong-soon] Yangju City announced on the 8th that it has decided next year's 'living wage' at 11,230 won per hour through deliberation by the Labor-Management-Civic Council and completed the proclamation.

The living wage is compensation paid to enable workers to maintain minimum human and cultural lives, exceeding the minimum wage. It is determined annually to allow workers to maintain human dignity and enable substantive living in various fields such as education and culture.

The '2025 Yangju City Living Wage' is set at 1.7% higher (reflecting the minimum wage increase rate) than this year's living wage of 11,040 won, and is confirmed to be 1,200 won more than next year's minimum wage of 10,030 won.

The city explained that it determined next year's living wage by comprehensively considering Gyeonggi Province's living wage, the minimum wage, price levels, and the city's fiscal situation.

The living wage decided this time will be applied starting January 1 of next year to workers directly employed by the city and city-invested and funded organizations.

Mayor Kang Su-hyun stated, "Yangju City has adopted the living wage system and raised the living wage amount every year," and added, "We hope that through the living wage system, workers' stable lives and improved quality of life, as well as revitalization of the local economy, will be achieved."