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Minimum wage across 34 European countries
Minimum wage for 34 European countries. 8 of the 34 carry no single figure; each country page says why. Every figure links to its official source, with the date it took effect and the date we last checked it.
Every figure names the official instrument it came from, the date it takes effect and the date we last checked it against that source. Where no single figure applies, we say so rather than publish one.
| Country | Minimum wage | In force from | Last verified | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | no single figure — why | 2024-11-15 | 2026-09-08 | Bundesministerium für Arbeit, Soziales, Gesundheit, Pflege und… |
| Belgium | 2233.61 EUR/month | 2026-07-01 | 2026-10-08 | ONSS/RSZ (Office national de sécurité sociale), Instructions… |
| Bulgaria | 620.2 EUR/month | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-24 | Постановление № 243 на Министерския съвет от 13 ноември 2025 г. за… |
| Croatia | 1050 EUR/month gross, full-time | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-30 | Uredba o visini minimalne plaće za 2026. godinu, Narodne novine br… |
| Cyprus | 1088 EUR/month gross, after six months' continuous employment with the same employer | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-30 | Ministerial Decree under the Minimum Wage Law, Cap. 183 (Council of… |
| Czech Republic | 22400 CZK per month also 134.40 CZK/hour at a 40-hour week | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-23 | MPSV — 'Minimální mzda od ledna 2026 vzroste o 1 600 korun na 22 400… |
| Denmark | no single figure — why | 2025-11-11 | 2026-07-22 | Directive (EU) 2022/2041 of the European Parliament and of the… |
| Estonia | 946 EUR/month gross, full-time | 2026-04-01 | 2026-07-30 | Government regulation 'Tootasu alammaara kehtestamine' (adopted… |
| Finland | no single figure — why | — | 2026-07-23 | Työsuojeluhallinto (Occupational Safety and Health Administration… |
| France | 12.31 EUR/hour | 2026-06-01 | 2026-08-21 | Arrêté du 22 mai 2026 relatif au relèvement du salaire minimum de… |
| Germany | 13.9 EUR/hour | 2026-01-01 | 2026-09-10 | Fuenfte Verordnung zur Anpassung der Hoehe des Mindestlohns (Fuenfte… |
| Greece | 920 EUR/month | 2026-04-01 | 2026-07-23 | Ministerial Decision (Ypourgiki Apofasi) 8934/2026 of the Minister of… |
| Hungary | 322800 HUF per month, gross full-time minimálbér; weekly 74,210 / daily 14,850 / hourly 1,856 | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-24 | 426/2025. (XII. 23.) Korm. rendelet a kötelező legkisebb munkabér… |
| Iceland | no single figure — why | — | 2026-07-24 | Alþingi (Icelandic Parliament), Lagasafn — Lög nr. 55/1980 um… |
| Ireland | 14.15 EUR/hour | 2026-01-01 | 2026-10-08 | S.I. No. 472 of 2025 — National Minimum Wage Order 2025, article 2… |
| Italy | no single figure — why | 2026-05-01 | 2026-09-12 | Decreto-Legge 30 aprile 2026, n. 62, 'Disposizioni urgenti in materia… |
| Latvia | 780 EUR/month gross, full-time | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-30 | Cabinet Regulation No. 656 (2015) as amended by Reg. No. 680 of… |
| Lithuania | 1153 EUR/month gross, full-time | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-30 | Government Resolution No. 700 of 2025-10-16 'Del 2026 metais taikomo… |
| Luxembourg | 2771.33 EUR/month gross, unqualified worker aged 18+ | 2026-06-01 | 2026-09-13 | Guichet.lu - 'Parametres sociaux', nombre indice applicable 992,24, a… |
| Malta | 229.44 EUR/week gross, age 18+ | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-30 | Legal Notice 290 of 2025; National Minimum Wage National Standard… |
| Netherlands | 14.99 EUR/hour | 2026-07-01 | 2026-08-26 | Regeling van de Minister van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid van 28… |
| Norway | no single figure — why | — | 2026-07-23 | Arbeidstilsynet (Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority) — 'Minimum… |
| Poland | 4806 PLN/month | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-22 | Rozporzadzenie Rady Ministrow z dnia 11 wrzesnia 2025 r. w sprawie… |
| Portugal | 920 EUR/month | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-23 | Decreto-Lei n.o 139/2025, de 29 de dezembro (Diario da Republica, 1.a… |
| Romania | 4325 RON per month gross, 166.667 hours/month average = 25.949 RON/hour | 2026-07-01 | 2026-07-24 | Ministerul Muncii, Familiei, Tineretului şi Solidarităţii Sociale —… |
| Serbia | 371 RSD per working hour, net of tax and social contributions minimalna cena rada po radnom času, 'neto' | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-24 | Odluka o visini minimalne cene rada za period januar–decembar 2026… |
| Slovakia | 915 EUR/month gross, full-time | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-30 | Oznámenie Ministerstva práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny SR č. 245/2025… |
| Slovenia | 1481.88 EUR/month gross, full-time | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-30 | Znesek minimalne plače za leto 2026, Uradni list RS (published 30… |
| Spain | 1221 EUR/month 14 payments/year | 2026-01-01 | 2026-09-11 | Real Decreto 126/2026, de 18 de febrero, por el que se fija el… |
| Sweden | no single figure — why | 2024-11-15 | 2026-10-07 | Medlingsinstitutet (the Swedish National Mediation Office — the state… |
| Switzerland | no single figure — why | 2014-05-18 | 2026-07-23 | Swiss Federal Chancellery (Bundeskanzlei) — Volksabstimmung vom 18… |
| Türkiye | 33030 TRY per month brüt/gross, = daily gross 1.101,00 TRY × 30 | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-24 | Asgari Ücret Tespit Komisyonu Kararı (2025/1), Resmî Gazete 26 Aralık… |
| Ukraine | 8647 UAH/month statutory hourly minimum: UAH 52,00/hour | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-24 | Закон України «Про Державний бюджет України на 2026 рік» від… |
| United Kingdom | 12.71 GBP/hour | 2026-04-01 | 2026-09-11 | The National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I… |
8 of these 34 countries carry no single figure for this instrument — the rate is risk-rated, set by the employer, or the instrument fixes no one number. Each says which, on its own page. We do not fill those with an average.
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