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

	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Belgium	1074.44	1095.89	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	31.19	34.26	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	92.35	110.79	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)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)
Germany	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)
Estonia	79.89	89.48	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	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	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	522.00	542.69	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	485.71	495.60	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	1035.97	1049.49	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)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)
Cyprus	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)
Latvia	75.18	85.02	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	92.14	107.05	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	1162.08	1191.13	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	89.15	100.12	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	464.93	505.05	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	1064.20	1092.00	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)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)
Poland	158.94	161.11	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	356.72	371.27	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	27.31	24.53	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	361.33	373.35	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	69.43	94.34	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)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)
Sweden	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)
United Kingdom	.. ^(z)	952.23	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)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)
Norway	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(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)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)
Montenegro	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Croatia	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(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)	.. ^(z)	.. ^(z)
Turkey	213.48	201.62	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	765.09	888.58	959.34	1012.90	851.22	706.79	655.36	756.69	677.81	688.81	815.79	872.32	940.48	971.22

(..) - not available
(z) - not applicable (incl. real zero)

Source: Eurostat