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.
EU member state | Monthly minimum wage (NCU) | Monthly net minimum wage (EUR) | Monthly gross minimum wage (EUR) | Hourly rate | Effective per |
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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 |
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)