FedEE review of minimum wage rates
Many countries in Europe operate statutory or collectively determined minimum wage rates. In all but a handful of countries, these rates provide a standard of living that is close to (or even below) subsistence levels. Denmark, Finland, Italy and Sweden do not operate national minimum rates, but nevertheless have minimum rates set through sectoral collective agreements that jointly cover a high proportion of the working population. Germany operates statutory minimum rates in the construction, janitorial and postal sectors.
The International Labour Organisation establishes minimum rates for able seamen. This is set at $545.00 US per month in 2009/10.
Monthly gross statutory minimum wage rates
Full-time adult employees, aged 23+ [1]
Country |
Minimum wage rate |
Currency code |
Date effective |
Albania |
18,000 lek |
ALL |
01.05.2009 |
Andorra |
915.20 euros |
EUR |
01.01.2009 |
Austria [2] |
1,000.00 euros |
EUR |
01.01.2009 |
Belarus |
229,000 Belarusian roubles |
BYR |
01.01.2009 |
Belgium |
1,440.67 euros |
EUR |
01.10.2008 |
Bulgaria |
240 leva |
BGN |
01.01.2009 |
Croatia [8] |
2814.00 kunas |
HRK |
01.06.2009 |
Cyprus [7] |
840.00 euros |
EUR |
29.04.2009 |
Czech Republic [12] |
8,000 koruny |
CZK |
01.01.2007 |
Estonia |
4,350 kroons |
EEK |
01.01.2008 |
France [6] |
1,343.77 euros |
EUR |
01.01.2010 |
Greece [5] [9] |
740.00 euros |
EUR |
01.04.2009 |
Hungary [10] |
73,500 forints |
HUF |
01.01.2010 |
Iceland [13] |
130,000 kronur |
ISK |
01.03.2008 |
Ireland |
1,499.33 euros |
EUR |
01.07.2007 |
Isle of Man |
1,039.80 IOM pounds |
IMP |
01.10.2008 |
Jersey (Channel Islands) |
1053.87 Jersey pounds |
JEP |
01.04.2009 |
Latvia |
180 lats |
LVL |
01.01.2009 |
Lithuania |
800 litai |
LTL |
01.01.2008 |
Luxembourg [3] |
1,682.76 euros |
EUR |
01.03.2009 |
Malta [11] |
634.75 euros |
EUR |
01.01.2009 |
Moldova |
766.1 lei |
MDL |
01.01.2007 |
Montenegro |
55.00 euros |
EUR |
01.07.2007 |
Netherlands |
1,398.00 euros |
EUR |
01.07.2009 |
Poland |
1,317 zlotys |
PLN |
01.01.2010 |
Portugal [5] |
475.00 euros |
EUR |
01.01.2010 |
Romania [4] |
600.00 new lei |
RON |
01.01.2009 |
Russian Federation |
4,330 roubles |
RUB |
01.01.2009 |
Serbia |
12,133.33 new dinars |
RSD |
01.01.2008 |
Slovakia |
307.70 euros |
EUR |
01.01.2010 |
Slovenia [14] |
510.00 net euros |
EUR |
01.03.2010 |
Spain [5] |
633.30 euros |
EUR |
01.01.2010 |
Turkey |
760.50 new lira |
TRY |
01.07.2010 |
Ukraine [15] |
884 hryvnias |
UAH |
01.04.2010 |
United Kingdom |
1005.33 pounds sterling |
GBP |
01.10.2009
http://www.fedee.com/minwage.html |
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