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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:

Strait of Gibraltar

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[edit]

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	€2029.88^[3]	-	€2029.88	€12.11	1 April 2024
Bulgaria	1080 lev (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate)^[4]	€446.00^[5]	€553.00	€3.45^[6]	1 January 2025
Croatia	€840.00^[7]	€677.00^[8]	€840.00	€5.25	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	4,300 złoty^[34]	€751^[35]	€990.00	28.10 złoty	1 July 2024
Portugal	€956.66 (€820 in 14 payments)^[36]^[37]	-	€956.66	€5.54	1 January 2024
Romania	3,700 lei^[38]	€474.88^[39]	€743.13^[40]	€4.64^[41]	1 July 2024
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[edit]

References[edit]

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^ "Employment legislation". Federal Government of Belgium.

^ "Ce 1er avril, le salaire minimum passe la barre des 2000 euros bruts". 25 March 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.

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^ "Croatia to raise minimum gross wage by 20% in 2024". SeeNews. 25 October 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.

^ "Government sets minimum wage for 2024 at €840 euros". N1=date=25 October 2023. 25 October 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2024.

^ "Minimum wage increased to €1,000 a month". Cyprus Mail. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2024.

^ ^a ^b "Czechia approves near-10-percent rise in minimum wage". 14 December 2023.

^ "Employers, unions agree on €95-per-month minimum wage hike". ERR.ee. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Monthly minimum wages". Eurostat. Retrieved 27 December 2016.

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^ "Le Smic va augmenter de 1,13% au 1er janvier 2024 - France Bleu" (in French). 15 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.

^ "Salary Calculator Germany". salaryaftertax. Retrieved 20 November 2023.

^ "Germany Minimum wage to increase to €12.41 in 2024". Deutsche Welle. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2024.

^ "Minimum wage to rise to €830". 23 March 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.

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^ "Monthly Gross Wage Calculator (Greek)". Vontikakis.gr. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.

^ "Hungary government, employers agree on 16% minimum wage hike for 2023". Reuters. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.

^ "Minimum wage to jump to €12.70 an hour from 1 January". The Journal. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.

^ "Irish Salary Calculator". salaryaftertax. Retrieved 20 November 2023.

^ "Minimum wage to rise to 700 euros next year". Baltic News Network. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.

^ "Lithuanian government approves minimum wage rise". LRT. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.

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^ "A combien s'élève la rémunération minimale ?". Government of Luxembourg. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.

^ "Luxembourg Salary Calculator". salaryaftertax. Retrieved 20 November 2023.

^ "Minimum wage will rise to €213.54 per week as from 1 January". The Malta Independent. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.

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^ "Minimum wage amounts as of 2024". Government of the Netherlands. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.

^ "Dutch Salary Calculator". salaryaftertax. Retrieved 20 November 2023.

^ "Rozporządzenie w sprawie minimalnego wynagrodzenia za pracę oraz wysokości minimalnej stawki godzinowej w 2024 r." gov.pl. 1 January 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2023.

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^ "What is the minimum wage in Portugal in 2024?". Portugal Business News. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.

^ "Minimum wage up by 7.9% in 2024". Portugal News. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.

^ "Majorarea salariului de bază minim brut pe ţară garantat în plată, la 3.700 lei lunar, aprobată de Executiv".

^ "Monthly net sum based on 3700 gross amount". calculator-salarii.ro. 8 June 2024.

^ "3700 Romanian leu (RON) to Euro (EUR)". WorldForexRates. 8 June 2024.

^ "23.12 Romanian leu (RON) to Euro (EUR)". WorldForexRates. 8 June 2024.

^ ^a ^b "Trade union and employers clinch agreement to boost minimum wage". The Slovak Spectator. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.

^ "Výpočet čistej mzdy / Mzdová kalkulačka 2023 a 2024".

^ "Slovenia raises minimum gross wage by 4.2%". SeeNews. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.

^ "Minimum Wage Adhusted for Inflation". The Slovenia Times. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.

^ "Spain to Raise the National Minimum Wage by 4.5% in 2024". 12 January 2024.

^ "Spain Salary Calculator". salaryaftertax. Retrieved 20 November 2023.

^ "Minimum Wage with effect from 1 January 2022 – Spain". wageindicator.org. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022.

^ "Minimum wages in Italy - 2021". WageIndicator Foundation. Retrieved 28 October 2020.

External links[edit]

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

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