EU regions (NUTS 2) by compensation of employees per hour worked, 2023

Luxembourg had the highest compensation of employees per hour worked of 244 regions in 2023, at €58.12. Nord-Est had the lowest, at €7.32. The median was €27.58 and the figure for the European Union (27) was €28.15. Source: Eurostat.

Highest58.12Luxembourg

Lowest7.32Nord-Est

Median27.58244 regions

European Union (27)28.15History

Top 40 regions, 2023

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

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2023 EUR	Change on 2022
1	Luxembourg	58.12	+7.8%
2	Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest	56.98	+8.1%
3	Prov. Vlaams-Brabant	53.16	+7.7%
4	Prov. Brabant wallon	51.58	+5.7%
5	Hovedstaden	51.5	+4.4%
6	Prov. Antwerpen	48.83	+7.3%
7	Oberbayern Estimated	48.58	+6.1%
8	Ile-de-France Estimated	48.46	+3.6%
9	Noord-Holland Estimated	48.05	+6.3%
10	Stuttgart Estimated	46.43	+6.1%
11	Darmstadt Estimated	46.38	+6.8%
12	Hamburg Estimated	46.32	+6.6%
13	Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen	45.94	+7.8%
14	Utrecht Estimated	45.41	+6.2%
15	Midtjylland	44.47	+3.1%
16	Prov. Liège	44.17	+6.4%
17	Syddanmark	44.03	+3.6%
18	Zuid-Holland Estimated	43.39	+6.5%
19	Berlin Estimated	43.31	+6.9%
20	Prov. Hainaut	43.28	+7.6%
21	Prov. Namur	43.27	+5.7%
22	Mittelfranken Estimated	43.15	+5.9%
23	Karlsruhe Estimated	43.1	+5.9%
24	Prov. Limburg (BE)	42.94	+7.6%
25	Braunschweig Estimated	42.87	+6.4%
26	Prov. West-Vlaanderen	42.62	+7.9%
27	Sjælland	42.52	+3%
28	Nordjylland	42.48	+2.2%
29	Wien	42.15	+7%
30	Köln Estimated	41.99	+5.7%
31	Düsseldorf Estimated	41.97	+5.9%
32	Tübingen Estimated	41.64	+6.1%
33	Groningen Estimated	41.21	+6.8%
34	Prov. Luxembourg (BE)	41.04	+6.2%
35	Noord-Brabant Estimated	41.02	+6.7%
36	Kassel Estimated	40.89	+6.7%
37	Bremen Estimated	40.57	+5.7%
38	Rheinhessen-Pfalz Estimated	40.55	+3.8%
39	Gießen Estimated	40.54	+6.2%
40	Unterfranken Estimated	40.48	+6.3%
41	Eastern and Midland	40.38	+8.2%
42	Schwaben Estimated	40.25	+5.9%
43	Vorarlberg	40.24	+7.8%
44	Oberpfalz Estimated	40.09	+6.1%
45	Helsinki-Uusimaa	39.73	+5.2%
46	Freiburg Estimated	39.5	+5.6%
47	Gelderland Estimated	39.48	+6.3%
48	Limburg (NL) Estimated	39.33	+6.8%
49	Oberfranken Estimated	39.28	+6.5%
50	Oberösterreich	39.15	+7%
51	Niederbayern Estimated	39.12	+6.6%
52	Hannover Estimated	39.1	+6.6%
53	Overijssel Estimated	39.09	+6.6%
54	Zeeland Estimated	38.94	+5.9%
55	Friesland (NL) Estimated	38.56	+6.6%
56	Arnsberg Estimated	38.52	+6.1%
57	Saarland Estimated	38.48	+6.6%
58	Drenthe Estimated	38.48	+6.7%
59	Flevoland Estimated	38.2	+6.5%
60	Salzburg	37.95	+6.3%
61	Detmold Estimated	37.82	+6.2%
62	Mayotte Estimated	37.77	+8.9%
63	Münster Estimated	37.5	+6%
64	Tirol	37.25	+6.6%
65	Rhône-Alpes Estimated	37.11	+3.8%
66	Corse Estimated	37.03	+3%
67	Koblenz Estimated	36.96	+6.1%
68	Steiermark	36.92	+7.2%
69	Kärnten	36.67	+7%
70	Stockholm	36.67	-2.6%
71	Niederösterreich	36.5	+6.5%
72	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Estimated	36.44	+3.3%
73	Southern	36.38	+9%
74	Leipzig Estimated	36.33	+7%
75	Åland	36.28	+4.4%
76	Midi-Pyrénées Estimated	36.26	+3.9%
77	Alsace Estimated	36.15	+3.9%
