List of European countries by minimum wage
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The following list provides information relating to the minimum wages (gross) of countries in Europe.[1][2]
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),[3] Belgium (38 hours),[4] United Kingdom (38 hours),[3] Germany (38 hours),[5] Ireland (39 hours)[5] and Monaco (39 hours).[6] Most minimum wages are fixed at a monthly rate, but some countries set their minimum wage at an hourly rate or annual rate.
Maps
Net income
The map below shows adult, minimum monthly income after the deduction of taxes and social charges; some countries have a different rate for certain age brackets (e.g. under 21).
Purple | €1,200 and above |
Light blue | €600 to €1,199 |
Yellow | €300 to €599 |
Red | below €300 |
Countries marked on the map in dark red do not have a minimum wage.
Net income (adjusted for living costs in purchasing power parity
The map below shows adult, minimum monthly income after the deduction of taxes and social charges, and adjusted for living costs expressed in purchasing power parity (PPP).
Purple | $2,000 and above |
Light blue | $1,400 to $1,999 |
Yellow | $700 to $1,398 |
Red | below $700 |
Countries marked on the map in dark red do not have a minimum wage.
Gross income
The map below shows adult, minimum monthly income before the deduction of taxes and social charges; some countries have a different rate for certain age brackets (e.g. under 21).
Purple | €1,500 and above |
Light blue | €1,000 to €1,499 |
Yellow | €500 to €999 |
Red | below €500 |
Countries marked on the map in dark red do not have a minimum wage.
Disparities between gross-to-net income ratios, across countries, result from the differences in their national tax systems.
Minimum wages by country
Country names link to their "Economy of" pages.
| Country | Monthly minimum wage | Hourly rate (gross) | Exchange rate to EUR | Effective at | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net (EUR) | Net (PPP)[7][i] | Gross (EUR) | Local currency | Local | USD | PPP[7][ii] | |||
 Albania |
460[8][9] | 839 | 518[10] | 50,000 Lek[11][12] | 287 Lek[12] | 3.5[13] | 5.43 | 0.0101[14] | 1 Jan 2026 |
 Andorra |
1353[15][16] | 2207 | 1447[17] | €1,447.33[18] | €8.35[18] | 8.66[19] | 13.62 | 1 | 1 Jan 2025 |
 Belarus |
190[20][21] | 771 | 214[22] | Rbls 726.00[23][24] | Rbls 4.34[25] | 1.32[26] | 5.17 | 0.2944[27] | 1 Jan 2025 |
 Belgium |
1959[28] | 2775 | 2070 | €2,070.48[29] | €12.57[29] | 13.58[30] | 17.80 | 1 | 1 May 2024 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
526 (FBiH)[31][32] |
1455 (FBiH) 1290 |
823 (FBiH)[35][36] 687 |
• KM 1,610.00 (FBiH, gross)[31][38] |
KM 9.22 (FBiH)
KM 7.76 (RS) |
5.57 (FBiH)[40]
4.69 (RS)[41] |
13.32 (FBiH)
11.68 (RS) |
0.5111[42] | 1 Jan 2026 /
1 Jan 2025 |
 Bulgaria |
481[43] | 1055 | 620[43] | €620.00[44] | €3.74[44] | 4.37[45] | 8.19 | 1 | 1 Jan 2026 |
 Croatia |
753[46] | 1688 | 970 | €970.00[47] | €6.06[47] | 6.55[48] | 13.59 | 1 | 1 Jan 2025 |
 Czech Republic |
708[49][50] | 1393 | 825[51] | 20,800 Kč[52] | 124.40 Kč[53] | 5.11[54] | 9.72 | 0.0397[55] | 1 Jan 2025 |
 Estonia |
810[56] | 1330 | 886 | €886.00[57] | €5.31[58] | 5.48[59] | 8.72 | 1 | 1 Jan 2025 |
 France |
