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.
EU member state | Monthly gross minimum wage (EUR) | Monthly minimum wage (NCU) | Hourly rate | Exchange rate | Effective per |
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398.80 | 780 lev (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate)[4] | €2.37 | 1.95583 | 1 January 2023 |
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700.00 | €700.00 [5] | €4.04 | 1 | 1 January 2023 |
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885.00 / 940.00 | €885.00 (basic) / €940.00 (skilled employees)[6] | - | 1 | 1 January 2023 |
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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 |
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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 |
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1747.20 | €1747.20 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate)[9][1] | €11.52[10] | 1 | 1 May 2023 |
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2080.00 | €2,080.00 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate)[9][1] | €12.00[11] | 1 | 1 October 2022 |
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910.00 | €910.00 (€780 in 14 payments)[12] | €4.68[13] | 1 | 1 April 2023 |
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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 |
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1909.70 | €1909.70 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate)[15] | €11.30 | 1 | 1 January 2023 |
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620.00 | €620.00 [16] | €3.63 | 1 | 1 January 2023 |
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840.00 | €840.00[17][18] | €5.14 | 1 | 1 January 2023 |
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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 |
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835.16 | €835.16 (minimum wage is fixed at a weekly rate) [21] | €4.82 | 1 | 1 January 2023 |
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1995.00 | €1995.00 [22] | €11.51 [23] | 1 | 1 July 2023 |
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791.20 | 3,600 złoty[24] | 23.50 złoty | 4.55 | 1 July 2023 |
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886.66 | €886.66 (€760 in 14 payments) [25] | €5.54 | 1 | 1 January 2023 |
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609.76 | 3000 lei[26] | €3.80 | 4.92 | 1 January 2023 |
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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 |
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1203.36 | €1.203.36[28] | €6.92 | 1 | 1 January 2023 |
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1260 | €1260 (€1,080 in 14 payments)[29] | €7.82[30] | 1 | 1 January 2023 |