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EU countries by monthly minimum wage

Luxembourg had the highest monthly minimum wage of 21 EU countries in second half of 2022, at €2,313. Bulgaria had the lowest, at €363. The median was €792. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest2,313Luxembourg
Lowest363Bulgaria
Median79221 EU countries

All EU countries, second half of 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

LuxembourgLuxembourg: 2,313 EUR2,313BelgiumBelgium: 1,842 EUR1,842IrelandIreland: 1,775 EUR1,775NetherlandsNetherlands: 1,756 EUR1,756GermanyGermany: 1,739 EUR1,739FranceFrance: 1,646 EUR1,646SpainSpain: 1,167 EUR1,167SloveniaSlovenia: 1,074 EUR1,074GreeceGreece: 832 EUR832PortugalPortugal: 823 EUR823MaltaMalta: 792 EUR792LithuaniaLithuania: 730 EUR730CzechiaCzechia: 655 EUR655EstoniaEstonia: 654 EUR654SlovakiaSlovakia: 646 EUR646PolandPoland: 642 EUR642CroatiaCroatia: 622 EUR622RomaniaRomania: 516 EUR516HungaryHungary: 504 EUR504LatviaLatvia: 500 EUR500BulgariaBulgaria: 363 EUR363
EUR. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankEU countriessecond half of 2022
EUR		Change on second half of 2021
1Luxembourg2,313+5%
2Belgium1,842+13.3%
3Ireland1,775+3%
4Netherlands1,756+3.2%
5Germany1,739+8.6%
6France1,646+5.9%
7Spain1,167+5.3%
8Slovenia1,074+4.9%
9Greece832+9.8%
10Portugal823+6.1%
11Malta792+0.9%
12Lithuania730+13.7%
13Czechia655+9.9%
14Estonia654+12%
15Slovakia646+3.7%
16Poland642+3.7%
17Croatia622+9.7%
18Romania516+10.5%
19Hungary504+5.9%
20Latvia5000%
21Bulgaria363+9.3%

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 second 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 €2,313 in second half of 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest monthly minimum wage?

Bulgaria, with €363 in second 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 second half of 2022 and are not ranked.

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