1426[60] | 2138 | 1802 | €1,801.84[61][60] | €11.88[60] | 12.83[62] | 17.81 | 1 | 1 Nov 2024 |
 Germany |
1538[63] | 2118 | 2111 | €2,111.03 (38 h/week)[64] |
€12.82[64] | 13.85[65] | 17.66 | 1 | 1 Jan 2025 |
 Greece |
900[66][67] (12-month) |
1565 (12-month) |
920 | €920 / €1073.33 (12-month basis)[68][67] | €5.92[66] | 6.92[69] | 10.90 | 1 | 1 Apr 2026 |
 Hungary |
479[70][71]/ 574 (sk.)[72] |
1063 / 1275 (sk.) |
720[73] / 863 (sk.)[74] |
290,800 Ft /[70] 348,800 Ft (skilled) |
1,671 Ft[75] | 4.29[76] | 9.19 | 0.0025[77] | 1 Jan 2025 |
 Ireland |
2034[78] | 2738 | 2282 | €2,281.50 (39 h/week)[79] |
€13.50[79] | 14.60[80] | 18.17 | 1 | 1 Jan 2025 |
 Latvia |
660 [81] | 1245 | 780 | €780.00 [82] | €4.87 | 5.76[83] | 10.87 | 1 | 1 Jan 2026 |
 Lithuania |
847 [84] | 1563 | 1153 | €1,153[84][85] | €7.05[86] | 6.90[87] | 12.78 | 1 | 1 Jan 2026 |
 Luxembourg |
2296 /[88][89] 2673 (skilled) |
2689 / 3127 (skilled) |
2704 /[89] 3244 (skilled) |
€2,637.79 /[90] €3,165.31 (skilled) |
€15.25[90] | 15.90[91] | 18.37 | 1 | 1 Jan 2025 |
 Malta |
961[92] | 1713 | 961[2] | €961.05[93][2] | €5.54[93] | 5.74[94] | 9.88 | 1 | 1 Jan 2025 |
 Moldova |
254[95][96] | 626 | 316[97] | 6,300 Lei[98] | 37.28 Lei[98] | 2.13[99] | 4.33 | 0.05016[100] | 1 Jan 2026 |
 Monaco |
1842[101] | 1842[a] | 2008 | €2,007.72[102] | €11.88[102] | 12.94[103] | 11.88[a] | 1 | 1 Nov 2024 |
 Montenegro |
600 /[104] 800 (sk.) |
1587 / 2116 (sk.) |
670 /[105][2] 894 (sk.) |
€600 (net) /[106][107] €800 (skilled, net) |
€3.45 | 3.58[108] | 9.13 | 1 | 1 Oct 2024 |
 Netherlands |
2257[109] | 2943 | 2437 | €2,437.07 (40 h/week)[110] |
€14.06[110] | 15.28[111] | 18.33 | 1 | 1 Jan 2025 |
 North Macedonia |
396[112][113] | 1321 | 586[114][115] | 24,379 DEN[116][117] | 140.64 DEN (net) | 2.63[118] | 7.63 | 0.0163[119] | 1 Mar 2025 |
 Poland |
848[120][121] | 1782 | 1131[122] | 4,806 zł[123][124] | 30.50 zł[124] | 7.56[125] | 15.48 | 0.2391[126] | 1 Jan 2026 |
 Portugal |
955[127] (12-month) |
1736 (12-month) |
1073[2] | €920 / €1,073 (12-month basis)[127] | €6.20 | 7.43[128] | 11.26 | 1 | 1 Jan 2026 |
 Romania |
503[129] | 1301 | 814[129] | 4,050 Lei[130] | 24.50 Lei[130] | 5.10[131] | 12.39 | 0.1953[132] | 1 Jan 2025 |
 Russia |
252[133][134] | 808 | 289[135] | 27,093 ₽[136][137][138] | 156.31 ₽[139] | 1.96[140] | 5.36 | 0.0107[141] | 1 Jan 2026 |
 Serbia |
551[142] | 1,352 | 789[143] | 64,554 DIN[144] | 371 DIN[145] (net) | 3.71[146] | 8.79 | 0.0085[147] | 1 Jan 2026 |
 Slovakia |
664[148][149] | 1227 | 816 | €816.00[149] | €4.69[150] | 4.86[151] | 8.67 | 1 | 1 Jan 2025 |
 Slovenia |
1000[152][153] | 1754 | 1482[2] | €1,482[153] | €8.52 | 10.18[154] | 14.94 | 1 | 1 Jan 2026 |
 Spain |
1267[155] (12-month) |
2067 (12-month) |
1425 | €1,424.5 (12-month basis)[156] | €9.55[157] | 11.24[158] | 15.81 | 1 | 1 Jan 2026 |
 Ukraine |
134[159][160] | 477[161] | 174[160] | ₴8,647[162] | ₴52.00[162] | 1.23[160] | 3.73[161] | 0.02008[160] | 1 Jan 2026 |
 United Kingdom |
2022[163][164] | 2122 | 2332[165] | £2010.58 (38 h/week)[166] |
£12.21[166] | 15.69[167] | 13 | 14.16[168] | 10 Apr 2025 |
Minimum wages by country (other countries)
Countries that have main territories in Asia, with small or no territories in Europe:
