List of sovereign states in Europe by minimum wage

The following list provides information relating to the minimum wages of countries in Europe for 2016.[1] The calculations are based on the assumption of a 40-hour working week and a 52-week year, with the exceptions of France which has a 35-hour workweek, Belgium and the United Kingdom which have a 38-hour workweek, Ireland and Romania which have a 39-hour workweek, Georgia which has a 41-hour workweek and Turkey which has a 45-hour workweek (for more details see List of minimum wages by country). Currency conversions from non-euro currencies are based on average exchange rates for 2012.[2] Hourly minimum wage in Ukraine is calculated from monthly assuming average 180 hour work month (40 work week) and is current as of 2016-09-08.[3][4]

Minimum wages by country

Country Monthly minimum wage (EUR) Hourly rate (EUR) Monthly minimum wage[5] Hourly rate Annual minimum wage (EUR)
 Albania 157 0.98 22000 lekë[6] 137.50 lekë 1,884
 Andorra 962 5.55 €962[7] €5.56 11,544
Armenia Armenia 108 0.52 55000 dram[8] 280 dram
 Azerbaijan 57 0.43 105 AZN[9] 0.74 manat
Belarus Belarus 105 0.60 220 rubles[10] 1.25 rubles[11] -
BelgiumEuropean Union Belgium 1502 8.94 €1502[12] €8.94 18,024
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 210 1.18 410 convertible marka[13] 2.31 marka
BulgariaEuropean Union Bulgaria 214 1.28 420 leva[14] 2.5 leva[15]
CroatiaEuropean Union Croatia 410 2.56 3120 kuna[16] 19.5 kuna
Czech RepublicEuropean Union Czech Republic 366 2.17 9900 koruna[17] 58.7 koruna 4,404
EstoniaEuropean Union Estonia 440 2.54 €440[18] €2.54 5,160
FranceEuropean Union France 1458 9.47 €1458[19] €9.47 17,496
 Georgia 43for public employees - 115 lari[6] - 528
GermanyEuropean Union Germany 1473 8.51 €1473[20] €8.51 17,676
GreeceEuropean Union Greece 586 3.41 €586 [21] €3.41 7,032
HungaryEuropean Union Hungary 358(416 for skilled emp.) 2.05 111000 forint[22] 639 forint 4,296
Republic of IrelandEuropean Union Ireland 1472net wage 9.15 €1546[23] €9.15 18,552
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 63 - 22792 tenge'[24] -
 Kosovo 170 - €170[25] 2,040
LatviaEuropean Union Latvia 370 - €370[26] 4,440
LithuaniaEuropean Union Lithuania 317net wage 2.31 €380 [27] €2.31 4,560
LuxembourgEuropean Union Luxembourg 1632net wage 11.10 €1923[28][29] €11.10 23,076
 Macedonia 164 0.96 10,080 denars[30] 58.9 denars
MaltaEuropean Union Malta 703 4.06 €703[31][32][33] €4.06
 Moldova 98 0.56 2100 lei[6][34] 12.43 lei
 Monaco 1593 9.43 €1594[35][36] €9.43
 Montenegro 288 - €288[37] -
NetherlandsEuropean Union Netherlands 1525 9.26 €1525[38] €9.26 18,295
PolandEuropean Union Poland 418 2.5 1850 złotych[39] 11.56 złotych
PortugalEuropean Union Portugal 530 3.31 €530[40] €3.31
RomaniaEuropean Union Romania 277 1.79 1250 lei[41] 7.44 lei
Russia Russia 108 - 7500 rubles [42] -
 San Marino 1525 8.82 €1525[31] €8.82
 Serbia 233 1.32 28724 dinars[43] 130 Serbian dinars (from 01.01.2017.)
SlovakiaEuropean Union Slovakia 405 2.33 €405[44] €2.33
SloveniaEuropean Union Slovenia 791 4.56 €791[45] €4.56
SpainEuropean Union Spain 568net wage 5.08 € 655 [46] €5.08 7,862
 Turkey 438 2.68 1647 TL [47] 8.60 TL
 Ukraine 44net wage 0.27 1450 hryven'[48][3][4] 8 hryven' 578
United KingdomUnited Kingdom 1240net wage 8.50 £1170[49] £7.20 15,602

For comparison

Country Monthly minimum wage (EUR) Hourly rate (EUR) Monthly minimum wage[5] Hourly rate Annual minimum wage (EUR)
United StatesUnited States 1000net wage 6.90 $1,180 $7.25[50] 13,320

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.fedee.com/minwage.html
  2. ↑ http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.FCRF
  3. 1 2 Article 8 of http://zakon2.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/928-19
  4. 1 2 http://www.bank.gov.ua/control/uk/curmetal/detail/currency?period=daily
  5. 1 2 "Minimum wages". EuroStat. Retrieved 29 Jan 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/humanrightsreport/index.htm#wrapper
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  10. ↑ http://www.wageindicator.org/main/salary/minimum-wage/belarus/
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  24. ↑ http://www.wageindicator.org/main/salary/minimum-wage/kazakhstan/
  25. ↑ http://mpms.rks-gov.net/News/PublicationNews/tabid/134/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/753/language/en-US/The-minimum-wage-for-2011-in-Kosovo-will-be-170-euros-at-the-national-level.aspx
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  27. ↑ http://www.bns.lt/topic/1911/news/48522688/
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  38. ↑ https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/minimumloon/vraag-en-antwoord/minimumloon-per-maand
  39. ↑ http://www.wageindicator.org/main/salary/minimum-wage/poland
  40. ↑ http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/tgm/table.do?tab=table&init=1&language=en&pcode=tps00155&plugin=1
  41. ↑ http://www.wageindicator.org/main/salary/minimum-wage/romania
  42. ↑ http://www.wageindicator.org/main/salary/minimum-wage/russia/
  43. ↑ http://www.paragraf.rs/statistika/minimalna_zarada.html
  44. ↑
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  50. ↑ https://www.dol.gov/whd/minimumwage.htm

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