78	Schleswig-Holstein Estimated	35.9	+6.3%
79	Trier Estimated	35.88	+6.1%
80	Guadeloupe Estimated	35.87	+3.6%
81	Dresden Estimated	35.39	+6.9%
82	Nord-Pas de Calais Estimated	35.3	+3.7%
83	Haute-Normandie Estimated	35.16	+3.7%
84	Weser-Ems Estimated	35	+6.2%
85	Aquitaine Estimated	34.91	+4.4%
86	Lüneburg Estimated	34.72	+5.9%
87	Brandenburg Estimated	34.64	+7.3%
88	Pays de la Loire Estimated	34.61	+4%
89	Languedoc-Roussillon Estimated	34.3	+4.3%
90	Bourgogne Estimated	34.21	+4.1%
91	Centre - Val de Loire Estimated	34.11	+4.1%
92	Martinique Estimated	34.11	+2.3%
93	Lorraine Estimated	34.03	+3.7%
94	Auvergne Estimated	33.99	+3.8%
95	Picardie Estimated	33.98	+3.9%
96	Champagne-Ardenne Estimated	33.94	+4.3%
97	Thüringen Estimated	33.93	+7%
98	Franche-Comté Estimated	33.84	+3.8%
99	Bretagne Estimated	33.83	+3.2%
100	Limousin Estimated	33.76	+4.1%
101	Northern and Western	33.61	+7.4%
102	Basse-Normandie Estimated	33.48	+4.2%
103	Länsi-Suomi	33.47	+2.9%
104	La Réunion Estimated	33.45	+4.1%
105	Sachsen-Anhalt Estimated	33.34	+7.1%
106	Chemnitz Estimated	33.32	+7.1%
107	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Estimated	33.17	+7.8%
108	Poitou-Charentes Estimated	33.17	+3.9%
109	Burgenland	32.79	+6.6%
110	Etelä-Suomi	32.63	+2.5%
111	Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi	31.97	+3%
112	Guyane Estimated	31.85	+1.1%
113	Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen	31.47	+3.9%
114	Sydsverige	30.15	-1.9%
115	Västsverige	30.14	-2.2%
116	Övre Norrland	29.11	-1.8%
117	Östra Mellansverige	28.77	-2.3%
118	Lombardia	28.59	+1%
119	Basque Country Estimated	28.12	+4.6%
120	Community of Madrid Estimated	28.03	+5.8%
121	Mellersta Norrland	27.85	-2.4%
122	Norra Mellansverige	27.7	-2.6%
123	Småland med öarna	27.47	-3%
124	Lazio	27.03	+1.9%
125	Provincia Autonoma di Trento	26.79	+4.4%
126	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	26.33	+0.8%
127	Emilia-Romagna	26.33	+1.2%
128	Navarre Estimated	26.23	+5.5%
129	Catalonia Estimated	26.15	+5.6%
130	Piemonte	25.99	+1.6%
131	Liguria	25.92	+0.9%
132	Veneto	25.48	+2.2%
133	Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste	25.43	+3.7%
134	Zahodna Slovenija	25.11	+10%
135	Ceuta Estimated	25.04	+4.7%
136	Toscana	24.65	+1%
137	Praha	24.61	+3.8%
138	Asturias Estimated	23.98	+6.3%
139	Aragon Estimated	23.85	+4.9%
140	Cantabria Estimated	23.58	+5%
141	Balearic Islands Estimated	23.4	+4.8%
142	Umbria	23.25	+3.1%
143	Melilla Estimated	23.22	+1.6%
144	Marche	23.13	+0.8%
145	La Rioja Estimated	23.01	+5.5%
146	Galicia Estimated	22.75	+5.3%
147	Castile and León Estimated	22.69	+6.2%
148	Valencian Community Estimated	22.63	+5.3%
149	Abruzzo	22.58	-0.4%
150	Molise	22.37	+1.3%
151	Vzhodna Slovenija	22.24	+10.7%
152	Sardegna	22.12	-1.5%
153	Castilla-La Mancha Estimated	22.05	+6.1%
154	Basilicata	21.97	+1.6%
155	Andalusia Estimated	21.9	+5.8%
156	Sicilia	21.84	-0.9%
157	Bratislavský kraj	21.57	+9.4%
158	Campania	21.53	+2.4%
159	Canary Islands Estimated	21.36	+5.3%
160	Puglia	20.85	-0.1%
161	Extremadura Estimated	20.73	+4.7%
162	Calabria	20.41	-2.7%
163	Region of Murcia Estimated	20.37	+4.1%
164	Sostinės regionas	19.52	+15.7%
165	Eesti	18.33	+8.2%
166	Kýpros	18.24	+9.4%
