# Compensation of employees per hour worked

Wages, salaries and employers' social contributions divided by the hours actually worked by employees, in euros per hour, for the place where people work (Eurostat regional accounts).

## Key facts

- Compensation of employees per hour worked in the European Union (27) was €29.55 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- Luxembourg had the highest compensation of employees per hour worked of 27 EU countries in 2023, at €58.12, and Bulgaria the lowest, at €9.18. Source: Eurostat.
- Published for 272 places, with figures from 2000 to 2024.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

- Indicator id: `compensation_per_hour_worked_eur`
- Unit: EUR
- Note: A labour cost measure, higher than take-home pay because it includes employers' social contributions. Price levels differ between countries.
- Method: Invokely calculation: compensation of employees (Eurostat nama_10r_2coe, EUR million) divided by hours worked by employees (Eurostat nama_10r_2emhrw), same place and year, times 1,000,000. This is how Eurostat computes regional compensation per hour worked.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/compensation-per-hour-worked
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/compensation_per_hour_worked_eur

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | EUR | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| European Union (27) | 2024 | 29.55 | Invokely calculation from Compensation of employees (Eurostat nama_10r_2coe) divided by hours worked by employees (Eurostat nama_10r_2emhrw). https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#compensation_per_hour_worked_eur. Retrieved 2026-10-12. |

## Rankings

- [EU countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/compensation-per-hour-worked/eu-countries.md) (27 places)
- [EU regions (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/compensation-per-hour-worked/eu-regions.md) (244 places)
- [Autonomous communities of Spain](https://invokely.ai/rankings/compensation-per-hour-worked/spain-regions.md) (19 places)
- [Regions of Germany (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/compensation-per-hour-worked/germany-regions.md) (38 places)
- [Regions of France (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/compensation-per-hour-worked/france-regions.md) (27 places)
- [Regions of Italy (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/compensation-per-hour-worked/italy-regions.md) (21 places)
- [Regions of Poland (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/compensation-per-hour-worked/poland-regions.md) (17 places)
- [Regions of Greece (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/compensation-per-hour-worked/greece-regions.md) (13 places)
- [Regions of Netherlands (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/compensation-per-hour-worked/netherlands-regions.md) (12 places)
- [Regions of Belgium (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/compensation-per-hour-worked/belgium-regions.md) (11 places)
- [Regions of Austria (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/compensation-per-hour-worked/austria-regions.md) (9 places)
- [Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/compensation-per-hour-worked/portugal-regions.md) (9 places)
- [Regions of Czechia (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/compensation-per-hour-worked/czechia-regions.md) (8 places)
- [Regions of Hungary (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/compensation-per-hour-worked/hungary-regions.md) (8 places)
- [Regions of Romania (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/compensation-per-hour-worked/romania-regions.md) (8 places)
- [Regions of Sweden (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/compensation-per-hour-worked/sweden-regions.md) (8 places)
- [Regions of Bulgaria (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/compensation-per-hour-worked/bulgaria-regions.md) (6 places)
- [Regions of Denmark (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/compensation-per-hour-worked/denmark-regions.md) (5 places)
- [Regions of Finland (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/compensation-per-hour-worked/finland-regions.md) (5 places)