List of European Union member states by minimum wage

The following list provides information relating to the minimum wages (gross) 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] United Kingdom (38.1 hours),[1] Ireland (39 hours),[1] and Germany (39.1 hours).[1]

Most of minimum wages are fixed at a monthly rate, but there are countries where minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate or weekly rate.

European countries on the minimum wage

Countries marked on the map in blue have a minimum wage - in the range from €1000 and above, in orange - from €500 to €1000, in red - below €500. Countries marked on the map in purple do not have a minimum wage.

Minimum wages by EU member states

EU member state Monthly minimum wage (EUR) Monthly minimum wage Hourly rate Exchange rate Effective per
Belgium Belgium 1,562.59 €1,562.59[3][4] €9.49 1 1 June 2017
Bulgaria Bulgaria 235.20 460.00 lev (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate and at a monthly rate simultaneously)[5] 2.77 lev[5] 1.95583 1 January 2017
Croatia Croatia 462.90 3,276.00 kuna[6] 18.90 kuna 7.45 1 January 2017
Czech Republic Czech Republic 426.19 11,000.00 koruna (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate and at a monthly rate simultaneously)[7] 66.00 koruna[7] 25.81 1 January 2017
Estonia Estonia 470.00 €470.00 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate and at a monthly rate simultaneously)[8] €2.78[8] 1 1 January 2017
France France 1,480.27 €1,480.27 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate)[3][1] €9.76[9] 1 1 January 2017
Germany Germany 1,498.00 €1,498.00 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate)[3][1] €8.84[10] 1 1 January 2017
Greece Greece 683.76 €683.76 (€586.08 in 14 payments)[3][1][11] €3.94 1 14 February 2012
Hungary Hungary 430.98 133,000.00 forint[12] 794.00 forint 309.12 1 January 2018
Republic of Ireland Ireland 1,613.95 €1,613.95 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate)[3][1] €9.55[13] 1 1 January 2018
Latvia Latvia 430.00 €430.00[3] €2.19 1 1 January 2018
Lithuania Lithuania 400.00 €400.00[3][1] 1 1 January 2018
Luxembourg Luxembourg 2,049.00 €2,049.00 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate and at a monthly rate simultaneously)[3][1] €11.55[14] 1 1 August 2018
Malta Malta 735.63 €735.63 (minimum wage is fixed at a weekly rate)[3][1] €4.24 1 1 January 2017
Netherlands Netherlands 1,565.40 €1,565.40[15] €9.03 1 1 July 2017
Poland Poland 473.93 2,000 złoty[16] 11.54 złoty 4.22 1 January 2017
Portugal Portugal 649.83 €649.83 (€557 in 14 payments)[3][1] €3.75 1 1 January 2017
Romania Romania 409.00 1,900 lei[17] 11.40 lei 4.64 1 January 2018
Slovakia Slovakia 435.00 €435.00 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate and at a monthly rate simultaneously)[18] €2.50[18] 1 1 January 2017
Slovenia Slovenia 804.96 €804.96[3] €4.64 1 1 January 2017
Spain Spain 825.65 €825.65 (€707.7 in 14 payments)[3][1] €4.76 1 1 January 2017
United Kingdom United Kingdom 1,543.88 £1,357 (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate)[19] £7.83[19] 0.87 1 April 2018

EU member states with no minimum wage

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Minimum wage statistics". Eurostat. Retrieved 27 Dec 2016.
  2. ↑ Employment legislation
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "Minimum wages". Eurostat. Retrieved 27 Dec 2016.
  4. ↑ Dépassement de l'indice-pivot ! Quels effets ?
  5. 1 2 MINIMUM WAGE IN BULGARIA INCREASES
  6. ↑ Minimum wage in 2017 set at HRK 3,276
  7. 1 2 Changes regarding payroll from 1st January 2017
  8. 1 2 Estonia, National minimum wage rates
  9. ↑ Raise of the French minimum wage
  10. ↑ Germany raises the minimum wage by four percent in 2017
  11. ↑ How the minimum wage has evolved
  12. ↑
  13. ↑ Minimum Wage Ireland 2017
  14. ↑ How your Luxembourg bank balance will be affected in 2017
  15. ↑ Factsheets veranderingen minimumloon per 1 juli 2017
  16. ↑ Polish PM signs into force 8.1% rise in minimum wage to PLN 2,000 for 2017
  17. ↑
  18. 1 2 Nariadenie vlády č. 280/2016 Z. z.
  19. 1 2 "National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk.

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