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Average and minimum salaries in Europe: wages levels for the EU countries and some other countries of the world, salary tables for 2025

This page provides information on average and minimum wages, minimum wage (minimum living wage, subsistence wage), for the countries of the European Union (european countries). In the statistical tables and diagrams further on the page you will find the data on salaries paid per year or per month net and gross. In addition, in the comments you will find information on other countries of the world.


§ Minimum salary in Europe, by the European Union countries

The information on the minimum monthly salary in Europe presented in table 1 is based on the data of the Eurostat European Union Statistics Service, located in Luxembourg. The minimum salaries in Europe are usually stipulated by the legislation of the countries and apply to all or almost all workers in the country. Although different countries set the minimum salary per 1 hour, day, week or month of work, the following table offers the data in terms of the equivalent amount of the minimum monthly salary.

The following European Union countries have a minimum salary (minimum living wage, subsistence wage): Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain.

However, the following 5 EU countries do not have a countrywide minimum wage, yet, they either have the minimum wage laws for certain professions, or the minimum wages are determined by the industry collective agreements: Austria, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Sweden.

Table 1: The minimum salary (minimum living wage, subsistence wage) in Europe as of 2025

Nr. EU Country Abbr. Minimum salary per month, euro Minimum salary per month, US dollars * Minimum salary per month, pounds sterling *
1 Austria AT - --
2 Belgium BE 2'070.00 € 2'349.00 USD1'763.00 GBP
3 Bulgaria BG 551.00 € 625.00 USD470.00 GBP
4 Croatia HR 970.00 € 1'101.00 USD826.00 GBP
5 Cyprus CY 1'000.00 € 1'135.00 USD852.00 GBP
6 Czech Republic CZ 826.00 € 937.00 USD704.00 GBP
7 Denmark DK - --
8 Estonia EE 886.00 € 1'005.00 USD755.00 GBP
9 Finland FI - --
10 France FR 1'802.00 € 2'045.00 USD1'535.00 GBP
11 Germany DE 2'161.00 € 2'452.00 USD1'841.00 GBP
12 Greece GR 968.00 € 1'099.00 USD825.00 GBP
13 Hungary HU 707.00 € 802.00 USD603.00 GBP
14 Ireland IE 2'282.00 € 2'589.00 USD1'944.00 GBP
15 Italy IT - --
16 Latvia LV 740.00 € 840.00 USD631.00 GBP
17 Latvia LV 285.00 € 324.00 USD243.00 GBP
18 Lithuania LT 1'038.00 € 1'178.00 USD884.00 GBP
19 Luxembourg LU 2'638.00 € 2'993.00 USD2'247.00 GBP
20 Malta MT 961.00 € 1'091.00 USD819.00 GBP
21 Netherlands NL 2'193.00 € 2'488.00 USD1'868.00 GBP
22 Poland PL 1'091.00 € 1'238.00 USD929.00 GBP
23 Portugal PT 1'015.00 € 1'152.00 USD865.00 GBP
24 Romania RO 814.00 € 924.00 USD694.00 GBP
25 Slovak Republic SK 816.00 € 926.00 USD695.00 GBP
26 Slovenia SI 1'278.00 € 1'450.00 USD1'089.00 GBP
27 Spain ES 1'381.00 € 1'567.00 USD1'176.00 GBP
28 Sweden SE - --

Chart 1 below shows the minimum wage in Europe for comparison. For the reference letter of the country in the chart, see table 1.

Chart 1. Comparison of the minimum salary rates in the EU countries

As can be seen in chart 1, the minimum salary in the European Union widely varies from country to country: Latvia has a minimum subsistence wage of 285.00 €, and Luxembourg has a maximum subsistence wage of 2'638.00 €. However, note that the statistics do not take into account a number of countries where the minimum salary is determined by collective bargaining agreements rather than by the government.

§ Average gross salary (total wages and salaries) in Europe for the countries of the European Union

The following information on average gross salaries in Europe is based on the data of the Eurostat European Union Statistics Service. The calculation is based on the data on the cost of working time for enterprises in the European Union as of 2024. In table 2 you will find the information about the average cost of 1 hour of working time for the company (total wages and salaries), gross salary per month, which includes taxes and social charges paid by the employee, and is calculated at the rate of 160 working hours per month. The data are taken for the private (non-public) sector of the economy, industry, construction, and services.

Table 2: Cost of working time, average gross salaries by the EU countries

(an example of a net salary in Germany can be found on the page:
German payroll taxes, net salary)

Nr. EU Country Abbr. Cost of 1 hour Monthly gross salary, euros Monthly gross salary, US dollars *
1 Austria AT 32.40 € 5'184.00 € 5'881.00 USD
2 Belgium BE 37.10 € 5'936.00 € 6'734.00 USD
3 Bulgaria BG 9.20 € 1'472.00 € 1'670.00 USD
4 Croatia HR 14.60 € 2'336.00 € 2'650.00 USD
5 Cyprus CY 16.90 € 2'704.00 € 3'068.00 USD
6 Czech Republic CZ 13.70 € 2'192.00 € 2'487.00 USD
7 Denmark DK 27.80 € 4'448.00 € 5'046.00 USD
8 Denmark DK 28.00 € 4'480.00 € 5'082.00 USD
9 Denmark DK 43.60 € 6'976.00 € 7'913.00 USD
10 Estonia EE 14.60 € 2'336.00 € 2'650.00 USD
11 Finland FI 31.30 € 5'008.00 € 5'681.00 USD
12 France FR 29.70 € 4'752.00 € 5'391.00 USD
13 Germany DE 33.30 € 5'328.00 € 6'044.00 USD
14 Greece GR 13.30 € 2'128.00 € 2'414.00 USD
15 Hungary HU 12.10 € 1'936.00 € 2'197.00 USD
16 Ireland IE 35.20 € 5'632.00 € 6'389.00 USD
17 Italy IT 22.30 € 3'568.00 € 4'048.00 USD
18 Latvia LV 11.90 € 1'904.00 € 2'160.00 USD
19 Lithuania LT 15.50 € 2'480.00 € 2'814.00 USD
20 Luxembourg LU 48.40 € 7'744.00 € 8'785.00 USD
21 Malta MT 18.00 € 2'880.00 € 3'267.00 USD
22 Netherlands NL 34.30 € 5'488.00 € 6'226.00 USD
23 Poland PL 14.20 € 2'272.00 € 2'578.00 USD
24 Portugal PT 14.70 € 2'352.00 € 2'668.00 USD
25 Romania RO 11.80 € 1'888.00 € 2'142.00 USD
26 Slovak Republic SK 13.30 € 2'128.00 € 2'414.00 USD
27 Slovenia SI 23.30 € 3'728.00 € 4'229.00 USD
28 Spain ES 25.20 € 4'032.00 € 4'574.00 USD
29 Spain ES 18.90 € 3'024.00 € 3'431.00 USD
30 Sweden SE 27.50 € 4'400.00 € 4'991.00 USD

Chart 2 below shows the average gross wages in Europe for comparison. For the reference letter of the country in the chart, see table 2.

Chart 2. Comparison of the average salary rates in the EU countries

As can be seen in chart 1, the average wage rates in the European Union widely vary from country to country: Bulgaria has a minimum average gross wage 9.20 €, while Luxembourg has a maximum average gross wage of 48.40 €.

The average and minimum salary in Germany, influencing factors, increase - see detailed information on our website

Footnotes:

* The EUR exchange rate in the tables is taken as of 01 march 2022 and amounts to 1.13 USD or 0.85 GBP at the European Central Bank exchange rate. The EUR, USD and GBR exchange rates in Germany

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