Minimum wage

EUR/month

Minimum wages are enforced by law and apply nationwide to the majority of full-time employees in each country. Minimum wages are gross amounts, that is, before the deduction of income tax and social security contributions. Such deductions vary from country to country. For most countries, the minimum wage is agreed in terms of a monthly rate.

Additional information on Eurostat web page

	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Belgium	1117.88	1140.24	1163.02	1186.31	1210.00	1234.00	1259.00	1309.60	1387.50	1387.50	1415.24	1443.54
Bulgaria	40.42	51.38	56.28	61.36	76.69	81.79	92.03	112.49	122.71	122.71	122.71	138.05
Czech Republic	142.67	178.34	196.35	206.73	235.85	261.03	291.07	300.44	297.67	302.19	319.22	310.23
Denmark	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)
Germany	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)
Estonia	102.26	118.24	138.05	158.50	171.92	191.73	230.08	278.02	278.02	278.02	278.02	290.00
Ireland	944.71	1008.93	1073.15	1073.15	1183.00	1292.85	1402.70	1461.85	1461.85	1461.85	1461.85	1461.85
Greece	543.55	571.71	606.52	630.77	667.68	709.71	730.30	794.02	817.83	862.82	862.82	876.62
Spain	505.69	515.90	526.40	537.25	598.50	631.05	665.70	700.00	728.00	738.85	748.30	748.30
France	1083.29	1127.23	1154.27	1215.11	1286.09	1217.88	1254.28	1280.07	1321.02	1343.77	1365.00	1398.37
Italy	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)
Cyprus	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)
Latvia	86.75	107.86	114.01	118.96	114.63	129.27	172.12	229.75	254.13	253.77	281.93	285.92
Lithuania	115.50	122.06	124.55	130.34	144.81	159.29	173.77	231.70	231.70	231.70	231.70	231.70
Luxembourg	1258.75	1290.21	1368.74	1402.96	1466.77	1503.42	1570.28	1570.28	1641.74	1682.76	1757.56	1801.49
Hungary	150.94	203.93	211.60	201.90	231.74	247.16	260.16	271.94	268.09	271.80	280.63	295.63
Malta	530.42	557.45	550.53	540.84	555.06	584.24	601.90	617.21	634.88	659.92	664.95	679.87
Netherlands	1154.50	1206.60	1249.20	1264.80	1264.80	1272.60	1300.80	1335.00	1381.20	1407.60	1424.40	1446.60
Austria	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)
Poland	197.41	217.43	198.96	175.25	207.86	232.90	244.32	313.34	307.21	320.87	348.68	336.47
Portugal	389.89	406.01	416.03	425.95	437.15	449.98	470.17	497.00	525.00	554.17	565.83	565.83
Romania	41.42	50.33	71.15	68.03	78.70	89.67	115.27	138.59	149.16	141.63	157.20	161.91
Slovenia	395.33	432.63	450.31	470.99	490.07	511.90	521.80	538.53	589.19	597.43	748.10	763.06
Slovakia	100.15	115.01	134.21	147.68	167.76	182.15	220.71	241.19	295.50	307.70	317.00	327.00
Finland	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)
Sweden	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)
United Kingdom	977.41	1109.29	1063.80	1054.20	1134.67	1212.61	1314.97	1242.24	995.28	1076.46	1136.22	1201.96
Iceland	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)
Norway	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)
Switzerland	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)
Montenegro	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Croatia	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	373.46	385.48	381.15	373.36
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)
Turkey	224.17	174.87	176.06	238.77	266.15	333.46	301.77	354.34	309.94	338.33	384.89	362.84
United States	959.34	1012.90	851.22	706.79	655.36	756.69	677.81	688.81	815.79	872.32	940.48	971.22

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Source: Eurostat