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EU countries by monthly minimum wage

Luxembourg had the highest monthly minimum wage of 21 EU countries in first half of 2021, at €2,202. Bulgaria had the lowest, at €332. The median was €758. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest2,202Luxembourg
Lowest332Bulgaria
Median75821 EU countries

All EU countries, first half of 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

LuxembourgLuxembourg: 2,202 EUR2,202IrelandIreland: 1,724 EUR1,724NetherlandsNetherlands: 1,685 EUR1,685BelgiumBelgium: 1,626 EUR1,626GermanyGermany: 1,585 EUR1,585FranceFrance: 1,555 EUR1,555SpainSpain: 1,108 EUR1,108SloveniaSlovenia: 1,024 EUR1,024MaltaMalta: 785 EUR785PortugalPortugal: 776 EUR776GreeceGreece: 758 EUR758LithuaniaLithuania: 642 EUR642SlovakiaSlovakia: 623 EUR623PolandPoland: 614 EUR614EstoniaEstonia: 584 EUR584CzechiaCzechia: 579 EUR579CroatiaCroatia: 563 EUR563LatviaLatvia: 500 EUR500RomaniaRomania: 458 EUR458HungaryHungary: 442 EUR442BulgariaBulgaria: 332 EUR332
EUR. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankEU countriesfirst half of 2021
EUR		Change on first half of 2020
1Luxembourg2,202+2.8%
2Ireland1,724+4.1%
3Netherlands1,685+1.9%
4Belgium1,626+2%
5Germany1,585+2.7%
6France1,555+1%
7Spain1,1080%
8Slovenia1,024+8.8%
9Malta785+1%
10Portugal776+4.7%
11Greece7580%
12Lithuania642+5.8%
13Slovakia623+7.4%
14Poland614+0.5%
15Estonia5840%
16Czechia579+0.7%
17Croatia563+3.1%
18Latvia500+16.3%
19Romania458-1.7%
20Hungary442-9.2%
21Bulgaria332+6.4%

Other periods

About this ranking

Statutory gross monthly minimum wage in EUR (Eurostat, adjusted to 12 payments a year where paid in more).

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. 1 EU countries with data in other periods have no value for first half of 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Monthly minimum wages (earn_mw_cur). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/earn_mw_cur/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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Questions

Which EU country has the highest monthly minimum wage?

Luxembourg, with €2,202 in first half of 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest monthly minimum wage?

Bulgaria, with €332 in first half of 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Monthly minimum wages (earn_mw_cur). Retrieved 2026-10-07. 1 EU countries have no value for first half of 2021 and are not ranked.

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