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:
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Countries marked on the map in blue have a minimum wage – in the range from €1000 and above, 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 minimum wage (EUR) | Monthly minimum wage (NCU) | Hourly rate | Exchange rate | Effective per |
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1,625.72 | €1,625.72[3] | €9.67 | 1 | 1 January 2021 |
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332.34 | 650 lev (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate) | €2.07 | 1.95 | 1 January 2021 |
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562.77 | 4,250 kuna[4] | 20.84 kuna | 7.45 | 1 January 2021 |
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579.22 | 15,200.00 koruna (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate and at a monthly rate simultaneously)[5] | 90.50 koruna[5] | 25.95 | 1 January 2021 |
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584.00 | €584.00 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate and at a monthly rate simultaneously)[6] | €3.48 | 1 | 1 January 2021 |
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1,554.58 | €1,554.58 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate)[7][1] | €10.25[8] | 1 | 1 January 2021 |
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1,585.00 | €1,585.00 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate)[7][1] | €9.50[9] | 1 | 1 January 2021 |
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758.33 | €758.33 (€650 in 14 payments)[1] | €3.94 | 1 | 1 January 2021 |
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457.00 / 597.90 | 167,400 Ft / 219,000 Ft for skilled employees forint[10] | 926 Ft / 1,211 Ft | 366.28 | 1 February 2021 |
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1,723.80 | €1,723.80 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate)[11][12] | €10.20[13] | 1 | 1 January 2021 |
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500.00 | €500.00[7] | €2.93 | 1 | 1 January 2021 |
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642.00 | €642.00[7][1][14] | €3.93 | 1 | 1 January 2021 |
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2,201.93 | €2,201.93 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate and at a monthly rate simultaneously)[15] | €12.73[16] | 1 | 1 January 2021 |
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784.68 | €784.68 (minimum wage is fixed at a weekly rate)[7][1] | €4.53 | 1 | 1 January 2021 |
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1,701.00 | €1,701.00 [17] | €9.82 [18] | 1 | 1 July 2021 |
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614.08 | 2,800 złoty[19] | 18.30 złoty | 4.50 | 1 January 2021 |
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775.83 | €775.83 (€665 in 14 payments) [20][7][1] | €4.13 | 1 | 1 January 2021 |
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472.28 | 2,300 lei[21] | 14 lei | 4.87 | 1 January 2021 |
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623.00 | €623.00 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate and at a monthly rate simultaneously)[22] | €3.58[22] | 1 | 1 January 2021 |
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1,024.24 | €1,024.24[7] | €5.88 | 1 | 1 January 2021 |
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1,108.33 | €1,108.33 (€950 in 14 payments) | 1 | 1 January 2021 |
EU member states with no minimum wage[]
See also[]
- List of European Union member states by unemployment rate
- Economy of the European Union
- List of European countries by average wage
- 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)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i "Minimum wage statistics". Eurostat. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ "Employment legislation". Federal Government of Belgium.
- ^ "Remuneration". Federal Public Service Employment.
- ^ "Uredba o visini minimalne plaće" [Decree on the amount of the minimum wage]. Government of Croatia (in Croatian). 6 November 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Košňarová, Barbora (30 December 2020). "Minimální mzda 2021: výše minimální a zaručené mzdy" [Minimum wage 2021: the amount of the minimum and guaranteed wage]. Měšec.cz (in Czech).
- ^ "Minimum wage increase introduced on January 1". Eesti Rahvusringhääling. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l "Monthly minimum wages". Eurostat. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ "Salaires minimums – France". WageIndicator Foundation (in French). 3 January 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "Minimum Wage – Germany". WageIndicator Foundation. 3 January 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "Mekkora a minimálbér és a garantált bérminimum 2020-ban?" [What is the minimum wage and the guaranteed minimum wage in 2020?]. Piac és Profit (in Hungarian). 7 January 2020.
- ^ "Minimum rates of pay". Citizens Information Board. 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Minimum wages in 2019 – First findings". Eurofound.
- ^ "Minimum wage increases 30c from today". Irish Examiner. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Ministry proposes to raise Lithuania's minimum wage to EUR 430". DELFI. 1 October 2018.
- ^ "Social minimum wage and indexation of salaries". Government of Luxembourg. 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Minimum Wage – Luxemburg". WageIndicator Foundation. 3 January 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "Amount of the minimum wage". Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment. 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Amount of the hourly minimum wage". Ministry of General Affairs (in Dutch). 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Poland to boost minimum wage by 16 pct from 2020". Polish Press Agency. 10 September 2019.
- ^ "Portugal. Salário mínimo aumenta 30 euros, passando para 665 euros em 2021" [Portugal. Minimum wage increases by 30 euros to 665 euros in 2021]. Luxemburger Wort - Edição em Português (in Portuguese). 10 December 2020.
- ^ "Salariu minim pe economie in 2021 este 2300 Lei" [The minimum wage in the economy in 2021 is 2300 Lei]. Calculator-salarii.ro (in Romanian).
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Nariadenie vlády Slovenskej republiky, ktorým sa ustanovuje suma minimálnej mzdy na rok 2020" [Regulation of the Government of the Slovak Republic setting the amount of the minimum wage for 2020]. Zákony pre ľudí (in Slovak). 16 October 2019.
- ^ "Minimum wages in Italy - 2021". WageIndicator Foundation. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
External links[]
- Minimum wages Eurostat
- Monthly minimum wages – bi-annual Eurostat
- Minimum Wage in Europe Google – public data
- Minimum wages in Central Eastern Europe Database Central Europe
- Minimum Wage – Bulgaria WageIndicator Foundation
- European Union member economies
- Wages and salaries
- Minimum wage
- European Union-related lists