List of European countries by minimum wage
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The following list provides information relating to the minimum wages of countries in Europe.
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), San Marino (37.5 hour), Belgium (38 hours), United Kingdom (38 hours), Ireland (39 hours), Romania (39 hours), Germany (39.1 hours) and Turkey (45-hours) (for more details see List of minimum wages by country).
Minimum wages by country
Country | Monthly minimum wage (EUR) | Hourly rate (EUR) | Monthly minimum wage | Hourly rate | Workweek (hours) | Annual minimum wage (EUR) | Exchange rate | Effective per |
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Albania | 157 | 0.98 | 22000 lekë[1] | 137.50 lekë | 40 | 1,884 | ||
Andorra | 962 | 5.55 | €962[2] | €5.56 | 40 | 11,544 | 1 | |
Armenia | 154 | 0.89 | 76600 dram[3][4] | 440 AMD | 40 | 498.7 | ||
Azerbaijan | 72 | 0.43 | 131 AZN[5] | 0.75 manat | 40 | 1.83 | ||
Belarus | 105 | 0.60 | 220 rubles[6] | 1.25 rubles[6] | 40 | |||
Belgium | 1532 | 9.30 | €1531.93[7] | €9.30 | 38 | 18,384 | 1 | 1 July 2016 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 210 | 1.18 | 410 convertible marka[8] | 2.31 marka | 40 | |||
Bulgaria | 236 | 1.36 | 460 leva[9] | 2.5 leva[10] | 40 | 1.95 | 1 January 2017 | |
Croatia | 435 | 2.5 | 3276 kuna | 19.5 kuna | 40 | 7.53 | 1 January 2017 | |
Czech Republic | 407 | 2.34 | 11000 koruna[11] | 66 koruna | 40 | 4,404 | 27 | 1 January 2017 |
Estonia | 430 | 2.48 | €430[7] | €2.48 | 40 | 5,160 | 1 | 1 January 2016 |
France | 1467 | 9.67 | €1466.62[7] | €9.67[12] | 35[13] | 17,599 | 1 | 1 January 2016 |
Georgia | 39for public employees | 115 lari[1] | 40 | 528 | ||||
Germany | 1440 | 8.50 | €1440[7] | €8.50[14] | 39.1[13] | 17,280 | 1 | 1 January 2015 |
Greece | 684 | 3.94 | €683.76 (€586.08 in 14 payments)[7] | €3.94 | 40 | 8,205 | 1 | 14 February 2012 |
Hungary | 411(519 for skilled emp.) | 2.36(2,99) | 127,500(161,000 for skilled emp.) Ft[15] | 733(926 for skilled emp.) Ft | 40 | 4,932(6,228 for skilled emp.) Ft | 310 | 1 January 2017 |
Ireland | 1546 | 9.15 | €1546.35[7] | €9.15[16] | 39[13] | 18,556 | 1 | 1 January 2016 |
Kazakhstan | 63 | 22792 tenge'[17] | 40 | |||||
Kosovo | 170 | - | €170[18] | 40 | 2,040 | 1 | ||
Latvia | 370 | 2.13 | €370[7] | €2.13 | 40 | 4,440 | 1 | 1 January 2016 |
Lithuania | 380 | 2.19 | €380[7] | €2.19 | 40 | 4,560 | 1 | 1 July 2016 |
Luxembourg | 1923 | 11.09 | €1922.96[7] | €11.09 | 40 | 23,076 | 1 | 1 January 2015 |
Macedonia | 164 | 0.96 | 10,080 denars[19] | 58.9 denars | 40 | |||
Malta | 728 | 4.20 | €728.04[7] | €4.20 | 40 | 8,736 | 1 | 1 January 2016 |
Moldova | 98 | 0.56 | 2100 lei[1][20] | 12.43 lei | 40 | |||
Monaco | 1594 | 9.43 | €1594[21][22] | €9.43 | 40 | 1 | ||
Montenegro | 288 | 1.66 | €288[7] | €1.66 | 40 | 3,457 | 1 | |
Netherlands | 1537 | 8.87 | €1537.20[7] | €8.87 | 40 | 18,446 | 1 | 1 July 2016 |
Poland | 455 | 2.61 | 2000 złotych[23] | 13 złotych | 40 | 4.40 | 1 January 2017 | |
Portugal | 618 | 3.57 | €618.33 (€530 in 14 payments) | €3.57 | 40 | 7,420 | 1 | 1 January 2016 |
Romania | 277 | 1.79 | 1250 lei[24] | 7.44 lei | 39 | |||
Russia | 115 | - | 7500 rubles [25] | 40 | ||||
San Marino | 1525 | 9.38 | €1525[26] | €9.38 | 37.5 | 1 | ||
Serbia | 251 | 1.44 | 30984 dinars[27] | 178 | 40 | 123.5 | 1 January 2017 | |
Slovakia | 405 | 2.34 | €405[7] | €2.34 | 40 | 4,860 | 1 | 1 January 2016 |
Slovenia | 791 | 4.56 | €790.73[7] | €4.56 | 40 | 9,489 | 1 | 1 January 2016 |
Spain | 826 | 4.76 | €825.53 (€707.6 in 14 payments)[28] | €4.76 | 40 | 9,906 | 1 | 1 January 2017 |
Turkey | 450 | 2.58 | 1647 TL | 8.60 TL | 45 | 3.66 | 1 January 2016 | |
Ukraine | 117 | 0.67 | 3200 hryven'[29] | 18.39 hryven' | 40 | 696 | 27.38[30] | 1 January 2017 |
United Kingdom | 1395 | 8.57 | £1,170[31] | £7.20 | 38 | 15,602 |
For comparison
Country | Monthly minimum wage (EUR) | Hourly rate (EUR) | Monthly minimum wage | Hourly rate | Workweek (hours) | Annual minimum wage (EUR) | Exchange rate | Effective per |
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United States | 1210 | 7.00 | $1,257 | $7.25 (federal)[32] | 40 | 14,520 | 1.038 | 24 July 2009 |
Countries with no minimum wage
As of 1 July 2016,
- Austria[7]
- Cyprus[7]
- Denmark[7]
- Finland[7]
- Iceland[7]
- Italy[7]
- Liechtenstein[33]
- Norway[7]
- Sweden[7]
- Switzerland[7]
See also
- List of sovereign states in Europe by net average wage
- International organisations in Europe
- List of European countries by budget revenues per capita
- List of European countries by GNI (nominal) per capita
- List of countries by GDP (nominal)
- List of countries by GDP (PPP)
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External links
- Eurostat - Minimum wages
- Eurostat .- Monthly minimum wages - bi-annual
- Google - public data: Minimum Wage in Europe
- Database Central Europe; minimum wages in Central Eastern Europe