EU countries by compensation of employees per hour worked

Name: EU countries by compensation of employees per hour worked, 2016
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Luxembourg had the highest compensation of employees per hour worked of 27 EU countries in 2016, at €43.76. Bulgaria had the lowest, at €4.71. The median was €13.68 and the figure for the European Union (27) was €22.39. Source: Eurostat.

Highest43.76Luxembourg

Lowest4.71Bulgaria

Median13.6827 EU countries

European Union (27)22.39History

All EU countries, 2016

EUR. Source: Invokely calculation with data from Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2016 EUR	Change on 2015
1	Luxembourg	43.76	+0.8%
2	Denmark	38.8	+0.8%
3	Belgium	38.1	+0.3%
4	Netherlands	33.85	+1.2%
5	France	33.54	+0.7%
6	Germany	31.57	+2.6%
7	Finland	30.22	+1%
8	Ireland	29.29	+0.9%
9	Austria	29.27	+1.4%
10	Sweden	29.18	+0.2%
11	Italy	22.91	-0.4%
12	Spain	19.46	-0.3%
13	Slovenia	15.91	+5.8%
14	Cyprus	13.68	-2%
15	Malta	12.9	+0.1%
16	Portugal	10.91	+0.9%
17	Greece	10.39	-4.8%
18	Estonia	9.94	+6.8%
19	Slovakia	9.66	+3.1%
20	Czechia	9.56	+4.4%
21	Croatia	8.13	+2.4%
22	Latvia	7.95	+6.9%
23	Lithuania	7.42	+4.6%
24	Hungary	7.11	+1.5%
25	Poland	6.39	+0.5%
26	Romania	5.08	+13.7%
27	Bulgaria	4.71	+5.9%

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About this ranking

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).

A labour cost measure, higher than take-home pay because it includes employers' social contributions. Price levels differ between countries.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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.

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Invokely. (n.d.). Compensation of employees (Eurostat nama_10r_2coe) divided by hours worked by employees (Eurostat nama_10r_2emhrw) (EU countries by compensation of employees per hour worked, 2016) [Data set]. Calculated from data by Eurostat. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#compensation_per_hour_worked_eur

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Compensation of employees (Eurostat nama_10r_2coe) divided by hours worked by employees (Eurostat nama_10r_2emhrw), EU countries by compensation of employees per hour worked, 2016. Calculated from data by Eurostat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#compensation_per_hour_worked_eur. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Invokely. n.d. Compensation of employees (Eurostat nama_10r_2coe) divided by hours worked by employees (Eurostat nama_10r_2emhrw). EU countries by compensation of employees per hour worked, 2016. Dataset. Calculated from data by Eurostat. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#compensation_per_hour_worked_eur.

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Invokely (no date) Compensation of employees (Eurostat nama_10r_2coe) divided by hours worked by employees (Eurostat nama_10r_2emhrw), EU countries by compensation of employees per hour worked, 2016 [Dataset]. Calculated from data by Eurostat. Available at: https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#compensation_per_hour_worked_eur (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{invokely_eu_countries_by_compensation_2016,
  author = {{Invokely}},
  title = {{Compensation of employees (Eurostat nama\_10r\_2coe) divided by hours worked by employees (Eurostat nama\_10r\_2emhrw): EU countries by compensation of employees per hour worked, 2016}},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#compensation_per_hour_worked_eur},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Calculated from data by Eurostat. Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/compensation-per-hour-worked/eu-countries?period=2016. Publisher attribution: 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.},
}

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Which EU country has the highest compensation of employees per hour worked?

Luxembourg, with €43.76 in 2016, according to Eurostat.

Which EU country has the lowest compensation of employees per hour worked?

Bulgaria, with €4.71 in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Invokely, Compensation of employees (Eurostat nama_10r_2coe) divided by hours worked by employees (Eurostat nama_10r_2emhrw). Retrieved 2026-10-12.