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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 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.

Minimum wages by European Union member states

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EU member state Monthly minimum gross wage (NCU) Monthly net minimum wage (EUR) Monthly gross minimum wage (EUR) Hourly rate Effective per
Foo 10 10
Belgium Belgium €2029.88[3] - €2029.88 €12.11 1 April 2024
Bulgaria Bulgaria 1077 lev (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate)[4] €427.31[5] €550.66 €3.45[6] 1 January 2025
Croatia Croatia €970.00[7] €760.00[8] €970.00 €6.06 1 January 2025
Cyprus Cyprus €1000[9] (€900 for the first 6 months of employment) €885.50 €1000 - 1 January 2024
Czech Republic Czech Republic 20,800.00 koruna (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate and at a monthly rate simultaneously)[10] (17.837 koruna) 704.81€ [11] €823.3 124.4 koruna[10] 1 January 2025
Estonia Estonia €886.00 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate and at a monthly rate simultaneously)[12] €810.08[13] €886.00 €5.31[14] 1 January 2025
France France €1801.80 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate)[15][1] €1,426.30[16] €1801.80 €11.65[17] 1 November 2024
Germany Germany €2,222 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate)[15][1] €1,514.00[18] €2222.00 €12.82[19] 1 January 2025
Greece Greece €968.33 (€830 in 14 payments)[20] €800.00[21] €968.00 €5.46[22] 1 April 2024
Hungary Hungary 317,255.25 Ft (basic) / 362,349.49 Ft (skilled employees)[23] 514.77 / 587.91€ [24][25] €773.90 / €883.82 1,106 Ft / 1,211 Ft 1 January 2025
Republic of Ireland Ireland €2281.50 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate)[26] €1,893.00[27] €2281.50 €13.50 1 January 2025
Latvia Latvia €740.00[28] €623.46[29] €740.00 €4.09 1 January 2025
Lithuania Lithuania €1038.00[30] €777.39[31] €1038.00 €5.65 1 January 2025
Luxembourg Luxembourg €2637.77 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate and at a monthly rate simultaneously)[32] €2,221.00[33] €2637.77 €14.86 1 January 2025
Malta Malta €961.05 (minimum wage is fixed at a weekly rate)[34] €871.00[35] €961.05 €5.54 1 January 2025
Netherlands Netherlands €2,437 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate)[36] €2,231 [37] €2,437 €14.06 1 January 2025
Poland Poland 4,666 złoty[38] €808[39] €1085.57 €7.20 1 January 2025
Portugal Portugal €1015.00 (€870 in 14 payments)[40][41] - €1015.00 €5.54 1 January 2025
Romania Romania 4,050 lei[42] €517.21[43] €814.49[44] €4.64[45] 1 January 2025
Slovakia Slovakia €816.00 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate and at a monthly rate simultaneously)[46] €663.50[47] €816.00 €4.33[46] 1 January 2025
Slovenia Slovenia €1,253.36[48] €902.00[49] €1253.36 €7.52 1 January 2024
Spain Spain €1,323.00 (€1,134 in 14 payments)[50] €1,035.00[51] €1323.00 €7.82[52] 1 January 2024

EU member states with no minimum wage

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See also

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References

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