Aep Sopandi, Bandung – The city of Bekasi has once again recorded the highest monthly minimum wage in Indonesia, with the figure set just short of Rp 6 million ($358.5) for 2026, according to an announcement made on Wednesday night.
Under a decree issued by West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi, Bekasi's city minimum wage will rise to Rp 5.99 million starting next year. Bekasi Regency ranked second with a monthly minimum wage of Rp 5.94 million, followed by Karawang Regency at Rp 5.89 million.
The three West Java regions have overtaken Jakarta, whose 2026 minimum wage was set at Rp 5.7 million by Governor Pramono Anung.
However, Jakarta continues to have the highest provincial-level minimum wage in Indonesia, compared with West Java's provincial minimum wage of Rp 2.32 million.
Dedi said the wage levels were determined after negotiations involving labor unions and business groups. "Some wanted a sharp increase, others wanted the lowest possible figure. The government must take a middle position – accommodating the interests of workers while also considering economic conditions," he said in Bandung.
West Java is widely regarded as a national benchmark for wage policy, as it hosts a large concentration of industrial estates, particularly in areas surrounding Jakarta such as Bekasi, Depok, Bogor, and Karawang.
The province also shows a wide disparity in minimum wages across districts and cities, with the lowest rates amounting to less than half of the highest levels.
2026 Minimum Wages Across West Java (from the highest)
- Bekasi City – Rp 5.993 million
- Bekasi Regency – Rp 5.939 million
- Karawang Regency – Rp 5.887 million
- Depok City – Rp 5.523 million
- Bogor City – Rp 5.437 million
- Bogor Regency – Rp 5.162 million
- Purwakarta Regency – Rp 5.053 million
- Bandung City – Rp 4.738 million
- Cimahi City – Rp 4.091 million
- Bandung Regency – Rp 3.972 million
- West Bandung Regency – Rp 3.990 million
- Sumedang Regency – Rp 3.950 million
- Sukabumi Regency – Rp 3.893 million
- Subang Regency – Rp 3.737 million
- Cianjur Regency – Rp 3.338 million
- Sukabumi City – Rp 3.193 million
- Tasikmalaya City – Rp 2.980 million
- Indramayu Regency – Rp 2.910 million
- Tasikmalaya Regency – Rp 2.872 million
- Cirebon Regency – Rp 2.881 million
- Cirebon City – Rp 2.879 million
- Garut Regency – Rp 2.472 million
- Majalengka Regency – Rp 2.595 million
- Ciamis Regency – Rp 2.374 million
- Kuningan Regency – Rp 2.369 million
- Banjar City – Rp 2.362 million
- Pangandaran Regency – Rp 2.351 million