167	Malta	17.91	+1.6%
168	Grande Lisboa	17.79	+7.1%
169	Warszawski stołeczny	17.04	+20.2%
170	Bucureşti-Ilfov	16.88	+24.1%
171	Střední Čechy	16.42	+9%
172	Jihovýchod	16.17	+9.6%
173	Moravskoslezsko	15.48	+10.7%
174	Jihozápad	15.19	+11.1%
175	Střední Morava	14.99	+8.8%
176	Severovýchod	14.95	+9.6%
177	Stredné Slovensko	14.92	+10.5%
178	Grad Zagreb	14.52	+11.9%
179	Západné Slovensko	14.34	+9.5%
180	Região Autónoma da Madeira	14.3	+7.2%
181	Východné Slovensko	14.3	+9.9%
182	Península de Setúbal	14.28	+4.4%
183	Região Autónoma dos Açores	14.04	+8.4%
184	Centro (PT)	13.81	+6.6%
185	Norte	13.63	+6.7%
186	Alentejo	13.21	+5.7%
187	Latvija	13.2	+8.2%
188	Severozápad	13.19	+10.1%
189	Oeste e Vale do Tejo	13.18	+7.1%
190	Algarve	13.04	+6.2%
191	Jadranska Hrvatska	12.62	+13.6%
192	Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas	12.29	+7.1%
193	Dytiki Makedonia Estimated	12.08	-3.9%
194	Budapest Estimated	11.94	+18.1%
195	Thessalia Estimated	11.78	+0.7%
196	Peloponnisos Estimated	11.65	-0.7%
197	Ionia Nisia Estimated	11.61	+5.4%
198	Sterea Elláda Estimated	11.56	+0.9%
199	Dolnośląskie	11.51	+17.9%
200	Sjeverna Hrvatska	11.42	+13.8%
201	Nyugat-Dunántúl Estimated	11.41	+22.3%
202	Yugozapaden	11.32	+8.5%
203	Attiki Estimated	11.3	+2.4%
204	Közép-Dunántúl Estimated	11.13	+19.8%
205	Észak-Magyarország Estimated	11.05	+20%
206	Dél-Alföld Estimated	10.89	+18.4%
207	Śląskie	10.83	+19.6%
208	Dél-Dunántúl Estimated	10.8	+19.9%
209	Észak-Alföld Estimated	10.68	+18.5%
210	Dytiki Elláda Estimated	10.63	+2%
211	Pest Estimated	10.58	+17.6%
212	Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki Estimated	10.47	+2.1%
213	Wielkopolskie	10.4	+17.4%
214	Kentriki Makedonia Estimated	10.32	+1.9%
215	Voreio Aigaio Estimated	10.29	+4.6%
216	Małopolskie	10.28	+16.1%
217	Vest	10.24	+23.7%
218	Pomorskie	10.06	+20.6%
219	Centru	9.99	+21.1%
220	Ipeiros Estimated	9.99	+3.9%
221	Panonska Hrvatska	9.9	+13.7%
222	Notio Aigaio Estimated	9.82	+4.1%
223	Kriti Estimated	9.74	+3.3%
224	Łódzkie	9.72	+19.3%
225	Mazowiecki regionalny	9.47	+19.9%
226	Opolskie	9.32	+16.3%
227	Podlaskie	9.25	+19.8%
228	Nord-Vest	9.14	+20.7%
229	Kujawsko-pomorskie	8.82	+17.1%
230	Lubelskie	8.61	+18.2%
231	Sud-Est	8.5	+18.9%
232	Lubuskie	8.42	+18.2%
233	Podkarpackie	8.39	+15.7%
234	Zachodniopomorskie	8.3	+17.4%
235	Sud-Vest Oltenia	8.21	+15%
236	Sud-Muntenia	8.08	+19.3%
237	Severoiztochen	8.07	+8.5%
238	Świętokrzyskie	8.07	+16%
239	Yugoiztochen	7.57	+8%
240	Severozapaden	7.51	+9.4%
241	Severen tsentralen	7.48	+12.6%
242	Warmińsko-mazurskie	7.48	+14%
243	Yuzhen tsentralen	7.46	+10%
244	Nord-Est	7.32	+18.6%

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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 regions are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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Which region has the highest compensation of employees per hour worked?

Luxembourg, with €58.12 in 2023, according to Eurostat.

Which region has the lowest compensation of employees per hour worked?

Nord-Est, with €7.32 in 2023.

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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.