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 [ 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 ]
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