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 and 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 €800 to €1000, in red below €800. Countries marked on the map in purple do not have a minimum wage.
EU member state | Monthly minimum gross wage (NCU) | Monthly net minimum wage (EUR) | Monthly gross minimum wage (EUR) | Hourly rate | Effective per |
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![]() ![]() | €2070.48 [3] | - | €2070.48 [4] | €12.11 | 1 May 2024 |
![]() | 1077 lev (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate) [5] | €427.31 [6] | €550.66 | €3.45 [7] | 1 January 2025 |
![]() ![]() | €970.00 [8] | €753.00 [9] | €970.00 | €6.06 | 1 January 2025 |
![]() ![]() | €1000 [10] (€900 for the first 6 months of employment) | €885.50 | €1000 | - | 1 January 2024 |
![]() | 20,800.00 koruna (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate and at a monthly rate simultaneously) [11] | (17.837 koruna) 704.81€ [12] | €823.3 | 124.4 koruna [11] | 1 January 2025 |
![]() ![]() | €886.00 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate and at a monthly rate simultaneously) [13] | €810.08 [14] | €886.00 | €5.31 [15] | 1 January 2025 |
![]() ![]() | €1801.80 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate) [16] [1] | €1,426.30 [17] | €1801.80 | €11.65 [18] | 1 November 2024 |
![]() ![]() | €2,222 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate) [16] [1] | €1,514.00 [19] | €2222.00 | €12.82 [20] | 1 January 2025 |
![]() ![]() | €968.33 (€830 in 14 payments) [21] | €824.00 [22] | €968.00 | €5.46 [23] | 1 April 2024 |
![]() | 317,255.25 Ft (basic) / 362,349.49 Ft (skilled employees) [24] | 514.77 / 587.91€ [25] [26] | €773.90 / €883.82 | 1,106 Ft / 1,211 Ft | 1 January 2025 |
![]() ![]() | €2281.50 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate) [27] | €1,893.00 [28] | €2281.50 | €13.50 | 1 January 2025 |
![]() ![]() | €740.00 [29] | €623.46 [30] | €740.00 | €4.09 | 1 January 2025 |
![]() ![]() | €1038.00 [31] | €777.39 [32] | €1038.00 | €5.65 | 1 January 2025 |
![]() ![]() | €2637.79 (unskilled workers) / €3165.35 (skilled workers) - (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate and at a monthly rate simultaneously) [33] | €2,247.62 (unskilled workers) / €2,619.20 (skilled workers) [34] | €2637.79 / €3165.35 | €15.25 / €18.30 | 1 January 2025 |
![]() ![]() | €961.05 (minimum wage is fixed at a weekly rate) [35] | €871.00 [36] | €961.05 | €5.54 | 1 January 2025 |
![]() ![]() | €2,437 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate) [37] | €2,231 [38] | €2,437 | €14.06 | 1 January 2025 |
![]() | 4,666 złoty [39] | €808 [40] | €1085.57 | €7.20 | 1 January 2025 |
![]() ![]() | €1015.00 (€870 in 14 payments) [41] [42] | €813 [43] | €1015.00 | €5.54 | 1 January 2025 |
![]() | 4,050 lei [44] | €517.21 [45] | €814.49 [46] | €4.64 [47] | 1 January 2025 |
![]() ![]() | €816.00 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate and at a monthly rate simultaneously) [48] | €663.50 [49] | €816.00 | €4.33 [48] | 1 January 2025 |
![]() ![]() | €1,277.72 [50] | €902.00 [51] | €1,277.72 | €7.52 | 1 January 2025 |
![]() ![]() | €1,381.00 (€1,184 in 14 payments) [52] | €1,035.00 [53] | €1381.00 | €7.82 [54] | 1 January 2025 |