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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 €800 to €1000, in red below €800. 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 (
NCU )
Monthly net minimum wage (
EUR )
Monthly gross minimum wage (
EUR )
Hourly rate
Effective per
Foo
10
10
Belgium
€2029,88
[3]
-
€2029,88
€12.11
1 April 2024
Bulgaria
933
lev (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate)
[4]
€370.00
[5]
€477.00
€2.85
[6]
1 January 2024
Croatia
€840.00
[7]
€677.00.
[8]
€840.00
€4.83
1 January 2024
Cyprus
€1000
[9] (€900 for the first 6 months of employment)
€885.50
€1000
-
1 January 2024
Czech Republic
18,900.00
koruna (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate and at a monthly rate simultaneously)
[10]
-
€771.15
112.5 koruna
[10]
1 January 2024
Estonia
€820.00 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate and at a monthly rate simultaneously)
[11]
€763.00
[12]
€820.00
€4.86
[13]
1 January 2024
France
€1766.92 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate)
[14]
[1]
€1,383.00
[15]
€1766.92
€11.65
[16]
1 January 2024
Germany
€2,151.00 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate)
[14]
[1]
€1,514.00
[17]
€2151.00
€12.41
[18]
1 January 2024
Greece
€968.33 (€830 in 14 payments)
[19]
€822.00
[20]
€968.00
€5.46
[21]
1 April 2024
Hungary
266,800
Ft (basic) / 326,400 Ft (skilled employees)
[22]
-
€710.00 / €826.00
1,106 Ft / 1,211 Ft
1 January 2024
Ireland
€2146.30 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate)
[23]
€1,893.00
[24]
€2146.30
€12.70
1 January 2024
Latvia
€700.00
[25]
-
€700.00
€4.09
1 January 2024
Lithuania
€924.00
[26]
€709
[27]
€924.00
€5.65
1 January 2024
Luxembourg
€2570.93 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate and at a monthly rate simultaneously)
[28]
€2,145.00
[29]
€2570.93
€14.86
1 September 2023
Malta
€854.16 (minimum wage is fixed at a weekly rate)
[30]
€791.00
[31]
€854.16
€5.34
1 January 2024
Netherlands
€2300.00 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate)
[32]
€1,887.00
[33]
€2300.00
€13.27
1 January 2024
Poland
4,242
złoty
[34]
€740.68
[35]
€971.00
27.70 złoty
1 January 2024
Portugal
€956.66 (€820 in 14 payments)
[36]
[37]
-
€956.66
€5.54
1 January 2024
Romania
3,300
lei
[38]
€418.00
[39]
€663.49
[40]
€4.01
[41]
1 October 2023
Slovakia
€750.00 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate and at a monthly rate simultaneously)
[42]
€604.00
[43]
€750.00
€4.33
[42]
1 January 2024
Slovenia
€1,253.36
[44]
€902.00
[45]
€1253.36
€7.52
1 January 2024
Spain
€1,323.00 (€1,134 in 14 payments)
[46]
€1,035.00
[47]
€1323.00
€7.82
[48]
1 January 2024
EU member states with no minimum wage
See also
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"Comunicat de presă ("Press release")" . mmuncii.ro (in Romanian).
Ministry of Labor and Social Protection (Romania) . 28 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023 . The gross minimum national salary guaranteed in payment is increased to 3,300 lei monthly, starting from October 1, 2023[...] This increase... represents a net salary of 2,079 lei, compared to 1,898 lei, as it was until now. The hourly rate will be 19,960 lei/hour for a normal work schedule of 165,333 hours/month on average. (Translation)
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"19.96 Romanian leu (RON) to Euro (EUR)" . WorldForexRates . 29 September 2023.
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"Trade union and employers clinch agreement to boost minimum wage" . The Slovak Spectator. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022 .
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"Výpočet čistej mzdy / Mzdová kalkulačka 2023 a 2024" .
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"Slovenia raises minimum gross wage by 4.2%" . SeeNews . 23 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024 .
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"Minimum Wage Adhusted for Inflation" . The Slovenia Times. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024 .
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