EU countries by real hourly minimum wage, 2025
Germany had the highest real hourly minimum wage of 21 EU countries in 2025, at 17.83 USD at PPP. Malta had the lowest, at 1.86 USD at PPP. The median was 11.24 USD at PPP. Source: the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
All EU countries, 2025
Full ranking
| Rank | EU countries | 2025 | Change on 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 17.83 | +1.1% |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 17.75 | +2% |
| 3 | Netherlands | 16.71 | +2.7% |
| 4 | France | 16.22 | +0.7% |
| 5 | Belgium | 15.72 | +0.5% |
| 6 | Spain | 15.23 | +6.7% |
| 7 | Ireland | 14.93 | +4% |
| 8 | Poland | 13.01 | +5.2% |
| 9 | Slovenia | 12.4 | -0.5% |
| 10 | Lithuania | 11.55 | +8.3% |
| 11 | Romania | 11.24 | +14.2% |
| 12 | Portugal | 10.16 | +3.7% |
| 13 | Croatia | 9.53 | +10.6% |
| 14 | Czechia | 8.86 | +12.6% |
| 15 | Greece | 8.35 | +3.5% |
| 16 | Slovakia | 8.29 | +4.6% |
| 17 | Hungary | 8.17 | +4.4% |
| 18 | Bulgaria | 8 | +12.3% |
| 19 | Estonia | 7.9 | +4.2% |
| 20 | Latvia | 7.71 | +1.9% |
| 21 | Malta | 1.86 | +1.4% |
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About this ranking
Statutory minimum wage converted to an hourly rate, deflated with the consumer price index to the OECD's current base year and converted to US dollars with purchasing power parities for private consumption of that year.
Only countries with a national statutory minimum wage are covered. The OECD averages rates that change during the year, so a value can differ from the rate in force on a given date, and it restates every year when the price base moves.
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.
How to cite
OECD. OECD Real minimum wages: hourly, US dollars at constant prices and PPPs for private consumption (DSD_EARNINGS@RMW). https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_EARNINGS%40RMW&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.SAE. Accessed 2026-10-12. Data reuse terms and downstream attribution: https://www.oecd.org/en/about/terms-conditions.htmlUse this data in your AI agent
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Which EU country has the highest real hourly minimum wage?
Germany, with 17.83 USD at PPP in 2025, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Which EU country has the lowest real hourly minimum wage?
Malta, with 1.86 USD at PPP in 2025.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD Real minimum wages: hourly, US dollars at constant prices and PPPs for private consumption (DSD_EARNINGS@RMW). Retrieved 2026-10-12.