Real hourly minimum wage in Hungary

Real hourly minimum wage in Hungary was 8.17 USD at PPP in 2025, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. That is up 4.4% from 2024. That is the 17th highest of 21 EU countries in 2025.

2025, USD at PPP8.17

Change on 2024+4.4%

Rank17th of 21EU countries ranked

Series high8.172025

Series low2.181996

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Real hourly minimum wage in Hungary, 1988 to 2025

USD at PPP. Source: OECD, OECD Real minimum wages: hourly, US dollars at constant prices and PPPs for private consumption (DSD_EARNINGS@RMW). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-12.

All 38 values

Period	USD at PPP
2025	8.17
2024	7.83
2023	7.17
2022	7.13
2021	6.73
2020	6.92
2019	6.61
2018	6.25
2017	5.95
2016	5.36
2015	5.09
2014	4.94
2013	4.76
2012	4.59
2011	4.07
2010	3.99
2009	4.07
2008	4.09
2007	4.12
2006	4.24
2005	4.02
2004	3.87
2003	3.9
2002	4.08
2001	3.44
2000	2.39
1999	2.32
1998	2.2
1997	2.19
1996	2.18
1995	2.29
1994	2.51
1993	2.56
1992	2.68
1991	2.78
1990	2.82
1989	2.64
1988	2.52

Rankings

Countries by real hourly minimum wage 36 places
EU countries by real hourly minimum wage 21 places

Definition

Statutory minimum wage converted to an hourly rate, deflated with the consumer price index to the OECD's current base year and converted to US dollars with purchasing power parities for private consumption of that year.

Only countries with a national statutory minimum wage are covered. The OECD averages rates that change during the year, so a value can differ from the rate in force on a given date, and it restates every year when the price base moves.

How to cite

OECD. OECD Real minimum wages: hourly, US dollars at constant prices and PPPs for private consumption (DSD_EARNINGS@RMW). https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_EARNINGS%40RMW&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.SAE. Accessed 2026-10-12. Data reuse terms and downstream attribution: https://www.oecd.org/en/about/terms-conditions.html

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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. (2026). OECD Real minimum wages: hourly, US dollars at constant prices and PPPs for private consumption (DSD_EARNINGS@RMW) (Real hourly minimum wage, Hungary, 1988 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_EARNINGS%40RMW&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.SAE

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OECD Real minimum wages: hourly, US dollars at constant prices and PPPs for private consumption (DSD_EARNINGS@RMW), Real hourly minimum wage, Hungary, 1988 to 2025. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 12 Oct. 2026, https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_EARNINGS%40RMW&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.SAE. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/real-hourly-minimum-wage/hungary. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 2026. OECD Real minimum wages: hourly, US dollars at constant prices and PPPs for private consumption (DSD_EARNINGS@RMW). Real hourly minimum wage, Hungary, 1988 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_EARNINGS%40RMW&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.SAE. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/real-hourly-minimum-wage/hungary.

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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (2026) OECD Real minimum wages: hourly, US dollars at constant prices and PPPs for private consumption (DSD_EARNINGS@RMW), Real hourly minimum wage, Hungary, 1988 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_EARNINGS%40RMW&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.SAE, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/real-hourly-minimum-wage/hungary (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{organisation_real_hourly_minimum_wage_2025,
  author = {{Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development}},
  title = {{OECD Real minimum wages: hourly, US dollars at constant prices and PPPs for private consumption (DSD\_EARNINGS@RMW): Real hourly minimum wage, Hungary, 1988 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_EARNINGS%40RMW&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.SAE},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/real-hourly-minimum-wage/hungary. Publisher attribution: OECD. OECD Real minimum wages: hourly, US dollars at constant prices and PPPs for private consumption (DSD\_EARNINGS@RMW). https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ\&df[id]=DSD\_EARNINGS\%40RMW\&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.SAE. Accessed 2026-10-12. Data reuse terms and downstream attribution: https://www.oecd.org/en/about/terms-conditions.html.},
}

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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. OECD Real minimum wages: hourly, US dollars at constant prices and PPPs for private consumption (DSD_EARNINGS@RMW). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest real hourly minimum wage in Hungary?

8.17 USD at PPP in 2025, the highest value since 1988 in this series.

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