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Where is the minimum wage highest?

One figure, the same definition in all 27 member states, ranked high to low.

The highest figure is Luxembourg at €2,771, the lowest Bulgaria at €620.

Maps Latest available · 2026€620€2,771No data / outside the EUEqual intervals from low to high. Colours show values, not whether a result is good or bad.

All 27 countries

  1. LU€2,771
  2. IE€2,391
  3. DE€2,343
  4. NL€2,338
  5. BE€2,234
  6. FR€1,867
  7. SI€1,482
  8. ES€1,425
  9. LT€1,153
  10. PL€1,119
  11. CY€1,088
  12. GR€1,073
  13. PT€1,073
  14. HR€1,050
  15. MT€994
  16. EE€946
  17. CZ€923
  18. SK€915
  19. HU€906
  20. RO€825
  21. LV€780
  22. BG€620

Countries with a figure: 22 of 27. No figure for Austria, Denmark, Finland, Italy and Sweden.

Fifteen years: the three highest, the three lowest, and the EU27

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2012–2026

Lines: Luxembourg, Ireland, Germany, Romania, Latvia and Bulgaria. Hover a year to read the figures. Eurostat · Minimum wage · —.

Source

Minimum wage

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