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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 2022, at €2,257. Bulgaria had the lowest, at €332. The median was €774. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest2,257Luxembourg
Lowest332Bulgaria
Median77421 EU countries

All EU countries, first half of 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

LuxembourgLuxembourg: 2,257 EUR2,257IrelandIreland: 1,775 EUR1,775NetherlandsNetherlands: 1,725 EUR1,725BelgiumBelgium: 1,658 EUR1,658GermanyGermany: 1,634 EUR1,634FranceFrance: 1,603 EUR1,603SpainSpain: 1,126 EUR1,126SloveniaSlovenia: 1,074 EUR1,074PortugalPortugal: 823 EUR823MaltaMalta: 792 EUR792GreeceGreece: 774 EUR774LithuaniaLithuania: 730 EUR730PolandPoland: 655 EUR655EstoniaEstonia: 654 EUR654CzechiaCzechia: 652 EUR652SlovakiaSlovakia: 646 EUR646CroatiaCroatia: 624 EUR624HungaryHungary: 542 EUR542RomaniaRomania: 515 EUR515LatviaLatvia: 500 EUR500BulgariaBulgaria: 332 EUR332
EUR. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankEU countriesfirst half of 2022
EUR		Change on first half of 2021
1Luxembourg2,257+2.5%
2Ireland1,775+3%
3Netherlands1,725+2.4%
4Belgium1,658+2%
5Germany1,634+3.1%
6France1,603+3.1%
7Spain1,126+1.6%
8Slovenia1,074+4.9%
9Portugal823+6.1%
10Malta792+0.9%
11Greece774+2.1%
12Lithuania730+13.7%
13Poland655+6.7%
14Estonia654+12%
15Czechia652+12.6%
16Slovakia646+3.7%
17Croatia624+10.8%
18Hungary542+22.6%
19Romania515+12.4%
20Latvia5000%
21Bulgaria3320%

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 2022 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 €2,257 in first half of 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest monthly minimum wage?

Bulgaria, with €332 in first half of 2022.

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 2022 and are not ranked.

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