List of European Union member states by minimum wage

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    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[edit]

    EU member state Monthly gross minimum wage (EUR) Monthly minimum wage (NCU) Hourly rate Exchange rate Effective per
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    Belgium Logo European Central Bank.svg 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 Logo European Central Bank.svg Croatia 700.00 €700.00 [5] €4.04 1 1 January 2023
    Cyprus Logo European Central Bank.svg 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 Logo European Central Bank.svg 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 Logo European Central Bank.svg France 1709.28 €1709.28 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate)[9][1] €11.27[10] 1 1 January 2023
    Germany Logo European Central Bank.svg Germany 2080.00 €2,080.00 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate)[9][1] €12.00[11] 1 1 October 2022
    Greece Logo European Central Bank.svg Greece 910.00 €910.00 (€780 in 14 payments)[12] €4.68[13] 1 1 April 2023
    Hungary Hungary 623 / 796 232,000 Ft (basic) / 296,400 Ft (skilled employees)[14] 1,106 Ft / 1,211 Ft 372,2 1 January 2023
    Republic of Ireland Logo European Central Bank.svg Ireland 1909.70 €1909.70 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate)[15] €11.30 1 1 January 2023
    Latvia Logo European Central Bank.svg Latvia 620.00 €620.00 [16] €3.63 1 1 January 2023
    Lithuania Logo European Central Bank.svg Lithuania 840.00 €840.00[17][18] €5.14 1 1 January 2023
    Luxembourg Logo European Central Bank.svg Luxembourg 2387.40 €2387.40 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate and at a monthly rate simultaneously)[19] €13.37[20] 1 1 January 2023
    Malta Logo European Central Bank.svg Malta 835.16 €835.16 (minimum wage is fixed at a weekly rate) [21] €4.82 1 1 January 2023
    Netherlands Logo European Central Bank.svg Netherlands 1934.40 €1934.40 [22] €11.16 [23] 1 1 January 2023
    Poland Poland 767.03 3,490 złoty[24] 22.80 złoty 4.55 1 January 2023
    Portugal Logo European Central Bank.svg 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 Logo European Central Bank.svg 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 Logo European Central Bank.svg Slovenia 1203.36 €1.203.36[28] €6.92 1 1 January 2023
    Spain Logo European Central Bank.svg Spain 1260 €1260 (€1,080 in 14 payments)[29] €7.82[30] 1 1 January 2023

    EU member states with no minimum wage[edit]

    See also[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ a b c d e "Minimum wage statistics". Eurostat. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
    2. ^ "Employment legislation". Federal Government of Belgium.
    3. ^ "Working- Volunteering - Career". Ku Leuven. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
    4. ^ "The Minimum Wage in Bulgaria becomes 780 Leva from 1st January 2023". 29 December 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
    5. ^ "Uredba o visini minimalne plaće za 2023. godinu". 19 October 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
    6. ^ "Cyprus Minimum Wage set at 940 Euros per Month". Kathimerini Cyprus. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
    7. ^ a b "Jurečka increases the minimum wage by 1100 crowns" (in Czech). 16 December 2022.
    8. ^ "Estonia, it is agreed to increase the minimum wage to 725 euros per month". Baltics News. 6 September 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
    9. ^ a b c d e f "Monthly minimum wages". Eurostat. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
    10. ^ "le Smic mensuel net va augmenter de 24 euros au 1er janvier 2023". service-public.fr (in French). 1 August 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
    11. ^ "German Parliament Approves Increase in Minimum Wage to €12 per Hour, Effective October 1, 2022". National Law Review. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
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    13. ^ "Monthly Gross Wage Calculator (Greek)". Vontikakis.gr. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
    14. ^ "Hungary government, employers agree on 16% minimum wage hike for 2023". Reuters. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
    15. ^ "Minimum Wage". www.citizensinformation.ie. 15 September 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
    16. ^ "Minimum Wages Set to Increase in Baltic States in 2023". Reinis Fischer. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
    17. ^ "Lithuanian government endorses 2023 budget bill". lrt.lt. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
    18. ^ "Vyriausybėje pristatytas 2023 m. biudžeto projektas". Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
    19. ^ "Social minimum wage and indexation of salaries". Government of Luxembourg. 1 January 2023.
    20. ^ "Minimum Wage – Luxemburg". WageIndicator Foundation. 27 October 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
    21. ^ "Budget 2023: Workers to receive an extra cost of 9.90 per week cost of living adjustment". Times of Malta. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
    22. ^ "Netherland:Minimum Wage will Increase by 10% from January 1, 2023". Schengen Visa Info. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
    23. ^ "Gross per hour wage calculation". The Tax.nl. 27 November 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
    24. ^ "Poland minimum wage to be increased more than previously announced". Bal.com. 4 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
    25. ^ "Government approves new minimum wage". 16 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
    26. ^ "Romania to raise gross minimum wage to 3,000 lei (609 euro) as of January 1, 2023". G4Media. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
    27. ^ a b "Trade union and employers clinch agreement to boost minimum wage". The Slovak Spectator. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
    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.
    30. ^ "Minimum Wage with effect from 1 January 2022 – Spain". wageindicator.org. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022.
    31. ^ "Minimum wages in Italy - 2021". WageIndicator Foundation. Retrieved 28 October 2020.

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