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 & 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.
EU member state | Monthly minimum wage (NCU) | Monthly net minimum wage (EUR) | Monthly gross minimum wage (EUR) | Hourly rate | Effective per |
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Belgium | €1994.18 [3] | - | €1994.18 | €12.11 | 1 December 2023 |
Bulgaria | 933 lev (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate)[4] | €370.00 [5] | €477.00 | €2.85[6] | 1 January 2024 |
Croatia | €840.00[7] | - | €840.00 | €4.83 | 1 January 2024 |
Cyprus | €1000[8] | - | €1000 | - | 1 January 2024 |
Czech Republic | 18,900.00 koruna (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate and at a monthly rate simultaneously)[9] | - | €771.15 | 112.5 koruna[9] | 1 January 2024 |
Estonia | €820.00 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate and at a monthly rate simultaneously)[10] | €763.00 [11] | €820.00 | €4.86[12] | 1 January 2024 |
France | €1766.92 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate)[13][1] | €1,383.00 [14] | €1766.92 | €11.65[15] | 1 January 2024 |
Germany | €2,151.00 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate)[13][1] | €1,514.00 [16] | €2151.00 | €12.41[17] | 1 January 2024 |
Greece | €910.00 (€780 in 14 payments)[18] | €760.00 [19] | €910.00 | €4.68[20] | 1 April 2023 |
Hungary | 266,800 Ft (basic) / 326,400 Ft (skilled employees)[21] | - | €710.00 / €826.00 | 1,106 Ft / 1,211 Ft | 1 January 2024 |
Ireland | €2146.30 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate)[22] | €1,893.00 [23] | €2146.30 | €12.70 | 1 January 2024 |
Latvia | €700.00[24] | - | €700.00 | €4.09 | 1 January 2024 |
Lithuania | €924.00[25] | €709 [26] | €924.00 | €5.65 | 1 January 2024 |
Luxembourg | €2570.93 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate and at a monthly rate simultaneously)[27] | €2,145.00 [28] | €2570.93 | €14.86 | 1 September 2023 |
Malta | €854.16 (minimum wage is fixed at a weekly rate)[29] | €791.00 [30] | €854.16 | €5.34 | 1 January 2024 |
Netherlands | €2300.00 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate)[31] | €1,887.00 [32] | €2300.00 | €13.27 | 1 January 2024 |
Poland | 4,242 złoty[33] | €740.68 [34] | €975.17 | 27.70 złoty | 1 January 2024 |
Portugal | €956.66 (€820 in 14 payments)[35][36] | - | €956.66 | €5.54 | 1 January 2024 |
Romania | 3,300 lei[37] | €418.00[38] | €663.49[39] | €4.01[40] | 1 October 2023 |
Slovakia | €750.00 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate and at a monthly rate simultaneously)[41] | €604.00 [42] | €750.00 | €4.33[41] | 1 January 2024 |
Slovenia | €1,253.36[43] | - | €1253.36 | €7.52 | 1 January 2024 |
Spain | €1,323.00 (€1,134 in 14 payments)[44] | €1,035.00 [45] | €1323.00 | €7.82[46] | 1 January 2024 |