Minimum wage

29 European countries compared for 2026S2. Eurostat data.

First in the ranking
2,771 €
Luxembourg
Median country
994 €
half above, half below
Range
169 to 2,771
Ukraine - Luxembourg

How to read it

Across 29 countries, the highest value is in Luxembourg (2,771 €) and the lowest in Ukraine (169 €).

Half of the countries are above 994 € and half below.

Monthly minimum wages - bi-annual data
Euro

Eurostat methods can differ from the World Bank data used elsewhere on the site - source and licence.

Minimum wage over time

€

Ranking of countries

2026S2
In chart Share of the highest value
1Luxembourg2,771
2Ireland2,391
3Germany2,343
4Netherlands2,338
5Belgium2,234
6France1,867
7Slovenia1,482
8Spain1,425
9Lithuania1,153
10Poland1,119
11Cyprus1,088
12Portugal1,073
13Greece1,073
14Croatia1,050
15Malta994
16Estonia946
17Czechia923
18Slovakia915
19Hungary906
20Romania825
21Latvia780
22Serbia non-EU743
23Montenegro non-EU670
24North Macedonia non-EU624
25Türkiye non-EU621
26Bulgaria620
27Albania non-EU531
28Moldova non-EU313
29Ukraine non-EU169
© European Union, source: Eurostat · dataset earn_mw_cur · 2026S2 Source and licence

Tick a country in the table to add it to the chart, up to six at a time - a chart with more lines stops being readable. The ranking is for the latest period in which most countries have a value. EU and euro area aggregates do not take part in the ranking.