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 €500 to €1000, in red below €500. Countries marked on the map in purple do not have a minimum wage.

Minimum wages by EU member states

EU member state Monthly gross minimum wage (EUR) Monthly minimum wage (NCU) Hourly rate Exchange rate Effective per
Foo 10 10 10 October 2000 Belgium Belgium 1954.99 €1,954.99 [3] €11.87 1 1 December 2022
Bulgaria Bulgaria 398.80 780 lev (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate)[4] €2.37 1.95583 1 January 2023
Croatia Croatia 700.00 €700.00 [5] €4.04 1 1 January 2023
Cyprus Cyprus 885.00 / 940.00 €885.00 (basic) / €940.00 (skilled employees)[6] - 1 1 January 2023
Czech Republic Czech Republic 721.04 17,300.00 koruna (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate and at a monthly rate simultaneously)[7] 103.8 koruna[7] 24.25 1 January 2023
Estonia Estonia 725.00 €725.00 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate and at a monthly rate simultaneously)[8] €4.32 1 1 January 2023
France France 1747.20 €1747.20 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate)[9][1] €11.52[10] 1 1 May 2023
Germany Germany 2080.00 €2,080.00 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate)[9][1] €12.00[11] 1 1 October 2022
Greece Greece 910.00 €910.00 (€780 in 14 payments)[12] €4.68[13] 1 1 April 2023
Hungary Hungary 623.00 / 796.00 232,000 Ft (basic) / 296,400 Ft (skilled employees)[14] 1,106 Ft / 1,211 Ft 372,2 1 January 2023
Republic of Ireland Ireland 1909.70 €1909.70 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate)[15] €11.30 1 1 January 2023
Latvia Latvia 620.00 €620.00 [16] €3.63 1 1 January 2023
Lithuania Lithuania 840.00 €840.00[17][18] €5.14 1 1 January 2023
Luxembourg Luxembourg 2508.24 €2387.40 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate and at a monthly rate simultaneously)[19] €14.50[20] 1 1 April 2023
Malta Malta 835.16 €835.16 (minimum wage is fixed at a weekly rate) [21] €4.82 1 1 January 2023
Netherlands Netherlands 1995.00 €1995.00 [22] €11.51 [23] 1 1 July 2023
Poland Poland 791.20 3,600 złoty[24] 23.50 złoty 4.55 1 July 2023
Portugal Portugal 886.66 €886.66 (€760 in 14 payments) [25] €5.54 1 1 January 2023
Romania Romania 609.76 3000 lei[26] €3.80 4.92 1 January 2023
Slovakia Slovakia 700.00 €700.00 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate and at a monthly rate simultaneously)[27] €4.02[27] 1 1 January 2023
Slovenia Slovenia 1203.36 €1.203.36[28] €6.92 1 1 January 2023
Spain Spain 1260 €1260 (€1,080 in 14 payments)[29] €7.82[30] 1 1 January 2023


EU member states with no minimum wage

See also

References

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  12. ^ "Μητσοτάκης: Στα 780 ευρώ ο κατώτατος μισθός". 17 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
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  26. ^ "Romania to raise gross minimum wage to 3,000 lei (609 euro) as of January 1, 2023". G4 Media. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
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  28. ^ "The minimum wage is hundreds of thousands higher". Slovenia Posts English. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  29. ^ "Spanish government to increase minimum wage". 15 February 2023.
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  31. ^ "Minimum wages in Italy - 2021". WageIndicator Foundation. Retrieved 28 October 2020.

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