Not every European market has a statutory minimum wage. In several, including Italy and the Nordic countries, the pay floor is set by sector-level collective agreement — which means there is no single national figure to quote, and the applicable minimum depends on the sector the employer operates in.
- Statutory minimum wage by country, where one exists
- The markets where pay floors come from collective agreements instead
- Why the monthly figure is not comparable without the number of payments per year
What is the minimum wage in each European country? The table covers the 33 markets where HTLC Network publishes the figure.
| Country | Minimum wage |
|---|---|
| Albania | ALL 50,000/month gross (~€430), effective January 2026 |
| Austria | No statutory minimum — set by sector collective agreements (Kollektivverträge), typically €1,800–2,000/month gross entry-level (2026), paid 14 times/year |
| Belgium | €1,955/month gross (national inter-professional minimum, 2026) |
| Bulgaria | €620.20/month gross (BGN 1,213 equivalent; effective 1 January 2026) |
| Croatia | €1,050/month gross (2026) |
| Cyprus | €979/month gross for the first 6 months of employment, €1,088/month thereafter (statutory minimum wage framework, 2026–2027) |
| Czech Republic | €924/month gross (2026) |
| Denmark | No statutory minimum wage — set by sector collective agreements |
| Estonia | €886/month gross (2026) |
| France | €1,767/month gross (SMIC, 2026) |
| Greece | €910/month gross, 14 payments/year (2026) |
| Hungary | €697/month gross (2026) |
| Ireland | €14.15/hour (2026, workers aged 20 and over) |
| Israel | ₪6,443.85/month gross (effective 1 April 2026) |
| Italy | No statutory minimum wage — set by sector collective agreements (CCNL) |
| Japan | ¥1,226/hour in Tokyo (effective October 2025, the highest of Japan's 47 prefectures); national weighted average ¥1,121/hour (2026) |
| Kosovo | No national statutory minimum wage |
| Lebanon | LBP 28,000,000/month (~$310 at mid-2026 market rate) plus a mandatory LBP 450,000/working-day transport allowance, set by government decree in August 2025 |
| Lithuania | €1,153/month gross (2026) |
| Malta | €994/month gross (2026) |
| Netherlands | €1,995/month gross (2026) |
| Poland | €978/month gross (2026) |
| Portugal | €1,073/month gross, 14 payments/year (2026) |
| Romania | €663/month gross (2026) |
| Serbia | €744/month gross (2026) |
| Singapore | No general statutory minimum wage — Progressive Wage Model sets sector-specific floors (cleaning, security, landscaping, lift maintenance, waste management, food services, retail, admin); Local Qualifying Salary S$1,600/month, rising to S$1,800 from 1 July 2026 |
| Slovakia | €915/month gross (2026) |
| South Korea | KRW 10,320/hour (2026), ~KRW 2,156,880/month on a standard 209-hour basis — a single national rate with no regional variation |
| Spain | €1,381/month gross, 14 payments/year (SMI, 2026) |
| Switzerland | No federal minimum wage — a small number of cantons (e.g. Geneva, Neuchâtel, Jura, Ticino) set their own cantonal minimum |
| Tunisia | SMIG (Salaire Minimum Interprofessionnel Garanti): TND 528.32/month for a 48-hour work week, TND 448.24/month for a 40-hour work week (2026); SMAG (agricultural): TND 20.32/day |
| Turkey | TRY 33,030/month gross (2026); TRY 28,075.50 net (minimum wage is exempt from income and stamp tax) |
| United Kingdom | £12.71/hour — National Living Wage, ages 21+ (from 1 April 2026); £10.85 ages 18–20; £8.00 under-18s and apprentices |
Read the figures with two corrections in mind. Some markets pay a thirteenth or fourteenth monthly instalment, so an annual comparison based on twelve months understates them. Others express the minimum hourly rather than monthly.
Where the entry reads that pay is set by collective agreement, the practical consequence for an employer is that classification comes first: the sector determines the agreement, and the agreement determines the floor.
Figures are those published on the HTLC Network country pages, reviewed September 2026. Rates and thresholds change: confirm the current position for the country concerned before relying on it.
A minimum wage table answers a narrower question than it appears to. The employer cost of a given role depends on the applicable agreement, the social security charge and the number of annual instalments — not on the floor alone.