| Country | Monthly minimum wage | Hourly rate (gross) | Exchange rate to EUR | Effective at | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net (EUR) | Net (PPP)[7][i] | Gross (EUR) | Local currency | Local | USD | PPP[7][ii] | |||
 Armenia |
182[169] | 504 | 252[170][171] | ֏75,000 (net)[172][173] | ֏450 (net)[172] | 1.13[174] | 3.02 | 0.0024[175] | 1 Jan 2023 |
 Azerbaijan |
206[176][177] | 734 | 226[178] | ₼400[179] (gross)[180] | ₼2.31 | 1.36[181] | 4.66 | 0.5662[182] | 1 Jan 2025 |
 Cyprus |
886 /[183] 797 |
1494 / 1344 |
1000[2] / 900 |
€1,000 (normal) /[184][185]
€900 (first 6 months) |
€5.77 | 5.99[186] | 9.73 | 1 | 1 Jan 2024 |
 Georgia |
5[187][188] /
391[189] |
18 /
1282 |
7 (priv.)[190] /
499 (pub.)[191] |
₾20.00 (private sector) [192][193][194][195] / | ₾0.12
₾8.42 |
0.04[199]
2.97[200] |
0.13
9.43 |
0.3415[201] | 19 Jun 1999 /
1 Jan 2025 |
 Kazakhstan |
136[202][203] | 440 | 159[204] | ₸85,000[205] (gross)[206] | ₸490.38 | 0.94[207] | 2.96 | 0.0019[208] | 1 Jan 2024 |
 Turkey |
554[209][210] | 1502 | 652[211] | ₺33,030.20[209] | ₺185.50 | 4.32[212] | 9.19 | 0.0271[213] | 1 Jan 2026 |
Minimum wages by country (other territories)
The following list includes states with limited recognition:
| Country | Monthly minimum wage | Hourly rate (gross) | Exchange rate to EUR | Effective at | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net (EUR) | Net (PPP)[7][i] | Gross (EUR) | Local currency | Local | USD | PPP[7][ii] | |||
 Kosovo |
391[214] | 934 | 425[215] | €425.00 | €2.50 | 2.96[216] | 5.73 | 1 | 1 Jan 2026 |
 Northern Cyprus |
756[217][218] | ― | 869[219] | ₺43,469.00[217] | ₺250.78[217] | 6.98[220] | ― | 0.0271[221] | 1 Jan 2025 |
Countries with no minimum wage
In some countries, the minimum wage has been replaced with another system designed to establish an adequate income level, such as the use of collective labour agreements. See also Guaranteed minimum income and Universal basic income.
For comparison
| Country | Monthly minimum wage | Hourly rate | Exchange rate to EUR | Effective at | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net (EUR) | Net (PPP)[7][i] | Gross (EUR) | Local currency | Local | USD | PPP[7][ii] | |||
 United States |
1044 (fed. avg)[228][229] 1490 (mean avg)[230][231] |
1134 (federal) / 1619 (mean avg) |
 1157 (fed)[232] |
US$1,257[233] (40-hour workweek) |
US$7.25[233] (federal rate) | 7.25 | 7.25 | 0.9204[234] | 24 Jul 2009 |
 Canada |
1611 (avg.)[235][236] | 1656 | 1970[237] |
CA$3,077[238] (40-hour workweek) |
CA$17.75[238] (federal rate) | 12.59[239] | 17 | 0.6403[240] | 1 Apr 2025 |
See also
- List of European Union member states by minimum wage
- List of European countries by average wage
- List of European countries by budget revenues per capita
- List of European countries by GNI (nominal) per capita
- International organisations in Europe
- List of minimum wages by country
- List of countries by GDP (nominal)
- List of countries by GDP (PPP)
- List of countries by wealth per adult
Notes
- Formula: Net amount in local currency / (divided by) PPP conversion rate. The value is expressed in Int$.
- Formula: Hourly amount in local currency / (divided by) PPP conversion rate. The value is expressed in Int$.
- Resulting PPP conversion rate (2021): ~1.000[241][242]