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
| EU member state | Monthly minimum gross wage (NCU) | Monthly net minimum wage (EUR) | Monthly gross minimum wage (EUR) | Hourly rate | Effective per |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | €2111.89 euros[3] | - | €2111.89[4] | €12.11 | 1 May 2024 |
| Bulgaria | €620 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate)[5] | €481.27[6] | €620.20 | €3.74[7] | 1 January 2026 |
| Croatia | €1050.00[8] | €800.00[9] | €1050.00 | €6.56 | 1 January 2026 |
| Cyprus | €1088.00[10] (€979 for the first 6 months of employment) | €866.90/€963.42[11]. | €979/ €1088 | - | 1 January 2026 |
| Czech Republic | 22,400.00 koruna (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate and at a monthly rate simultaneously)[12] | 782.36€ (19,012 koruna) [13] | €921.72 | 5.53€ (134.4 koruna) [12] | 1 January 2026 |
| Estonia | €886.00 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate and at a monthly rate simultaneously)[14] | €810.08[15] | €886.00 | €5.31[16] | 1 January 2025 |
| France | €1801.80 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate)[17][1] | €1,426.30[18] | €1801.80 | €11.65[19] | 1 November 2024 |
| Germany | €2,222 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate)[17][1] | €1,514.00[20] | €2222.00 | €12.82[21] | 1 January 2025 |
| Greece | €1026.60 (€880 in 14 payments)[22] | €866.00[23] | €1026.60 | €6.16 | 1 April 2025 |
| Hungary | 322,800 Ft (basic) / 373,200 Ft (skilled employees)[24] | 552.22 / 638.44€ [25][26] | €844.28 / €976.10 | 1,106 Ft / 1,211 Ft | 1 January 2026 |
| Ireland | €2391.35 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate)[27] | €2,112.25[28] | €2391.35 | €14.15 | 1 January 2026 |
| Latvia | €780.00[29] | €660.46[30] | €780.00 | €4.09 | 1 January 2026 |
| Lithuania | €1153.00[31] | €846.96[32] | €1153.00 | €7,05 | 1 January 2026 |
| Luxembourg | €2703.74 (unskilled workers) / €3244.48 (skilled workers) - (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate and at a monthly rate simultaneously)[33] | €2,363.07 (unskilled workers) / €2,833.78 (skilled workers)[34] | €2703.74 / €3244.48 | €15.63 / €18.75 | 1 January 2026 |
| Malta | €961.05 (minimum wage is fixed at a weekly rate)[35] | €871.00[36] | €961.05 | €5.54 | 1 January 2025 |
| Netherlands | €2,549.73 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate)[37] | €2,323.62 [38] | €2,549.73 | €14.71[39] | 1 January 2026 |
| Poland | 4,806 złoty[40] | €857.34[41] | €1143.61 | €7.20 | 1 January 2026 |
| Portugal | €1073.33 (€920 in 14 payments)[42][43] | - | €1073.33 | €6.20 | 1 January 2026 |
| Romania | 4,325 lei[44] | €510.50[45] | €849.53[44] | €4.64[46] | 1 July 2026 |
| Slovakia | €816.00 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate and at a monthly rate simultaneously)[47] | €663.50[48] | €816.00 | €4.33[47] | 1 January 2025 |
| Slovenia | €1,481.88[49] | €1,000,04[50] | €1,481.88 | €8.52 | 1 January 2026 |
| Spain | €1,424.50 (€1,221 in 14 payments)[51] | €1,035.00[52] | €1381.00 | €7.82[53] | 1 January 2026 |
EU member states with no minimum wage
See also
- 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
- Minimum wages Eurostat
- Monthly minimum wages – bi-annual Eurostat
- Minimum Wage in Europe Google – public data
- Minimum wages in Central Eastern Europe Archived 1 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine Database Central Europe
- Minimum Wage – Bulgaria WageIndicator Foundation