List of European Union member states by minimum wage
The following list provides information relating to the (gross) minimum wages (before tax & social charges) of in the European Union member states.
The calculations are based on the assumption of a 40-hour working week and a 52-week year, with the exceptions of France (35 hours),[1] Belgium (38 hours),[2] Ireland (39 hours),[1] and Germany (39.1 hours).[1]
Most of EU countries minimum wages are fixed at a monthly rate, but there are some countries where minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate or a weekly rate.
European countries on the gross minimum wage before tax and social charges:
Countries marked on the map in green have a minimum wage above €2000, in blue in the range from €1000 to €2000, in orange from €800 to €1000, in red below €800. Countries marked on the map in purple do not have a minimum wage.
Minimum wages by European Union member states
[edit]EU member state | Monthly minimum gross wage (NCU) | Monthly net minimum wage (EUR) | Monthly gross minimum wage (EUR) | Hourly rate | Effective per |
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Belgium | €2029.88[3] | - | €2029.88 | €12.11 | 1 April 2024 |
Bulgaria | 1077 lev (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate)[4] | €427.31[5] | €550.66 | €3.45[6] | 1 January 2025 |
Croatia | €970.00[7] | €750.00[8] | €970.00 | €5.25 | 1 January 2025 |
Cyprus | €1000[9] (€900 for the first 6 months of employment) | €885.50 | €1000 | - | 1 January 2024 |
Czech Republic | 20,800.00 koruna (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate and at a monthly rate simultaneously)[10] | - | €823.3 | 124.4 koruna[10] | 1 January 2025 |
Estonia | €886.00 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate and at a monthly rate simultaneously)[11] | €813.00[12] | €886.00 | €4.86[13] | 1 January 2025 |
France | €1801.80 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate)[14][1] | €1,383.00[15] | €1801.80 | €11.65[16] | 1 November 2024 |
Germany | €2,222 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate)[14][1] | €1,514.00[17] | €2222.00 | €12.82[18] | 1 January 2025 |
Greece | €968.33 (€830 in 14 payments)[19] | €822.00[20] | €968.00 | €5.46[21] | 1 April 2024 |
Hungary | 266,800 Ft (basic) / 326,400 Ft (skilled employees)[22] | - | €710.00 / €826.00 | 1,106 Ft / 1,211 Ft | 1 January 2024 |
Ireland | €2281.50 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate)[23] | €1,893.00[24] | €2281.50 | €13.50 | 1 January 2025 |
Latvia | €740.00[25] | - | €740.00 | €4.09 | 1 January 2025 |
Lithuania | €1038.00[26] | €709[27] | €1038.00 | €5.65 | 1 January 2025 |
Luxembourg | €2570.93 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate and at a monthly rate simultaneously)[28] | €2,145.00[29] | €2570.93 | €14.86 | 1 September 2023 |
Malta | €961.05 (minimum wage is fixed at a weekly rate)[30] | €791.00[31] | €961.05 | €5.34 | 1 January 2025 |
Netherlands | €2300.00 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate)[32] | €1,887.00[33] | €2300.00 | €13.27 | 1 January 2024 |
Poland | 4,666 złoty[34] | €808[35] | €1085.57 | €7.20 | 1 January 2025 |
Portugal | €1015.00 (€870 in 14 payments)[36][37] | - | €1015.00 | €5.54 | 1 January 2025 |
Romania | 4,050 lei[38] | €474.88[39] | €814.49[40] | €4.64[41] | 1 January 2025 |
Slovakia | €816.00 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate and at a monthly rate simultaneously)[42] | €604.00[43] | €816.00 | €4.33[42] | 1 January 2025 |
Slovenia | €1,253.36[44] | €902.00[45] | €1253.36 | €7.52 | 1 January 2024 |
Spain | €1,323.00 (€1,134 in 14 payments)[46] | €1,035.00[47] | €1323.00 | €7.82[48] | 1 January 2024 |
EU member states with no minimum wage
[edit]See also
[edit]- List of European countries by minimum wage (Gross/Net)
- List of European Union member states by unemployment rate
- Economy of the European Union
- List of European countries by average wage
- List of sovereign states in Europe by budget revenues per capita
- List of sovereign states in Europe by GNI (nominal) per capita
- List of countries by GDP (nominal)
- List of countries by GDP (PPP)
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External links
[edit]- Minimum wages Eurostat
- Monthly minimum wages – bi-annual Eurostat
- Minimum Wage in Europe Google – public data
- Minimum wages in Central Eastern Europe Database Central Europe
- Minimum Wage – Bulgaria WageIndicator Foundation