List of sovereign states in Europe by minimum wage

The following list provides information relating to the minimum wages of countries in Europe. 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 working week, and Romania with its 170-hour working month.

Currency conversions from non-euro currencies are based on the exchange rates available on 28 March 2010.

129

915

1,000

54

57

1,440

163

148

388

840

314

278

1,343

48

740

294

751

1,499

282

231

1,682

252

634

46

1,509

55

1,398

356

485

163

109

1,220

121

307

562

745

380

88

1,117

Faroe
Islands
(Dk.)

47

Adriatic
Sea

Arctic Ocean

Barents Sea

Bay of
Biscay

Black
Sea

Azov
Sea

Caspian
Sea

Celtic
Sea

Greenland Sea

Baffin Bay

Gulf of
Cadiz

Ligurian
Sea

Mediterranean Sea

North
Atlantic
Ocean

North
Sea

Norwegian
Sea

Strait of Gibraltar

Minimum wages by country

Country	Monthly minimum wage	Monthly minimum wage (EUR)	Hourly rate	Hourly rate (EUR)
Foo		10	10	10-10-2000
Albania	20,000 lekë	152.00	104 lekë	0.75
Andorra	€915.20	915.20	€5.28	5.28
Armenia	25,000 dram	47.80	144 dram	0.28
Austria	€1,000	1,000.00	€5.77	5.77
Azerbaijan	60 manat	54.73	0.35 manat	0.32
Belarus	400,000 rubles	88.57	2,360 rubles	0.52
Belgium	€1,440.67	1,440.67	€8.31	8.31
Bosnia and Herzegovina	320 convertible marka	163.61	1.85 marka	0.95
Bulgaria	290 leva	148.27	1.72 leva	0.88
Croatia	2,814.00 kuna	388.05	16.23 kuna	2.24
Cyprus	€840	840.00	€4.85	4.85
Czech Republic	8,000 koruna	314.91	46.15 koruna	1.82
Denmark	-	-	-	-
Estonia	€290.00	290.00	€1.80	1.80
Finland	-	-	-	-
France	€1,398.37	1,398.37	€9.22	9.22
Georgia	115 lari	48.98	0.66 lari	0.28
Germany	-	-	-	-
Greece	€740.00	740.00	€4.27	4.27
Hungary	93,000 forint	294.54	536 forint	1.70
Iceland	130,000 króna	751.59	750 króna	4.34
Ireland	€1,499.33	1,499.33	€8.65	8.65
Italy	-	-	-	-
Latvia	200 lati	281.69	1.25 lati	1.76
Liechtenstein	-	-	-	-
Lithuania	800 litai	231.70	4.62 litai	1.34
Luxembourg	€1,801.49	1,801.49	€10.4132	10.4132
Macedonia	8,050 denars	130.90	47,35 denars	0.77
Malta	€634.75	634.75	€3.66	3.66
Moldova	766.10 lei	46.18	4.42 lei	0.27
Monaco	€1558,18	1558.18	€9.22	9.22
Montenegro	€55.00	55.00	€0.32	0.32
Netherlands	€1,398.00	1,398.00	€8.07	8.07
Norway	-	-	-	-
Poland	1,500 złotych	362.27	8.00 złotych	1.93
Portugal	€485.00	485.00	€2.02	2.02
Romania	700 lei(gross)	161	4.18 lei	1.02
Russia	4,330 rubles	109.22	25.00 rubles	0.63
San Marino	€1,220.27	1,220.27	€7.04	7.04
Serbia	17,700 dinars April 2011	177.00	102 serbian dinars	1.00
Slovakia	€307.70	307.70	€1.76	1.76
Slovenia	€562.00	562.00	€3.32	3.32
Spain	€744.92 in 12 payments, €638.50 in 14 payments	744.92	€4.26	4.26
Sweden	-	-	-	-
Switzerland	-	-	-	-
Turkey	760.50 lira	380.25	5.00 lira	2.50
Ukraine	869 hryven'	88.56	5.2 hryven'	0.53
United Kingdom	£1,005.33	1,117.87	£5.93	6.83

See also

• List of sovereign states in Europe by net average wage
• International organisations in Europe
• List of European countries by budget revenues per capita
• List of European countries by GNI (nominal) per capita
• List of countries by GDP (nominal)
• List of countries by GDP (PPP)

External links

• Minimum wages in Europe (2012), United Explanations, 10 January 2012
• FedEE review of minimum wage rates, Federation of European Employers.
• C131 Minimum Wage Fixing Convention, 1970, International Labour Organization.
• Minimum Wages in January 2009, Eurostat, 24 July 2009
• Google - public data: Minimum Wage in Europe