Topic Highlights: Minimum wages in the EU
The level of the monthly minimum wage varies considerably from one country to the
next: Within the EU the new Member State Bulgaria had the lowest monthly minimum wage
(123 Euro) in early 2009, whilst the highest level
was once again to be found in Luxemburg (increasing from 1503 Euro in 2006 to
1642 Euro in 2009).
For more information and data on this topic please consult the following Eurostat data tables and
publications.
Eurostat Data
Monthly minimum wage in Euro: Bi-annual data for 2000 to 2009 available as an Excel table.
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Bar chart: Minimum wages in comparison
More bar charts on the development (blue line = EU-Membership) of the minimum wages in:
Belgium,
Bulgaria,
Czech Republic,
Estonia,
France,
Greece, Hungary,
Ireland, Latvia,
Lithuania,
Luxembourg,
Malta,
Netherlands,
Poland,
Portugal,
Romania,
Slovakia,
Slovenia,
Spain,
United Kingdom,
Turkey and finally
U.S.A..
Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of the average monthly wage: Data available in Excel format for
2003 to 2008. Data is offered as a total figure for industry and services sector as a whole (NACE codes C to K).
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Eurostat Online Database: This link takes you directly to the database section on minimum
wages.
Access database section on minimum wages
Methodological information: Access to detailed methodological information including definitions and information on data
quality.
Metadata on minimum wages
Eurostat Publications
Statistics in focus: These booklets are available free-of-charge as PDF downloads.Minimum wages 2009 - Minimum wages varied from 123 EUR gross per month to 1 642 EUR gross per month
Minimum wages 2008 - Minimum wages varied from 112 EUR gross per month to 1 610 EUR gross per month
Minimum wages 2007 - Variations from 92 to 1570 euro gross per month
Minimum wages 2006 - Variations from 82 to 1503 euro gross per month
